Collapse Iron Live Broadcast Connects All Worlds, Scares Wuzhan Away at the Beginning Chapter 016

「After inquiring with Asta, Stelle finally arrived at Herta’s office.」

「Herta: “Yo, you’ve finally arrived. I won’t beat around the bush. I’m currently working on a big project with my colleagues. If successful, we can overcome the ultimate problem that has plagued us for thousands of Amber Eras: the mystery of the 【Aeons】.”」

「“Aeons! — Just think about it, what a magical existence! Don’t you want to know?” Herta became more and more excited. “Some Aeons used to be ordinary humans like you and me, but somehow, they gained power beyond our imagination! They are mysterious, powerful, silent, and terrifying! The mysteries about them cannot be explained in a few words!”」

「“How were they born? Why were they born? What were they born for? … I ask you, Stelle, have you ever thought about these questions?”」

“Ordinary humans?” Mavega opened her eyes wide when she heard these four words.

Since the first Fire God Shibarak a thousand years ago, all the Fire Gods have been human. Although they possess divine power, they still cannot escape the birth, aging, sickness, and death of humans.

Becoming a god with a mortal body is a fantasy for people in other countries, but in Natlan, even three-year-old children can aspire to and strive for it.

But the weight of “Aeons” is completely different from that of the “Pyro Archon”. The Aeons of other worlds seem to be stronger than their gods of Teyvat in terms of power and authority. When Nanook the Destroyer opened his eyes and stared at her, even Mavega felt a chilling coldness.

“That dark-skinned man, Nanook the Destroyer… could he have been human before?” Thinking of this, Mavega became interested. If this little Herta lady can really figure out the secret of the Aeons’ power, can this experience be applied to the rules of Teyvat?

Regardless of whether it can or not, it is definitely worth paying attention to and trying.

「“The four geniuses of the club have jointly written a program. See that huge machine in the office? The machine has a universe, but it is more refined and more customized…”」

「Speaking of this, a cunning smile appeared on Herta’s cute face, as if she was proud of her brilliance. She put her hands on her hips, subconsciously puffed out her chest, and said proudly: “I call it: Metaverse.”」

「Stelle scratched her head awkwardly: “Shouldn’t we avoid this hype?”」

「“Is that so? My partners said the same, so I now call it 【Simulated Universe】. Go and experience it now. Not only will I guarantee that you won’t suffer any losses, but I will also pay you a large reward.”」

「Hearing the word “reward”, Stelle finally became interested. She walked to the machine and was about to ask Herta how to operate it when she suddenly felt a burst of dizziness, as if her consciousness was sucked into something in an instant. When she opened her eyes again, she was back in the space station.」

「However, there was no one else here except her, and there were some scattered Voidranger: Reavers.」

「Just then, a light screen appeared in front of her, and Herta’s voice quickly came from it: “Stelle, can you see me? If you can see me, click on the screen–”」

「“Your body is still in the office. This is a simulated universe generated based on memory. Of course, it’s still just a beta version. You can move around and walk around.”」

“The body is still in place, but the consciousness goes to another world. Hmm… if it’s a technique, it might be troublesome, but luckily it has nothing to do with us~”

Gojo Satoru pushed the sunglasses on his face and gulped down the milk tea in his hand, making a cheerful “Ah–” sound.

Yuta Okkotsu looked at his teacher, who was too relaxed, and didn’t know what to say for a moment. He asked, “Gojo-sensei, are you also interested in what’s happening in the light screen?”

“Of course, I’m quite interested in those Aeons they mentioned.”

Gojo Satoru gently pulled down his sunglasses, and his clear, azure sea-like eyes concealed a hint of elusive smile, “Yuta, you felt it too, right? That dark-skinned man…”

Recalling the eyes of Nanook the Destroyer when he opened them, beads of sweat appeared on Yuta Okkotsu’s forehead.

“Haha, you don’t have to think about it to know that that man is definitely super strong!” Gojo Satoru laughed heartily, seemingly not taking it seriously, “Since he’s so strong, even if I’m not curious, that guy will be curious.”

Without saying it explicitly, Yuta Okkotsu could guess that “that guy” referred to Ryomen Sukuna.

In fact, it was indeed the case. On the other side, Ryomen Sukuna was indeed paying attention to Stelle’s every move in the light screen.

Rather than paying attention to Stelle, Sukuna was actually more concerned about the “origin of the Aeons” that Herta mentioned. Compared to the Doomsday Beast that appeared before, the dark-skinned man named “Nanook” was more concerning to him.

Especially the moment his eyes met, that feeling at that moment…

Was it fear?

…He couldn’t tell. Anyway, since his birth thousands of years ago, in that long and boring life, he had never experienced such an emotion.

On the other hand, the humans who died in front of him had almost similar distorted expressions on their faces before they died.

“Some Aeons started as humans. Maybe Gojo Satoru is paying attention to this now, studying how to become an Aeon, oh?”

Kenjaku didn’t know where he got a rocking chair from. He was comfortably lying on it, sunbathing. Compared to Ryomen Sukuna’s seriousness, he seemed much more relaxed.

“Boring.” Ryomen Sukuna crossed his arms and snorted coldly.

“Oh?” Kenjaku took off the sunglasses on his eyes, and his already small eyes were narrowed into a slit in the sunlight. He smiled playfully, “Since it’s boring, why are you staring at that little girl so seriously?”

“…”

Sukuna didn’t intend to explain. He took out his right hand from his embrace and pointed his index finger in Kenjaku’s direction. A sharp slash that appeared out of thin air instantly cut off the two wooden legs of the rocking chair under Kenjaku’s butt. The poor chair lost its balance in an instant, and threw Kenjaku, who was rocking and relaxing, into a pile of dust.

“Hey! You bastard! …”

「After Stelle walked around twice according to Herta’s instructions, Herta said with satisfaction: “Very good, I want you to play Akivili. First, go find some monsters to fight and see which simulated Aeon will notice you first.”」

「“This is easy, watch me.” As Stelle was about to swing her bat to start fighting, two figures suddenly appeared beside her, March 7th and Dan Heng.」

「Although it was virtual, their skills were no less than in reality. Under the joint siege of several people, several monsters instantly cooled down.」

「However, at the moment when the monsters fell, the surrounding environment suddenly changed.」

「Stelle only felt that her five senses were swallowed in an instant, and she came to a dark void again.」

「But soon the amber sky appeared, and countless copper mines, amber, and opal fell from Stelle’s face. This was a world-renowned mineral rain.」

「In the steaming melting, a huge thing stretched its spine from the earth veins. Its wide palm held a giant hammer, and Stelle looked up, only to see a golden figure slowly appearing in front of her in the vast void, like a towering deity in mythology, showing her a corner of greatness.」

「–【Preservation】Aeon Qlipoth!」

Gojo Satoru, who had just finished drinking milk tea outside the light screen, coughed violently and almost choked himself. He supported the sunglasses that were about to fall off the bridge of his nose, and looked at the behemoth that appeared in the light screen in disbelief.

He originally thought that the Destruction Aeon was strong enough.

This… there are even more powerful people?!