Luo Feng's body had become a walking glitch in reality.
It started small—his footsteps left behind tiny black holes that spat out confused squirrels. Then his sneezes rewound time three seconds. Then he absentmindedly scratched his arm and invented a new color.
The Death Queen watched, fascinated, as he accidentally turned a rock into sentient cheese.
"Darling," she said, poking it with a dagger, "I think you've broken physics."
Li Qing, meanwhile, was having her own crisis.
Her frost—usually a lethal, pristine white—had begun blushing pink. Every ice shard she summoned now came with tiny, floating hearts trapped inside.
"Fix this," she demanded, as a glacier behind her spontaneously sprouted cupid wings.
THE CHAOS SPREADS
Localized Physics Breakdowns Included:
Gravity became a suggestion (apples fell sideways, the Death Queen floated every time she laughed)
Sound moved at the speed of regret (insults from three days ago suddenly echoed in the present)
Li Qing's Reputation took critical damage (her ice constructs now giggled when shattered)
The Fox Spirit's memory fragment, watching from the metaphysical sidelines, left a note burned into Luo Feng's palm:
"This is the funniest thing you've ever done. Please never stop."
THE DESPERATE FIX
Varkus, the only one still operating under normal physics, rubbed his temples. "Okay. We contain this before the universe remembers it can sue us."
Their attempts:
Li Qing Tried Freezing the Problem
Result: Her ice turned polka-dotted.
Side Effect: All snowmen in a 50-mile radius came to life and demanded workers' rights.
The Death Queen Tried Poisoning the Glitch
Result: The poison gained sentience and started a union.
Side Effect: It collectively bargained for better working conditions.
Luo Feng Tried Apologizing to Reality
Result: The sky folded its arms and demanded a written apology.
THE FINAL SOLUTION
In the end, the only thing that worked was sheer embarrassment.
The Pantheon's elite forces arrived—only to slip on rainbow ice, get tangled in sentient vines of bureaucracy, and get mooned by a black hole with a sense of humor.
The sheer absurdity shamed the Eclipse Core into behaving. Mostly.
Remaining Side Effects:
Li Qing's frost stayed 10% pink (she claimed it was "tactical camouflage")
The Death Queen kept one sentient poison drop as a pet ("His name is Jeff.")
Luo Feng's shadow now occasionally hums show tunes
[System Alert: TEMPORARY STABILITY ACHIEVED]
[Warning: Next Overdrive May Include Spontaneous Musical Numbers]
The plush demons started a reality repair service. Business was booming.
END OF CHAPTER 78