Phantasmoon Games on the Brink of Chaos

Before Sera could decide whose mask to steal, a news story shot to the top of the trending searches.

"It's about Phantasmoon Games... let me see." Sera opened the video.

He was dumbfounded from the very start.

Because...

"Whether or not your world has a concept of day and night, good morning, good afternoon, and good evening to you all... hmm, is that how it goes? Heh...

"Hello, everyone. This should be my first public appearance, shouldn't it? I am the Lord Ravager-Finality.

"There's no need to worry. I'm not here to destroy the world. Have you heard of Phantasmoon of Hattrypia? The moon is about to be full, and I hereby invite the galaxy to join me in this game of the gods.

"There's no need to worry about tickets." As Finality spoke, Finality showed all living beings the eight masks behind them, then destroyed them one by one.

"The tickets will be issued by Phantasmoon personally."

With that, Finality bowed gracefully.

The video ended.

"Hehehehahahaha..." Sera nearly lost it, because he knew this was probably what his teacher had meant by making things a little more difficult for him.

"Teacher, don't blame me for invoking your name, then..."

Sera composed himself, used his authority to hack into the network, and started a livestream.

Everyone in the galaxy had their Telepathy forcibly connected to the livestream.

Sera bowed in Zandar's usual fashion.

"Hello, everyone. Sorry for the sudden interruption. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Seraphis. You haven't heard of me, have you? That's all right. I'm the student of Genius Society #1, Zandar One Kuwabara.

"That's the man who created Nous. I can tell you for certain that it wasn't a rumor.

"Wondering what I'm here to do? Good question!"

Sera clapped his hands.

"I'm here to challenge Genius Society #64, Dr. Primitive. Listen up, Dr. Primitive. I'll be participating in Phantasmoon Games as a petitioner. You wouldn't be too scared to take part, would you?

"Hahaha, even if you don't show up in the end, I'll find you. Surely you don't doubt Teacher Zandar's ability to teach?"

Once Seraphis finished speaking, he ended the livestream and sat in his chair, waiting for something.

After a long while, Sera grew impatient.

"Lord of Silence, Polka Kakamond, are you there?"

At Sera's call, a woman in a candy-colored formal dress appeared before him.

Unexpectedly, the woman before Sera had no perceptual filter. She's a very pretty older sister, Sera thought.

Sera and Polka looked at each other for a while before he finally couldn't resist asking.

"Aren't you going to kill me? I'm Zandar's student."

"No. Maintaining the circle is my job. But maintaining the circle is only to ensure that Finality remains orderly. Your appearance has disrupted Finality," Polka answered calmly.

"Oh? Nous already knows about me."

Sera wasn't surprised.

"He will send you an invitation at the appropriate time. I'll be leaving now. If you have a problem, call for me. Under His witness, I will cut down every obstacle in your path."

Polka Kakamond left, just as she had arrived.

Sera was a little surprised.

"Did I just get myself a bodyguard?"

Knock, knock, knock!

There was a knock at the door, and Sera knew it had to be Cyrene coming to see him after seeing the news. To be honest, Sera thought he might have been a little arrogant just now.

Now Sera obediently unlocked the door, ready to accept a lecture from Cyrene.

After the Lord Ravager Finality's speech, Seraphis's declaration immediately followed, and it continued to stir up discussion online.

[]: What a joke. You say you're Zandar's student? You think saying it makes it true? Then I'm Nous!

[]: Wake up, person above. He hacked everyone's Telepathy. If you've got a death wish, just say so.

[????]: Hehahaha! What do we have here? Interesting. I accept.

[A detective just passing by] replied to [????]: Damn you. Blood debts must be paid in blood.

"General Yaoguang, are you leaving for Dual-Phase Paradise now?"

"Yes. I've glimpsed a thread of fate. There is a solution to the dead end that awaits us. Please grant me permission, Marshal," the white-haired diviner requested.

"Granted." The figure ended the projection after speaking.

"General Jing Yuan, sorry for the trouble, but please have the Luofu and the Yaoqing both dock near the Hattrypia system."

"Ah, General Rongtao, it's no trouble. This trip is to secure the lead for the Alliance. Jing Yuan will do everything in his power to help."

"Then I thank you."

"What are your thoughts on the Lord Ravager Finality and the person claiming to be Zandar's student?"

"Finality's appearance in Dual-Phase Paradise is a failure on the part of the Market Development Department," Diamond said decisively.

"As for the one claiming to be Zandar's student, I think we should do everything we can to win him over. He's already proven his abilities."

"Since this happened in an area under the Market Development Department's management, let's leave it to Oswald."

"Agreed."

"I agree."

"Hmph!" Oswald Schneider's face darkened.

"Question: What do you two ladies think of this student of Zandar's?" asked the elegant Intellitron noble and Genius Society #76, Screwllum.

"What else is there to think?" The beautiful, elegant 'little' witch snorted. "He hacked into our Telepathy without a sound, and he's already told us who he is. I didn't expect that old ghost Zandar to still be alive."

"Herta, are you angry?" Ruan Mei looked at Herta in puzzlement.

"No!" Herta flatly denied it.

The geniuses focused their attention on a particular statement.

"I really didn't expect him to be the one who made Metal Head. No, I have to go find that kid."

"Reminder: Dual-Phase Paradise is currently the focus of the galaxy's various factions. The Lord Ravager Finality's motives remain unknown."

"That's why I'm inviting you to come with me. Why fight one-on-one when we can fight as a group?" The Herta folded her arms.

"All right." Ruan Mei nodded without hesitation. Her eyes sparkled, though it was unclear what she was thinking about.

"Agreed." Screwllum also agreed with Herta. After all, no genius could fail to be curious about Metal Head and Zandar.

A scalpel silently came to rest against The Herta's neck.

"I advise you to abandon any ideas of harming him, little witch."

"Polka Kakamond!" The Herta said through gritted teeth.

"Lord of Silence." Screwllum and Ruan Mei had barely begun to move when Polka Kakamond, who had come prepared, immobilized them.

"This is a warning." Polka casually lowered the scalpel. "Next time it won't be."

"Remember, you may go, but you may not harm him."

With that, Polka left.

"..." The Herta said nothing.

"..." Screwllum and Ruan Mei didn't speak either.

"Conclusion: The Lord of Silence's appearance confirms his identity. Ms. Herta, are we still going?"

"Yes."

The Herta's voice had regained its composure.

"If she wanted to warn us, couldn't she have just said it nicely?"