Survival in the game world begins with Biochemical 2

Chapter 486: Angel's Birth

The lower level of the cult headquarters, the refuge hall.

"boom--"

The entrance door was pushed open violently, and the loud noise naturally attracted the attention of the guards and refugees in the hall.

However, they soon saw clearly who came in. It was none other than the Knight Commander Credo, and two followers who were also wearing knight robes. They relaxed.

The knight in charge of guarding here immediately stepped forward and said, "Captain!"

Credo had returned to his usual serious demeanor and nodded expressionlessly, "New orders, escort the civilians to the ruins of the Mitis Forest immediately."

"Now? Heading to the forest?" The guard was stunned, not understanding the meaning of this order for a moment, but Credo did not give him a chance to question it. He turned his head and glanced at him, which made the knight of the Order startled and immediately answered loudly: "Yes!"

Then, he saluted to Credo and began to convey orders and gather people. Credo turned his head and asked a knight beside him: "...Are you sure the forest ruins are safe?"

The one next to him dressed as a knight of the Order was naturally V, and the other one was Tracy. V replied, "The ruins at the edge of the forest have been cleaned up. Although it is impossible to guarantee that there is not a single demon, there will definitely not be an infestation. Compared to this place which is about to become a battlefield, it is still safer in the forest."

After defeating Echidna, the small hell gate in the forest was temporarily closed, and the scattered night demons continued to hunt demons in small teams according to the instructions of Li You and Aigi. With the help of Yuzu, they had actually cleared most of the demons in the forest.

However, in the original game plot, there was no plot where the Pope opened the three small hell gates, so Li You did not expect this to happen. He originally placed the Night Demons near the small hell gates, mainly to prevent any powerful demons from coming out from there, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise.

After the three small hell gates were forced to activate, Li You contacted Aggie remotely and asked her to send out elite troops to clear the ancient ruins on the edge of the Mitis Forest and use them as a temporary shelter.

In the game, this headquarters built along the coast will be completely destroyed later, so of course we can't leave those refugees here to die.

The number of refugees arriving at the headquarters was not too many, less than a hundred people, and most citizens were taking refuge in their homes in the city. So even though the manpower was limited, under Credo's watch, the knights of the order quickly organized the refugees and began to lead them out of the hall in a line.

Of course, the refugees could not be without complaints, but this was when the benefits of the religious city of Fortuna were reflected. Even if they were a little dissatisfied, these devout believers would not disobey the orders of Credo, the Knight Commander, so everything went very smoothly.

The path leading into the shelter hall did not completely coincide with the main gate, so they avoided areas where conflicts might arise and left the headquarters.

Led by Credo, Tracy and V, the team successfully reached the ancient ruins at the edge of the forest. Here, the knights and refugees were somewhat surprised to see a group of people wearing strange black cloaks quietly guarding the perimeter of the ruins.

"Those are the secret forces of the cult. You don't need to ask for anything else." Credo said at this time, "Guide the citizens into the ruins for refuge. You guard the interior, and they will be responsible for the exterior. Don't slack off at all. Do you understand?"

“Yes——!!” the Knights of the Order answered loudly.

"Okay." Credo nodded and named a few more names, "Dennis, Bell, Chloe... follow me, there is a special mission!"

Leaving most of the remaining knights and all the refugees near the ruins, Credo and his two companions took the five or six knights of the order who had been selected to another corner outside the forest.

Then, Credo just stood there, staring in the direction of the headquarters in a daze.

"...Captain, what do we need to do?" Several knights of the order looked at each other for a moment, and finally someone asked.

Credo seemed to come to his senses and turned to look at them: "...I'm sorry."

As soon as he finished speaking, Tracy and V, who were standing on both sides, took action at the same time!

One of them took out two spinning daggers, and the other drew out a samurai sword, and they slashed at the knights of the cult at lightning speed!

Knights of the Order: “!?”

The incident happened suddenly, and even if they wanted to resist, they were powerless and were soon knocked down by the two fierce women.

The helmet of the Knight of the Order named Dennis fell off, revealing a devilish face underneath. He fell to the ground and looked at Credo, extremely puzzled: "...Why?"

"Pfft-"

The spinning dagger pierced his neck, taking away his last bit of strength.

Tracy pulled out her knife and asked, "Are they the only ones?"

Credo's face did not look good: "...They are the only ones who are loyal to the Pope and have performed the ascension ceremony."

The dagger spun a few times in Tracy's hand. "But I saw that among those people just now, there were others who had performed the ritual, right? Aren't they going to get rid of them?"

Credo glared at her and said, "Those people may have performed the ceremony, but they did it for faith, not to blindly follow the Pope!"

The two looked at each other and the atmosphere changed slightly. V wanted to speak to coordinate, but Tracy shook her head again: "Okay, this is what we agreed on anyway, as long as you know what you are doing."

"...I will take responsibility." Credo said.

The refugees in the headquarters of the Order must be rescued, but as for the knights of the Order, if it were Dante, he would definitely kill all those who performed the ascension ceremony and drive away the rest.

But Li You had a different idea. He believed that since Credo had a chance to reform, other knights of the Order should be treated the same. So he only asked Credo to eliminate those diehards who would never wake up, and the rest would depend on their performance. This plan was supported by Credo himself, so he finally decided to implement it.

Seeing that the problem was solved, V snapped his fingers and said, "Then the refugees here have been settled. Let's go back to the city."

A faint light flashed in her eyes, and a moment later, a black shadow passed over the heads of the three people, circled around, and landed on the open space nearby - it was Yuzu in the form of a flying dragon.

V called out to Credo and Trish, "Let's go! Yuzu is the fastest!"

Tracy was somewhat interested: "A dragon... I have never seen such a creature in person."

——Soon, Yuzu grabbed the three people and took off, flying towards the city of Fortuna.

Tracy, who was hanging on his feet, was a little helpless: "...It seems to be different from what I imagined?"

……

At the same time, next to the small hell gate in the forest.

Dante stood in the open space here, his arms and feet covered with silver armor with red patterns, and there was a mask on the lower half of his face, looking quite majestic.

He raised his head and looked at the dark shadows going away in the sky: "They are moving pretty fast."

Dante seemed to have just finished exercising, his chest was slightly heaving, and he clapped his hands as if to shake off the dust on his body. But what fell with his movement was not the debris on his clothes, but the towering little gate of hell behind him!

Starting from the bottom, cracks quickly spread upwards on the black and gold stone tablet, and then the entire tablet collapsed!

"Boom——!!"

Fragments of all sizes pressed down on Dante, but Dante stood motionless. The rubble fell close to him, and not a single piece of it touched him.

Soon the noise stopped, the smoke and dust cleared, and the original small hell gate had completely turned into fragments all over the ground.

Dante moved his wrist and said with a smile: "I haven't used this thing for a long time. It feels pretty good!"

"Okay, which one will be next?"

As he spoke, he continued to walk towards Fortuna Castle in a somewhat sloppy but actually very fast manner.

……

The headquarters of the cult.

Walking forward along the circular platform, the first thing they saw was the waiting hall for receiving new visitors. Naturally, there was no one here at this time, so Li You and Nero walked straight through without stopping.

Coming out of the door behind the waiting room, the main body of the cult headquarters, a stone monument-like building that could be seen from a very far distance, appeared before the two of them. On the white marble exterior wall, the huge emblem of the Devil Sword Cult attracted attention.

But from here on, the welcoming team finally showed up.

"Clang, clang."

With clanging sounds, one after another, figures in silver-white armor walked out of the headquarters gate and lined up in neat rows.

"Two, four, six, eight... Wow, the old Pope is very generous. He released eight silver knights to stop us." Nero wiped his nose and looked ahead with a smile.

The Silver Knights were indeed powerful demon warriors, and were stronger than the "elite created by the Demon Emperor" Assault Demon Soldiers. However, for Nero now, it was not too difficult to deal with them, not to mention that Li You was there. "Don't be careless, look up." Li You reminded.

Nero looked up and noticed that two platinum knights were slowly descending under the propulsion of their wings, and finally landed in front of the silver knights' team.

They then drew out the golden jet swords decorated with wings at their waists, and the wings behind them turned into shields again in their hands. Then they actually commanded the silver-white knights, started to line up, and prepared to take the initiative to attack.

"Captain?...it will be troublesome if someone gives orders." Nero curled his lips.

"Not only that, it seems that the Platinum Knight can really enhance the Silver Knight."

Li You's eyes saw more things. He saw clearly that after the Platinum Knight landed, the magic power on his body was connected with the Silver Knights, increasing the overall magic power of the Silver Knights by nearly 20%.

Considering the number of Silver Knights, this is no small bonus. Just now, Li You was able to disperse the Silver Knights without the bonus of Platinum Knights, but now it is impossible to be so simple.

"I see. What you mean is, don't keep it, right?"

As Nero spoke, blue-green magic began to emerge from his body.

Li You nodded: "Let's do this..."

In front, the knights were approaching with resounding steps. When they were close to a certain distance, they stopped one after another, then turned their shields into wings, and together with the weapons in their hands, they began to accumulate strength, preparing to launch a charge!

But at this moment, Li You suddenly had a simple pistol in his hand. He handed the pistol to Nero, who injected magic power into it and then threw it with all his strength using the Devil's Hand!
After Nero obtained the Yama Sword and completed the second awakening, his physical fitness increased dramatically again. Now, if it is a pure competition of strength, he has indeed surpassed Li You. It can only be said that he is worthy of being a born reckless man.

In his hands, the pistol flew out at a speed that almost broke the sound barrier, and directly penetrated a platinum knight standing in the front!
The magic power attached to the short spear undoubtedly caused great damage to the Platinum Knight, but the wound was not fatal. The short spear pierced through its body and stabbed into the ground behind it, landing in the middle of the knights' formation, but the other knights didn't notice it at all, let alone care about their injured companions.

For them, executing orders and annihilating the enemy is the only idea.

However, the next moment, Li You's figure suddenly disappeared from his original place, and then instantly appeared in their queue!
Before this group of brainless knights could react, a strong magical power erupted from Li You, and a burning wind mixed with thunder and lightning swept over, interrupting their power accumulation, and followed closely by a myriad of flashing sword lights!
"Shhhhh-"

As the swords flashed, most of the knights who had not raised their shields because they were preparing to charge in formation were cut into pieces and turned back into lifeless pieces of armor. Including the previously injured platinum knight, they fell down without any resistance.

Although another platinum knight and three or two silver knights dodged this wave of attacks, when they turned around to deal with Li You, Nero had already rushed up again!
The Scarlet Queen and Belial danced in his hands, the shadow of the demon appeared behind him, and the Yama Sword appeared in his hand. The three sharp blades slashed back and forth, and the continuous offensive easily tore the remaining knights into pieces!
"Dang lang lang—"

Fragments of armor rolled all over the ground. Nero dispersed the shadow of the demon and took back Belial. Li You also stopped transforming into a dragon man. There were no enemies here anymore.

"Let's go." Nero carried the Scarlet Queen on his back.

"Okay." Li You said and clapped his hands. A bloated figure walked out from the waiting room at the back.

If you look closely, it is actually Li You's prosthetic puppet. Its appearance has not changed and it is still in its initial shape, but there is another figure chained behind it, and that figure is Agnes in human form.

Agnas was now locked up with black chains and his mouth was blocked, but he continued to struggle and whimper.

But the power of the cyborg puppet was not weak at all, and Agnas was in poor condition, so he couldn't break free at all.

The prosthetic puppet carried Agnes to Li You and Nero. Li You raised his hand and pulled off the cloth that was blocking Agnes' mouth: "It's time for you to play a role."

Agnas was gasping for breath, with blood vessels bulging on his face. His expression was extremely ugly. He looked at Li You with half anger and half fear: "W-what did you do to me? My body...why has it become so weird!"

Li You's mouth twitched: "Why don't you change your words for me! People who don't know me would think I did something to you!"

"Alright, stop struggling. Didn't I tell you that I just injected you with a virus that would change your body? Now your physical foundation is unstable and your magic power is out of control, so there's nothing you can do."

As he spoke, Li You looked at the cult's headquarters building and said, "If you tell me the truth, I will give you some dignity. Otherwise..."

"Bah!" Agnes actually mustered up the courage to spit. "You want me to surrender? No way! The Pope's great plan will soon be realized, and the Savior will crush you, you, you into a pulp!"

Li You was not annoyed, but nodded: "Yes, that's it. Tell me all the detailed information about the savior."

Agnes forced a cold smile and said, "You, just dream on. You will never get any information from me!"

"Really? Then I won't be polite." Li You said, and was silent for a moment, as if he was muttering something.

Nero looked at it with some curiosity, but before Agnas could understand what was going on, suddenly an idea came to him, and he suddenly felt a strong urge to tell Li You all the secrets!
Agnas was shocked, and immediately tried to mobilize the magic power in his body to fight against it, but the virus in his body was completely activated at this time, and began to attack his brain from the physical level!

Agnes's expression was completely distorted, with the left and right halves of his face twisted into different expressions, and he struggled to utter words one by one:

"...In, the most... No, no, I won't... betray... the bottom! There's my... I have nothing... Research Center!"

Although the word order was confusing, he finally managed to spit out all the key words. Li You nodded and said, "The research center at the bottom of the headquarters? Got it."

Hearing this, Agnes collapsed like a deflated pufferfish, unable to utter a single word. Nero, watching from the side, was both curious and afraid: "How... did you do that?"

"It's just a last resort against the enemy, and it has great limitations, so don't worry about it." Li You shook his head. "Let's go to this research center and take a look. According to Credo and Agnes, the savior might be difficult to deal with, so more information would be good."

Nero also nodded: "That's right. Thanks to your early arrangements, we are not in a hurry now. The Pope has nothing in his hands. The longer we delay, the better it is for us. If we wait until Dante comes back, the three of us can work together to tear the savior into pieces!"

"That's the truth." Li You nodded, "Let's go."

Although the stone statue of the savior needs the magic sword Sparta and a person of Spartan blood as its core to operate at full power, it is not immovable without capturing Nero or Dante. The magic sword Sparta has already supplied it with considerable magic power, and the savior can still move and attack, but his mobility is limited.

As for the savior who had not cut off the magic power supply, even Dante felt a little strenuous to chop him, and he was obviously not that easy to deal with. Therefore, Li You brought Agnes with him to force him to get information.

At the same time, he also has his own little selfish desires.

Let’s not talk about that. At this moment, under the guidance of Nero, the two of them and Agnes went to the research center in the basement of the headquarters.

"In the past, only cadres were allowed to enter and exit the lower levels of the cult headquarters. Many people were actually suspicious of this, wondering if the cadres were doing something shameful inside, such as corruption, obscene acts that violated the doctrine, and so on."

Nero explained as he walked, as if he had regained his previous feeling.

"But since I know Credo, I know that this won't happen... but now it seems that the truth is even worse than that."

They came to the lower floor of the headquarters, picked up Agnes, unlocked the door, and entered the research center.

Not long after they walked inside, Li You and Nero's expressions changed.

They saw all kinds of things. The first was a factory-like room labeled "Angel's Birth Room", where there were a large number of unfinished armor fragments of the Silver Knight and the Platinum Knight, as well as demons and humans imprisoned in cages.

At this moment, a strange instrument was extracting their life and soul energy, which was then injected into the assembled armor to activate them.

This is where the "angels" are born.

Anger welled up on Nero's face and he punched the cages that bound the humans, but he was unable to break them.

Li You's expression was normal. He had seen this scene in the game before. However, the Angel's Nativity Room in the game was actually in the underground area of ​​​​Forduna Castle. I don't know why this world was transferred here.

But soon, he understood the reason and his expression became extremely ugly.

In the next room, there were countless iron cages of different sizes. Each cage had a number, and contained demons of different shapes, with various data recorded like experimental animals.

But that's not all, these cages don't just contain demons, they also contain strange creatures that have half of their bodies human and the other half in demonic postures.

Nero showed an expression of disbelief: "They, are not demons? Could it be that..."

He remembered what Credo said, that those chosen by God would evolve into angels. So what would happen to those who failed in the ritual and were not chosen by God?
These cold iron cages gave the answer.

Nero and Li walked through the cages one by one, but the "people" in the cages did not respond at all. They did not try to talk, nor did they scream or wail, but according to the data from the instruments, they all had vital signs.

Looking at the cages displayed one by one, Nero felt a chill running up to the sky on his back, and for a moment he didn't know how to react.

But then, Li You's low and serious voice called him back: "Nero, maybe you should come and see this."

Nero turned around and saw Li You standing in front of a cage at the end, staring at the "person" inside. He approached absentmindedly and looked into the cage. The creature inside had half a face that he was very familiar with.

"You are... Tonio?"

(End of this chapter)