The virtual ecological reserve at dusk resembled a breathing oil painting. In a garden watered by liquid time, the blossoms of emotion swayed gently in the breeze. Lin Yue reached out to touch an indigo flower, and its petals instantly transformed into streams of light, entwining around her fingertips, making her eyes sparkle with dreamy colors. The calico cat's tail brushed across the back of her hand, the furry touch bringing her back to reality.
"A new crisis is brewing." Lu Li's data form suddenly fluctuated violently, and countless golden codes streaked across his body like meteors. "Unusual access records have appeared in the memory archives. Someone is frequently retrieving key data from the Entropy Club period."
Lin Yue's expression suddenly grew serious. She looked down at the automatically opened notebook, the seventeen-colored gemstones tingling slightly. On the blank page, a line of dark red text slowly emerged: "The sealed Möbius strip whispers." This strange omen reminded her of the self-devouring symbol in the crisis, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.
The three of them quickly rushed to the core control area of the Memory Archives. A holographic projection of the archive slowly unfolded before them, resembling a vast galaxy. However, the supposedly orderly cloud of data was now shrouded in a strange, black mist. The calico cat's geared collar blared a shrill alarm. It leaped onto the console, its claws rapidly tapping the virtual keyboard. "The access source is heavily encrypted, but I've detected a familiar fluctuation—a subtle resonance with the time frequency of the Dreamweaver universe."
Lin Yue took a deep breath and immersed herself in the archive's data stream. In the dark digital ocean, she saw countless shattered fragments of memory floating. Suddenly, a familiar crimson light flashed, and the terrifying Möbius strip appeared before her eyes. This symbol greedily devoured the surrounding memory data, and with each swallow, it became more solid.
"Someone is using the Dreamweaver's technology to reconstruct the Paradox Code." Lin Yue's eyes snapped open, a lingering image of the data stream still visible. "And this time, their target is the Memory Archives. If they succeed, all the empaths' precious experiences will become weapons of chaos."
At this moment, an emergency call from the Multinarrative Arbitration Tribunal suddenly rang out. A representative from the Mirror Universe appeared before everyone. His body, composed of flowing mirrors, was now riddled with cracks. "Our universe has experienced memory contamination. Residents are beginning to confuse reality with the memories of others, and many have even forgotten their own identities."
More and more emergency reports are pouring in from various universes, as if a memory plague is spreading across the multiverse. Lin Yue realizes that this crisis is more serious than imagined. They must unite once again to find a solution.
After a heated discussion, Lin Yue's team decided to split into two groups. Lu Li would lead a technical team to delve into the underlying code of the Memory Archive, attempting to build a firewall against the contamination. Lin Yue and the calico cat would contact the Dream Weaver through the empathy network, hoping to find a solution to the problem at its source.
When Lin Yue's consciousness entered the Dream Weaver's universe, she discovered that the fluid of time had become turbid, and the surface of the solidified time crystals was covered with cracks. The Dream Weaver's body, woven from timelines, was now violently twisting and emitting a painful hum. "It's 'time parasites'. They parasitize memory data, tampering with memories to disrupt the narrative balance. These parasites... were born from the shadows of my universe."
It turns out that deep within the Weaver universe lies a forgotten time rift. During the Entropy Club incident, some uncontrolled paradoxical energy seeped into it, hatching these terrifying creatures. They feed on the contradictions and chaos in memories, growing stronger and stronger.
Lin Yue was extremely anxious: "How can we eliminate them?"
The Dream Weaver was silent for a moment, and suddenly a pure thread of time shot out from his body and wrapped around Lin Yue's wrist: "Use this strand of 'Original Time', it can purify the polluted memories. But you must find the core matrix of the time parasite to completely eradicate the threat."
Meanwhile, bad news arrived from Lu Li. The firewall was crumbling under the parasite's attack, and the memory data within the archives was being contaminated at a visible rate. Lin Yue and the calico cat didn't dare delay and immediately rushed back to Earth to reunite with Lu Li.
By analyzing vast amounts of data, they finally pinpointed the location of the Time Parasite's mother body—in the narrative cracks of the multiverse. It's a chaotic space between reality and fiction, filled with unstable space-time turbulence.
Lin Yue, Lu Li, and the calico cat lead a team of elite empaths and resolutely step into this dangerous land. The scene here is terrifying, with broken fragments of memory hanging in the air like sharp blades, and the twisted vortex of time threatens to swallow you up at any time.
Deep within the chaos, they finally discovered the massive parasite's mother body. It resembled a beating heart, its surface covered with dense tentacles, each connected to contaminated memory data.
"Action!" Lin Yue commanded, and everyone unleashed powerful empathic energy, attempting to suppress the Matrix's movements. Lu Li controlled a light blade composed of code, severing the Matrix's tentacles. The calico cat's gear collar spun rapidly, emitting ripples that stabilized spacetime.
Lin Yue held high the original thread of time given by the Dreamweaver and rushed towards the core of the Matrix. However, just as she was about to touch the Matrix, countless parasitic spores erupted from it, surrounding her. These spores continuously eroded her consciousness, attempting to tamper with her memories.
In the chaos of consciousness, Lin Yue saw countless false scenes: she became a member of the Entropy Club and destroyed the empathy network with her own hands; she lost Lu Li and the calico cat, and wandered alone in the darkness... But she held tightly to the original thread of time, silently reciting the memories with her friends in her heart. The laughter and tears they experienced together became her strength to resist erosion.
"I will not be defeated by you!" Lin Yue unleashed a powerful empathic force, and the threads of Origin Time instantly shone with dazzling light, purifying the parasitic spores one by one. She seized the opportunity to pierce the threads into the core of the mother body. The power of the seventeen-colored gems resonated with Origin Time, forming a powerful purifying storm.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the Time Parasite Matrix was finally completely eliminated. The contaminated memory data began to return to normal, and the narrative balance of the multiverse was gradually restored.
After the crisis, the Dreamweaver personally came to Earth, completely sealed the time rift, and shared more knowledge about the nature of time. Lin Yue's team established the "Time Guardian" program in the Memory Archives to train professionals and always be vigilant against similar threats.
One day, Lin Yue once again visited the observation tower of the virtual ecological reserve. This time, a new flower called "Hope" blossomed in the liquid time garden, gathering at night to resemble a galaxy. A calico cat chased a luminous time butterfly among the flowers, and the ethereal data form transformed into a warm halo, surrounding Lin Yue.
In the distant starry sky, a brand new star is rising, emitting a soft light, as if to say: In this narrative galaxy full of infinite possibilities, no matter what challenges we encounter, as long as we hold on to hope and work together, we will surely write more wonderful stories. And with the rise of this star, the new adventure of Lin Yue and her companions will also begin again.
(End of Chapter 62)
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