Main Text: Chapter 168 Dark Lucifer

Deep within the Freedom Fortress, in Zone 0.

Fully armed night raid team members filed in in tactical formation, their heavy combat boots echoing loudly and subduedly on the cold metal floor.

The piercing sirens echoed throughout the base, and red emergency lights replaced regular lighting, casting an ominous glow on everyone's tactical helmet visors.

The enormous circular space presents a cold, geometric beauty that is not man-made. Countless complex lines and pipes hang down from the dome, like the blood vessels and nerves of a giant beast, eventually converging into the massive, suffocating device in the center.

That is the River of Oblivion.

The entire Night Raid team stopped in their tracks, stunned by the sight before them.

A sense of emptiness, as if everything had been plundered, permeated the air.

Looking at the empty River of Oblivion, Ishibori Mitsuhiko was so angry he almost ground his teeth to powder.

brute!

Beast!

Mine! That's mine!

How long had he pretended for this day, for these stored provisions of darkness? How long had he endured? Like a cunning and shrewd strategist, he had meticulously planned and waited for the perfect moment to reap the rewards!

The results of it?

The food wasn't even ready, or even on the table yet. He hadn't even put down the spatula when someone took the whole pot and table away, leaving not a drop of soup behind... not even a single drop!

This is absolutely outrageous!

The dark energy within him surged wildly due to this violent killing intent, almost breaking through his carefully maintained disguise.

He used immense self-control to suppress the rage and murderous intent that threatened to burst forth from his body.

calm.

Now is not the time to get angry.

Eisuke Wakura's voice came back through the encrypted channel: "CIC, we have entered SECTION0 and have not found any trace of the intruder!"

"The intruder is gone." Kira Sawa's answer was concise and cold, tinged with a hint of solemnity. "Its goal has been achieved."

Shiori Hiraki couldn't help but ask, "Target? What exactly did it take? It seems... nothing here is damaged."

"It took everything away."

Kira Sawa's answer sent a chill down everyone's spine.

............

A crack in time and space, a non-existent realm enveloped in absolute silence and nothingness.

There was no light, no matter, only a pale purple crystal suspended in the center, illuminating the only thing—the enormous dark Pedron that it had salvaged from the battlefield.

At this moment, Pedron's state was extremely strange.

Its massive gelatinous body was no longer pure, viscous darkness, but was pierced by countless chaotic, screaming torrents.

Countless distorted, wailing faces and countless outstretched arms in despair were forcibly crammed into an overcrowded container.

These are the purest fears of humanity, accumulated over many years and extracted from the River of Oblivion.

Stardust inside the purplish-purple crystal swirls at a high speed with a pleasant frequency.

Hehehe... It's too perfect.

This appearance is simply a masterpiece.

"Come on, eat more, there's more if you're not full."

A silent thought, transformed into a tangible command, was injected into the body of Dark Pedron.

boom--!

Like a dam bursting, the immense torrent of fear stored within the crystal poured out without reservation, transforming into a jet-black waterfall of energy that fiercely poured into the body of Dark Pedron.

"roar......!!!"

The agonizing screams, impossible to be transmitted through any medium, resounded across dimensional planes.

Darker Leek Flag Leek Wing Shirt Scar Walker Pedron's body began to expand uncontrollably.

Huge pustules swelled up on the surface of the body. The pustules burst, spewing out even denser and more sinister dark energy and manifesting screams of terror.

Its flesh and blood were torn apart, only to be forcibly reassembled by the vast dark energy in the next instant.

This tearing and recombination is happening at a frenzied rate of thousands of times per second. With each cycle, its life form is leaping towards a higher, more indescribable level.

Its essence is being rewritten.

Its genes are being recombined.

As the original information about the species Pederone, it is being completely washed away, covered, and erased by a massive torrent of fear.

What a magnificent performance!

The crystal watched with great interest this forced evolution it had personally directed. It enjoyed the feeling of transforming an ordinary material into a perfect work of art through its own will and strength.

Oh, right, let's also feed that evil god's essence that Alien Empera didn't want.

The crystal glowed slightly, and a wisp of pitch-black darkness, deeper and purer than the surrounding nothingness, was projected from within it.

That was a trace of Gatanothor's primordial darkness.

As soon as this wisp of origin appeared, it disappeared into the already shapeless and twisted form of Dark Pedron.

The next instant, Pedron's agonizing screams suddenly rose to a whole new level, the degree of distortion and madness intensifying a thousandfold!

It completely transformed into a mad, indescribable object that could drive any intelligent life to madness with just a glance!

Extreme pain, endless wailing, utter destruction, and morbid rebirth.

These are the best catalysts for creating the final masterpiece.

Finally, the violent surge of energy gradually subsided.

The chaotic expansion and tearing of Dark Pedron's body ceased.

The enormous, gelatinous body, large enough to cover mountains, began to collapse and condense inward.

The viscous darkness was like boiling asphalt, bubbling and dissolving all the structures, eventually turning into a pure, indescribable, and mindless chaotic darkness.

It is no longer Pedron.

It became a completely new being, one born solely for destruction.

well.

The first step is complete.

The will of crystallization flows, and a blurry image emerges on its polyhedral surface.

That was the silver giant bathed in light that it saw when it first descended into this world and glimpsed a corner of the future.

That posture... was full of power and beauty.

Light is such a troublesome thing.

However, we can take inspiration from its form.

Since the light of this world is like that...

Therefore, the darkness I created should also have a corresponding, perfect form.

Hehehe... That's settled then!

A crystal-clear instruction, a meticulously crafted template, was instantly imprinted into the chaotic core of darkness.

"Imitate him, surpass him, and then... destroy him."

The instruction has been issued.

The writhing mass of chaotic darkness, as if receiving a royal decree, began to violently churn and take shape.

The pitch-black energy condensed, stretched, and twisted wildly.

A blurry human figure slowly rose from the darkness.

Its skin is composed of a deep black substance that gleams with a dark metallic sheen in the ethereal light. Explosive muscle lines extend from its torso to its limbs, every inch of which contains the power to crush a planet.

A huge dark red crystal burst forth from his chest, radiating an ominous blood-red light. Around the crystal, black energy lines crisscrossed and spread, like a cage imprisoning destruction.

Immediately afterwards, countless scarlet evil patterns spread out from the core on his chest, like a network of scorching blood vessels, instantly covering his entire body, flowing with thick, dark red light. With each heavy heartbeat, they pulsed rhythmically, and with each flash, they caused the surrounding spacetime to tremble slightly.

Two jagged, twisted, sharp horns suddenly sprouted from its back, piercing the darkness and pointing straight into the void.

A brand new, perfect black troll, born to destroy the light, was thus formed.

It stands silently in the void, awaiting the command to crystallize, like an ancient, dark sculpture, its oppressive aura even freezing the cracks of time and space.

A brand new dark giant was born.

Its shape and outline bear a striking resemblance to the silver giant, yet in every detail it goes in the opposite direction, to the extreme of pure evil.

It is the opposite of light.

It is the embodiment of darkness.

The flow of stardust inside the mysterious crystal slowed down and became graceful.

perfect.

This is a true work of art.

"Hehehehe... So perfect, so artistic! It absolutely needs a cool name!"

It was made by feeding on human fear, using the origin of evil gods as its framework, and meticulously crafting it using that light as its template.

After a moment's thought, the mysterious crystal happily made its decision.

"I'll call you Dark Lucifer!"

............

Since the Forgotten River was looted, the entire Freedom Fortress has been in a state of high alert.

The silent intrusion and untraceable withdrawal, like an invisible poisonous thorn, pierced deep into the heart of TLT's top management.

A mysterious entity whose technology far surpasses common knowledge and which harbors unknown motives towards the alien beasts.

This conclusion sent a chill down the spines of everyone who knew about it.

The unknown is the deepest fear.

The piercing alarm shattered the deathly silence of Freedom Fortress without warning.

Buzz—! Buzz—! Buzz—!

A piercing buzzing sound echoed in every corner of the base with the highest priority. In the corridors, all the regular white lights went out instantly and were replaced by blinding blood-red emergency lights.

The members of the Night Raid Team immediately put aside their complicated feelings after learning the truth about the River of Oblivion and quickly prepared to set off.

A phantom of a boy in white appeared in the command center, facing everyone, and spoke calmly.

"The situation is far worse than you imagine." Kira Sawa's narration was as concise as ever, but his usually calm eyes revealed a rare hint of seriousness at this moment.

"The energy of fear stolen from the River of Oblivion has given birth to a completely new monster, and the potential barriers of visitors have been completely ignored."

"Location of the target." Without time to ask for details, Kazuma Eisuke frowned and stared at the white-clad youth, asking directly.

Kira Sawa gave an address.

Komon Kazuki's expression changed drastically, and he felt his blood turn ice-cold in an instant.

"How could it be that zoo?!"

That zoo was a place his girlfriend, Riko Saita, frequented!

If nothing unexpected happens, today will be no exception.

Mitsuhiko Ishibori raised an eyebrow slightly, a certain guess flashing through his mind, and a shadowy look involuntarily appeared deep in his eyes.

Well... after eating his "Forgetful River" meal, she's now eyeing his little toys...

Kazuki Eisuke glanced at Komon Kazuki, whose face was deathly pale, and patted him on the shoulder.

"Move out!"

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