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Trish elegantly sipped her tea, her gaze softly fixed on Willett's extremely nervous face. "I think it's quite rare," she said softly, "to see such a genuine person in a company where profit is paramount."

"Doesn't Topa count?"

"Of course Topa counts, but her position is too high. She focuses all her attention on business and her colleagues, leaving little time for us bystanders." Trish smiled and shook her head. "Some things can only be said after you lose your status and position."

Although Mista didn't quite understand, he thought about it carefully and realized that there were indeed many jokes he hadn't told Giorno since he became the boss.

——When he was a newcomer to the organization and Bucciarati, Narancia and the others were still there, he definitely didn't have such concerns.

Now that he was the third in command of the organization, he couldn't treat his subordinates with the same attitude he had used as a thug. To be honest, he still hadn't gotten used to this position. Compared to the freedom he had now to order his subordinates around, he still missed those afternoons blown by the sea breeze.

Bucciarati pushed the last piece of tiramisu to him, Narancia smeared cream on Fugo's face, and there were three sugar cubes in Abbacchio's coffee cup - they agreed to put only two, so Giorno must have secretly added sugar.

"…Mistad?"

Mista snapped back to his senses and realized that he had been distracted for a long time. Giorno was looking at him with concern.

"No, nothing... I just didn't sleep well last night, so I'm a little sleepy."

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Willett angrily approached Yinzhi and said bluntly, "You're being foolish. You're putting yourself in danger, yet you insist on fulfilling your knightly duties? Can't you find another way?"

"Are you really concerned about me?" Yinzhi looked at him with relief. "I hope I can keep my oath: to help you reach your destination."

""you……""

Willett gritted his teeth, as if he had made up his mind. "If you won't listen, then I'll go with you! After all, you saved my life. Oh, even if my strength can't help much, I can at least help..."

“I appreciate it, but you don’t have to force it.”

"Looking at Yinzhi's determined expression, Willett knew he couldn't persuade him, so he said, "Then don't die here! I'll wait for you to come back! After we handle this crisis, you can help me get some endorsements in the company! The most important thing is that you don't die here--"

"Silver Branch slowly turned and left, spear in hand, he stepped towards the True Stinging Insect, like a silver sword piercing the darkness."

“Don’t worry, I’ll just shout, ‘The goddess of pure beauty, Idrila, is unparalleled in her beauty!’”

Chapter 265: Night of Cosmic Illusion (VIII)

"The train suddenly accelerated amidst a violent tremor. With a fierce shriek, the entire train burst out of the giant true stinging insect's open mouth!"

“Wa ...

"Outside the window—in the pitch-black universe, brilliant fireworks exploded!"

"Red, blue, and golden fireworks exploded around the train like a blooming nebula, illuminating the deadly universe like a celebration."

"What the hell is this? Did the train cause... a cosmic explosion?!" Sanyueqi leaned against the window, staring in amazement at the dazzling scene.

"No, this is an illusion caused by a giant stinging insect." Walter adjusted his glasses. "With such a loud noise, we're bound to all inhale its wing powder."

“Huh? That bug is so—so—big! Is this also an illusion?”

"…Unfortunately, this is probably true."

"Thinking about not being able to see such a grand fireworks display, March 7th feels very lonely."

"The Pure Knights, a group accustomed to their own galaxy, are difficult to understand. Their final destination is the starry sky. This fireworks display may also symbolize his honor," Jizi consoled. "He has his own thoughts and difficulties. After all, the Pure Star God... may have already fallen."

"Huh? Is that Idlila that Yinzhi keeps talking about? Didn't he keep saying he was going to find Idlila and protect her as a knight?"

"Some of the Pure Knights accept Idlila's death as a given. Of course, some refuse to believe it. For example, the one we just met... He probably thinks Idlila is simply missing, hidden somewhere beyond the reach of mortals."

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The Valkyrie of the End.

Venus leaned lazily on the throne, caressing her perfect cheeks with her fingertips, her eyes filled with intoxicated brilliance.

"Hmm~ If that pure and beautiful star god is truly gone..." Her red lips curled up slightly, her voice as sweet as honey, "Perhaps I am her reincarnation~ After all, who else in this universe could be more worthy of the word 'pure and beautiful' than me?"

Shakya was sitting cross-legged and eating rice crackers. Hearing this, he burst into hearty laughter.

"Haha, Venus, you silly woman, you really dare to say that..." Shakya wiped the tears of laughter from the corners of his eyes. "If those pure and beautiful knights heard it, even if they were as good-tempered as Yinzhi, I'm afraid they would inevitably 'argue' with you with guns drawn."

Venus snorted softly, her fingertips twirling her golden hair, and she said disapprovingly, "Why? Am I not beautiful enough? My appearance, figure, and temperament—what aspect of me doesn't deserve to be called 'pure beauty'?"

Shakya spread his hands and shook his head with a smile: "I won't discuss whether it's beautiful or not, but the 'pure beauty' that the Pure Beauty Knights believe in is not something that can be supported by narcissism like you."

"Oh?" Venus narrowed her eyes, sounding rather unconvinced. "They haven't seen a pure and beautiful Star God before. How can you be so sure they won't recognize my beauty?"

"No need for proof." Shakya shrugged. "If you were truly related to pure beauty, even if the connection was only one thousandth...we gods would have already fallen at your feet."

"What's more-"

Shakya slowly walked behind Venus, lowered his voice, and said word by word: "You are really ugly when you are narcissistic."

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"After helping clean up the train, a bored Xing suddenly received a text message from the Black Tower, asking her to test the latest simulated universe."

"Hearing there was a reward, Xing Ma rushed to the Black Tower's office."

"This time, the simulated universe has been expanded, called 'Universal Locust Plague.' They've locked time to the birth and fall of the [Insect Emperor] Taizi Yulos. Simply put, this simulation will not only witness the birth of the [Fertility] Star God, but also his fall."

““Breeding…”

"Thinking of how he had just been swallowed by a real stinging insect not long ago, Xing instinctively wanted to refuse, but the Black Tower offered too much."

"It's just perfect. Screw Gumu and Ruan Mei are coming to the space station soon, and several of our colleagues from the universe simulation are here too. If there are any issues, just give them feedback after you've finished testing."

"If there's nothing else, please enter the simulated universe. I'll connect with your consciousness to a certain degree."

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Spell return battle.

In the dimly lit room, the flickering candlelight made Ryoumen Sukuna's hideous smile appear even more distorted. His pupils reflected the stars about to enter the simulated universe, and his mouth was almost stretched to his ears.

"Yes...that's right. I'm also very interested in the birth of the Star God."

I have never seen such a big thing before, and I don’t know how to use it. I don’t know how to use it. I don’t know how to use it. I don’t know how to use it. I don’t know how to use it. I don’t know how to use it.

"Of course I wouldn't have that thought." Sukuna chuckled, his sharp fingertips scratching across the tatami, making an uncomfortable "hissing" sound.

The

More than a thousand years...this guy still hasn't learned to lie.

But if you think about it carefully, the Curse King never needs to lie, and doing whatever he wants is his style.

Sukuna's eyes turned to him again: "I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud of you. I'm so proud of you."

His tone was full of determination, as if he had been certain from the beginning that he would never be indifferent to [breeding].

...He guessed right.

The beard and the gun are easy to use.

"I was just thinking..." His voice was barely a whisper. "If we could learn a little about the truth of reproduction from this simulated universe, the 'proliferation' of cursed spirits... perhaps it wouldn't just be a theory anymore."

Sukuna stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly let out a dull laugh.

"Haha...you are more greedy than I thought."

Chapter 266 Simulated Universe: Locust Plague (I)

"Xing frowned in confusion as a pungent smell entered her nostrils—like disinfectant spray mixed with cheap tobacco and the burnt smell of lubricant. The smell clung to the roof of her mouth, lingering."

"Where is this place..." Xing rubbed his temples and asked the air beside him.

"Simulated Universe." Sure enough, Heita's familiar voice echoed. "Stephen has made some adjustments, and your experience this time will be different. You are now the navigator of the Elidisina Fleet—or, to use a more familiar analogy, the equivalent of Ji Zi on the Star Train."

""oh……""

"Her vision gradually returned, and her hands subconsciously groped around her, soon finding a notebook with a yellowed cover."

“Thirteenth reminder.” She murmured the words on the title page, the ink already smudged into a blurry blue.

"The lights on the bridge flickered like a broken neon sign, casting worm-like shadows on the metal bulkheads. In the distance, the mechanical footsteps of soldiers could be heard. Clinging to the soles of their boots was some kind of dark red debris—the carcasses of some insect. It looked like these soldiers had just returned from the front lines."

"You're awake."

"A man in an old-fashioned military uniform stood at the entrance to the medical bay. The Elidishina emblem on his chest was missing half its wings. He looked like he hadn't rested in a long time. His eyes were a terrifying red, as if countless red spiders were baring their fangs and claws."

Upon seeing this man, Heita seemed to recall something: "Oh, right, I almost forgot, there are still some memories I haven't transferred to you." Her voice quickly faded, and Xing discovered that her mind had a lot of unfamiliar memories.

"The man's identity is gradually becoming clearer."

"He's the leader of the Elidishina army. He suffers from a strange disease that limits his memory to only three days. Before arriving on the Dwarf Star, he received a whisper from outer space—a whisper about the Dwarf Star."

"He hoped the stars would remind him of each 'three days,' so that on his path to conquest he wouldn't forget the half-deciphered backward mumbling."

“He launched conquests; he founded civilization; and he ultimately found his lost self.”

Xing read from the blurred handwriting on the notebook.

-

Starcraft.

On the high cliffs of Shakuras, Zeratul's green eyes flickered in the shadows. He looked at the ship in the light curtain of the sky and searched for the country of "Eledishina" in his mind.

"Artanis, these humans are not from the Terran Empire." Zeratul's voice was as low as the wind passing over dry bones. "If we extrapolate from the timeline of the simulated universe, this ship probably appeared ten thousand years before the present universe."

"Such a brilliant civilization existed ten thousand years ago?" Artanis's azure eyes flashed with wonder. "It's truly remarkable... However, rashly trespassing into Zerg territory is doomed to destruction."

"That is not the case, Artanis..." Zeratul raised his hand, psionic energy condensed at his fingertips, and the scene in the projection switched to Aiur - in their fallen homeland, the veins of the hive squirmed like a living thing, and newborn Zerg hatched from the flesh and blood fungus at a speed far greater than before.

"Do you see? The Zerg's evolution... is getting closer and closer to a certain 'essence.'" Zeratul's voice was tinged with a heavy sense of foreboding. "It's possible that today's Zerg are the remnants of their past [breeding], and this planet called 'Dredge Star' is the starting point for countless Zerg species in the universe."

"So, I want to know how [Breeding] came about. If we understand its origin, it might help us reclaim Aiur."

-

"These whispers may come from the Star God of the End," the Black Tower whispered in his ear. "The End is a creature that goes against time. It is both a Star God and a ghost that travels through the universe, muttering the inevitable fate."

“Isn’t this the same as a spoiler?”

"Take it as you will," Heita urged impatiently beside him. "Have you rested long enough? Get out of the medical room quickly. We're heading to the next area."

"Xing left the medical room, but her next step wasn't to the main control bay. Instead, she stomped on a bug's head."

"In the blink of an eye, she found herself in a twisted, dense forest. The branches of towering trees were covered with dense insect eggs, which glowed a disgusting color under the dark red light."

"Stay in formation!"

A hoarse voice came from the helmet's built-in speaker. Xing looked down at the combat uniform he had donned without knowing when. His gloves were stained with bright green insect blood, which was corroding the fibers and emitting puffs of white smoke.

"The intermittent chirping of insects around me was like rusty saws tearing at metal. In the distance, the blue light of the pulse rifle flickered, illuminating the fragments of insects flying in the rainforest."

"This was undoubtedly a massacre."

"The leader's words came to mind at the right moment. He believed that this was the only way for civilization to conquer, and asked Xing to record everything he saw."

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overlord.

"They claim to be civilized, but in reality they are just a group of barbarians who only know how to kill."

Ainz carefully observed the insect debris flying in the sky within the light curtain. He had been expecting the emergence of [Breeding] Taizi Yuros, but strangely, even with such a large scale of slaughter on his home planet, He did not appear.

So many bugs have already died. If [Reproduction] doesn't show up, these bugs will be completely extinct. Doesn't he have normal emotions?

(Hmm… that's not right. I can't use conventional human thinking to infer a Star God's thoughts… Could it be that [Reproduction] hasn't paid attention to its fellows? Or perhaps, in the eyes of [Reproduction], "death" is insignificant, and the "rebirth" that is responsible for the concept of reproduction is more important?)

After much thought, he still couldn't find an answer, so Ainz simply turned his attention to Cocytus. Among the guardians on each level, it was the only one of the insect race.

"Cocytus...did you feel anything?"

“Not at all…Ainz-sama,” Cocytus said respectfully.

Just in case, Ainz ordered Demiurge to scan Cocytus's entire body with mental magic. After confirming that he was indeed normal, he felt a little relieved.

Before this simulated universe began, he had Demiurge open a barrier against mental attacks to prevent many Guardians from suffering mental breakdowns like the last battle between the Envoys.

After all, this time, it was a Star God, not an Emissary, who appeared, so no amount of preparation was too much. Although it was merely a virtual existence within a simulated universe, the exact effects of the [Reproduction] Fate remained unknown.

Chapter 267 Simulated Universe: Locust Plague (Part 2)

"This time, Xing was woken up by the strong smell of smoke in the cabin."