The aura of destruction had barely appeared around Gu Qingshan before Lola and Su Xue'er sensed it.
Lola cried out, "Gu Qingshan, how could you—"
Gu Qingshan gazed into the void, seeming to feel out something. Only after a long while did he turn to her and smile.
"Yeah, I never expected this either," he said.
Lola froze for a moment, then hurried forward and grabbed his arm tightly. "No matter what's going on—"
She stole a glance at Su Xue'er and continued:
"You're a subject of my Thorn Kingdom. This Queen will stand by your side, no matter what. Understand?"
Gu Qingshan answered solemnly, "Understood, Your Majesty."
Su Xue'er was already stunned.
"Qingshan, how did you get this kind of... power of the Apocalypse?" she asked in confusion.
Gu Qingshan turned his gaze toward the void.
Lines of Crimson Small Characters appeared before his eyes:
"Five minutes from now, the Apocalypse Sequence will finish assembling."
"The Breach Action is about to begin."
"As the highest-level Apocalypse Sequence, you may choose to command this destruction operation or act according to your own will."
"If you wish to save all beings as instructed by the Book of the Seabed, act as soon as possible."
Gu Qingshan sighed softly, released Earth Sword, and took Su Xue'er's hand.
"Xue Er, things are extremely urgent right now. Let me deal with what's in front of us first, then I'll explain everything slowly, all right?"
Su Xue'er nodded.
Gu Qingshan's expression turned stern. He addressed the void, "Is there a way to connect every world and every living being in this void?"
A line appeared on the interface: "This task has already been completed by the various low-level sequences. The method of connection has therefore been determined: control the low-level Apocalypse Sequences."
"You must obtain