Malkiri, from a Tumen Empire no one had ever heard of, ventured alone into the Gorgon Abyss and died alone among the ruins of an asteroid factory. The only clue he left behind was a few words on the factory's pipes—and in every respect, he seemed as insignificant as a speck of dust in this mysterious and bizarre world.
Yet those few words made Hao Ren feel as though a corner of the boundless, murky curtain had been lifted. Those brief sentences seemed to conceal unimaginable truths, but relying on guesswork alone made it difficult to uncover the secrets hidden within.
Hao Ren thought of the explanation "Special Observer." Malkiri might have come from a civilization that had accidentally glimpsed the Mysteries of Spacetime and could observe the end of the universe. That would explain how he had explored the secrets of the Gorgon Abyss after Lord of Madness destroyed the world, viewing events from outside the timeline. Yet Hao Ren had always felt a faint resistance in his heart, making him unwilling to place too much weight on this explanation.
Because it was too far-fetched. Although it made sense, it had been pieced together entirely through forced speculation.
Hao Ren always felt that the appearance of this "Malkiri" carried a deeper significance. This La Rian... was probably not as simple as he had previously guessed—not merely a fragment left behind after the collapse of a universe.
"He mentioned in his last words that 'all collapsed histories are tilting toward the origin point.'" The Data Terminal reorganized the information contained in the brief message and determined that the sentence held great value. "This description is very close to the characteristic of a typical doomsday event known as 'the collapse of the universe at the information level.' Moreover, judging from the