The Mantis Stalks the Cicada
"Or else... die!"
As the Single Horn's low growl landed, countless semi-circular 'blades' instantly appeared in the small office.
These 'blades' were aimed at Qin Yiguan and his companions from various angles. Although they were currently stationary, as long as Single Horn gave the order, Qin Yiguan three of them would suffer a slow and agonizing attack!
Is he an idiot?
But the Underworld seemed not to hear Single Horn's words. He suddenly sprang into action, turned his machete around, and smashed it down on Single Horn's head with the hilt!
"How dare you!"
With a furious roar, the Single Horn's roar echoed, and countless blades trembled.
But the next moment, the Single Horn was stunned. He suddenly discovered that all the 'blades' were wrapped in a layer of something like a transparent space, which tightly restricted all the 'blades', making them unable to move.
Thump!
The hilt of the Underworld's knife slammed solidly into the Single Horn's large head. With tremendous force, the Single Horn was sent spinning like a top through the air for countless rotations before crashing to the ground with a thud.
The Underworld deliberately left survivors.
"Hiss..."
"Holy crap..."
The Single Horn squatted on the ground, covering its Big Head, baring its teeth and clearly showing that another 'small head' had grown on its brain.
The Underworld stood beside him, looking at Qin Yiguan and the Caregiver, then gave a thumbs-up, pointing at the Single Horn and saying, "This supposedly Core Aoke is a bit of an idiot."
Suddenly, the Single Horn pulled out a control panel from its arm and pressed buttons repeatedly. "Add setting: 'Blade' cannot be controlled! That is, it is not subject to any spatial constraints!"
Swish!
Swish!
A dozen blades suddenly activated, silently piercing through the body of the Underworld.
The Underworld was stunned, looking down at the bleeding wound. "Damn, he's cheating."
"You three!"
You've successfully enraged me!
The Single Horn, clutching his head, slowly rose, glaring at Qin Yiguan and the Caregiver through gritted teeth. "I'm giving you two one last chance. If you don't answer my questions honestly, you'll end up like him!"
It was at this time.
The Single Horn turned its head, looking somewhat stunned at the Underworld still standing on the ground, "How come you're still not dead?"
"Forehead..."
"Almost there, almost there."
The Underworld waved his hand, "You should go and interrogate those two."
"Pah, a bunch of lunatics."
The Single Horn ignored the Underworld; in his mind, his body had been pierced by more than a dozen 'blades,' and now he could only manage a final burst of energy before death.
"Explain."
"Are you three Qin Yiguan, the one who's been locked up in 'jail'?"
The Single Horn stared at Qin Yiguan and the Caregiver, suppressing its anger, and asked loudly.
Before Qin Yiguan could react...
The Single Horn asked again urgently, "Speak! Is the previous generation's Core Aoke still alive?"
He now deeply hates Qin Yiguan, but at the same time, he also desperately wants to resolve his doubts, especially about whether the former Core Aoke, who is a thorn in his side, is dead or not!
Qin Yiguan exchanged glances with the Caregiver, silently considering how to respond.
As for the question about the Single Horn, no one wanted to answer it.
The three were well aware of the ruthlessness of the Aoke. They knew that in the end, whether they answered the questions or not, the outcome would be the same; the Single Horn would not leave any survivors.
"Not going to tell?"
The Single Horn's gaze shifted back and forth between Qin Yiguan and the Caregiver, finally settling on Qin Yiguan himself, who was wearing a black jacket.
The Single Horn gritted its teeth and said, "Then I'll kill one more!"
He raised his right hand and suddenly pointed at Qin Yiguan!
Qin Yiguan's expression also tightened suddenly. Currently, there are no effective countermeasures against that kind of 'blade'!
The air suddenly became still.
Not a single 'blade' was activated.
The Single Horn was taken aback, then pointed its arm at Qin Yiguan again, but the 'blade' still didn't move.
"Um?"
The Single Horn panicked and immediately opened the control panel on its arm, just as it was about to make the settings again.
A 'blade' suddenly appeared, striking his arm directly. The physical components of the control panel were instantly shattered, and various fragments fell to the ground with a crackling sound!
Glug glug.
At the same time, a glass cylinder also separated from the shards, rolled on the ground for a moment, and came to rest at the Single Horn's feet.
The Single Horn's Pupil suddenly contracted.
That was his own ' Multiverse Jump String,' which was now flashing intensely and gradually emitting a dazzling golden light.
"It's been detonated!"
The Single Horn's expression changed drastically, staring at Qin Yiguan in horror, "What have you done?!"
Qin Yiguan was also completely bewildered at this moment.
They exchanged a glance with the Caregiver, both seeing a hint of doubt in each other's eyes.
They did nothing.
But they had indeed seen that String of Jumping before; it was a sign of impending self-destruction!
It was at this time.
Suddenly, a tremor occurred outside the office window.
Suddenly, the black brick floor liquefied, turning into black asphalt. This 'asphalt' then seemed to transform into the shape of venomous snakes, intertwining with each other and ultimately lifting a figure on the ground. This figure, like a god who commands all things, slowly rose into the sky and appeared outside the window!
The Single Horn was terrified and cried out, trembling, "AKI!!!"
The figure outside the window was wearing a dirty work uniform, with a neck that looked broken, a huge head hanging down, and the entire chin pressed against the chest.
But at this moment...
His eyes were extremely cold and devoid of emotion as he silently stared at the Single Horn.
Its head seemed unable to turn, and its eyes rolled to the right, where it saw Qin Yiguan.
"Oh..."
"Hehe..."
A strange laugh escaped AKI's throat, "Hehehe...!"
Qin Yiguan's Pupil also trembled.
This guy was none other than the Big-Headed Aoke I 'killed' in this universe, the AKI Aoke who created "Breath of the Mute"!
"Hehe..."
"The Metaverse, a world of code..."
"Source Matter, a type of programmable code..."
"All of this is very similar to my ' The Breath of the Mute '."
"If I, AKI Aoke, had been born 120 years earlier, I could have done the same thing as the Gemini Superbrain."
The incredibly eerie figure outside the window looked at the Single Horn again, "Core Aoke, you've studied it for so many years, but you actually don't understand Source Matter at all."
"The underlying code used in my novel ' The Breath of the Mute ' is a 'non-binary' code that I created by combining my own brain's neural pathways."
Qin Yiguan paused upon hearing this.
Indeed, God's Abandoned to great lengths to crack this code!
AKI then said, "My previous experiences gave me a certain understanding of various bizarre programming methods. Therefore, in the process of building the Aoke Universe, I quickly realized the essence of the Source Matter. Within the Source Matter lies the underlying logic of the Gemini Metaverse!"
"I haven't yet fully grasped the mysteries of the entire Gemini Metaverse."
"But regarding this little Aoke Universe..."
The Single Horn was utterly shocked and interrupted AKI, "Impossible! I've locked your access. No matter what you've figured out... unless you crack my permissions!"
"Oh..."
AKI smiled slowly, "Cracking? I don't need to crack it! While you were gloating and complacent, I had already formatted your Aoke Universe and completed its reconstruction!"
"Reconstruction based on my AKI code!"
At this moment, AKI, suspended in mid-air, stretched out his hands with an extremely eerie smile, as if a demon lord had descended.
The entire visible Aoke Universe behind him liquefied, countless black spikes rose from the ground, and large patches of dark clouds instantly gathered in the sky.
In an instant, the world changed color, the winds rose and the clouds surged, and the rulers changed!
Click.
Click.
A harsh, grinding sound came from AKI's neck.
But then I saw his drooping head lift up inch by inch!
"You ignorant and incompetent Core Aoke, you are not fit to lead the entire Ao Council!"
"And I, AKI, have said it before, I will definitely hold my head high!"