The Command Center of the Dragons Nest Pantheon remained under the highest tension. The Governor of the Universe, Galadriel, was still blushing under the fixed stares of Gaia Elderblood and Aphrodite Elderblood, but the authority of Rank 0 overwhelmed any emotion.
Victor Elderblood, the God Emperor, had returned to his human form, but the vein pulsing in his temple was visible even to the Dragonoids of the security division.
"You have already caused the necessary disruption, Galadriel," Victor hissed, using the name the Thought had revealed. "My patience is finite. The System-Devouring Fortress is a V-07 threat that vaporized a solar system. It will return. Tell me its weakness, or your 'tourism' will come to an abrupt end, even if you are invulnerable."
Galadriel sighed, the sound echoing through the hall like the cold wind of space.
"Invulnerability is my only rule, Victor. Do not confuse it with ignorance," Galadriel chastised gently. He shrugged, turning toward the hologram of the Fortress. "The Veillon Empire is sustained by Positivity. It is the purest Order. But the Fortress is a weapon of Absolute Destruction."
He smiled at Victor, Thought-light shimmering in his eyes. "You understand, Chaos. Positivity cannot conceive perfect Destruction. They created a conceptual flaw."
"The Fortress," Galadriel revealed, pointing to the weapon's core on the hologram, "is sustained by a Void Connection."
"A Void?" Victor questioned, his mind absorbing the information.
"Yes.
Kali Elderblood, who had been quietly observing the dialogue, widened her eyes. "Non-Existence? That is a domain of the Regulator
"Correct. Rank 3 is being used as cloud-service," Galadriel confirmed with an amused laugh. "But the connection is tenuous—a pocket black hole that requires constant Mind Control from the Overlord to remain stable. Its weakness lies in the insertion point of the Void into the Concept of Light."
Victor understood immediately. The attack could not be physical or explosive. It had to be conceptual and surgical.
"Ruby! Velnorah!" Victor ordered, turning sharply toward the two scientists. "The weakness isn't the armor; it's the software! I need a runic virus capable of targeting a Void Connection and injecting High-Level Chaos to destabilize it. Use Outer God essence!"
Ruby Elderblood Scarlett and Velnorah Xyphora Elderblood Thaloria II bowed in unison. "It will be done, Husband. The Fortress is ours."
Victor nodded. "Galadriel, you have fulfilled your part. Now remain silent and watch the retaliation."
Galadriel smiled. "Before I fall silent," he said, turning once more toward Gaia and Aphrodite with a childlike blush, "I just wanted to say that the Primordial Strength of Mother Earth is incomparable. And the Love of the Goddess of Love is the force that gives you purpose, Victor. There is nothing more beautiful than the Obsession of a Rank 10 for his wives."
He winked, his smile widening. "I will be a good spectator."