The Chaotic Situation

Meanwhile, Edwin returned directly to the secret chamber in his home.

In the darkness, only two trophies gave off their own light.

One was the Beyonder characteristic left behind by the middle-aged man after his death.

A collection spanning from Sequence 9 "Arbiter" to Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter."

The other was the Thorn Crown.

It had now taken physical form—a twisted ring of thorns that seemed forged from congealed light, lying quietly on a brass side table.

Judging by its intensity, it was a Sequence 2 Beyonder characteristic, seemingly related to sunlight, justice, and order.

It could be considered capable of producing an effect where one plus one was greater than two when paired with the Judge pathway—

Unfortunately, he had failed to obtain that man's memories.

That ritual had destroyed the balance between the Beyonder characteristic and humanity, triggering a collapse of the self.

That was precisely why the man's soul and sense of self had turned into scraps.

But this also confirmed Edwin's suspicion.

The people of this world truly had no means of defending against this kind of attack.

Though, thinking about it—

The Beyonders of this world were like a group of users accustomed to smartphone apps. They could invent all manner of unimaginable ways to use them.

They could get incredibly creative with photo software, yet they had never considered studying the underlying code of the app, much less modifying it.

To them, Beyonder characteristics were black boxes with fixed functions.

Therefore, an attack like his, one that directly targeted the underlying code, was naturally extremely difficult to deal with.

The other matter was that the royal family's Sequence 3 "Chaos Hunter" had appeared there, which also proved that the underground ruins were indeed a location needed for George III's ascension ritual.

The commotion Edwin