Chapter 2531 / Chapter 2532

"My son... A Kivili. I have treated you well... How could you betray me? All those things from the past... Do you really not remember them?" Aha looked up at A Kivili with sorrowful eyes and spoke slowly in an extremely weak voice.

"The past, the past... are you referring to the past?"

A Kivili's hand holding the spear paused slightly, and he slowly closed his eyes.

All the past events actually replayed in His mind: from Aha inexplicably adding the "Riding Together" trait to Him using His own Teacher Qualification Certificate, to using Him as a human shield to take Iron Tomb's punches in the ring, to elbowing Him in the back of the head while adding "this is a spur of love," and finally to just now shamelessly calling Him "Father" in front of Him.

Thinking of this, A Kivili suddenly opened his eyes, his Pom-Pom eyes now burning with a real Killing Intent.

"My mind is made up! Do you have anything else to say?" A Kivili said impatiently.

Aha sighed softly, a tear silently sliding down from the eye of his mask, down the shattered edge of the mask, and into the gap in the armor of the Iron Tomb's chest before slowly closing his eyes.

"No further words. Please act quickly."

"Aha and A Kivili... what a tragic couple. But... A Kivili, let's do it." Sparkle, standing behind A Kivili, sighed softly.

A Kivili nodded, raised his spear high again, aimed it at the center of Aha's mask, and then plunged it in hard.

With a "thud," the tip of the spear pierced through A Kivili's own body.

The gun handle remained in A Kivili's own hand, but the tip of the gun protruded from his back, and golden fragments of his spirit core continued to gush out as the wound spread.

Behind A Kivili, Aha's cracked mask still hung low, the tear stains on it not yet dry.

But the fatal wound that had pierced Aha's chest, the crack created by the energy beam that should have ended him completely, was healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I told you, that gun is unlucky! Aha threw it himself! How can you use something of unknown origin like that!" Sparkle's eyes widened.

"666, there's even a second level." Spark's Sparkle voice drifted in from the side.

Aha lowered his head, and a low laugh escaped from beneath the cracked mask.

The laughter started faintly, then grew louder and more joyful, until it finally turned into unrestrained, maniacal laughter.

Sparkle and Sparkle each took a step back and stood side by side, their eyes simultaneously fixed warily on the broken mech that was emitting an ominous laugh.

"Haha... you guys don't actually think... the Boss only has one life, do you?"

As Aha finished speaking, one of the two skulls representing the corruption levels that were originally arranged below Aha's health bar on the screen suddenly disappeared.

The next moment, Aha's nearly depleted health bar was replenished in an instant at a despairing speed.

The crimson health bar shone brightly once more, completely undamaged.

Meanwhile, A Kivili looked down at the large hole in his chest from which golden particles of light were still drifting out. He then released his grip on the spear, raised his head, and with his last ounce of strength, tremblingly raised his round hand toward Aha... and then gave him the middle finger.

Damn it!

"Aha, how did you do that?" Sparkle asked incredulously.

"Being Command Spell is an unavoidable part of the Holy Grail War," Aha said gloatingly.

The cracks on Aha's mask were completely repaired after his health bar was fully restored, and his smile returned to its usual smugness.

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"But you're not Ruler anymore! Where did you get the Command Spell to command your Servants?" Sparkle questioned.

"I hate wasting things the most. So before I died, I used up all my Command Spell and gave all my Servants the same order: 'After defeating me once, commit suicide immediately,'" Aha said with a sly smile.

"..."by Sparkle.

"It was just as insurance, but I never expected to actually lose a life. What a pity. Now you two little darlings will have to face the Aeon." Aha rested his chin on the arm of the Iron Tomb, the corners of his mouth curving upwards to an extremely irritating angle.

"Hey! Do you still have any Command Spell?" Sparkle turned to look at Sparkle.

"It's all gone. I used up all the Command Spell to turn them into Wish Power." Sparkle spread her empty arms.

"Why didn't you leave three Command Spell?! What are we going to do now?" Sparkle said irritably.

"How am I supposed to know this guy isn't dead yet?!" Sparkle said anxiously.

"I admit, you were quite clever to exploit the Riding Together' trait I left for A Kivili; you almost killed me. But it's a pity." Aha slowly stood up, maneuvering the Iron Tomb, the joints clicking as they reset.

"Aha, don't be so smug. Who will win and who will lose... is still unknown." But upon hearing Aha 'Sparkle, Hanabi was not discouraged at all; instead, a gloating smile slowly crept onto her lips.

"Child, have you been scared out of your wits?" Aha looked at Sparkle with the kind of compassionate gaze one would give a mental patient.

"No, I truly have no strength left to fight. But... what did you just say?" Sparkle countered.

"Huh?" Aha was taken aback.

"You just admitted it yourself... that you used your Teacher Qualification Certificate to leave the [Riding Together] trait for A Kivili, which influenced the outcome of the Holy Grail War. Right?" Sparkle raised a finger and pointed at Aha.

In the Holy Grail War, it's not entirely forbidden to use Miraculous Items. For example, Aha's usual pranks or using his Mom's Tablecloth to entertain guests are all harmless.

However, you cannot use Miraculous Item to influence the outcome of the Holy Grail War itself.

Those who violate this ironclad rule will be met with the iron fist of the Miraculous Forger!

Aha's smile slowly froze, and a bad premonition rose in his heart.

"No way?" For the first time, a genuine wavering appeared in Aha's voice.

"Respected Miraculous Forger! I have a report! Someone is using Miraculous Item improperly, affecting the outcome of the Holy Grail War!" Sparkle raised her right hand high, shouting in a clear and resonant voice, like a primary school student tattling to their teacher.

Compared to Sparkle's confident victory, Sparkle looked completely bewildered.

These lines weren't in the script either, Sparkle, you bastard, have you been hiding a lot from me?

Although she didn't know what had happened, Sparkle knew that the balance of power had shifted dramatically!

And now is the perfect opportunity for me to shine!

"You're doomed! You're finished! Our great Miraculous Forgers are always killing people when they're hungry!" Sparkle stepped forward, blocking Sparkle's path, and pointed at Aha, saying gloatingly.

And coincidentally, the Miraculous Forger is never full!

Aha ignored the provocations from Sparkle and Sparkle, because at this point, provocation was no longer the most important thing.

Aha's face revealed a smile that was more like a grimace as he turned to look down at the stage... There he saw the figure who had just stood up, wearing the Golden Honkai-Moe King Outfit, slowly twisting his neck, moving his wrists, and stretching his shoulders.

Watching Chen Li warm up, the eternal smile on Aha's mask twisted into a subtle expression.

Oh no, we're doomed!

"Um... is it possible to reconcile?" Aha forced a smile that looked more like a grimace, looking down at Chen Li, his voice carrying a genuine sense of guilt for the first time.

Chen Li smiled and shook his head.

"If I said I was just taken over by a second personality, would you believe me? It was all the evil First Ripple who manipulated me!" Aha quickly shifted the blame, trying to weave a reasonable disclaimer for himself.

First Ripple, who had been thrown to the other side of the stage by Aha and was now obediently staying there, tilted her head and pointed to herself after hearing her name called.

"Me?" First Ripple's tone was full of innocence and confusion.

"You actually put pressure on an Alternate-Color Cyrene?" Chen Li clenched his fist, the bones making a crisp cracking sound.

Hearing the conversation between Chen Li and Sparkle, Sparkle and others, countless viewers who were initially shocked by A Kivili's defeat turned their attention to the Miraculous Forger in the audience through Sparkle's live streaming phone.

Although the audience is currently in the New Penacony, established by the Miraculous Forgers, and many have participated in the Holy Grail War organized by the Miraculous Forgers, the people in the galaxy still know far too little about the true power of the Miraculous Forgers.

Some believe that the strength of Miraculous Forger lies in the Miraculous Item they create, and that their actual combat power has an extremely high upper and lower limit.

Some believe that the Miraculous Forger possesses some kind of supreme power, and therefore must be very strong.

Among them, the player group known as the "Galactic Power Party" has been the most vocal in their discussions on this matter, and the differing opinions among different people have led to the fact that the power cards for the Wondrous Miraculous Forger have been in a "working" state for a long time.

No one can give a definitive answer.

And now, the answer seems to be about to be revealed.

Amidst the expectant gazes of the crowd, Chen Li slowly raised his leg and took his first step from the front of the playground toward the stage.

"Seriously, they actually walk?" the Great Silver Wolf couldn't help but complain.

But as soon as he spoke, the Great Silver Wolf found his voice becoming intermittent, as if half of the frame had been forcibly cut off.

The Great Silver Wolf subconsciously looked at Chen Li, who was walking towards the stage.

In the eyes of the Great Silver Wolf, Chen Li still didn't display any dazzling special effects, nor was there any aura of Path surrounding his body. He was still just an ordinary figure wearing the Golden Honkai-Moe King Outfit.

But an inexplicable change occurred.

Even though he hadn't used any power, Chen Li had only taken one step when he appeared two steps away. The Great Silver Wolf hadn't seen what happened in between.

No, it's not that I didn't see it clearly.

It's the middle part... that was eaten.

This isn't some kind of shrinking-the-ground-to-an-inch trick. It's more like...

The Great Silver Wolf seemed to sense something and looked around in astonishment. It saw the falling dust frozen in mid-air, and the audience in the distance with their mouths open but unable to make a sound. The whole world was torn into one rigid frame after another.

At the same time, countless comments exploded in Sparkle's live stream.

Is my phone stuck?

Why is the live stream dropping frames?

"Is it a network problem? I'm experiencing lag on my end too!"

The Great Silver Wolf's gaze fell once again on the figure that had just walked past him. The man whose mere presence was enough to cause the game realm constructed by the power of the Double Aeon of Joy to drop frames.

It's not that the live stream is lagging.

Rather, the world is stuck.

"Click."

The moment Chen Li stood before the game screen that had transformed from a stage, a crisp cracking sound suddenly rang out.

The sound did not come from any object.

Rather, it comes from this space, from this world.

This Ether Editing Domain, which remained unscathed despite only experiencing minor fluctuations during Silver Wolf's advancement to Lv1000 and the battle against the Aeon of Joy, finally succumbed to the "memory" consumed by Chen Li in just a few seconds, signaling the imminent collapse of its entire existence.

Immediately afterwards, a series of cracking sounds rang out like dominoes being toppled.

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With a muffled "bang," countless afterimages instantly filled the entire playground.

Those were Origami University visitors on other servers.

The Ether Editing domain is shattered.

The lag from around the world also returned to normal, and everyone was able to speak fluently and normally again.

The moment he sensed the lag had ended, the Great Silver Wolf couldn't help but turn to look at the Silver Wolf.

"You call that 'their greatest strength is just their strength'?" The Great Silver Wolf's tone was full of disbelief.

As the creator of this Ether Editing realm, the Great Silver Wolf was well aware of just how secure this realm was.

In fact, as a top-tier Aether Hacker, Great Silver Wolf had already seen through the underlying structure of this space the moment he stepped into New Penacony.

It is built within a program-constructed world with a strength comparable to the real world.

Even with the entire New Penacony compressed from a mass comparable to the world to the size of a unfolded star, its sturdiness was sufficient to withstand the battle of a dozen Aeon without any damage.

The Ether Editing domain built upon this foundation, while not reaching the level of the New Penacony, is sufficient to simulate real-world intensity within the playground area.

It was only a few steps from where Chen Li was sitting to the edge of the stage.

The moment the Ether Editing Domain shattered meant that in just a few seconds, the "memory" occupied by Chen Li was enough to overwhelm a real world.

The "world," which is only the size of a home swimming pool, is simply not enough to contain this giant whale known as the Miraculous Forger.

"You know, there are many Miraculous Item in Friends Circle. There's the [Friends Circle shield], which can compress Aeon into a proton; there's the [The Story of Being Because of You], which can contain endless Parallel Worlds; and there's even the [Revival Match], which can arbitrarily revive Aeon. But why do you think I only mentioned Chen Li's strength? Is it because I want to mislead you?"

When confronted with the Great Silver Wolf's questioning, the Silver Wolf simply shrugged.

"..." by Great Silver Wolf.

"That's because Chen Li is really strong." Silver Wolf tilted his head and said with a playful smile.

You tell me... how strong does a person have to be to be considered strong?

Chen Li ignored the commotion caused by his Extraction of a small portion of the attributes and gently placed his palm on the game screen.

"Aha, do you have any last words?" Chen Li looked at Aha, whose expression was already somewhat tense, through the screen and revealed a kind smile that was so kind it sent chills down one's spine.

"Give me a chance, okay? I didn't have a choice before, but now I want to be a good Ruler." Aha's massive Iron Tomb body took a half step back within the game's domain.