Shadow of the Beautiful World

Sending off the silent Roman, Miss Cumming resumed her work.

The badge of the Mechanicus was taken away, which shows that the Romans themselves had some ideas.

This also shows that Ms. Cumming's first missionary work turned out well.

She was originally the private secretary of Texas billionaire Earl Gustav.

That paralyzed rich man was not an easy boss to serve. To be able to stay with him for several years, and to be promoted step by step in a system that was involved with the devil, showed that Miss Cumming was a very intelligent girl herself.

She was picked by Hope, the presiding judge of the Mechanicus, and was sent here to be responsible for the work of exterminating hell demons.

She understood the teachings of the Mechanicus with great speed, and volunteered for the first transformation.

And the mechanical arm that can extend from the back also made Miss Cumming truly understand what the power that once seemed illusory meant.

She may not be sincere.

But she is definitely the smartest and most eloquent human mechanical priest under Hope.

She entered a new system, where endless possibilities opened up to her.

For an ambitious girl, she already saw a bright future ahead.

Ms. Hope, the initial missionary effect is good. I will stay here and complete the work you ordered.

In the office, Cumming controlled his mechanical arm and connected with Hope.

In the projection that opened before her eyes, she said to her immediate superior:

I also met the emissary of Kama Taj yesterday. He told me that because the local rift is related to Lord Lucifer, they may need a period of preparation before they can completely seal the rift.

how long will it take?

Hope in the projection frowned, and Machina asked:

Do you have enough manpower over there?

Maybe in 10-15 days, we built a simple repair workshop in the ruins of the factory, so the loss of omnics is still within the acceptable range.

Cumming reported her work in a crisp tone, and she said to Hope:

This period of time is just enough for us to calmly complete the preaching of those hired mercenaries and superheroes. According to my estimation, after this incident is over, there will be more batches of human branches of the Mechanicus. believer.

Maybe not too sincere, but in the initial stage, we were suppressed by the Sky Eye Society and the government. It is already very good that we can do this.

This matter is your responsibility.

Hope said gently:

You don't need to report to me, Cumming.

Evangelism in human society is an attempt. It's best if you succeed, and no one will blame you if you fail.

After the things in Texas are completed, you take Gustav and the remaining omnics to Raccoon City, where there are also two of our high-level believers. You have to cooperate with them to complete the concept of omnic prosthetics and mechanical transformation. Promote.

Yes, ma'am.

Cumming says:

I'll go with the plan...Also, ma'am, a weird thing happened today.

The mechanical priest picked up the things in his hand and said to Hope:

A seriously injured angel sent this. He may have been attacked by hell creatures. Anyway, before he died, he didn't say who to give this thing to.

Sent by an angel?

Looking at what was projected, Hope said:

It looks like a bullet?

Yes, a deformed bullet.

Cumming replied:

I did a test and the material of the bullet is silver, pure silver.

But according to the knowledge of physics, it is impossible to make such a bullet from pure silver, and it can still penetrate the body of an angel.

Um...

Hope thought for a moment, and she said to Cumming:

Put that thing away, I'll contact a professional to pick it up, and besides, is the remains of that angel still there?

No remains, ma'am.

Cumming said honestly:

He blew up, and there were no bones left, not even ashes.

ha?

Hope showed a surprised expression again. She has been dealing with a group of strange creatures in the wasteland hell for the past few days.

Strange lore kept adding to Hope's database.

At least she now knows that strange creatures like angels, in most cases, will leave remains after death.

But a self-destruction, and no bones left... This is a bit scary.

You stay there, don't move!

Hope's expression became serious, and she said:

I immediately invite experts to go over and protect myself...

boom

Before Hope finished speaking, a loud noise sounded in the wilderness outside the ruins of the factory.

Cumming stood up abruptly, took a few steps forward, and looked at the place where the explosion occurred.

She put on her weird glasses, and as the lenses switched, she quickly captured a dozen distorted figures.

They are breaking through the Deadlock's defenses, and seem to be about to break into the factory.

Those twisted guys are black all over, with ferocious sharp teeth, extra limbs, and inhuman gait. They look strange, like spiritual pollution.

Best of all, they can act in sunlight!

They are not the same as those lesser demons who only crawl out of hell's rift at night.

Don't go out! They're probably after what's in your hand.

Hope in Projection says:

Let Gustav protect you, activate all armed omnics, and evacuate that line of defense if necessary, experts will be here soon!

Oh well.

Faced with this sudden situation, Cumming was also a little flustered.

But she soon regained her composure.

The door of the office was pushed open, and Gustav in full armor came in, holding a chainsaw sword in front of Cumming.

This former unscrupulous boss has now become a soldier dedicated to his faith. He has powerful force. Under his protection, Miss Cumming is relieved.

But the dozen or so demons rushing towards the factory were strange.

They don't seem to be able to be solved by physical means. The metahumans of the Deadlock Gang entangled them in various ways and barely dragged them in place.

These heroes, who often deal with supernatural events in New York City, also brought holy water.

During the pouring of holy water, the evil creatures screamed and seemed to be in pain.

The purchase of holy water is also on the agenda. The Church of God needs these supplements.

Miss Cumming thought to herself.

A few seconds later, she sniffled suddenly, looked at Gustav beside her, and said:

Did you smell... the stench of rot...

A cold wind suddenly came from behind, and the mechanical priest stiffened his neck and looked back.

In the shadows of her office, phantoms of quicksand were shaking, and in the increasingly clear rotten smell, four weird guys crawled out of the quicksand.

They have a human body shape.

But the body was covered with scorched yellow, rotten cloth strips.

A hoarse roar continued from his throat, like a zombie, the moment he crawled out of the quicksand, he raised his arms and rushed towards Cumming and Gustav.

The demons outside are just targets for attention!

These mummies are the real killing move!

mummy!!

Cumming screamed, and the silver-white mechanical arm behind her quickly stretched out and rested on her shoulder.

The extremely penetrating blue rays shot out continuously, hitting the smelly mummy, but they couldn't stop the weird dead man from approaching at all.

Gustav next to her roared. Amidst the ferocious roar of the chainsword, the transformed warrior took a step forward and waved his weapon to stop the two mummies that were rushing towards him.

Outside the office, armed omnics who heard the screams also broke in.

These red-eyed mechanical warriors are fearless in the face of fear. In the office that is gradually shrouded in the illusion of quicksand, while blocking the powerful and invulnerable ancient mummies, they escort Cumming out of here.

The mechanical body is powerful and fearless of death.

But until the Adeptus Mechanicus' Mechanical Exterminator omnics were developed, they were severely lacking in lethality against these sneaky supernatural forces.

In just a few minutes, the armed omnics that rushed into the office were dismantled by those ancient mummies, and even the mechanical warrior Gustav was brutally torn off an arm.

He tried his best to chop up a mummy at the cost of scrapping the chainsaw sword.

But the moment that guy was chopped into pieces, he already showed signs of self-healing.

Cumming was escorted out of the office building.

But the three-headed mummies broke the glass and jumped down from a high altitude. When they collided with the ground, they accurately blocked the fugitives' eyes.

Cumming glanced at the severely deformed silver bullet in his hand.

She knew that it was this thing that caused her death.

But she couldn't just throw it away.

This is my future!

Block them!

The mechanical priestess gritted her teeth and took a few steps back. The omnic warriors around her rushed forward bravely, but it was difficult for them to really block those amazing mummies.

Just when Cumming was anxious to get angry, a portal opened beside her.

Accompanied by a few white pigeons flapping their wings and flying into the sky, wearing a little black dress, fishnet stockings and high boots, holding a magician's cane, and wearing a black top hat, Zatana Zatara made a beautiful appearance.

Judging from Miss Magician's attire, she may have come directly from her ongoing stage magic show.

Cursed mummy?!

After Zatana saw the situation in front of her, she looked back at Cumming who was hiding behind her in surprise, and she said:

What did you take? To provoke such a difficult thing?

I do not know either!

Cumming was so anxious that he was about to cry.

She handed the silver bullet in her hand to Zatanna, who took it in her hand, and only glanced at it, her expression became extremely ugly.

This thing? It... how did it flow out? Damn it!

what is that?

Miss Cumming could tell from the change in Zatanna's expression that Miss Magician must know the thing that almost drove her to death, she screamed and asked.

I'll talk about it later.

Zatanna put away the bullet, she summoned her magic power, and her smooth black hair fluttered like a real witch.

She waved the magician's cane in her hand, and balls of light danced on the cane. She looked at the cursed mummy rushing towards her, and she tapped the cane wrapped in light on the ground.

Go back to your grave!

kuang

The white light stretched along the ground, rolling forward like a spider web, and those rays of light gathered into substantial light locks, winding around the bodies of the roaring mummies emitting a foul smell.

There are more and more chains of light, and complex runes also start to dance on the chains of light.

Zatana continued to input magic power.

In the face of such a high-level supernatural creature, it is not a good choice to rush up and beat him up.

She is not Merlin, she can attack from a distance as well as melee.

She is an occult witch, and she will use occult magic to solve the problem.

Facing the scene in front of him, a few shots will completely solve the problem.

Zatanna's eyes were beating with light, and under the deflection of the cane in her hand, the mummy bound by the light chain was struggling desperately.

But the ground under their feet turned into quicksand, engulfing them bit by bit.

A few minutes later, the exile technique was completed, and apart from the stench that remained in place, the factory was quiet again.

Zatanna breathed a sigh of relief.

It is also a little stressful for her to exile four high-level mummies at once.

She could solve the problem in a more convenient way, but that would turn the factory into a supernatural area unsuitable for people to live in for more than ten years.

The group of evil spirits in Wuguanghai are powerful, but the aftereffects of summoning them rashly are equally powerful.

Take me to the place where the angel died.

Miss Magician said to Miss Cumming who was still in shock behind her with a serious face:

You haven't destroyed the scene yet, have you?

No, I sent someone to protect it.

While leading the way, the mechanical priest asked in a low voice:

Master, what the hell is that bullet...?

Zatana glanced at her, and she said in a heavy tone:

Have you read the Bible?

Um.

Ms Cumming nodded.

Everyone on this land has probably read the Bible.

Then do you remember a story?

Zatanna tousled her hair, looked up at the empty sky, and sighed.

she says:

The one about the Last Supper, betrayal and death, and rebirth, the most famous one.

Cumming's mouth grew.

She probably knew what Zatanna was talking about.

Miss Magician glanced at her, and she said in a soft voice:

It comes from a field of blood... a thing of remorse and guilt.

Silver of Judas.