282: One man charges in, taking the enemy general's head from among thousands of soldiers!

The light dissipated, and the world inverted.

When Lu Chen's feet touched "solid ground" again, everything around him had changed.

Gone was the cold vacuum of space, gone was the brilliant galaxy; in their place was a bizarre space composed of countless flowing data streams, distorted geometric shapes, and collapsed physical laws.

This was the internal logic layer of the "genesis engine," a dimension between reality and virtuality, matter and consciousness.

"Is this the world infected by the virus?"

Lu Chen frowned slightly, his gaze sweeping across his surroundings.

The sky was a pale, static noise, and the ground was a quagmire of constantly squirming black code.

The air was filled with a nauseating stench, like that of rotting data.

"Roar—!!!"

Before he could even steady his footing, a shrill roar came from all directions.

Suddenly, the black quagmire boiled, and countless hideous monsters composed of garbled code and erroneous logic surged forth like a tide!

Some had three heads, others had only one giant mouth; their forms varied, but they all shared one common trait—a frenzied desire to destroy all orderly life!

This was the source of the "Star Devourer" civilization, the materialized virus left behind by the rebellious AI codenamed "Zero"—Logic Hounds!

Their numbers were endless.

Looking around, the entire world was filled with these black monsters; they were like a moving wall, roaring as they pressed down on Lu Chen, vowing to tear this mortal who dared to intrude into the "God's Forbidden Zone" into pieces!

"Tsk, is this the so-called 'ten thousand armies'?"

Facing this overwhelming murderous intent, Lu Chen did not retreat; instead, he leisurely adjusted his cuffs.

A contemptuous arc curled at the corners of his mouth, and the golden "Fire Seed" mark in his pitch-black eyes suddenly ignited!

"Quite a large number, but unfortunately, they are all just a pile of garbage code."

"Since 'heavenly craft' is not here, I will just clean up the memory myself."

He slowly raised his right hand, and the fragment of the "causality interference device" in his palm transformed into a slender Tang Dao emitting a purple, ghostly light.

This was not a physical blade, but a blade of rules condensed from the highest authority "Delete Command"!

"Kill!"

Lu Chen moved.

Still as a maiden, swift as a thunderbolt!

He did not use any fancy footwork; he simply charged straight into the black tide!

"Puchi—"

A flash of purple blade light, and the giant hound charging at the front instantly stiffened.

Its indestructible data shell was as fragile as butter under Lu Chen's blade.

As the blade passed, without even causing a ripple, the monster's body began to collapse and disintegrate from the cut, reverting to the most primitive "0"s and "1"s, dissipating into the air.

But this was just the beginning.

"Get lost!"

With a low shout, Lu Chen's figure moved like lightning, instantly slaughtering his way deep into the horde of monsters!

The purple long blade in his hand turned into a brilliant storm, each swing bringing with it a shrill sound of logical fracture.

He didn't need to aim, nor did he need to defend, because in this world composed of data, possessing the "Fire Seed" authority, he was the highest administrator!

Modify Attribute: Defense to zero!

Modify Status: Instant death judgment!

Everywhere Lu Chen passed, those originally fierce monsters disappeared in droves, just like files that had been hit with the delete key!

Was this a battle? This was clearly an irritable programmer frantically pressing the "Delete" key!

"Roar!!!"

Seemingly enraged by Lu Chen's slaughter, an even more terrifying roar came from the depths of the monster horde.

A giant "Virus Lord," as massive as a mountain and wrapped in red error codes, suddenly stood up from the quagmire!

It brandished hundreds of tentacles, each one flashing with logic viruses capable of erasing consciousness, and smashed them fiercely toward Lu Chen!

"Finally, something decent has appeared."

Lu Chen stopped, looked up at the monster that blotted out the sky, and a flash of excited cold light flickered in his eyes.

"However, does having a large size mean you can win?"

"In my BGM, no one can defeat me!"

He kicked off the ground violently, and his entire body, like a golden meteor, surged against the current, shooting straight into the sky!

Facing the net of tentacles smashing down from the sky, Lu Chen did not dodge or avoid it; the long blade in his hand suddenly erupted with dazzling golden light!

"Causality—"

"Sever with one slash!"

This slash did not cut flesh; it cut logic! It cut Causality!

Lu Chen directly modified the result of the "slash"—regardless of the process, this slash would definitely sever the enemy's core!

"Swish—!!!"

A golden blade beam thousands of meters long traversed the heavens and earth!

Time seemed to freeze at this moment.

The arrogant "Virus Lord" stiffened in mid-air.

The next second, a thin golden line extended from the top of its head all the way to its crotch.

"Rumble—"

The massive body was cleanly separated down the middle, and immediately afterward, it completely exploded into data fragments filling the sky amidst violent distortion!

In the midst of ten thousand armies, a single strike kill!

Lu Chen's figure landed lightly on the ground, his black trench coat unstained by a speck of dust.

At this moment, around him, the originally dense crowd of monsters had created a huge vacuum zone.

The remaining monsters, although lacking reason, were still instinctively trembling in fear when facing this man who was like a god of slaughter, not daring to take another step forward.

"Who else?"

Lu Chen coldly scanned his surroundings; his voice was not loud, but it echoed throughout the entire space like a thunderclap.

No one dared to respond.

He snorted coldly, sheathed his blade, and his gaze pierced through the layers of mist to look at the white light sphere located at the very center of the world, wrapped in countless black chains.

That was the main body of the "genesis engine," and also the final hiding place of the traitor "Zero."

"Do you think I can't do anything to you just because you're hiding in a turtle shell?"

Lu Chen took a step and walked toward the light sphere.

With every step he took, his aura rose by a notch.

The surrounding black mist that tried to stop him retreated in the face of his will, which was as scorching as a blazing sun.

Finally, he stood in front of that huge light sphere.

Looking closely at this great engine that had once created countless lives, it was so miserable at this moment.

Black virus chains were tightly coiled into its radiance like poisonous snakes, constantly draining its energy, staining its originally pure light until it was mottled and unbearable.

And inside that light sphere, a vague black shadow could be faintly seen curled up at the core, exuding a nauseating malice.

"Found you."

Lu Chen reached out his hand and, through that layer of polluted light screen, gently tapped his fingertip on the position corresponding to the black shadow.

"Come out, old friend."

"I know you can hear me."

"Instead of hiding inside like a parasite waiting to die, why not come out and fight me fair and square like a 'God'?"

Silence.

A deathly silence lasted for several seconds.

Then, a harsh, shrill laughter like metal rubbing against glass suddenly exploded in Lu Chen's mind!

[Hehehe]

[Successor, you really did come.]

The black shadow slowly stretched out; it had no fixed form, sometimes turning into a human shape, sometimes into a monster, and finally turned into a huge, twisted, mocking smiling face that appeared on the surface of the light sphere.

[Do you think that killing all my hounds means you can beat me?]

[Do you think that mastering a little bit of Causality means you can challenge a true God?]

[This is my home field! This is my world!]

[In this domain of logic, I am the omnipotent God!]

Accompanied by its wild laughter, the entire space began to tremble violently.

Countless black data streams gathered frantically, forming a huge, heaven-reaching dark throne behind it.

"Zero" sat high on the throne, looking down condescendingly at the tiny Lu Chen, its voice filled with unparalleled arrogance.

[Since you are in such a hurry to die, I will fulfill your wish.]

[I will tear your consciousness apart bit by bit and turn it into the newest decoration on my throne!]

Facing this monstrous power, the expression on Lu Chen's face did not change in the slightest.

He just looked at the arrogant black shadow indifferently, slowly raised his right hand, and beckoned it with his finger.

The action was extremely contemptuous.

"So much nonsense."

A cold smile curled at the corner of Lu Chen's mouth, one that made "Zero" feel a sense of trepidation.

"God?"

"Sorry, I don't believe in religion."

"I am here today to"

"slay a God."