From the Star Abyss
Chapter 138

Purification, Scouring, Destruction

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Snap.

The disguised Seria slowly removed its headphones; everything was ready, and it maintained communication with Zhou Lie Feng.

In just ten minutes, we can reach the underground and completely escape the threat of the Beast Tide.

In this way, she could also free up her hands to kill the driver and take complete control of the train.

Once they reach a place where people gather, the Imitation Human can scatter and expand their power at will.

It stood up and turned to look at the door.

"Oh my?" Seria clicked her tongue in surprise. "It seems something has gone wrong."

Before she finished speaking, the PVC door quickly turned red and heated up, and molten iron dripped onto the ground like cream, spreading bright and scorching flames across the floor.

"You're the congressman?"

A calm male voice echoed in the space.

"This is not a place for you," the surreal Imitation Human said sternly. "Leave here and go back to your carriage!"

Snap! Li Aoz stepped onto the path in front of him, his superior [charisma] granting him a deeper control over Aoneng.

[Natural Ignition]

[Mode 1: Purify Filth]

The flames immediately split into two paths in front of him, and the scorching hot metal vapor was swept up and then released in an instant, bombarding the mimic Seria like a bomb.

boom--

The Imitation Human's pupils contracted. As the high-temperature shockwave approached, it immediately realized that the armor it had created could not withstand an explosion of this scale. In an instant, it decisively abandoned its disguise, its body rapidly liquefied, and it retreated at top speed.

Metal, machinery, and electronic equipment were instantly shattered by the high-temperature shockwave. Rapid oxidation caused them to explode and ignite instantly, triggering a secondary explosion. The Imitation Human's mood plummeted in an instant. Its hind legs had just landed and taken shape when its front body was immediately covered in flames.

But compared to being nearly killed instantly upon meeting her, the Escape from Death Imitation Human, now reverting to Jane Nelia's form, stared at Li Aoz with Terror eyes:

"You—how could a native like you possibly know about the structure of society?"

"As expected, Jane was eaten by you."

Li Aoz nodded.

Who exactly are you?

The Imitation Human felt a chill of fear rising in his heart. If it weren't for the Interstellar Civilization, it would be impossible to know about the existence of society. Moreover, within the abyss, the Narrative-level Civilization had always strictly blocked information about society.

Now, it heard the word 'senator' clearly coming from the mouth of an indigenous person from a civilization that had never left their home planet.

"I am a member of the Counterfeit Council, Yao Ka · Forgery, who exactly are you?"

"I am your father."

He couldn't be bothered to answer any of it.

Li Aoz his palm and sprinkled a handful of iron-aluminum mixed dust from his pocket. The two metal powders, which would normally be impossible to burn in the air, were captured by the [Natural Ignition] ability. The oxidation reaction was violently accelerated, and they exploded into brilliant sparks in the air, like a meteor shower, falling towards the Imitation Human.

Damn it!

Yao Ka · Forgery, hastily retreated. The specks of thermite that merely grazed its arm immediately burned through transparent holes.

Jane Nelia's Plunderer class provides her with decent agility, and her base Constitution is also high, preventing her from being burned to death by flames in one go.

The plan was exposed. The man's casual use of Aoneng —his strength was at least at the limit threshold level, no, it wasn't impossible for him to be reforged.

"The Speaker assessed that it's impossible for a native creature on this planet to have undergone a second reforging. If he's performing even stronger, it means he comes from outer space."

Yao Ka · Forgery turned and ran towards the back door. She switched to a liquid fluid and quickly seeped out through the crack in the door. As a fake citizen of the council level, its ability to transform and mimic far exceeded that of ordinary Imitation Human. After devouring Seria, it gained a complete understanding of the entire train's layout, including all the details, passages, and ventilation openings.

'Go to hell, interstellar humans! Even if you have Narrative-level Civilization backing you, the final victory will still belong to our Imitation Society!'

Yao Ka · Forgery his mind. After mimicking Carbon-Based Life, he gains the ability to withstand weak fire.

Even if it escapes from this place, it is confident that the other side will not dare to set fires on a large scale.

"Go ahead and set fires here! Do you think you can burn down this entire weapons carriage?"

However, Li Aoz did not give her a chance to escape. He took three steps in one, raised his palm, and the trajectory of the flames converged, like a welding torch, instantly cutting open the back door. A red flame-shaped halo lit up in his gray eyes. Facing the Yao Ka · Forgery, who was impersonating Nelia, he directly raised his palm.

[Natural Ignition]

High-temperature convection transfers heat. The higher the temperature, the more intense the thermal motion of air molecules. The air expands rapidly when heated, instantly inflating the air in the entire passageway to hundreds of times its original volume.

And so, an explosion occurred.

[Mode 2: Scour the World]

The terrifyingly high-temperature field triggered a chain reaction. First, the violent shockwave of the explosion blew the entire weapons storage room into the air. Then, the surrounding walls and metal containers made popping sounds, and bubbles bulged on the metal surfaces before bursting and spewing out, forming jets of metal that sprayed everywhere in the cramped compartment. The excitement of Escape from Death on Yao Ka · Forgery's face froze instantly, then turned into Terror and fear.

Its body was pierced by a linear metal jet traveling at 3,000 meters per second, leaving numerous clear holes. Immediately afterward, the high temperature of the field ignited its body, forming a pale and dazzling flame. Before Yao Ka · Forgery even scream, the air in the field had already been burned away. Without air resonance, it could not transmit sound.

The high-temperature shockwave generated by the field expanded rapidly outwards, and then the Vacuum Domain created by the depletion of air attracted a massive influx of gas. The pressure generated by just a few tons of gas injected was enough to immobilize Yao Ka · Forgery's entire body.

[Your title 'Cataclysm' effect has been triggered! This attack is a 'Critical Strike'! (Triple damage, weak point attack, high chance of fatal)]

[Cat fatality determination in progress...]

[Perpetual: Arbitrary - Effect activated!]

[Perpetual · Love Hunter - Effect activated!]

[The judgment was a great success]

[After correction, the damage dealt was 4798 points of True Damage (instant death)]

Death, such a painful word, but for the Imitation Human, this is not the most difficult moment.

Even so, the powerful body of a councilor-level individual endowed it with vitality far exceeding that of an ordinary Imitation Human. The body that Yaoka forged was like a tattered rag doll. The atmosphere dragged it by its hair and pressed it to the ground. The scorching flames melted the floor. The density of the semi-molten steel at thousands of degrees was much greater than that of water. It opened its mouth wide and roared in despair, but it seemed to have fallen into a bottomless swamp, being dragged down little by little, watching helplessly as its body melted, evaporated, and burned to ashes under the high temperature.

Until its last drop of fake blood was distilled, the Imitation Human senator named Yao Ka · Forgery was completely burned to ashes.

The target has been destroyed by fire.

[Hint: You have eliminated the high-value target 'Fake Congressman']

[You have earned the title: New Hunter - All your attacks will deal 3% bonus True Damage to 'Social' type enemies.]

[The Hunting Achievement Ranking is now open! You can increase your title level by continuously hunting high-value targets.]

[Current Hunting Target: Forgery Society · Philolis (lv.270 [Lower-level Society])]

The molten iron boiled and churned amidst the raging wind and snow. Li Aoz gently raised his hand, not wanting to look at it any longer.

"The revenge has only just begun."

Li Aoz said in a deep voice.

He switched his Aoneng output, and the molten iron quickly parted in front of him. Li Aoz walked through several carriages and returned to his first-class seat— Du Zexin had already struggled to sit up. The explosion and the weapon were completely different from what he had just witnessed. Pale-faced, he looked at himself, opened his mouth, and said:

"What exactly happened?"

"Something dirty got on the bus. Qiu Ran died, and so did the infected people and Ms. Seria."

Li Aoz didn't reveal his true identity Imitation Human. He lowered his head and gently stroked Xue Nuo's head in the baby crib. The infant's eyes were closed, and through psionic resonance, a message was transmitted to him: 'You've done your best, Lioz.'

"It's Li Aoz," he corrected.

Before the bewildered Du Zexin could ask any further questions, Li Aoz had already left the first-class carriage and gone to the driver's seat, where Zhou Lie Feng, who was focused on driving, was staring straight ahead.

"I'm sorry." Li Aoz nodded. "I can't save her, I can only avenge her... There might still be some belongings at the scene, would you like to go and check them out?"

Zhou Lie Feng stared ahead, his hands firmly gripping the control stick, and uttered clear words. "I don't want to see anything anymore."

Li Aoz nodded. "Please accept my condolences."

"She died on the train, that's for the best." Zhou Lie Feng's tone was very calm. He spoke slowly and deliberately, "Every brother and sister of the Subway Brotherhood is born on a train. She just went home."

go home.

Li Aoz's eyes dimmed.

"What, did your lover die too?" Zhou Lie Feng asked, seemingly noticing his micro-expression.

"No, it's not actually that kind of relationship," Li Aoz confessed.

"That's what friends are?"

Zhou Lie Feng shook his head and asked again.

Li Aoz replied, "We've only known each other for four days."

Zhou Lie Feng glanced at him. "Relatives?"

Li Aoz denied it. "No, not at all."

"Then who are you upset about?" Zhou Lie Feng asked, puzzled.

"I don't know, it could be Qiu Ran, or something else, but there's one thing that can make me emotionally fluctuate for someone who is completely unrelated to me."

Zhou Lie Feng glanced at him, then said meaningfully, "Welcome to the Outland. To be honest, I've been driving for twenty years, and I experience things like this more than ten times a year. At first, I cursed God, then I became cynical, and finally, the rain of reality diluted the flames of hatred."

"A person cannot live on hatred. Those who died because of you will eventually become a part of you. The only thing I can do is to carry the wishes of the deceased to the next stop."

"Forward, forward, by any means necessary! If I do not die, those who made me who I am will live on forever."

Li Aoz was silent for a moment, then looked ahead. "All I know is that some people's good days are over."

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