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Chapter 87 First Experience in the Sea of ​​Decay

Countless eerie, malevolent voices of little boys echoed throughout the entire waste treatment plant.

Those arrogant, greedy mechanical crocodiles.

Under this mental shock, there was no chance to struggle.

The sturdy alloy body began to crack and disintegrate inch by inch, starting from the inside...

In the end, accompanied by a series of mournful cries, it was completely reduced to a pile of useless scrap metal.

The aftershocks of that spiritual pollution did not stop there.

It quickly swept through the entire C-44 waste treatment plant.

It triggered a chain reaction of explosions, utterly destroying everything in its path and turning the entire area into scorched earth...

……

Meanwhile, on an abandoned overpass about ten kilometers away from the C-44 waste treatment plant.

A small team of three Japanese mecha pilots is cautiously carrying out an exploration mission.

The leader of the team was named Kenta Nakamura.

He piloted his beloved "Red Demon" and vigilantly observed his surroundings.

"Captain, it's too quiet here. It's not normal." A team member said in the communication channel, his voice tinged with tension.

"Be careful, the quieter the place, the more likely it is to be dangerous," Captain Nakamura said in a deep voice, his gaze sweeping over the dilapidated buildings around him.

at this time.

Suddenly, a blinding white light shone brightly on the distant horizon!

Immediately afterwards, an enormous mushroom cloud, filled with an ominous aura, slowly rose into the air!

Although they were far away, they could still feel the terrifying energy fluctuations coming from that direction, enough to make their souls tremble.

The key is the shape of the explosion's shockwave!

"Na... Nako, Nako?!" (That... what is that?!) The voice of one team member changed its tone due to fear.

“Nuclear...nuclear explosion?! No way!” On another team member’s screen, the energy detector had already issued a sharp alarm indicating that it was on the verge of overload.

"Captain! Retreat! Retreat quickly!"
The moment the three Japanese mecha pilots saw the mushroom cloud, something dormant in their DNA was instantly awakened.

It was an instinctive fear, originating from the depths of one's blood, of some kind of destructive power.

Their minds went blank, leaving only one thought—

run!
Run!

The farther away from that awful place the better!

They didn't even have time to report to their superiors before turning the plane around.

They fled frantically, as if their lives depended on it, heading in a direction far away from C-44.

The mech's thrusters were running at maximum power, emitting a roar of unbearable strain, as if it would disintegrate at any moment.

When they finally escaped far enough and looked back in shock,

The mushroom cloud lingered on the horizon, like a terrifying totem branded on their retinas.

"What...what just happened?" a team member asked, trembling.

Kenta Nakamura took a deep breath and forced himself to calm down.

He gazed at the devastated scene in the distance and said in an extremely solemn tone, "We must immediately inform everyone of this information... In Area C-44, there exists a terrifying force that we cannot comprehend, a force capable of destroying everything..."

That evening, a post on the mech pilots' internal forum quickly became a trending topic.

"[Emergency Alert! 】The mysterious "キノコCloud" in the forbidden area C-44 of the Steel Empire appears! Nuclear weapons, the power of the unknown abyss? ! 》

The poster was Kenta Nakamura, who described everything they saw in an almost hysterical manner, embellishing the story.

The photo included a blurry one, made extremely blurry by distance and electromagnetic interference, but the outline of the mushroom cloud was still discernible.

This post instantly ignited the entire forum.

"Holy crap! Really? A mushroom cloud? You can see this thing in the abyss?"

"Nippon gets to see some big fireworks again!" (Nippon gets to see big fireworks again! [IP domain Amiliga])

……

Since then.

Following "Garfield the Cat", "Flying Natives", and "Black Devil and the Phantom of the Abyss".

The fourth great legend of the Steel Empire's 0th floor exploration period was thus born—

[A nuclear explosion occurs in Area C-44!]
...The legendary creator, Li Zhe, has now landed in the giant crater that has been leveled.

"Commander, all targets have been eliminated."

Xing's voice rang in Li Zhe's mind, reporting the results of the battle.
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Battle Report of the Battle of Steel Empire - Floor 0 - Outer Perimeter - C-44 Waste Disposal Plant

[Attacker] Li Zhe (with stars) (Deployed/Remaining/Dead)

1/1/0
[Defender] Abyss Elite Monster (Deployed/Remaining/Dead)

15/0/15
[Attacking Side Achieves Epic Victory!]

Results: Several core materials
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Li Zhe nodded in satisfaction.

"Let's get down to business."

He walked to the center of the giant pit.

From the maintenance hangar, they retrieved the ominous [Egg of the Witch of Envy].

He held it high, pointing it at the completely purified land beneath his feet.

"Key to the Dimension, activate!"

"Om-!"

The witch's egg shone brightly.

A twisted and eerie spatial energy was released from it.

The ground beneath my feet began to tremble violently.

Cracks, like a spider web, spread rapidly.

Ultimately, it was about ten meters in diameter.

The portal, exuding a putrid and poisonous odor and filled with a viscous yellowish-green glow, slowly opened.

"Commander, the spatial beacon has been recorded. From now on, even without relying on the dimensional key, I can help you open this portal in the Steel Empire and conduct stable teleportation at any time."

"Well done."

Li Zhe glanced at the bottomless portal, a hint of anticipation flashing in his eyes.

"Let's go, Star! Let's see the brand new Abyssal Realm!"

He and the stars stepped into that unknown territory...

…………

The scene before my eyes changed once again.

When Li Zhe reopened his eyes, a strong, nauseating stench, a mixture of rot and mold, instantly filled his nostrils.

The system panel then displays new location information.

[Current Location: Abyss Ghost Realm, Corruption Forest, Floor 0, Outer Zone, Fungal Wetland]

[Description: When civilization becomes obsessed with the infinite possibilities of genes... when arrogant beings attempt to touch forbidden zones with their flesh and blood, the abyss hears their prayers...]

Infection begins in the smallest cells and the oldest spores... The boundaries of flesh and blood are blurred, abnormal evolution revels in disordered proliferation, and reason perishes in the collapse and recombination of genes...

Ultimately, life degenerated into an endless, rotting feast, and this world became part of the abyss, an endless breeding ground composed of writhing fungal carpets, wailing flesh, and highly poisonous spores...

[Currently available information]

[1. At the heart of the Sea of ​​Decay lies the "Mother of the Forest," who reigns supreme over this land. Defeating her may lead to a path to a deeper level.]

2. The environment here is extremely corrosive to conventional mechs; prolonged exposure will cause damage to the armor structure and system malfunction.

……

"Commander, should I activate the environmental filtration system for you?"

Xing's voice echoed in Li Zhe's mind.

"Not for now." Li Zhe shook his head and took a deep breath of the "fresh" air.

His demonic armor, infused with the "seed of a witch," possesses extremely high resistance to this level of abyssal corruption.

Moreover, Li Zhe could sense something.

As I become more familiar with this environment, I am gradually developing immunity to it.

Li Zhe simply deactivated the mecha's armed mode.

Exposing the body to this environment further enhances its adaptability.

He looked around, surveying this completely new world...

(End of this chapter)