"I thought something felt off; so it was something made by the little one."
Herta took the seven stars gem from Bronya's palm, then held it between her fingers to examine it.
A mysterious rule energy within it deeply attracted her.
"Little one, teleport this gem to my main body."
Herta said as she stuffed the gem into Bronya's hand.
"Why should Bronya listen to you?"
"Please, you cute little thing."
"..."
Bronya teleported the gem to Herta's main body through the teleportation device.
Herta, having received the seven stars gem, didn't even have time to study it before it turned into colorful ripples and merged into her chest.
Herta's eyes closed slightly. Her attire didn't change much, but her facial features became significantly softer and more elegant.
"Herrscher... what a miraculous life form..."
After absorbing the knowledge brought by the core, Herta opened her eyes and whispered while looking at her fair palm.
After Bronya teleported the gem, the Herta Puppet beside her lowered its head and stopped moving, as if it had crashed.
Ruan Mei watched Kiana quietly.
She developed a strong interest in Kiana.
A voice inside told her... if she could study Kiana, she would be able to unravel all the mysteries of life's genetic code.
Kiana didn't notice the emotions in Ruan Mei's eyes and instead invited Bronya and Ruan Mei to her battleship.
Then Bronya and Ruan Mei brought the Herta Puppet to Kiana's battleship... "He no longer has any spare computing power to manage Amphoreus~♪"
Dermuge spoke in a cheerful and relaxed tone, clapping her hands and resting them against her cheek, looking very happy.
Time went back to a short while ago... The Black Tide had completely receded, and the data constructs of Nous were eliminated one by one.
But—
Even more powerful data individuals appeared before them.
Nous used its own computing power and the Path of Erudition to create Data Mimics of the universe's powerhouses.
"..."
Phainon gripped his sword and looked at a white figure formed by data above him, his expression solemn.
Data Mimic · Lord Ravager · Zephyro
At the same time, the other Chrysos Heirs within the All-World Matrix faced similar situations.
Aglaea looked at the data cluster condensing above; a blonde woman wearing a white lady's suit appeared.
Herrscher of Dominance · Otto
Thirisiphios was facing the data body of the Herrscher of the Void · Sirin.
Mydei versus the data body of Kalpas.
Castorice's opponent was Rita, who possessed the Clearance of Life and Death.
Hyacine versus the Sky Titan data body, Aigle.
Cipher faced off against Pardofelis.
Anaxa, Hecate, and Chrydalla faced their own data bodies.
Finally, Cyrene faced the data body of Elysia.
The data for these existences, like Wangshu, were stealthily collected by Nous when Wangshu was fighting the Swarm of Abundance.
Although those Herrschers' clearances might not be able to exert their full effects, they were currently more than enough.
The moment the data bodies were formed, all Chrysos Heirs and their opposing data bodies moved simultaneously.
Only Cyrene and Elysia stood face to face with their hands behind their backs, curiously sizing each other up.
"The tiny version of me is really cute~♪"
Elysia reached out and pinched Cyrene's little cheek, saying with a smile.
Elysia had originally been playing in the Golden Hour with Eden and Senti.
Suddenly feeling her own power appearing somewhere, she used the power of Harmony to link over out of curiosity and then discovered Cyrene in front of her.
"It seems I don't need to fight anymore."
Cyrene, whose cheek was being stroked, also looked at Elysia with a smile.
"Tiny version of me, where is this? ♪"
"This is Amphoreus, and I am not the same person as you; my name is Cyrene."
Although she had another name unknown to others, Cyrene was the most well-known and frequently used.
"Cyrene, ripples of the past... what a romantic and story-filled name~♪"
Elysia smiled slightly, then looked elsewhere, wondering a bit:
"Why do I feel the presence of other companions? Is it an illusion?"
"My companions are fighting data bodies evolved from Erudition. Perhaps those data bodies are using your companions' data?"
Cyrene tapped her cheek and tilted her head in speculation.
Feeling the presence of companions here was likely due to that.
Even though the large version of herself in front of her was almost identical to Great Xilian and Dermuge,
Cyrene could still sense the difference between Elysia and them; their power essence and inner nature were somewhat different.
Elysia nodded understandingly, then curled her lips into a crescent-shaped smile and looked at Cyrene:
"I see. Then, little Elysia, do you need me to help you~? ♪"
"That would be a huge help~"
Cyrene was momentarily stunned, then revealed a cute smile.
Although she didn't know why the other party knew her other name, with such an appearance, she was definitely trustworthy.
"Well then..."
Elysia placed her hands on her chest and whispered. Then, a pink light centered on Elysia illuminated the entire All-World Matrix.
"It's about to begin~♪"
The power of Harmony enveloped the All-World Matrix, causing everyone who was fighting to stop... Dong— Bang—!
Phainon and Zephyro continuously collided above the All-World Matrix, each collision causing a violent tremor in the surroundings.
After the final collision, Phainon flew back several meters, while Zephyro's posture appeared very casual.
Despite accumulating so much power from the Fireseeds, fighting this Lord Ravager was actually this difficult.
Phainon, who had merged with past memories, had discovered the truth about Amphoreus through a series of clues in recent cycles.
Amphoreus was a testing ground used by Lygus to cultivate Lord Ravagers, and she herself was the best vessel.
She thought that with the Fireseeds accumulated over 20 million cycles, her power should be strong enough... but... she was still no match.
Phainon looked at the figure holding a sword in his left hand and looking down at her, gritting her teeth and admitting this fact with some reluctance.
But now was not the time to give up. Even if she had to burn through her life, she had to buy some time for everyone.
Phainon slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and stood up again.
The digicore within her operated frantically, resonating with the Fireseeds she had accumulated.
A stream of data filled with the aura of destruction wrapped around Phainon.
Caeluslana Evolution—
The data stream dispersed, and Phainon's appearance changed drastically.
The Divine Crest of Kephale floated behind her head. A golden wing and a black wing grew from her sides. Her upper body was wrapped in a black-gold patterned chest wrap, and her lower body wore tattered black stockings and black-gold boots covering her feet.
Deliverance Dawn Beast—
Phainon gripped a longsword radiating the glow of dawn in her right hand and looked up at Zephyro.
She felt she was now full of power.
Slowly raising her left hand, a massive, dazzling energy condensed in her palm.
I am... the rising sun that shall eventually ascend!
The surrounding temperature rose sharply. The sun of destruction in Phainon's hand left her palm and sped towards Zephyro.
Boom—!
The light of destruction illuminated the All-World Matrix.
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