The Calamity Knight

In fact, the outcome of this battle had been decided from the very beginning.

Four Calamity entities had schemed against a civilization's poison core—and one without a complete body at that. The victor had long been determined.

Zero's only chance of winning had been to discover the enemy's plans before Gao Gong and the others came in.

Then he might have borrowed the data evolution of the Zero Database to deceive everyone.

Unfortunately, there had simply been too many experts on Gao Gong's side at the virtual level.

As the Zero Database was refined, the surrounding virtual environment also began to collapse. Gao Gong, Gaokesi, Gao Yuanyuan, and the others all appeared in reality.

Gao Gong held a small, square black box in his hand.

This was the Zero Database.

Gaokesi was chewing something noisily while staring at a certain spot.

The real space in that area was covered by a layer of golden marks. The marks slowly cracked apart, and a humanoid figure flowed out.

Zero could no longer form a human shape. Half of the golden Calamity on her body had vanished as well, replaced by white snowflakes.

Half of her power had been devoured by Gaokesi.

"You—"

"That's enough, Zero."

An aged voice suddenly emerged from Zero's mouth.

In the next moment, Zero's face began to change. She suddenly looked several decades older, while transparent flames rose from the surface of her body.

The flames gave off a sense of twisted humanity. Everyone who looked at them could see their own face—a face with an entirely different temperament.

Gao Yuanyuan saw a grotesquely grinning face.

Gaokesi saw a terrified face.

Black Rose saw a pure android.

Gao Gong likewise saw his own face within the flames, a face so stern it was almost rigid.

He did not