Eastern Han, Luoyang (1)

To be fair, the Destroyer Celestial's argument was not without merit.

A programmer whose sole responsibility was to patch the complex program of the multiverse ended up being threatened, and perhaps even controlled, by something within that very program?

What an absurd reality. No programmer could tolerate that.

Generally speaking, what programmers hated most were bugs. They had to expend effort fixing them, then proceed with extreme caution, looking three steps ahead with every step they took, guarding against even more inexplicable bugs appearing because they had fixed one.

And now, Donnie, this unprecedented native Unique God produced by the multiverse, was, in a sense, a bug. Fortunately, in this regard, the Speed Force Wall would be more proactive than the Celestials.

But the lifeless AllSpark was the most troublesome "bug" the Celestials had to confront head-on.

A bug that existed within the program yet could in turn control and alter the programmer was something no one could accept. It had nothing to do with temperament.

The AllSpark's existence was simply a tremendous humiliation to the Celestials.

So the Destroyer Celestial's fury and declaration urging war were, fundamentally, not wrong. He was not merely acting for his own safety, but to protect the Celestials, the largest gathering of programmers. Perhaps there was also some curiosity and greed toward the AllSpark mixed in, but that was unimportant. What mattered was going to war.

Whoever controlled the AllSpark would, in some sense, control the Celestials. If the Destroyer Celestial could seize and use the AllSpark, he would become the uncrowned king of the Celestials. Even the Chief Justice would likely have to fear him.

The other Celestials fell silent for a time.

The Sleeping Celestials turned to Calculator Nezar. This Celestial, whose entire body emitted the luster of pale blue crystals, excelled