After a few seconds of silence, Hao Ren finally tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "I think... we might be in a bit of trouble."
"She may very well be using the power of the Lord of Madness in the Dark Domain to complete that engine." The Creation Goddess's voice was calm as ever, and she was even seriously analyzing the matter. "She doesn't need to build the engine perfectly according to the original blueprint. As long as she can barely activate its main functions, that will be enough. Although the Dark Domain is a chaotic void lacking the various resources of the Material Universe, the Creation Engine is essentially an information-manipulation device, so its construction doesn't rely entirely on conventional matter. If the Destruction Goddess can skillfully use the power of Madness, she can extract all the 'raw materials' needed to build the engine from various nightmares and shadows of madness. And judging from the 'degree of corruption' she displayed when we drove her away... she definitely has that ability."
"If the engine is completed, she'll be able to use it against you. You really dug yourself a huge pit there," Hao Ren said, looking at Lia with a helpless smile. "So, how do you feel now? Regret it?"
"Regret won't help." Lia spread her hands. "Right now, I'm more curious about how that Destruction Goddess plans to modify the engine's core settings. According to my original programming, once activated, the engine will erase everything in this universe possessing my divine characteristics—not just me, but also the Lord of Madness and the Destruction Goddess herself. The latter coexisted with me for so long. There's no way she doesn't know that."
Hao Ren looked at Lia. "Can you modify its programming so that it only affects one