The Final Story of Miss Weird

"what?"

As Luo Ling spoke slowly, Lina's face changed from gloomy to bright. She looked at Frick in disbelief, trying to read a denial of all this from his expression.

Could it be that...Flick is really the culprit of this unexpected disaster?

"You even know who I'm in charge of? You're really not an ordinary girl." Frick sighed, straightened his clothes, and said, "But I'm sorry, I'm not in charge of these. I'm a member of the Pioneer."

He glanced at Lina who was trying to pick up the musket, shook his head and said, "Captain, please save your energy. I really don't want to fight with you."

"Frick, what are you trying to hide? You are not a member of the Pioneer at all." Luo Ling said slowly, "If you were, I would have discovered it the first time we met."

The most notable characteristic of the pioneers is that they regard weirdness as a tool, and basically they will use weirdness to enhance their own strength to some extent.

In front of Luo Ling who possesses Puppet Yao, even the slightest trace of weirdness cannot escape her eyes.

Frick is the 100% purest awakened human being.

"...Maybe I should have insisted on sending you away." Frick's eyes became dangerous, but he soon said helplessly, "But I really don't want to cause more sins. Little girl, let's make a deal. Don't say anything after you leave. We can discuss any conditions."

At this time, Luo Ling was a little stunned. It had come to this point, and Frick actually said that he didn't want to cause more killings...

Didn't even plan to kill her?

"Frick, you should be the Fire Granter." At this time, Lina spoke slowly.

After being treated by Luo Ling, she was almost exhausted and could only lean against the wall. She didn't even have the strength to lift the musket.

"That's right, Captain, you're right." Frick nodded slightly and touched his chin, "However, this commission was from the "Company" side..."

The "company" is divided into "outsourced" and "full-time". "Outsourced" members are not limited to other forces and are only mercenaries.

Luo Ling is an "outsourced" member, and so is Frick.

"No wonder..."

Lina slowly closed her eyes.

After hearing Frick's answer, she had already calmly accepted the failure of herself and the "Fate Society".

The "Fate Society" and the "Fire Granter" are constantly fighting each other, and it is no exaggeration to say that they are mortal enemies.

Losing five eighth-level awakeners in one go, without even bringing any return, was indeed a serious blow to the "Destiny Society".

Anger can no longer change the established outcome.

But Luo Ling still had doubts. It should be impossible for the "Fire Granter" to achieve this step alone. If it was done by a "Pioneer", it would not be Frick who appeared, but the "Artist" who had not died at her hands in the current timeline.

Eliminate all the impossible, and only one impossible possibility remains.

I'm afraid... this hatchery was built by "the company".

This disaster was caused by "the company".

"So, what benefits does the collapse of boundaries bring to the 'company'?" Luo Ling said softly.

As soon as the words fell, she immediately sensed a flash of murderous intent.

Looking up, Frick hid the light in his eyes.

"You even know that the purpose of this operation is to "collapse the boundary", Miss Bai, you are indeed very extraordinary."

But he soon laughed again and said,

“But it doesn’t matter. Once this operation is over, everything will be buried in the past history and become a part of the abandoned world.

"This is a strange incident that will not be recorded in the files. The only thing left in the file is the final result, "boundary collapse"... It's okay to tell you that this hatchery is just one of them. The layout of the "company" is as many as 16."

This is why Frick didn't kill Luo Ling. Even if he didn't kill Luo Ling, she wouldn't be able to remember much after the boundary collapsed.

"So, why?"

Luo Ling repeated it again, looking straight at Frick.

"Because they experienced an unbearable failure and need to get rid of this failure." Frick sneered and said, "The company's strength is not without reason, because they only stayed in the most powerful era."

"..."

Luo Ling didn't say anything else and she fell into a long silence.

Victoria's 74th boundary collapse was neither caused by the weird nor by the "Pioneers", and had nothing to do with the Chosen Ones.

This was a plan made by the "Company", a supporter of the Victorian order.

Other forces on the order side acquiesced in the company's actions, and even took advantage of the company's boundary collapse plan to gain as much benefit as possible.

For example, killing the "hunting" team.

All traces afterwards will be completely erased as the boundaries collapse. This is the most perfect murder, and there is no evidence or accusation at all.

Only the five awakened ones were buried in the hatchery, dying quietly in an uninhabited place, and no one would know the truth of it all.

They did not die fighting against the weirdness, nor did they die protecting human civilization, but they died at the hands of their own people who were also human.

"Captain, cherish your last moments." Frick snapped his fingers, then looked at Luo Ling with a complaint, "Why did you tell everything? The captain could have died in confusion, but now it's over. You have to see everything clearly before you die."

After saying this, Frick straightened his armor and walked deeper into the hatchery.

"Captain, don't die too quickly, wait until I get there. The troubles in the "company" are really..."

Through the battle just now, Frick roughly knew what level of strength Luo Ling was. Although what she showed was far beyond Frick's previous expectations, in the face of the absolute gap in strength, Frick was not worried at all.

Luo Ling did not stop Frick from leaving. She turned her head and looked at Lina.

Lina, covered in blood, leaned against the wall, her eyes slightly closed, her eyes full of loneliness.

"He said you..."

Luo Ling frowned slightly, and she used the spores to briefly examine Lina's body.

All the injuries were healed by her. Although her vitality was somewhat depleted, it was still sufficient. But why did Frick say...

"Yes, I am really dying." Lina whispered, and then laughed at herself, "Being mocked by my mortal enemy before I die is really...unacceptable..."

"Lina, can I treat you?"

Luo Ling walked over and squatted slightly.

She took Lina's hand, but found that her hand was shaking slightly.

...Why am I shaking?

"If you can heal consciousness," Yilinna pointed to her head and then dropped her hand weakly, "I've overdrawn it a bit, hehe..."

Her secret burst was not without cost, especially when used twice in a short period of time. This was the reason why Frick played dead in the end and did not choose to take action.

Because Frick knew that Lina was doomed to die.

"I'm sorry, Lina, I...I can't save you."

Consciousness is the only area that Puppet Rumor cannot reach.

Luo Ling lowered her head slightly. Even though she didn't know whether it was real or fake at this moment, the only thing she could be sure of was...

This good friend, with whom she had not been together for long but had fought side by side with, was about to die powerlessly in front of her.

"No matter how sorry you say, at least you let me die in one piece, without turning into a corrupted monster..."

Lina reached out her hand and pinched Luo Ling's little face, her dilated pupils trying to focus on the little cutie in front of her.

"Ms. Bai, I just realized that you are so beautiful... so beautiful that you don't look like a human..."

I really regret that I didn't realize it until now and didn't have time to take a few more glances.

Luo Ling held Lina's hand, but felt a little at a loss.

"Miss Bai, can you agree to my last request?"

"...You tell me."

Luo Ling lowered his head slightly, and there was a complex feeling that was difficult to explain in his suppressed emotions.

"Please take complete control of me," Lina said calmly, "My body... should be very useful."

Chapter 5 She Wants to Live (k)

"Hmm... It's nearby. It should be close to the core. The place where I was picked up should be around here."

Frick, wearing knight armor, strolled in the increasingly bizarre ruins. When he reached this point, he could no longer see the ordinary tumor monsters.

The tumor monsters were affected by "Purgatory" and gathered in this core area like moths to a flame. Then they accepted the embrace from "Purgatory" and dissolved along with their flesh and blood in this nightmarish phenomenon.

Only the deformed beasts transformed by the awakened ones can barely maintain their existence in "Purgatory".

But...if it is completely killed in the deformed beast state, it will also be dissolved by "Purgatory".

Whether it is the outer hatchery or the core area, they are gradually growing stronger because "Purgatory" is constantly absorbing nutrients, until finally... they become completely complete.

As Frick passed a place, a shadow suddenly rushed towards him.

"Oh, it's Old Wei. How come he's not dead yet?"

Frick raised his eyebrows, adjusted his posture slightly, and cut the shadow in half with one sword.

After the shadows dissipated, they gathered together again, condensing into an old but hideous virtual face, filled with endless resentment and pain, but unable to struggle and resist from this "purgatory".

Old Weitou is an awakener of the "Dream Wandering" path. He can even abandon his physical body and survive as a soul. He is the most difficult one to kill among the few.

Frick did not take action personally against other team members, but only gave a small helping hand. Only when dealing with Old Wei, he took the initiative to draw his sword, which aroused Old Wei's resentment.

...That's right, Old Wei had died a long time ago. He was even the first to die, killed by Frick. Everything he had just said to Lina was a lie.

Frick knew his captain Lina very well and knew how to make Lina willingly return to the core area and complete the sacrifice.

Without enough deformed beasts, how can "Purgatory" grow and meet the requirements of "boundary collapse"?

“Working two jobs at the same time is exhausting.”

Frick sighed. It was mainly because Captain Lina was a directionally challenged person. After he deliberately separated the team members, they got lost and ended up on the outskirts of the hatchery. He searched for several days but couldn't find anyone.

If not for this, he wouldn't have had to drag it on until now. The deadline for the task is almost here, and he has wasted a lot of effort.

Frick raised his head and looked at the shadowy old man who was glaring at him with pitiful eyes.

"Old Wei, you'd better free yourself as soon as possible and go down to reunite with them."

As soon as he finished speaking, Frick drew his sword again, and after several exchanges, he completely defeated the phantom.

Frick is very powerful, and with this set of armor that is immune to the effects of "Purgatory", it is no problem for him to deal with Old Wei.

After all, the most troublesome thing about the deformed beasts born from "Purgatory" is that they carry the corrupting power of "Purgatory". Apart from this, they are just ordinary monsters with lost minds.

The shadowy old man roared unwillingly, but "Purgatory" was already impatient. It greedily absorbed everything and was about to reach the critical point of breakthrough.

"Hiss, I didn't expect that the captain could hold on so well..."

Frick muttered under his breath as he observed the changes in the hatchery.

In fact, even if Lina forced herself to overdraw and use two burst secret skills, it should not be fatal. What is really fatal is the "Purgatory" environment. Lina does not have Frick's armor and cannot resist the influence of "Purgatory".

In addition, when they entered the hatchery, all members of the "Hunting" team had already been hit by some hidden tricks, and their most important consciousness was damaged.

You know, for this plan, the "company" and the "fire granters" involved in it have already prepared for a long time in advance to ensure that nothing goes wrong.

Through precise calculations, in order for this degraded version of the "Purgatory" phenomenon to break through to its full form, at least five eighth-level awakeners are needed.

As for those ordinary people and low-level awakeners, they are at most a supplement and cannot make up for the nutrients provided by an eighth-level awakener.

Eighth-level awakeners are rare, and the "Company" does not want the human side to suffer too much loss of power, so as not to disrupt the balance.

Five is just right, one less is too little, one more is too much.

And now, there is only one last one left.

Frick sat down, calmly waiting for the moment when the hatchery expanded again and "Purgatory" became completely complete.

However, what he waited for first was not the changes in "Purgatory", but a petite silver figure walking out of the dark night.

The half-cloak concealed her figure, leaving only half of her delicate little face particularly eye-catching even in the dark.

"Ms. Bai, instead of accompanying the captain during her final moments, you came to seek revenge on me in advance? I even left you some space so as not to disturb your interest."

Frick looked at Luo Ling, who had an indifferent expression, with a hint of regret in his eyes.

He knew that Luo Ling would definitely come, but in his imagination, she would not come until Lina died and was digested by "Purgatory".