Chapter 1567

"This is a threat: either put down the scalpel, or follow the entire galaxy to its doom. The sole purpose of this meeting is to hope you all set aside your arrogance and stop causing trouble."

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Jujutsu Kaisen.

"Exactly! Now is the time when the entire galaxy is about to perish together—would Polka this woman even consider attacking the Black Tower Lady even if it meant perishing together?"

Yuji Itadori felt the Black Tower Lady was right—everyone had already reached a life-or-death juncture; if they continued infighting, only Zandal would ultimately prevail. This is so obvious—surely these geniuses couldn't possibly fail to understand?

"Unless……Polka herself can single-handedly deal with the Iron Tomb," said Rikuto Kusakabe. "As long as she can eliminate the Iron Tomb threat herself, she then has justification to act against the Black Tower. From a certain perspective, on the matter of the Iron Tomb, the two geniuses should be on the same front. Resolving the Iron Tomb actually amounts to helping Polka resolve a major headache as well."

Mei Mei pushed aside the braid on her face: "Looking at it this way, if the Black Tower Lady doesn't step forward, how does Polka plan to resolve this Iron Tomb trouble? Her scalpel surely can't destroy the Iron Tomb, can it?"

"Although Polka has killed many 'knowledge' geniuses, she may not be a match for the Jiemie Dajun," said Hardcell, slowly exhaling a puff of smoke. "But she is also the creator of the Ninth Mechanism, and her understanding of 'Emptiness' likely far surpasses other geniuses……it's hard to say she doesn't have other trump cards. But how does the Original Doctor appear so completely unconcerned?"

"It's said the Original Doctor is now also in the Ninth Mechanism, but what exactly he does there is unknown." Rikuto Kusakabe lifted his head, his gaze falling on the damaged mechanical head of Zandal on the ground, "The Original Doctor recognized Zandal at first glance—I suspect they may have had prior contact——or possibly with one or several of the other eight bodies."

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"Heh…pure little girl, thinking your wishes always come true."

"……"

"The Black Tower Lady watched her warily."

"Hehe." Zandal seemed to think of something, then suddenly laughed.

"What are you laughing at?"

"I feel relieved, Black Tower Lady. For ultimately, different paths lead to the same destination—whether 'destroying knowledge' or 'rewriting' moments, you and I have chosen the same road: vetoing that deity who set boundaries for mankind."

"As for this statement alone, I have nothing to refute."

"To celebrate our fundamental consensus, I will prepare a stage for your performance." Zandal walked slowly toward the assembled geniuses, "Listen well, geniuses of posterity—these words come from the mouth of Club #1: End this pitiful meeting."

"Two nanoseconds ago, I had already conveyed the Black Tower's decision to all 'Zandals'—'we' will become her agents, blocking all external interference."

The Black Tower Lady wore a puzzled expression: "What performance is this?"

"Why? Oh, very simple——" Zandal bowed politely, "'Curiosity,' lady, that's all."

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Wugou World.

"Paulos, come over and give me a punch——"

Perry rubbed his eyes hard, making sure he hadn't misseen or misheard, "I wouldn't be just not awake, would I? How come I see Zandal helping the Black Tower Lady? Teaming up with her? Shouldn't those two be locked in an endless feud?"

"Heh……I also find it quite interesting." Paulos's lips curled slightly upward, "Those geniuses threatened by the Iron Tomb didn't just fail to help—instead, Zandal and the Black Tower Lady reached a fundamental consensus, and the reason……is actually 'curiosity'."

Geniuses are monsters forged from curiosity——this saying is absolutely not false.

"I suppose Zandal must also be very curious to see the Black Tower Lady crowned in place of the Iron Tomb……rewriting the Fourth Moment……if the Black Tower Lady truly can pull it off, then she would have achieved a feat even Emperor II never managed." Camille's gaze swept past the bonfire before him, toward Lei Shi, "Big brother, if the Starfall Train's frontline battlefield fails……"

"How so, Camille, are you afraid?"

"No, big brother, you misunderstand—I'm just worried the organizers of the Wugou Grand Prix probably can't even come up with a decent contingency plan." Camille, whenever he lifts his head, can see in the sky curtain that extremely ominous red sun and black silhouette; soon the Iron Tomb will break out of its shell, at which point the safety of the entire galaxy will become unknown.

"Big brother, you should also be able to feel it—the threat of the Iron Tomb is probably greater than that of God Lord Ri." God Lord Ri was merely the 'Taiyi Dream' covering the entire Asden Star System—although the entire Grand Prix was temporarily halted due to dreaming, at least no competitor died.

"But this time……probably many will die."

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"「Want to spar two rounds with the 'First Genius'? An unexpected joy. 」 Polka's communication light began to gradually dim, 「Since our positions are already clear……this boring meeting should also end. Wishing you luck, little lady. 」"

"「Made a background character? Damn it! But——anyway I was just here to join the fun, haha! 」 The Original Doctor's communication also faded out."

"「Heh……as the 'ghost' of the Quantum Realm, observation is my duty……if you're willing to bring me a tea set from Screw Star, I don't mind giving you a gentle push, little witch. 」 Acha's communication disappeared."

"「When everything ends……come here to taste my new tea snacks. 」 Ruan Mei said."

"「I knew you'd say something like that. 」"

"「……」 Screw Gum seemed to sigh lightly, 「For solutions beyond computational boundaries, I always give the same response. 」"

"「You don't know, do you? 」 the Black Tower Lady turned around."

"「These four seemingly rough words contain all the wisdom of the known galaxy. 」"

"「Club, this level is cleared. Now, focus on the present. 」 the Black Tower Lady looked toward Zandal, 「Hope you keep your word, senior. 」"

"「Heh. Lu Kuer Egos may not be trustworthy, but Zandal keeps his word. Farewell, juniors. In the limited time ahead……you need not address me as 'Zandal' anymore. 」"

"「Lord Lu Kuer Egos, could it be……」"

"「Exactly. I have completely severed my connection with 'Zandal Yi Sangyuan.'」 Laigushi bowed politely, his projection also beginning to fade gradually, 「The world's finale, I will witness as the in-character 'Divine Ritual Spectator'. 」"

The Black Tower Lady sighed helplessly: "Truly hard to read you."

"「Perhaps you've grown accustomed to it, Black Tower Lady. But I still wish to reaffirm at this moment: being able to work with you is my greatest honor. 」"

"「Yeah. I've said this more than once……」 the Black Tower Lady said without turning back, 「I'm allergic to pleasantries—severe cases might even cause shock. 」"

"「Stephen's work is already done. Get ready——」"

The Black Tower Lady lifted her gaze toward the red sun in the sky: "I've long been ready. Clear the path for our allies."