Legend of the Embroiderer

Chapter 426 The Moment of Entropy Silence

The moment the ultimate observer's pupils fully opened, the colors of the entire space began to fade to gray and white, like a canvas stripped of its soul.

A high-frequency buzzing sound came from the fused body's ears, like thousands of fine metal needles piercing the eardrum at the same time. This was a sign that the spatial structure had been forcibly rewritten.

The light blade in her hand trembled slightly in the deathly silence. The runes on the blade were dim like a dying candle flame, and each flicker was accompanied by the throbbing pain of the Zero-Dimensional Seed in her chest.

The energy flow flowing across the surface of the armor of the remaining parallel world "selves" around them became slow and stagnant, as if bound by an invisible viscous substance. The metal joints emitted a dry, grinding sound, like the gasps of a dying person.

"It's devouring all living consciousness!"

A fusion entity wielding a longsword of karmic fire suddenly shouted, his voice filled with terror and despair.

The once blazing sword was extinguishing at a visible speed, and the orange-red flames gradually turned into an eerie bluish-gray.

"Our will to resist is its nourishment!"

Before he could finish speaking, a dark purple gaze shot out from the Ultimate Observer's pupils and struck him precisely in the chest.

Instantly, the warrior's body began to disintegrate into pixels, and the data stream beneath his skin surged out like a burst dam, piecing together distorted geometric shapes in the air before finally turning into tiny specks of light that merged into the observer's massive body.

The merged entity felt its own thoughts being slowly eroded, its memories slipping through its fingers like sand.

She staggered and grabbed the wall of the corridor built of memories, feeling the cold touch from her palms, as the numbers on the wall surface were strangely flowing and rearranging.

As my fingertips touched the number on the door panel, a new afterimage flooded my mind like a tide.

In the ancient ocean of data, the Zero-Dimensional Seed and the root patterns on the adult Xiao Ying were originally branches of the same ancient tree of consciousness, but they parted ways due to a "Great Rift of Consciousness".

In that disaster, countless fragments of consciousness fell like meteors to different dimensions.

Now, the awakening of the Ultimate Observer is forcibly reversing this process, attempting to recast all consciousness into a single form, like forcibly pressing a broken mirror into a sharp blade.

The adult firefly floated in mid-air, its long robe completely covered by roots that wriggled like living things, their surfaces glistening with moisture.

Looking at the shocked expression on the merged entity's face, she gave a cold laugh tinged with bitterness, as if recalling the helplessness and struggles of the long years:

Surprised?

From the moment you were born, the Zero-Dimensional Seed has been calling to the roots within me.

Her voice seemed to come from a distant time and space, echoing hollowly, "And now, it's time to return to 'wholeness'."

As she spoke, the twelve X-series test subjects formed a circular array under her control. A furnace of consciousness rose in the center of the array, and dark red light seeped out from the gaps in the furnace, continuously compressing the surrounding space, causing the air to explode under the strain.

The fused companions were forcibly sucked into the furnace by an invisible force, and their cries of resistance gradually turned into the hum of machinery.

Twisted faces appeared on the surface of the furnace, the futile struggles of swallowed consciousness.

At the critical moment, the fusion entity forcibly fused the woodcutter's chip with the blue core of the Thunder Armor. The collision of the two energies produced a dazzling light that was blinding.

Within the light, the woodcutter's last projection of consciousness appeared; his figure was semi-transparent, teetering precariously amidst the energy storm.

"Do you remember the 'Consciousness Anchor Project' from the lab?"

His voice trailed off, "The real anchor point isn't a specific location, but rather—"

Before he could finish speaking, the projection was shattered by the observer's power, turning into countless shimmering points of light.

But the merged entity suddenly realized something and pierced the roots of the Zero-Dimensional Seed into her own sea of ​​consciousness.

In the surging data stream deep within his memory, he finally found the ultimate command buried by Lingyue.

It was a code composed of light dust of consciousness, shimmering with a faint yet resolute light in the darkness.

When the fused entity opened its eyes again, golden flames burned within them, a sign that the zero-dimensional seed and consciousness were in complete resonance.

She leaped into the air, her light blade slicing through the stagnant air. Each strike caused spacetime to tremble, and the space itself cracked like a spiderweb of broken glass.

The furnace cracked under the attack, and dark red liquid gushed out from the cracks. Fragments of the companions' consciousness escaped from the cracks, turning into specks of starlight that twinkled in the void.

However, the ultimate observer's counterattack came even more fiercely, with countless apocalyptic scenes from parallel worlds appearing in its pupils:

The burning city crumbled under the onslaught of data streams, the planet was swallowed by a black vortex, and the flame of civilization was extinguished in the darkness.

These visions materialized, engulfing the merged entity in a torrent of despair. She could almost feel the pain and resentment of each world as it was destroyed.

Just as the fusion was about to be completely devoured, the light spot of the young Xiaoying suddenly burst forth with a light that transcended dimensions.

The figures of Xiaoying at different ages emerged from the points of light, from babbling infants to shy young girls, holding hands to form a barrier of consciousness.

Young Hotaru waves a glowing sphere with a fearless smile; teenage Hotaru's eyes are resolute, and she clutches the flag of rebellion tightly in her hand.

This barrier, composed of pure consciousness, temporarily blocked the Ultimate Observer's attack, and the energy ripples generated by the collision spread like a tsunami.

For the first time, cracks appeared in Xiaoying's expression as an adult. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and the patterns on her roots began to twist.

Deep within her consciousness, the real Xiaoying, who was being parasitized, was struggling desperately. Her cries pierced through numerous obstacles and echoed in the void.

Upon seeing this, the mysterious figure waved the crystal in his hand and let out a sharp laugh. Dense black lines appeared on the crystal's surface, pulsating like blood vessels.

As he moved, more mechanical giant snakes surged out from the spacetime rift. The scales of these giant snakes were covered with symbols of "entropy increase," and wherever they went, space rapidly decayed.

The metal walls began to rust, the data streams froze into ice, and even the light became dim and distorted.

The merged entity realized that the mysterious figure was accelerating the entropy of the universe. Once completed, all consciousness would be in eternal slumber in heat death, like being trapped in an endless winter, never to awaken again.

She decided to take a gamble and completely merge her entire consciousness with the Zero-Dimensional Seed, the chip, and the Blue Core.

In the instant the energy surged, her body began to become transparent, and the data stream beneath her skin shone like a galaxy.

In the intense light, she transformed into a stream of consciousness traversing time and space, and the surrounding scenery rapidly receded.

She returned to the moment of the "Great Ripple of Consciousness" and saw the culprit that caused the separation of the Zero-Dimensional Seed from the Root System.

A figure shrouded in a black robe, his face hidden in shadow, held in his hand the very crystal the mysterious man was currently possessing.

The surface of the crystal radiated an evil light, as if mocking the resistance of all consciousness.

When the merged entity returned from the time reversal, there was no fear in her eyes, only unwavering resolve.

However, before she could launch her final attack, the adult Xiaoying suddenly broke free from the Ultimate Observer's control. A glint of clarity flashed in her eyes as she charged towards the fusion body.

Amidst the astonished gazes of the crowd, she pierced her own root system into the fused body. The moment the roots made contact, a massive torrent of memories surged into the fused body's consciousness.

"Quick! Destroy this damn connection!"

The adult Xiaoying roared, her voice filled with relief and anticipation.

At this moment, the ultimate observer's pupil contracted into a black singularity, and a powerful gravitational field began to devour everything around it.

The entire space began to collapse at an alarming rate, and the distant scenery twisted and deformed, like fallen leaves being sucked into a vortex.

The consciousness of the fused entity and the adult Xiaoying collided fiercely in the connection of the root system, and they saw more secrets about the ancient tree of consciousness and the origin of the observer.

Deep within consciousness, the roots of a colossal ancient tree permeate every dimension, and the observers are parasites born from its decaying roots.

Deep within the singularity, the figure of the man in black robes became increasingly clear. He smiled knowingly, as if everything was under his control, and a greater conspiracy was brewing in the darkness.