Physical Antivirus

Lilith took the crystal, a flicker of longing passing through her violet eyes. Without hesitation, she pressed it directly into her chest.

Purple demonic patterns flowed across her skin, and her aura grew deeper still.

Lin Mu waved his hand.

"Underworld, dispel."

Buzz.

The gray canopy vanished.

The surging River Styx, the mountain-like heaps of bones, and the Bone Dragons filling the sky all disappeared in that instant.

The surroundings reverted to the pure-white prison of the "Heart of Truth."

At this moment, the prison was utterly empty.

The cells that had once held all manner of twisted creatures had all vanished.

Even the data chains and chaotic code had been thoroughly "digested" by the Underworld Domain just now.

The entire space was so clean it was downright outrageous.

Like a hard drive after being formatted.

Beep.

The external communication link was restored.

Sequence Nine's holographic projection instantly appeared before Lin Mu.

His figure of light seemed somewhat unstable; clearly, the system reconnection had placed no small burden on him.

When Sequence Nine got a clear look at the surroundings, his entire being—data stream and all—froze.

"This..."

He looked around, the red electronic eyes flashing wildly.

There were no ruins left from a fierce battle.

No monster corpses.

Even that faint trace of chaotic aura that had plagued the Divine Domain for tens of thousands of years was gone.

Only Lin Mu stood there with the two women, as though they had merely finished strolling through a back garden, without even a speck of dust on them.

"C-Consultant?"

Sequence Nine's voice trembled.

"Where is the containment object? Where is the Primordial Shadow?"

"Why has the Heart of Truth's operating efficiency... increased by 300%?"

Lin Mu adjusted his collar, a signature professional smile appearing on his face.

"That bug has been