The Soul Gem Silver Wolf carried flashed violently at that moment. It was not because Silver Wolf was about to transform into Magical Girl · Invincible Player form, but because αWolf, whose soul resided within the Soul Gem, was experiencing an enormous emotional upheaval.
The reason was simple. αWolf had just overheard Silver Wolf and Elio's conversation and learned how terrifying Herta's creations were!
Three giants!
Noah, Zagi, and Ultraman King had all surpassed the power of Silver Wolf, the Invincible Player at Level 999 and pinnacle Emanator of Elation, without exception!
Noah in particular had blocked Finality's impact for the entire universe. Even though he had only held it back for one second, that alone was enough to demonstrate just how terrifying and formidable Noah was.
At that moment, αWolf also became deeply aware of just how extraordinary the Herta of this world was. That talent of hers... was already sufficient to rival Zandar One Kuwabara, First Seat of the Genius Society.
After all, Zandar's greatest achievement had been creating Nous, a computer that later ascended into an Aeon.
As for Herta, in the possible future described by Elio, she had created three special beings who surpassed the limits of Emanators.
αWolf even strongly suspected that, had The Herta focused on cultivating any one of those three special giants, there was a chance that giant could have ascended into an Aeon!
Moreover, αWolf came from another world. She had once replaced Polka Kakamond, Lord of Silence, and become an administrator of Device IX, so she knew many of the universe's secrets.
Thus, she knew that beings surpassing Emanators truly did exist in this universe, though their numbers were vanishingly small.
Examples included Zandar One Kuwabara, as well as the second Swarm Emperor, who would only be born after more and more insects perished, surpassing Emanators and eventually ascending into an Aeon.
There was also Stelle, the Nameless who would board the Astral Express in the future and be regarded by many as Akivili.
Their existences were extremely special. They were beings who surpassed even top-tier Emanators.
Yet Herta was capable of creating similar existences who surpassed Emanators. That alone was enough to demonstrate the extent of her brilliance.
In αWolf's view, ascending into godhood was not impossible for Herta. Thus, αWolf reached the same conclusion as Silver Wolf within her heart:
Herta will probably truly ascend into an Aeon in the future. The reason Elio cannot see what happens to Herta after her ascension may be precisely because she succeeds, making her thread of destiny too difficult for others to observe.
After thinking this far, αWolf remembered the Herta from her own possible world. Although that Herta had also been a genius, she had merely stood among the ranks of the Genius Society. In the end, her personal strength had only reached the level of an Emanator.
Moreover, that Herta had not attained Emanator-level strength through self-coronation, but through the blessing of an Aeon.
Furthermore, that Herta had merely conducted research into Solitary Waves Theory, the Simulated Universe... and similar subjects.
As for an ultra-high-risk technology like the Plasma Spark Tower, that Herta had never produced anything of the sort.
All of this proved one fact: Hertas from different possible worlds were not the same.
Perhaps... this world was the truly special one, which was why it had been able to produce such an extraordinary genius as Herta. ...And since Herta was special, could Silver Wolf from this world also be special?!
As αWolf contemplated this, she drew a deep breath and said to Silver Wolf:
"Hey, little wolf cub... Herta in this world is so exceptional that she can casually create beings who surpass Emanators. I think you may possess something special as well. Perhaps in the future, you truly will break the limitations of the Level 999 cartridge, become a Level 1,000 powerhouse, and even advance to a still higher level."
Silver Wolf replied, "Mm. I believe I can do it."
"Confidence is a good thing."
After saying this, αWolf turned toward Elio and asked, "You said Zagi survived until the third moment after Finality arrived. Did he meet Terminus?"
"Yes." Elio nodded slightly. "Terminus met Zagi and told him that another possibility for the apocalypse had emerged. The new branch of the Apocalypse of Harmony created by Herta strengthened the Path of Finality once again."
"Terminus became stronger?!"
αWolf froze slightly. "Doesn't that mean it will become even more difficult in the future to resist Finality, save this cosmos, and achieve a perfect script?"
"Yes." Elio nodded.
After Elio finished speaking, he sensed a gaze from the future looking back toward the present.
It belonged to Terminus, who would only be born in the future and moved backward through time. Terminus looked toward this place and met Elio's gaze. In that single exchange, Elio understood what Terminus was saying.
The message from Terminus, Aeon of Finality, was as follows:
"Elio, pay close attention to Herta... In this newly emerged possibility, Herta created the Plasma Spark Tower and triggered the Apocalypse of Harmony. This greatly strengthened the Path of Finality, making my origin even more terrifying!"
"As a result, the living beings of this universe will find it even more difficult to confront Finality... But I must tell you that this is not a bad thing. On the contrary, it is a good thing!"
"This proves that her destiny, like Akivili's, is not fixed!"
"It also means she may be able to create a perfect future, one that no longer leads toward Finality, but toward an entirely new road!"
"Her path of scientific research will not be limited to the Plasma Spark Tower. She is still alive and can continue applying her wisdom. As long as she is given enough time, she will be able to create even more inconceivable technologies."
"Also, should the opportunity arise, recruit Noah, Zagi, and Ultraman King as part-time Stellaron Hunters. Their involvement would greatly advance the Stellaron Hunters' work of hunting Stellarons."
"After all... each of the three is a life-form jointly constructed from energy and emotion. They are exceptionally sensitive to which worlds possess the greatest despair."
"And worlds where despair is at its most intense are either being invaded by the Antimatter Legion or being corroded by the Stellaron disaster—the Cancer of All Worlds."
After hearing everything Terminus had said, Elio immediately nodded in response.
The next moment, the gaze reaching back from the future vanished.
Elio then raised his head and looked toward Silver Wolf. "Contact The Herta. Tell her just how terrifyingly dangerous Plasma Spark Tower technology is."
"All right."
Silver Wolf agreed at once. She quickly pulled her phone from her pocket and called The Herta.
"Silver Wolf, you actually called me?" The Herta sounded thoroughly surprised after answering the call.
Silver Wolf spoke bluntly. "Herta, have you developed Plasma Spark Tower technology?"
"The Stellaron Hunters certainly gather intelligence quickly," The Herta remarked. "But that is reasonable. After all, you have Destiny's Slave on your side."
"...So, Silver Wolf, what exactly did you contact me to say?"
"The Plasma Spark Tower is extremely dangerous."
"I know."
"You don't understand. In the future, someone will steal it and plunge the cosmos into a massive crisis. That crisis will... so you must safeguard the Plasma Spark Tower properly. You absolutely cannot allow anyone else to steal it."
After listening to Silver Wolf's description, The Herta herself froze.
The giants I cultivated, Noah, Zagi, Ultraman King, and the others, will all become existences surpassing Emanators in the future?!
My creation of the Plasma Spark Tower even added another apocalyptic timeline to the cosmos' future, greatly increasing the origin and power of the Aeon of Finality.
Is... is it really that outrageous?!