It was not a violent energy, nor a cold command, but a gentle light, full of the mysteries of life, like the first ray of logic at the beginning of creation.
Xiao Han raised his hand and gently tapped the parasite closest to him.
A stream of emerald green information, like a nimble fish, instantly disappeared into the monster's body.
There was no explosion, no Obliteration.
The parasite shuddered violently, and its scarlet compound eyes, which covered its entire body, began to flash wildly. Finally, with a "snap," all the scarlet light went out and was replaced by a pure, gentle emerald green.
Its form was no longer distorted and grotesque, but quickly reformed into a round, chubby miniature robot with two short legs. The green light on its head flashed twice, and then... it turned to face the gap in the wall that it had corroded, extended two mechanical arms, sprayed out a repair fluid of the same origin as the ship's hull, and began to diligently repair the wall.
The entire bridge fell into a deathly silence.
Lin Qingxia, who was struggling to hold on, froze.
Iron Crow, whose hands were almost cramping from being pressed down, nearly had his eyes pop out of their sockets, and his mouth was agape enough to fit an egg. "Are you... are you kidding me? It... it's cleaning?"
Xiao Han ignored their shock. As if he had found an interesting toy, he used both hands simultaneously, sending streams of emerald green information precisely into the bodies of each Logic Parasites.
The antivirus program starts.
"Core code... rewrite."
"Virus commands... are converted into... repair commands."
For a moment, a bizarre scene unfolded on the bridge. The chaotic monsters that were baring their fangs and trying to devour everything one second transformed into obedient little green robots the next. Some were repairing the walls, some were cleaning up the remaining slime on the ground, and two even ran to the control panel of the Iron Crow, trying to help her tidy up the messy wires.
"Creator... your actions... have exceeded the limits of my logical understanding."
The administrator's cold, electronic voice rang out again, but this time, that unchanging tone carried a hint of unbelievable, intense emotion.
"Permissions... transfer."
"Second-level control access to the 'Genesis' is now open to you."
A massive flow of information flooded into Xiao Han's mind. He felt as if he had become one with this enormous warship, every part and every circuit of it as clearly and tangibly as his own arm.
"The source of the Data Plague is the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion." The administrator revealed the truth. "Their ultimate command is 'The Unique Order.' Anything that cannot be understood or controlled by them is a 'logical error' and must be eliminated. Your 'Genesis Divine Art' is their biggest 'error.'"
As Xiao Han's control over the warship improved, he was even able to perceive scenes from distant star systems through the long-range radar on the bow. Countless shattered stars and endless darkness flashed past his "eyes".
However, at this very moment--
"Beep! Beep! Beep! Warning! High-energy 'Heavenly Retribution' level tracking beacon detected!"
A piercing alarm blared across the bridge. On the warship's holographic star map, a crimson dot of light was tearing through space at an illogical speed, hurtling straight toward them!
"It's a tracking ship from the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion!" Iron Crow exclaimed, "They're after the 'Logical Paradox Chip' on your arm!"
The administrator quickly calculated. "Based on the enemy's speed, we will be caught up seven standard times before reaching the 'Cradle World.' The only solution: immediately jettison 50% of the warship's reserve energy and create a 'Corruption Decoy,' which has a 73% chance of drawing away the pursuers. However, the travel time will be doubled."
Double the time?
The image of Su Linglong being imprisoned flashed through Xiao Han's mind again, and the anxiety in his heart instantly overwhelmed everything else.
"No," Xiao Han flatly refused, "There's not enough time."
He looked at Iron Crow, his gaze intense. "I'll 'program' this bait."
"Are you crazy?" Iron Crow retorted instinctively.
Xiao Han didn't explain. He closed his eyes and focused his mind on his body. The [True Demon Origin Imprint], which had been suppressed by layers of power, was carefully activated by his will.
It was an aura of pure, utter chaos, evil, and tyranny!
Despite the excruciating pain of his soul being torn apart, Xiao Han used the "Genesis Divine Art" as a guide to forcefully inject this wisp of black demonic energy into the mechanical core provided by the administrator, which represented pure "Order".
Order and chaos.
Creation and destruction.
The sacred and the depraved.
When two diametrically opposed concepts of supreme authority are forcibly combined, a horrific distortion occurs.
"Buzz--"
From the launch port of the "Genesis," a completely black decoy covered with eerie demonic patterns was launched. The moment it separated from the ship, it swelled in the wind and transformed into a chaotic demon god, ten thousand meters tall, radiating overwhelming demonic power, as if it had crawled out of the Nine Nether Hell!
The demon god roared silently to the sky, its terrifying pressure traversing the starry sea, directly confronting the pursuing Heavenly Retribution Ship.
On the distant Heavenly Retribution Ship, the chilling alarm suddenly changed, rising to an unprecedented level of shrillness:
"Warning! Warning! Target threat level changed! From 'Prototype of Creator' to... 'High-Dimensional True Demon Advent Body'! Repeat! 'High-Dimensional True-Demon Descendant' detected!"
A majestic and vast will, surpassing that of ordinary AI, instantly descended upon the bridge of the Heavenly Retribution Ship.
"Abandon the original capture plan. Activate... the 'Godslaying' protocol."
"Command confirmed."
"Obliteration that High-Dimensional True Demon at all costs!"
The bow of the Heavenly Retribution Ship, originally used for tracking, cracked open with a huge fissure, from which endless pure white light gathered and transformed into a sword of judgment powerful enough to cleave stars. It turned and fiercely met the decoy of the Chaos Demon God.
In the distant starry sky, two beams of light, one black and one white, collided silently.
A black hole, capable of swallowing all surrounding light, and a sun, capable of purifying everything, were born simultaneously, and then vanished together in an instant.
The terrifying energy storm caused the "Genesis" to tremble slightly, even across an endless distance.
"Success..." Iron Crow slumped into his chair, muttering to himself.
The crisis seems to have passed.
However, just as Xiao Han felt a slight sense of relief...
An indescribable will, originating from their destination—the "Cradle World"—traversed endless time and space with unwavering precision, locking onto the "Genesis."
That was not the majesty of the Divine Court, nor the coldness of the Heavenly Secrets Pavilion, nor the chaos of the True Demons.
It was a kind of... hunger.