Collapse Iron: I just transmigrated! You want me to save the Black Tower?!

But what if this constant collapses?

"..."

The balance between galaxies has been completely broken.

Galaxies that were originally millions of light-years apart were rapidly brought closer together by gravity, resulting in a violent collision between them.

Countless galaxies squeeze and merge with each other, and are continuously compressed under extreme gravity, before being pulled together towards the center of the universe.

The entire universe is shrinking rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye. The once vast interstellar space is shrinking continuously, and the distance between celestial bodies is getting closer and closer. Scenes of collision, compression, and shattering are endlessly playing out all over the universe.

From tiny meteorites in the asteroid belt to massive stars and galaxies, nothing can escape the fate of being crushed.

Ultimately, all celestial bodies, matter, and space are squeezed together by gravity towards the same singularity.

—The Big Collapse of the Universe.

Chapter 256 "Heartbeat" and "New Life"

Jiang Jiu looked at the collapsing starry sky and inexplicably felt like laughing.

He himself was not significantly affected.

Clearly, Aha just wanted to show him, not kill him along with him.

So this is what the universe looks like when it dies...

Unlike being frozen in memory or swallowed by nothingness... the entire universe is collapsing towards the center to become a singularity, which is what Jiang Jiu is seeing right now.

If knowledge is still useful, Jiang Jiu thinks that once the entire universe becomes a singularity, or reaches a certain threshold, a rebound might occur.

This means triggering a new Big Bang, forming a cyclical universe...

Huh? This thing can actually be explained using physics?

But how come this is so similar to the rebirth after destruction and death?

Wait a minute... knowledge? The Great Collapse?

But isn't the Great Collapse a corresponding homophonic event?

"..."

Jiang Jiu had a lot on his mind at that moment.

But rather than the universe simply dying, he was more concerned about the fact that the universe did not die according to the definition.

...I've seen too many apocalypses.

He stood in the void, watching all of this, his face expressionless.

Aha suddenly appeared beside him, and the smile on his mask turned into a crying shape.

"Is it beautiful?" He asked.

Jiang Jiu did not answer immediately.

He watched calmly for a while, until the universe fell silent and returned to death, before he spoke softly.

"This is... what you call fun?"

It's not funny at all.

"Hmm? Of course not, Aha doesn't like this kind of violent destruction."

Aha gestured for Jiang Jiu to look up at the singularity.

Jiang Jiu raised his head.

That singularity remained alone in the void, smaller than any star, yet heavier than any star.

All light, all matter, all galaxies and life that have ever existed, are compressed into that one point.

Jiang waited for a long time, so long that he himself forgot the time.

Then he heard a voice.

thump.

A heartbeat.

Jiang Jiu was stunned for a moment.

The heartbeat was so close... yet so far... but so clear that it was certain this was not an illusion.

He instinctively pressed his hand to his heart.

Boom, boom, boom.

After three heartbeats, their heartbeats briefly synchronized.

The singularity, formed from the collapse of trillions of stars, trembled violently, and the sound of its heartbeat grew clearer and louder with each beat.

Then the heartbeat abruptly stopped.

Jiang Jiu paused for a moment while pressing his hand against his heartbeat; at the same moment the singularity exploded, his heart also exploded.

His heart exploded, but his consciousness did not immediately dissipate.

The fiery singularity suddenly expanded, tearing the galaxy apart at an insane speed.

Particles collide wildly in the high temperature, the original elements are born in the flames, and everything that had collapsed into nothingness reappears in the explosion.

Dust began to condense, chaos gradually differentiated, and the newly formed nebula slowly rotated in the residual heat.

That was not the embers of destruction, but... the rebirth of the universe.

From the desolate silence of collapse, a brand new dawn burst forth.

......

Jiang Jiu opened his eyes, but it was still pitch black in front of him.

He paused for a moment, then subconsciously reached out to grab something in front of him, and grasped a pair of hands.

Hei Ta covered his eyes with one hand and hugged him from behind with the other, pressing his whole body against him.

Her breathing was light, but her heart was beating fast, though she probably didn't even realize it herself.

"...Black Tower."

Jiang Jiu called out.

Black Tower ignored him, but didn't let go of his hand.

The hand she used to cover his eyes was cold, her fingertips were a little stiff, but the pressure was not light, as if she was afraid he would disappear.

Realizing what was happening, Jiang Jiu stopped moving and simply let her hold him quietly.

After a long time, so long that he thought he was going to fall asleep, Black Tower finally spoke.

"When you were unconscious in two systems."

Her voice was very soft, and you couldn't tell what emotion she was saying.

"Your vital signs are normal, but your consciousness is fluctuating abnormally. I cannot detect any thought activity in you. You are not in a dormant state, not in a coma, there is nothing there."

She paused, then continued, "...I thought you'd ruined yourself."

Jiang Jiu remained silent for two seconds, looking somewhat helpless.

"It was the God of Pleasure who made the move; He showed me some things."

"what?"

"newborn."

Jiang Jiu thought for a moment and added, "The beating of a heart, the birth of the universe."

"It doesn't feel like the future of the universe; it's more like a rebirth after a brief death."

Black Tower took a breath, his voice returning to its usual nonchalant tone: "Freshmen? Why is Aha showing you this?"

Jiang Jiu shook his head.

He was thinking about it too.

What is Ahha trying to tell himself? Is the end of the universe reversible, or is it reshaping?

Could the Star God have accomplished that scene just now using the power of destiny?

......Maybe?

What about memories?

How can one be reborn after memories are shattered? Or is this not what Aha is trying to tell himself?

Jiang Jiu couldn't figure it out, so she could only lean against Hei Ta's chest, her mind still racing with all sorts of random thoughts.

The universe collapses, a singularity emerges, a heartbeat begins, and a new life begins.

What exactly was Aha trying to tell him? Was there still hope for this story? Or was it that it didn't need saving at all?

he does not know.

All he knew was that his mind was in a mess. He felt like he knew something, but these vague and ethereal things flickered by, and he couldn't grasp anything.

Black Tower's hand was still covering his eyes, his fingertips were icy cold.

Her heart was still beating fast, pressed against his back, each beat as if she were counting something.

Jiang Jiu suddenly didn't want to think about it anymore.

For now, I'll stop thinking about the end times... about the Star Gods... about those people and things that have died again and again.

He simply leaned there, eyes closed, listening to the heartbeat of the Black Tower.

One, two...

Boom, boom, boom.

Then, their heartbeats briefly synchronized again.

Jiang paused for a moment.

Just then, Black Tower slowly loosened his grip.