Don't Be Like That, I'm Scared

Mephisto seemed to foresee his impending death, but his inner rage prevented him from dying like this!

After a brief pause, he decisively discarded his staff and picked up the mangled body of Faust.

Under Maria's watchful eye, he frantically ran to the edge of the clock tower and leaped off!

Even so, he still glared menacingly at Maria!

"Go to hell."

"Um?"

Maria paused for a few moments, then silently lowered her raised hand and walked step by step to the edge of the rooftop where Mephisto had jumped.

This place is more than ten meters above the ground. If Mephisto jumped down in this situation, there would be no chance of him surviving!

But...

The white fog hasn't dissipated...

Maria squinted.

She noticed that although Mephisto jumped off the building, the surrounding white mist did not dissipate, and the infected monsters did not stop their actions; instead, they began to gather together.

Some new life seems to be gathering...

"..."

Maria's eyes didn't change at all. She raised the Blades in her hand, attempting to deliver a fatal blow to her opponent.

But suddenly, a song rang out from within the white mist...

"Aa~"

"Um?"

The sudden, neither-male-nor-female voice made Maria hesitate for a moment, but then, a tail connected to bone and blood suddenly emerged from the white mist!

"Bang!"

The thick tail instantly shattered one side of the clock tower, and the towering tower collapsed in an instant!

"..."

Such a crisis posed no threat to Maria; she simply leaped lightly and fell directly from the high-rise building!

Its graceful body seemed to completely transcend the realm of physics; when it landed, it made only a very slight sound.

At this moment, Maria finally saw the monster in its entirety...

It was a pure white beast...

A beautiful white covered its body, while jet-black crystals grew from its body, penetrating its skin.

It looks like a swan, but every detail of its body is completely different from that of a swan.

The milky white skin looked like it was made of smoke, and it was so smooth that not a single hair could be seen.

Human bones were attached to it, forming the stripes and textures of its body.

Its jet-black beak opened slightly, uttering a melodious song.

But this song brought about something completely different...

The surrounding Flock seemed to be stimulated by the song, and they frantically converged on it.

Maria watched as the Flock pounced on the monster's body, and then its body slowly melted away like water...

Finally, it was assimilated into the other's body...

Mephisto seemed to have fallen into some kind of extreme because of Faust's death.

His Originium Arts began to spiral out of control, even affecting him in return.

Logically speaking, at this point, he should have done what other Infected do: self-destruct and return to this world.

But... he didn't self-destruct... his body underwent a mutation, transforming him into a creature completely unlike a human...

At this moment, the pure white beast also gradually awakens.

Its eyes suddenly opened, and it gradually raised its body, gazing up at the slowly rising sun in the distance...

"Aa--!"

It opened its mouth, and a melodious song gradually emanated, carrying far away through the air.

The thick white mist gradually spread from its body along with its song. This time, the Flock did not choose to merge into their 'mother'.

They began to writhe and howl in agony, and started tearing and attacking each other frantically!

Further away, countless Flock began to surge frantically toward this place.

A terrifying carnival is about to begin!

It was terrifyingly manic.

After realizing he could not avenge Faust, Mephisto decisively chose the most extreme method: eradicating the existence of Mephisto at its source in exchange for the continued survival of the Flock's abilities.

At this point, it's less accurate to say that the monster before us is Mephisto, and more accurate to say that it is the embodiment of the Flock.

It is a new life born from Originium Arts mixed with a bit of the caster's instinct!

It has no consciousness of its own; everything operates according to Mephisto's deepest, most primal desires.

He wants to drive the entire Platform 14 into a frenzy!

Soon, a Flock, indiscriminately attacking Maria, began their assault!

Maria simply raised her hand and slaughtered them in an instant, then stared at the enormous life form before her.

Humans... suddenly turned into monsters?

This reminded her of a poor nun who still couldn't find peace even in her dreams.

Their experiences are all different, and their ways of transforming into monsters are also quite different.

But...

But they all faced the same fate.

Maria lowered her hat brim slightly and raised the arrow in her hand.

On her cool, aloof face, her pale lips parted slightly...

"I will end your suffering..."

Chapter 170 Don't do this, I'm scared

How much further?

In the middle of the platform, FrostNova asked Umi and the others a question.

Her brows were furrowed, and her face was serious.

It had been almost half an hour since she woke up.

During this time, she first assembled her Yeti Squad, and then searched for Maria.

In her view, the so-called beheading of Mephisto was just a pretext; her real purpose was to sacrifice herself so that they could all live...

Just as Umi relayed back, Maria hoped that they and the others would evacuate Platform 14 within an hour...

If she was truly confident she could kill Mephisto, why would she let them leave?

But this is actually something that FrostNova can't understand at all.

She couldn't understand why Maria was willing to pay such a price for them, when they were all just casual acquaintances.

What is this woman thinking?

The frenzied activity of the surrounding Flock seemed to indicate a change in things, which made her somewhat anxious.

"It's about a ten-minute walk away?"

Umi, standing to the side, also scratched his head.

He hesitated slightly as he looked at the woman in front of him.

"That... that Maria actually wanted us to leave..."

"..."

"Okay, I understand."

Umi did not object to her older sister's intentions.

He simply sighed.

Although it's not nice to say it like that, he actually quite believed in Maria.

It wasn't for any particular reason, just the composure Maria had displayed earlier.

She wrestled with the Patriot and won, completely unafraid of the Big Sister's chilling aura, and remained calm even when facing dangerous Flock.

Anyone who sees someone like that would have a sense of confidence that 'she might really be able to do it'.

He understood the leader's concerns... although he felt they were unnecessary.

But... well, who can really say for sure about these things?

Just as he was thinking this, someone in the Yeti Squad suddenly voiced a question.

"Is it still dark?"

"Um?"

Umi glanced over and saw a companion holding up his precious pocket watch, fiddling with it incessantly.

"This isn't right?"

"What's wrong?"

"It's already ten o'clock... it should be light by now, right?"

His companion responded, his words also filled with strong confusion.

It's already 10 o'clock! And this isn't winter... why is it still not dawn?

These words suddenly jolted the Yeti Squad members who were on the move.

They all picked up their equipment and began to examine it.

After comparing the results, they found that everyone's timer was around 10 o'clock.

But the sky, which should have been bright, remained dark...

No, it can't be called dim; the huge, bright moon seemed to be right next to them, hanging high above their heads!

It was enormous, seemingly occupying a third of the sky.

"What... is there only one moon left?"

The crowd began to discuss the matter, some of them feeling uneasy.

Their eyes were constantly observing their surroundings.

But soon, some people suddenly noticed the unusual things happening around them...

"It's... it's blooming?"

"Um?"

Everyone suddenly looked in that direction.

Around them, the dilapidated streets seemed to be gradually disappearing, the moss-covered cobblestones slowly emerging from the shadows into reality, and countless tiny white flowers bloomed all around, spreading out from the various ruined buildings...

Someone reached out and carefully touched it, and actually managed to pick it off...

The delicate flower swayed gently in her hand...

"This is... a real flower?!"

But even faster, a dramatic change suddenly swept over them!

Everyone was taken aback.

The earth began to tremble violently.