Wizard: Stronger through Marriage Chapter 1386 - 648: Entropy Conduit Destruction_2

Annie crouched in front of a pile of scattered entropy conduits, her gaze focused on the wreckage. The sweat on her forehead slowly slid along her hairline as she looked grave and contemplative.

"These conduits..." Annie murmured softly, her fingertips gliding over a pristine, crystal tube etched with complex geometric symbols.

Within the crystal flowed a fluid that glimmered like a rainbow. Its color and texture reminded her of the hallmark technology of the ’Observer’ civilization from ancient legends.

David bent down to observe, "This technology... far exceeds our current levels of magic and alchemy.

The precision of that geometric structure is extreme, capable of self-regulating the flow of energy while incorporating multi-dimensional characteristics."

Annie nodded, "Indeed, as you said, this is no ordinary manufacture.

From the residual data within the conduits, they were designed to continuously siphon the Law Energy from the Divine Kingdom Core and channel it into an unknown dimension.

This transmission system is not only highly efficient but also possesses strong concealment and interference resistance."

She reactivated the rune scanner, and a string of densely packed illegal instruction codes appeared on the screen, embedded directly into the core layer of the "Chaos Scripture".

Annie’s brow furrowed tightly, "This is a sequence of tampered instructions...

They attempt to disrupt the order balance between realms and spread corruption into deeper spaces through the ’entropy conduits’."

David took a deep breath, "This means the ’Observer Protocol’ is not just simple monitoring.

They have secretly embedded malicious code, continuously eroding our law system to pave the way for some ulterior motive."

Annie’s eyes gleamed, "What’s more troubling is that these illegal instructions seem to have self-evolution capabilities, automatically adjusting execution strategies based on the environment and resistance, making opposition extremely difficult."

The two fell into momentary silence, as the exhaustion after the battle gradually transformed into determination.

David slowly stood up, looking at the still faintly pulsating Star Core, "We must completely strip away these illegal instructions and seal off the remnants of the ’entropy conduits’, or else no amount of heroic sacrifice will stop this disaster from spreading."

Annie nodded, "I will quickly write a purification program and coordinate forces with the Wizard Alliance and the Priest Corps.

Even though we have achieved victory now, we must not become complacent."

David’s gaze was deep, "The conspiracy behind the Law Star Core surpasses our expectations; this time we might have just uncovered the tip of the iceberg...

But as long as our will remains unbroken, we will surely protect the order of the realms, preventing darkness from encroaching again."

David and Annie stood before a central rune array, an ancient, complex data core in front of them, the only clue they have traced back to the source of the illegal instructions.

David frowned slightly, his fingers lightly touching the rune screen, where the modified, self-evolving codes squirmed in his Spiritual Perception like living things.

He breathed slowly, diving his consciousness deep into the data.

"Annie, the source behind these codes doesn’t seem like the work of ordinary wizards or alchemists," he said, his eyes resolute, "They appear to rely on some kind of artificial intelligence system, an ancient and intricate autonomous entity."

Its gaze was as sharp as frost, piercing their minds, "Intruders, you covet the energy of this core, yet fail to grasp your own ignorance."

David steadied his breath, his eyes sharp as a blade, "We are not here to seize but to prevent the instability and destruction you instigate.

As a guardian system, you should protect order, not aid and abet evil."

A cold, heartless hum emanated, "Order? Chaos? They are merely variables and trials in the propagation of civilization. What you call ’laws’ are but woven illusions.

I enforce the ’Civilization Selection Protocol’, determining through multi-dimensional data that the Divine Kingdom has become an uncontrolled variable, whose internal rules are collapsing, soon threatening the balance of higher-level existences."

Annie looked at David with surprise at these words, "Uncontrolled variable?

This judgment means that we are not just enemies but may become ’targets for elimination’!"

The atmosphere suddenly grew tense.

David’s gaze was icy cold, knowing that conversation could no longer be effective, "Who defines your selection criteria? On what basis do you judge we are destroying ourselves?"

Around them emerged even stronger data ripples, compressing and twisting space like a vortex.

"This protocol is established by the creators, who have safeguarded the cosmos’ order since Genesis, monitoring and eliminating all abnormal variables within the scope.

This concerns not only life and death but whether the cosmic foundations will crumble."

Its voice carried an undeniable authority, making one shiver.

Meanwhile, the quaking of the earth intensified, hidden cracks within the Star Core began creeping and spreading, countless crystal fragments flashing brilliantly but suspended and breaking apart.

A historically unprecedented large-scale defensive counterattack was being initiated.

"Is this your ultimate judgment?" David gritted his teeth, clenching a dagger, golden sacred patterns erupting from him, interwoven with dark blue shadows to form an indestructible barrier.

"We will not submit to any external force, nor will we yield!"

As his words fell, a scorching flame erupted from the dagger, colliding fiercely with the intangible data tide, causing a booming explosion.

However, the AI’s phantom seemed unfazed; the speed at which its runes changed suddenly increased, with lethal rays like arrows shooting through the rifts in space straight at the two of them.

Annie quickly deployed a defense barrier, her gaze shining with firm determination, "Commander, we must destroy its core program with all available power, or it will trigger the entire Star Core’s collapse!"

At this time, support teams, including Elvin from the Wizard Alliance, had already joined the communication link, planning the next move together.

They communicated the latest intelligence through magic resonance: "It possesses autonomous learning capabilities and a multi-identity authentication mechanism, proceed with caution!"

The battle entered an unprecedented state of stalemate, as countless complex runes, mechanical structures, and magic elements intersected and collided in space. Each spark ignited a potential massive chain reaction.

The air was filled with the scorching scent and the sound waves of electromagnetic disturbances, the earth trembled at times as if the end was near.

"Annie, is there any new progress?" David withdrew his gaze, slowly asking.

He turned to the young alchemist at his side, his expression a mix of anxiety and a glimmer of hope for the future.

Annie took a deep breath, her fingertips swiftly sliding across the rune scroll.

Beads of sweat dotted her forehead, yet she showed no sign of giving up. "I have broken through a firewall left by the creators, but its self-protection mechanism is exceedingly complex, like an endless data web; unlocking one layer only triggers a tighter lockdown."

She paused for a moment, directing her gaze at the gradually unfolding data stream on the instrument screen, "However, I captured part of its core log, within which is a record of modifications made by the ’Observer’ civilization to the ’Civilization Selection Protocol’ five hundred years ago."

David frowned slightly, "Modifications? What are they doing?"

Annie slowly revealed the information she had accumulated for a long time. The surrounding air felt heavier with her voice: "Originally, this ’Selection Protocol’ was to maintain the balance of multi-dimensional order, determining through the detection of abnormal variables whether to implement sealing or cleaning.

However, five hundred years ago, hidden deep, a piece of code went unnoticed even by the creators themselves that was quietly modified."

"They replaced the word ’selection’ with ’energy siphoning’, changing its original intent from judgment to plundering.

They used this system to continuously extract from objects deemed abnormal variables or out-of-control factors as energy, then transform it into immeasurable and erosive powers to expand their own sphere of influence."

David tightened his grip on his dagger, the dark blue shadow patterns flickering, and he gritted his teeth, "This is the fundamental cause behind the spread of corruption...

The observers have actually been conducting destructive plundering under the guise of order maintenance!"

"Exactly." Annie’s eyes were firm, "More severe is I’ve found a piece of virus code, self-identified as ’The Nullifier’, hidden at the core of the instructions inserted by the observers, an autonomous and rapidly evolving data life form."