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Chapter 430 The World of Mutation

A crimson giant, fifty meters tall, stands silently in the center of this world that resembles a shattered oil painting.

Its mere existence radiates heat enough to distort the world.

The bizarre music box sounds that had filled the air had vanished without a trace. In their place came the heavy, booming sound of the S2 mechanism inside the Colossus armor, which was now operating at full power, like the heartbeat of a deep-sea monster.

On the ground, Zheng Zha and the others had stopped their futile attacks.

They tilted their heads back, their gazes piercing through the space torn and distorted by the AT field, staring at the ultimate weapon that seemed to have stepped out of mythology, and for a moment they were somewhat lost in thought.

The witch-transformed Sadako clearly felt an unprecedented threat. The mountain of flesh, composed of countless wailing faces and shattered screens, began to writhe violently, all the faces turning in the same direction, their mouths opening to their maximum size as if in a silent chorus.

The deeper shadow behind her no longer surged forth with familiars, but began to collapse inward, all the darkness and resentment being drawn back into her body at a visible speed.

That highly condensed "matter," which had been like a stubborn rock sinking to the bottom of the riverbed, was pushed to its limit at this moment.

It was no longer content with defense, but transformed into the sharpest spear.

There was no sound, no light.

The next moment, an invisible blade composed purely of "malice" traversed the distance of space and appeared directly in front of the Colossus Armor.

This attack doesn't even have a physical form; it acts directly on "existence" itself, aiming to erase the Colossus Armor directly from this world.

Wherever it passed, even the shattered cracks in space were smoothed out, turning into absolute "nothingness".

This is a decisive blow at the rule level, a full-force attack by the witch Sadako to maximize her advantage of her rank.

Faced with an attack that could instantly annihilate the black giant's armor, the crimson giant simply raised its right hand.

No shields were activated, and no energy cannons were condensed.

It was such a simple action, as if brushing away the dust in front of one's eyes.

The enormous hand, burning with lava-like patterns, gently waved forward.

The invisible blade made contact with the giant's hand without any collision.

That malice, enough to erase its existence, is like a negligible breeze blowing across a majestic mountain range, causing only a barely perceptible movement in the mountain air, with no other impact.

It was easily "push aside" by that palm, dissipating to both sides and eventually disappearing without a trace.

“Your quality is indeed superior to mine. But when the difference in quantity becomes too great, the so-called skills and ranks become meaningless.”

Zhang Qi's voice rang out, calm and undisturbed, yet containing an overbearing power capable of crushing everything.

It's like a fighting match.

On one side is a featherweight champion whose skills are unparalleled. He can precisely control every bit of power to deliver the most tricky and deadly attacks.

On the other side, there was a mountain.

It's not an adjective; it's a real mountain made of rock and steel.

No matter how fast the champion's punches are or how exquisite his skills are, can he shake this mountain even a fraction?

The answer is no.

At this moment, the Colossus armor is that mountain.

The several S2 mechanisms within its body are recklessly extracting energy from the Dirac Sea, and their output power has reached an unbelievable level.

The AT field constructed by this torrent of energy, while lacking in "quality," has a thickness and strength that far exceeds the limits that Sadako the Witch can break through.

"ended."

With this declaration, the giant armor raised its right hand, spread its five fingers, and then clenched it tightly.

"Crack--"

A crisp sound, like shattering glass, echoed throughout the entire barrier.

This time, it wasn't space that shattered, but the entire world.

Centered on the witch's mountain of flesh, huge cracks spread from her body, quickly covering the sky and earth of the entire oil painting town.

Those distorted buildings, eyes flowing with colored tears, spinning gears... everything was frozen in that instant, and then disintegrated like shattered porcelain.

The crimson sky shattered into billions of fragments, each shimmering with an eerie light, and plummeted downwards.

The entire false world, constructed from resentment and obsession, was utterly shattered before the pure power of the Colossus Armor.

[Defeat the Demon Lord-level target "Witch Sadako" to complete the hidden quest: The End of Resentment.]

[Reward: One A-level side quest; 8000 reward points.]

Members of the Reincarnation Squad who participate in defeating "Witch Sadako" will receive corresponding rewards based on their contributions.

A cold, detached notification sounded in the minds of all members of the Central Continent Team. The next moment, the surrounding light and shadow shifted, and the colorful fragments falling from the sky transformed into countless points of light, instantly dissipating.

When everyone regained their sight, they found themselves back in that familiar forest.

Above us was a gloomy night sky, and beneath our feet was damp earth.

Not far away, the ancient well that exuded an ominous aura stood there quietly, but the eerie feeling from before was gone.

Everything returned to normal, as if the thrilling battle just now was nothing more than a bizarre nightmare.

The towering, crimson giant had long since vanished.

Zhang Qi's [Bio-Enhanced Armor] has also been deactivated, and he has returned to his normal appearance.

He opened his palm, and there lay two completely different gems.

One of them is a "Soul Gem" that is the materialization of Zhang Jie's soul.

The gemstone, which should have been dazzling, was now dull and lifeless, most of its volume stained with a deep, seemingly solidified black color, with only a faint glimmer remaining at its core, like a candle flickering in the wind.

The other one is completely black and has an irregular rhombus shape.

Its interior seemed to contain a constantly rotating black vortex, radiating a despair and curse that was purer and more concentrated than Sadako's resentment itself.

This is precisely the product of all the filth that the witch possessed after she was defeated—the Seed of Lamentation.

Without hesitation, Zhang Qi slowly brought the pitch-black Seed of Lamentation close to the corrupted Soul Gem.

"Zi-"

Like a red-hot iron being plunged into ice water, a plume of black smoke rose from the point where the two gems touched, accompanied by a teeth-grinding sound.

The black vortex inside the Seed of Lamentation began to spin faster, and a powerful suction force emanated from it, drawing out and devouring all the dark filth attached to the Soul Gem.

As the filth was continuously purified, the Soul Gem began to shine again.

The soft pink light spread out from the core, gradually filling the entire gemstone, eventually making it crystal clear, radiant, and without a trace of impurity.

After doing all this, Zhang Qi walked to Zhang Jie, who was still unconscious, and gently placed the purified Soul Gem back on his chest.

"Hahaha! We won! We won!"

Seeing this, Zheng Zha could no longer contain his excitement and burst into laughter. He pulled up the list of rewards from the main god, his smile widening even further.

"I actually got a C-rank side quest and 1500 reward points! Adding that to the rewards from killing familiars and the investigation missions, this is quite a haul!"

"More importantly, only three days have passed since we entered this world. In just three days, we've already dealt with the two main sources of terror, Mimiko and Sadako. Now, only Kayako remains! We're certain to win this mission!"

Zheng Zha's words were so inspiring that they ignited a sense of pride in everyone.

Defeating two major villains in three days—such a feat is something to be proud of.

"No, we were just lucky."

The difficulty this time has far exceeded the scope of what our team can handle.

"If it weren't for Zhang Jie unleashing his power within that barrier space, forcibly blocking Sadako's first wave of attacks and buying us time to regroup, we might have been wiped out the moment we saw Sadako's true form."

However, Chu Xuan shook his head at this moment and spoke.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expressions turned somewhat strange.

While it's true that Zhang Jie saved them, the sight of a burly man with a scar wearing a pink dress was quite an eyesore.

Just as Chu Xuan was about to say something, a grand, emotionless voice suddenly rang out in everyone's minds at the same time.

[Warning: The combined strength of the "Central Continent Team" of the Reincarnation Squad has exceeded the current tolerance threshold of the horror movie world.]

The Otherworld... is about to begin its invasion.

"What the hell?"

Zheng Zha froze, his expression changing from serious to blank.
"An invasion of the Otherworld? What does the Supreme God mean by this?"

He subconsciously looked at Chu Xuan, hoping that the team's strategist could provide an explanation.

"really……"

"The Supreme God will not issue missions that will inevitably lead to death, nor will it issue missions that are easy for us to complete."

Because the power displayed by Zhang Qi and Zhang Jie has exceeded the limits of this world...

Therefore, in order to maintain balance, the main god forcibly increased the difficulty of this world through some means…

(End of this chapter)