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

Teyvat.

"Liuyun, that explosion just now..."

"Ahem, stop asking. This immortal can't do it." Liu Yun cleared his throat. "This explosion is dozens of times more powerful than the one caused by the Jade Pavilion when they annihilated the Whirlpool Demon God... No, it's probably more than a hundred times more powerful. I think a single blow could flatten all of Liyue, right?"

"Destroying all of Liyue with a single strike... I don't think even the Emperor could accomplish such a feat."

Zhenjun Xueyue Zhuyang curled his lips. Fortunately, this explosion could kill the queen insect. If this could not completely eliminate this group of insects, then if the insect swarm swept across the continent of Teyvat one day, wouldn’t they have no means of resistance?

Thinking of this, Xie Yue couldn't help but look at the woman across the table. "Liu Yun, didn't you say you could replicate that mecha? We're all waiting for it, huh? If the Zerg swarm comes one day, Liyue might be saved by you."

Liu Yun nearly spit out a mouthful of tea. "You, you two old fellows...are you trying to put all the blame on me? Humph...I won't do that."

-

"Firefly opened her eyes in the dead silence."

"The first thing that came back was my sense of smell—the smell of burning, of bugs and corpses, the acrid smell of melting metal."

"Her vision gradually cleared, and she stumbled to her feet. Everywhere she looked, the ground was covered with twisted debris. The insect carapaces were scattered everywhere like broken pottery, and occasionally, half of a burning, twitching limb could be seen."

"I... died?"

"Looking at the deadly silent battlefield, the girl's eyes were filled with a dead gray."

“Who…died?”

"In the vast white fog, a frail figure stumbled forward, muttering, 'Born for battle... This is the glory of the Grammer Iron Cavalry...'"

“For… Her Majesty the Queen…”

"As if she had lost her last bit of support, the girl fell to her knees helplessly, her head drooping, and the sound, like a hanging thread, gradually faded away."

"She's dead."

"..."

"In the transparent incubator, she was immersed in ice-cold artificial amniotic fluid, enveloped in pure white eggs."

"The container swayed, and she drifted, instinctively groping for the cold, soft edge. She clung to the wall, huddled in a corner, as if that would bring her more warmth."

"She heard the sound of a giant object crashing, metal clashing, hurried footsteps, and the incubator began to shake..."

“Warriors, it’s time to wake up…”

“For Her Majesty the Queen…”

"A pair of mechanical arms lifted her up, and a blinding light tore through the world. She forgot to cry."

-

Absolute Zone Zero.

"They are clones."

Looking at the countless identical faces in the incubator, Amby blurted out almost subconsciously.

"Clones? Isn't that something that only happens in science fiction movies?" Nicole tilted her head. "Amby, do you know a lot about cloning?"

"Yeah." Ambi nodded, fiddling with the white braid beside her cheek. "The Silver Team I was in back then were all clones, all cloned based on the DNA of the originals. Our original team's biggest feature...perhaps the most similar white hair?"

The cat came closer again, looking at Ambi's hair while looking up at the sky: "Eh? You and Liuying all have white hair, Ambi, maybe you are from the same prototype!"

"Okay, stop joking, Nekomata. Ambichi doesn't have a terminal illness like entropy." Nicole paused. "By the way, Ambichi, why did they use one person as the prototype? What if the prototype had a terminal illness? Wouldn't all his clones be doomed?"

"It's enough for the original to be physically strong. The advantage of clones lies in their stable physical condition and their large numbers, making them very convenient consumables on the battlefield. Therefore, there's no need to worry about subsequent illnesses... The vast majority of clones won't survive that long."

"Consumables?!" Nicole was furious when she heard this. "Hey! A clone is a life too! Can't they resist or run away?!"

"Escape..."

Ambi muttered the word repeatedly. If Nicole hadn't picked it up, she might still not understand its meaning. Back in the Silver Army, they only received "orders"—complete, advance, retreat, and provide cover. Even if she was told to commit suicide on the spot, she would do it, but the only thing she didn't do was "escape."

They are weapons, and weapons don't need to think... It was only after she met Nicole that she gradually understood what self was.

Therefore, she could understand Liuying very well. What she needed most at the moment was to meet a "Nicole" of her own.

-

““Be proud of your birth…””

“For Her Majesty the Queen…”

"The firefly opened its eyes, but could not see the person who was speaking."

"She rose, passed through the thick curtains, and headed deeper into the palace. She passed by vast, desolate gardens, past the corpses of enormous insects, and through one incubator after another... Finally, she entered the magnificent council chamber. A faceless woman sat on the throne, her hands hanging down in exhaustion."

"Don't look up."

"Someone walked up to her and spoke softly. The person had a number plate that said AR-26702. Just as she was confused, she got her own number: AR-26710."

"Come here...my child..."

"A distant voice came from the depths of her mind, and an inexplicable frenzy overwhelmed the girl's heart."

"She walked up to the Queen, knelt down and kissed her fingertips."

"The Queen's hand was as cold as ice, causing her to briefly feel lost amidst her frenzy."

"Burn as much as you can, for Grammer's future..."

“For Her Majesty the Queen…”

Chapter 429: Grammer's Embers (Part 3)

Fullmetal Alchemist.

"...They have never even seen the Queen in person, yet they are willing to pledge allegiance and sacrifice their lives for a vague shadow."

Roy Mustang's mouth tightened. Although Liuying and the others looked sixteen or seventeen, how different were they from newborn babies just emerging from the incubator? Wasn't this just rushing them off to the battlefield to die?

Even Roy, who had seen countless Shuras, couldn't help but feel heavy-hearted.

Lieutenant Lisa Hawkeye stood beside him, holding a stack of documents. She keenly noticed the pity in Roy's eyes: "Are you sympathizing with these cloned soldiers?"

"No." Roy shook his head. "I sympathize with all the souls kidnapped by the word 'loyalty'."

"But they have been weapons of the Grammer Empire from the very beginning, and weapons don't deserve to have souls," Lisa said calmly.

Roy sighed and said, "This is also what I feel sad about. Perhaps only when this empire is completely destroyed can these children wake up from their dream?"

-

“Why…did you die…”

“Why…are you still alive…”

"The sound waves swept through the entire venue like a tsunami."

"Hundreds and thousands of young throats burst out the same exact syllables. They screamed at the top of their lungs, their hands raised high, just to let Her Majesty witness their loyalty."

"For Grammer! For Her Majesty the Queen!"

"..."

""But……""

"Tears welled up in the girl's eyes. She looked up at the gray sky, where she saw her homeland, which she could never return to."

"Grammer... he no longer exists..."

"Light pierced through the clouds, coating the debris on the ground with a cold bluish-white. Firefly stood weeping on this battlefield of steel and flesh. A familiar hum echoed once again from the distant horizon."

"The sound of the insects' wings fluttering like the grinding of a million saw teeth, like a rolling dark cloud, obscuring the faint morning light."

-

Saint Seiya.

"Hey! What are you still standing there for, girl?! Run!"

Taurus Aldebaran couldn't help but roar, but unfortunately Firefly in the sky had no intention of escaping. She stood alone in the middle of the battlefield without making any movement.

"Grammer is dead, why is she still here? She is no longer bound by shackles. The Queen, loyalty, mission... all of these are gone!"

"She won't run away." Abelfica sighed regretfully, gazing at the corpses scattered across the ground. "Grammer has been destroyed. I'm afraid there aren't many cavalrymen like her left. Now that all her comrades have perished, I'm afraid even she herself doesn't know how to proceed."

Yabofica knew that the girl in the sky had lost her "backbone".

As a Gold Saint of the Twelve Zodiacs, he understood the importance of a core. His core was protecting Athena and fighting against the Hades Saints. If one day he lost his status as a Gold Saint, the mission he had upheld for decades... he would likely be like the girl, at a loss as to what to do.

…It’s like a knife that has lost its master and is given a soul. Anyone would feel lost and at a loss, right?

However, there was one thing that really puzzled him: how could she, a lone girl, survive from this huge swarm of insects?

After all, there is no such concept as the sudden explosion of "microcosm" in their world. But even if this concept exists, the difference in strength between the girl and the swarm of insects cannot be eliminated by one or two explosions of microcosm.

But she later came to Pinocchio and spent a wonderful day with Xing. This can't be fake, right?

"Could Kafka be here too? Or Silver Wolf?" Shion crossed his arms and frowned. "With so many bugs, Kafka and the blade alone can't save her. If it's Silver Wolf's ether editing... that incredible technology might be possible."

-

“I dreamt of a scorched earth…”

"A new bud breaking through the soil..."

“It blooms facing the morning sun…”

""Whisper to me...""

"The girl's glittering tears sank into the scorched earth. After a moment of silence—the sound of tiny cracks emanated from deep within the earth."

"A emerald green sprout broke through the darkness, unfurling at a speed visible to the naked eye. Amidst the smoke and ashes, it stood upright, enveloping the fireflies in its lush green. Its vines followed its path upward, eventually growing into a mighty tree teeming with life."

“Like a firefly to a flame…living in the face of death.”

"Liuying raised her head, and the mecha covered her body again, but this time, a pair of huge wings of light unfolded behind her. With a slight flap, she turned into an emerald meteor and flew towards the insect swarm."

"In the absolute silence of deep space, a bright point of light suddenly appeared on the surface of a planet."

"Immediately afterwards, a white shockwave spread out from the point of light, lifting the entire continental plate, as if the hand of a god were personally moving the earth. A emerald blade of light slashed from afar, its sharpness so strong that it split the entire continent in two."

"But it was just a crack."

"Immediately afterwards, a second and third crack appeared, intersecting each other and splitting the entire surface of the planet into countless irregular fragments. Dazzling green light shone through the cracks, eventually transforming the entire planet into a shattered, luminous object. When this collapse reached a critical point—"

"Silent destruction."

-

"Um???"

"Starburst???"

Taurus Aldebaran was dumbfounded.

What is this?

Wasn't it just one second ago that they were struggling to kill a queen? How could they blow up an entire planet the next? Isn't the difference in power too great?

In his subjective impression, it seems that only Lingshi has the power to explode a star.

"This can no longer be explained by the explosion of the microcosm..."

"Microcosm?" Shi Ang chuckled softly and shook his head. "Don't flatter me. Who can destroy a planet with a microcosm? It's obvious that she's embarked on a destiny—though I don't know which destiny it is, but only the power of destiny can provide her with such great energy."

"A Destiny Walker?... But Xing is also a Destiny Walker, and has even been glanced at by several Star Gods, but she can't reach the level of Star Explosion, right?" Tonghu was a little puzzled.

"Well, but this is also the strange part of fate. Do you still remember the locust plague? The [breeding] Star God leaped from the last insect of the Coleoptera to become a Star God. No one knows how it leaped from an insect to a Star God at that moment... There are too many things in between that are difficult to explain." Shi Ang said.

"But what's puzzling to me is... Liuying's strength is apparently limited by this mecha. Could it be that Starburst is a capability inherent to her mecha itself? Or does the power of destiny instill in her... amplify the mecha's capabilities?"

Chapter 430: Grammer's Embers (Part 4)

Marvel Universe.

When the planet exploded and shattered in space, Tony - the Tony who was arguing with Dr. Banner three minutes ago about whether to bomb the queen with saturation bombing or photon pulse device - he completely shut up. At this moment, the silence in the room was even quieter than the library.

"She just blew up a planet." Dr. Banner spread his hands. "Hey, Tony... Is this the alien technology you meant by 'at least twenty years behind'?"