After Screwllum released the intercepted fragments of information from the Simulated Universe, the segment became vivid and lifelike, the pieces captured during monitoring reflected within the vision of the assembled geniuses.
And in that sudden instant, at the moment Harmony Xipe descended, a sharp burst of laughter erupted, tearing through the limits of the geniuses' rationality.
At the edge of the battlefield, in a desolate area convenient for watching the show, Aha's ball and poker hugged together. Beside Nero, He kept clapping, laughing into a heap.
The abrupt, wild laughter tore through the cold battlefield and the stars of the universe, crossing the limits of the information model like countless howls sounding at once, circling through the minds of the geniuses.
Even with their innate intelligence, with minds blessed by Nous, they could not maintain rationality at this moment. Their thoughts and consciousness gradually slowed within the laughter...
Lepismat, the birthplace and place of fall of the Aeon of Propagation. The divine war had already begun.
Xipe arrived beside Aha and heard this Aeon who had brought Akivili letting out a carefree voice,
"Oh, Mother of the Swarm!" Aha began to praise, and under such "close-range" observation, His words made the geniuses feel uncomfortable.
"As long as what you want to do is fun enough, even if it's just a relay game! The situation changes in an instant."
"Last time we were still negotiating, next time Taiyi becomes you. What a pity... my old friend! But He made you look even better."
Aha's voice fell into the ears of the geniuses as manic laughter and delirious muttering. They could not understand the language of the gods.
They could only scrape out a tiny bit of comprehensible information from between the words and stuff it into minds that were becoming more chaotic and dull under the laughter.
Aha seemed to be hinting at something, but no one knew what exactly He had done.
The geniuses struggled to pull themselves together, ready to cut off the conference room connection at any moment.
When Aha's voice sounded, the events before their eyes became distorted. Objects began to melt, turning into paint mixed together.
Even they themselves fell into this vat of colors, becoming pigments on the brush in Aha's hand, making ridiculous decorations on a solemn plaster statue.
When Aha's voice disappeared, the light and shadows before their eyes dimmed. Countless constantly jumping abstract lines appeared.
Strange yet lively music began to play in the depths of their consciousness. Colorful lines danced along with it, and their bodies felt the urge to dance uncontrollably.
"We should cut the connection now." Ruan Mei's cold voice sounded. At this moment, it carried a strange tremor, as if overlapping with another version of her voice.
Stephen Lloyd, "..."
"Definitely." Screwllum's voice also sounded.
The characteristic reed-like vibration in this genius's speech was gradually becoming sharp, but in the next moment turned hoarse and unpleasant, then rose again with a tone that scraped at the eardrums, like a sharp awl grinding against metal.
"The monitoring distance is too close. We are being affec…& (the Aeon information model's…@) …ted."
"Impossible!" Herta's voice rang out. "This is the most critical moment!"
Before this genius lady were casual scribbles, but she still found something within them. Accompanied by the howling ringing in her ears, her slowed thoughts struggled to move.
Within the chaotic lines, she found a moving outline. A light of surprise appeared in her eyes as she shouted loudly, "Look! )!* Ripraised His @( ) weapon!"
Herta excitedly pointed out her discovery to her companions, but when she spoke, it turned into chaotic syllables that were hard to understand.
[That massive silhouette had only its outline clearly defined beneath the enormous star... The lake at His wrist gathered with fury! They trembled, leaped! Their trajectory was like commanding a massive stone pestle and hammer, but that was only one of them. In Nero's vision, there were more, more silhouettes appearing behind Amber.]
[A sound that shook the universe was roaring. It did not spread outward, but only resounded within the consciousness of nearby beings, rolling through the thoughts of the gods and Nero.]
[His giant hammer fell. What shook the earth was not a loud crash, but the silent pained whimper of what lay beneath it. Then Nero heard other sounds, laughter, a chorus of countless voices, and more, vast and complex sounds.]
[Nero's arrival seemed to bring no change to the war of gods, but he felt satisfied. Experiencing a divine battle at such close range, even participating in it to some extent, he felt satisfied by these unprecedented scenes.]
[Nero looked around. He glanced at Aha and Akivili, then shifted his gaze amid the laughter. He stared at Xipe for a long time, intending to return the puzzle fragment in his hand. She refused and instead gave the fragment to him. The three-faced Mother God cast a gentle gaze upon him. The symphonic music gradually softened at this moment, like ribbons brushing over the boy's head.]
[Nero smiled. The gods were as friendly as he had imagined. This friendliness was not limited to Aha and Akivili. The boy turned his head again, looking toward other parts of this shattered battlefield.]
[Order Ena had disappeared. At some unknown moment, without making a single sound. This ancient and solemn god had vanished from the battlefield at some point. Maintaining order and suppressing disasters was His "duty." He was perhaps always busier than the other Aeons.]
[A flash of amber light passed before his eyes, drawing Nero's attention. Reflected in his clear gray eyes was that massive and towering divine body. Flames of worlds burst from within the giant's form as He slowly lifted His hammer.]
[Beneath the giant hammer, Propagation Tayzzyronth was on the verge of collapse. His carapace cracked, blood sprayed out. He smelled the scent of "death," felt "Propagation" being diluted, like colored ink dispersing into the saltiness of the sea. Broken shells, body, and heart were being gradually stripped away. "Life" was growing farther and farther from Tayzzyronth. "Propagation" was being diluted. The power of the "Swarm" escaped from the collapse. More forces, some violent, some calm, joined in. "Propagation" clearly and distinctly realized that His "death" was happening.]
[His terrifying fangs and antennae trembled slightly. In the storm of fury raised by the giant hammer, the primordial egg fled from beneath Him and died immediately upon leaving His body. The trembling of shell folds and divine sound was drowned out under the splattering of multicolored blood. His fluids coated the land. A grand birth took place amid fervent death, amidst the forbidden eggs and the joyful scattering!]
[Beneath the blue-green moon, the radiance faded. He seemed... to be falling.]
[But suddenly, the extinction stopped. The hatred and loneliness that had driven Tayzzyronth to ascend to godhood erupted violently at this moment. The Insect Emperor's eyes locked onto a tiny target, an insignificant existence among the gods. At this moment, He seemed ignited with extreme fury. In a final counterattack before death, He used all his remaining power in this charge, aiming at Nero.]
[Aha was the first to cry out, letting out a howl amid flying streamers, "Stop Him!"]
[The gods immediately took action, but it seemed too late.]
[Nero had no time to dodge, watching as the sharp fangs pierced through his body.]
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[Tayzzyronth died.]
[The Path of Propagation was burned away completely.]
[Everything that had been too deeply connected to the Insect Emperor and the authority He wielded evaporated completely within a fleeting instant of less than 0.01 milliseconds.]
[The Swarm Disaster left nothing behind, not even a trace of ash to prove it had ever existed.]
[Whether in material form, or in thought.]
[Within that sharply contoured face, no color was reflected. Within the chilling crown, He could not find any "memory."]
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