The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 654 Nest Contract
Her face showed both pain and determination, as if she were struggling in a dark abyss, yet still refused to completely give in.

David, far away in the data field, tracked down this area using the prism fragments. He frowned and quickly issued orders to his team: "Activate the purification program to spread it and seal off the edge of the rift with all your might!"

Sofia, with its full-coverage illusion network, blocks the enemy's mental infiltration;
Annie, accelerate the purification frequency;
Lena, use elemental vortexes to suppress spatial fluctuations;

"Lia, focus all your efforts on healing and stabilizing the environment!"

Sophia's hands swiftly wove an even larger and more complex network of black and blue illusionary forests, with countless shadow elves darting through it like sharp blades, constantly eroding the enemy's simulated brain.

Her eyes held a fierce determination, and each illusionary fluctuation caused her opponent to scream in pain, significantly slowing down her attack rhythm.

Annie's forehead was damp with sweat as she quickly adjusted the rune array on her wand, increasing the efficiency of the purification process several times over.

The rune chains covered every corner like lightning, effectively blocking new generation vulnerabilities in the autonomous process.

She clenched her teeth, her arms trembling slightly from the intense spellcasting, but her gaze remained unwavering.

Lena guided the four elements to merge into a raging vortex, using lightning to burn away the corrosive information toxins in the spatial rifts, while freezing hidden traps with frost, buying the team time and space advantage.

Her figure was as upright as a war god, and every swing of her staff brought forth extraordinary phenomena that made it difficult for her enemies to resist.

Lia sat firmly in the center, her face gentle yet resolute.

The laws of life flowed like a gentle stream from her fingertips, constantly enhancing the team members' physical recovery while subtly adjusting the chaotic magnetic field around them to create a more stable environment for battle.

The weariness on her face was masked by resilience, leaving only warmth and selflessness.

Multiple barriers of reality violently trembled and shook at the heart of the battle, like a precarious building that could collapse at any moment, but the soldiers did not flinch in the slightest.

At this moment, they hold each other tightly to their beliefs—this is not only a battle for life and death, but also the last line of defense to protect the future of multiple worlds and safeguard freedom and light.

As David guided the prism fragments to release beams of orderly law that illuminated the void, an indestructible information steel wall formed at the edge of the rift, and the dense black mist was suppressed and forced to retreat step by step.

The newly formed spore, composed of a thousand faces, roared like a colossal beast from the underworld, yet it was firmly contained within its core by the powerful forces of order, preventing it from spreading.

Sylvia's Thousand-Faced Nest continued to struggle, but with the repeated bombardment of the purification process and elemental storms, the corrupted divinity within her was gradually restrained, and those evil runes began to slowly peel off and fade.

However, the pain on her face did not subside; only a deeper sense of loneliness and resentment remained.

“David…you…you will eventually understand…” Her voice trembled, yet carried an indomitable resolve, “Starting from zero…is the true beginning of destiny…”

As soon as the words were spoken, a violent information shockwave swept across the entire area, carrying with it mysterious numerical codes and fragments of ancient laws.

The rift space trembled violently, and everything seemed to be on the verge of collapse...

But David gripped the Phase Dagger tightly, his entire body ablaze with crimson gold holy runes, severing and tearing apart that destructive torrent.

Meanwhile, in the distance, a dazzling and majestic military flag fluttered in the storm—the Divine Punishment Army was ready to go.

They were clad in heavy armor, engraved with ancient sacred runes, like shields of divine decree.

Each of them had a resolute look in their eyes, showing no fear, because this battle concerned the future of multiple worlds, and it was a responsibility they had to shoulder without hesitation.

David, clad in crimson gold holy armor, his eyes blazing, held the phase dagger high in his hand.

The dagger emitted a radiance that blended scorching crimson gold with a ghostly blue shadow, like flames of a soul dancing in the void.

Sophia, who followed closely behind, had a cold, star-like glint in her eyes. She gripped her longsword tightly, her movements as agile and resolute as a shadow.

"All troops, prepare!" David commanded in a deep voice, his voice booming like thunder. "This time, we will strike straight at the core of the Abyss Rift!"
At all costs, we must completely destroy the 'Nest of a Thousand Faces'!

Sophia nodded, and a dark wave rapidly spread out from around her body.

She guided her body's energy into the Dark Laws, condensing the eerie blue light into a sharp sword aura: "The Shadow Eater Clan's shadows are ready. I will devour these remaining void shadows and unlock the 'Void Walk' ability to infiltrate the core of the lair."

The air suddenly froze, and countless tiny black dust particles seemed to be drawn together, eventually transforming into a giant, long-winged nightmare bird under Sophia's control.

She closed her eyes, focusing intently on merging her self-awareness with the energy of the void, and a new ability to wander through fractured spaces and invisibly traverse between reality and illusion slowly awakened.

“I have entered… the Void Realm,” Sophia whispered, her voice carrying an exotic chill. “This is a forgotten yet extremely dangerous abyss of information; I must proceed with utmost caution.”

Meanwhile, on the ground, the soldiers of the Divine Punishment Army had formed a neat assault formation, their chests held high, each step resounding like thunder.

They raised their shields to fend off the corrosive information waves gushing from the edge of the fissure, waves mixed with fragments of the law of destruction that constantly eroded the soldiers' equipment and mental defenses, but they did not back down.

Annie stood at the rear of the formation, constantly waving her wand to cast purification spells, and strings of silver-white runes fell like stars onto the front line.

These purification processes act like a clear spring washing away the remnants of corrupt viruses, allowing the gradually shattered information barriers to be rebuilt and stabilized, thus constructing a solid defense for the Divine Punishment Army.

Lena then guided the elemental energy to rotate into a massive elemental tornado storm, where flames and frost intertwined and flickered, each strike carrying away toxin particles from the collapsing space.

She stood in the center of the formation, chanting incantations, using lightning as a blade to cleave through enemy magical traps, while simultaneously freezing lurking dangers with frost, buying precious time for the vanguard soldiers.

Lia, positioned at the rear, chanted the Laws of Life in a gentle yet resolute tone. Her warm and powerful words were like sweet dew nourishing wounded souls, revitalizing weary soldiers and simultaneously constructing a healing barrier with her life force to effectively resist the physiological impact of spatial distortion. As the battle reached its climax, the instability of the multiple barriers of reality became increasingly apparent, and the earth's tremors intensified, causing the clouds in the sky to churn and collide, forming torrential rain and strong winds. But none of this deterred the iron will of the Divine Punishment Army; they continued to advance towards the abyss with one heart and one mind.

Using the Shadow Devourer's power she had absorbed, Sophia sensed the intricate information maze inside the nest. She skillfully moved between the real and the virtual, silently and swiftly avoiding various traps.

This unprecedented new ability made her feel like a ghost outside the real world, able to move freely between the gaps, seemingly confused yet methodically approaching the core area.

Occasionally, a black, tentacle-like stream of data would project from the wall, trying to grab her, only to be severed by her longsword. The blade shimmered with icy patterns, reflecting the cold, dark blue, drawing a jackpot trajectory in the tranquil yet dangerous ocean of data.

Every movement was precise and without the slightest waste, because at this moment any mistake could lead to mission failure or even the collapse of the entire illusionary realm!
Meanwhile, on the ground, David was giving full command, using the phase dagger to cut the information flow and create interference, reducing the enemy's attack frequency to a minimum.

His sharp gaze swept across the battlefield, issuing commands to each team member. Whether it was enhancing the purification process or fusing elemental power, his actions demonstrated exceptional teamwork and precise execution.

Under his leadership, the squad members displayed unimaginable teamwork efficiency, sweeping away all of the enemy's sabotage methods one by one!

Time seemed to stand still for a few seconds, yet it also seemed to fly by at lightning speed.

Despite everyone's painstaking efforts, the newly formed spore-like structure of the "Nest of a Thousand Faces," created by Sylvia, began to show clear signs of collapse due to continuous attacks.

The rune mask began to peel off, the surface of the mutated sphere cracked, and the multi-layered information chains broke apart. It roared and struggled with desire, but ultimately could not stop the inevitable trend of being eroded and disintegrated!
"Coach!" Anne shouted anxiously, "We've blocked over 60% of the edge data channels, but there's still a strong counterattack in the central area!"

“Keep the pressure on!” David replied in a deep voice, his brows furrowed, but his eyes burning with an even more intense determination. “Sophia, you must delve into the core and use ‘Void Walk’ to find a breakthrough!”

"Lena, enhance the elemental fusion blast! Lia, go all out on healing and buffs! We still have one last chance!"

As the command was given, the squad members launched their final sprint:
Lena embraced the power with both hands, guiding the four elements to converge into a giant tornado that swept away the corrupt information surrounding the lair from the outside.

Lia uses the Law of Life to construct an unbreakable shield, providing continuous healing to all team members;
Annie adjusted the purification program, which rapidly expanded the coverage area by more than three times.
Sophia, with her newly awakened abilities, discovers a secret passage constructed from sparse fragments of time at the center of the maze...

Finally, the moment she stepped into the passage, her entire body burst forth with a dazzling, eerie blue light, creating a striking contrast against the dense darkness.

An indomitable will from within accompanied its steps, converging into an unstoppable torrent, like the coldest and noblest being walking among the stars, with only one goal—to completely destroy the source of the nightmare!
At the end of the passage lies an extremely ancient and mysterious space—a tranquil sanctuary resembling the bottom of an abyss.

The air was thick with the scent of ashes and scattered fragments of laws, with faint information dust floating in the air like countless broken data threads drifting in the boundless darkness.

Sofia walked slowly forward, her gaze sweeping around. On the walls that had been eroded and decayed by time, complex patterns woven from ancient runes and totems were faintly emerging, among which a tall stone slab stood out the most.

The stone slab was steep and cold, engraved with intricate contract inscriptions, and at its center was a huge emblem—the obsidian dark ship emblem of the Annihilation Fleet, the swirling symbol seemingly constantly rotating and spreading, causing waves of dark ripples.

“The Council of Eternal Night and the Observers…” Sophia murmured to herself as she slowly extended her finger and carefully touched the surface of the stone slab etched with the marks of time.

The moment she touched it, a chilling wave of information surged into the depths of her soul. She felt as if someone had used a stream of information formed from countless souls to penetrate the barrier of her consciousness, making it irresistible.

She frowned slightly, but remained steadfast: "This is... an important, unknown pact between them that determines the fate of many worlds."

That was a data protocol that intertwined the power of the Annihilation Fleet with the core of the Observer Project, and was a major source of the distortion of the balance of the multiverse order.

Sofia's fingers gently traced the inscription, and strings of symbols seemed to come alive, gradually deconstructing the information into a clear picture.

At this moment, she felt as if she were in the ancient and mysterious tide of data, seeing the origin of the Zero Virus, the conspiracy behind the Eternal Night Council, and the threat lurking in multiple worlds by the Annihilation Fleet.

Suddenly, a faint but clear human voice came from afar—it was Sylvia!

She still had a will and struggled in extreme pain to break free from the shackles of her fallen divinity.

Deep within the nest, a newly formed spore-like body composed of a thousand distorted faces emanates a dark blue glow, each face reflecting the wails and struggles of different souls.

“Sylvia…” Sophia quickly gathered mental energy and directed her voice to the edge of the other’s consciousness, “Can you hear me? We’re here. Please tell me your coordinates and weaknesses!”

Sylvia responded weakly, "...The power has faded...but my will has not yielded...There is a weak point in the heart of the nest...located on the outer edge of the spore core, a place where the informational laws have not been fully covered..."

The sound was as fragile as an ancient echo, yet full of hope.

"I have locked onto the coordinates. I will transmit them to you via mental signal..."

A faint, ethereal blue light drifted from the deepest part of the rift. It was the last pure life force left behind by Sylvia, surrounded by thick corruption and fallen divinity, yet still shining with the light of hope.

This signal is extremely fragile, but it could be the key to the final battle!
Sophia gripped her sword hilt tightly, her entire body radiating a chilling light. "We must seize this only chance!"

"Coach David, the squad is pressing forward with full force. I will lead the charge to break through the core of the lair!"

In the distant data domain, David gripped the Phase Dagger tightly, his eyes gleaming with crimson-gold holy runes. "All units, lock onto the target coordinates at full speed and launch the final encirclement! This time, we must completely end Project Zero!"

Anne quickly adjusted her wand, enhancing the purification process on that coordinate. The silver-white magic circle spread out like a galaxy, continuously dissolving the corrupting laws.

Lena focused all her efforts on guiding the elemental fusion, using flames to burn away the corrupting information and frost to block the path of counterattack, thus paving the way for the team to move forward.
Lia continued chanting the Law of Life, using her gentle breath to repair the damaged warriors' bodies and stabilize the surrounding disordered magnetic field, ensuring everyone was in peak condition to face the battle!

Just as everyone was preparing to launch a general attack, the "Nest of a Thousand Faces" at the center of the rift suddenly erupted with violent fluctuations, and countless faces with strange expressions roared and howled, intertwining and expanding with each other.

(End of this chapter)