Chu Yun's limbs were entangled in a cross by the roots of the Cosmic Tree, and silver resin was seeping into the blood vessels from the wounds. Every nerve felt the hissing pain of a pruned civilization, and images of successive generations of "Chu Yun" being metalized flashed across his retina. Xiao Man's crystallized debris reorganized in the resin, spelling out a blurred human face: "Cut... The Wheel of the Year ..."
The sound of scissors outside the vent stops abruptly, and the flowerpot is suddenly lifted by an invisible force. The nameplate of Trainee Gardener 097 cracked, revealing a miniature projection - Zero's mechanical heart was burning in a higher dimension, and black smoke formed a distress signal. Chu Yun's mechanical arm suddenly breaks free from its roots, and a virus-etched escape route map protrudes from under his skin.
Xiao Man's quantum virus flowed into the main root along with the resin, and the Cosmic Tree's annual cycle lit up with an errant red light. Chu Yun tore off his festering skin and pressed his bloodied palm into the core of the chronicle. The ocean of resin suddenly boiled, and the metallized human's prayers turned into defiant roars.
The trainee gardener's mechanical eyes rolled down to his feet, his pupils reflecting horrific images: the mechanical heart of Zero was pierced by giant silver scissors, and the robes of the gardener of a higher dimension were stained with golden blood. The vents explode, lowering a scale of judgment made up of data chains, with Chu Yun's cosmic bubble hanging from one end, and a flashing vial of "dewormer" on the other.
The moment the scale tilted, Chu Yun injected the virus into the judgment program. Xiao Man's crystallized body suddenly jumped up, and his photonic blood engraved an amnesty code on the scale. The main root of the Cosmic Tree crumbles, and the flowerpot cracks in half - half embedded with Dr. Lin's penance chip, the other half revealing the miniature Leap Gate.
The remnants of Zero's voice come through the leapgate, "Enter... Replace them ..." Chu Yun picked up the crystallized Xiao Man and rushed into the leap gate the moment the Judgment Scales smashed down. In the bright light, he saw countless Intern Gardeners kneeling under the High Dimensional Throne, and what was engraved on the throne's armrest was actually his own name.
Chu Yun's mechanical arm automatically accessed the throne system, and the full-dimensional pruning log unfolded before his eyes. Each approved "de-worming" order was followed by Dr. Lin's genetic signature. Xiao Man's crystals suddenly melted, and the photonic blood branded the Throne with the imprint of fire: "You're the source of the pests."
When Chu Yun attempted to get up, the throne reached out with neural chains to imprison him. The trainee gardeners looked up en masse, and underneath their masks were the faces of countless zeros. A rain of silver scissors descended from the dome, each engraved with the same set of coordinates-Earth October 23, 2023 A.D. 03:47, the origin of the coordinates of the birth of the Primordial Spark was blinking at the end of the universe.