Chapter 280
Seeing the dozens of Gastrea swarming towards her, Luo Mio drew her "Dao Hui" and walked towards them.
His azure eyes shimmered with violet patterns.
Then, an invisible membrane of space enveloped the surroundings.
"Aaaaaaahh..."
The Gastrea at the forefront let out a ferocious roar.
"—Whoosh!"
Luo Mio's azure eyes flashed with golden lightning, and her pupils turned completely golden.
"--boom!"
A thunderous roar suddenly erupted!
The scorching lightning seemed to cleave through the darkness, and golden Pillar of Thunder fell upon the Gastrea like divine punishment.
Chapter 57: A Long-Planned Conspiracy
Above the azure sky, clouds that look like cotton candy float gently and leisurely. The gentle sunlight shines on the earth, and a breeze blows across the grass, making the grass sway slightly.
But it was precisely this relaxing, comfortable, and pleasant weather that brought a silence to the conference room.
The somber and tense atmosphere made everyone in the conference room feel extremely oppressed.
The commander looked at the communications officer.
"How is the situation?"
The communications officer turned to look at the commander and shook his head.
"After the Self-Defense Forces withdrew to District 39, it was as if there was an invisible electromagnetic field interfering around the Number 31 and Number 32 megaliths. All the content captured by reconnaissance satellites was blurry, and unmanned aerial vehicles were also affected by the interference and could not display images."
"..."
Upon hearing this, the commander's eyes turned to the main screen, to the peaceful forest between the Number 31 and Number 32 megaliths.
Then his gaze fell upon the Holy Child, who sat solemnly and gravely in the main chair behind him, his eyes filled with worry and tension.
"Report! New discovery!"
The commander quickly turned around and asked.
"What new discovery?"
The communications officer looked serious, pressing the earpiece firmly against his ear with one hand, as if confirming something.
"The images transmitted back by the unmanned aerial vehicle contain very clear sounds!"
What was that sound?
After confirming several times, the communications officer spoke to the commander.
"Thunder! A very loud clap of thunder!"
"... Thunder?"
Upon hearing this, the commander couldn't help but wonder if the communications officer had misheard, and looked at the main screen.
After all, the area on the main screen was bathed in sunshine without a single cloud.
While everyone in the conference room was puzzled and confused, only the girl seemed to know something, her eyes revealing worry and tension.
——
"Hiss! Ahhhhhh—!"
The Gastrea, resembling a lizard but with spider-like compound eyes, let out a harsh roar at Luo Mio.
"Zheng—!"
But just as it let out a roar, a very clear clang rang out, and a flash of scorching white light instantly filled the Gastrea's vision.
Before it could even let out a scream, a dazzling stream of golden light engulfed its enormous body.
Luo Mio's azure eyes, shimmering with golden light, stared at the weak point in the magnetic field ahead.
Outside the weak point, a swarm of desperate individuals rushed in to break through the magnetic field.
Although only a few can break through the magnetic field at a time, if this continues, the number of Gastrea can break through the magnetic field will continue to increase.
And just like now, several Gastrea surged in front of Luo Mio.
"Awoooooooo!"
A sound similar to a wolf's howl was heard, followed by dozens more wolf howls.
In front of them were dozens of lions, their round eyes radiating intense crimson light.
The wolf pack immediately lunged at Luo Mio on all fours.
Luo Mio frowned slightly as she looked at the wolf pack.
Behind the wolf pack was a creature resembling Cerberus with three wolf heads.
Upon seeing the wolf king, Luo Mio's eyes also flickered.
"Pheromone..."
A capability typically found only in animals like bees or Gastrea, found in a mammalian Gastrea.
Pheromones are odorless and tasteless, and ordinary people have no way of detecting them.
Luo Mio pondered for a moment, then looked at the pack of wolves that had rushed up to her and were baring their menacing mouths at her. With a calm and indifferent expression, Luo Mio stretched out her hand and waved it forward.
"—Zheng!"
Instantly, three silver-colored moon-shaped beams slashed towards the wolf pack.
"Moon Smasher's Fang"!
"Pfft pfft..."
"Moon Smasher's Fang" slices everything in its path in half as easily as cutting vegetables.
Looking at the wolf king, Luo Mio's eyes flickered, and golden electricity coursed through them.
Luo Mio placed her hand on the scabbard.
"Clang!"
A loud hum immediately rang out, and golden electricity crackled through the air.
Luo Mio took a step, and then...
"—Whoosh!"
The earth trembled instantly, and the lightning strike caused the air to explode.
Then, Luo Mio's figure appeared behind the Wolf King at some point, the Raven Feather Blade slowly lowered, and Luo Mio gently swung it.
A straight line of white light flashed before my eyes.
"Open Sword Style" - Thunderbolt!
In just a dozen seconds, dozens of wolves and their alpha were all killed by Luo Mio.
"It seems that your swordsmanship has improved greatly during your seventeen years in this world, Mio."
Within the Consciousness Space, Fu Hua observed Luo Mio's swordsmanship and spoke.
"Well, after all, I haven't used my abilities much to avoid unnecessary trouble."
"But teacher, I've always had a question."
Luo Mio spoke to Fu Hua in the Consciousness Space.
"Hmm? You go ahead."
Luo Mio raised her head and looked at the giant stone tablet.
"Could fusion warriors like you single-handedly defeat the 'Zodiac' of this world?"
Upon hearing this question, Fu Hua pondered for a moment.
"I'm not so sure about the others, but Kevin, with the power of 'Heavenly Fire Sacred Judgment,' could kill a 'Zodiac Palace' single-handedly."
Luo Mio chuckled.
"If that's the case, then Teacher's 'Divine Sword of Taixu' could also kill a 'Zodiac Palace' single-handedly."
"As for that, I can't guarantee I have the power to kill the 'Zodiac Palace'."
"You're being modest, you blockhead."
While chatting and laughing with Fu Hua and Book of Cang Xuan in the Consciousness Space, Luo Mio walked towards the weakest point of the central magnetic field of the Number 31 and Number 32 megaliths.
——
In the Strategy Meeting Room below the "Holy Residence".
"Teleshuda Xinjing?"
The Holy Child frowned slightly, looking at what the commander had just said to him.
"Right!"
The commander tapped the blue screen on the table and read the report that the Self-Defense Forces had retrieved a small portion of the Gastrea during the battle.
"The Teleshuda Xinjing was extracted from the recovered autopsy report."
Kiyomi also said.
"I remember that Teleshuda Xinjing was already recycled, wasn't it?"
"... No."
After a moment of silence, the girl refuted Kiyomi's words.
"The Teleshuda Xinjing has indeed been completely recovered."
The girl looked up at the blue light screen on the table.
"But this is limited to the Tokyo Area."
Upon hearing the girl's words, everyone, including the Kiyomi, was taken aback.
"... Could it be that this incident..."
The commander lowered his head, his face grim, and murmured in disbelief.
"Commander!"
At that moment, Kiyomi's serious and solemn voice rang out.
The commander looked up at Kiyomi, and after seeing Kiyomi's expression, he turned to look at the girl.
He exhaled softly, calmed himself down, and replied in a low voice.
"I see."
The other staff members in the Strategy Meeting Room also tensed up.
"No one present here is allowed to mention or speak of this matter to anyone else, understand?"
The commander's voice echoed throughout the conference room.
"Clear!"
The commander turned around and looked at the girl.
"Your Highness Holy Child, what should we do now?"
"..."
The girl did not answer the commander's words, but silently looked at the center between Number 31 and Number 32 on the blue screen.
Then he slowly began to speak.
"Wait!"
Chapter 58: One Punch!