20: Chapter 20 With such a weak glimmer of light, how dare they try to illuminate the abyss?
Su Chen's state of mind was on the verge of collapse.
Three months of planning, countless effort, and even being willing to expose his identity.
And the result?
He was intercepted, and the s-class sequencing weapon that was almost in his grasp rebelled on the spot, actively becoming a part of that monster to block his attack.
The combined strike of two s-class powerhouses landed on that bizarre defensive Law, failing to even stir a ripple.
Su Chen stared fixedly at the blade that should have been his, his face twisted beneath the mask.
This was supposed to be the weapon he used to break the shackles for Linhai!
What made him feel even colder was that monster.
Its body reorganized instantly after being severed, and the splattered blood could easily contaminate and assimilate an s-class weapon.
What kind of concept was this? What dimension did this existence even come from?
He was unwilling to accept this.
Three months of scheming, only to pave the way for someone else?
He was so angry he was nearly driven mad, wishing he could rush up and tear that monster into shreds.
But he could not move.
Because his remaining sanity told him that the losses today were already great enough.
Rushing up would change nothing either.
It would only make things worse.
He needed to learn about this monster first, and then customize his plan.
On the other side, Su Yao's expression was even worse than his, pale as paper.
Her Soul was trembling.
She was now absolutely certain.
This was definitely the world-destroying monster from her previous life.
Only It could instantly contaminate an s-class sequencing weapon, and only It could ignore all the Laws of the world.
But the problem was...
In her previous life, that monster was clearly just a mass of Chaos flesh that only knew how to blindly destroy.
What was this now?
It could use weapons to construct defenses, and use language to show off Its great power?
It had evolved sanity.
This realization made Su Yao feel cold from head to toe.
A monster with clear logic was ten thousand times more terrifying than the irrational behemoth from her previous life.
Su Yun himself had not expected things to turn out like this.
His original plan was very simple.
Rely on the bizarre characteristics of this body to tank a wave of damage, and take advantage of the Chaos to swallow those ten A-level Anomalies.
Disrupt his evil older brother's plan, prevent the two of them from fighting to the death, and then find an opportunity to escape; he hadn't counted on anything else.
But he didn't expect.
This blade had actually been directly contaminated by his blood.
It had even become his lackey!
Only then did he belatedly realize just how ridiculously high the status of this body of his truly was.
And what made his heart race even more was what he discovered next.
Forbidden Objects, he knew of them.
Filled with Chaos and distortion, using them inevitably required paying a price, sacrificing sanity, or stripping away flesh and blood.
This was an iron Law; no one could be an exception.
But he was an exception.
There was no dizziness from having his sanity extracted, no excruciating pain from having his flesh torn apart.
That impenetrable spatial fault line just unfolded quietly by his side, protecting him.
All costs were completely exempted.
Su Yun suppressed the surging emotions in his chest; the corners of his mouth, hidden beneath the mask and tentacles, couldn't help but curl upward.
With this blade and the effect of this boundary, at this stage, even an s-class Psionic User wouldn't be able to harm him in the slightest.
He would stand in an invincible position.
He raised his head and looked at the two s-class powerhouses in the distance.
A thick, illusory tentacle slowly and leisurely stroked the blade on his chest.
"Is this... all of your power?"
Hundreds of tentacles behind him slowly spread out, and thousands of emotionless eyeballs suddenly locked onto the brother and sister in front.
"With such a feeble glimmer, you dare attempt to illuminate the abyss?"
"You are not even as good as the dead object you went to such lengths to awaken. At least it understands... who the true ruler is in the face of the absolute abyss."
"It is wagging its tail and begging Me. Praying for Me to grant it... a true form beyond the understanding of you low-dimensional ants."
Su Yun's bizarre laughter poured directly into the minds of everyone present from the void in all directions.
"Paltry struggles."
"Nothing more than a crude drama to please the gods."
With this judgment laden with mental pollution, the mental defenses of the Salvation Society subordinates opposite him completely collapsed; several black-robed figures rolled their eyes back and fainted on the spot.
Su Yao clutched her chest and gasped violently, while Su Chen also felt his stomach churning, and his hands holding the high-pressure water blade simply couldn't muster the courage to attack.
Having intimidated the entire scene, Su Yun no longer wasted time.
The hundreds of tentacles behind him tore through the air, shooting out like black lightning!
The target was aimed directly at the nine A-level Anomalies at the edge of the magic circle that were not yet completely dead.
These fierce creatures, which usually devoured people without spitting out the bones, could only let out shrill screams like lambs waiting to be slaughtered under this pressure.
The tentacles mercilessly coiled around their broken bodies and yanked violently.
Black blood and shredded flesh flew across the sky.
A bottomless giant mouth split open in the center of Su Yun's body, and he sucked in violently.
The nine A-level Anomalies, skin and bone included, were forcibly dragged into the endless abyss.
The teeth-aching sound of chewing echoed in the empty factory building, and purple-black corrosive juice dripped down his body, dissolving the bluestone floor into bottomless black pits.
[Devouring successful. Growth +45]
[Current Growth: 100/100]
[Lord of Blind Idiot God is about to enter the next stage of metamorphosis. Please find a hidden location. This metamorphosis will take 8 hours.]
A satisfying feeling of satiation came over him, and Su Yun extended a tentacle to casually tap the [black day] on his chest.
"This toy."
"I like it very much."
"As for you all... thanks for the treat."
As his voice fell, the space around him collapsed like a mirror.
Purple-black thick fog churned violently, completely engulfing that massive, deformed body.
"Stop! Don't you dare leave!"
Su Yao's eyes were blood-red, intertwined with unwillingness and despair. She exhausted the last bit of Psionic energy in her body, raised her spear burning with holy flames, and thrust it straight at the black fog.
However, before the spear tip could touch the edge of the illusion, with a "hum," the golden armor and flames on her body instantly dissipated like a candle in the wind.
The time for the s-class imprint had run out.
Su Yao fell to the ground, the fog dissipated, and there was nothing left in place.
The monster did not stop for a moment, and didn't even bother to leave any extra mockery.
Ten A-level Anomalies and one s-class sequencing weapon had all been stripped away.
The dilapidated factory building was so quiet that only heavy breathing remained.
Su Yao sat blankly in the ruins, the indescribable, terrifying figure in her mind refusing to fade away.
Then, she turned her head abruptly, staring at Su Chen, who wore a silver-white mask, her eyes filled with bloodshot grief and indignation.
"Is this the masterpiece of your Salvation Society?!"
She questioned him, her voice hoarse.
"Using so many A-level Anomalies and the black day as sacrifices, just to awaken that monster?! Do you have any idea what you are doing?! It will destroy the entire world!"
Su Chen's expression beneath the mask showed a moment of confusion and shock.
Awaken the monster? Destroy the world?
He had exhausted all his efforts just to seize the blade; how could he have known what kind of forbidden existence that was!
Watching his younger sister, pale as paper and looking completely broken, Su Chen's heart gave a sudden twitch, and a sharp pain surged within him.
He subconsciously reached out, wanting to help his sister, who was sitting in the ruins, to her feet.
But as his hand reached halfway, it stiffened, and then he pulled it back sharply.
No!
He was now the cold-blooded s-class wanted criminal "Bai Cang"; the slightest show of warmth would expose his identity, and might even drag her into an endless whirlpool.
Moreover, this girl had acted too recklessly today; a mere low-level investigator dared to take a trial card to intercept the plans of an s-class powerhouse.
If he didn't give her a profound lesson to wake her up, she would surely die in vain when facing higher-dimensional horrors in the future!
Su Chen took a deep breath, suppressing his heartache and helplessness.
He stepped forward, looking down at Su Yao from above.
"Slap!"
A crisp and heavy slap landed hard on Su Yao's cheek, knocking her head to the side, and a trace of blood spilled from the corner of her mouth.
"Little rat from the Investigation Bureau, has your brain been scared out of your head?"
A cold mockery came from the voice changer, perfectly masking the slight trembling of his fingers hidden beneath his white gloves.
"Why should the Salvation Society explain its actions to you? The Law of the supernatural world is that the weak are prey to the strong."
He pointed coldly at the black blood residue left on the ground by the Anomalies.
"Stop using world destruction to alarm people; I'm not taking the blame for that! Furthermore, who gave you the guts to try and thwart my plans single-handedly with just one s-class imprint talisman? Utterly foolish!"
"Leader..." The surviving subordinate beside him climbed up, trembling.
"Let's go!"
Su Chen didn't look at Su Yao again and turned around coldly.
"Get back to your Investigation Bureau. If I catch a fool like you again, I'll send you on your way myself."
With a few leaps, Su Chen and his subordinates completely disappeared from the abandoned factory area.
The factory building was completely empty.
Su Yao clutched her swollen cheek and slumped onto the cold bluestone floor.
Although both the brutal wanted criminal and that indescribable world-destroyer had spared her, she couldn't feel even a shred of relief in her heart.
Because It was evolving, growing frantically at a speed ten thousand times faster than in her previous life!
Su Yao's body began to tremble, and the feeling of powerlessness in the face of the apocalypse from her previous life was almost crushing her.
She had thought that by relying on the advantage of foresight, she could grow stronger quickly and one day turn the tide.
But this time, it had completely shattered her arrogance.
Relying solely on her, a person who had experienced Rebirth, to slowly develop?
Or relying solely on the conventional forces of the Linhai City Investigation Bureau?
In the face of a disaster that could instantly assimilate an s-class sequencing weapon, fighting alone was no different from a mantis trying to stop a chariot!
"Individual power is completely meaningless in the face of the abyss..."
Su Yao struggled to stand up, leaning against the broken wall, and wiped the blood from the corner of her mouth fiercely.
The despair in her eyes gradually faded away.
Since she had lived another life, and since she knew she couldn't fight alone, why bother doing so?
If you can't beat them, then call for backup!
Drag all the strongest combat forces humanity can muster into the water!
Even if she were treated as a mental patient by the higher-ups, even if she were caught and sliced up for research, she would force the attention of the Supreme Command here before the situation spiraled completely out of control!
Su Yao decisively pulled out her special communicator, which had a cracked screen, and took a deep breath.
"I am Su Yao, a field operative of the Linhai City Investigation Bureau, and I am now applying to activate special red-level authority."
"Connect me to the Supreme Command. I need to report SSS-level top-secret intelligence."
"I am a person who has experienced Rebirth. The apocalypse has already begun ahead of schedule."