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

Misfortune can affect a person's rationality, which is why many people who are afflicted by misfortune become paranoid and insane.

And that's the benefit of science.

At least Loca still retains basic rationality and judgment.

He noticed Falm's greedy and blasphemous thoughts beside him, and Dr. Loka uttered a sarcastic remark tinged with contempt and anger:

"Hehehe, you're not worthy! No! It should be said that apart from those five supreme beings, no one is worthy! No one is worthy to use them!!"

"Our lowly and inferior bodies are simply incapable of containing such noble beings. The moment they enter your body, the high concentration of turbidity will tear your body apart, seize your soul, and you will explode and die, turning into those ignorant, turbid corpse monsters!"

"No one can absorb them all at once. They should be revered and studied by me. I should analyze them little by little, peeling back their outer shells bit by bit, and gradually unearthing their power. That's right! Yes! This is their true purpose! This is the way they deserve to be used!"

Before Dr. Loka could finish his fervent speech, the young man by the boiler, as if deliberately trying to provoke him, thrust the Turbid Crystals directly into the girl's body—and not just any crystals, but three at once!

"No!!!!!"

Dr. Loca let out a heart-wrenching scream at this moment.

In his eyes, Liao Ji was wasting his time, treating such a precious and dreamlike existence with the rudeness of a lowly barbarian, as if his long-desired goddess had been given away to a homeless man on the street by a blond-haired guy.

Even though the three dark red crystals were taken out by the young man.

Even if the "goddess" has nothing to do with him.

Dr. Kroka was still furious. This was a waste of talent! This was a disgrace to the world's greatest artistic achievement!

He jumped down recklessly, as if possessed, baring his teeth and claws as he charged at Liao Ji. He wanted to question the young man about his actions, he wanted to dissect the girl's body and rescue the dark red crystal.

"Varied"

The momentum surrounding Irene was rising like a rocket, causing Dr. Loca to stumble and fall flat on his face. After quickly getting up, he kept shaking his head, even more shocked than when Liao Ji held the "Crimson Star" in the previous scene.

"Impossible! Why...why didn't she explode and die! Why didn't she mutate into a turbid corpse! No, this isn't scientific, it can't be possible, such a high concentration of crystals, no matter what, couldn't be absorbed in an instant, what kind of monster is this...you...what kind of monster are you!!"

In this regard.

Irene had no time to deal with this madman who had appeared out of nowhere.

This wasn't the first time she had absorbed [Turbid Crystal (Small)], and this time, perhaps because she had already adapted, Irene felt the process was exceptionally smooth. She felt as if she were soaking in a hot spring, her whole body warm and comfortable, and every pore seemed to be relaxing.

If I had to describe it in one word, it would be awesome! In two words, it would be incredibly awesome!!

But this feeling of pleasure soon reached a certain bottleneck. When she wanted to go further, an invisible wall blocked her way. The heavy shackles surrounding her body tightly bound her, preventing her from moving forward.

But the next moment.

After leveling up Irene to the maximum level, Liao Ji once again sent the [Damaged Source Essence] into the girl's body through her chest. This time, the source essence no longer hit the wall and began to quickly sink in, merging with the girl.

hum!

Centered on Liao Ji and the girl, a dark red light erupted, illuminating the entire factory under the night sky. This blinded the gangsters of Kaleva, and the fierce airflow that followed blew everything around them away.

Irene returned to the spiritual world that she had visited when she first became a Calamity, a world as vast as a sea of ​​blood.

In this world, her limbs were bound by chains, except for the one around her neck, which had been unchained. A new scarlet star had appeared here, falling like a shooting star and eventually floating in front of Irene.

The girl mustered all her strength, trying to grasp the star in front of her despite being bound by shackles. The star seemed to sense the girl's will, especially her desire to break free from the restraints and overcome the shackles.

Its shape began to change, eventually transforming from its original quadrilateral star shape into a scarlet greatsword.

It aimed its blade at Irene's outstretched right hand, or more precisely, at the heavy shackles and chains binding the girl's right hand, and then, a moment later, brought it down hard!

Click!

The shackles were cut, the chains were removed, and the girl's free right hand was finally able to move forward and grasp the scarlet greatsword!

at the same time.

A panel notification also appeared in front of Liao Ji in reality.

Your Evil One "Irene" has successfully broken through to ★★★★ (Dangerous Rank), and the maximum level cap has been increased to 50.

[Your Evil One "Irene" has successfully triggered the "Turbid Evil Deviation" effect, and the "Critical Rank" ability "Super Berserk" originally gained after breakthrough has been replaced.]

Your Evil One "Irene" has mastered a new "Dangerous" skill - "Great Annihilation"

Chapter 40 The Great Annihilation (Part 2)

【Eileen】

[Critical Rank: ★★★★ (Dangerous)]

[Current Trend: Guardian]

[Level: 31]

Basic Attributes: Strength C-, Agility C, Constitution C+, Stamina B-, Psychic Ability D-

[Advanced Attributes: Luck E, Affinity to Misfortune C+]

【Skill:

(Standard Tier) Berserk Lv1 - Slightly increases own Strength, Stamina, and Health Regeneration Speed, slightly increases Agility, and reduces damage taken by 10%. However, when activating this skill, there is a 50% chance of entering a "Confused" state.

(Crisis-class exclusive) Great Annihilation Lv1 - Greatly increases all own attributes and grants an additional 30% attack power for 15 seconds. This bonus decays over time. During the skill's duration, 15% of the damage dealt is converted into healing for the user. Furthermore, in the "Great Annihilation" state, each enemy unit eliminated refreshes its duration and effect. There is no limit to the number of times this passive skill can be triggered.

(Note: The term "exclusive" means that it is unique to this individual and can only be used by that individual. When the [affinity/obedience] reaches 80% or higher, the skill can be "copied".)

(Note: The term "copy" means to copy the selected skill (including proficiency) to your own skill bar. The current number of available skill bar slots is 0.)

[Authority of Calamity: None (Unlocked upon reaching "Cataclysmic" level)]

[Infrastructure Specialty: Waste Master IV - Has a "medium probability" of turning waste into treasure within the cluster]

Liao Ji immediately checked Yilin's new panel. From the attribute values, it was clear that the girl was obviously more specialized and was developing towards the trend of "harvester".

"Reaper" is a secondary sub-category of the major class [Guardian], usually referring to those Guardians with high agility and high attack, who are output-type Guardians.

In contrast, Liao Ji couldn't help but recall another wife from his first playthrough, Tang Jiuyou, who was also a [Guardian] class, but a dragon girl of a different race.

Her [Guard] branch is

"tyrant"

Five hundred years ago, when monsters roamed the land, the "Reaper" class wasn't popular among the Guardians. Liao Ji preferred the "Tyrant" branch, which was a mix of tank and DPS.

But now, five hundred years later, times have changed. With the average strength of the enemy significantly reduced, the Reaper's advantage has become apparent.

To put it simply,

It's even more effective at crushing weaker opponents.

"Give it back to me! That's a 'relic' belonging to us, Kaleva! What have you done to our things!" Chief Farm's eyes were bloodshot with rage.

After watching Liao Ji deliver the "Crimson Star" into Irene's body, Falm finally snapped out of his fascination with the Turbid Crystal.

They realized their "Emperor's Relics" were gone. Gone!!

"Loka! You bastard! Didn't you say that no one could activate the 'Relic'? No one could use it? Then what is she? Why is the Relic inside her body!?"

Falm frantically shook the gray-coated man's clothes, but the man could only laugh foolishly, muttering things like "Gods."

Enraged, the Kaleva leader tossed the limp Dr. Loca aside and roared at the stunned gangsters around him:

"Fire! Open fire! Kill her! Make her cough up her 'relics'!"

Having failed to obtain the Crimson Crystal, and now even having his "family heirloom" stolen by someone else, the immense sense of loss has caused Farm to lose his mind to the point of near madness. Right now, he has only one pure gangster thought: kill!

It's kind of funny, really.

The previous "Crimson Star" caused most of the gangsters in the factory to flee in panic, as if they were trying to avoid a disaster.

But now that the "Crimson Star" has entered Irene's body, they are not so afraid when they face a girl who is also "human". They even have the courage to obey orders and shoot Irene.

Da da da!

Da da da!

Da da da!

Although more than half of the Kaleva gang members inside the factory escaped, at least a hundred remained. When they all pointed their guns at Irene and pulled the triggers, the resulting barrage of fire was still terrifying.

In an instant, amidst the fierce gunfire, the boiler area where Yilin and Liao Ji were located was filled with thick smoke. The flashes of gunfire illuminated the crazed expressions of the gangsters, who seemed to be facing and resisting their fear in this way.

But will this work?

As the first volley ended, Farm stared intently at the smoke-filled boiler. Was he dead? He must be dead! Even a Calamity couldn't withstand such a dense hail of bullets.

Ken must have been turned into a hornet's nest by now?

at last.

Before the smoke of battle had completely cleared, a mocking voice echoed in the ears of every gangster in the factory.

Are you scratching an itch?

All I saw was...

A dark brown gust of air dispersed all the smoke and dust. Irene leaned against the boiler, shielding Liao Ji behind her. At that moment, a weapon appeared in front of the girl, seemingly out of nowhere.

A scarlet, menacing greatsword.

It was this crimson greatsword, almost as tall as the girl, that shielded Irene from all the gunfire unleashed by the gangsters.

The countless bullets lying on the ground around the girl's feet are the best proof, a scene that would leave the gangsters speechless.

"Old man, are you sure you can manage on your own?" Irene turned her head slightly behind her and asked the young man.

In such a crucial situation, Liao Ji would naturally not let him down.

Actually, the safest course of action right now is for him to unleash the [Earthquake Pulse] once to disarm all the gangsters in the factory, thus making the outcome of the battle a foregone conclusion.

But... how should I put it?

It's like you just got a powerful new character, and after excitedly feeding them all your resources, you can't wait to use the new character to run dungeons, fight bosses, and conquer the land.

This is the joy of simulation games, and Liao Ji now wants to enjoy this joy as well.

So he did nothing, simply nodding to the girl as an observer, with an expression that said, "Go ahead and let go, don't worry about me."

"of course."

"You should be careful. I think their firepower is pretty strong. That 'rat-a-tat-tat' sound is kind of scary. Don't mess things up."