Chapter 71
"Hey?"
"..."
Grandpa 682 stared silently at the shameless Angel before him.
It released its grip on Xiao Huasheng blinked and smiled.
"I knew you were reasonable."
Click.
Mars flew up.
"Why?"
The next second, a huge mouth bit down on her waist. Before the red-haired Angel could react, her upper body was swallowed by that foul-smelling mouth.
"Hoo hoo hoo hoo!"
A sound like a vicious dog's howl rang out, and it raised its huge head, tossing Xiao Huasheng around like a rag doll.
Everyone watched this scene with trepidation.
The metal ceiling of the outer gate was repeatedly dented by Xiao Huasheng's body.
Even if Astartes were to be subjected to such an attack, it would most likely break in two.
But Xiao Huasheng was completely unharmed, without even the slightest wound on his body.
Immediately afterwards, Grandpa 682 vomited her up and frantically crushed the red-haired Angel with his claws, venting his insane rage.
Even so.
Xiao Huasheng emerged from the ruins, still appearing completely unconcerned.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
The old man, aged 682, beat her relentlessly, one blow after another.
She could only helplessly watch as the giant claw slammed down and then rose again.
Finally, as the ground was smashed through by Grandpa 682's specialized claws, Xiao Huasheng fell into the lower research area.
682 gave her no chance to catch her breath, its massive body leaping down after her, more than doubling the size of the opening.
The researchers on the lower levels screamed and scattered in all directions.
682 completely ignored them; its entire attention was focused on the red figure crawling out of the ruins.
She stared at 682 in front of her, and muttered something as she watched it break down on the spot.
Would it make you feel better if I apologized?
"Die! You damned statue!!"
682 roared and pounced on her frantically.
At this moment, the task force circling overhead also spotted Xiao Huasheng.
The task force commander immediately issued her orders.
"Your captain isn't here, but you must immediately launch a counterattack against Entity-682! Its escape has caused a large number of other entities to escape as well. If this continues, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
During this time, the task force and the army were not idle either.
They were frantically pouring ammunition and bombs at 682, along with a large amount of acid and various chemicals, and even some complex toxins were directly poured down.
Even so, 682 absorbed all the damage and became even more ferocious!
"Sorry, giant lizard, the orders have come down, it seems I have no choice but to take you in."
In front of 682, she pulled out a Barrett.
The cost of Chernobog was immense for her.
Even after a day of rest, I didn't recover much energy.
Furthermore, the Reality-Warping Ability is not suitable for use on these entities. Previously, when Xiao Huasheng tried to Distortion Abel's life and death, it directly caused the circuit to break.
She'd better be careful around these demons and monsters.
Angela had previously summarized the effects of the Reality-Warping Ability for her.
The consumption patterns, from highest to lowest, had also formed a formula in Xiao Huasheng's mind.
Distortion different things of the same volume results in different energy consumption.
Various anomalous entities > Reality Stabilization Anchor> General life forms > High-energy objects > Personal physical attributes > Creating matter > Distortion the environment > Creating firearms in one's hands and firing bullets
Following this formula, the energy saved is, of course, whatever.
Just like playing a survival game, allocating resources and energy to a certain thing is a necessary process.
"Damn it?!"
Grandpa 682 roared and tried to charge, but at that moment he suddenly felt the surrounding air become incredibly viscous, making it difficult for him to move.
Without a doubt, this is Xiao Huasheng's masterpiece.
"I believe you won't die."
As Xiao Huasheng spoke, he aimed the Barrett at its head, unlike the others who had been contained entities.
Strictly speaking, she is currently a partner of the Foundation and also an employee of it.
There's now a pitifully thick barrier between her and 682.
She squinted one eye, staring at the astonished lizard-like face of Grandpa 682, and pulled the trigger.
Bang!
The deafening roar of that bullet almost shattered everyone's ears, causing them to instinctively cover them.
A substantial shockwave was transmitted crisply and decisively!
Xiao Huasheng leaned back slightly, her red hair flying like flames under the impact of the gunshot, and the recoil made her feet plow two shallow tracks in the ground.
The moment the bullet left the barrel, the air was compressed into visible ripples, and a streak of bright white light even appeared on the trajectory of the bullet.
The 682-year-old man's pupils suddenly contracted.
It didn't even have time to roar, to be angry, or even to think.
With a snap!
Then, half of its body disappeared.
The instant the bullet struck, 682's massive body was gripped tightly by an invisible giant hand and then crushed!
Flesh, bones, scales, internal organs—everything disintegrated into dust under the impact of the bullet.
Its right half of its body immediately disappeared, leaving only its two legs below the waist and half of its tail standing in place, blood gushing out from the severed area.
The remains of 682 were still convulsing, and its lower body even began to spasm uncontrollably.
However, everyone present knew that 682 wouldn't die so easily.
Its cells were dividing wildly, the flesh and blood at the cut were churning like boiling mud, and its bones, muscles and nerves were rebuilding at a speed visible to the naked eye, even more Distortion and grotesque than before.
"Roar... Roar...!"
A hiss, unlike that of a living being, emanated from deep within 682's throat. Its regeneration was accelerating, and a new head was growing from the broken end.
But this time, its shape became even more deformed.
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Its head is covered with thick bony armor, its eyes are split into four, and its fangs protrude outwards. It is evolving a form specifically to fight against Xiao Huasheng.
Xiao Huasheng sighed, put one hand on his hip, and helplessly watched 682's regeneration process.
"I knew it."
682's new head was finally fully formed. It suddenly raised its head, its four eyes fixed on Xiao Huasheng, and a kind of pure killing intent that transcended anger rolled in its throat.
"You... die...!"
Its Distortion roar echoed out.
In response, Xiao Huasheng also pulled out his trump card.
"Since ordinary bullets are only so effective..." She gently pulled the bolt, the sound of a bullet being chambered was chillingly crisp, and her wings shone even brighter.
This scene caused 682's pupils to contract sharply, as it sensed an extreme danger emanating from the red-haired Angel before it.
"I wonder what the effect will be if I put 10% of the energy into the gun, let's give it a try."
The red-haired Angel once again aimed her cannon at the giant lizard in front of her.
We absolutely cannot let her shoot that!
This was the only thought in Grandpa 682's mind.
682 roared and, disregarding its not-yet-fully-recovered body, pounced madly on Xiao Huasheng!
But Xiao Huasheng simply winked playfully at it, then pulled the trigger again.
Boom!!!
The sound of that shot wasn't like a gunshot, but rather like the world being ripped open.
Instead of flames, a pure white beam of light shot from the muzzle, like a divine sword of punishment, instantly piercing through 682's body.
Wherever the light stream passed, the air was ionized into incandescent plasma, and the ground was plowed with a scorched trench several meters deep.
682's newly evolved, thick bone armor, capable of withstanding heavy artillery fire, melted silently before this stream of light, like butter meeting a hot knife.
682's body was hit head-on by the light stream. Its flesh, bones, internal organs, scales, everything was broken down into the most basic particles the moment it came into contact with the light stream.
Its body, starting from the head, disappeared inch by inch, like a pencil drawing being erased by an eraser.
Then, there's the whole world behind it.
The optical flow did not stop.
It pierced through 682 and continued forward, like an indestructible blade, penetrating all the reinforced walls, alloy gates, and blast-proof structures of the heavy containment area of the facility!
With a buzzing sound.
A straight, destructive trajectory stretched swiftly from the underground containment area all the way to the surface.
Wherever the light stream passes, steel vaporizes, concrete evaporates, and all matter is broken down into elementary particles.
Finally, the stream of light burst forth from the earth's surface, traversing a distance of thousands of meters, igniting the distant forest and leaving a long-lasting trail of blazing white light in the sky.
This time, the entire world of 682 was plunged into darkness.
Just before it finally plunged into darkness, 682 laughed.
"Well done, Angel. This unique torment and slaughter is something I will never forget."
Everyone closed their eyes, and everything before them had already turned into a blurry shadow.
That intense light caused the heavens and earth to change color.
Some people were even set ablaze and turned into human torches.
Fortunately, this apocalyptic scene did not last long.
It was over in just a fleeting moment.
When the light faded, only deathly silence remained.
Only 1% of 682's body remained.
It was a fist-sized lump of flesh, covered in jet-black scales, with a faint, dark red glow inside, like a deformed heart that was still stubbornly beating.
This is the most core and indestructible part of 682, the key to its countless resurrections, and the embodiment of its "immortality" concept.
But now, it has been forced out of existence.
The chunk of meat writhed slowly, attempting to regenerate, but the process was extremely slow, solely because the flames on it continued to burn it.
Xiao Huasheng's shot almost completely depleted its recovery ability.
Everyone was stunned.
The task force's communication channel was deathly silent. The commander opened his mouth, but no sound came out.