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

"In the name of the audience of the divine rites..." Red light surged from the hole in Lai Gushi's chest, the cable of the scepter hanging down connected to his back, and the mechanical arm crossed above his head, swinging wildly at random.

His movements seemed to awaken the scepter's violent side, with black and red data blocks gathering around him like a storm.

The mask flipped over, and Lai Gushi's slender and elegant mechanical body became incredibly powerful, with a chilling white light flashing in his mechanical eyes.

"I will personally participate in the final act of the world."

[Star: This art style has changed so much! I thought he wasn't good at fighting, but why does this face look so invincible, like he could just smash someone into mincemeat with a few Ora Ora attacks?]

[March 7th: You're not scared, are you?]

[Star: Just kidding, I'm super brave!]

[Black Tower: Your mentality is pretty good, but don't underestimate your opponent. It's impossible for him not to have a certain advantage on his home turf.]

[Potio: But anyway, I can finally beat up that little darling, right? Hehe, sensory synchronization, activate!]

Zandal stood suspended in mid-air in an odd posture, proclaiming loudly: "Remember: as the creator of the All-Knowing One, I understand better than Him... what the death of knowledge is."

"Be careful." Heather was highly vigilant: "This... is the true appearance of Laigushi."

Xing nodded solemnly, picked up the Flame Spear with one hand, and launched a fierce attack, the tip of the spear aimed directly at the energy ball in Lai Gu Shi's chest.

I've disliked that place for a long time!

Lai Gushi pushed out a ball of light, which collided directly with the flame spear without any fancy moves.

boom!

The violent explosion pushed the two men a distance away.

[Feixiao: It seems like the Ancient Ones aren't as terrifying as I imagined?]

[Firefly: It seems that even if a strategist is well-armed, close combat is always their weakness. Will they win this battle?]

March 7th: We will win!

[Star: Hey, hey, hey, don't make such wild predictions. Why do I feel like I'm doomed?]

"Good." Xing secretly praised, the previous probing had yielded a very favorable result.

Iron Tomb's combat power is terrifying; she couldn't even break the scepter. However, Laius himself is indeed the weakest link in the chain.

To catch the thief, first catch the king!

She took a sudden step, her flaming spear burning fiercely with intense heat; her fighting style was all about carrying out that one word to the very end.

Reckless!

The sharp edge, carrying a wave of heat, approached Lai Gushi's chest.

Lai Gushi used the same trick again, his hand flashing with light as he clapped his hands together and struck the tip of the spear.

It's sizzling!

However, the situation did not repeat itself.

"Logic is not a weapon, but a prisoner's instrument—" Lai Gu Shi gripped Xing's weapon, his eyes flashing red: "Let me shatter it for you all."

[Star: Can you guarantee you won't smash me to pieces?]

[Potio: Come on, little darling! Let me see what you've got up your sleeve!]

[Star: Don't go around stirring up trouble!]

[March 7th: Star, good luck! Whether you can suffocate Iron Tomb in the stroller depends on you this time.]

[Jingyuan: If we lose this battle, the world will be no different from a fish on a chopping board, left only to await our death. This battle is of paramount importance.]

Another wave of data energy gathered around Lai Gushi, causing his body to swell once more. He stretched out his arms behind his back and casually waved them. The purplish-red data stream sent Xing's body flying backward.

But that wasn't all; the black mist condensed into monsters of various shapes and sizes, and they came chasing after them.

Heather exclaimed in surprise, "This is... the Kuroshio Current?"

Legos did not deny it: "Of course, I prefer to call it...a method of argumentation."

[March 7th: There's another four-handed overlord? Things don't look good.]

[Star: Not bad, at least Lai Gushi has a health bar.]

The screen flashed, and the battle situation had changed dramatically.

Heather's eyes flashed: "I see it! Aim at the junction of the thoracic and lumbar vertebrae! Destroy that point—"

During the fierce battle, Lai Gu Shi was sent flying backwards, only managing to regain his balance by grabbing the ground with one hand.

Suddenly, his body trembled as two violent energies attacked him one after the other.

Xing and Haese, through seamless teamwork and all their might, finally achieved this, and naturally, they couldn't let this opportunity slip by.

The sound of the sea serenade rang out, and waves surged endlessly from the stone floor, from which a giant whale rose up.

Xing took the lead and perfectly seized the critical opportunity before the waves arrived and before Lai Gu Shi got up!

"Hey~ ya!"

Flame Spear, charge!

The lit spear tip struck Laigus without any resistance, sending him flying again with tremendous force, the flames turning his entire body red-hot!

Giant whales followed closely behind, swallowing him whole before he could land.

The water rushed towards the other side of the primordial vortex, and at this moment, the figure of the first genius was no longer there.

[Cerudela: Well done! This victory deserves a marquisate.]

[March 7th: That's it...? Heh heh, looks like Ragushi's fists aren't nearly as useful as his brain.]

[Potio: Oh? I wasn't done yet. I didn't expect the number one genius to be so bad at fighting?]

[Fu Xuan: This is a good thing. Even a genius like the Ancient Master Rulai is not perfect and still has weaknesses. But...]

[Black Tower: Something's not right...]

She felt a pounding in her heart.

Even if Lycus is not strong enough, what about the scepter? Even if it used one-tenth of its computing power, it shouldn't be performing like this.

But aside from those two increases, its terrifying potential remained completely undiscovered. Could it be that the Scepter's computing power has truly been pushed to such an extreme in order to cultivate the Iron Tomb?

……

"Huff~~" Xing held the last ember, panting as she walked toward the pool at the center of the vortex of creation.

She felt a sense of relief: that pretentious guy who always answered her questions and had a humble face was finally no longer buzzing in her ear!

The two didn't waste any time; the details of the re-creation had already been modified thanks to the efforts of Krydella and the others, as long as this time...

"It's all in vain!" Lai Gushi's voice suddenly rang in my ears.

Xing's body jolted, and her pupils suddenly contracted.

Everyone in front of the light screen had the same reaction as her.

[March 7th: Seriously? Here we go again?!]

[Black Tower: I knew it couldn't be this easy.]

[Qingque: So what do we do now? Does Lai Gu Shi have some kind of invincibility cheat? If he's immortal inside the scepter, how are we supposed to fight him?]

Before Xing could react, the flame in her hand was swept away by the red data stream.

"The epic's end is merely a matter of [Intelligence] calculation..."

Lai Gushi stood in mid-air, the energy ball he held in his four hands expanding continuously. He ruthlessly declared: "A comment to be deleted."

Heather swung her sword back, sending a giant wave soaring into the sky. But this time, the very move that had just defeated Laikushi melted away like snowflakes before the ever-expanding energy sphere.

Anything that touches the edge of the light sphere is broken down into a data stream.

Xing stared blankly at everything before her until... the entire world was empty.

Including her!

Darkness enveloped everything.

The group chat was completely silent; everyone's spirits had already sank.

All viewers understood what this meant.

No one can stop Rico's plan now...

[March 7th: How are we supposed to fight like this? We fought with all our might to defeat Laigushi, and he just revived in the blink of an eye? That's too unfair!]

[Black Tower: We should have realized sooner that, as the keeper of the scepter, he was theoretically no different from a true god in that world.]

[Star: Where's Polka? Polka, come quick and save us!]

[Qingque: Are we just going to wait to die now?]

[Huo Huo: The Iron Tomb's attack shouldn't hurt too much, right...?]

Just as everyone was at a loss, a sweet voice suddenly came from the light screen.

"I don't like that cold, impersonal way of putting it."

At this critical juncture, the sound was like a ray of sunshine, forcefully breaking through the impenetrable gloom.

—[Next, we will begin playing: The Legend of the Hermit.]

[Star: Huh? Wait, why did you change the channel? Am I dead? Am I dead or not?!]

[March 7th: And who was that voice just now? To be able to get someone out of trouble like this... I can't even imagine what method she used.]

[Xi Lian: It sounds like we're 100% similar. As for a solution, of course we have one, but I don't know if we can achieve that level of understanding.]

[Bai E: In the end, will it be Xi Lian who saves the day again? I can't do anything...]