Three months later.
Subtle spacetime fluctuations rippled beside the shattered galaxy, and a stable wormhole structure appeared in the universe.
A constantly writhing mass of shadow shot out of the wormhole.
It was a four-dimensional being of the Gardener Faction, arriving from fifteen million light-years away.
The utterly shattered galaxy clearly shocked it-the shadow twisted faster and more violently.
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A powerful tachyon communication signal emanated from beside the galaxy and rapidly spread through the surrounding star fields.
There was no response.
After waiting briefly, the shadow plunged straight into the fragmented galaxy.
The aftershocks of the annihilation starburst still reverberated through the galaxy. Violent gamma rays surged "slowly" into the distance like a tide.
After searching the area, the shadow returned to the source of this gamma rays tide.
It carefully sifted through the timeline, trying to reconstruct what had happened.
At the bottom of the universe bubble.
As Membrane had for countless years, Membrane waited quietly.
The conflict in the Laniakea Supercluster had ended.
Just as Membrane had expected, with the Gardener Faction voluntarily withdrawing, the Cleaners Civilization, eager to complete the Universe-Spanning Acceleration Plan, had not pursued them relentlessly-it had devoted most of its efforts to repairing its existing facilities.
Membrane made a quick calculation.
In theory, the timing was just right-the annihilation plan would be completed before the acceleration plan!
As long as nothing unexpected happened.
Thinking of Human Civilization, which had grown into a level eight civilization in an extremely short time, Membrane felt a little heavier at heart.
No matter what, Human Civilization had to be eliminated!
Membrane carefully considered every step of the annihilation plan-to avoid missing this one and only opportunity, Membrane had spent every second of those countless years thinking through and refining it.
Suddenly, a tachyon fluctuation arrived