Miss Justice is not motivated

"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!" With a furious roar, Doflamingo's body seemed to be injected with a stimulant. His body, which was half-dead from the shockwave, gradually recovered, and his broken body tissues regenerated rapidly.

Although the residual power of the True Martial Zen Sword was exaggerated, it did not exceed Doflamingo's tolerance. Relying on the power of the String-String Fruit, he stitched up the injured parts bit by bit, and then relied on his enhanced self-healing ability to repair them.

"Judging from your appearance, you probably didn't run into Captain Hydra. How should I put it... did that girl escape?" Mu Xishuang probably knew who was talking to her. She half-covered her face with her tablet and couldn't help but chuckle.

"Didn't you promise that she would never come out?" Doflamingo's tone turned grim; he wished he could tear the other man to pieces right now.

"Really? I don't remember." Denying her own promise so readily, Mu Xishuang didn't find anything wrong with it; the initiative was now in her hands. "There's nothing strange about escaping, is there? After all, nothing is absolute, and things are unpredictable. Even if we're still on a mission, we could die in the aftershocks of a nine-star Reincarnator's attack the next second."

"..." Not wanting to continue arguing with the other party's twisted theories, Doflamingo sat on a stone bench and began to ponder.

"Are you thinking about how to beat her? If so, I can help you out." Mu Xishuang put down her tablet; in the end, this game, "Rumor Detective," had worn down all her patience.

"You can help me...?" Although it sounds ironic, it's not impossible. At least Doflamingo's current strength, which has risen to the level of an admiral, is largely thanks to the virus source provided by Mu Xishuang.

"Of course. While I never mind fighting head-on, I also don't deliberately seek it out. My personal principle is to avoid battles whenever possible, since they won't benefit me anyway." Her expression turned cold as Mu Xishuang took out her Book of Reincarnation and began flipping through its pages. The subtle movements revealing a hint of intellect in her demeanor. "It's not without its price, though. After all, that crazy woman is unlikely to let the four of us go, is she?"

In short, Mu Xishuang's idea was for Doflamingo to fight against Bai Aina... However, the four of them were all in the same boat, and that brat wouldn't let her off the hook.

Taking out a silver ribbon of light from her storage, Mu Xishuang explained, "This is Grepnir, a strange rope that appears in Norse mythology."

In the original text, it was a tool used to restrain Fenrir, the beast that devoured Odin. It was normally easy to extend and retract, but once bound by it, no matter how strong one was, one could not break free.

Its materials are the sound of a cat's footsteps, the roots of a mountain, a woman's beard, bird saliva, bear's tendons, and fish's breath. But none of these materials have any meaning. In short, it's a metaphor for 'making something from materials that don't exist in this world.'

Therefore, Mu Xishuang chose to use primordial matter as the material to create this rope. If the characteristic of the Heavenly Chains is that they are specifically designed to attack gods, then this Greppnir is specifically designed to attack 'monsters', and Bai Aina, who devoured Shoggoth... also fits this description.

"In a sense, this is a biological material. You can absorb it through the Blacklight Virus and assimilate it with your threads. In this way, your body will also smoothly become these threads because it is a biological material. Therefore, you can also achieve elementalization to a certain extent."

"How about that? Isn't it a great deal? Just a rope is enough to help you become an elemental being. Isn't that incredibly convenient? What Katakuri can do... you can do too, right?"

Chapter Fifty-Two: A Friendly First Meeting

A black goat cub...? At this moment, Bai Aina was certain that the emerald-haired girl in front of her was definitely some kind of evil god's familiar or mythical creature, but... the other party didn't seem to be hostile to her? In that case, she couldn't bring herself to pluck the other party's head off.

This is really troublesome... Some basic probing is still necessary. Bai Aina pondered for a moment, recalling Batman who planted a computer virus on Cyborg on their first meeting, and felt that the other party was not human at all, actually treating someone he had just met so cruelly.

"Then I'll accept it, but it really is a snack." If it were Bai Aina, she would never have done something so malicious. Looking at the beautiful green-haired girl in front of her, she patted Saya's shoulder kindly.

This seemingly light tap was actually quite remarkable. It gathered Bai Aina's profound internal energy in her palm (less than half a year, and she didn't have any internal energy at all). By using her own bioelectricity to stimulate the nerves in the human body, she directly skipped the troublesome friction and produced an experience similar to the ultimate climax.

Based on Bai Aina's repeated experiences of capturing people for this experience, normal girls would immediately lose control of their bladder and convulse like they had an epileptic seizure. Furthermore, they would always become hysterical afterward, forcing Bai Aina to spend considerable time comforting them.

"Stop crying, isn't this a normal physiological reaction? How can something you think tastes good not taste good? Qiuqiu, don't cry."

Back to the present, although Saya was lightly patted, she didn't feel anything was wrong. She was also very happy that Baina accepted the black goat cub she gave her, and laughed happily like an ordinary girl.

"Not eating it now? That's fine too, but please don't throw it away, wasting food is bad. By the way, what's your name?"

"Oh, Tendou Souji!" she solemnly announced, having no intention of revealing her real name in this situation.

"Hmm, I know, her name is Bai Aina, right?" This trick naturally couldn't fool Saya. The two cat-ear-like skeletal organs on her head read all of Bai Aina's physiological information. Then, she observed the location of the two people from her high-dimensional perspective and successfully learned the girl's real name.

"..." Was she being mind-read? But she couldn't quite put her finger on it. Bai Aina didn't have the strange feeling of being spied on or having her mind read, but she did have the feeling of being watched.

In reality, if Baina's nerves weren't incredibly thick, an ordinary reincarnator would have already suffered a mental breakdown. Not everyone can withstand the gaze projected by Saya's true form; those who are looked upon by a god often descend into madness.

“Bai'ina…Bai'ina…It sounds a bit strange, and it’s a bit of a tongue twister.” After commenting on Bai'ina’s name, Saya asked again, “What are you going to do next? Kill that child?”

"You mean Mu Xishuang? If so, that's right. I need to go and take her head off." Since she couldn't hide her intentions from the other person anymore, Bai Aina simply stated her purpose openly.

“Alright then, I’ll take you to find her.” With that, Saya took Bai Aina’s hand and led her toward the nearest underground passage.

Through this inexplicable conversation, Bai Aina successfully gained a guide. Although she could have continued smoothly even without the guide.

The all-out attack had begun. Steve remained at headquarters, while Latia went to the other side to find Mu Xishuang. The three of them had their own tasks and established a communication channel using their respective books, so that they wouldn't be completely silent like last time.

[Moshi moshi, is anyone there? I saw a really weird guy trying to lead me to Mu Xishuang. Over.]

After uploading a short video of her surroundings and everything she saw, Baina slowly followed Saya downstairs.

Everything went very smoothly along the way; neither Baina nor Shaye encountered any infected individuals or anyone who dared to block their path.

……

Having absorbed a significant amount of energy from the Philosopher's Stone obtained through the trade, He Sanjin successfully recovered to his peak condition. He then handed over the remaining Philosopher's Stones to Alex, instructing him to use them if necessary.

We must find that character named Dana... He Sanjin noticed that Alex's condition was very bad, and the reason was probably because his sister Dana was currently at Hydra headquarters.

However… He Sanjin couldn't bring the person back; he couldn't defeat Steve. And the opponent's senses were extremely sharp; no one could infiltrate him. As for a direct confrontation… now he could only wait for the general offensive to unfold, and then, when the opponent was hesitant or distracted, use Takemikazuchi to kill him.

“Mr. Mercer…” At this moment, even He Sanjin, who had killed countless people, could only offer simple words of comfort to the preoccupied Alex. “Please rest assured, I will definitely bring Miss Dana back.”

"..." Alex remained silent, head bowed, looking at He Sanjin, and finally said, "Thank you. I want to go out and calm down..."

Watching Alex leave, He Sanjin sighed. He tentatively activated his Mangekyou Sharingan, but felt a piercing pain. However, his right hand was soon covered with a wrist guard made of chakra.

"Yes... transforming Susanoo into armor like this would suit me better and consume less energy." He Sanjin controlled his eye power and put away the armor formed by Susanoo.

On the other side, Alex walked dejectedly through the corridor. Everything had changed so quickly and suddenly that he couldn't accept it.

He Sanjin, Blacklight Virus, Prototype of Torture, Reincarnator, Origin Terminal... Even though he was about to become a Reincarnator, Alex had no sense of reality about it.

For him, the transmitted memory was merely another version of himself, not the current him... Alex didn't know why he lived, or what the point was of fighting for Dana like this.

"Dana..." Alex whispered his sister's name. This was Alex's last obsession, and the reason that kept him fighting.

"I truly can help you find Miss Dana, please believe me. My abilities... need I say more?"

Chapter Fifty-Three: Holding Out to the Death

A clear, resounding tremor echoed through the tranquil streets as a massive horde of infected creatures, driven by Elizabeth, surged into the ground. They marched in a mighty wave toward Hydra headquarters, determined to devour every living being in their path.

Zot silently blended in among them. This attack was far more intense than before. The infected were mixed with a large number of evolved humans, and there were also dozens of Hydra tentacles on standby. Furthermore... he had also prepared ten gas missiles and a large number of infection spray grenades.

Undoubtedly, relying on these, they could reliably accomplish their mission. Zote and He Sanjin's missions overlapped to some extent, so they chose to advance and retreat together, determined to completely destroy Hydra in this battle.

"Hold the line!" Robert Hoss roared from the edge of the battle line. Perched at the highest point, he constantly observed his surroundings, directing his soldiers to run and deal with the infected rushing in from all directions, filling any gaps in the defense.

"Awooo!" The outer wall of Hydra's headquarters was eight meters high, but this distance was far too low for the evolved beings; they could easily leap over it. Under the coercive control of the Mother Nest consciousness Elizabeth, they trampled on the infected, howling as they tried to rush inside and wreak havoc.

"Get the hell out of here!" A flash of anger appeared in Robert's eyes. He leaped from the high platform, his leap as swift as an interceptor missile, his powerful kick cleaving the evolved human in two.

With a thud, the body fell to the ground in two pieces. Three super soldiers immediately rushed up and stomped the evolved human into a bloody pulp.

As the highest-ranking officer in the original Blackwatch Force and an important character in the storyline, he was the first to undergo the Super Soldier transformation, and the results were quite good. Coupled with his years of combat experience, in close combat, ordinary evolved beings could not withstand more than a few moves from him.

Above the protective wall, there are super soldiers providing support. At this moment, they do not need to engage in close combat, so they are all using heavy firepower weapons capable of firing in rapid succession.

The 30mm semi-automatic "cannon" should be a long-range artillery weapon for fixed-point defense. This kind of cannon should originally be mounted on a tank or a fixed gun platform, otherwise the powerful recoil would be enough to make people collapse on the spot.

But the super soldiers can easily master this terrifying weapon, using it as a rapid-fire machine gun, and its power is unimaginable.

A 30-centimeter shell, propelled by the kinetic energy of the gunpowder explosion, is enough to destroy an airship. The infected, along with several other individuals around them, will be instantly blasted into pieces. The hunter will have its upper body blown off. Even an evolved form, once hit by this attack, will not be able to stand still; it will be thrown into the air and have parts of its limbs crushed.

The deafening shelling did not stop. The booming cannon fire that drove Elizabeth to hysteria and the earth-shattering explosions made people want to cover their ears.

With its superior dynamic vision tracking, the 30-centimeter shells never missed their mark, each shot capable of taking the lives of at least five infected. Even an evolved being could be turned into mincemeat with just three people firing in a volley, and atop the protective wall stood at least thirty super soldiers, their Balconin becoming veritable killing machines.

If the new white light vaccine weren't so precious, Hydra wouldn't even need to deploy super soldiers; they could simply drop gas missiles.

"Damn it! There's no way out...!" Although it wasn't the first time she had seen infected creatures being defeated by modern technology, Elizabeth still couldn't accept this situation. She gritted her teeth, her body straightening up like a taut bow, and with a painful groan, she spat out a lump of flesh that looked no bigger than her palm.

This palm-sized lump of flesh grew rapidly in the wind, instantly becoming a mucus-like creature several meters tall. It extended several tentacles to grab the infected creatures around it, and its needle-like feeding organs sucked them up along with their bone marrow.

Unlike the Hunter King spat out in the original story, Elizabeth released... a Shoggoth. Although not as powerful as the Thermophilic Shoggoth released by Mu Xishuang, Elizabeth still considered it a weapon capable of changing the entire battlefield.

Giving birth to Shoggoth was no easy task for Elizabeth. At least in the short term... she was powerless to protect herself and could only remain rooted to the spot, unable to move.

As she gave the order, several Goliath giants charged fearlessly toward Hydra's defenses. Immediately, super soldiers on the protective wall unleashed all of Balconen's firepower on these Goliath giants, shells striking the lower halves of these towering figures and blasting them in two.

At the same time, Frank, clad in War Machine armor, soared into the sky, the armor on his shoulders popping open, and dozens of micro-missiles flew out, trailing white and red flames. Each micro-missile had the destructive power to blow up tanks and armored vehicles. In just one volley, more than a hundred infected died in a single battle, and even several hunters perished. Faced with such an astonishing offensive, the evolved beings could only retreat repeatedly.

"Damn it, damn it!" The evolved being's right hand transformed into a blade, barely managing to cleave away the incoming micro-missile, but was thrown back by the explosion. He instinctively tried to retreat, but felt a numbness in his body and immediately lost consciousness.

Finally, Shoggoth held the line on the battlefield. Like a warlord, it devoured any retreating evolved beings. Then, like a leech, it attached itself to a fallen giant, Goliath, pried open its skull, and burrowed inside.

"This is..." The Punisher noticed the presence of Shoggoth, but the speed at which it grew far exceeded its expectations. In just a few seconds, it had devoured the giant Goliath and had already swelled to a size of fifteen meters. It stretched out its limbs, trying to drag the remaining giant Goliaths over to devour and replenish itself, making itself even bigger.

"Concentrate all firepower! We absolutely cannot allow it to continue growing!" The Punisher made a decisive decision and immediately issued the order to all the stationed soldiers.

"Attack from other directions, avoid the big guys." Elizabeth in the brood consciousness coldly issued the order. Although she was extremely weak because of giving birth to the Shoggoths, her control over the infected was still not diminished in the slightest.

Chapter 54 Shoggoth Also Needs Superpowers

Using the detection equipment of the War Machine Armor, Frank successfully confirmed that the Shoggoth in front of him was different from the thermophilic Shoggoth and could not grow by absorbing heat or electricity. So he made a decisive decision to blast the opponent to death with heavy firepower.

Having witnessed the mythical creatures up close, the Hydra soldiers turned pale and were almost powerless to resist. The super soldiers were in no better shape, but the injection of powerful sedatives gave them the courage to fight again.

It wasn't just Balconin; napalm, grenade launchers, and other heavy firepower bombarded the writhing Shoggoth. Frank opened the empty magazine at his knee, revealing a series of specially designed warheads ready to fire. Their principle was derived from the M-622 Avalanche in Mass Effect 2; the ultra-low temperature subatomic particles in the warheads were enough to freeze the massive Shoggoth.

Without a doubt, the firepower Hydra was unleashing at this moment was enough to kill dozens of hunters. Even evolved beings would find it difficult to directly confront its might. If the giant Goliath dared to charge forward, he would be turned into mincemeat and lying on the ground. But the Shoggoth before them...

However, it is not an ordinary Shoggoth. Although the Blacklight Virus, T-Virus, G-Virus, and Ultimate Virus are all inferior to the Shoggoth as mythical beings in terms of status, they can make up for some of its shortcomings.

For example, Elizabeth, the mother of the Blacklight virus, can create green energy bodies, which are actually viral energy bodies. The Tarot card experiment created by the virus ultimately possesses special abilities: the Magician can unleash high-temperature flames, the Wheel of Fortune can generate plasma and control electric current, and the World can release low temperatures and ice.

These are special abilities that the original Shoggoth did not possess, but after being born by Elizabeth, this special Shoggoth...

It has awakened atmospheric manipulation, that is, manipulating the air and guiding its flow. Relying on this special superpower, even a beast that is completely devoid of intelligence and relies solely on instinct can withstand heavy firepower capable of annihilating an entire army.

The vacuum created by directly drawing in the surrounding air significantly reduces the explosive power, even if an oxygen-assisted explosion is used. Furthermore, the kinetic energy of the shell fragments is virtually negligible for the semi-fluid Shoggoth.

This was also Elizabeth's greatest asset. Although the Shoggoth she gave birth to was not as thermophilic as Mu Xishuang's, it was still an extremely formidable opponent in the face of modern technology. Its digging ability, capable of burrowing five hundred meters underground in a short time, allowed it to escape in most situations.

"Watch out! This monster can suck out the air!" Realizing the danger, Frank adjusted the inside of his armor, spraying plasma as power, and slammed his fist into the ground at Shoggoth.

The deafening punch shook the ground, but the semi-fluid Shoggoth remained completely unharmed. Instead, it prepared to entangle itself around the war machine's armor, attempting to slip through the gaps.

But the next moment, a dazzling burst of lightning exploded. At such close range, Shoggoth was electrocuted and curled up into a ball. Even if the air was sucked out, it could not stop the current from spreading.

The reason for not choosing to use lasers is that Shoggoth might be able to refract lasers by manipulating the air, and using kinetic or gunpowder shells would be countered by the opponent's body and superpowers. Although particle cannons have great destructive power, they are difficult to be effective against such a large target, and the charging time needs to be improved.

Therefore, Frank immediately chose to release a powerful electric current through close-range combat. If he had released the current directly, it would most likely have been blocked by the opponent's vacuum, since electric current cannot propagate in a vacuum.

However, if the powerful current is generated through close-range attacks, it only requires the semi-fluid body as a conduction medium.

The Shoggoth, its biological tissues damaged by the powerful electric current, cried out "Tekeli-Li! Tekeli-Li!" Despite lacking intelligence, it immediately contracted its body, enveloping the war machine within. It attempted to create pressure by shrinking its semi-fluid body, trying to turn this small 'iron can' into an iron ball.

"Captain Frank!" Several super soldiers rushed up immediately. Although the area around Shoggoth was a vacuum, their superhuman physiques allowed them to adapt to the situation. Each of them carried a battery and prepared to use stun guns to stun the monster.

"Tekeli—Li!!!" Having grasped some of the usage of his ability, he immediately created a channel within his body to allow air to flow. A large number of air jets shot out from the surface of Shoggoth's body. The compressed air, flying at twice the speed of sound, was enough to destroy the tank. Several super soldiers made of flesh and blood were immediately thrown away, each one suffering injuries.