Wasteland Echoer.

Chapter 651 Unstoppable Madness (Part 2)
"The flames of Hades bestow destruction."

"The end of the old world, the beginning of the new world."

"The stillness of twilight, the brilliance of light."

"He has returned, and the fool has been destroyed."

A deep, rock-crushing sound emanated from Nebrius in his "Hades form."

Dark, who was watching the battle from a high point on the building, was unsure whether this was Nabrius's original intention or the result of the "ancient power" generated by the "Core of Khitania" and the "alienated dark eye" possessing him.

In short, Nebrius simply extended his broad right arm, covered with eyeballs, hair, and all sorts of strange skin, and extended his incredibly black finger, which looked as if it had been soaked in black ink for thousands of years, and gently touched the Seyeh that Olga was riding.

A jet-black "ray" enveloped in a bright white halo suddenly shot out, easily piercing through the right half of Seye's wing.

Although, after Wright's modifications, Seye's soul had completely disappeared, leaving only a shell controlled by external mechanical devices and the metal plate in Olga's hand, the rapid rays still caused Seye's body to shake violently, almost causing him to lose his balance and drop Olga to the ground.

It seemed that the rays had burned Seraphim's nerves, causing him to briefly freeze in a daze. However, the energy emanating from Nebrius's fingertips, belonging to the "ancient gods," caused Seraphim's broad and strong right wing to begin to wither rapidly.

In just over ten seconds, it went through a series of processes: ischemia, blackening, foul odor, rotting, and finally withering away. The rays released through Nebrius's fingers, containing the power of "ancient gods," caused organisms to age much faster than Sophia's "Purple Annihilation."

"Bring out that sinner, Shaneva! She unleashed 'Heavenly Punishment Fire' upon the humans of Crusad, making herself an enemy of all the humans of Crusad! What kind of administrator points a gun at his own humans?" Nebrius roared, stomping hard on Seye, who was 30 times smaller than him.

Fortunately, the half of the wing that Nebrius stepped on had already lost its power supply, leaving only a thin layer of flesh and stagnant blood vessels hanging there. Olga manipulated Seyer to slightly dodge backward, rolled twice, and escaped Nebrius's attack range.

"Nebrius!" Olga took out a megaphone, quickly and easily assembled it, and placed it above Seye's head.

Then, he took out a small microphone connected to an earpiece and shouted to Nebrius:

"I don't know if you still retain any human consciousness. If you still consider yourself human, Commander Shaneva will give you a chance to surrender privately. You should know that rebels are destined to die in the eyes of any Crusad leader."

“Resistance is pointless, Nebrius. If you are willing to surrender and return to the depths of the core fortress to sleep forever, Shaneva can guarantee that she will not kill any more humans or lost souls who escape from Belogersk.”

“You…you mean…” Nebrius bent down, looking at Olga with his two terrifying, blood-red eyes of different sizes, and said angrily:

"Shaneva not only... not only did she unleash the 'Heavenly Punishment Fire' to kill more than 100,000 humans and lost souls here, but... she also wanted to kill those who managed to escape?"

“Of course!” Olga admitted solemnly.

"Commander Shaneva will not allow any rebels to live, even if they surrender or lay down their weapons. Humans, once they become enemies and are tainted with the 'filth' of rebellion, they are no longer considered human by the Federation. But if you, the leader of the rebels, die, they can naturally return to the realm of Crusad humans and become objects of the Federation's protection."

"In this way, Shaneva will promise not to attack Belogersk anymore, allowing the people here to flee to any Federation-controlled towns and outposts without further pursuit. Nebsk will also be preserved and spared from war."

"The Federation Council, represented by Shaneva, has lost all credibility with humanity." Nebrius kicked Seye, sending him and Olga flying several meters, before shouting in an even deeper, more earth-shaking voice at the "Ashes of the Beginning" chariot Shaneva had stepped off:

"Vasily promised the residents of Icebound City bread, milk, houses, and security, but ultimately 40,000 people perished in the 'Old Fireworks.' Gennady promised to use all the Federation's military resources to completely surround and annihilate the 'Heartless' and the Lost, but he lost all his elite troops, half of the territory fell, and millions became 'Heartless' and the Lost."

"And Shaneva, you coward, you dare not confront me, yet you hide behind the scenes in the living room and command. Do you think you can escape? I'm not afraid to tell you, the [Core of the Kingdom of Khitanria] has already merged with me, it's in my chest. If you want the [Core], come and take it, otherwise, I will destroy you and the Federation together with the [Core].

Olga, who had just awakened from her brief coma, opened her eyes to see Nebrius in his "Hades form" rushing toward the "dwelling layer".

He understood that the intense dark power contained within the [Core of Khitania] granted Nebrius an effect similar to "Burning Black Vision," enabling him to find any target in any cover.

The power of darkness is ubiquitous in the wasteland, especially after the bombardment of the "Heavenly Punishment Fire," which fills the place with radiation carrying a strong sense of "sorrow."

"We can't let Nebrius get close to Commander Shaneva!" Olga shouted, attempting to further manipulate Seye to rush forward and fight Nebrius.

However, when Wright eliminated Seye's soul, he also eliminated the dragon's powerful regenerative ability. The young dragon, having lost its wings, was unable to use any of Nebrius's magical power that could suppress the "Hades state".

The current Serye is more like a high-level infantryman than a young dragon with great potential. To restore Serye's combat power, he can only be taken back to the rear, soaked in a potion, and infused with energy through a device so that his wings can grow back.

Seeing Nebrius stride heavily forward, Olga could only detach the iron chain connecting "Wasteland Loach" to Seye, and writhe and hop on the ground in a sorry state, barely managing to dodge Nebrius's foot. Thump!
Boom!
Boom!
The heavy footsteps caused those who dared to step forward to be crushed under Nabrius's feet, their heads and hearts exploding, and they lost their lives.

The blood that splattered from the superhuman's body formed red spider lilies, symbolizing the underworld and death, right at Nabrius's feet.

Within minutes, as Nebrius, in his "Hades form," moved his fingertips, the superhumans either aged and withered, turning into a mass of soft flesh, or exploded and died.

In an instant, the first batch of 1500 superhumans deployed to the front lines dwindled to less than 130.

They stared in terror at the dead bodies of their comrades, their spirits beginning to crumble and their mental strength rapidly waning. Even though Olga personally shot several men, she couldn't stop them and the remaining Federation soldiers from retreating in disarray.

"A rabble!" Dark, standing atop the building, sneered as he observed the cowardly and weak-willed Federation soldiers, thinking to himself:
"What a bunch of rabble, they can only win when they're ahead, they can't win a single game when they're behind. By the way, Hoshino Shota, is your telescope fixed yet?"

"Almost there, just a little more." Hoshino Shota loaded the two round lenses he had just dug out from the glass next to him into the damaged military binoculars, adjusted them slightly when pointing them at the battlefield, and then handed them to Dark.

“Alright, looking at it for a few dozen meters shouldn’t be a problem for now. Dark, you know, I’m one of the best workers in the ‘Dawn Industrial Zone.’ Aside from my master, Uncle Zhou, no one else could repair it for you so quickly using magical energy.” Hoshino Shota said, pointing in the direction Nebrius was heading, “…”

"I can roughly sense that Shaneva is located near the residential level, but I can't be sure if it's the main hall level. We are both upper-level professionals, and I am an alienated upper-level professional, so I will be more sensitive to Shaneva's direction."

"Let me take a look." Dark squinted slightly, adjusted the focus of the binoculars, slowed his breathing as much as possible, and after searching for a moment, exclaimed with delight:

“I saw the ‘Sun Ashes’ emblem, right behind that glass, and the Federation Council’s double-headed eagle flag. Sure enough, Shaneva didn’t stay on the lobby floor waiting to be attacked, but instead hid on the fifth floor of the residential area.”

“The fifth floor… Oh right, I remember there’s a combat command room there that Commander Nebrius used occasionally. The top of that building, and the area near the command room, has space reserved for heavy weapons such as artillery. Shaneva chose that place as her temporary command post, obviously wanting to put herself in a safe position,” Hoshino Shota explained.

“Wait, I also saw ‘Blood Wolf.’ ‘Blood Wolf’ from the ‘Dedication Group,’ as well as ‘Ordered One’ No. 5, ‘Dark Offering,’ and our old acquaintance, ‘Ordered One’ No. 7, Offering Flame. They’re all wearing Novayask Guard uniforms and are going upstairs with the rest of the guards.” Dark suddenly said nervously:

"They took down several guards, but 'Blood Wolf' used dark magic to turn them to dust, and then... then took their place. Why, why aren't they going up now?"

“It’s not the right time yet. Shaneva hasn’t reached the point where she needs to send her guards to stop Commander Nebrius. 'Blood Wolf' and his two companions can only disguise themselves as guards and hide temporarily. Once Shaneva is alone, it will be her end. I estimate that Commander Mikhail is probably standing next to Shaneva right now,” Hoshino Shota analyzed as best he could.

“That’s true. But I… didn’t see Wright. Shaneva didn’t seem to have called Wright to come with her.” Dark observed the battlefield situation further to make further decisions.

“If I’m not mistaken, Light Sogra should still be in Shaneva’s old lair, which is the former ‘08’ military outpost.” Adaloni stretched, opened his dragon-specific golden vertical pupils, and easily saw the situation in the “habitat layer”:

"For Shaneva, Wright is her last trump card. Perhaps Wright wasn't cooperating enough, or more likely she wants to use him in a real crisis. In any case, Shaneva is currently in the dominant position and doesn't need to go all in."

"Now that 'Blood Wolf' and the others have gone, should we still go and fight Shaneva?" Dark was unsure of what to do. He put down his binoculars, looked at Adaloni and Hoshino Shota, and asked.

“If Nabrius is defeated, we can certainly infiltrate and confront Shaneva head-on. But if Nabrius defeats Shaneva, we only need to go directly to the ‘Former 08’ military outpost and rescue Wright,” Adaloni analyzed.

"Shaneva is definitely receiving intelligence from the former '08' military outpost. If we rush there now, she will surely react and put us at a disadvantage. The best-case scenario is that Shaneva dies, which would cause the military command system here to collapse instantly. Then we can go there in the chaos without any problems."

"All we have to do now is wait."

……

Back on the front lines, seeing that the retreat of the superhumans and Federation soldiers was inevitable, Seye was instantly killed by Nebrius through a ray containing the power of an "ancient god." Olga, the former "Spear of Odyssey" and now the "First Commander" of the Military Department of the Federation Council's Strategic Group and the chief strategist of the "Fall of Atlas" campaign, was forced to step in front of Nebrius and stretch out his arms to block his advance.

Nebrius, in his "Hadesian form," seemed intrigued by Olga's behavior. He deliberately stopped and asked in a teasing tone:
"You little thing, you think you can stop me from moving forward?"

“You?” Olga didn’t answer Nabrius’s question directly, but instead asked in return:
"Are you now either Nabrius or an apostle of the Lord of the Night? As far as I know, the [Core of the Kingdom of the Kingdom] incorporated a great deal of power from the Lord of the Night when it was first created. Wearers, users, and amplifiers will passively accept the Lord of the Night's ideas and become his apostles and servants."

"Don't forget, you're not the only one with a [Core]. The Federal Council possesses six other [Cores]. And you're not the only one who can fuse with a [Core]; I can too... fuse with a [Core] and become a monster!"

As she spoke, Olga took out the one that represented "Kaiyang" in the Big Dipper, named "Core of Igniting Life." After chanting a spell praising the "Goddess of Light" and the Creator, she placed the "Core," which was in a semi-flaming state, on her chest.

Soon, the intensely bright flames completely enveloped Olga's body, making her appear from the outside like the sun!