Colonial Suit

"That... that is..." The old geezer's face changed drastically, feeling his heart clench violently.

Because in his perception, this unknown object actually possessed an unfathomable level!! In other words, she, like the Hades Dirk, belonged to a realm he had not yet reached! A domain belonging only to gods!

God-tier!

But... where exactly did she come from? Why was there no mention of her in the information I collected?

The old geezer was completely puzzled, but his actions were not slow at all. While pulling Jules back quickly, he shouted to his subordinates, "Form a defensive system, do not attack, no matter how intensely they fight, it has nothing to do with us!"

"Yes!" the mercenaries responded thunderously.

Only a series of dense clicking sounds could be heard as all the armor transformed into full-defense mode, the frontmost ranks even transforming into hard miniature fortresses.

Although this kind of defense was not very effective against strong enemies, it obviously had a certain psychological effect, and the mercenaries' faces looked much better.

The old geezer, on the other hand, stared at the two in the air with a complex expression, drenched in cold sweat...

Of course, he didn't know that Lilith's intrusion at this moment was not voluntary.

In fact, she was also in a state of extreme chaos, completely unaware of what she was doing.

Just a few tens of minutes ago, she had just carried out the most crucial devouring of her life, absorbing Leela into her body.

Everything had been incredibly smooth before.

But no one expected that when she devoured Leela, a sudden change would occur.

For some unknown reason, when she absorbed Leela's life, will, soul, everything, into her body, she suddenly discovered that things were not as beautiful as she had imagined.

Leela was actually like a scorching star core, making it difficult for her to swallow.

And all attempts to assimilate Leela were dissolved without a trace under a mysterious power.

This startled Lilith.

She needed to know that her devouring was not unlimited.

Unlike ordinary enhanced creations, her devouring not only had a limit on the number of times but also a strict target restriction.

Ordinary enhanced creations would have a certain predatory ability, satisfying their own energy needs by plundering the flesh of other lives.

But she wouldn't; all her needs could be met from the energy cycle of the ruins.

So, she didn't need the devouring ability at all.

The reason she could still devour was because from the moment of modulation, she had been waiting for this day.

Waiting for the time when she and Leela, that is, Maria, would merge into one.

So, driven by a subconscious desire, she buried a 'backdoor' in the modulation process.

The role of this 'backdoor' was that when she one day encountered a creature with the same imprint as herself, she could carry out a full-range devour.

Full-range devour meant using her own template at zero distance to integrate everything of the prey into her own gene sequence.

Once successful, the prey would be completely combined with her, whether it was genes or imprints, or even the deepest point in the soul, there would be no escape.

But she also had to pay the corresponding risk.

In the process of devouring, she would expose everything about herself.

Lilith had prepared everything, but who would have thought that she would encounter a situation at the last step?

Leela's mutation was like a poison, plunging her into an unprecedented predicament.

If she stopped devouring, her genes would also be exposed to Leela, and Lilith could not bear the consequences no matter what.

If she devoured, Leela had become like a scorching star core at this moment.

She couldn't start.

The various situations combined to put Lilith in a state of deadlock.

And what she didn't know was that at the same time she was devouring Leela, Leela was also experiencing a tribulation like being in a furnace.

Her flesh had been broken down, and her mind was in a semi-blank state.

Only the subconscious was still flowing, like an ancient and unchanging galaxy.

In the dark, endless pain poured in on Leela from all directions, frantically ravaging every bit of her sanity.

"Where... am I..."

In the endless pain, Leela's thoughts flowed slowly.

"What... did I encounter..."

"What... my body... I can't feel it..."

"Who is it? Who is attacking me... This feeling... why is it so familiar... yet strange?"

"Ah... it hurts so much... so painful..."

"Ah... right, it's Lilith... she's devouring me..."

Leela suddenly woke up and hurriedly 'looked around'.

But she 'saw' a scene she had never imagined.

In the vast sea of red flames, countless tiny 'armies' were desperately attacking her, using their teeth, their bodies, bit by bit to invade her 'defenses'.

They were so crazy, so fearless, even her own flames could not stop them in the slightest.

The only thing that could make them fear was a mysterious darkness.

Leela didn't know what this darkness was, but she knew that it came from within her, from the deepest part of her soul.

And in this darkness, there was also a faint warmth, just like... the most important part of her life.

Leela struggled, trying to get close to this darkness, but she couldn't do it no matter what.

The darkness rejected her, but also protected her.

It was very proud, like a lone wolf on the ice sheet, powerful, but also rejecting everything.

For some unknown reason, an image suddenly appeared in Leela's mind, an image that was equally proud, but also tenacious and unyielding.

An image that once belonged to her.

Blood pupils...

Leela groaned in pain, her thoughts spreading infinitely.

At the same time, Lilith felt as if she had been stung by a needle, only feeling a terrible force suddenly erupting within her.

This force was so special that it was completely different from her energy system.

Not only did it instantly resist her devouring of Leela, but it also devoured back at a terrifying speed.

In just an instant, it invaded a large area of nerves.

Her cells, her body, and even the inherent biological defense system of the ruins were as fragile as paper in the face of this force, with no power to resist.

But that force was not unfamiliar to her!

"Diabolos!!!" Lilith suddenly let out a scream of despair, her beautiful face twisted into a ball.

"When did you come into contact with him!?"

"Damn it! You actually have his power in your body! You bastard, Maria! Did you plan this long ago? Are you going to take this opportunity to devour me too!?"

"Don't even think about it! I will never give up! Never!"

"Let us decide the victory here! The winner gets everything complete, gets Diabolos' trust! The loser loses everything!"

Lilith screamed madly, mobilizing all her energy to press down on Leela...

Mad devouring, being devoured... soon, Lilith felt her sanity gradually losing, falling into absolute chaos.

She didn't know where she was, didn't know what she was doing, only knowing to constantly attack, and attack again, plunder, and plunder again.

This was a war.

A war where only the winner could exist.