Chapter 81

Glitch Sector, Topological Vine Central Core, Cosmic Era 1028 Layla's Mechanical Prosthetic Eye caught a faint blue quantum ripple suddenly spreading across the leaves of the Tree of Chaotic Rhythm, and the entire tree began to distort into a non-Newtonian fluid. The coffee hourglasses suspended from the branches simultaneously stopped spinning, and the golden grains of memory sand hung suspended in mid-air, condensing into sharp crystals. A piercing chill emanated from her Mechanical Heart—the tree's root system was frantically absorbing surrounding energy in the form of negative entropy, and the narrative vitality of all civilizations was rapidly declining. "Entropy-Silence-level energy siphon detected!" Mobao No. 4's gear heart emitted a near-death hum. "The Tree of Chaotic Rhythm is solidifying 'possibility' into 'absolute stillness'! All flowing memories... will turn into eternal ice sculptures!"