Xingtong stood at the edge of the Quantum Rift, her figure flickering in the currents of light across the multiverse. A thousand years had passed since the battle against the Entropy Demons, and the Source Code had formed a new energy cycle within her, giving her skin a galaxy-like shimmer. At her feet, a universe eroded by dark matter was slowly collapsing, its stars sounding like desperate, shrill screams as glass spheres crushed by an invisible hand.
"This anomaly is different from the past," Xavier's voice came through the micro-chip behind her ear. "The dark matter's erosion rate is three times faster than predicted, and..."
"And they are mimicking my energy fluctuations," Xingtong interrupted, her fingertips skimming the dark matter samples suspended in the air. Those black particles suddenly expanded into miniature reflections of Xingtong. "They are learning how to crack the Source Code's defenses."
Chapter 246