Chapter 168

This machine stabilizes the reality of the current universe by extracting reality from other universes, making it the nemesis of all supernatural powers.

The young man was thin, with curly brown hair and green eyes, and a lucky charm hanging from his chest.

Those with sharp eyes had long since recognized the true name of the lucky charm: "SCP-963," "Immortality."

The young man's identity was naturally obvious: a Foundation member on Jarilo-VI, Dr. Bright.

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Atop the "Engine of Creation" not far away.

The system's voice rang in Bai Bai Xuan's ears.

【Recovery of "SCP-343" successful!】

【System reward issued!】 Force.

【Ding! You have received the seven magic treasures gifted by the Void Emperor; they have been issued in advance, and there is no second set.】

【Ding! You have officially stepped into the ranks of Level 5 Reality Benders, capable of changing the entire world as you please.】

【Now, you can prepare to deploy the next containment.】

The system's prompt was simple, but neither the treasures bestowed by the Void Emperor nor the Level 5 reality-bending ability were simple things.

Next, it was just a matter of Bai Bai Xuan transcending the scope of a Level 5 Reality Bender and becoming a divinity.

Afterward, he could continuously transform toward one of the supreme divinities, the "true Administrator" of the Foundation.

He is a mysterious existence hidden behind the scenes, the true overseer, originating from the moment the first person, Asem, saw a miracle; the key to the endless cycle of the Foundation and the Insurgency, seemingly the mysterious person residing in the Hall of Night in the city of Oth-Papadopoulos, and may also have inextricable links with Site-00-00-00 and the traces of the Anomaly Department in the city.

To understand him is to understand the essence of anomalies, the essence of the Foundation, and the essence of 001. There is always someone who will pick up the phone at the last moment.

On the other side, the audience, whose perspective had been following "God" from the beginning to the end of the battle, was also discussing it heatedly.

After Clara made her wish, "God" did not immediately take action himself, but instead took Clara to find Dr. Bright.

When Dr. Bright appeared on the screen, the audience immediately began to speculate.

"Wow, it's Dr. Bright!"

"Lord 'God's' way of saving the world is truly unique... directly asking Dr. Bright for help..."

"Which big shot guess how Dr. Bright is going to save the world?"

"Although it's not Lord 'God' personally saving this planet, it feels a bit overkill for the Foundation to do it... I always feel that the Foundation rebuilding a planet fits their usual style."

"..."

And after everything was settled, "God" took Clara directly to the "Engine of Creation," telling the story of this civilization's ill-fated connection with the "Stellaron."

"Ah, Jarilo-VI is truly a lost civilization. To build this kind of giant robot, the first things to solve are energy and material problems, followed by circuit reliability, computational logic, and a series of other troubles."

"As far as I know, this kind of giant robot was widely used for reshaping the planet's surface a thousand years ago, which means this big guy has been frozen on an ice planet for a thousand years and can still start normally."

"Wow, isn't this the guy who showed his face at the 'Herta' Space Station?"

"... oly crap, Lord 'God' seems to know this guy; they even greeted each other."

"It should be; the 'Nameless' branch of the 'Astral Express' also seems to have quite a big secret."

"Damn, standing on top of a robot and overlooking the entire battlefield feels so cool; it feels like everything in the world is under control, a feeling of sweeping across the mountains and rivers."

Meanwhile.

Bai Bai Xuan, along with "God" and Clara, stepped through the air, slowly walking down from the "Engine of Creation" to the devastated plaza.

"Mother..."

Bronya supported her gun with one hand, as if leaning on a cane.

Not far in front of her, Cocolia struggled to stand up, her clothes disheveled, red blood flowing down her forehead; it was clear she had fallen hard just now.

Seeming unable to accept the consequences of failure, Cocolia stumbled forward at a snail's pace toward where the "Stellaron" was, reaching out her hands as if this could make the "Stellaron" respond to her will.

"The future promised by the 'Stellaron'... will surely come."

"I... have not lost yet."

"As long as... I reach that place..."

Seeing this scene, anyone could realize that Cocolia was completely beyond saving, even hallucinating and trapped in delusions.

As for Dr. Bright, who entered as a wild card...

Bai Bai Xuan looked at him; the scholar in the white robe wore a smile, holding "Immortality" in his hand, seemingly considering whether to let Cocolia also be controlled by "SCP-963."

"Mother... is Cocolia still salvageable?"

Bronya asked suddenly.

"That depends on you." "God's" face still wore a warm and restrained smile.

"What do you mean?"

"It means the Foundation has many methods it can adopt, and 'SCP-343' can employ even more."

Dr. Bright walked over slowly, interrupting the conversation.

Bronya frowned: "Sorry, I don't quite understand... what is the Foundation, and what is a containment?"

Dr. Bright then remembered that the entire Jarilo-VI had suffered a disaster that should have restarted the entire civilization; if the Foundation were to handle it, they would certainly initiate a "Deus Ex Machina," treating the disaster as if it had never happened.

Thanks to the two successive natural disasters of the "Antimatter Legion" and the "Eternal Freeze," the technological level of the civilization on this planet had regressed too much, not even reaching their level from two thousand years ago.

On the entire planet, there were not even a few screens capable of watching the Foundation's live broadcast.

Naturally, the natives of this lost civilization would not understand what the Foundation or containments were.

Dr. Bright smiled without warmth.

In the past, this meant he might start his pranks at any time, perhaps stating some shocking news or playing a nasty joke that disregarded the other party's safety.

"In other words, we have the following ways to help your mother, this lady, return to the normal you have in your heart—"

"Modify her memory, twist her will, make her never have come into contact with the 'Stellaron' from the beginning, and always be a dutiful Supreme Guardian;"

"Reshape a body, making the new Cocolia the perfect mother and perfect guardian in your heart; of course, she won't know she's a replica..."

"Or, you accept reality, accept that there is a huge difference between the Cocolia in your imagination and the Cocolia in reality, and go back to announce that she died in the struggle against the 'Stellaron'."

"Do you have any other questions?"

"..."

Bronya fell into silence.

She watched as Cocolia stumbled a distance away, arriving before the "Stellaron."

That was the sealing device left by the Architects, and the "Stellaron" was currently sealed within it.

However, she still couldn't quite understand why her mother had reached this point, how long Cocolia had been seduced by the "Stellaron," and what kind of new world she had been lured by to decide to destroy everything she was meant to protect with her own hands.

Cocolia stood before the floating device, ignoring the giant robot that towered into the clouds, her expression frantic.

"Stellaron, as the Supreme Guardian, I command you to awaken!"

"Mother, you should wake up." Bronya said, "You have been blinded by the 'Stellaron,' your consciousness is in chaos; if not for the help of the visitors from beyond the sky, you would have nearly committed a grave mistake."

Bronya was ultimately a bit soft-hearted.

All the teachers she had met and all the books she had read had never taught her how to deal with a traitor, let alone a traitor who was the Supreme Guardian, the person least likely to betray.

This was not strange; in an environment like Belobog, everyone huddled together for warmth in desperate straits; no one was stupid enough to betray, as that would mean cutting oneself off from all of Belobog.

Without the Supreme Guardian's order, the Silvermane Guards would handle them.

But, the premise was...

Cocolia still had her reason and could realize this was a way out left for her by her adopted daughter.

"You! You!"

Cocolia turned around, hunching her back, looking frantic.

"Don't think you can deceive me! The future promised by the 'Stellaron' will surely unfold, and you will inevitably fail!"

Truly interesting.

Dr. Bright's face, which had calmed down, once again revealed a big smile.

"You said the 'Stellaron' seduced you actively, so that means it has the characteristics of being alive, right?"

"Hmph hmph..."

Cocolia glared coldly; half of her face was covered in blood-red, looking incredibly disheveled, yet she seemed like the only person on the field who held the initiative.

Regarding this, Dr. Bright's way of dealing with it was simple.

He didn't make many moves, just took a communicator out of his pocket.