Link forced himself to calm down.
Fear was an emotion for the weak, and he was a god.
He began to frantically analyze all the information he had just obtained.
"Reapers," "they," "outside the universe," "final check-in," "become one"...
Every single word pointed to a truth that made his blood run cold: the universe he resided in was not the only one, and might even be just one in a massive "farm." And the so-called "Reapers" would come at a specific moment to "harvest" the fruits of this farm.
As for him, an existence who had gathered all six Infinity Stones and deeply bound his own energy with the laws of the universe, he was undoubtedly the "fattest" fruit in this universe.
[Check-in System... you deceptive piece of garbage, you were raising pigs all along!]
Link cursed fiercely in his heart.
He finally understood that the power of the Infinity Stones had limits. They were the "underlying code" of this universe; no matter how powerful their functions were, they could not cause any effect on the "programmers" outside the universe.
The only way out seemed to be the final mission given by the system—to go to the Primordial Singularity, perform the final check-in, and become "one."
Yet what was "one"? Was it to assimilate with the universe and become a higher-dimensional existence? Or... a more advanced form of "sacrifice"?
The unknown brought unprecedented pressure.
Just as Link was immersed in this massive external threat, his global-covering mind network also transmitted some "noise" that he had previously overlooked.
His consciousness swept across Earth.
On Themyscira, a long-suppressed rebellious will belonging to the Old Gods was awakening. Diana seemed to have returned from somewhere, carrying an aura of "nihilism" on her body that even made him feel a trace of palpitations. That