Su Ming had expected Ciri to vent after holding it in for so long. He thought she might at least tell Eredin something about how fortunes changed with time, trade a few words with him.
But the witcher was far more decisive. She jumped off the Flying Carpet and swung her sword, taking her enemy's head clean off. Her blade struck sparks from the stone plaza, and the severed head rolled away.
After beheading him, Ciri dropped to one knee and covered her face with her free hand, as though she were sobbing silently.
Su Ming left her alone and nodded to Adjutant. Several nearby Aliens tore the headless body apart, while another chased after the rolling head.
The adult Aliens were obeying the Alien Queen's orders. To them, Adjutant was their queen. A large part of the Alien army's training costs went into that deception. After all, it took magic to make a pack of bloodthirsty beasts obey a Super AI.
"All right, move the Aliens and the remains out." Flesh was a resource too. They could recycle it later to make Synthezoids. "Once Ciri's had a moment, we'll leave. The universe containing the Aen Elle planet is beyond saving. The White Frost has filled every corner of space."
"Understood. Executing. But Sheriff, can't even you save this universe?"
"I could. But I can get everything here from other multiverses. There's nothing I can't do without, so saving it would be a lot of work for no return. Using quantum authority has a price, too. The more I use it, the more I feel myself slipping toward what that blue man became. You wouldn't want me to turn into an emotionless monster like that, would you? Maybe 'merging myself with the Dao' is the better term?"
Su Ming took