"Heretic who desecrates the Leader!"
A Reviver roared and tried to pounce.
But when he came within a meter of Caroline, the red Data Stream spilling from her body instantly tore him apart, leaving not even ashes behind.
The next second, the fourth-order bishop rapidly spread outward, condensing into a physical form that blocked Caroline's path.
The energy fluctuations of an early fourth-order being surged wildly.
"You dare slaughter the Descenders' believers?"
"Believers?"
Caroline let out a soft laugh as the energy conduits on her armor's shoulders lit up red.
"They're nothing but puppets corrupted by the abyss.
"And you—
"A fourth-order parasite.
"Ordinarily, I might not have been able to beat you."
Caroline's voice clearly reached every Reviver's ears, carrying a hint of languid contempt.
"But thanks to your 'mother,' my computing power is simply overflowing right now."
She raised a hand and gave it a gentle wave. The surrounding red Data Stream transformed into countless miniature screens.
Dense strings of computational values scrolled across them, every number skyrocketing at a terrifying speed.
"In the Mechanical Ascension lineage, you probably don't understand what this means.
"A pack of Genetic Ascension monsters—
"and the lowest-grade [Parasitic Lineage] among Genetic Ascension at that. You might not even measure up to the Swarm Slayer."
The red Data Stream continued to surge.
The floating miniature screens suddenly shattered, turning into hundreds of millions of scarlet streaks. Like blades guided by an invisible hand, they stabbed toward the fourth-order bishop.
Viscous black mist churned across the bishop's body, and countless twisted human faces could vaguely be seen within it.
It roared and swung its claws. They left black trails through the air and actually tore apart more than half of the scarlet streaks.
This was the Gene Modification ability of the Revivers.
The instant