I'm a magnetic field madman

But he won't show up now, because these nonsensical things need to be punished.

Only in the deepest despair and the most tragic circumstances can they learn to be "calm".

Bai Wujie's actions were a compassionate act!

He knew that if he didn't let these foolish people learn more about the essence of things here, he would have to use more people to warn them in the future.

Moreover, compared to these nonsensical things, what Bai Wujie was more interested in at the moment was undoubtedly the Scorpio in front of him.

He never expected that the biological weapon he thought was just some unknown thing would give him such a pleasant surprise.

He sensed that the power of 170,000 horses was not the limit of this behemoth.

"Show me more fun." Bai Wujie looked at the silently groaning Scorpio and laughed gleefully...

Meanwhile, in the command post on the other side, faced with the complete annihilation of the naval fleet, Kikunojo Tendo finally couldn't hold back any longer and suddenly stood up, his face extremely gloomy!

It's completely out of control. How could Scorpio possess such terrifying attack methods?

He previously joined forces with Hiruko Kagetane to try and lure Scorpio closer to Tokyo... precisely because Scorpio is the weakest of the nine existing zodiac signs.

To put it bluntly, it's just the one in the zodiac that's there to make up the numbers!

Aside from the superhuman physical strength possessed by all zodiac signs, it has no other special abilities. It lacks Sagittarius's terrifying long-range sniping capabilities and Taurus's Gastrea control abilities.

Because he was utterly useless, he chose Scorpio as a mere tool to exploit.

However, the current situation is completely out of his control.

Scorpio's terrifying destructive power has exceeded the limits of what it can control, and those mutated monsters with special abilities that are not afraid of birch metal are enough to completely destroy Tokyo!

That's not what Kikunojo Tendo wanted to see. He may hate Gastrea and the Children of the Curse, but he never thought of destroying the whole of Tokyo!

"Master Tiantong," the Holy Emperor said softly, gazing quietly at this advisor who had sidelined him...

What should we do next?

The Holy Emperor's words seemed to tacitly acknowledge that she was nothing more than a puppet... Even though it was her own people suffering, and Tokyo facing imminent destruction, she remained calm and unhurried.

The calmness was so profound that even Kikunojo Tendo felt a chill run down his spine.

"No problem, Your Majesty, everything is under my control."

Kikunojo Tendo, his face grim, said in a low voice...

"Scorpio will die here, and Tokyo... will surely be safe and sound!"

……

The Sky Ladder is a colossal facility that stands outside the area of ​​the giant stone monument, having remained peacefully in the Gastrea-infested wasteland for ten years.

It was actually a giant electromagnetic railgun, a colossal electromagnetic railgun originally built to be transported to the moon as a space-based weapon.

However, Kikunojo Tendo regarded it as the final trump card to defeat Scorpio.

This is utterly absurd, regardless of the circumstances. Electromagnetic weapons are inherently ruthless and require extensive and meticulous maintenance.

Even the slightest damage to delicate components such as magnetic rails and acceleration coils... would cause an electromagnetic weapon to either fail to activate or deflect completely.

In reality, the country claimed that it abandoned this massive war facility to avoid war with each other.

Do you think an electromagnetic weapon that hasn't been maintained for ten years is as durable and shockproof as a Yafei? Even the most sophisticated Yafei iron bird will suffer severe functional loss if it's not maintained for thousands of years!

A weapon that hasn't been maintained for ten years, and whose very ability to start is unknown...

Ultimately, however, it became the trump card that all the top officials in Tokyo regarded as a major defeat for Scorpio?

Either their average IQ is no more than fifty, or the ladder has never stopped its maintenance.

And then something interesting happens: why do they maintain the ladder but not make it public?

And this crucial weapon, despite being key to the overall design, failed to store the most critical superconducting ruthenium metal projectile in its magazine...

They even forced Rentaro Satomi to manually fire the weapon in the control room within the original "storyline"?

Do you think launching electromagnetic weapons hundreds of kilometers apart is like playing a video game on your computer?

Even with the most advanced optical sights, a moment's error in manual calibration could send your bullet flying into the sky!

Therefore, the success of all this was essentially just a pointless political show.

It's just a fucking manufactured hero scheme, a means to gain political capital.

Even in the original story, after saving Tokyo, Rentaro Satomi disregarded the Emperor's praise for him... because he knew very well that he was just a puppet manipulated by Kikunojo Tendo.

Now that the main character who was originally putting on a show has disappeared, in order to prevent the situation from getting completely out of control, Kikunojo Tendo has naturally made full preparations.

The ammunition inside the ladder has been fully loaded, and the shooting, which would normally be unable to be remotely calibrated by computer due to magnetic field interference, is now proceeding without incident.

The enormous celestial ladder, with its electromagnetic cannons resembling elongated staplers, naturally aimed its muzzle at the motionless Scorpio constellation in Tokyo Bay.

Even without a hero, Kikunojo Tendo, who orchestrated all of this behind the scenes, was fully prepared to kill Scorpio.

With the launch of the Sky Ladder after many years, massive amounts of electromagnetic radiation were rapidly charged via the lines connecting to the nuclear fusion power plant... The dissipated electrical current completely shielded all communication waves in the vicinity.

The drones in the sky had to fly higher to observe the outcome of the battle, and Kikunojo Tendo clenched his fists at that moment.

Will we win? We definitely will!

They're just Gastrea, nothing to be afraid of. Compared to the achievements of human civilization, those moving chunks of flesh are nothing but meaningless garbage!

As the charging within the acceleration coils was completed, unparalleled propulsion was bestowed upon the track...

In an instant, the superconducting birch metal projectile, shaped like a javelin, was launched!

It moved at an extremely high speed, scraping against the air, and amidst the flashing lightning, it resembled a spear thrown by a god.

It sliced ​​through the air and shot straight toward the massive constellation Scorpio.

The motionless behemoth was pierced through the chest by this spear!

"Waaaaah..."

The deformed and twisted purplish-black giant, with a huge hole punched into its chest, once again let out a mournful cry like a child's wail as it rose into the air.

Countless pieces of flesh fell from the behemoth's body as the magnetic field created by the superconducting ruthenium metal piercing its body continuously destroyed the protein structure of the gastritis virus within it, causing it to completely decompose.

Without a doubt, such a single strike had already "killed" this terrifying behemoth.

"Success!"

Kikunojo Tendo suddenly waved his hand, and his heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly relaxed. Beside him, the officers who had been granted exemption from mourning for their parents joyfully took off their hats and tossed them over their heads!

Sure enough, the zodiac and Phase Five are nothing compared to human civilization!

Countless people watching on their screens cheered with joy. They were finally saved. As long as they defeated the most terrifying Zodiac, the rest would be no problem!

But the Holy Emperor's expression remained unchanged; she was like an outsider, remaining silent.

"Hehehe, interesting. Is this your purpose?"

Bai Wujie watched the Scorpio constellation gradually crumble and collapse, a smile of great interest on his face...

"It seems you've regained a little bit of your own will."

"Rentaro, we did it!"

Katagiri Tamaki, riding a locust-shaped motorcycle with Rentaro who had returned to human form, watched the Scorpio constellation being blasted apart and shouted excitedly at Rentaro, who was riding the motorcycle...

"..." Rentaro didn't answer. He looked at the enormous giant, he looked at everything...

"Is it over? No, it's just beginning."

"Congratulations on passing the gatekeeper. Now, let's move on to the second stage."

20. Black Whale and Betrayal

"Waaah..."

The long, drawn-out cry of a whale emanated from the "mouth" of the purplish-black giant... but if you listen closely, you will hear that the sound did not come from the "mouth" of Scorpio.

It comes from within its body, from within those countless scarlet eyes and pitch-black viscous substance!

The sound of whales spread incredibly fast; even without radio waves, it reached every corner of Tokyo in a very short time.

Kikunojo Tendo's expression froze for a moment, then changed drastically! He immediately grabbed the walkie-talkie and roared...

"How long will it take for the space elevator to recharge for its next launch?!"

"It will take at least five minutes for the launch rail to cool down!" came the reply from the other end of the walkie-talkie.

The reason for this situation is self-evident: that monster... is not dead yet!

Scorpio, whose body is endlessly festering due to the magnetic field of superconducting biranium... as a Gastrea, is indeed "dying".

But what died were merely the pure gastroenterogenic microorganisms within its body.

Phase 5 of the zodiac does not possess any fatal weaknesses...

Because they can be described as a collective life form composed of countless viruses and microorganisms.

However, everything changed after the magnetic field took effect.

The group's original will began to change. The consciousness of some of the viral microorganisms that merged with the magnetic field was no longer chaotic, but regained "rationality".

The convergence of a massive number of viruses and microorganisms produced this seemingly miraculous and incredible phenomenon, and with its "rationality," the task at hand became quite simple.

Towards the true path of evolution

Shed this worthless shell that is useless except for its regenerative abilities, and truly embark on the path of magnetic field evolution to become a complete magnetic field demon god!

However, if one were to transform each of the viruses and microorganisms in the body into components that could accommodate the rotation of the magnetic field, it would take far too long.

Thus, the rationality of this thing found a suitable solution for itself.

They used human hands to allow their metallic weapons to eliminate the viruses and microorganisms within their bodies that could not withstand the rotational force of the magnetic field.

It removes the impure parts from the body, while retaining viruses and microorganisms that can ignore the magnetic field of ruthenium metal.

This is a battle of evolution, and at the same time, a battle of purification!

Even though reason and consciousness are relatively new concepts, their wisdom is far superior to that of the nonsensical things in this world!

Even Bai Wujie hadn't expected this to happen... but this unexpected surprise added a bit of fun to the otherwise boring White Emperor.

The jubilant cheers abruptly ceased, simply because Scorpio, which should have been dead, had begun a completely new transformation.

After losing nearly three-quarters of its tissues, its enormous, purplish-black body had been reduced to a twisted, hideous, amorphous mass of flesh.

But these chunks of meat stopped decomposing. Then, like giant pieces of clay, they began to "shape" themselves!

Countless chunks of flesh, through incredible transformations, grew into entirely new bodies.

An alien skull, jet-black carapace, scarlet markings—

Its physical body had transformed into demons of the same size!

These demons were intertwined and fused together. In a very short time, the demons, which were like giant snakes, were pieced together like blood vessels and muscles to form a pitch-black giant whale!

"Waaah..."

The long, drawn-out cry of the whale echoed through the sky, and the enormous, jet-black orca seemed to be cruising in the sky, freely swaying its body and swimming above the sea of ​​clouds.

It seems that one can feel the intense joy in the long, drawn-out cry of the whale, the joy and delight of being born from confinement but ultimately finding freedom to roam the sky.

But for the people watching on their screens, this was nothing short of a nightmare.

Kikunojo Tendo stared blankly at the enormous black whale. Without a doubt, everything about this monster was now beyond his comprehension and understanding.

What exactly is that thing?

Gastrea? No, those are definitely not those shallow and weak monsters!

At this moment, the gloomy old man felt a chill run through his body. A strong sense of absurdity assaulted his heart. At this moment, all of this seemed as ridiculous and laughable as a fabricated children's story.

"So, what should we do?"

The Holy Emperor looked at Tendou Kikunojo and continued to gently inquire... but he could not give an answer, so this advisor of the Holy Emperor could not give any answer at all!

The enormous black whale cruised through the sky, and the direction in which it rose and fell amidst the sea of ​​clouds was the huge stone monument that stood atop Tokyo.

Rentaro abruptly stopped the car, and everyone watching on the screen gaped in astonishment…

Because they all had a huge and absurd sense of panic about what was about to happen!

No, that's impossible, you can't do that!