Fallen Chronicles

Chapter 249 Chapter 249: Beta

And only the figure of a little girl in the distance was seen to distort, as a scarlet miasma whirlwind began to rage in the area, howling in everyone's ears. Intense contamination erupted from the little girl's body, enveloping her like a blood silkworm.

In just a few blinks of eyes, a dazzling blood light burst out from within the silkworm.

The blood silkworm burst, and the little girl inside had long disappeared, replaced by a witch with a sickly smile on her face, holding a giant black scythe, and wearing a scarlet long dress.

Regarding the witch floating in the sky, Renji couldn't say she looked exactly like the yandere Dark Suthia, but it was a complete copy.

However, apart from the appearance, there were many obvious differences.

For example, Renji remembered that even when the real Suthia turned to her Miasma Form, her sea-blue hair turned red and black, but it still hung down like a waterfall, only curling upwards at the tips.

However, in Dream Zero, the witch in front of Renji had her hair completely disheveled, as if she had completely given up on her appearance, somewhat like Sadako from horror films.

Her facial expression was even more exaggerated, with the corners of her mouth pulled up in an overly wide grin, and her eyes were two hollow red dots.

In addition, as for the physique of the little nun, Renji could tell at a glance that the witch's body was also off.

It seemed due to malnutrition, so her overall figure was even more childlike than the original version.

In simple terms, flat-chested, short-legged.

Therefore, when matched with the scarlet long dress and the giant black scythe, it gave a strikingly contrasting feeling.

Someone like Renji, who was intently appreciating the witch, probably couldn't be found elsewhere on the scene.

The people from the Salvation Society, after the appearance of the witch, seemed to have their "exit dream" process forcibly interrupted. The logout devices could not be used, as if entering a battle state, unable to return to the city.

The team members immediately panicked, many with ashen faces, but the leading captain hadn't given up struggling. He yelled to prepare for battle and took out a few Kael Technology-branded stigma weapons from the vehicle.

It was not hard to see that Kael Technology must have mastered some methods to bring real objects into Dream.

But this technology was obviously not yet mature. Renji looked at the weapons of the Kael Technology team members, not even a rifle, let alone heavy weapons, mostly small handguns or grenades.

Such attacks, even if equipped with miasma brand that increased damage, were like tickling to the witch.

Other than further infuriating the witch, they had no effect.

"Human beings."

"Your existence is a mistake."

"Deception, jealousy, greed, and endless fratricide."

"If a world that can no longer be saved, then the best ending for it is destruction!"

Under the cold and cruel words of the witch, she did not intend to take action herself. A large amount of miasma was released from the witch's body, turning into illusory scythes that hung high in the sky.

The scythes were not only targeting the Salvation Society, but everyone present.

The next moment, the scythes swung down, like the verdict of the Grim Reaper. However, Renji, who was on the spot, did not move. Before the scythe touched him, a bright blue light burst out from his body. At the same time, the mechanical voice of No. 86 also rang out.

[Mid-level Codex Construct - Combat Mech β(Beta) type, specialized program for master starts loading, combine!]

A glowing power source appeared at Renji's heart. Following this, pieces of silver-gray glowing armor began to rapidly surround and construct around Renji.

In the dream, No. 86 could freely change weapon forms, naturally including mechs.

In the blink of an eye, the combination program was completed.

A two-meter-tall humanoid "No. 86" combat mech stood as new, and the so-called combination meant that Renji became the pilot of this "No. 86."

With a mind in sync, Renji didn't need any control stick. The entire combat mech seemed to merge with him. Facing the miasma scythes of the witch, Renji immediately activated the defense system. A net-like structure of a clear and transparent three-dimensional energy shield rapidly expanded.

The energy shield collided with the scythes, and spider-web-like cracks immediately appeared on the shield, showing its immense power. Inside the mech, Renji's vision was filled with red warnings from No. 86.

Because right after, the miasma power attached to the scythes began to corrode the shield through the cracks. The "degradation" ability of Suthia that Renji had seen before appeared again. Under "degradation," the energy shield immediately became as fragile as thin paper.

Just before the shield collapsed, Renji changed strategy, focusing No. 86's energy on the exoskeleton armor. These mechanical exoskeletons not only provided powerful force but were also as flexible as a real person.

Coupled with the accelerator underfoot, the seemingly bulky mech burst out with unimaginable speed in an instant, turning into an afterimage. It moved out of the scythe's attack range just before the energy barrier broke.

Of course, dodging was not Renji's goal.

Renji, who flew into the air, redistributed the energy. The mech, having lost its power source, began to slide downwards. The exoskeletons under his feet retracted the feet, transforming into wheels. Then, using inertia, he started to slide rapidly on the ground.

Following that, the energy redistributed to the mech's shoulders. The shoulders rotated rapidly like a Rubik's cube, and then, to the left and right, a total of forty-eight miniature tracking missile launchers, with dark launch ports, aimed at the witch in the sky.

*Boom boom boom!*

A dense swarm of tracking missiles created a large cloud of white smoke, flying uniformly towards the witch. The witch seemed to have noticed Renji, the "oddity." She frowned slightly and, facing Renji's missile swarm, lifted her scythe in front of her, slicing through space and creating a black rift.

All the approaching missiles were instantly absorbed by the black rift, becoming weak and powerless after passing through it. They fell without exploding, obviously also "degraded."

But actually, the missiles were just a diversion by Renji. The real attack, emerging from the white smoke with the propulsion device reactivated and soaring into the sky, was "No. 86", now holding a cone-shaped beam blade made of high-energy particles.

The light blade showed no mercy, slashing directly at the witch's face, but the result was as Renji had expected.

The witch swung her scythe to block the light sword. When his light sword touched the scythe, the power of 'degradation' brought forth the tainted miasma once again. The light and heat on No. 86 mecha's sword began to rapidly diminish, and it looked like it was cracking inch by inch.

Seeing No. 86 in a distressed state, the witch did not pursue but instead made a mocking and ironic remark.

"As a human who has merged with machinery, you think you've gained power, but in reality, you're just gilding the lily, adding to the venom of the serpent."

"The pitch-black miasma will eventually envelop the earth, and the moon of justice will fill your hollow gaze. All living beings will receive salvation called 'destruction' in my hands."

"Don't struggle, don't resist, because I am the Miasma!"

As she finished speaking, the witch covered one of her eyes with her hand, and her clothes and hair fluttered in the howling Miasma wind.

Watching this scene, Renji nodded.

"I think I understand now why your hair is so messy."

'86, remember to record all of this. We'll need to send it to Suthia later'

[Command received. Video recording device is active throughout, and the footage is set to the highest encryption level , *86 replied to master quickly and secretly backed up a copy into the 'Top Secret' folder, intending to use it as a weapon against Lady Suthia in the future*]

"Wait a minute, what's this folder of yours?"

[Oh, it's nothing, * No. 86 tried to play dumb with a cute response*]

Having No. 86, Renji didn't need to use a 'logout device' like those from Kael Technology to exit the dream. He could leave it anytime and anywhere, even in the middle of a battle, so Renji wasn't worried at all.

Or rather, in his plan, his original purpose was to gather information. The real battle part would be to figure out how to accomplish the 'grand landing,' which meant allowing the Suthia and Nova to enter Zero's Dream as well.

If he could rely on his wife's support, Renji would never try to do it all by himself. Why not save some of that effort to reward his wife's support?

Perhaps it was Renji and 86's attitude that angered the witch, or maybe the witch read Renji's dirty thoughts.

"You stubborn ants!"

"Ridiculous, ignorant, foolish..."

The witch roared angrily at Renji, and before she could finish saying her words, something unexpected happened.

[Disaster Canon: Heavenly Reasoning Cannon]

With even louder and more mechanized synthetic electronic sounds, devoid of any emotion, the battlefield suddenly echoed with this announcement.

Clearly, this did not come from the 86th district.

On the horizon in the distance, a row of mechanical maid figures identical to 86's appeared. These mechanical maids were arranged in a precise and accurate formation, forming a cannon matrix.

Like a dazzling crimson sun, an intense red light burst forth from the cannon formation composed of multiple mechanical maids, and for a moment, it seemed to overshadow the bloody red sky.

Then, in less than a second at zero point, it turned into a meteor, directly striking the witch in mid-air, causing the witch, who had been speaking in the sky, to crash down, creating a massive crater on the ground.