The Prime Architect's voice reverberated, shattering the silence of The Origin Server. The giant of white light stared down at Axel Edward with profound condescension. In his eyes, Axel was merely a corrupted string of code daring to defy his own programmer.Axel dug a pinky finger into his ear, picking at it nonchalantly. He stood tall on the palace balcony of the Floating City, his emperor's robe billowing gently in the artificial cosmic wind."A delete key, huh?" Axel offered a razor-thin smirk. "I happen to have an uninstall button for your brain. Want to test who presses theirs first?"The Prime Architect did not dignify Axel's taunt with a response. The giant entity simply raised a single index finger composed of pure white light. The boundless space surrounding him vibrated subtly.Valerie leapt instantly in front of Axel, raising her Aegis of Absolute Truth. Ignis spun the White Dwarf Hammer rapidly, bracing to repel any incoming physical or energy assault. In the command cent

White pixels spread like a ravenous plague. The pure crystal buildings of the Floating City began to disintegrate into empty blocks drifting into the air. Hundreds of thousands of Mecha Angels outside the city shield could not even fire their weapons before their cosmic iron bodies dissolved into meaningless arrays of binary code.Axel clenched his fists with immense force. His Universal energy leaked continuously, completely unable to repel the deletion directive issued by the primary server. He attempted to channel his Authority of the Void. Yet far from releasing any power, the system interface in his mind was thoroughly saturated with gray error logs, rejecting every single access command."Damn it," Axel cursed loudly. He struck the empty air before him, causing the void to shudder. Yet even that vibration froze instantly, resolving into a stack of white pixels.The Prime Architect's laughter grew louder from above, his voice echoing with absolute triumph. The giant of light felt

Red alarms chimed deafeningly. The ceiling of The Origin Server's white dome flickered wildly like broken streetlights. The Prime Architect, who had been laughing in contempt moments ago, now froze in place. The giant form of light stared down at Axel in god-tier logical confusion."What did you just do, Mortal Human?" The Architect barked, his voice laced with anxiety and sheer panic. "You surrendered the core of your own system? That violates the fundamental laws of energy exchange!"Axel remained kneeling on the floor in his dirt-smudged casual clothes. He coughed up a small amount of blood, but his smile widened further. "Fundamental laws, huh? In my world, when a merchant invests one hundred percent of his capital into a partner, that is called a full buyout investment. And your system has a mandatory rule requiring a return on investment."Lyra, clutching the Origin Core within her chest, suddenly blazed with a blinding radiance. The Rebate System integrating into the Origin Cor

The Prime Architect groaned in pain beneath Axel's feet, his giant luminous form continuously shrinking. His divine arrogance was thoroughly shattered. He attempted to crawl backward, putting distance between himself and the human youth who had just slapped his face until it fractured."Mercy! Mercy, Axel Edward!" The Architect shrieked in a corrupted, mechanical voice. "You cannot kill me! If I die, this entire server will collapse! The equilibrium of the universe will be destroyed!"Axel simply let out a low chuckle. He raised his right foot and stomped hard on the light entity's back."I hate people who think they are self-important. The universe existed long before you were born. You are merely a parasite imposing your own rules," Axel said in a chilling tone.Axel drew his right hand back, holding nothing in reserve this time. The energy of The Source flowed completely into his palm. Axel swung his hand and slapped The Architect's face for a second time.SLAP!The sound of that s

The crystal goblet filled with divine wine on the table vibrated with increasing violence. The surface of the deep red liquid within rippled, forming unnaturally sharp waves. A second later, the cosmic crystal glass, supposedly indestructible, shattered into shards of glass dust without a single point of physical contact.The melodious music performed by the cosmic elves in the Garden of Paradise ground to an abrupt halt. The strings of their instruments snapped in unison. An intensely dense, strange, and alien chill swept across the entire courtyard of the Floating City palace.Valerie, who had been laughing alongside Seraphina, instantly dropped her beer mug. By pure reflex, the battle commander summoned her double-barreled rifle, her pitch-black cosmic armor enveloping her body in a fraction of a millisecond. Maya, Ignis, and Scarlett executed the exact same response. The grandest celebration in universal history instantly morphed into a god-tier war zone."Boss! Are there remnants