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Chapter 442: Killing the White King [Part ]

The sun sets in the west.

Like a festering wound, dark red blood oozed out into the sky.

A dilapidated Church of St. Mary stood among the weeds, with a rusty pointed cross on top of it leaning crookedly.

The light shining on it was not a warm golden color, but a rusty reddish brown color.

It was like a pool of dried blood, smeared on the mottled gray wall of the church.

Lev adjusted his headset and looked at the church entrance not far ahead.

The church door was half open, and the scene inside could be vaguely seen.

It just appears a little blurry because of the light.

The shadows of the trees around were elongated in the afterglow of the setting sun, like twisted tentacles crawling on the ground.

Seeing this scene, Lev's muscles under his khaki protective suit tensed slightly.

It revealed the nervousness in his heart.

"Command center, this is the scavenger D-level 17th team, we have arrived at the target location and are ready to enter immediately."

"Received. According to intelligence, the target has visual contact anomalous effects. All personnel must maintain indirect observation."

A calm female voice came from the headset.

"Wish ya'll good luck."

The words fell.

Contact lost.

Lev took a deep breath.

He glanced at his teammates.

"Everyone, please pay attention. Check the status of your equipment and protective clothing! Carry out the mission as planned in three minutes!"

"Copy that, Captain!"

The others nodded silently. The heavy protective clothing blocked their expressions, and only a few dull electronic sounds could be heard.

The whole body is wrapped in khaki composite material, and the sealed mask reflects cold light.

Each person wears special reflective goggles with specially treated lenses that filter out specific wavelengths of light.

The Scavenger logo on the chest is an inverted black triangle with three jagged cracks inside.

The symbolic meaning is destruction and removal.

Lev reached out and clicked his watch.

Swish!
A projection screen appeared.

Mission code: Twelve-winged angel statue

Target Number: lb-727
Risk level: T3
Containment Team: White Tower. Scavenger D-class Group 17 (4 people)
Target Description: Once entering its range of influence or making eye contact with it, the target will be eroded by some unknown force.

The body and mind will gradually twist and deform, and eventually transform into a terrifying angel-like monster.

These mutants have extremely high defense and swift movement capabilities, and are extremely aggressive.

They will indiscriminately slaughter all life within their field of vision until there are no more living things to kill, and then they will stop.

Containment Plan: Attempt to approach, activate optical isolation barrier, block the image.

……

Look at this line of information.

Lev's eyes flickered and he was silent for a while.

I couldn't help but think back to what happened during this period of time.

Originally he was just an ordinary person.

Three years ago, due to some things, I realized the most terrifying side of this world.

There are various types of xenomorphs in this world.

These things simply cannot be explained by science.

The abilities among them are varied and bizarre.

Most importantly, some of these xenomorphs are extremely dangerous and can even cause a large number of deaths if not handled with care.

Among them, these heterologous bodies are divided into five levels based on their hazards and various data tests.

They are t1 to t5 respectively.

Level t1 is also called the stagnation level.

The external threat is extremely low or completely inert, the containment measures are simple, and the anomalous effects emitted are controllable.

For example, some of the xenomorphs he knew about.

jz-004: Eternal Ink Bottle
This is a glass ink bottle that never dries up. Any liquid poured into it will turn into black ink, but has no other anomalous effects.

Containment method: stored in the archives room for clerical work.

……

jz-071: Speed ​​pocket watch

Description: A brass pocket watch that causes the wearer to experience a slowed-down flow of time (though outside time remains normal), but the effect disappears when the watch is removed.

Containment method: Stored in a glass cover, senior researchers are allowed to use it upon request, and the maximum wearing time is no more than 4 hours.

……

jz-099: Phantom Bookshelf

Description: An oak bookshelf where books will randomly swap places, but will not get lost or damaged.

Method of Containment: For storage of non-classified documents, occasional entertainment.
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Where t2 (disturbance level)

This level of xenomorph has controllable but unpredictable anomalous effects, requiring medium containment procedures and may cause minor impacts on humans or the environment.

For example, rd-012: Echo Phone

Description: An old rotary phone. When answered, a voice clip of the caller from the next 24 hours is played (random content).

Containment: Stored in a soundproof room, access restricted to personnel with clearance level 3 or above.

rd-055: Flesh Pot

Description: A succulent plant that absorbs the epidermal cells of the person it touches and grows. If it comes into contact with a wound, it may cause local parasitism.

Containment: Kept in a sealed glass box, and pruned regularly by designated personnel.

As for t3 (fission level)

Aliens of this level are threatening, and containment failure could lead to a regional disaster, so containment protocols must be strictly observed.

Example 1: lb-303: Light Eater

Description: An amorphous black shadow that consumes all light sources around it and releases low temperatures.

Once it touches a living being, it will freeze it.

Containment method: It needs to be stored in an absolutely dark electromagnetic shielding room. Anyone entering must wear thermal insulation equipment.

lb-104: cognitive plague

This is a memetic virus in which the infected person gradually comes to believe that they are fictional characters from a game or a book traveling through time.

And want to try to "rewrite" reality to fit its settings.

Containment method: All contacts must be given amnestics, and research is limited to AI simulation environments.

lb-277: Blood Ant

This is a group of semi-corporeal ants that behave as normal insects when observed, and will instantly chew on metal/flesh when not observed.

Containment method: Keep in a fully monitored glass box, and immediately inject liquid nitrogen when the power is cut off.
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T4 (Disaster Level)

These are alien entities that could potentially destroy civilization or rewrite the laws of physics.

Confinement is extremely difficult and usually requires multiple insurance measures, and may even cause a large number of deaths in the process.

such as.

tz-001: Clock of Time
A rusty gray clock, when the hands stop moving.

The age of all humans within a 10km radius will randomly increase or decrease by 1-100 years.

Containment method: Continuously wound by a robotic arm, the surrounding area is set as a restricted area, and humans are prohibited from approaching.

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tz-027: Black Hole Egg

A black sphere with a diameter of about 3 meters, the interior of which is suspected to be connected to an unknown dimension. Any matter that comes into contact with it will be "swallowed" and disappear.

Containment method: Suspended in a quantum locking field, with a 10km exclusion zone around it.

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tz-999: Divine Code

A self-evolving AI program capable of tampering with reality data briefly transformed an entire research site into a pixelated world.

Containment method: Isolated in a closed server, only non-networked terminals are allowed to analyze.
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t5 (concept level)

This is also the most bizarre type of alien.

If there are other xenomorphs, there are ways to contain them.

Then this level of alien organisms often cannot be contained by conventional means.

Their abilities usually involve time, causality, or reality distortion.

Such as gn-000: archive

A document whose contents are automatically rewritten in real time to reflect the reader's thoughts and activities, including attempts to destroy it.

It cannot be contained. The moment you see it and know about it, your file will be generated and tampered with.

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gn-004: Vacuum Whisper.

A radio signal appears from time to time and cannot be blocked. The listener will gradually believe that "themselves and even the world they live in are false", and eventually the listener will disintegrate and turn into a pool of blood.

Current situation: The only way to delay the damage caused by the spread is to create interference by forging a "reverse signal".

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gn-019: Spacetime Closed Loop

This is a fixed space-time region with no entity.

Those who enter will repeat the same period of time indefinitely, and the outside world cannot interfere or escape.

It cannot be contained, so the only option is to seal the entrance and mark it as an "absolute restricted area", prohibiting any living creature from approaching.

……

There are many different types of xenobiotics.

Both objects and living things have it.

Some of these less harmful xenomorphs can be used by humans and help contain other xenomorphs.

However, most of these are from T1 to T2 level.

The higher the level, the harder it is to use and control.

Some even have an IQ equivalent to that of humans.

And now this twelve-winged angel statue is code-named LB-727.

The level is positioned as t3 fission level.

This level of abnormality is already extremely dangerous.

However, as a scavenger member of the White Tower.

Their duty is to eliminate and contain these xenomorphs.

The reason for doing this.

Because they are all serious criminals, so even if they know there is danger, there is nothing they can do.

If you complete the mission, you will get a reduced sentence, but if you don't, you will be shot immediately.

Soon the three minutes were up.

Following Lev's gesture.

The other three teammates beside him who were wearing khaki protective suits all nodded.

……

The four of them walked through the door.

Walked into this abandoned church.

The rotten wooden floor made a slight sound under the soles of boots.

The squad advanced in a wedge shape.

Holding a gun, the tactical flashlight on the muzzle cuts through the darkness.

Just as the few of them turned a corner.

When the beam of light in his hand swept across a wall.

Lev, who was walking in the front, suddenly had his pupils shrink, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

I saw.

On the wall in front.

There were a dozen human bodies embedded in the wall, like sculptures cast into concrete.

What's strange is that wings of varying numbers actually grew behind them.

Some are pure white, while others are pitch black.

The faces of these people were frozen with expressions of fanaticism and pain. It was very strange.

See this scene.

Several people were shocked.

In this case, unless there is an accident.

It is because of the influence of the twelve-winged angel statue.

Fortunately, these people seem to be completely dead.

Perhaps it was because of seeing these strange ways of death.

As we went deeper into the church, it seemed as if some invisible pressure was squeezing everyone's chest.

Lev could feel his heartbeat speeding up, but he forced himself to remain calm.

This is his seventh mission.

Just get it done.

He can choose to erase this part of his memory and get rid of his identity as a scavenger.

Moreover, the punishment on him was exempted and he could return to the life of an ordinary person.

After turning another corner and entering the main hall.

Everyone paused.

Because the target they needed to shelter this time appeared.

The benches in front of me were covered with dust.

And at the end of the sight.

A few dim rays of light slanted in through the broken stained glass windows, forming a few turbid light pillars in the air.

Under the light, at the deepest part of the main hall, at the location of the altar, stood a suffocatingly huge existence.

It was a five-meter-tall stone statue of an angel, standing there quietly, with its twelve pairs of wings faintly visible in the dim light.

The six wings on the left were as black as ink, and every feather seemed to be able to swallow the light.

The six wings on the right were as white as snow, emitting an unnatural halo in the dimness.

These wings spread out in a way that defied the laws of physics, filling the entire space above the altar.

At this moment, a beam of light shone obliquely on the face of the statue.

This also allowed everyone to see the face of the statue clearly.

This is a very beautiful woman.

But the strange thing is that there are some cracks on the face.

He was wearing a broken armor, holding a huge sword in both hands inserted into the ground, and looking straight ahead.

In this regard.

Lev just took a quick glance and didn't look at it any further.

Although wearing special goggles.

However, immunity to the effects of these foreign substances is not guaranteed.

But at this time.

The new team member behind him, Sojil, suddenly flashed the tactical flashlight in his hand, and the dazzling beam of light shot directly at the face of the statue.

In an instant, everyone's expressions froze.

——Crack!
The sound of stones rubbing against each other was so clear that it was eerie.

Lev saw a horrifying scene out of the corner of his eye.

I saw that the neck of the five-meter-tall stone statue actually turned, and the facial muscles of the statue showed an eerie sense of liveliness.

The moment it turned its head completely, its heterochromatic pupils shrank into needle-like shapes in the light, staring straight at Sojiel.

"Don't look! Look away!"

Lev's face changed and he stretched out his hand to cover the light of the flashlight.

However it was still too late.

Pfft!
Sojil suddenly bent his knees and knelt on the ground.

Look towards the angel statue.

"My lord!"

A hoarse, frenzied voice came out of his mouth.

puff!

next second.

With a tearing sound, Sojil's back protective suit was suddenly torn apart.

Two black wings covered with mucus broke out of the body, with blood still hanging on the feathers.

What's even more terrifying is that as the first pair of wings spread out, a creepy "cuckoo" sound came from Sojil's shoulder blades.

That's the second pair of wing buds wriggling under the skin.

His body hunched over.

The joints of the limbs begin to bend in the opposite direction, and the nails extend into claw shapes.

This appearance was exactly the same as the stone monsters embedded in the wall that we encountered before.

puff!
However, there was no time for it to take any action.

A red beam shot out from the muzzle of the gun, piercing directly through Sojil's head, leaving a charred mark on the wall next to him.

The person who fired the shot was not someone else.

It was Lev.

As someone who had completed six containment missions, Lev understood.

Sojil's situation was clearly hopeless.

The guns in their hands are quite powerful.

But it actually has little effect against xenobiotics.

Because all heterologous organisms have almost one common characteristic.

That is indestructible.

If this is not the case, there is no need to try to contain it, just destroy it directly.

This gun is more often used to deal with teammates affected by alien organisms in this situation.

After doing all this.

Lev glanced at the stone statue of an angel.

I found that the other party didn't react.

He couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Then he stretched out his hand and gestured to the remaining two teammates.

The two nodded in tacit understanding.

Several people took out a silver rectangular object from their arms and inserted it around the stone statue.

Fortunately, no other accidents happened during this process.

After finishing.

In an instant, four silver objects burst out with light and gathered into a shining point of light three feet above the stone statue's head.

A translucent light curtain poured down from the top like a waterfall.

It turned into a cube and sealed the angel statue inside.

After doing all this.

The three of them quickly walked outside.

Their mission is accomplished.

As for follow-up research, experiments and other matters, there will naturally be other people to do them.

……

Dusk was falling, the setting sun was blood-red, and the last ray of dark red sank into the horizon.

A layer of darkness enveloped.

The moment you step out of the church.

Lev couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief.

This mission was a safe one.

Although we lost a teammate, the mission was accomplished.

This means that he can leave his identity as a scavenger and return to normal life.

"Hiss, what is that?"

at this time.

A teammate exclaimed at the side.

Lev was shocked.

I thought there was something wrong with the angel statue.

Instinctively looked back.

The church was found to be unchanged.

Only then did I feel a little relieved.

At this time.

He noticed that his two teammates were looking up at the sky, as if they had seen something extremely incredible.

See this.

He also followed his gaze.

I saw.

High in the sky, the dark clouds moved.

It was as if something huge was slowly unfolding.

See this.

At first Lev thought it was some rare astronomical phenomenon.

Available soon.

He noticed something was wrong.

Because the pale outline afterwards became clear in his eyes.

It was a huge, pale body, like a giant python, a dragon, or a mythical earthly serpent, coiling around the entire sky.

The scales were pale, with a deathly sheen in the twilight.

It seems like the embodiment of cosmic extinction.

and.

He discovered a horrifying truth.

This thing seemed to be alive, its body was swimming, and the clouds were surging and tearing like waves under its movement.

This also caused his body to become clearer in his eyes.

Suddenly, he saw a pair of huge snake eyes like a blood moon.

At this moment.

The whole world seemed to be pressed down an inch by some invisible weight.

The air was stagnant and the birds were falling stiffly.

Lev's knees went weak and he fell to the ground, his vision distorted, his head in his hands, and a buzzing sound in his ears.

It was like some indescribable whisper pouring in.

The whole person twitched twice.

Accompanied by a muffled 'bang' sound.

The blood instantly covered the goggles.

The same goes for the other two.

……

Inside the church.

At the moment when Lev and others died.

The light curtain that originally blocked the surroundings suddenly exploded.

The stone statue of an angel was revealed.

At this moment, it seemed as if it had come alive.

Stone chips fell off his body.

It raised its head and its deathly grey pupils moved.

The sight seemed to be able to penetrate the barrier of the church roof and see the pale giant shadow hidden in the clouds above the sky.

A somewhat horrifying mental wave suddenly sounded in this world.

"How is it possible that you can ignore the rules of this world..."

(End of this chapter)