"Reaching this point was the victory condition."

"...Victory condition?"

A soft hum.

A hologram appeared in the empty space, showing the shape-shifting Great Monster. It morphed constantly, showing forms Gordius had not seen before, including some final phases he hadn’t encountered.

"It takes on infinite forms based on information, adapting to its era and environment... but the endpoint is mostly the same."

The holographic Great Monster transformed again, into the swirling data bomb Gordius had just witnessed.

"It becomes the form that inflicts the most damage on the world, using all its power in a self-destructive attack... A persistently troublesome …