Just as the Supreme Council of the Transdimensional Creator Alliance heatedly debated their response, spacetime at the edge of the Multiverse rippled violently once again.
This disturbance was completely different from the one that had accompanied Aristostes's arrival. Rather than the imposing aura of judgment, it carried a sense of urgency and panic. Chaotic spacetime fragments mingled within the disturbance, each shimmering with the light of a different timeline.
Lin Ye immediately sensed the change, and the Perfect Creation Scepter automatically sent out probing waves. He looked toward the spacetime rift, a flicker of surprise crossing his eyes.
"Someone else is coming?" Astria tightened her grip on the Cosmic Balance Scepter, ready to confront a new threat.
"No." Lin Ye shook his head. "This isn't a deliberate invasion. Someone is fleeing."
What burst from the new rift was not Alliance reinforcements, but a woman covered in wounds. She had long, silvery-white hair and wore a tattered robe patterned with stars. Exhaustion and fear filled her beautiful face. Most striking of all were her eyes, which held countless secrets of spacetime, as though they could see through every possibility of the past, present, and future.
"Help... help me..." Her voice was weak and urgent. The moment she appeared, she lost the ability to fly and plummeted straight down.
Without hesitation, Lin Ye teleported to her side and supported her body with gentle creation power. Golden light enveloped the woman and began healing her wounds.
The instant Aristostes saw the woman, his expression changed dramatically. "Mephisto, the Spacetime Wanderer! What are you doing here? Aren't you on the Alliance's wanted list?"
The woman named Mephisto was a fugitive in Superdimensional Space. She possessed an exceptionally rare ability to manipulate spacetime, allowing her to travel freely between different universes. But this ability threatened