A villainous girl created by paranoia

Chapter Thirty-Seven: A Situation That Causes Nerve Pain

"That's... Aokong?"

Reiji beside him was muttering blankly...

It was her murmur that brought me back to my senses. After looking around, I realized that we were surrounded by lava. It was a very strange scene. The surrounding buildings were being melted into lava by the flames and the lava was spreading outwards, leaving only our area burning with fire.

It's like... a deserted island in the ocean...

I was the only one who noticed the situation at the scene. After looking around, I saw the other officers staring at the Okong that had revived from the lava.

"Stop looking! That's the enemy! It's lava!"

The crowd, awakened by my shout, shivered and turned to look at me. I knew why they were looking at me; they were waiting for my command.

Instead of responding to everyone's expectations immediately, I connected the intercom channel of my headset to the director.

"Damn it! Are you kidding me? If not, don't bother me!"

The moment the communication connected, Cao Xinwu's voice, suppressing his anger, came through. I was already used to Cao Xinwu's cursing and swearing, so I didn't think much of it. If it were anyone else, they probably would have quit long ago.

"Chief, listen to me. The team leader just sent a message. He has probably killed Zhan Xiaoxiao, but Zhan Xiaoxiao's flesh and blood will definitely revive if they come into contact with lava. So the team leader asked us to clear the lava first."

I deliberately made it sound very certain that Zhan Xiaoxiao's flesh and blood would revive upon contact with lava, even more so than the team leader, all in order to make Director Cao Xinwu take this matter seriously.

"Clearing the lava? Leave that to the military. I've already contacted them; they'll be out in a minute. You'll connect directly with their highest commander. I'm busy rescuing people here. That's all..."

Wait! He said he's going to save someone? Save who? Could it be...?

Thinking of this, I quickly stopped Cao Xinwu.

"Wait! Chief!"

"Is there anything else?"

"Chief, do the people you rescued have the same characteristic, like their hair and eyes being similar in color to lava?"

"..."

Cao Xinwu on the other end of the communication fell silent, seemingly confirming my guess.

"Director, those aren't people at all, but enemies formed from magma; they're part of the disaster."

Next, the first and second teams of the Execution Department will support Team Leader Ovidella in completing the punitive expedition against this disaster.

"Director, I believe in you, and I believe you will make the right judgment."

"..."

After waiting for about a minute, there was still no reply from Cao Xinwu on the other end of the communication. I knew that with Cao Xinwu's personality, he would definitely be troubled by this matter for a long time, so I took the initiative to disconnect from Cao Xinwu.

I tilted my head slightly upwards to look at the silver meteor that was locked in combat with the giant, and finally made up my mind.

"The lava issue will be handled by the arriving army. Now, groups one and two, we're going to support Group Leader Ovidella."

I did not give the other officers the opportunity to object, nor did they need to, because a team only needs one leader, one voice, and that person was me.

Group One was used to my arbitrary decisions, and Group Two understood this as well, so they both agreed without saying a word.

In the communication just now, Ovidella told us to deal with the lava, but in reality, the nine of us are simply not enough to handle it. The lava has already covered more than 15 percent of the city's area and is still spreading.

Even if all nine of us are S-class ability users, we still can't handle this much lava. So the only way to deal with the lava is with sheer numbers. And what we nine at the peak of our combat power need to do is assist the team leader in completing the decapitation mission.

Once you deal with the person who caused the problem, your problem will be easily solved.

Just as our group of nine was about to head to the location where the team leader was fighting the giant, the lava around us churned up again. This lava condensed into countless beast-like monsters that surrounded us in the center. These beast-like monsters were somewhat like tigers, but each of them was two or three meters tall. At the very front of these monsters, the lava condensed into a humanoid figure holding a lance.

I had a bad feeling, and as the lava gradually took shape, my bad feeling became stronger.

The lava eventually sculpted the humanoid figure into the appearance of a young girl, and that appearance was none other than Ovidella, the leader of our Execution Division Group.

Clang!

Ovidella slammed the butt of her lance into the ground with a slight force, splashing out water composed of lava and jolting us out of our daze. She gave us a cold look before speaking in an equally cold tone.

"What kind of situation is this? You're making a fuss over something like this? Have you all forgotten how to handle emergencies?"

Subconsciously, I looked up at the silver meteor that looked like a giant hanging in the sky. I breathed a sigh of relief, but at the same time, I felt a lot of confusion and doubt.

Seemingly sensing our confusion, 'Ovidella' explained in a still indifferent tone.

"Don't look over there. I am magma, Ovidela from Okong's memories. I am also the enemy you speak of, part of the disaster."

As she spoke, Ovidella pointed her lance at me. Upon seeing this, my pupils contracted, and I quickly activated the energy barrier.

The next moment, just as I expected, 'Ovidella' charged towards me, dragging her silver lance. However, the instant 'Ovidella' saw me use the quantum barrier, she turned sharply and aimed her lance at Reggie beside me.

Matter decomposition!

Just before the 'Ovidella' lance was about to pierce Reggie's abdomen, a black energy membrane appeared in front of Reggie. The lance was decomposed into countless black particles through the energy membrane and dissipated into the air.

Seeing this, I couldn't help but feel relieved. It seemed that although the Olma in Ovidella's hand was exactly the same as the Olma in the real leader's hand, it was actually just a fake made of lava.

Just as I felt relieved, Ovidella made another move. She dropped the spear and quickly moved to Reggie's side. Before Reggie could react, she grabbed Reggie's arm and threw her towards the monster horde.

Seeing this, I immediately switched control of the body and transferred my consciousness into Barrett's body. I could feel a momentary delay and resistance when my consciousness entered Barrett's body. I knew it wasn't that Barrett was rejecting me, but rather a subconscious reaction. Barrett wasn't used to having someone else control his body.

Although there was a momentary delay, I still caught up. I used fifty times gravity to get closer to Reiji, who was flying in mid-air.

puff!

Reggie was forced directly into the lava, while the beast-like monster that had been poised to pounce missed its target.

Although Reggie was saved, she was not in good condition. For a moment, she was almost suffocated by the weight of fifty of herself, and she even choked on a few mouthfuls of lava when she tried to breathe while being pressed down.

How do I know how much lava Reiko choked on? Because Reiko is a Connector.

The pain that Reggie just went through, all of us eight experienced it, which is also the most frustrating aspect of [Domination and Integration].

Just as I was about to breathe a sigh of relief, I felt a sharp pain in my back. When I switched back to my body, I saw Voss being stomped into lava by 'Ovidella'. And that wasn't all. Ovidella suddenly had an Olma in her hand, and she raised the Olma and stabbed it into the back of Voss's head.

Instantly, I felt a chill run down my spine and quickly transferred the quantum barrier to Voss. But the instant I transferred the quantum barrier, Ovidella suddenly produced a lance. Then, Ovidella swung the lance and fired it at me.

Collapse!

While the lance was flying through the air, I used the ability "Collapse". Because I was not very familiar with this ability, I did not control the distance well. Although the tip of the flying lance was shattered into dust, the shaft was still left and hit me on the head.

Fortunately, I had extracted my constitution beforehand, which allowed me to withstand the attack.

All of this happened in less than two seconds. I don't blame the other officers for not being able to react in time. After all, the team leader's speed rating was also abnormal. I had to draw on the speed of other officers to barely keep up with the team leader's movements.

Despite her failed attack, Ovidela was not discouraged. Instead, she withdrew her spear and jumped back two steps to dodge Zhou Keke's attack.

"Not bad, the reaction was quite timely. How about this?"

As she spoke, Ovidella struck the ground with her lance, and a large amount of lava surged up around her, solidifying into ten human figures. As the ten figures gradually appeared, sweat finally poured out of my forehead.

Because, beside Ovidella were all the members of the Criminal Division of the Central Police Station of Yuling City, and apart from Oku, who was not present, Tachibana Kono was also in the group.

The other 'Sato Riri' standing in the lava pushed up her glasses and revealed a very smug smile.

No? Do I look that annoying when I laugh?

"Let me guess, are you thinking that we magma couldn't possibly have superpowers? But unfortunately, we do have superpowers :"

As she spoke, a pale golden barrier appeared around 'Sato Riri', and that barrier was the alien energy quantum barrier.

"Doesn't it seem absolutely outrageous?"

Holy crap! This is absolutely outrageous!

I really want to find a block of tofu and smash my head against it! What the hell is this? S+ level disaster? Screw your S+ level! It's not even an exaggeration to call it a pseudo-natural disaster! Cao Xinwu must have had shit for brains to set this mission rating so low!

So what exactly is this magma? Is it a simulation? A replication? And does it even include abilities and personality?

Moreover, there is still one crucial problem that remains unresolved.

Even if we defeat and kill these magmas, will they come back to life?

"Sato, my best commander, how would you resolve this predicament?"

Looking at Ovidella standing at the very front, I felt waves of pain.

They not only have an army of monsters, but also Ovidela and Tachibana Osamu, the two heads of the execution department.

We have no advantage, and I suspect this magma can simulate personalities as well. If it can really simulate personalities, then 'Sato Rie' definitely won't use Domination and Integration, because I won't use it either.

Because only you know yourself, that 'Sato Rimi' will definitely target one of us randomly, someone who has no way to fight back. Why? Because I would do that.

Either disconnect, or we both die.

Ugh...this is troublesome.

From now on, 'Sato Risa' and I will just be decorations, turning into vases that only ask others to do this and that.

Sorry, team leader, it seems I can't support you anymore.

--split line--

We'll pause here, and in the next chapter, the perspective will shift, and you... will probably... be able to see the protagonist's amazing feats?

Chapter Thirty-Eight: The Police Saved Many People

I clearly saw it; I clearly saw Kenji not escape from under the pillar of fire in order to direct the crowd...

But even after seeing it, why do I still not believe it?

"Chief! Give me a hand!"

The voice pulled me back to reality. I realized that the person who spoke to me was a young man I knew quite well. His name was... Kenji Toujou.

We often joke that his name is Panties, and I know it's rude, but it makes him happy!

Kenji Toujou looked the same as always, with that face that was neither ugly nor handsome, except... he seemed to have dyed his hair... and was wearing colored contact lenses...

It must be like this...

I never expected this kid to have such a hobby. Red doesn't suit him at all, especially that lava-like red.

"Chief! What are you doing? Why are you just standing there!"

"Are you there? You're fucking telling me how to do things?"