Chapter 179

Xing: "The name sounds kind of interesting?"

Xing: "Which one is stronger, the Star-Shattering King Beetle or the Broken Star King Beetle?"

Paimon: "Oh come on, Miss Xing, don't listen to Yidou's nonsense!"

Paimon: "The ghost beetle he's talking about is just an ordinary bug with horns on its head!"

Paimon: "It's barely the size of a palm, collapses with one smack, nothing like the exaggerated claims he makes."

Ying: "Yeah, Yidou's boasting is way over the top."

Jiuyi Ren: "Boss! Is your mouth running wild again?"

Jiuyi Ren: "If you keep this up, you won't be allowed to speak!"

Huanglong Yidou: "No no no! Ren, I'm sorry! I'll never brag again!"

Huanglong Yidou: "But... what exactly is this Star-Shattering King Beetle?"

Huanglong Yidou: "It sounds incredibly powerful and majestic!"

Ruan Mei: "The Star-Shattering King Beetle, Skalakabaz, is a Progenitor's Envoy. Its power can effortlessly shatter stars."

Furina: "What?!"

Furina: "This bug is an Envoy?!"

Huanglong Yidou: "..."

Huanglong Yidou: "Did I just hear that wrong?!"

Huanglong Yidou: "Is this Star-Shattering King Beetle really that powerful?!"

Huanglong Yidou: "How can there possibly be a bug this strong?!"

Huanglong Yidou: "Aaaah! I can't believe this!"

Zhong Li: "At first glance, it defies common sense, but from a rational perspective, the universe is infinitely vast—bugs aren't necessarily weak."

Xing: "Mr. Zhong Li is absolutely right!"

Xing: "In the universe, there was even a catastrophic event known as the Cosmic Locust Plague!"

Xing: "At that time, nearly half the universe nearly got devoured by bugs!"

Amber: "Devoured... by bugs?!"

Amber: "That's terrifying!"

Herta: "Those weren't ordinary bugs—they were the Progenitor's offspring."

Shenhe: "So... this Progenitor... is a Star God?"

Shenhe: "Also a bug?"

Xing: "Exactly. The Progenitor Star God was once a bug, and everyone affectionately calls Him the Bug Emperor!"

Huanglong Yidou: "Oh my god!!!"

Huanglong Yidou: "Bugs can become Star Gods?!"

Huanglong Yidou: "I'm going insane!!!"

Ying: ".... The universe is just insane."

Ying: "If we ever went into space, we'd probably get eaten by bugs right away!"

Paimon: "Wahhh, Paimon suddenly doesn't want to go into space anymore."

Xing: "Don't worry—I've taken down the Star-Shattering King Beetle! Those mere bugs are no match for me!"

Doctor of Truth: "Hmm, miss, I must remind you—that was merely a failed replica."

Doctor of Truth: "If the true Progenitor Envoy were to reappear, you'd already be swallowed whole."

March 7th: "Xing, stop exaggerating!"

Xing: "What do you mean I'm exaggerating?"

Xing: "If I can't beat an Envoy-level bug, can't I at least beat ordinary ones?"

Xing: "You don't know—I've killed so many bugs in the Simulation Universe, I'm sick of them!"

Herta: "Friendly reminder: no matter how powerful you are in the Simulation Universe, it's all fake!"

Silver Wolf: "But no matter how weak you are in reality, it's all real!"

Xing: "......."

Video continues.

Sha Jin successfully assembled the puzzle,

unlocked the mechanism's restriction,

and opened the sealed door.

{It's regrettable to see you leave the sandbox alive—Sunday waits behind this door. }

{In my humble opinion, he's no easy opponent—are you ready? }

Doctor of Truth watched Sha Jin emerge from the sandbox,

approach him,

and gave him a cold, indifferent warning.

Dihya: "Regrettable?"

Dihya: "Hahaha, if you didn't know better, you'd think they were bitter enemies!"

Xing: "That's hilarious—the look of disappointment on Doctor of Truth's face had me laughing till my stomach hurt!"

Sha Jin: "Professor... really?"

Sha Jin: "We're partners, after all! Cursing me like this won't do you any good!"

Doctor of Truth: "I regret becoming your partner..."

Boothill: "What treasure? It's just dogs biting each other and ending up with a mouthful of fur."

Boothill: "Is your company here to be a joke?"

The video continues.

【Mm, I think the one who needs to be prepared is him...】

Topaz nods,

looking very confident.

【Tell me your plan.】

Dr. Ratio figures Topaz must have planned this long ago,

which is why she isn't flustered at all.

【No real plan, just play it by ear.】

【When negotiating with people, there are only two kinds of leverage: benefit or fear.】

Topaz shakes her head,

indicating she really has no plan at all,

just charging ahead with a stiff upper lip.

【It seems you really don't understand sincerity.】

Dr. Ratio neither agrees nor disagrees with this answer.

【Am I not sincere enough?】

【No need to emphasize it on purpose.】

【We need to make good use of the death — that man's sister is dead, he definitely won't sit still, and that's fear.】

【And I'll help him track down that murderer.】

【Limited by his identity and position, he can't handle this himself, but I can, and that's benefit.】

Topaz explains to Dr. Ratio with sound reasoning.

【What makes you think he can't do it, and that he has to entrust it to someone from a company on the opposing side?】

Dr. Ratio counters.

【It's simple — because that murderer is very likely a "traitor"潜伏 within the family.】

Topaz says with a smile.

【...】

【What you accused before was that Galaxy Ranger.】

Dr. Ratio is silent for a moment, then says.

【That was just an excuse, Professor.】