Lightless Realm

These mechanical beings, created by the Mother of the Universe, had been given a mission: to judge civilizations.

They were to eliminate inferior species and guide the evolution of superior ones.

But recently, they had discovered a far more terrifying truth.

Something beyond the Multiverse was using Earth as a critical nexus to bring down the entire structure of reality.

Everything they had done was meant to destroy Earth and stop that catastrophe.

They considered themselves the universe's creators, and they would not allow the universe to be destroyed.

And if it had to happen, they would be the ones to do it!

"We must accelerate the cleansing."

One of the Builders' leaders danced his mechanical fingers across the holographic console.

"Every Earth in every Parallel Universe must be destroyed..."

Before he could finish, dazzling golden light erupted in the center of the control room.

Hiss!

Xiao Han and Knull appeared out of thin air.

Every Builder instantly entered combat mode. Armor plates flipped open to reveal weapon arrays, and energy cannons locked onto the targets at once!

"Intruders!" The Builder leader's electronic voice wavered.

"Who are you?"

Xiao Han said nothing.

Knull struck without warning. A torrent of dark energy swallowed two Builders in an instant.

Their mechanical bodies twisted and decayed in the darkness until nothing remained but a heap of residue.

Xiao Han surveyed the room, his gaze settling on the holographic projection.

"So you've discovered the Beyonders' experiment too."

The Builders exchanged looks. These two exerted more pressure than even the Mother of the Universe, who had created them.

Xiao Han calmly sat in the Builder warship's command chair, tapping a finger against its metal armrest with a crisp rhythm.

These Builders followed their own code: eliminate the weak and help the strong evolve.

They were