Please destroy the main timeline.

Chapter 220 Some Bros
With the map and password provided by Kryptos, the investigation team's operation went exceptionally smoothly. Following the map, they found the underground entrance, entered the password, and proceeded without any obstacles.

The adaptors have all hidden themselves.

The underground research institute is very safe, and it has backup power. Even when the whole city loses power, the lighting, elevators, ventilation and other systems here will still continue to operate.

The investigation team was initially cautious, but gradually relaxed after encountering no danger.

The formation was somewhat scattered.

Everyone was captivated by the various rooms in the research institute and the items displayed in the glass walls. While passing an intersection, they 'accidentally' triggered a mechanism.

The gates in the corridor were raised.

The team of more than 20 people was broken up into several smaller teams.

Kryptos seized the opportunity to break away from the main group, slipped into a secret passage, took an elevator down, and arrived at a secret space.

The elevator door opens.

Kryptos's demeanor changed drastically, revealing the majesty and domineering presence befitting an emperor. He took a large step, but the movement was somewhat excessive, and he stood frozen in place after taking that step.

His body trembled slightly, and cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

He was clearly enduring excruciating pain.

Outside the elevator.

Dozens of different forms of adaptations stood on both sides, kneeling on one knee to pay their respects, and shouted in unison: "Welcome back, Great Emperor!"

Kryptos walked forward silently, taking small, awkward steps.

The adaptants all lowered their heads and followed Kryptos.

The group followed the red carpet to a spacious room. At the end of the red carpet stood a magnificent and imposing throne.

Kryptos walked toward the throne.

The adaptants consciously lined up in four rows in front of the throne, and then knelt on one knee.

Kryptos turned around, flicked off his non-existent cloak, and swept his majestic gaze across the room, exuding imperial dominance. He then plopped down on the floor with a nonchalant air.

"Oh my gosh!"

The next second, Kryptos let out a strange cry and jumped up, clutching his buttocks.

The adaptants all looked up, staring at Kryptos with a puzzled expression.

Kryptos glared back fiercely and rebuked, "Useless! A bunch of useless trash! What use are you to me?!"

He stood in front of the seats, berating them harshly. The adaptants lowered their heads, trembling, none daring to raise their heads or utter a sound.

After Kryptos finished venting and successfully masked his embarrassment, he finally got down to business:
"Is the ceremony ready?"

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, and we can begin at any time."

An apprentice dressed in a long robe, wearing glasses, and carrying a book stepped forward. This was the court archmage, Kryptos's trusted subordinate, who answered with a fawning expression.

Kryptos nodded and said, "Let's begin now, immediately."

"Your Majesty, please."

The group moved to another room, this time to one with a special array ritual set up.

Kryptos stood in the center of the formation, while the seven adaptors stood in different areas of the formation.

The ceremony lasted 10 minutes.

After the dark purple light entered Kryptos's body, he also underwent a transformation. His body slowly floated up, and a strange and evil power erupted, swirling around him.

Kryptos looked at his pale fingers, and after confirming that his body had not been corrupted and rotted by the power of the void, he excitedly muttered to himself:
"The power... has returned."

The adaptants cheered.

Kryptos waved his hand and said, "The invaders who are harassing the ground and creating chaos, I will take one of their lives."

"Yes!"

The adaptees responded in unison.

Just then, everyone suddenly noticed that a black and white unidentified creature was crouching on the wall to Kryptos' right.

No.

It is not a living organism.

The thing only looked like a living being; it had no signs of life. It squatted on the ground, its eyes looking in different directions, its tongue lolling out, and it looked completely dazed.

It's just a sculpture.

Everyone looked at each other.

Kryptos asked in confusion, "What is this?" The court archmage adjusted his glasses, examined it carefully, and said, "Your Majesty, this...this should be a prehistoric creature called a dog, I think it's called a husky. This should be a sculpture, it's very lifelike."

Kryptos was even more puzzled and pressed, "Why would something like this appear here?"

The adaptants looked at each other in bewilderment.

No one could answer.

No one knows when this dog sculpture appeared.

"Never mind, that's not important. Let's get started."

Kryptos turned and walked away. He was now blinded by his desire to avenge the tens of thousands of sword wounds inflicted by Elder Huang.

All the adaptors left.

The room door is closed.

The husky's eyes twitched, darted around a few times, and then it came to life. It shook its body, scratched its neck with its hind legs, and looked toward the door.

A twist occurred on the inside of the gate.

Mo Yu emerged from his hiding place, a teddy bear perched on his shoulder.

Getting here is not difficult.

Following Kryptos, they located the room where the ritual would take place. Then, Alpha, who had no biological signs, infiltrated the room. With Mo Yu's assistance, they rewound the clock as soon as they were discovered, gradually bringing up the coordinates of their hiding place.

Finally, by using backtracking bias, an airdropped mirror image can be used to open the hiding place in this room, allowing for successful infiltration.

Mo Yu was right at the door and witnessed the entire ceremony.

He captured the teddy bear to help him. Before his death, the Void Child left some books on Void research for Lei Leya, which were eaten by this bear. By all accounts, it is now a semi-expert.

The teddy bear said, "Bro, this is a cost transfer ritual. He transferred the damage caused by the void's erosion to his seven minions. There is a limit to the transfer, and the power he can exert is also limited."

Mo Yu said, "Can we disrupt it? Ideally, we should stop him from performing the ritual, but we can't let him completely break off relations; we should keep him in the state of an ordinary person."

“Yes, bro, yes. Void rituals have a universal cooldown. After performing one ritual, you can't perform other rituals for a short time. Otherwise, at best the ritual will fail, and at worst the void will be disturbed. So as long as this ritual fails, that's fine,” the teddy bear replied.

Mo Yu smiled and said, "I'll listen to you from now on. How do I proceed?"

“Bro, if you want the ritual to fail, you can destroy the array and replace the ritual materials,” the teddy bear replied.

Mo Yu nodded.

rewind.

6 hours ago.

The Grand Master of the Palace was busy in the materials room.

For the emperor's ceremony, he personally prepared the necessary items.

He operated the grinder, grinding the bones into powder, then mixed it with other spices, placed the materials on the table, and turned to process some human bones.

Unbeknownst to the Grand Master, a cabinet containing materials behind him opened, and a dog's paw slowly emerged, crossing a distance of 2 meters to reach the earthenware basin containing spices.

The dog spread its paws, extended its fingers, and grabbed the edge of the ceramic basin, lifting it steadily before quickly retracting it into the cabinet.

The Grand Master of the Palace seemed to sense something and suddenly turned around.

Look around the room.

Nothing at all.

The court priest turned around and continued processing the human bones in his hands. Suddenly, he realized something was wrong.

What about the ceramic basin?
He suddenly turned around, his aura exploding, dark purple energy swirling around him, ready to attack at any moment. But the next second, he found the ceramic basin on the table.

"Huh? Am I seeing things?"

The court's high priest walked to the table, examined the earthenware basin, rubbed some powder in it, found nothing unusual, and finally shrugged, muttering to himself:
"Scare yourself~"

He continued working on other materials.

Inside his hiding place, Mo Yu observed this scene and breathed a sigh of relief.

Successful.

He took the containers and raw materials from the materials room and made several minor adjustments before he could produce the exact same powder. The only difference was that he replaced the bone meal with milk powder.

Mo Yu asked the teddy bear, "What will be the consequences of doing this?"

The teddy bear shrugged and said, "I don't know, bro. I'm a theorist. Besides, what kind of decent person would use baby formula for a ritual?"

(End of this chapter)