Hiss~
Under the streetlamp's glow, the 'Black Panther' slowly dissolved into a wisp of dark smoke, vanishing before Evernight's eyes. For her, enemies of this caliber were easily dealt with, but for the ordinary people of this world, this creature would undoubtedly be considered a terrifying monster.
Heinrich remarked, "Judging by the current situation, this world probably won't last much longer."
Although Evernight had used her ability to trace back memories from a thousand years ago, it remained unclear whether this world would endure for 999 years from now until its destruction, or collapse within just a year.
With a thought, Evernight and Heinrich reappeared in Ding Lang's underground facility. Faced with this sudden attack, the facility had descended into chaos. Ding Lang stared at the rows of machines blaring alarms, beads of cold sweat forming on his forehead.
An assistant reported, "An extremely massive energy source has entered our world and launched an attack!"
"Damn it!" Ding Lang cursed. "When did this happen? How did it get in? Where's the enemy?
The assistant stared at the machine before him, his lips trembling as he stammered, "T-the whole... the entire world..."
His words silenced Ding Lang instantly. Just then, a clattering and banging echoed from nearby, clearly indicating that the underground facility was under attack.
Evernight strode toward the sound, bypassing the door altogether by phasing right through the wall. Outside, several heavily armed "soldiers" were sweeping their special weapons across the darkness.
It's worth noting the power structure of this world, which closely mirrored the Arcane Federation of the Main World. The entire world was jointly ruled by three of the most powerful Magitech Masters, one of whom was Ding Lang himself.
Naturally, Ding Lang was surrounded by a large contingent of elite forces tasked with safeguarding his life.
"Rat-a-tat-tat—!!!"
In the golden firelight, special golden bullets were fired, themselves emitting intense light. Especially after entering the darkness, they completely dispelled the surrounding shadows, exposing the monsters within—the "Black Panthers."
What was even more unbelievable was that these golden bullets seemed to have eyes of their own. They instantly reversed course, flying straight toward the Black Panthers. Upon impact, each creature exploded violently, leaving only a pool of dark liquid on the ground resembling spilled ink.
Even when Black Panthers attacked the soldiers directly, blue energy shields automatically flared to life around them. The soldiers reacted with lightning speed, spinning around and firing a single shot that instantly annihilated their ambushers.
"Truly astonishing," Heinrich murmured. "The bullets fired from their weapons actually contain a faint trace of divine power?"
The first wave of assault was swiftly repelled, the soldiers maintaining an effortless air. However, Evernight had already identified the most critical issue: logistical support.
While these soldiers were undeniably formidable, what would happen once the energy in their Magitech Weapons gradually depleted over time?
The true strength of Magitech Technology lies in its logistics. For example, in a direct confrontation with the Eyeball, factories across the world could continuously produce Elemental Rending Bombs in mass quantities. But now, the Child of Flesh's influence has plunged the entire world into perpetual night, with danger lurking everywhere.
Consequently, the factories outside the city have ground to a halt. The previously stockpiled resources are finite; without resuming production, the soldiers' weapons and equipment will inevitably run out.
Click—
As the automatic door slid open, Ding Lang emerged, his gaze sweeping over the corpses of monsters littering the ground. He glanced at the soldiers' weapons and equipment at the entrance, clearly grasping the situation.
He immediately issued an order: "Get the troops into the city! Protect and maintain the operation of all critical factories and facilities!"
At this point, it was practically impossible to compel civilians to return to work. Even if Ding Lang issued such an order, few would likely comply. The only option was to have the military replace the workers, simultaneously providing security and performing the necessary labor.
It's crucial to remember that ordinary military units are no match for the elite forces under Ding Lang's command. Even for well-trained soldiers, proactively entering the darkness to fight these monsters would be extremely dangerous.
After issuing his orders, Ding Lang crouched down and used a syringe-like device to collect samples from the monster corpses on the ground. He then swiftly turned and retreated back into the underground facility.
His immediate priority was to unravel the secrets of these creatures and discover any possible countermeasures.
Seeing this, Evernight immediately accelerated. This was precisely the purpose of her mission. If Dr. Ding Lang could develop effective combat strategies against the Children of Flesh, she could simply replicate them.
Over the next month, Evernight could clearly sense the world's 'memory' rapidly diminishing. To put it another way, during that time, the global population plummeted by ten percent.
Thanks to her accelerated perception, Evernight witnessed firsthand how Ding Lang, once a handsome and charismatic young man, gradually became unshaven and disheveled, his entire appearance reflecting his utter exhaustion.
By the third month, the global population had plummeted by forty percent. After such a long period, the supplies stored in ordinary households had inevitably run out, forcing people to venture out—a perilous undertaking.
Even the military units guarding critical facilities were beginning to falter under the relentless, day-and-night assaults by the monsters. Their defenses gradually crumbled, and Ding Lang received daily reports of setbacks: strategic locations breached, entire military units annihilated.
Even his elite forces, once immune to casualties, had begun to suffer their first losses.
By the fifth month, the underground facility's resources were nearly exhausted. Only then did Ding Lang finally emerge from his laboratory, summoning all personnel to assemble before him. "Ladies and gentlemen," he declared, "I have two paramount missions to assign you!"
Evernight immediately ceased her acceleration.
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Spy-Chaps have been short bc author was badly sick from new years still