Collapse: The opening system captures the Herrscher of Knowledge

Faced with the madness of the Void Treasury, Mei☆ frowned, her tone filled with undisguised complexity:

"Not just appearance and mannerisms, do you want to be influenced by that kind of reckless madness as well?"

A bitter smile curved the corners of Xu Kong Wan Cang's lips, his voice filled with a helpless melancholy:

"Ha, I wish I could follow my own desires like Otto, but I've had no choice since birth—"

Mei☆ paused for a moment, took half a step forward, and extended her hand:

“You still have a choice: come back with me. I will get Velvi to give you true ‘freedom.’”

“I can guarantee that too~” Alicia stepped forward lightly, a wisp of pink light swirling around her fingertips, her smile bright and confident, “Every word Mei☆ says is as undeniable as my beauty!”

Void Treasury: "..."

He lowered his eyelashes, the gilded patterns in his pupils dimming and flowing, and silence, like solidified ether, quietly permeated the three of them.

After a long pause, he chuckled softly—the laughter had lost its deliberate imitation of Otto's tone, leaving only a deep-seated weariness and melancholy.

His eyes flickered violently, as if two streams of data were tearing at his body, one half instinctive resistance, the other half a long-hidden yearning.

He slowly raised his hand, his fingertips gradually approaching Mei☆'s palm, but stopped abruptly when they were only an inch apart!

A deafening roar suddenly erupted from the depths of the Yatian Demon City.

The body of Void Treasury suddenly glowed, and countless dense streams of data surged out of his body like a tide breaking free from its restraints.

"It's all too late, everyone."

This was a death sentence for me, and also the clarion call for the impending "harvest." Lucini, in the end, decided to step onto the stage himself.

He gazed at Mei☆ and Alicia, his voice carrying a sigh of near relief:

"To the former Herrschers and the young apprentices, here's a piece of advice: turn around and leave. Lucene is not something you can understand or even challenge."

Immediately afterwards, golden data particles emerged from the body of Void Treasury.

"Do not try to peer into the abyss, or you will end up like me. My mission and my curse... end here."

As the last words fell, Void Treasury's body was torn apart by the Star Gate, turning into countless tiny fragments of light and data streams, disappearing silently from everyone's sight as if it had never existed.

Only that piece of advice remained, still echoing softly in the empty space, while the Asian Demon City trembled violently at that moment.

The falling rocks from the dome crashed down, but the only exit was sealed off by a mysterious force, trapping everyone in this crumbling cage.

Just as Lyle and the other team members were at a loss, Adam's gaze instantly locked onto the stargate that had swallowed up the vastness of the void. His eyes surged with determination and understanding, and everything was understood without words.

Lyle stared at the collapsing surroundings, his Adam's apple bobbing violently, his voice trembling uncontrollably:

"My dear friend, you must be joking, right? We're really going to go inside that thing?"

Timido frowned, her face full of worry:

"No matter how you look at it..."

But before Timido could finish speaking, Siegfried had already taken a long stride:

"Okay, I'll rush!"

Great, needless to say!

The moment the words fell, Siegfried set an example, his figure transforming into a blur as he rushed straight into the star gate.

"Senior Siegfried!"

Lyle cried out and clutched his head, his face filled with shock and despair, his wails drowned out by the continued sound of the collapse.

Fu Hua's gaze swept over the increasingly perilous surroundings with a grave expression:

"There's no time to waste. Bronya and I will go in first to scout ahead, and you can follow later."

Before she finished speaking, she exchanged a glance with Bronya beside her, and the two of them leaped into the stargate side by side.

Adam turned to look at Lyle and Timido, his tone utterly direct:

"Either go in, or be buried here."

Having said that, he said no more, turned around and stepped into the star gate, his clothes drawing a neat arc in the turbulent airflow.

"Wow! I'm really impressed!"

Lyle stomped his foot angrily, staring at the collapsing dome above him, and grabbed Timido's wrist.

"Let's go! We can't really die here!"

Timido exclaimed in surprise, and the two stumbled into the stargate—behind them, the entire corridor collapsed with a roar, and the rising dust was instantly swallowed up by the stargate's gravity.

The moment everyone entered the stargate, Kiana☆ also lost her target and completely disappeared from the perception field, as if she had left this universe.

She turned to look at Fu Ming beside her, her voice betraying a hint of anxiety:

"Ah Ming, I can't sense their presence anymore. Dad, Class Monitor, Bronya, and the other members of the Destiny Squad, are they in danger...?"

Hearing Kiana☆'s worries, but not mentioning Xiao Shi and the others, Fu Ming's lips twitched, and he sighed softly with a helpless sigh, his tone calm yet reassuring:

"Don't worry, with Xiaoshi here, they'll be fine."

Kiana☆ nodded silently, raised her hand as if holding a gun, a resolute glint in her eyes, and whispered:

"Hmm. These people in the sky are still too dangerous. When Dad and the others come back, I'll blow this broken star gate to smithereens with one shot. I won't allow them to come into my world and disrupt this hard-won peace."

Fu Ming smiled, his tone calm but with a hint of concern: "Just do what you can, don't push yourself."

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Inside the Yatian Demon City, the world beneath their feet had changed.

The vastness of this unfamiliar space far exceeded the outside world's understanding of the Asian Demon City, as if it were a space of its own.

As far as the eye could see, there was only one winding path leading upwards, stretching into the unknown heights in the dim light and shadow.

Bronya's gaze swept across the surroundings, meticulously analyzing the current situation:

"Could this be the deeper part of the Demon City of the Underworld, where Lucani, mentioned by the Void Archives, is lurking?"

Fu Hua also frowned slightly:

"We didn't find Void Treasury here. Could it really have been torn apart by the Star Gate?"

"Everyone, I have observed the area, and this is the only path ahead."

Siegfried's voice came from ahead, his usual cheerful tone replaced by a hint of seriousness.

"Hey, this isn't a road!" Xiao Shi suddenly jumped forward and stomped hard on the "road" under his feet: "This is Lucaini's arm!"

Lyle's face turned pale instantly. He swallowed hard, instinctively shrinking back behind Adam, his voice trembling:

"First, if one arm is this thick... then what kind of behemoth must Lucaini be? Should we retreat first and then reconsider?"

"It's come to this, Lyle, are you kidding me?" Bronya glanced at Lyle indifferently, then looked at Timido and comforted her, "It's normal to feel uneasy, Timido. But don't worry, we're here, and so are your teammates."

Rilton immediately clutched his chest, revealing an expression of utter despair and profound grief.

"Captain Bronya, how can you be so hypocritical!"

Adam patted Lyle on the shoulder, shook his head slightly, and after a long while spoke:

"Go home, kid. Batman said he won't hit you anymore."

Lyle knelt down, looked up to the sky, and roared:

"No!!!! You've made me feel no love!!!!"

With Lyle's roar, the "path" ahead suddenly trembled violently!

The seemingly flat ground suddenly broke apart, then floated in the air for a few circles before forming two giant arms.

Immediately afterwards, a deeper, more muffled growl followed, and Lucini revealed his full form...

All eyes immediately fell on Lyle, with a hint of helplessness in them.

Lyle froze, then quickly forced out a few dry laughs:

"This platform is really something..."