Arknights, but the sickly pretty girl starts

The heavy operator stuffed the fuel canister into the magazine, checked it, and said, "Ready!"

The Warlock team also prepared their own Originium skills and aimed at the third isolation wall. "Ready!"

The third isolation wall had the strongest physical strength and lasted for a full three minutes. When the isolation wall finally began to deform, the roar coming from behind the wall was already clearly audible.

Not just roars, but also barely audible whispers—

Saria's expression was solemn. Then, a massive bone claw pierced through the isolation wall—this bone claw was actually stronger than a 30-centimeter-thick steel plate?!

From the penetrated gap, a pair of blood-red eyes pierced through the hole and looked out at the outside world - and what greeted her was a spear made of enamel.

After the extremely hard yet brittle spear was inserted into the monster's eyes, Saria immediately felt the terrifying force coming from the other end of the spear. She immediately let go, and the enamel spear was broken in an instant.

The monster let out an earth-shaking roar in pain, and Saria immediately held the shield across her body. As expected, dozens of strange black spikes soon penetrated the steel plate, like black spears, and pierced Saria's body directly. The shield showed a terrible deformation at the first moment of contact, and Saria could only retreat violently to relieve this part of the force.

"Bomb!" Before landing, Saria immediately condensed the calcification of Originium skills, extracted the calcium from the black spear that had just been stabbed out, making it fragile.

The bombardment of spells came in response, instantly breaking several black spears.

In this first round, Saria had a slight advantage - after all, this monster still relied on its physical body, and she subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.

The hardest material part in the human body is the bone, and the main component of the bone is calcium, so Saria's calcification can extract the calcium from it and make it fragile.

As one grows stronger, the other shrinks, and a confident smile appears on the lips of the woman with a diamond-like silhouette.

"If that's all, Miss Alex, you should go back to sleep!"

"...It hurts... It hurts so much..." At this moment, the other party actually spoke. Within the barrier, the voice sounded as tender as a young girl. Immediately, something like a blade pierced through the barrier and pulled sideways, instantly creating a gaping hole in the entire barrier.

A girl in a white coat with her arms transformed into blades walked out barefoot from the gap. If you only look at the parts that have not been alienated, she is like a perfect work of art. However, her arms have turned into sharp blades, and the place where her arms are connected is some black and red tissue.

Half of her face was covered in black flesh, but the other half was never stained with flesh.

"Why... do you want to hurt me?" she asked in confusion, "Aren't we friends?"

"...Are you still Alex?" Saria frowned. Beneath this inhuman form, there was still a hint of humanity? Did this mean she still retained some of her humanity? Or...

"Of course I am Alex," the other person responded, "but I'm not perfect yet - I want to perfect myself, don't stop me... I've been hungry for a long time, just let me eat her, and I will go back on my own. Then, we can continue to pretend nothing happened."

The girl smiled and [negotiated].

"I really like Director Noah. For her, I can choose not to kill you—or not to eat you—" she said with a smile, "Just let me eat her—eat that delicious child. Everything will be the same as before, I promise."

"...I didn't expect a monster to negotiate." Saria knew the person was most likely referring to Diana. She also thought that similar DNA might have caused Alex's rampage. No one could have imagined that Alex had been hiding such a thing inside him. Obviously, nothing the person said could be believed.

Alex is now out of control, and it's true that not everyone can resist him...

But, she is Saria.

"I refuse. Come on, come on." Saria raised her shield and stood before Alex, as if she were standing in front of an insurmountable barrier. "I'm here. You can't go anywhere."

"How unkind of you... Director Saria." Alex gave a helpless smile. Driven by instinct and nature, her power was far greater than that of the restrained Alex. And she only needed to injure the victim once for the virus to infiltrate their body, transforming them into her own.

This is a test where you must be safe. Director Saria.

Alex's left hand turned into a blade and suddenly pulled it out. The tightly combined blade turned into a whip blade with sections of flesh and blood, which greatly expanded Alex's attack range. Saria covered her palm with enamel and suddenly grabbed the whip blade. Although the whip blade extended the attack distance, it also weakened the force. Saria relied on Vaifan's terrifying power to catch the whip blade alive.

"Attack!" Saria shouted loudly, and immediately, the Ouroboros' heavy operators set up flamethrowers. The scorching flames immediately caused the oxygen content in the space to drop rapidly. The flames of thousands of degrees high temperature burned the thin body. How could flesh and blood withstand such a temperature?

But the next moment, everyone fell silent, because the monster that turned into a fire man was still laughing, and the black biological armor was covering her whole body. This armor actually withstood the high temperature of the flames. When the fuel tank of the first round of flamethrowers was exhausted, the second round of warlock bombardment followed.

The flames and bombings caused the smoke to obscure the vision for a moment. Saria looked into the smoke but did not smile.

This level of bombing will not be effective...

As expected, soon after the disgust dissipated, all that was left was a black cocoon-like existence. When the bombing ended, the cocoon skin exploded instantly. The previous bombing was completely on this layer of cocoon skin, and did not hurt the real body at all.

But they did buy some time, and Saria led the team to retreat in time. In the test just now, no matter how strong Saria herself was, she could not protect the Ouroboros team behind her.

Rather...this thing has completely surpassed the concept of "living things", right?

And it wasn't just Saria who issued the retreat order, but also...

"Sorry, I'm late."

Noah, who was in a wheelchair, finally arrived at the scene.

Chapter 38: The Most Expensive Act of Coquettishness in the World

"Is everything alright?" When Noya arrived, the fourth barrier had already been lowered, its thick steel plates sealing off everything. This fourth barrier was even thicker than the previous ones, making it a formidable challenge for the enemy to breach. Technically, in the event of a containment breach, it was the last resort, aside from self-destruction. If even the fourth barrier was breached, Noya would have to seriously consider evacuating and then activating the Originium bomb.

But even she didn't expect Alex to suddenly fail containment—

She no longer wanted to pursue the reason. The most important thing now was to get Alex back. Although Saria's first fight with Alex was brief, it gave her a rough assessment of Alex's physical strength. Even by Vaiven's standards, Alex's strength was quite exaggerated.

In the battle just now, Saria was nearly suppressed by the opponent's strength several times. You know, even in the Vaifan race where everyone has superhuman physique, Saria is considered to be one of the top ones, and even she was suppressed... Alex's strength has exceeded many people's expectations.

Alex's previous data was almost certainly scrapped. Alex's strength in his rampage state was completely beyond the scope of previous data...

All emergency facilities failed, including freezing, hypnotic gas, fire, and poison gas. Almost none of them had any effect on Alex. The black tissue attached to the opponent's body was stronger than steel and terrifyingly flexible. Whether it was the bombardment of Originium skills or the burning of the flamethrower, they were all ineffective under the opponent's cocooning move.

No matter from which angle you look at it, the opponent's numerical strength is quite superb.

At this point, theoretically, it's beyond human control...

What Noah should do now is evacuate and then detonate the bomb directly before the fourth wall is destroyed.

Although Noya even doubted that the high-concentration Originium bomb might not be able to eliminate Alex...

But this is undoubtedly the simplest and most efficient way.

Noya knew what Saria was thinking; she was already considering the worst. As a master of telepathic Originium techniques, even through the thick wall, she could sense her ferocious emotions, like the madness of a wild animal.

It was like a wave, layer after layer, of emotional fluctuations rushing towards her.

The other party had already sensed his arrival, and the emotions conveyed by him were not only madness, but also a little joy - but this joy did not seem like seeing a friend, but more like... seeing delicious food.

I see... In her eyes now, I might really be delicious...

Noah couldn't help but smile bitterly. If possible, she really didn't want to be an enemy of Alex...but that didn't mean she had no way to deal with Alex.

"Let me do it. Just like before," Noah said. As soon as this was said, not only Saria, but all the members of the Ouroboros team shook their heads.

"Director, no, Lord Commander, you can't risk your life. She's not the Alex you knew." As someone who had witnessed Alex's terror firsthand, he felt his director had underestimated her current condition. "Even if we risk our lives to fight her back, we can't let you go."

"That's right! It's just a life! Director, don't go! We'll fight her back at all costs!" The Ouroboros members responded in unison, each one ready to die. If they weren't willing to sacrifice their lives, they knew full well that their director would lead by example. It had been like this before, even with Director Saria, a Vaiven who possessed super-soldier-level combat power, but Director Noya was different.

Moreover, they know very well who is good to them. Even if they die in battle, Director Noah will never treat their families unfairly, so they don't need to worry about their families' livelihoods.

Although Noah had not been the chief commander for a long time, they had already clearly felt that they were being treated as real human beings instead of being treated as filler babies who could die at any time.

They are very grateful to Noah and are willing to die for him——

Unlike before, where the biochemical leak was just a hairline, this was a true leak of the prototype. The intensity was completely different from before.

"I think so. If you're worried, I can go alone." Saria agreed. "She's powerful, but I'm not completely helpless."

"You misunderstood. I'm not going to fight her." Noah saw that they were about to push the atmosphere to the point of ready to die. Noah could only smile bitterly and shook his head, "I went to negotiate with her."

"...Huh?" Not only were the Ouroboros soldiers stunned, but even Saria was stunned. "Are you awake?"

"Of course she's awake, but I'm the only one who can communicate with her normally - none of you can." Noah shook her head with a wry smile. When she first met Alex, she was certain of one thing: the reason she could live in peace with Alex was not only because of her abilities and Alex's own restraint.

More importantly, Alex couldn't hurt Noah...

That's right, perhaps it's because the Blacklight Virus itself is a technology of the previous civilization. For safety reasons, the previous civilization implanted some underlying instructions into the Blacklight Virus to prevent it from harming the humans of the previous civilization.

Coincidentally, Noah has the blood of two pre-civilized people flowing in his body - one is Priss and the other is the Doctor. Strictly speaking, Noah can be considered half a pre-civilized person.

Not only could Alex not hurt him, even if he let her infect him, at most he would have some cold symptoms and a headache, and then he would be completely cured after two days.

That’s right - why would the creations of a previous civilization pose a threat to the people of that previous civilization?

So, here, the only one who can defeat Alex without any damage is Noah Kyrielight.

However, she couldn't reveal everything, so she could only attribute it to her Originium skills being able to soothe Alex's emotions. "Don't worry, I'll be fine. You hold the last line of defense. He already knows I'm coming."

Alex could sense Noah's presence even through a thick wall. The perception given to her by the blacklight virus was not an enhancement of the five senses, but a sixth sense - similar to Noah's ability to sense emotions.

This is also why she was able to discover Diana, and after realizing that her nemesis had arrived, she immediately stopped attacking the wall.

Indeed, she also coveted Noah's flesh and blood, but she knew that she could not hurt Noah...

So, after the isolation wall was opened, when Noah appeared in front of her in a wheelchair surrounded by people, the horrible hyperplasia tissue on her body had completely disappeared. She just stood there naked, looking at Noah who rushed to the scene, with a confused look in her eyes, like a child who had made a mistake.

"Alex—have you vented enough?" Noah said in a gentle tone, "You went a little too far this time."

"...Noa..." She opened her mouth, but her voice was hoarse. Noa knew that the virus's instincts still prevailed, and Alex's personality was still suppressed. It seemed that Diana had a great influence on her. She should never have agreed to Diana coming here. "...I...I want to complete myself...I want to complete myself. Don't stop me."

"I'm sorry, but I can't agree to your request. She's not a fragment of you, nor is she half of you. You can't hurt her—she's your sister, remember?"

"……younger sister?"

"Yes, she's your closest person, the one you care about most in this world." Noah guided the confusion, trying to reawaken Alex's will. "You can't hurt her, understand?"

Noah's tone was really like a parent lecturing a child. Alex, who was mentally suppressed, had the same judgment ability as a child at this time. The occasional brutality and ferocity that belonged to the virus instinct were completely absorbed by Noah's Originium skills. At this time, Noah was like an antivirus software that had activated the garbage cleaning function, eroding Alex's negative emotions bit by bit.

Noah pushed the wheelchair and slowly approached Alex. He stretched out a hand and pretended to touch Alex. Alex was a little evasive at first, but soon her eyes gradually became clear. Finally, she took the initiative to stretch out her hand and held Noah's palm. Noah's body temperature was relatively low, and it felt a little cold to the touch, but for Alex... she had never had such a warm palm.

She placed Noah's hand on her cheek, squatted down, and rubbed her cheek against Noah's palm.

She was like a child, a child who had done something wrong. In fact, Alex had not been in this world for less than ten years... The real her was not what she usually appeared to be.

Noah could feel that Alex was burning, her emotions, her anxiety... She was not Alex.

She just has Alex's memories and is always playing Alex, and is too immersed in the role.

Maybe... I did do something wrong...

Noah said, "Do you still want to continue playing Alex? Or, let me give you a new name?"

"..." She didn't say anything. She just looked up, puzzled by Noah's words. Alex? Isn't Alex just her? What's the new name?

These things were a little confusing to her, but Noah said it was what it was. This time, it was not so much because of Diana that she went berserk, but rather that Diana was just the fuse.

What really made her explode was that she hadn't seen Noah for three days, which led to the accumulation of negative emotions.

In the past, she might have been able to endure it, but when Noah appeared, her control over her emotions decreased a lot.

Perhaps this was also Noah's negligence. Her ability to absorb emotions caused Alex's control over her emotions to continue to decline, causing the negative emotions she had accumulated to accumulate instead of being resolved by herself.

And this time, it broke out through Diana's opportunity - essentially, it was Alex's way of acting coquettishly towards Noah.

She knew that as long as she made enough noise, Noah would come over... She might not have thought of it this way herself, but she did it subconsciously.

Just like a child crying because he wants his parents' attention, this is essentially a form of acting coquettishly.

It can be seen from the fact that Alex immediately stopped destroying the isolation wall after realizing that her "mother" Noah had arrived that she had gotten what she wanted.

After Noah figured this out, he was a little bit amused and helpless. How come he had a super daughter who was so strong that she could carry a heavy weight when he wasn't even married yet?

I don't know what Jian would think when he heard about it...

Noah thought subconsciously, but after she successfully comforted Alex, she looked at the mess around her and sighed silently - this is all money.

Although Alex was essentially acting like a spoiled brat, the cost of such behavior was too high given her terrifying strength. The cost of repairing the shelter alone was estimated to be over a million.

Noah stretched out his other hand, pressed his thumb against his index finger to make a 0 shape, and then flicked his head hard.

"It hurts!" This completely shattered Alex's personality. She covered her head and looked at Noah in disbelief, as well as the mess around them. "Director Noah? What happened? Why..."

"It's all your fault. You like to destroy things when you sleepwalk, don't you?" Noah was left with no choice but to chalk up his rampage to sleepwalking. "I'm telling you, when you get out, all this will be included in your salary. You'll just work for me for free for the rest of your life!"

"...Hey! Why is this happening?" Alex really cried out in pain this time. "How much do I have to pay for this?"

"A conservative estimate... around five million," Noya estimated. She had just used her divine eye to take a quick look and had roughly determined the financial losses. "It's okay. I should be able to pay it back in fifty years of working for nothing."

"……what?"

"You don't think you don't have to pay compensation, do you?" Noah's eyes were not bright, but full of oppression. Stared at by these eyes, Alex swallowed subconsciously.

"...I...I understand." She was about to cry, but she couldn't. How could she have caused such a big incident while sleepwalking? "I will compensate you..."

She'd probably even considered sexual compensation, but Noya didn't care. She was just slightly relieved that she could suppress it this time. After all, it was just a little bit of coquettishness, but if... if next time, Alex's personality really collapsed, could she still suppress it this way?

Noah began to seriously consider...whether to tell Alex the truth.

Maybe... even if it's a deception with good intentions, it's still a deception.

Chapter 39: Wings of Ikaros

To be honest, if the Blacklight Virus itself was not almost posing no threat to Noah, this so-called "acting like a spoiled child" could be said to be fatal. The nature of the virus, or its instinct, is to complete its own DNA. Secondly, the basic driving force originally given to the Blacklight Virus is infinite evolution.

The previous civilization in the past may have developed the Blacklight Virus to deal with something, but obviously, the Blacklight Virus did not meet their expectations.