Cyber Era Witch
Chapter 417 - 375 The Dust Settles

Chapter 417: Chapter 375 The Dust Settles

"You—who are you!" Lu Jing’s gaze cleared as she saw Seeking Shadow acting violently, hurrying to restrain her. Moments later, she felt something familiar, "The shadow of the Cyber Specter!"

"I’m here to save you, don’t move around carelessly." Seeking Shadow shouted.

"Mireya..." Lu Jing drew her sword and walked towards Mireya, whose upper body was a mess, with charred and blackened burn wounds, repulsively grotesque.

"What are you doing?" Seeking Shadow observed.

"She... she betrayed..." Lu Jing crouched before Mireya, slashing with her sword, injuring both of Mireya’s eyes, "She betrayed Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing, she—they—defeated me together, I..."

Lu Jing couldn’t continue, agitated and in turmoil, and darted outside.

"Calm down!" Seeking Shadow followed closely behind.

"I don’t know what happened." Lu Jing felt distressed, her mind in chaos, "Where am I? What should I do?"

"And that angel, killing it was also a great achievement." Seeking Shadow led Lu Jing towards the upper deck.

"Was it you who saved me? If I don’t repay this kindness, I won’t be able to rest or eat in peace." Lu Jing gripped her sword, looking tense.

"Tell me anything you remember, even just a little," Seeking Shadow said.

"The whole ship was corrupted by them, turned into a site for rituals dedicated to strange and mysterious gods..." Lu Jing sighed, "I was helpless, ever since that angel..."

"I recognize you, too. You’re that overly anxious Witch, always on the hunt for the perpetrator, with a strong sense of justice." Seeking Shadow said without turning back, "I just need you to help me understand one thing—what is justice, anyway?"

"I’m still waiting for you and the Cyber Specter to tell me the answer to that question!" Lu Jing lamented, "Cyber Specter—it must be able to tell us what justice is."

"All it will tell you is one thing: no concept can withstand deconstruction." Seeking Shadow said, "So justice doesn’t exist—do you believe that?"

"I don’t believe it." Lu Jing said.

They ran quickly, clanging on the metal floor, Lu Jing seeing the angel in formal attire bound by anti-magic power, still frozen in the position of reaching for its halo, and quickly rushed forward, stabbing from the back. Her entire sword shattered upon contact, completely ineffective.

Correspondingly, the sound of a human body exploding came from a cabin somewhere.

"What’s happening?" Lu Jing knew nothing about the situation and hurriedly discarded her sword, "Why..."

"Through the ritual, she bound her own life and the lives of the citizens together," Seeking Shadow received a message and relayed it to Lu Jing, "Just now, Mireya controlled the minds of many citizens to perform a magic formula, targeting this angel."

"Did I kill people?" Lu Jing was astonishingly perplexed.

"There’s no time for misplaced mercy now; we don’t yet know how to put an end to this magic formula," Seeking Shadow said, "You must kill this angel at the cost of all the remaining citizens’ lives on board!"

"That is absolutely not what I should do." Lu Jing was heartbroken, "Even if it’s the only way, I refuse."

"If the time comes, and the angel regains movement, gets its halo," Seeking Shadow warned, "its power will become hundreds of times stronger. What happens then, nobody knows!"

"I must consult my superiors." Lu Jing gritted her teeth.

"No!" Seeking Shadow said, "Losing the ship is a major fault; killing the angel will be a great merit. If you don’t kill it, punishment is certain!"

"The lives of ordinary people matter too." Lu Jing’s face was pale.

"Then I’m leaving." Seeking Shadow said, "Don’t tell anyone I was here, and don’t forget who saved you!"

Lu Jing wanted to say more but remembered how she had written a 60,000-word confession report due to her previous contact with the Cyber Specter. During that time, she felt as emotionless as wood, and her head nearly exploded looking at the document.

"Thank you! I’ll do my best!" Lu Jing watched Seeking Shadow depart, picking up the broken hilt of her sword again, staring at the motionless angel, and hastily contacted her superiors.

Learning that Mireya had been subdued and the angel bound, Lu Sizhou immediately requested the Tenjouin Family’s ships and personnel approach and take control of the vessel. However, they were intercepted by the massive Ocean Descendant Clares the Second, causing a lengthy delay, with only a few of the elite family guards able to board the ship in time.

When they tried to capture the angel alive, a light shone on the halo and the angel disappeared with it, completely mysteriously, right before their eyes.

"Find Mireya first." Lu Sizhou had no choice but to settle for the next best thing.

The severely injured Mireya was captured and imprisoned. Since she wielded mental magic, it was problematic to alter her brain as it would render her incapable of mind control, so she remained imprisoned as a captive of Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing.

Lu Sizhou demanded a full explanation from Lu Jing, who lied, saying she protected herself with anti-magic power at the last moment, which allowed her to defeat Mireya alone. Lu Sizhou suspected there was other help involved but had no evidence, so he had to put the matter aside for now.

Only when the delayed reinforcements finally broke free from the Ocean Descendant and boarded the Haiyun to conduct a thorough search did they discover a terrible truth.

Half of the magical materials in the cargo had disappeared!

From the original 2,000 pounds of magical materials, now only half the bottles remained, disappointing Lu Sizhou greatly. With this loss, Heavenly Cardinal Manufacturing’s plans in Silla could not proceed.

Dejected, all they could do was digest the setback internally.

The loss control officer boarded the ship and took over the entire vessel’s data system. He plugged the portable drive into the database, backing up the navigation logs, and Yonka and the Nightmare Program seized the chance to escape into the drive.

"I’m thinking of washing my hands of this." Yonka said, "This is a world fraught with peril and madness, I can’t carry on recklessly as before."

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"..." The Nightmare Program patiently waited, for one day Yonka would grow tired of the unchanging data structure, and then they would have their chance to reign over the world once again, when the electronic virus would ultimately rule the era of civilization.

The "dead ship" Haiyun was slowly towed back to Jinnan Prefecture, the damage control troops stopped gathering, returned to their original combat sequence, and went back to the various naval bases on the Pendulum Archipelago. The decisive battle with Black Fire Innovation was just months away.

"Miss Nestor, I hope to spend the night in Anjiu City," Lu Sizhou communicated with Lila, "to appreciate the finale of this meteor storm."

"Welcome," Lila said.

"I am impressed with the methods of Nestor Corporation," Lu Sizhou said with an undertone.

"You flatter me," Lila replied, unflustered, "In the end, Haiyun remained unharmed, as we exercised the utmost restraint as you commanded."

"Well, thank you for that," Lu Sizhou said, "I hope to have breakfast with you."

"Yes..." Lila said.

She ended the communication, only to receive another message from Aledy.

"I must have shot that angel 30 times," she said, "I tried my best, but I still couldn’t beat her."

"It was 33 shots," Lila said, "I know."

The residents of Anjiu City enjoyed a night of chaos and beauty, as the sky full of meteors made them realize the many wonders worth paying attention to on this planet itself.

At that time, in New Taixi State, the angels surrounded the summoned Dress Angel, taking turns to kiss her wounds, crying and singing for her.

The song soothed Dress Angel’s injured soul, and also gradually healed her wounds.

"65 gunshot wounds, 22 bullet fragments, 4 impacts," the angel in charge of cleaning the wounds wept, "and the filthy and corrupt power of the stars left her physically and mentally shattered!"

"I failed," Dress Angel hung her head, her expression dim, "I could defeat humans, but I couldn’t defeat Farosa, not even worthy of her personal intervention."

"Destiny is already clear," Dilnai said, seated upon the throne, wings raised high, "We must be the last guardians, protecting this world at the time of the final judgment, keeping it from the brutal and ruthless hands of Farosa. She is the eternal nemesis of the cause of righteousness, her actions devoid of justice, nothing but the accumulation of sins. Stay ready for battle, angels, for we shall face and destroy this blasphemous devil on the final battlefield of good and evil. When the horns are sounded, the next world will also arrive."

She used to be sullen, but now Dilnai had a purpose.

Underground in Aizu City, the rampaging Chainsaw Angel had been defeated by Pan Ruiyi. She could still swing her chainsaw in the first few seconds of the fight, but as Pan Ruiyi closed the distance, her martial arts proved ineffective and she was easily overcome by a heavy punch.

"Ugh..." As Pan Ruiyi clutched the Chainsaw Angel’s throat, her eyes rolled back, and she let out a hoarse scream.

"Behave yourself," Pan Ruiyi tightened her strong arm, "The machines here are very expensive."

rushed back to Nestor Industrial Park, where the Chainsaw Angel had long trained with hardship. But when the Chainsaw Angel heard the fragments of a hymn coming from the harbor, her mind finally began to collapse, plunging her into madness.

"Kill me..." Chainsaw Angel saw 102, her eyes widened, "Kill me!"

wept as she set down the Short Spear.

"Don’t hesitate!" Pan Ruiyi shouted, "Farosa will resurrect her anyway."

"No!" Chainsaw Angel raised her voice, struggling fiercely, "Don’t resurrect me again... erase me forever! Don’t let me continue to be a slave—the last chance..."

"I don’t want to, I don’t want to..." 102 sobbed.

"You’re an adult now!" Chainsaw Angel howled, "Kill me!"

"Move aside!" 102 yelled, and Pan Ruiyi jumped back. 102 grabbed the Short Spear, pulled the trigger, and the gunfire from the gunlance shattered the upper body of Chainsaw Angel, blood splattering everywhere.

"She was meant to die by your hand anyway," Pan Ruiyi said.

"Shut up! Go away!" 102 cried as she gathered the pieces of Chainsaw Angel’s corpse, cleaning the metal walkway with a rag, "I am going to bury her where Farosa can’t find her..."

"Let me help you," Pan Ruiyi moved to and fro, not missing even the smallest piece of flesh, "After all, it was her last wish."

To let Chainsaw Angel rest in peace, 102 took great care.

"Chainsaw Angel... farewell," 102 said sadly, rubbing her eyes.

"It’s a part of life," Pan Ruiyi consoled 102.

and Pan Ruiyi buried Chainsaw Angel together in an unmarked corner of Aizu City cemetery, hoping she would find a peaceful death.

As they filled the first shovel of earth, the entire grave suddenly emptied. 102 opened the body bag to find it utterly empty, not even a feather left behind.

turned pale.

She ran back frantically to Shijin Mansion to find Farosa, only to see Chainsaw Angel sitting catatonically at the corridor by the secret room door, her wings folded. 102 suddenly remembered that, when they were hunting Mack, everyone had left a vial of blood and a strand of hair at Shijin Mansion.

Farosa approached from a distance, her face wearing a pleasant smile.

"Aren’t you happy?" she bent down to 102, staring into her eyes.

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