CHAPTER 999: MEDUSA

Chapter 999: Medusa

The man with heavy eyeliner laughed recklessly, his body leaning back exaggeratedly.

At that moment, another person emerged from nearby.

This person had fiery red hair and carried a long, ancient-looking katana at his waist.

Seeing the heavy eyeliner man's expression, he said coldly, "Otaku, control your habits. Making loud noises here is very dangerous!"

The heavy eyeliner man said somewhat discontentedly, "I'm loud because I stand on righteous ground!"

The red-haired man shook his head helplessly.

If not for this guy's considerable strength, he truly wouldn't want to work with him.

"Now, before anyone else discovers it, let's collect this thing!"

The red-haired man stared at the giant Totoro-like creature, a flash of fervor appearing in his eyes.

"This creature's origin is equivalent to a high-level Delta-ranked superhuman!"

When the two appeared, the sprites made no movements.

But when they showed malicious intent, the Totoro's melody immediately stopped.

The little sprites scattered in panic, hiding behind it.

The Totoro's originally cute and innocent eyes suddenly turned fierce.

"Roar!!!"

It opened its massive maw and emitted a somewhat sharp roar.

White moonlight instantly surged outward in all directions, the violent superhuman energy storm pushing the thick toxic miasma back hundreds of meters!

The red-haired man and the heavy eyeliner man seemed prepared, both calmly releasing powerful superhuman energy to block the impact force.

The companion creatures of the Divine Source were incredibly mysterious beings.

They possessed extremely powerful life energy within their bodies.

However, they could only rely on instinct to fight.

This was why the heavy eyeliner man called them NPCs.

By simply discerning their fighting patterns, one could quickly kill them through prolonged combat.

Then they could obtain sufficiently pure energy origin.

That was something even captain-level superhumans coveted!

But before the two could act, they sensed another presence approaching from a different direction.

Their expressions immediately turned vigilant.

Looking over, they saw a slender figure slowly emerging from the dense toxic miasma.

It was a tall woman with the striking waist-to-hip ratio and bust characteristic of Western women.

From her combat suit, the two recognized her identity.

Among the Hell's Lock members, there was only one female.

Codename [Medusa].

"Crap, why did it have to be her?"

The red-haired man and heavy eyeliner man frowned upon seeing the newcomer.

Encountering a Hell's Lock member here complicated things for them.

Because this time, they were here to assist Hell's Lock.

The two sides were allies, not enemies.

Since everyone had discovered the source sprites, it would be difficult for them to monopolize them.

Behind Medusa, mist swirled as a massive, colorful figure loomed faintly visible.

When she realized others were present, she immediately prepared for battle.

[Medusa] Judy Christina, superhuman ability index 9600 points.

Although her ability index wasn't particularly high among Hell's Lock members,

she had one advantage nobody else possessed.

That was a superhuman beast partner with an ability index of 9500 points - [Blood-Spotted Snake King].

Yes, it was a highly venomous patterned snake, not a python.

Pythons are non-venomous and lack fangs, but the Blood-Spotted Snake King possessed both viper venom and fangs, along with a massive python's body.

With this venomous pet, Christina's actual combat power approached that of Hell's Lock's upper echelon.

When Christina spotted the two men, the command center immediately provided their information.

"These two come from the Neon Pirate Pelican group's superhuman unit [Takamagahara]. The red-haired one is [Amaterasu], the guy with dark circles is [Susanoo]."

Knowing these two were allies from Neon, Christina curled her lips in a mocking smile.

She swayed her figure, gracefully moving to the side.

On one hand maintaining a safe distance from the Takamagahara duo, while simultaneously blocking the Totoro's escape route.

"What a coincidence, you appearing in this place too."

"As allies, I assume we won't fight over these source sprites, right?"

[Amaterasu] Ohgami Benimaru narrowed his eyes slightly.

"Of course, we're allies. We shouldn't conflict at such a time."

[Susanoo] Ounami raised his voice impatiently, "We came here to help! Shouldn't Hell's Lock's target be the Divine Source? Do you really need to compete with us over this?"

Christina laughed contemptuously, crossing her arms to emphasize her ample bust.

"Since it's valuable, there's no reason to pass it up. And the Divine Source material is limited—not everyone gets the opportunity."

General Huo En could see everything from the command center.

However, the allied forces weren't directly under their command.

To communicate, they needed to go through Neon's responsible personnel.

General Huo En thought for a moment and decided not to intervene in this matter.

According to their agreement, aside from the Divine Source belonging to the Colombian Navy, other acquisitions weren't explicitly defined.

Therefore, Ohgami Benimaru and Ounami had every right to obtain the source sprites.

However, even if General Huo En said nothing,

on such a battlefield, they still needed to consider the Colombian Navy's reputation.

Christina said with a smile, "Alright, since we all found it, for fairness' sake, let's split it fifty-fifty! Each side takes half."

Ohgami Benimaru and Ounami frowned, clearly disagreeing with this distribution.

Ohgami Benimaru said calmly, "There are three of us here. You take half while we split the other half—that's clearly unreasonable."

"I'd say it should be divided into three portions."

Christina scoffed derisively. Behind her, the over-twenty-meter-long Blood-Spotted Snake King opened its mouth, flicking its blood-red tongue. A scorching heat instantly melted the ground's solid ice, turning the soil dark black.

"If you put it that way, shouldn't my precious count as one too? Right, Mirian?"

She reached out to stroke the giant snake's head. The snake Mirian emitted a hiss, clearly agreeing with Christina's view.

Ohgami Benimaru and Ounami's expressions turned unpleasant.

Treating a superhuman beast pet as equal to humans when sharing such valuable resources?

This was somewhat hard for them to accept.

But suddenly, the Pelican organization leader from Neon communicated something to them.

Ohgami Benimaru and Ounami's expressions shifted slightly, but they understood they weren't on equal footing with the Colombian Navy now.

If they caused trouble, they would be the ones suffering losses.

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