On my second playthrough, they were full of malice towards me.

This is Zero's "rescue" plan for Liao Ji, and this plan model had already been confirmed and included by the members of the highest-level "emergency medical team" who arrived just one minute earlier.

The so-called "Emergency Medical Team" is similar to "Kel Technology," which previously produced the TS-238 nuclear bomb. Both are corporate conglomerates within the [Machine Alliance]. However, as the name suggests, this is a medical company that specializes in providing emergency medical care for insured individuals.

Quietly appearing inside the Sand Bar, behind Zero are seven mechanical maids dressed in battlefield nurse uniforms. This is the ultimate level of insurance treatment; even if they are not in the [Mechanical Alliance], they can use the precious disposable small satellite pods to deploy them directly.

Of course, a normal emergency response would be very loud, but because all actions have been given the prerequisite of [concealment] by Zero, they appear to be happening very quietly now.

Finally, within the [Mechanical Alliance], no matter how large an enterprise or company is, they will always have an unchanging supreme superior.

Zero is the supreme intelligent entity that single-handedly founded the [Mechanical Alliance], the mastermind behind all technological machines.

"Data model analysis indicates that the master should still be in the Black Hole gathering place. We are doing our best to search for the master and then modify the prosthetic body according to the model specifications to enhance the master's strength."

Zero is ultimately just a virtual projection; to truly interfere with reality, he still needs to rely on his mechanical troops.

After receiving orders, all the maids in the "Emergency Medical Team" were to immediately leave the Sea Sand Bar and split into seven groups to search for the young man in the Black Hole gathering area and launch a "rescue" operation for Liao Ji.

however.

Just as the first maid who rushed to protect him had only stepped halfway out of the bar.

hum!

In the darkness, a beam of holy light pierced through the body of the maid who was urgently protecting her.

Then, all that could be seen was in the shadow of the bar's entrance.

A nun slowly walked out.

Chapter 31 False Love

Maria looked around the Haisha Bar.

Naturally, one could also see the virtual scene that Zero was using [Classic Data Reshaping] to recreate, with each character model projected out like a sculpture.

The most eye-catching of them all was undoubtedly the two-meter-tall cybernetic giant that Zero had unconsciously shielded behind him, which immediately attracted the nun's attention.

At first, Maria only frowned slightly.

until

Her gaze fell on the face of the "mechanical giant," the only part of the young man's original appearance that Zero had preserved.

The nun's body visibly stiffened.

A second later, Maria lowered her head, her bangs casting a shadow that obscured the view of outsiders, making it impossible to see the nun's expression at that moment.

However, she was opposite.

The remaining six members of the "emergency medical team" had already drawn their weapons, and in the blink of an eye, six red dots were locked onto the nun, moving around Maria's vital parts, ready to pull the trigger at any moment.

The "Emergency Medical Team" is famous and has become the medical insurance that almost every important figure in the [Mechanical Alliance] enrolls in, not only because of their medical expertise, but also because of their combat capabilities.

There's a classic story about the "Emergency Medical Team." It tells of two major arms dealers in the [Mechanical Alliance] who, due to business competition, kidnapped their rival's daughter. This triggered a Platinum-level package from the "Emergency Medical Team" on the young lady. Just minutes later, the fully armed "Emergency Medical Team" stormed into the kidnappers' headquarters, wiped out the entire armed force of the arms dealer, and successfully rescued the kidnapped young lady.

From then on, no one in the [Mechanical Alliance] dared not join the "Emergency Medical Team," because no one wanted to be killed by the other's "Emergency Medical Team" while they were saving someone.

"Warning! Aggressive behavior detected. Please immediately drop your weapon, raise your hands, and identify yourself and state your purpose. Otherwise, you will be considered a hostile target by our 'Emergency Medical Team'!"

"Warning! Warning!"

Dangerous red light flashed in the eyes of the six emergency maids, and cold, serious mechanical voices echoed in the Sea Sand Bar.

However, the response they received was...

"How dare you?"

Maria finally spoke.

She raised her lowered head, revealing her eyes, which had long since turned crimson, and her expression, now contorted with rage and terror.

A thick red mist, symbolizing "calamity," began to permeate around Maria. Sharp fingernails pierced through her pure white gloves, and her nun's cap disappeared, replaced by a crown of thorns that seemed to be woven from blood and slaughter.

An uncontrollable rage, like a volcanic eruption, was unleashed in this moment with a scream.

"How dare you... my beloved Lord Ash?"

"To become like this."

"Ugly monster!!!"

Maria, who arrived at the Sea Sand Bar following the Knights' report, knew she had come to the right place the moment she saw Zero. After all, in this world, there was only one person who could make the five of them personally come, no matter how far apart they were—the Emperor.

Although the nun knew that it was not the real young man, but merely a "copy projection" created by Zero's power, she still could not accept it and was filled with rage.

Following the nun's heart-wrenching roar, even more turbid red mist erupted from her body.

The backdrop of the entire Sea Sand Bar turned blood red at this moment, and on Zero's blindfold panel opposite, the detection level of "turbid pollution" in this place had reached Grade A.

[Data anomaly.]

[Reanalyzing enemy identities.]

The moment Maria appeared, Zero had already determined through database comparison that Maria was a member of the "Lightbearers," a secret force of calamities secretly trained by the Holy Kingdom Church, often operating behind the scenes.

However, with Maria's subsequent remarks, her attitude towards the projection of Lord Ash, and the ominous aura emanating from the nun, Zero overturned her previous conclusions.

After a very brief second calculation, Zero determined Maria's true identity.

"Shutia, the turbid fluctuations in your body have exceeded the critical value. Please immediately separate your spirit from this body that does not belong to you. If this continues, it will cause irreversible and serious pollution to you."

Zero had barely finished speaking when the nun's figure vanished. The next second, a head was flung into the air, arcing through the air before rolling to Zero's feet.

In contrast, a mechanical maid from the "Emergency Medical Squad" now has a bald neck, with only sparks flying everywhere.

As the maid fell, Mabu, or rather, Sciutia, appeared behind her. In her hand, a blood scythe made entirely of "turbidity" had appeared out of nowhere—the very weapon that had just killed the maid.

She showed Zero her attitude through her actions.

If, in the past, Styutia had a slight hesitation and doubt deep down about wanting to "monopolize" Liao Ji, then...

Now, having witnessed Zero's impending "atrocities" against Liao Ji, Styutia felt absolutely no remorse or hesitation.

There was even a hint of secret joy.

because

Just as she expected.

After Lord Ash loses his power, those "false loves" will be exposed and they will betray Lord Ash in gratitude.

It is precisely at this moment that she is highlighted, and it is highlighted that she, as someone who possesses "true love," is eternally and consistently in love with Lord Ash.

Styutia's lips curled into a maniacal smile, but her eyes were filled with a burning hatred.

Seeing Zero again brought back vivid memories of the wasteland five hundred years ago, memories she had tried to forget.

"Hehehe. Zero, even now, are you still going to keep pretending to be this harmless, good-natured person in front of me?"

"Back then, I was too naive. Because I trusted you in this guise, you stole away my right to help Lord Ash with dressing, washing, cleaning, cooking, making the bed—all the rights to assist with his daily life!!"

Zero: "Shutia, as a domestic mechanical maid, this is my job."

"But all these jobs you're talking about originally belonged to me, they were mine alone!!"

Styutia's angry scream interrupted Zero.

"And then what? When Lord Ash gave you the [Mark] that originally belonged to me, and the [Turbid Crystal] that was supposed to enhance my strength, you even stole my favorite ring. That was my equipment, a token of our love between Lord Ash and me. You, you have no right to wear my ring at all!!"

"Is all of this your job too?!"

In response to the nun's questioning, Zero remained expressionless and calmly explained:

“Shutia, back then, Lord Ash was just allocating resources reasonably. Your healing ability is indeed very powerful, but at that time, Lord Ash needed more powerful offensive means. That is why Lord Ash chose me and Jiuyou.”

"Moreover, Lord Ash has not forgotten you. After each battle, he still gives you a portion of the [Turbid Crystal], and even leaves you a share of the precious [Calamity Essence] to help you enhance your potential, break free from your shackles, and keep you in sync with our class. Even though I think this is a complete waste of resources."

Zero's final words, "waste of resources," undoubtedly stung Sthime deeply.

This reminded her of the past, when she watched helplessly as Lord Ash led other Evil Ones into battle, while she could only silently guard the rear. In countless lonely nights, she recalled the early days when Lord Ash was just starting out, and the experiences they had shared in every battle. However, the more she recalled, the more painful it became for Styutia.

She longed to stay by Ash's side and fight alongside him, but as Zero said, her holy light could only bring healing, while Ash needed slaughter at that time.

Therefore.

"Hehehehe. Zero, you're right. I was so foolish five hundred years ago. It was precisely because of that foolishness that you and you despicable successors were able to seize the opportunity to take Lord Ash away from me!!"

"But I'm different now, Zero, do you see? I've learned to kill too, and I can reap lives like you! If this is what Lord Ash wants, then so what if the Holy Light abandons me?"

As she spoke, as if to prove herself, Styutia lightly touched the ground with her toes, and the next moment her figure appeared like a ghost behind another "emergency medical team" maid.

These emergency medical maids are true mechanical androids, their entire bodies constructed of prosthetics, and the strength of the emergency medical maids dispatched varies depending on the client's package level.

The Silver package includes D-grade cybernetic bodies, the Gold package includes C-grade cybernetic bodies, and the highest Platinum package features terrifying B-grade cybernetic bodies covering the entire body of these emergency care maids, with each one costing millions of Ash Coins.

The strength level brought by the prosthetic body is usually one level lower than that of the Evil One. Therefore, B-level androids correspond to "Critical" Evil Ones. In the relatively peaceful world five hundred years later, where the concentration of turbidity has greatly decreased, a "Critical" Evil One is very rare. But right now, this "Emergency Protection Squad" has the combat power equivalent to seven "Critical" Evil Ones!

This fighting force, even on a global scale, could sweep aside many small and medium-sized powers. However, in front of Styutia at this moment, even for her who was "using" someone else's body, it was completely inadequate.

The nerve conduction of the B-grade prosthetic body was fast enough, but its reaction speed still couldn't keep up with Stiusia's Blood Scythe, and yet another maid's head flew into the air.

The remaining four maids did not panic. This was the advantage of being mechanical; they were not swayed by emotions. Taking advantage of the moment when Styutia was in a daze during her attack, they pulled the trigger and unleashed a barrage of gunfire on the nun shrouded in red mist.

The firearms they carried were also high-end products, military weapons previously produced by "Kel Technology". All bullets were equipped with a kinetic energy acceleration device, and the gun body was also equipped with a ballistic coordination processing chip, which gave the bullets the ability to track and eject, with an accuracy rate of up to 90%.

Unfortunately, even the most accurate bullets are useless if they cannot penetrate the opponent's defenses. The red mist surrounding Styutia was like a resilient net, intercepting all the kinetic bullets and preventing them from advancing any further.

Immediately afterwards, Styutia swung her scythe again, hitting the bullets directly and sending them flying back along their original trajectory at extremely high speed.

Bang bang bang!

Two of the maids were unfortunately riddled with bullets from their own guns. The last two members of the "emergency medical team," seeing that ranged attacks were ineffective, dropped their weapons and decided to engage in close combat.

Even with the latest military-grade [S-11] brain-computer interface combat chip, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call them killing machines capable of taking on a hundred enemies single-handedly. But even killing machines can be crushed one day. Their so-called combat skills are like a joke in the face of an absolute difference in strength, and they become Sciutia's toys instead.

After the two emergency care maids were thoroughly "broken" from their arms to their thighs, Sthiuthia finally tossed their sparkling, dismembered limbs aside.

After the appetizers were finished, Sthiuthia saved the main course for last.

Looking at Styutia, who was completely unrelated to the word "nun" and instead resembled a brutal demon, Zero spoke:

"Information update complete, Styutia. I have confirmed that your mind has been completely corrupted by the turbidity. You are now in the highest S-level danger to your master and have been listed as a hostile target."

“If you have even a shred of sanity left, I hope you will stay away from your master, the farther the better. Otherwise, you and your Holy Kingdom will face a declaration of war from the entire [Mechanical Alliance]. I will not hand over my master to you.”