The Witcher: Start with the Lord Marrying a Wife.

Chapter 655 Purification and Awakening

Like a strange crystal sphere about to shatter, it continuously released destructive information vibrations, creating a violent impact on the surrounding space, causing the air in the real world to distort and tremble.

However, the team members did not back down. Guided by David's resolute gaze, they stepped forward, each step like striking the bell of destiny.

Sylvia's body, densely enveloped in eerie runes and burning with dark blue flames, struggled painfully like a raging inferno in the abyss, yet never truly surrendered.

Every crack on her face seemed to be etched with countless struggles and despair, but her eyes never lost their resilience and stubbornness.

The Shadow Spellcaster stood near the core of the spore embryo, his black robes as deep as the night, every movement carrying a chilling, bone-chilling rhythm of information.

His deep, bottomless eyes, seemingly capable of devouring all light and hope, gleamed with fighting spirit and fanaticism. A cold, mocking smile curled at the corner of his lips: "The new era of zeroing will be mine to rule!"

Suddenly, a powerful information fluctuation came from the end of the void. It was the ultimate form of the Chaos Ladder Trial that David had activated with all his mental power—the "Godfall Battlefield".

The entire space was suddenly enveloped by a dazzling and extremely oppressive energy of order, like a sea of ​​fire after a cosmic meteorite impact, tightly engulfing all hostile forces in its wake.

The air trembled violently, and the earth cracked open with countless tiny fissures. Golden streams woven from runes of order surged from each fissure, weaving together to form a net that surrounded the Shadow Spellcaster like a cage.

The battlefield of falling gods contains high-level laws that purify and restrain chaotic power. It is an information force field that transcends common sense, causing the Shadow Spellcaster's originally massive information whip to lose its edge.

"How is this possible!" the Shadow Spellcaster roared, struggling desperately, but gradually discovering that every swing was firmly bound by an unbreakable information grid.

"You... how dare you use such power to trap me!"

David stood at the center of the array, his entire body gleaming with a fiery light from his crimson gold holy armor.

His gaze was sharp, as firm as if piercing through the abyss of the void. "This is the last trial I leave for you. No one can escape the protection of the multiverse order."

I will not let you destroy everything we have protected.

He brandished his phase dagger, the phase sword energy tearing through space, bringing with it undying sword energy woven from scorching crimson gold and dark blue shadows, slashing fiercely at the spore-like form from all directions.

These sword energies were like an indestructible sharpness formed by the most intense and frigid ice in the world. Each strike caused the "Nest of a Thousand Faces" to groan in pain, and countless hidden runes peeled away and shattered layer by layer.

At this moment, standing at the edge of the array in the distance was Lena, holding the elemental scepter, her body surrounded by a swirling mix of flames and frost.

She condensed an elemental storm, scorching and corroding the information chain with flames, and freezing the remaining toxins with frost, completely blocking the evil energy channels flowing within the spore embryo's body.

Lena's eyes were firm and solemn: "Now, it's time to seal off the 'Nest of a Thousand Faces'—that information network that is not yet fully awakened but is extremely crucial—otherwise it will continue to devour Sylvia's will."

She suddenly plunged her authority into the earth, and flames rose from the ground, frost spread, and a raging elemental whirlwind quickly swept through the entire center of the rift.

As the whirlwind converged, a large net constructed of pure ice crystals rapidly unfolded. Countless tiny ice crystals pierced through the corrosive black mist with their cold light, colliding fiercely with the eerie blue light emitted by the fallen divinity, yet they did not retreat in the slightest.

This massive elemental sealing net hangs like a sharp blade above the incubation core, invisibly restricting all information flow channels and effectively curbing the speed of its energy diffusion.

Meanwhile, the squad members, under David's command, continued their offensive:

Anne held her wand and continuously released silver-white purification runes. These runes spread like water to the edge of the spore embryo, forming an anti-corrosion encirclement with the elemental storm.

Her forehead was glistening with sweat, yet she showed no sign of backing down, persisting in casting the "Chaos Echo" counter-program, allowing the cold rationality of her mechanical divinity to permeate the entire purification network;
Lia sat cross-legged in the very center of the formation, softly chanting the laws of life. Her gentle yet resilient words flowed slowly into the spirit and soul of everyone, while simultaneously constructing a hidden protective shield to effectively resist the dual pressures from the real world and the information realm.

Sofia then circled around to the outer edge of the illusion network on the flank, constantly adjusting and strengthening the Shadow Forest to prevent the enemy's simulated brain from recovering its strength, and further restricting any human factors that might interfere with the team's coordination;

Her eyes were sharp and piercing, like a falcon monitoring for danger signals around her.
The distant earthquake trembled more and more violently, and the multiple barriers of reality shook more and more violently.
But the team members pressed on relentlessly, without the slightest lapse in concentration. On the ruins of this crumbling building, they used their unwavering will to build the last line of defense!
"Target locked!" David's eyes flashed with a chilling light. "Sophia, you follow the illusion network to break through the passage. I will create the 'Godfall Battlefield' directly in front of you to trap the enemy! Everyone else, provide full support!"

Sophia nodded in response, and a cool, purplish-blue soul ripple burst forth from her longsword. She lightly leaped into the hiding place of the illusion forest, like a lonely ghost wandering among the stars, or like traveling on a deserted island at the edge of a dream.

Without leaving a trace or making a sound, they seek out the killer within the intricate maze!
At the same time, the vitality inside the "Nest of a Thousand Faces" plummeted, the evil runes on its surface cracked and exploded violently, and countless distorted human faces seemed to be enduring extreme pain, fighting to the end against their own transformation.

But it was, after all, just a product of a mutated host, and its life support began to collapse and dissipate rapidly.

Suddenly, a deep, deafening roar of information burst forth from within—the lingering echo of the fallen divinity's origin, and also the irreversible signal of the Zeroing Plan.

It foreshadows that this struggle is about to enter its final crucial stage—destruction or rebirth, just one step away!
However, at this point, the new collaborative system that the team had built around David was already at its best.

Wave after wave of precise attacks swept down, tearing apart the remaining resistance core with overwhelming force, paving the way for the upcoming final battle!

"No matter how difficult the road ahead, we will walk hand in hand to the end!" David gazed into the distance, his entire body encased in crimson-gold holy armor ablaze with brilliant flames. "This is our mission, and even more so, our glory!"

A corrosive stench permeated the air, and intense information toxins churned endlessly like dark clouds, devouring all life and order.

At that moment, in the squad's position, Annie gripped the data prism tightly.

Her brows were furrowed, and beads of sweat rolled down her forehead, yet she remained focused.

The runes on the data prism flickered incessantly; it was the only key capable of reverse-analyzing the core information structure of the spore embryo and exploring the deep divine seal of Sylvia.

“Time is limited,” Anne murmured to herself. She took a deep breath and fused her mechanical divinity and magical energy into the data stream swirling within the prism.

"Initiate the reverse analysis program, peeling away the chain of evil information bit by bit... to find the remaining traces of the imprisoned divinity." As her hands trembled slightly as she adjusted the rune sequence, a powerful wave of data light burst forth, like a sharp sword piercing into the darkness.

The light wave penetrated deep into the twin rift, gradually unfolding and reconstructing the suppressed and distorted information structure.

Anne's eyes gleamed with determination and resolve. She knew that this struggle was a gamble for Sylvia and for the future of the entire Multiverse.

"Don't give up. No matter how strong the obstacles in front of me are, I will rekindle hope."

Meanwhile, outside the rift, the team members stood ready:
David was clad in crimson gold holy armor, exuding majesty as if his entire body were burning with flames.

He gripped the phase dagger tightly, each breath steady and powerful. The chaotic sword energy emanating from the dagger swept across the void, paving the most solid path of attack for his teammates.
Sophia disappeared into the Azure Illusion Forest, intently manipulating the Shadow Elves to crisscross and constantly sever the enemy's mental infiltration and simulated brain repair.

Lena guided the elemental storm to spin into a tornado of interwoven scorching heat and icy cold, freezing and burning the corrosive information, leaving enemy traps nowhere to hide;
Lia chanted the Laws of Life in a low voice, her warm holy light nourishing every soul like sweet rain, while simultaneously constructing a healing shield to protect everyone from the mental shock brought about by the spatial imbalance.

“System feedback!” Annie suddenly looked up and shouted, “I have detected an abnormal signal in the core of the nest! It contains a large number of residual divine fragments, but it is also accompanied by extremely complex information toxins!”

Everyone immediately became alert. "These toxins are like binding chains, sealing away the last bit of pure power within Sylvia!" Lia said in a deep voice. "Only by breaking those chains can we awaken her true power!"

Anne's eyes were resolute: "I will use the 'data restructuring' program to leverage those constraints with reverse force!"

However, this process is extremely dangerous. A single mistake could cause countless corrosive viruses to erupt instantly, leading to a much wider infection!

David calmly directed: "Everyone, pay attention to protection! Sophia, increase the density of the illusion network coverage;"

Lena, provide full support to the elemental barrier; Lia, strengthen the life force to stabilize the outer environment.

Time seemed to stand still; at this critical moment of life and death, everyone's heartbeat was like the thunder of war drums.

They knew that this was not only a contest of technology and will, but also a matter of survival for many worlds and a free future!
Suddenly, as Annie activated the core program, the runes inside the data prism burst forth with a dazzling white light, and countless lines of code intertwined before rapidly decomposing and recombining.

Streams of crystal-clear information rippled outwards, gradually tearing open the shackles of the evil information.

As the cracking progressed, a pure and warm pale blue energy slowly rose from the depths of the rift. It was the remnant of the divine essence that had been imprisoned within Sylvia for a long time, like a ray of dawn breaking through the thick haze.

“Finally…” Sophia felt that life force gradually awakening, “She’s still alive, there’s still hope!”

However, at that very moment, a violent tremor suddenly erupted from the bottom of the twin fissures.

A violent and unknown torrent of information, like countless sharp blades, tore through the real world and spread at an astonishing speed!
The surrounding air surged violently, the earth trembled more intensely, multiple reality barriers shook violently, and tearing ringing and collapsing noises rang out continuously. The ruins of the building were teetering on the verge of collapse!
This is the bizarre counterattack of the hatching nightmare, the critical release of the unstable energy accumulated by the Nest of a Thousand Faces over a long period of time, and its frantic roar in its final struggle!
"Watch out!" David roared, his crimson-gold holy armor burning to its limit. He swung his phase dagger to cut off the shockwave, creating an information barrier for the team to resist the raging storm.

Sophia swiftly deployed the Illusion Forest mesh, releasing more Shadow Spirits into the Void Turbulence to block the emotional onslaught, while her longsword flashed with a sharp, cold light, slashing down the ever-flowing corrosive tentacles.

Lena condensed an elemental tornado storm, fiercely bombarding the impact meridians with lightning and flames, and freezing the rapidly spreading traps with frost, repeatedly resisting the destructive torrent brought by the incubation nuclear explosion;
Lia exerted all her healing power, using the Law of Life to repair the warriors damaged by the spatial distortion, while simultaneously using a delicate magnetic field to stabilize the environmental oscillations and keep them in peak combat condition as much as possible!

Nevertheless, this sudden surge of rage made everyone feel the suffocating, indomitable threat emanating from the edge of despair.

Their breathing was rapid, but their gazes remained resolute and unwavering, because deep down, each of them understood:
This is the darkest step that must be taken before the dawn of freedom, and the inevitable final battle clarion call to end the Zero Virus Plan!
Just when the chaotic torrent was raging and reality was on the verge of collapse,

The data, piercing through the fog, faintly reveals—

That faint yet ever-growing call from Sylvia's core.

It is gradually awakening the true goddess bloodline that has long been dormant in the darkness...

"If we fall, the future will surely return to desolation."

But as long as our faith remains, we will never be alone.

David's voice was resolute as he brandished the Phase Dagger, guiding the laws of order to transform into blazing flames that devoured the gloom. "Let Project Zero come to a complete end!"

The chaotic torrents deep within the rift grew increasingly violent, like a raging sea unleashing a thousand giant waves, tearing the edges of the entire multi-realm to shreds.

On the walls of space, dazzling runes of order shone like stars, but under the onslaught of information like a storm, tiny cracks began to appear.

David was clad in crimson gold holy armor, and with each breath, the armor emitted a deep rumble, like a war god awakening in flames.

He gripped the phase dagger tightly, which spewed forth flames of intertwined dark blue and crimson gold at the edge of the clash between chaos and order.

His face was filled with solemnity and determination. His sharp gaze pierced through the layers of black mist. No matter how dangerous the situation, he always held fast to the ray of light ahead.

“Lia!” David’s voice was deep and firm, each word uttered condensing into a radiant law, “Merge your life godhood with my chaotic power!”
Unleash the 'Rain of Creation' to purify the remaining corrupted divinity within Sylvia!

Lia knelt on the ashes-covered ground, her eyes closed, her hands clasped together in front of her chest.

The holy light emanating from her slowly coalesced into a warm and gentle blue wave, covering the surroundings like a spring drizzle nourishing the parched earth.

(End of this chapter)