Ironclad Group Chat: Red and Black Lists Engraved with Heroic Epics

Inside Onfaros's private room.

The faces of the Golden Descendants were so gloomy they were practically dripping with water.

"We're all just lives created from code?" Sai Fei'er's lips trembled. She was usually fearless, but this truly shook her: "A colossal lie... the whole world is a lie?!"

"Arrest Lai Gushi immediately!" Wan Di shouted sternly. "Since he wrote these things, he has the power to change them. We can't let him continue to act recklessly!"

Aglaia nodded: "Have Lord Hathaway capture him alive."

"It's too late." Heather returned to the private room. She sheathed her sword and shook her head gravely. "Laigushi has vanished without a trace. No one in the entire Senate knows where he went. Perhaps, he will never appear again."

"Damn it!" Wan Di angrily slammed his fist.

"It's best if we didn't meet." Krystal waved her hand, signaling everyone to be quiet.

She sighed softly, "In a way, he is our creator. If we push him too far, the consequences will be unpredictable."

"Ha~ I never imagined that Onpharos's greatest adversary had been hiding in the heart of Onpharos all along."

Feng Jin hurriedly clasped her hands together, her eyes trembling.

Little Ika flew to her and nuzzled her hair comfortingly, saying, "Dudu."

Feng Jin forced a smile: "Thank you, Little Ika. But... are all of us, the healthy ones, the sick ones, and the recovered ones, just tormented by code? Is it all meaningless?"

"No meaning? How could that be!" Na Ke Xia requested an interview and entered the private room.

[Nakashi Natsu: Although I don't know why Rikushi went to such lengths to cultivate the Black Tide, what he needs is definitely not a group of programs that are completely different from humans. At least in terms of thinking and behavior, they must be identical to humans to meet the requirements of being experimental subjects.]

[Screw Gum: On this point, you are all impeccable. In the simplest terms, omnics are nothing more than placing your consciousness within a mechanical vessel.]

[Lygus: Lord Anacharsagoras remains as wise as ever. As a model simulating [intelligence], your wisdom is truly astonishing.]

[That Summer: Should I be happy?]

[Black Tower: I'm more curious about how you managed to do all this. Even the resource consumption of the simulated universe, which required a company to send specialists to audit the accounts, couldn't match the precision of Onpharos. A world without a single bug is nothing short of a miracle. I have a feeling that I know you, and anyone who can do something like this must be a genius, someone whom the Venerable One has glimpsed.]

Whose face is hidden beneath that iron mask?

[Laigushi: Hmm... When the time comes to reveal the truth, we will see. Next... I hope everyone of the Golden Blood will be satisfied with their upcoming roles.]

[Saifei: Tsk, this riddle-solving guy with that smug look he thinks he's got us figured out... Ugh, I really want to shave his face into a maze!]

[Jade: Everyone, let's think more practically about why he went to such great lengths to cultivate the Black Tide. What exactly does the so-called "perfect equation of destruction" represent?]

Xi Lian's expression darkened slightly, her youthful face glaring coldly at Lai Gu Shi: "In your eyes, are all those who sacrificed themselves just a string of insignificant numbers?"

[Feng Jin: Who is this pink-haired girl? I've never seen her before. Is she also a member of the Golden Descendants?]

[Bai E: Xi Lian, she was my childhood friend from the Ai Li Secret Pavilion. But, this isn't right. She clearly...]

[Karslana: Keep watching... you'll understand once you keep watching.]

[Bai Er: Hmm? Your name...]

Lai Gushi crossed his arms and said calmly, "There's no need to belittle yourself. Rather than numbers, I prefer to compare you to firewood. Without firewood, there will be no sunrise tomorrow."

Bai'er retorted, "Even if that sun was born from destruction?"

"Heh, what a strange question." Lai Gushi turned around and looked at the pattern wheel lit up by the fire in the center of the Genesis Vortex.

"Have you ever considered that, through countless calculations, Onphalus has already embarked on a different path from [Intellect]? It has also already distributed the blessings of the gods equally to every child..."

He glanced sideways at the two of them: "That is the golden blood flowing in your veins, originating from the God of Destruction, who shares the same name. The golden descendants of Onpharos were, from the very beginning, the fuel from which the Star God burned the universe."

[Jingyuan: So, the sun must be born from destruction... It's truly cruel for a hero to have such a completely opposite origin.]

[Feixiao: This looks familiar.]

[Black Tower: The Golden Blood were forged from the golden blood of the God of Destruction? No wonder they look so similar. The Black Tide and the Golden Blood were originally one, the birth of heroes originating from destruction... Is this a mockery of fate, or some kind of twisted sense of humor?]

[Nakashia: I think the root cause is that he doesn't have any other gods' blood to use.]

[Star: Hey! Didn't Black Tower guess he was a genius? Then why not find some of the blood of the Learned One?]

[March 7th: ...Did you do this on purpose?]

March 7th was almost laughing out of anger. Even she knew that the erudite monk had no blood to burn. Would he cut the cable to suck out the current?!

Moreover, how could the Star God possibly cooperate so readily?

[Star: Let's lighten the mood.]

[Laigushi: No blood available? Not necessarily.]

"Onpharos has waited too long for this moment," said Lycus with anticipation. "At the end of the empty, cold, and lonely calculation—[Destruction] has reached its conclusion."

At this point, he excitedly raised both arms to the side, unable to contain his emotions.

A moment later, he turned around and regained his usual calm: "NeiKos496 (Bai E), PhiLia093 (Xi Lian)."

He solemnly and patiently said, "There is no need to feel regret. This generation of [Golden Blood] is the most outstanding model, and the two of you are the final factors. For you, the re-creation is not a lie. Just step forward, embrace the Black Tide, and accept the gaze of the Star God."

Looking down upon them with an air of superiority, he excitedly bestowed upon the two survivors his reward: "You will be elevated from a string of cold numbers to real life, joining all those who have passed away to journey into the real universe and fulfill Onphalus's long-cherished wish—"

Laigushi clenched his fists, his voice unusually tinged with emotional outburst: "In the name of the Great Lord of Annihilation [Iron Tomb], unleash its fury and destroy the source of all this tragedy ([Wisdom] Erudite)!"

[Su Chang: What did he say he wanted to do?!]

[Star: Onfaros is training a Great Lord of Annihilation, and he even plans to make Bai'e and Xilian Great Lords of Annihilation so they can eliminate the Star God of Wisdom? Is that... really possible? Mortals killing gods?]