Chapter 671: Eating a Universe? How to Eat It? A Big Bite!
"What's wrong?"
Tomori Nao asked cautiously, her voice trembling slightly.
Since just now, Ren seemed to have his attention elsewhere, staring off into the horizon as if listening to a conversation only he could hear.
Ren's attention withdrew from the Chat Group, and he calmly shook his head.
"Nothing. Aren't you a bit doubtful about the vastness of the world? Then I'll open your eyes."
He glanced at her, a hint of disdain in his golden eyes.
"There's no point in focusing your vision on trashy puberty syndrome."
"Trash?"
Tomori Nao choked, her face flushing with indignation.
Ability users with puberty syndrome could be targeted by those scientists. They were anomalies, freaks to some, precious subjects to others.
Those people probably wished they could capture all ability users and research them frantically. To Nao, these abilities were both a curse and a responsibility.
But in Ren's mouth, it was trash?
And what did Ren mean by the 'vastness of the world'? What was that monster just now? The one that looked like a tangled mass of nightmares?
Many questions indeed filled Tomori Nao's mind, wanting answers.
But she didn't dare to ask Ren.
The other party not only had strange abilities, ignored her own abilities like they were mere parlor tricks, but also crushed a monster that looked terrifying with one hand.
She couldn't be sure if she would be casually killed or something. He was an unknown variable, dangerous and unpredictable.
So Tomori Nao chose to observe in silence, looking for an opportunity to escape. Her hand tightened around the strap of her camcorder.
"Brother, I'm here!"
A clear voice, tinged with excitement, suddenly appeared from thin air.
Then, under Tomori Nao's bewildered gaze, a petite figure darted past her and hugged Ren.
It was a cute girl with a unique aura, radiating a strange energy. She was rubbing against Ren in his arms, full of affection, like a lost puppy finding its owner.
"Long time no see, Name."
Ren smiled and stroked her hair, his expression softening.
"Tsk, long time no see."
Another displeased voice appeared, cutting through the heartwarming reunion.
It was a trendy-looking girl with silver hair and a bored expression, chewing gum.
When did they appear?
The rooftop door was clearly closed, locked even. Where did they come from? Did they fall from the sky?
Tomori Nao's head was filled with great confusion. Her logic was failing her.
Ren merely smiled at Silver Wolf's displeasure.
He knew exactly why she was displeased. The incident in the bath, the awkward tension…
It seemed he needed to find an opportunity to have a good conversation and resolve the conflict. Or perhaps, create more conflict.
"She's not another one of your girlfriends, is she?"
Silver Wolf directly ignored Name in Ren's arms, her eyes scanning Nao with a critical gaze.
She certainly understood Name's psychology. The girl was practically glowing with adoration.
Her attention was instead on Tomori Nao, the unfamiliar element.
Ren shrugged: "Not for now."
"For now?"
Silver Wolf raised an eyebrow.
Those words carried deep meaning. It implied a future possibility, a potential conquest.
… …
Tomori Nao didn't dare to speak. She pressed herself against the wall, trying to become invisible.
Not only were the three people who appeared out of nowhere frightening her, but there was also a fear of being targeted by a pervert. "For now"? What did that mean?!
"Since you're here, let's go deal with it first."
Ren didn't want to dwell on this topic either. He turned his gaze upward.
"Where's the anti-universe?"
Silver Wolf looked around curiously, not feeling anything special anywhere. To her, the sky looked normal.
"Right here."
Ren extended his hand.
As soon as Ren finished speaking.
Reality shifted.
All the surrounding buildings turned into nothingness. The concrete, the steel, the urban sprawl—all dissolved into darkness.
Tomori Nao's eyes narrowed: "What!"
The rooftop she was standing on also disappeared, making her subconsciously think she had lost her balance and wanted to grab the nearby wall.
But the moment she touched it, the wall also became nothingness. Her hand passed through empty space.
"Ugh!"
She thought she was going to fall. Her stomach lurched.
But strangely, her body seemed to float and didn't fall down. She was suspended in a void.
"What exactly is this place?"
And after looking around, Tomori Nao became even more confused and terrified.
The familiar city had turned into an endless starry sky.
In the distance, she saw infinite nebulae swirling with colors she couldn't name. Stars burned with cold, distant fire.
Holographic projection? Illusion? A dream?
Tomori Nao subconsciously thought of these. It was the only rational explanation.
But these seemed unable to explain her body floating in defiance of gravity. The cold vacuum of space pressed against her skin, yet she could breathe.
But if she was truly in space, why could she still breathe? And why was she still alive?
Everything happening now was full of magic and unreasonableness.
Since meeting Ren, the things she encountered had increasingly impacted her worldview.
Now, her worldview had completely shattered.
"Anti-universe, is that it?"
Pointing at the black substance permeating the back of the universe, Ren's voice cut through the silence.
It was a darkness deeper than the void, a pulsating mass of negative energy.
Silver Wolf blew a bubble with her gum.
"Pop!"
The bubble burst, the sound echoing strangely in the vacuum.
Silver Wolf spread her hands: "I can't solve it, it's up to you guys. My hacks don't work on cosmic anomalies."
She currently didn't have the power of the Infinite Angel bestowed by Ren. She was just a super hacker.
"Sorry, Brother, I can't help either." Name also shook her head, clinging to Ren's arm.
"Leave it to me."
Ren just stared at the anti-universe for a moment. His eyes glowed with an inner light.
The negative energy permeating every part of the universe rapidly condensed towards the center, obeying his silent command.
It swirled, compressed, and solidified.
In the blink of an eye.
At the center of the back of the universe, a black sun appeared, almost obscuring the universe's center..
"Hiss!!!"
Tomori Nao saw that black sun, and her body instinctively trembled.
Whether it was real or fake, she could still recognize galaxies and nebulae.
The shadow of the single black sun had already enveloped countless nebulae. It was a maw ready to swallow creation.
If that thing were a physical entity, how many galaxies would it destroy?
This was still under Ren's protection, and it only caused visual fear.
If there was no protection from Ren.
What she would suffer wouldn't be visual fear, but the invasion of negative energy.
Just one glance would be enough to annihilate the body, soul, and spirit of someone with two faces. She would be erased from existence.
She wouldn't even have a chance to think.
After condensing the anti-universe, the black sun suddenly contracted towards the center.
It was as if a black hole was created in its center, pulling the anti-universe's negative energy into it.
The darkness collapsed upon itself, screaming silently as it was devoured.
In a few seconds, it was completely devoured. The black sun vanished, leaving no trace.
The cosmic void also returned to peace, as if nothing had happened just now. The stars shone brightly once more.
[System: [Ding! Detecting that the anti-universe has been devoured by group member Ren, Doomsday Companion ends!]]
[System: [Ding! Ren gains 500 million doomsday points, Name and Silver Wolf each gain 10 million doomsday points!]]
Ren just casually devoured the anti-universe. He dusted off his hands as if he had just finished a light snack.
It was casual for him, but some people in the Chat Group couldn't help but exclaim.
[Sakata Gintoki: As expected of the big shot, directly devouring the apocalypse! Is there anything he won't eat?]
[Ainz: Uh, anti-universe, is it a universe opposite to the universe? Did the big shot eat a universe? That's... terrifying.]
[Emma: Huh? How do you eat a universe?]
[Inorin's Note: Emma/Beibei is a character from the anime Balala the Fairies. This is just a reminder because I keep forgetting, and I have changed the name from Beibei to Emma to make the character easier to search for on Google than using Beibei.]
Emma's mind couldn't help but imagine Ren opening his mouth, opening it wider than the universe, and swallowing it in one bite like a cartoon character.
Then she shook her head and stuck out her little pink tongue.
"Haha, how is that possible?"
[March 7th: Wow, no live broadcast again! This is too fast! I really wanted to see how to eat a universe! Is it spicy?]
[Emilia: Hmm... I also really want to see. Maybe he used a spoon?]
[Mikasa: Eat... a big bite?]
[Shiroyasha: Oh my, Ren, it seems everyone wants to see you perform eating a universe. Why don't you show us? I'll prepare the popcorn.]
[Ren: Stop it... it's devouring, not eating. What are you thinking? My mouth can't open that wide.]
What kind of brain circuits do these Chat Group members have?
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