She Is Not a Witch Chapter 112: Once failed

What is life? The standard answer is an open system with energy metabolism, response to stimuli and reproduction.

This huge twisted monster active on the outer deck of the space barrier is to some extent life, but whether it has intelligence and can think, the answer is no.

It is not so much a 'life', but a 'monster' formed by the gathering of countless distorted individuals with similar ingredients. It does not have an actual center, but relies on some extremely rough and superficial Instinctive reactions are going on.

Lorraine Hill is floating in outer space, looking at the 'huge' in front of him, when the size has grown to hundreds of kilometers, almost the size of an administrative province, it is already difficult to use adjectives to describe the 'behemoth' in front of him. Spectacular' too.

Looks like some sort of heaped junkyard, with all sorts of wet and dry mixed together, most of the surface burnt red from recent battles and invasions.

When a normal person sees this kind of monster, the first time he feels it is not fear, because the fear that it is too big but diluted is like some kind of natural phenomenon. Then there was a strange and incomprehensible sense of twisting, it seemed to be a living thing, but it seemed to be a dead thing, in an ambiguous state.

The attack on the outer layer of its body will not anger 'it', because it has no emotion and thinking, and the part of 'it' that invades the inner wall will not know what the 'companions' on the outside are experiencing now.

"This feeling is disgusting." Vimiya hovered beside Lorraine Hill, looking at the unknown 'monster' in front of her.

"Yes." Lorraine Hill nodded, closed his eyes, tried his best to calm down the various emotions surging in his mind, and slowly suppressed the feeling of wanting to vomit in his stomach.

If there is an extremely bitter and unpalatable dish in front of you, an ordinary person would probably simply lick it and then put it down. Tasting all the details of the story at the same time, the shock and discomfort will be tens of thousands of times that of ordinary people.

After a long time, Lorraine Hill turned pale and looked at the monster below again. Another round of main gun salvo was fired, and then a small drone carrying a nuclear warhead rushed into the blasted gap.

Violent explosions and fire waves flooded the field of vision, and it was incandescent. The spreading shock waves and heat waves scratched the outer armor of the barrier into countless small scratches, and various debris and sundries flew all over the sky, scattered into the vast universe in space.

The flames were gradually extinguished, and the molten metal slowly turned from incandescent to dark red, and then slowly condensed.

Even though there was a huge hole in its body, this 'monster' still didn't respond, and continued its previous behavior, constantly dipping into the depths of the barrier, looking for what it instinctively longed for.

It will be the soul of life, clear consciousness, items that gather magic power, and things that are connected to the sea of ​​Ajaka.

After several rounds of attacks, although the monster in front of him was covered with scars and had a huge defect in its upper part, it was still wriggling slowly, extending its arms and parts into the barrier, and continued to **** and search.

"The holy white barrier is being invaded!"

"The holy white barrier is being invaded!"

"The holy white barrier is being invaded!"

The indicator light above the head was bright red, and then kept flashing, telling the surviving personnel in the internal structure of the barrier that the situation was critical and they had to take immediate action.

"Damn it." Jeremy stood up from the ground in a drowsy state while supporting his injured head. There was a strange smell in the air, like the smell left after oxygen welding.

"Ambient oxygen supply concentration is low and continues to drop. The host is requested to find an oxygen supply device immediately, or leave the environment." The small indicator light on the battle suit lights up yellow, and a reminder sounds from the side of the collar sound.

A day ago, the battleship Jeremy was on returned home, repaired and replenished at this space barrier, he thought he could have a good rest for a day or two, and then continue to participate in the battle, but he did not expect the accident to happen so quickly.

Some kind of unknown 'life' appeared in the phantom of chaos, and within a day of hearing the news, 'it' really came to the door.

Perhaps because of the gathering effect, this barrier floating in space has gathered a lot of magic power, energy, personnel, and countless extraordinary people, like a huge torch that is clearly visible, making the nearby chaotic phantoms like moths He rushed over like a fire, and the speed was getting faster and faster.

Although there were various shelling and bombing obstacles along the way, after peeling off the layers of chaotic phantoms around the 'shell', the huge monster inside also appeared in the middle of all the screens, and soon, it pounced. On this barrier, in rounds of salvos and missile bombings, the invasion began.

All kinds of distorted gray and black chaotic phantoms roam the inside of the barrier, they can easily corrode non-combatants with low resistance, and although the quick-response isolation gate plays a part in the initial stage, these chaotic phantoms soon The phantom began to distort the wall and advance along various pipes, which forced the central control AI to urgently shut down more than a dozen corroded modules and develop armor faults between the modules to isolate the corrosion, so as to temporarily stop its spread. .

Jeremy, who was temporarily resting in the barrier, was urgently recruited as a combatant when the crisis came, and his task was to clean up the scattered phantoms of chaos that spilled into the security module.

As the fighter pilot of Sequence 7, he quickly started to act with the cooperation of two companions who were also temporarily recruited.

A companion of Dragon Sequence 7 and him picked up the scorching sun annihilation gun that was distributed, and was responsible for destroying those chaotic phantoms that suddenly appeared, and another nurse lady from Necromancer Sequence 6 was in charge of detecting and perceiving the chaotic phantoms, and using The equipment in the hand performs a harmless purification process on those chaotic phantoms that have been scattered.

The battle is not difficult in the early stage. With the command and dispatch of the central AI, they can accurately find the chaotic phantoms hidden in the corridors and various small spaces, and then break them up and deal with them. Not so wonderful.

The monster's 'arm' tears the outer armor of the twisted barrier, and more and more modules inside are classified as dangerous areas that need to be isolated, so the energy and strength that the central AI can mobilize are getting smaller and smaller, and they also I had to move back again and again under the command until I received the final notification from the central AI a few minutes ago.

[Please leave this space barrier urgently, the self-destruct procedure is about to start]

Finally, after the AI ​​marked the escape route for them on the map, no new orders came.

Originally, they were also going to leave in that escape boat, but...

The 'long arm' mixed with twisted objects pierced through the side of the aisle in the suddenly torn rift, and then penetrated into the structure inside the barrier. Under this sudden attack, the companion of the Dragon Sequence instantly half His whole body was torn off, and he was also knocked unconscious by the heavy metal armor he brought up, only to wake up after a few seconds stimulated by the electric shock from the combat suit.

There was still severe pain and dizziness in his head, but the situation in front of him forced Jeremy to get serious as soon as possible. He had to take action immediately, otherwise he would become an insignificant number on the death list.

Three meters ahead, the thick 'arm' carrying various 'parts' continued to penetrate deep into the barrier. The process was like a kind of ground drilling machine, and the scattered parts on the arm were all The "flesh and flesh monster" corroded by the phantom of chaos was specially recorded in the chaos disaster at the beginning of the third era.

Their composition is extraordinarily complicated, but most of them are beings that have lost their self-awareness after being corrupted by the phantom of chaos, but have not yet completely died. The soul inside is already fragmented and messy, but the body is dominated by the phantom of chaos , become something similar to the phantom of chaos, only instinctive.

Compared to ordinary chaotic phantoms, it may still use some skills and speaking methods in life under the influence of incomplete soul fragments or partial memories, but you must not be confused by its appearance and think that he is still saved. So my heart softened. Too many tragedies have happened in history because of this kind of fluke hope.

Sometimes hope is not a good thing. It makes people feel lucky, so they become weak and unable to make up their minds. Its name is 'Hope'.

Now presented in front of Jeremy are several remnants peeled off from the 'arms', two of them should be barrier staff who have passed through the module, one of them has only the upper body, and the other only has the side body, now it seems Not yet completely dead, looking at Jeremy, a little confused, seemed a little lost, and then approached this side again.

Watching the various organs and parts in its internal organs continuously squirming on the ground, dragging out long bloodstains, Jeremy felt nauseated, but the good training made him hold back.

"Inject me with combat stimulants." Under the helmet, he lowered his body and said, and then there was a response from the AI ​​in his ears.

"Yes, start injecting T-470 stimulant, which will temporarily stimulate the host's physical fitness, and its effect will reach its peak within 20 minutes, then decay, and then there will be a period of weakness for nearly 12 hours, please pay attention "The mechanical synthesis voice explained quickly, and then Jeremy only felt a slight pain in his arm, and then a slightly cold liquid was injected into his body, and soon the pain in his head began to disappear, his body seemed to be extraordinarily powerful, and his reaction was also quick .

"It's started." He sank slightly, and then rushed out, kicking the flesh and blood that was coming towards him, and quickly picked up the annihilation gun that was left on the ground when he landed.

When your fingers touched the gun, the self-locking system on it was instantly released, and then fired. The blue light speed shot in sections, and three hits hit the flesh and blood monster one meter in front of you. Then, while the opponent fell to the ground At that moment, Jeremy stepped back again, opening the distance.

The battle irritated other flesh and blood in the distance that had nothing to do with them. Compared with the chaotic phantom, they still have some soul fragments and incomplete distorted consciousness, so they will also produce some basic emotions, such as 'anger'.

These flesh and blood monsters rushed towards Jeremy, one of them seemed to be a dead combatant, and there was also an annihilation gun on Shula's arm. Heartbroken.

This kind of annihilation gun that comes to deal with the phantom of chaos is naturally effective when used to deal with people. It can even tear the battle suit on his body easily. If a part is irradiated for more than 0.5 seconds, it means penetration Protection, burning penetrates the flesh.

Even with the injection of stimulants, Jeremy's back was still bursting with cold sweat at this moment. Then, in the rapid movement of turning over, he carefully avoided the muzzle of the annihilation gun, and then shot quickly while taking advantage of the gap, hitting it. Lose.

It took only ten seconds or so, but it was like experiencing life and death. After the opponent lost the gun that threatened the most, in the remaining minute, Jeremy easily killed all these flesh and blood monsters without much wisdom. solve.

[The energy of the annihilation gun is less than 10%, please pay attention to replace the battery] Just when he was happy, a mechanical synthesis sound rang in his ears, breaking this state.

"Well, I really can't be too happy." Jeremy's eyes began to scan the surrounding environment, looking for possible supplies.

After turning around, the supplementary battery was not found, but another teammate who passed out was found, which was another necromancer sequence nurse in the trio just now.

Jeremy walked over, helped the opponent up, and then checked the indicator light on the opponent's combat suit, and found that although his condition was not good, fortunately his life was not in danger.

Holding up the slightly light body and carrying it on his shoulders, Jeremy took a few steps forward, saw the huge and twisted 'arm' behind the corner, and before he got close, a dizzy shock hit him Come.

[Warning, the erosion of chaos is deepening, please leave the host immediately away from the current environment]

"Damn it, it seems that I can't take the escape route designated by the central AI."

"Call me the map and find other escape routes."

[The system receives it, starts searching, starts connecting to the central AI...]

[The central AI did not respond, unable to determine the real situation of the route. The specific choice is up to the host to decide on his own] Afterwards, a three-dimensional virtual 3D map appeared in front of Jeremy's eyes, with four routes marked out.

"Choose the line in the H3 area below." Just as Jeremy was thinking about how to choose, a slightly clear voice came from his ear. It turned out that the unconscious nurse woke up.

"Why?" He asked subconsciously.

"I don't know how to explain it because it's just some kind of weird intuition, but I trust it because it's saved my life several times." The nurse struggled off Jeremy's shoulders, her helmet A faint brilliance lit up inside, and then went out, as if it was conducting some kind of self-examination.

"Okay, let's go this way." Jeremy is not a very curious person, and the situation is really critical now.

"I'm opening the way ahead, you quickly follow up, what's the status quo."

"Give me a minute, I need to heal myself." The nurse's voice was still clear, like cold mountain spring water, revealing a hint of indifference and calmness in her agility.

"No problem, I'll go look for the energy battery again." When Jeremy spoke, he had rushed to the side room and started searching.

Time passed quickly, and a minute later, Jeremy came out of the room holding several things, including emergency food cubes, drinking cleaning fluid, and a small pistol.

"Although it can't kill the Chaos Phantom, if it is a real monster of flesh and blood, it can still restrict the opponent's actions." Jeremy handed the pistol to the opponent, then pulled off the mask, quickly replenished water, and then bit off Big mouthfuls of emergency food ointment.

So, after 20 seconds, the two started to act.

The warning lights on the wall are still flashing, and the emergency evacuation notice conveyed by the central AI is also repeated.

[All personnel inside the No. 3 barrier please leave quickly, the self-destruct system is about to activate! ]

[All personnel inside the No. 3 barrier please leave quickly, the self-destruct system is about to activate! ]

[All personnel inside the No. 3 barrier please leave quickly, the self-destruct system is about to activate! ]

Ignoring the tired information, the two quickly shuttled through the bright or dark environment in silence, occasionally seeing the bodies of some dead insiders, as well as some chaotic phantoms wandering in the air.

But there is no time to deal with these guys. As long as they don't directly block the way, they all quickly skip and approach the target. The process is just like the nurse said, and it went extremely smoothly without any major emergencies Condition.

Finally came to the cabin where the escape boat was parked. At this time, there were still two staff members who did not leave. They were very surprised to see the two people who walked in suddenly.

"You are really lucky, if it is 2 minutes later in the evening, we will have to leave."

"Come on, this is the last escape boat, with a load of six people, there is already a wounded number lying in it, and you can set off with two more."

After speaking, he quickly opened the flap on the side of the escape boat and lay down by himself.

"Thanks." Jeremy didn't say much, pulled the panting nurse beside him into the lifeboat, and then sat on the side seat himself.

Soon, there was a roar and shaking, and the lifeboat sailed into the predetermined orbit according to the procedure, and began to accelerate. There were huge friction sounds, airflow sounds, and debris impact sounds from outside the cabin, and occasionally the interior would shake as a result. .

Some of the five people inside turned pale with uneasiness, some prayed silently, and some concentrated on recovering, ignoring the sounds from the outside world. And in the empty universe.

[It has left the dangerous area, the current surrounding environment is stable, and the external situation will be played, and the forward route will be set by you]

In the originally closed and dark environment, a screen emerged, showing the situation of the outside world. Now they are about ten kilometers away from the barrier, and they can see countless warships and fighter planes in outer space aiming at the crawling A situation where the 'monster' fires and attacks.

After setting the route away from the barrier and approaching the rear, the people inside were a little relieved, and only then did they have the leisure to observe the battle situation outside.

"What kind of monster is this?" Jeremy looked at the huge body that was almost endless in the screen, and was surprised.

"I don't know, we are from the Ministry of Communications~IndoMTL.com~ inside the barrier, but we still haven't received a certain title or explanation, but there are a few conjectures, which came from the research institute at the rear headquarters."

"Oh, what did they say." Jeremy continued.

"This may be a certain dead Sequence 10 apostle. After being completely corroded and corrupted by the phantom of chaos, it formed an unknown monster." The sigh of the staff member came from the headset.

"It was supposed to die in the huge tidal impact of Ikeka, but the power bestowed by the sun crown gave it a certain kind of eternity, that is, the power of continuous resurrection and living."

"Under the leadership of consciousness and soul, this shattered power was gradually eroded and distorted by the phantom of chaos, thus forming the indescribable monster in front of me. There is still no reason to lose vitality.”

"It's very sad, isn't it, the eternal torture and pain, the consciousness that has been torn into pieces, but can't die, can only rely on some instinct to keep chasing the shadow of the'sun'."

"This is the past we have to face, the failure of human civilization."