Chapter 454: Suffering Heavenly Girl (Please Subscribe)
Mingde University's north side, on the city center's Fifth Avenue, "Despair" rapidly left the scene after firing her gun.
According to the intelligence, their mission target this time was extremely dangerous. Though personally at the Fifth Realm, he possessed an unprecedented combat rating of 4SSS+.
In addition, he had a top-tier security team and a formidable hacker force. Therefore, after firing the gun, regardless of whether the target was dead or alive, she and her Battle Dragon were required to leave the scene immediately.
"Despair" followed the observer's instructions, moving through the streets like a ghost.
Due to the recent gunshot and explosion, this once bustling street was in total chaos.
However, after a full 30 seconds without any new gunshots or cannon fire, the people regained their calm and began to gather by the street, looking toward the scene of the incident.
"Despair" moved silently and tracelessly among them, her presence unnoticed by anyone, and no holographic camera could capture her image.
Equipped with the Bloodline Armament "Divine Concealment" from Sky Extreme Star and aided by her observer and hacker partner, Hidden Moon, each of her assassination missions left no trace behind.
At that moment, Hidden Moon directed her on the escape route while praising her in their combat team communication.
Hidden Moon: Well done, Despair! That shot was clean and brilliant! Lin Rui, hailed by the Federation as the unprecedented 4SSS+, boasted that his strength could rival that of the Sixth Realm, yet he couldn't react at all under your gunfire.
"Despair" remained expressionless, ignoring Hidden Moon's comments, but Hidden Moon was unfazed and continued messaging.
Hidden Moon: Still, be careful. Lin Rui's security forces are on the move; the guy's surrounded by strong forces, including three 6S tactical teams, two 6A tactical teams, and eight type 6 Combat Robots, as well as two type 7s. I haven't seen Gong Hengdao yet.
Hidden Moon: They've already blocked several intersections around, and they have a very powerful hacker. We need to adjust our escape route again.
However, Hidden Moon did not notice that "Despair," who should have been devoid of any emotions and not affected by anything outside of her mission, now showed a severe fluctuation in her eyes, and her sclera were reddening.
"Despair's" delicate face paled even more at that moment.
Just as she killed that "Lin Rui," "Despair's" mind suddenly filled with countless images that she should have felt foreign yet felt incredibly familiar—with those images, she seemed to recognize the mission target.
Their relationship appeared very close; in her memory, she even called him "brother."
"Despair" did not know where these memories came from; were they her own memories or effects created by some Illusionist nearby?
The problem was these memory images felt so familiar, embedded deeply in her blood and bones, as if they were things she never wanted, never should forget.
But if these images were real, had she killed her own brother with her own hands?
"Despair" did not know how to handle this—indeed, she could not respond, as the Biological Chip implanted at the back of her skull forced her to obey her master's commands, not allowing any actions outside the planned mission.
About half an hour later, under the observer's directions, "Despair," with her mind in disarray, arrived at a hidden underground base on the west side of Ninth Base City.
Her room, located in the deepest part of this secretive base, was constructed entirely of the sturdiest and toughest alloy, resembling a prison cell meant for felons, and apart from a Sleeping Cabin and some diagnostic apparatuses, there was nothing else, giving it a cold ambiance.
"Despair" entered, hesitated for a moment, then stripped off her black skin-tight suit and lay down inside the Sleeping Cabin.
Soon after, an elderly man in a white lab coat and glasses, bald, followed by a group of researchers and a few muscular guards wearing Exoskeleton Armor, entered.
Following them was a young woman dressed in a black, tight suit, her features symmetrical with a full, well-rounded figure, giving off a plump impression.
This girl entered, smiled warmly at "Despair," and winked.
—This girl was Hidden Moon, "Despair's" teammate and partner for several years.
However, as soon as Hidden Moon entered, she paused, finally noticing something off about "Despair."
She discovered that her usually emotionless companion not only had red, swollen rims around her eyes but also traces of glistening tears at the corners.
"It seems that the blocked memories have awakened."
The bald old man smiled as expected. He walked over to the sleeping cabin, opened the glass cover, and looked at Ming Yue inside, "It seems the memory-blocking technology developed by the Western Pacific Alliance is still not up to mark. Encountering emotionally close family members or experiencing strong emotional fluctuations can still trigger memory unlocking."
"Family members? Strong emotional fluctuations?" 'Yin Yue' looked at the bald old man puzzled, "Director, what did you just say? What does it mean?"
"Exactly what it sounds like. The target of this mission, Lin Rui, is actually her brother, and they are foster siblings. From what I can see of their family situation, it's no different from them being biological siblings."
The bald old man chuckled. He seemed casual as he spoke, but he was constantly observing Ming Yue's expressions.
He watched with satisfaction as Ming Yue's pupils drastically constricted, her expression a mix of shock, confusion, hatred, despair, and pain—extreme pain.
At that moment, a warning light in the room emitted a red glow.
"Warning, warning! The concentration of Abyss Source Material in Subject No. 1 is rising rapidly, 42%, 44%, 47%—"
"The physical form of Subject Battle Dragon is beginning to change, detecting a rise in Abyss Source Material concentration within its body, 81%, 82%—the compatibility with the essence of Suffering Heavenly Venerate continues to increase, currently at 82%—"
The bald old man's expression remained calm and composed; he continued to stand with his hands behind his back, looking down at Ming Yue in the nutrition cabin, "Inject the enhanced calming agent, maximum dosage!"
The girl 'Yin Yue' staggered back a step, her eyes lifeless as she leaned against the wall.
She knew her companion was the so-called 'Suffering Heavenly Girl,' and she knew that the only possibility for the increase in Ming Yue's pain essence was the pinnacle of "pain."
'Yin Yue' thought about how she had just been praising her companion's sleek shooting in the chat channel, and her heart tightened.
She felt like her words had just stabbed Ming Yue in the heart.
"You're insane!!" 'Yin Yue's' eyes turned blood-red as she glared menacingly at the director, "Why would you do this? Why make her kill her own kin? Don't you know this would cause her pain, push her into despair, and cause her essence levels to rise?"
The director chuckled in response, "Do you know why Zhen Hao decided to hand over you top assassins to me?"
'Yin Yue' was shocked again; she had recently been puzzled by this.
The two of them were Zhen Hao's most lucrative tools, earning him countless research funds through various dark web missions.
Given Zhen Hao's personality, it was unlikely he would willingly hand over such a cash cow to someone else.
"Because your companion is no longer useful. Her body has failed, and your master can no longer keep her alive, even if he replaced most of her organs with machines. She can no longer hold off the erosion from the Suffering Heavenly Venerate."
The director shook his head slightly, a faint glimmer in his eyes, "So now, we must give her the most splendid death, the grandest funeral, fitting her status as the strongest biological weapon of this century! They can't just die unnamed; I will make them shock the entire world."
"How is that possible?"
'Yin Yue' felt a chill run through her body. First, she shook her head, then suddenly lunged at the director.
However, her body was caught by a burly security guard who grabbed her neck with one hand, slightly exerting force that rendered her immobile and unable to breathe, her face turning pale.
"Don't hurt her! This girl is far more precious than you, to have reached the fifth realm of cultivation at her age, yet possess SS+ level hacker skills and computing power, which is extremely rare."
After the director stopped the security guard, he continued looking inside the experimental cabin, "Is it painful? She indeed looks to be in extreme pain, filled with hatred, wanting to give up, wanting to destroy this world? That's right, your existence in this world was a mistake, and it only brings you more pain."
He waved his hand, "Quickly! Try to finish the final physical check before the will of the Suffering Heavenly Venerate arrives—this is your last chance to check her physical values, be thorough—"
Just then, the director frowned.
He had just received a piece of information from the Divine Light Army intelligence agency—Lin Rui might not be dead, and the body in that Shen Wing 520 sports car could be Lin Rui's clone.
It was a surprise to the director; if Lin Rui were not dead, then the Despair Heavenly Girl's despair essence could not be successfully stimulated.