Chapter 2523 / Chapter 2524

Sparkle paused for a moment, then looked at the Aha mask on Iron Tomb's shoulder and said earnestly.

After saying that, as if to show his sincerity, Sparkle rolled up his sleeves.

A dense array of scarlet Command Spell Seals spread from Sparkle's forearm all the way up to her upper arm, almost completely Command Spell her entire arm. No need to count them; a simple glance was enough to tell just how staggering the number was.

All the Wish Power that Sparkle had absorbed before is here.

"Come on. Do you really think Aha is interested in Miraculous Item?" Sparkle poured cold water on the idea.

Just as Sparkle said, the Aha mask on the Iron Tomb's head burst into laughter.

"Win the Holy Grail War? I don't care about such trivial matters." Aha's voice was full of undisguised Elation and arrogance.

"So what exactly do you want to do?" Sparkle asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Of course... I'm going to reclaim my position as the Dean of Students at Origami University!" Aha slowly turned his head, manipulating the Iron Tomb's body. His gaze, visible through the red mask, swept over the edge of the stage and across the densely packed faces of teachers and students below, and he declared in a resounding voice.

An uproar erupted from the audience.

The teachers and students looked at each other, whispering amongst themselves.

Several students sitting in the front row stared wide-eyed, still holding half-eaten skewers of grilled meat in their hands.

They had expected to witness a final showdown that would determine the outcome of the Holy Grail War, but instead, they were met with the resurgence of the headmaster.

Good heavens! Is the head of student affairs really planning to become the principal?!

"Is this something a Ruler should do?" Sparkle couldn't help but complain.

"Aha! The former Ruler Aha is dead! Now standing before you is... the Avenger Aha!" The Aha mask atop the Iron Tomb let out an extremely arrogant laugh.

At the same time, on the huge game interface above the stage, the class symbol above Iron Tomb, which was originally covered by a black subtitle, flipped over with a "click," revealing the true inscription hidden underneath, which was now flashing with an ominous scarlet light.

Avenger.

"This doesn't make sense. Is this what a dean of students should be doing? What did the students do to you? Why are you seeking revenge on them?" Sparkle put her hands on her hips, looked up at the Aha head on Iron Tomb, and was full of confusion.

The Origami University faculty and students in the audience nodded in agreement.

"Yeah, yeah! What did we do to you that you want revenge? The graduation ceremony was organized by the student council president, and the outstanding teacher selection was organized by the student council. We were just responsible for clapping and eating at the buffet!"

"You're right. That's right, you didn't provoke me. But... when an avalanche happens, no snowflake is innocent!" Aha's voice suddenly turned cold. The Iron Tomb's magnificent yet eerie armored body leaned slightly forward under the lights, and a sense of oppression enveloped the teachers and students below the stage.

"I put so much effort and thought into building Origami University! But after it was built, no one cared about me, the head of the teaching department! They only saw the Miraculous Forgers as the campus leaders, and completely ignored me, the head of the teaching department who contributed the most to the establishment of Origami University!"

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"Aha's voice suddenly rose, carrying a long-suppressed accusation that finally burst forth."

Chen Li scratched his head from below the stage. "Seriously? Does this have to do with me?"

"Of course, that's not the worst part. The worst part is that in the selection of the most popular teacher at Origami University, not a single one of these students remembered me, the head of the teaching department!"

"They actually voted for that idiot teacher who teaches utter nonsense and only lets his students play with Miraculous Item for an entire class because he's rich... no, I mean his employees are rich!" Aha continued indignantly.

"Huh? Who are you calling a stupid teacher? Believe me or not, I'll smash your head in!" The Great Herta in the audience tilted his head, his tone revealing undisguised displeasure.

"Aren't you going to complain about him saying your courses are utter nonsense?" Little Herta couldn't help but complain from the side.

"Ha. What I'm teaching is a bit too complicated for these students. I already knew that when I taught them how to prove the Isolation Wave Algorithm problem in my first lesson and no one could solve it," the Great Herta said with his arms crossed and his tone indifferent.

In the opinion of the Great Herta, even the most foolish person couldn't solve the Isolation Wave Algorithm, right?

The Little Herta looked at the Great Herta speechlessly.

No, what normal person would teach students how to solve the Isolation Wave Algorithm in the very first lesson?

It would be a miracle if they could even make it.

"In the selection of outstanding teachers, I, the dean of students who have devoted myself to Origami University with painstaking efforts, didn't get a single vote! Not a single vote! I've turned evil!" Aha's voice exploded above the stage, and a blinding scarlet light burst forth from the gaps in the Iron Tomb's armor.

"Don't turn evil for such an absurd reason!" Sparkle shouted, holding her head in her hands.

Sparkle never dreamed that Aha would cause such a commotion, not because he wanted to obtain Miraculous Item, nor because he wanted to win the Holy Grail War, but because the students at Origami University didn't cast a single vote for Aha when voting for outstanding teachers.

Dude, is this normal? Are you out of your mind?

Oh right, he already had some mental issues, so it's alright now.

"Aha," A Kivili suddenly spoke.

A Kivili's voice wasn't loud, but it sounded exceptionally clear after Aha's deafening roar.

"No need to persuade me. I want to teach the entire faculty and students of Origami University, the entire Origami University, everyone involved in the Origami University anniversary celebration, and all the visitors to New Penacony a lesson!"

Aha turned the head of the Iron Tomb towards A Kivili, the curve of his mask still bearing that irritating smile, but his tone was resolute.

"No, it's one thing for people attending Origami University's anniversary celebration to be unlucky, but why are visitors to New Penacony also unlucky?" Sparkle's voice already carried a hint of weariness.

"I don't care! When an avalanche occurs, no snowflake is innocent!" Aha repeated confidently.

"Isn't this just pure revenge against society?!" Sparkle protested.

"I'm not trying to persuade you. But the problem is that the criteria for selecting outstanding teachers at Origami University is that you must have taught at least one class. But you haven't taught a single class, so you don't meet the selection criteria at all," A Kivili explained somewhat helplessly.

A Kivili knew about this because when he learned about the selection of outstanding teachers, he immediately planned to vote for Aha.

After all, what could be more fun Aha becoming the best teacher? But he searched through the entire voting list and couldn't find Aha's name at all.

"What? You're teaching the students without me?! I'm going to turn evil!" Aha's voice suddenly rose.

"Didn't you already turn evil?" Sparkle couldn't hold back.

A Kivili turned to look at Sparkle, spreading his two round arms, indicating that he was also at a loss.

He had completely understood that Aha was simply taking revenge on society. Reasoning with him was not only useless, but would also give him new reasons to turn evil, adding to his evil aura.

Moreover, Aha's dark remarks earlier were not useless; A Kivili could clearly see two black skulls appearing above Aha's head.

Although I don't know what it's for, it's definitely not something good.

So you two should stop making excuses for Aha and letting him continue to turn evil!

"Heh heh! Besides, I think this graduation ceremony is completely inadequate!" Aha's voice echoed across the stage once again.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you saying! You can kill people indiscriminately, but you can't say whatever you want! This is my graduation ceremony that I painstakingly planned, what can't be missing?" Sparkle stood up angrily, pointing at the Aha head on the Iron Tomb.

This is the most amazing Origami University anniversary celebration in history, which Sparkle a lot of effort and racked his brains to put together!

You can insult my old models, but you can't insult my creativity!

Aha glanced at Sparkle, but didn't answer.

Suddenly, the massive arm of the Iron Tomb mech rose up, and a long, scarlet spear appeared out of thin air in that giant steel hand, finally being firmly grasped by the Iron Tomb.

Thump!

The gun butt slammed heavily onto the stage floor, the resulting shockwave causing the stray hairs on Sparkle's forehead to fly wildly to the sides.

"If there's anything missing from the graduation ceremony... it's a graduation exam! Come and defeat me, all living beings of New Penacony! If you can't get past me, I really will make your lives (that is, your Penacony tour) graduate early!"

Aha's voice echoed across the entire playground, each word seemingly carried by a stream of rusty data, forcibly instilled into the depths of everyone's consciousness.

"But..." Sparkle wanted to say something more.

"Alright, stop trying to persuade him. Isn't Aha just going crazy? You can never wake someone who's pretending to be asleep." Sparkle crossed her arms, her tone carrying the helplessness of someone who's been there all along.

"How dare you say that! If it weren't for you, how could Aha have succeeded!" Sparkle suddenly turned around and glared at Sparkle.

"Creating a powerful servant and fighting the boss are unavoidable parts of the Holy Grail War. How can you blame me? Besides, if you had ordered your Servant Aha to commit suicide, none of this would have happened." Sparkle shrugged, her tone innocent and frank.

"Wow! You really are something!" Sparkle threw a punch straight at Sparkle's face.

Sparkle was not to be outdone, grabbing one end of Sparkle hair, which was exactly the same as her own, with one hand.

Not to be outdone, Sparkle pinched Sparkle's cheeks with both hands.

The two of them went back and forth, pinching and pulling at each other, until they were tangled up at the edge of the stage.

Generally speaking, it's rare to use the word "gesturing wildly" to describe a fight... but that's exactly how it is.

"Alright, alright, you two stop arguing. This is serious." A Kivili, appearing in his Great Pom-Pom form, sighed, stretched out his two round arms, and placed one on each of Sparkle and Sparkle's heads, firmly pressing them to the ground like he was carrying chicks.

"How serious can things get? Even if the sky falls, the Miraculous Forger will hold it up. And Sparkle, get your fist off my face." Sparkle curled her lip dismissively.

"Let go! You're pulling my hair!" Sparkle tilted her head, one hand still gripping Sparkle's collar.

"Really? Take another look." A Kivili tightened his grip on their heads, turning their heads to face downwards from the stage.

Sparkle's gaze swept past the edge of the stage and landed on the person standing in the front row, dressed in the Golden Honkai-Moe King Outfit.

As a member of the whitelist of this cognitive impairment kit, Sparkle could see Chen Li's true expression through the visible HOMU headgear.

Chen Li was leaning back in his chair with his arms crossed and legs crossed, a very relaxed posture, and an interested smile on his lips.

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Sparkle's sense of foreboding instantly reached its peak.

"Hey, hey, Miraculous Forger, you're not planning to just abandon this, are you?" Sparkle released her grip on Sparkle's hair and staggered to the edge of the stage, bracing her hands on the shattered surface, her voice filled with disbelief.

"Why should I care? Isn't this the normal procedure of the Holy Grail War? Whether it's Ruler turning into Avenger or the classic creation of a powerful figure, it's all an inevitable part of the Holy Grail War. Even if Aha blows up the entire New Penacony, it's still just fighting the Holy Grail War." Chen Li tilted his head, his tone matter-of-fact.

"Hey, hey, he's threatening the entire New Penacony!" Sparkle also squeezed half of her body out from behind Sparkle, looking at Chen Li with some surprise.

"I think... Aha said makes sense. After all, this graduation ceremony does lack a graduation exam." Chen Li rested his chin on his hand and nodded.

"Haha! The crusade begins!" Aha received this unexpected recognition, and the curve on his mask rose to an almost eerie degree.

As soon as he finished speaking, Iron Tomb suddenly raised his right arm and hurled the scarlet spear upwards onto the stage.

The spear traced a dark red line in the air, its tip piercing precisely through the invisible shield that enveloped the entire stage.

"Snap!"

To outsiders, it looked as if a giant spear had pierced through the game screen, with cracks spreading wildly in all directions from the point of penetration.

The Ether Editing domain, which originally only covered the playground, was instantly expanded at this moment.

The rust-colored data stream surged outward from the center of the stage like a flood bursting its banks, spreading along the veins of the Ether Editing Architecture to every corner of Origami University, and then continued to advance relentlessly, engulfing every building of New Penacony.

Finally, even the Duality Paradise, suspended in mid-air, was incorporated into this force.

As for whether Aha will use Ether Editing? Don't be ridiculous, you're laughing God of Fun.

Almost at the same moment, every living being within the range of New Penacony experienced a flash of white light.

As the crisp sound of the screen shattering exploded in everyone's ears simultaneously, when they opened their eyes again, the scene before them had completely changed.

The stage was still directly in front of him, but the super boss standing in the center of the stage, possessing the power of two Aeon and combining the magnificent armor of the Iron Tomb with the eerie mask of Aha, was now looking down at him from above. The health bar above the opponent's head, which pierced the edge of the screen, was dazzlingly bright.

[Trial of Elation - Iron Curtain of Doomsday] The health bar shows 100%.

And... myself, empty-handed, standing alone in front of the playground.

Apart from himself and this Boss, there was no one else on the entire playground. It was as if he was the only player left on the entire server.

Wait... I'm going to hit Aha? Really?

On the now empty playground, Chen Li stretched, dragged a chair from nearby, sat down, crossed his legs, and looked at the [Trial of Elation - Iron Curtain of Doomsday] on the stage, which was confronting A Kivili, and the 100% health bar above its head.

"So they're using this method to Destruction New Penacony? A punitive expedition... that's a familiar tactic," Chen Li muttered to himself.

By creating a separate server instance for each person, Aha won't be dealing with everyone in New Penacony... but rather making everyone fight an Aha.

The Aha in different servers is the same entity, so they share the same health bar.

If Aha's health bar is successfully depleted, then the entire New Penacony team will have successfully passed this graduation exam.

However, if Aha's health bar remains even after defeating everyone, then according to the game's rules, all visitors to New Penacony will be instantly wiped out.

Just as the Iron Tomb manipulates the Path of Wisdom, destroys the cosmic constant, and thus Destruction the entire world.

Although that sounds difficult, since the game is turn-based, theoretically even if each player can only reduce Aha's health by one point, enough ants can still kill the elephant.

But... who says in turn-based games the player always attacks first, and not the boss?

If you want to take even a drop of blood from me, you'd better withstand one of my Aeon- level Noble Phantasms first.

But just as Chen Li settled into his chair, almost in the blink of an eye, countless figures reappeared around Chen Li.

The playground, which was just moments ago so empty that only the sound of the wind could be heard, was instantly filled with people again.

A small profile picture frame appeared above each of these people's heads, but without exception, all of their profile pictures were grayed out.

At the same time, the number under each of these people's profile pictures is 0 without exception.