A Dream Shattered, a Dream Begun

Upon hearing those three words, Olga Marie's carefully constructed resolve shattered instantly, and the previously tense atmosphere shifted immediately. She couldn't help but burst into laughter, then sat back down, slumped onto the table, and said weakly:

"Don't say things like that in a serious setting..."

The lingering image in her mind kept appearing before her eyes, and at least for the time being, she couldn't put on airs.

Looking into her still somewhat stubborn eyes, Bai Mo shook his head and said:

"Okay, in a way, your situation is also related to mine. It's certainly a thorn in your side to involve those people, but even if you're going to try, you should know your limits."

"Watch your step carefully when climbing, and I might need your help with a lot of things here."

To comfort her, Bai Mo offered an excuse: as the director of Chaldea, Olga Marie naturally had a responsibility to ensure the safety of her subordinates; a high position was not just about power, but also about responsibility.

It's understandable that she's so anxious after just learning about Chaldea's situation. Rather, if she had coldly declared that Chaldea was beyond saving, then Bai Mo would have found a safe place to throw her out.

After this was said, Shi continued:

"That's right, Miss Olga Marie, there are indeed quite a few things we need your help with."

Bai Mo's eyes flickered slightly, and after exchanging glances with Shi, the latter revealed a meaningful smile.

On the other side, Olga Marie, having confirmed that she wouldn't be getting a free meal, waved her hand and said:

"Alright, whatever it is, leave it to me. Although I can't match your strength, bring on all the management and planning work!"

Outside, Bai Mo stood on the edge of the floating island, looking down. Below was a semi-transparent membrane separating their dwelling.

"Shi, what's going on?"

"Just to be on the safe side, like an escape pod on a cargo ship, but I have something else to tell you."

Bai Mo nodded, and the two sat side by side on the edge of the floating island. He spoke with a somewhat heavy tone:

"From now on, I'll mainly be staying in this space. From here, I can do a lot of things, and I believe it will be helpful to you. If your life is in danger... I will intervene."

Hearing this, Bai Mo breathed a sigh of relief and said:

"I'm still struggling with how to convince you to stay on this relatively safe side. As long as you're safe and sound, that's the biggest help I can receive. If you were to be in danger, that would be unacceptable to me."

I'm counting on you here. Thank goodness you're here.

"But, Shi, judging from your expression, has something happened?"

Bai Mo keenly sensed Shi's worry. If she was unwilling to go out into the outside world, then something must have forced Shi to choose to remain hidden.

Shi's gaze darkened slightly, and then a somewhat solemn voice came from behind.

"Ultimate expert, your duel with those eyeballs just now attracted the attention of an Ultimate expert. Fortunately, you cleaned up the traces on that white-haired girl's body, and besides, your body is undetectable in this world without leaving a mark."

Otherwise... young man, you would be facing an Ultimate powerhouse right now.

Bai Wunan's voice rang out. At this moment, he was sitting at a long table, surrounded by other powerful figures, all of whom were focused on a somewhat blurry figure in front of them.

Some time ago -- in the dimensional hole.

Chaldeas is completely destroyed. Although it contains enormous energy, in today's Bleaching Earth, without sacrificing a Lostbelt, its means are extremely limited.

This is a forbidden zone for life, a place where no matter can exist, teeming with all sorts of twisted forces, including even antimatter. Its energy has completely dissipated, leaving only a sealed core emitting a faint glow.

As the outer shell is twisted and broken, the already damaged core is also about to come to an end.

Marisbury Animusphere's dream is about to come to an end.

Unwilling to accept it, why did this happen? How could I have failed? I tried to recall, but I couldn't remember anything at all. The medium that stored my memories had long since vanished. At this moment, all I could come to was the conclusion that I had "already failed."

Because it is completely impossible to find.

Within the dimensional pore, a hand grasped the core, and then, miraculously, the damaged core began to regenerate within this space devoid of any matter.

Like fruit growing on a fruit tree, it gradually becomes plump and unripe.

Chaldeas gradually recovered, gazing at the man before it, and uttered broken words:

"You... saved me? Human? Who are you?"

The man before him looked at Chaldeas in his hand. Twisted energy surged around him, but the man remained unmoved, like a stubborn rock in the ocean waves. Even the antimatter energy could not damage the clothes on his body.

"You don't even remember me? How pathetic. Brain damage only leads to death, but you're really worse off than dead."

"Rejection! I cannot perish! Humanity, I carry the long-cherished wish of Marisbury Animusphere, I am the key to saving humanity from suffering."

Please help me, for the sake of a better future for humanity, please help me rebuild.

Chaldeas spoke slowly. Since the person before him had pulled him back from "defeat," then he must be someone who could offer assistance. Presumably, he was someone who supported Marisbury's vision.

The man before him raised his hand, and quickly, Chaldeas was reshaped like a film playing in reverse, reshaped within this dimensional pore. In this environment filled with various twisted forces, its body was reshaped, even...

A surge of turbulent energy erupted, and Chaldeas was stronger than it had been before. Even though it had lost all its memories of the past, and only had Marisbury's long-cherished wish remaining, as an intelligent consciousness, it could still sense its own strength.

If it were a person, it would surely roar to the sky at this moment in awe of this power.

"Thank you for your help, human. With my strength now, I am more than capable of fulfilling Marisbury's vision. From your words, it seems you know about my past."

My memory storage is damaged; please provide information.

Chaldeas resembles a star orbiting countless planets, dazzlingly beautiful. It dances with its new body, and can even mobilize the energy within dimensional pores.

However, the man in front of it did not provide the information it expected.

"I regret to inform you, Chaldeas, that I am not here to save you, but to destroy you, to destroy the Dream of Marisbury."

The man's voice echoed in the space, Chaldeas, staring with strange eyes at the person who had just saved her.

"Human, my voice sensing device seems to have a flaw that I cannot detect."

"You heard me right, I'm here to destroy you. The only reason I'm repairing you is to prevent you from simply perishing helplessly. Now your power far surpasses what it was before, so make your move."

The person in front of me spoke very casually, as if he were talking about something trivial.

Chaldeas paused for a moment, then slowly opened his defenses, revealing his most important core as if offering his neck for execution.

"Human, you saved me, and I cannot attack the one who saved me. Moreover, according to your words, you seem to know my past, even Marisbury's long-cherished wish, so you naturally have the right to veto me and destroy me."

I'm unwilling to harm a friend you can't even remember, my benefactor. Go ahead and do it."

Seeing Chaldeas's expression, the man before him sighed deeply, as if lost in thought. And this was the most likely winning strategy that Chaldeas had calculated!

Within its core, energy spiraled and converged. As the surrounding "planetary" devices operated, Chaldeas, like a vortex, absorbed the chaotic energy from the dimensional pores, maximizing its output without regard for anything else.

A rainbow-colored arc of light condensed to the thickness of a thumb, and this terrifying power that pierced through everything shot straight toward the man before him, Chaldeas's "savior"!

However, the man remained calm and composed. He raised his hand, and the attack that could have evaporated a planet was blocked as easily as a child shooting a water gun at an adult.

"Is this what it looks like to have already failed but still struggle in its death throes? Looking at it from another angle, it's utterly ugly."

The next moment, the man's hand pushed past the surging energy, bracing against Chaldeas's output, and grabbed its core.

"I know your programming. I know perfectly well that you'd do anything for Marisbury's dream. You were so human just now, you weren't like a machine at all."

The man spoke slowly, and with a slight exertion of force, Chaldeas instantly began to tremble, its energy dimmed, and its brand-new body shattered in an instant.

"I can't understand. You were involved in my design, so naturally... you know about Marisbury. Why? Why deny it? Only the world Marisbury created is humanity's most ideal..."

The man paused, then tightened his grip, his tone remaining calm as he said:

"Because... I've traversed those seven worlds, through countless reincarnations, witnessing much along the way—the beauty and ugliness of humanity. There must be a better solution, a way to truly save humanity—a dream."

The core of Chaldeas stared at the man, its eyes filled with incomprehension. At that moment, it had only one thought:

Human beings are too complex, and it is precisely because of this that suffering constantly arises. Marisbury is right.

"You've always observed, but never actually stepped into it, so let it be. Your dream ends here. From now on, I will take over the future of humanity. I promise you, a world where everyone can understand each other and where happiness is on the horizon."

With a shattering sound, Chaldeas was destroyed.

"Alright, let's see how this thing was destroyed the first time. There are no records, but we should be able to trace it... No?"

He raised an eyebrow slightly, but quickly dismissed it; to him, it was just a trivial matter.

As for the one who destroyed Chaldeas, any alien that appears in this Lostbelt can be found through this core program.

He was not prepared to waste time on such things; the task of saving the world was long and arduous.

Within the system's space, Bai Mo also confirmed the situation.

"In other words, in this Bleaching world, any intrusion by anyone else could be detected. But as a complete outsider, I will not be detected, neither physically nor spiritually."

"And Olga Marie, or Shi, naturally cannot come out."

Hearing Bai Mo's summary, Shi nodded. Then Bai Mo smiled, shrugged, and said:

"This means there was absolutely no loss. Although it was Ultimate powerhouse, the enemy was in the open while we were in the dark, so this is good news. I'll leave the rest to you."

Seeing Bai Mo's relaxed expression, Shi Yi's gentle smile returned.

"Okay. Be careful out there, I'll be right behind you." Without realizing it, her hand was already on the back of Bai Mo's hand.

"Optimism is a good thing. Okay, let's get ready to take action. But before that, let's go see someone. He's been waiting for you for a long time."

Bai Wunan's voice rang out, and a teleportation portal appeared not far away. Behind the portal, a black figure stood with three eyes fixed on Bai Mo.

Like a black beast, it looked at Bai Mo, emanating a jet-black light.

This powerful and unpredictable figure was none other than him— the War God Ke Bao.