"Bang!"

Shi Yin's hand holding the cup paused, and the high-footed cup was thrown to the ground, shattering with a bang. The crimson wine spread across the ground, resembling bright red blood.

"Yin? What happened?" Helmod rushed over and gasped when he saw the red wine all over the floor, his face contorted with pain: "My treasured 1945 Romanée-Conti!"

He poured so much wine, worth millions a bottle, for Shi Yin, and then just spilled it all. That's too much!

Do you know how difficult it is to get this bottle in the apocalypse? It was a treasure he used to keep, and he may never be able to get it again.

"What's wrong?" Ishtar rushed over upon hearing the commotion and immediately asked with concern when she saw Shion's expression, "Shion, what happened?"

"I vaguely saw them having a meeting at headquarters." Shi Yin leaned against the wall, looking somewhat exhausted. "Those guys, someone took the remains of the War Knights back with them."

No wonder.

Helmod and Ishtar suddenly realized.

Wherever Shi Yin's gaze falls, there are only lingering images left by memories. Those with whom she has ever collided or intersected will all leave their mark on her.

After the basic standoff with Toki, the best solution is to scrap everything from before.

Clearly, this unfinished product did not meet the expectations of those guys, and perhaps someone secretly wanted to take it back to absorb the remaining energy inside.

After all, it is a world-class monster composed of the combined strength of many people. Even ordinary creatures can greatly increase their strength if they can understand it even a little bit.

This gave Tokine an opportunity.

But why does Shi Yin look so pale?

A dark shadow flashed before her eyes, and Helmod instinctively reached out to support Shiyin, but Shiyin seemed to have no strength at all and collapsed directly into Helmod's arms. Helmod could feel the coldness in his hands.

"Hey! What's going on?!" Helmod was terrified. He hoped these inexplicable accidents wouldn't keep happening.

He was about to carry Shi Yin back to bed, at least he could use some hastily made machinery to monitor Shi Yin's condition, but the moment he picked her up, Helmod felt the malice of the world.

He could feel the weight in his hands, but when he looked down, there was nothing in his arms. He seemed to see the flames of the world, the world being destroyed because of him.

The surroundings were both silent and noisy, with no sound from any living creature, only the crackling of flames and the aftermath of the disaster.

Helmod looked down and found that the barrel of his gun was pressed against Shi Yin's forehead. The barrel was red-hot and overheated. The cursed knife was stuck in his body. If he hadn't been a fully mechanical being, this blow would have killed him.

Shi Yin lay on the ground, the little girl appearing so insignificant before his massive body. He looked around blankly, finding nothing but the silence that followed the embers.

Those who control technology and dedicate themselves to promoting global development have, in turn, altered the very fate of the world.

Oh, right, Helmod remembers.

He was a sinner.

"Helmod!"

A gentle strength came from his shoulder, and Helmod was suddenly jolted awake from his memories. The malice made him tremble uncontrollably, and his mechanical heart pounded wildly in his chest, warning him that he was almost overloaded.

"Helmod, what happened?" Ishtar asked worriedly.

Helmod froze on the spot after picking up Shiyin, and then swayed precariously, almost falling over himself.

“No, it’s nothing.” Helmod didn’t know how to describe it: “Ishtar, how many times have I killed Tokine?”

Ishtar: "What?"

“I saw myself kill her.” Helmod pressed his temples, the lingering fear feeling like a distant memory.

Ishtar paused for a moment, then shook his head: "Why bother talking about things from the past?"

“Helmod, now that we’ve found our path with Toki’s help, we must keep going and not waver.” Ishtar patted Helmod on the shoulder: “So, what exactly is going on with Toki?”

“I just sensed something, and I don’t know how to explain it to you, but I felt… intense malice.” Helmod rubbed his temples.

He had already transformed himself into a robot, so theoretically he shouldn't have headaches. At most, he would experience pain from the pain sensors after suffering physical pain, and such realistic sensations are normal.

But headaches, which are neurological issues, are clearly abnormal.

“Shiyin herself is already overwhelmed by too many memories, and suddenly receiving so much malice is probably making her a bit confused. It’s not because she’s being targeted; I feel that the place where those things are located is full of malice,” Helmod analyzed.

"Or perhaps there's another possibility: everyone there was a manifestation of malice, so much so that the place was filled with evil thoughts, which affected Tokine's perception of memories."

“We acted too quickly this time, and we don’t know if it’s a good thing or a bad thing.” Ishtar sighed softly: “The War Knight is still a half-finished product, and its power is only half of what it used to be. After being absorbed by Shion, I’m afraid it won’t improve Shion’s strength as much as we expected.”

There are always advantages and disadvantages to this. If those monsters grow up, they will pose a great threat to humanity. However, as the saying goes, fortune favors the bold, and the rewards will also be greater.

In this lifetime, with both sides intentionally or unintentionally pushing forward, the timeline suddenly progressed very quickly, and many things were rushed online and resolved before they could fully develop.

In the past few days, Helmod and Ishtar have sent out exploration machines and small dragons, but the outside world is a vast expanse of white, making it difficult to detect any useful information.

There are many things that require hands-on experience to make a judgment; information transmitted through external means is often inaccurate.

The next day, Shi Yin woke up. She didn't say anything and looked normal.

Freya trains herself to control her powers every day under Ishtar's guidance, using her tiny abilities to do all sorts of different things. The training focuses on controlling her powers.

Ishtar was surprised by Freya's ability; the pink ice crystals didn't look like ordinary things, and Ishtar could feel intense emotions surging within them.

However, in previous lives, Ishtar had never actually seen a similar superpower.

Judging from the current ability to release crystals, Freya's ability strength is very high, or perhaps her ability strength has surpassed that of most people from the very beginning.

"Shiyin, waiting like this isn't a solution, is it? When do you plan to go back?" Another day passed, and Helmod was a little puzzled.

Doing nothing and letting time slip away is not like Tokine's style.

"Knock knock knock".

There was a sudden knock on the door, which hadn't been knocked on for a long time, startling everyone.

"In a while." Shi Yin put down the book in her hand and looked at the door: "Open the door."