Herta Arrives

Most Heinous Criminal in History: "???"

Crowned Puppeteer: "???"

Star Sea Traveler: "Are you sure this is a Demon God? Not even Aeons are this outrageous, are they?"

Crowned Puppeteer: "What's even more outrageous is that Your Excellency Hermes is actually confident he can extract someone from a world like this? He only finds it troublesome?"

The more knowledgeable one was, the more one could sense just how incomparable beings like Demon Gods were!

Once there existed beings capable of altering the physical constants of the world, most of the knowledge and power one had learned could no longer be relied upon!

And under such circumstances, he merely found them troublesome?

What kind of confidence was that?

Pioneering Wisdom: "On the surface, Demon Gods are indeed outrageous. Of course, in reality, they really are outrageous."

Pioneering Wisdom: "Without the proper means, there is basically no chance of winning against those Demon Gods!"

Hermes's tone was exceptionally calm.

However, he had not been misled by those surface-level figures.

Multi-Fandom Great Female Protagonist: "Then why do you think you have the power to deal with them?"

Luo Qianqiu furrowed her brows tightly, repeatedly recalling the settings surrounding Demon Gods in her mind, yet she could not figure it out no matter how hard she thought.

But she was also certain of one thing.

With the wisdom of Hermes from the Genius Club, he would never act without reason. There had to be a basis for it!

Pioneering Wisdom: "Don't forget, even Aleister is confident in dealing with those Demon Gods. Why wouldn't I be?"

Pioneering Wisdom: "Demon Gods aren't like Aeons, who transform into philosophical concepts and the Cosmic Root. They are nowhere near as flawless as Aeons!"

Pioneering Wisdom: "Perhaps you should ask Index what exactly Demon Gods are. Don't be intimidated by their apparent strength!"

Recalling the conversation in the Chat Group just now, Hermes could not help but laugh.

Demon Gods truly were a fascinating kind of existence.

Even he would find them extremely troublesome if he had to fight them on their home turf.

But that did not mean Hermes considered Demon Gods unbeatable!

Because...

They had one most fatal weakness—phases!

Aleister could use that point against Demon Gods.

Hermes only had more methods at his disposal!

"Better safe than sorry. I should first prepare a contingency plan for fighting Demon Gods..."

Having an idea was one thing, but the Demon Gods holed up in the Index Universe truly displayed some terrifying power.

If he rashly went over there, Hermes would only have a little ability to protect himself.

Extract someone?

That was simply dreaming!

"Hm?"

At that moment, Hermes suddenly frowned. The Simulated World Barrier he had woven into the Imaginary Torrent outside the Blue Star System had been disturbed.

Lifting his head slightly, Hermes revealed an enlightened expression.

"So Herta has finally arrived!"

A faintly amused smile appeared on Hermes's face. "As expected, before cooperating, she needs to test my capabilities so she can gain the upper hand in our subsequent collaboration?"

However, Herta had probably made the wrong calculation...

She probably had no idea just how terrifying his progress had been during this period!

As knowledge from different worldviews collided, his rate of advancement was simply horrifying. Even a rocket could not keep up with him!

The Reality Marble alone—Perfect World—had explosively increased his strength!

Beyond the Blue Star System.

The sea of stars flowed without end. Only the churning Imaginary Torrent surrounding every star system formed a barrier that, aside from pioneering power, only Pathwalkers at the level of Emanators could cross.

Herta, who had come in person, gazed at the seemingly ordinary Imaginary Torrent before her, a confident smile appearing at the corner of her lips.

"Hermes, let this senior test your capabilities. Don't blame me for bullying you before you've finished building your own dedicated Supercomputer!"

A strand of consciousness connected to the Supercomputer—Witch's Castle.

In an instant, her consciousness rapidly leaped. That immense computational power even allowed her to glimpse the secrets of time and gain the ability of Future Sight.

For Grand Astrologer Fu Xuan of the Luofu Xianzhou to calculate the future and determine fortune and misfortune, she not only needed the extraordinary Omniscia bestowed by Lord of Wisdom upon her forehead, but also the diviners of the entire Divination Department to assist in operating the Array of Ultimate Observation...

Even so, she could only carry out simple calculations.

Yet now, with a single thought, Herta had surpassed Fu Xuan by an unknown margin.

And this was merely the basic template for every genius.

In an instant, what had seemed to be nothing more than a layer of Imaginary Energy shielding took on an entirely different appearance in Herta's eyes.

"Kliper's Comet Wall? Hermes studied this too?"

Streams of data were collected. Herta gradually furrowed her brow as she continuously analyzed its underlying logic, only to find it becoming more familiar the longer she looked.

"No! This isn't simply a Simulation of the Comet Wall. It seems to have some strange rules added to it?"

"This strange data template is getting weirder the deeper I dig."

Herta's probing touched upon the underlying logic of this defensive system.

At first, her movements were as precise as a scalpel, severing defensive nodes with pinpoint accuracy. Even the operational rules of this simulated Comet Wall could not halt her progress.

But very soon...

The Comet Wall's rules merged with another strange system hidden deep within...

At once.

The difficulty of intrusion soared in a straight line.

What made it even harder for Herta to keep herself together was that this strange system practically overturned everything she knew!

How could mere data possess tangible power?

Why did the simple word [Solid], upon coming into contact with the [Comet Wall System], react as though it had undergone a chemical reaction?

If that had been all, Herta could still have forced herself to chew through it. But what happened afterward completely broke her composure!

Why could a defensive system this complex automatically become... become...

Perfect?

"Damn it!"

Herta had already torn out several strands of hair. Muttering in bafflement, she said, "Could this system be some kind of alternative life-form?"

"Can it rewrite its own code according to the situation and become even more perfect?"

"Herta, do you need me to slow down so you can get a clearer look?"

Just as Herta was calculating, Hermes's faintly amused voice abruptly sounded beside her ear.

Herta's expression stiffened, then she casually calmed the Envoy Authority that had been stirring to act.

She could still call what she had done just now a technical exchange.

But now that the host himself had stepped in, if she still used the Envoy Authority...

Even with Herta's thick skin, she found it a little hard to keep a straight face.

"No need. Open a door for me and let me in."

"Very well. In that case, welcome, Herta!"

At once, before Herta's ghost-struck eyes, a Great Existence surrounded by the Triple Path appeared before her, a faint smile on his face as he said...