Gene Domination: The Loli Who Devours Worlds

High in the sky, the sea breeze whistled.

Lilith stood atop the Alien Queen's head, her long silver-white hair flying wildly in the gale.

She lowered her head slightly, staring at the blue light screen floating before her.

On the screen was a message sent by William.

[Leader, Night Raven has sent new intelligence: The next strange artifact will descend in Dragon Country.]

[The source of the news is unknown, but she guarantees its reliability.]

Lilith's crimson vertical pupils narrowed slightly.

Dragon Country.

Luna.

That man, who firmly held the second spot on the Hunter rankings, possessed the terrifying ability to mobilize national fortune.

On his own turf, he was a nearly invincible existence.

Back in Tokyo, if the other party hadn't taken the initiative to back down, she probably would have had to use her second form if they had truly fought.

But if she did that, Ghost Prison would become wary and would likely hide away to develop for a while before reappearing.

Moreover, Dragon Country had more than one SSS-Rank.

On the surface, there was Luna and Xuanwu, and another one hidden in the shadows.

With three SSS-Ranks standing guard, plus Luna's perverse national fortune buff...

Once she was held up for even a short time, she would basically have no chance with the strange artifact.

Lilith fell silent for a few seconds.

Then, she shook her head.

"Forget it."

She spoke softly, her voice scattered by the sea breeze.

"It's just one strange artifact."

She looked down at the dark red bracelet on her wrist—the [Ever-Changing Rubik's Cube], third on the Strange Artifacts list.

Although she didn't know what type the one in Dragon Country was, it probably wouldn't be stronger than the Cube.

Having this one was already enough.

She raised her hand and closed the light screen.

She cast her gaze into the distance.

The sea was calm and the waves sparkled.

At the edge of her vision, the coastline where Apocalypse Base was located was already faintly visible.

Almost there.

There was no need to waste time crossing the ocean to Dragon Country for an uncertain strange artifact.

What she needed to do now was return to the base, prepare for the next dungeon, and plan her direction.

Once she collected the complete genes of the Scaly-foot Snail in the dungeon, completed the Mutation, and underwent the next evolution, her strength would leap forward once again.

And with three sets of complete genes, she could undergo two evolutions and four Mutations.

Her strength would surge again, reaching a level of dominance that would leave other SSS-Rank Hunters far behind.

What did a mere strange artifact matter?

A faint arc curled at the corner of Lilith's mouth.

"Let's go. Home."

The Alien Queen let out a low hiss, its dragon wings flapping as it accelerated toward Tianqi.

...

Dragon Country, Capital City.

The autumn sunlight spilled over the ancient city walls, coating this thousand-year-old capital in a layer of warm gold.

The streets were bustling with traffic and hurried pedestrians, appearing not much different from the world before the Main God Game arrived.

Only the occasional Reincarnator patrol passing by reminded people that this world had long since changed its appearance.

In the center of the Capital City, there was a strictly cordoned-off area.

Luna stood in the open space, hands behind his back.

His gaze was fixed on the sky, his purple eyes reflecting the strange light gradually gathering above the clouds.

A man stood beside him.

He appeared to be only in his early thirties, with a handsome face and a tall, straight build, but his eyes revealed a world-weariness that didn't match his age.

Most striking was his hair; his temples were already graying, and fine wrinkles had appeared at the corners of his eyes, as if time flowed faster for him than for ordinary people.

Lin Tianhai.

Dragon Country's third SSS-Rank Hunter, the true trump card of Dragon Country whose name had remained unrevealed until now.

His talent was incredibly powerful, allowing him to peer into a person's strength and even foresee the short-term future.

Dragon Country's ability to know the location of a strange artifact's descent in advance relied entirely on his ability.

But the price of this ability was his lifespan.

Every time he used it, he was burning his life.

Therefore, unless absolutely necessary, Dragon Country would never let him act easily.

At this moment, Lin Tianhai's gaze was also fixed on the sky, his weary eyes reflecting a certain trajectory invisible to ordinary people.

"I ran a simulation earlier."

He spoke, his voice carrying a hint of raspiness.

"With your current strength, you have no chance of winning against 'Ye'."

Luna didn't turn around, simply listening quietly.

"Even if you use the national fortune, you can only hold her back."

Lin Tianhai continued.

"I cannot fully peer into her strongest form. But just for that one exchange, I paid..."

He paused, leaving the sentence unfinished.

But Luna saw it.

The extra wrinkle at the corner of his eye, the new strands of white hair at his temples.

That was the price of peering into 'Ye'.

Luna remained silent for a second, then said flatly.

"There was no need."

"Hmm?"

"There was no need to peer into her."

Luna turned around, his purple eyes looking at Lin Tianhai.

"It is not yet time for Dragon Country and America to go to war. In the future, or even after that, a war might not even happen."

Lin Tianhai smiled slightly, a smile that was somewhat complex.

"I know. It was just... curiosity."

Curiosity?

Luna didn't ask further.

The strange light in the sky grew brighter and denser, as if something were brewing and taking shape.

Suddenly—

Hum!

A dark golden beam of light fell vertically from above the clouds, landing precisely in front of the two of them!

The light dissipated.

A writing brush quietly floated in mid-air.

The brush was dark gold throughout, with intricate patterns carved on the barrel, and the hairs of the tip were made of some unknown material, emitting a faint fluorescence.

It floated there without any support, yet seemed to resonate with some law of heaven and earth.

Lin Tianhai's eyes lit up.

"This brush..."

He stepped forward, reached out, and gently grasped the writing brush.

"It suits my talent very well."

He twirled the brush in his hand, the smile on his face deepening.

"With it, perhaps my ability can go a step further."

Luna watched him take the brush and nodded slightly.

"Yes, it indeed fits you well."

He said no more and turned to leave.

But after taking just two steps, he suddenly stopped.

A hint of undetectable contemplation flashed in his purple eyes.

Lin Tianhai's talent...

What exactly was he plotting?

He had absolutely no need to spend a massive amount of his lifespan to detect 'Ye's' strength.

Even less need to compare 'Ye's' strength with his own, saying things like 'after absorbing the national fortune of the next dungeon, you'll be able to match her strongest form'.

Dragon Country and America had no conflict for the time being.

In the future, there might not be one either.

Then why did he do it?

Luna slowly turned around and looked at Lin Tianhai's back.

The man was looking down at the brush in his hand, a faint smile on his lips.

The sunlight spilled over him, yet it couldn't dispel the faint, lingering gloom about him.

Final Script.

That was Lin Tianhai's codename.

Final... Script...

And this brush...

Purple light swirled in Luna's eyes.

He recalled what Lin Tianhai had said to him today.

"In the next dungeon, after absorbing Dragon Country's national fortune, your strength will increase by a large margin, enough to rival 'Ye's' current strongest form."

Rival 'Ye's' current strongest form...

The reason his strength could rank second was not just due to his talent itself.

More importantly, he could extract half of that world's Dragon Country national fortune within a Movie Dungeon.

Although those Dungeon Worlds were illusory, the power of national fortune was real.

After extraction, it would feed back into the real Dragon Country, making this ancient nation stronger and causing his strength to rise accordingly.

And next time, Dragon Country's national fortune would break through its critical point and advance, and his strength would also welcome a leap-forward span.

Then what about him?

What about himself?

Was this brush really just to go a step further?

Luna remained silent for a few seconds, and in the end, said nothing.

He turned around and walked in another direction.

Behind him, Lin Tianhai still stood in place, looking down at the brush in his hand.

Deep in those weary eyes, something was slowly turning.

As if—

He were writing a script.

A Final Script.