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Looking at the ruins in front of him, D let out a sigh of relief. To be honest, the battle with Richena was indeed a tricky one. Not only is the opponent's strength similar to his own, but his attack methods are extremely weird. At any other time, D wouldn't be able to fight and just turn around and run away.

The only reason why D didn't run away was that she had an ace soul card that could unreasonably overturn everything.

【Sealed Seraph】

This card counts down 1 time. When this card is destroyed or leaves the battlefield, it will gradually change from [Sealed Seraph] to [Awakened Seraph], then [Resurrected Seraph], and finally awaken. It is [Glory Seraph. Lepis].

And she has only one effect.

[Glory Seraph. Lepis (Legend)]

[Countdown: 1]

[Current song: Win this battle]

That's right, there is no need for offense and defense, and no special abilities. As long as the [Sealed Seraph] awakens into the [Glory Seraph], the battle will be won. It's that simple. This is also the strongest trump card that Duanmu Huai obtained in the game by relying on his high charm.

It's a pity that this soul card is not omnipotent.

First of all, this thing is ineffective against true god-level enemies - the glorious Seraph is ultimately just an envoy of God. It's okay against demigods, but not against true gods.

Secondly, the requirement for this soul card is [Countdown] or [Destroyed], which means that once it is excluded, the effect disappears.

Because of this, players who play against Duanmu Huai in the game will usually hold a magic card with the effect of making the enemy's soul card "disappear" or "remove", in order to deal with it. After all, this thing is so unreasonable. If you don’t get rid of it immediately, you will be waiting for death. It will kill you in seconds even if it is full of blood. It is simply a plot kill, the kind that can make people angry to death.

When D was fighting with Lisana before, he had secretly summoned [Sealed Seraph] while she was not paying attention. Since this soul card would only appear as a broken stone statue at first, so In a place like the ruins, most people wouldn't notice this card at all.

Then D summoned the Divine Deer and Calydon, and used the special abilities of the two soul cards to accelerate the awakening of [Sealed Seraph] - and finally destroyed [Resurrected Seraph] with the help of Rishena's attack. , and then inspired her final song, causing the [Reviving Seraph] to awaken into the [Glory Seraph], thus winning the battle.

But then again...

"What the hell is that guy?"

Looking at the place where Richena finally disappeared, D was puzzled. At first, D thought that the girl was a cyber madman. Later, during the conversation, he felt that she might be the product of the fusion of some kind of wandering AI and humans, but Now...well, this thing isn't even a human being at all, it's more like a video game character model that appears in the real world.

"Liumiel, what do you think?"

[Sorry, I have never seen a similar existence... Where is the Inquisitor? 】

"I don't need to ask you if I want to know...Huh? Damn, this thing can't be an elemental elf!"

After saying this, D suddenly had an idea flash in his mind, and he was immediately confused.

[Elemental Elf? 】

"According to the magic world, almost every plane will produce unique plane creatures due to its own characteristics, such as water elves and fire elves, which are local plane creatures from the elemental world - if the old network is really formed If there is a similar plane world, then the appearance of electronic elves seems to be understandable?"

Even though she said that, D was still speechless. In theory, this was indeed possible, but she didn't know whether it was true or not. After all, this thing probably only makes sense to a mage who specializes in studying planes. She just swings a hammer, so why does she care about such nonsense?

But excluding the theoretical part, if you just look at it, Rishena is indeed very similar to the great elemental elves D encountered in the game world before. They all possess powerful abilities to manipulate a single element, and the most powerful among these elemental elves can indeed rival demigods.

For example, the most powerful fire element elder can even cast a flame tornado, while the earth element elder is enough to cause an earthquake that destroys an entire village. Viewed from this perspective, it is not that surprising that Lisana could easily use sound waves to destroy the entire amphitheater.

"Hmm... Indeed, this thing really fits the characteristics of an elf."

D thought for a moment and nodded. The biggest reason for D's previous failure against Lisena was that she got the opponent's attributes wrong. If she had known that Lisena was an elemental elf, D would not have been beaten. So embarrassed.

Um? Wait, if these guys are electronic elves, then...

Thinking of this, D narrowed his eyes and started thinking.

"Liumiel."

[Here, Lord Judge, what are your orders? 】

"I seem to have thought of a way to deal with these bastards."

【……………Why? 】

Day of destruction.

This is what the survivors of this world call that nightmarish day. On that day, the black wall protecting human civilization collapsed instantly without warning. Countless malicious AIs poured into the human world's network, destroying almost everything. Many people were killed by these AI attacks and turned into irrational cyber lunatics. The whole world is nearly paralyzed, and everything seems to have been destroyed.

However, those who managed to escape did not become safe, because soon another, more terrifying existence appeared.

Electronic Demon.

According to many rumors, these monsters were born from the Internet. They turned into terrifying demons with entities, raging among cities and ruins. Human weapons have no effect on them, whether they are guns or weapons. Causing harm to these monsters, many people died under the claws of the electronic demon.

For a time, humanity seemed to be on the verge of extinction.

However, this is not the end.

Night City.

Even in this era full of destruction and despair, this city ruled and protected by angels still stands. Its broadcasts broke through the wailing of electronic demons and spread to every corner of the world. Its sound is like a beacon that dispels darkness and brings hope to people around the world.

Many survivors are trying to find a way to go to Night City. They heard that this city is the only city that survived the Day of Destruction, and this is their only hope.

This is especially true for people who originally lived here.

The off-road vehicle sped forward in the Gobi desert and passed the broken checkpoint at the fastest speed.

"Hurry up, Panam!"

Lucy sat in the passenger seat, staring behind her while anxiously urging her companions around her.

"I know, this old car is already like this, don't rush me!"

Panan, who was holding the steering wheel, was also looking pale at the moment, clenching his teeth and pressing the accelerator almost to the bottom.

For them, this road home was extremely difficult. After the problems of the Arasaka Group were exposed at the Munich Security Conference, the three of them set off on the road back to Night City. However, this road is not easy to walk. First, the Arasaka Group sent killers to hunt down the three of them in revenge, forcing them to run for their lives all the way. Just when the three were chased with no way to escape, the arrival of the Doomsday destroyed the killers surrounding them. Then when the three finally left, they discovered that the whole world had become a hell.

After that, they had always hoped to return to Night City. At least in the eyes of the three of them, no matter what happens elsewhere, at least Night City where D is located should not perish in the Day of Destruction.

But it's not easy.

Apart from the cities full of cyber maniacs and those weird electronic demons, the most troublesome thing is the lack of suitable transportation. After all, there is still an ocean between them and North America, and in addition, almost all means of transportation were destroyed in the Doomsday, so it is impossible for them to swim back to Night City.

Fortunately, Regina was well-informed and found them an ancient jet fighter. After escaping the pursuit of a large group of cybermaniacs, Regina successfully took off and crossed the ocean to North America. However, as soon as they saw the North American coastline, the unlucky fighter plane ran out of fuel. As a result, they had to make an emergency landing by parachuting. Then I found a shabby old off-road vehicle nearby, and then I set out on the road again, and then crossed nearly half of the United States. It took me nearly a year to barely approach Night City.

"Damn it, that monster is catching up again!"

Regina, who was sitting in the back, also yelled at this moment. The two of them turned around and saw that in the sky not far behind, a monster that looked like a bat fish was flying in the air, heading towards They rushed over. It shook its body, and biting ice appeared out of thin air and shot towards the three people below.

"Wow!!"

Panan hurriedly turned the steering wheel and barely dodged the opponent's attack. At the same time, Regina also raised the sniper rifle in her hand, aimed at the opponent and pulled the trigger. With a gunshot, bullets flew out and hit the monster. But this only caused the monster's body to tremble slightly, and it didn't even cause any harm.

In the face of electronic demons, human weapons are of no use at all. Of course they know this truth, but... at least they can win every second, right?

"Lucy, hurry up, haven't you contacted Night City yet?"

"I'm trying! But this damn radio station..."

What Lucy was holding in her arms was a shortwave radio station from the Second World War. This thing they had found in a museum before. Although it was a bit old, it was still usable.

The only problem is...it occasionally breaks down.

Well, like now.

"This damn thing!"

Listening to the rustling sound in the microphone, Lucy gritted her teeth angrily. As a hacker, she was good at invading networks, but she was not good at repairing such ancient machines. She was so angry that she subconsciously clenched her fists and stared at the radio station in front of her. Smash it down hard!

"Squeak——!"

"Hey, don't break it!"

"It's broken!"

While Lucy and Panan were arguing, suddenly, the radio station that could only emit noise suddenly turned, and a clear voice emerged. Hearing this voice, both of them were stunned, and then Lucy picked up the phone.

"Help, help, is this Night City? We are being hunted by electronic demons and need help!"

Lucy's voice shuttled among the mixed short waves, giving her the feeling that she was shouting on a busy street with noisy people. No matter how loud she shouted, it seemed that she would be drowned by the nearby noise. But soon, those noisy voices disappeared, and then another voice sounded.

"Who is calling for help? Specific location?"

"We are in the northwest of Night City...specifically..."

As Lucy spoke, she glanced around.

"Near the town outside the city——!"

"boom!!"

However, before Lucy could finish her words, a loud noise suddenly erupted, and then she felt the body of the car tilt. The whole car rolled over and then fell to the ground.

"what happened?"

"Punctured? It's good that the tires on this broken car can last until now!"

While Panan answered Lucy's question, he quickly unbuckled his seat belt and opened the car door.

"Leave quickly. Have you contacted them?"

"Contacted, but..."

Lucy lowered her head and looked at the radio station in her arms. She saw that the radio station had been completely destroyed in the car accident and turned into a pile of scrap metal.

"Let's go!"

However, before Lucy could think about it, Regina reached out and grabbed her, dragging her out of the rolling car. The next moment, an ice storm suddenly hit, freezing the car. Became ice cubes.

“Rumble, rumble————!!”

Just as the three of them were desperately escaping to a house not far away, they suddenly heard the roar of an engine coming from the street. They turned their heads and saw three off-road vehicles driving towards them. Seeing Lucy, Panan and others, the three cars immediately accelerated and arrived in front of them. Then the three of them saw several heavily armed men in NCPD uniforms getting out of the cars.

"Is this a signal for help sent by you?"

"Yes, we have to leave quickly, the electronic demon is coming soon!"

Panan also hurriedly said that on their way back to Night City, they had visited several gathering areas, and the people there were extremely afraid of electronic demons. Once it is discovered that someone has attracted the electronic demon, they will be driven away or even killed. Although Panan felt that Night City, where D was located, would not do it, but--after all, ordinary people couldn't deal with electronic demons.

"Electronic Demon?"

Hearing Panan's words, several NCPD policemen raised their heads and looked at the sky. At the same time, the bat fish also flew over, opened its mouth and shouted at them in a mighty manner.

"It is indeed an electronic demon, ready to attack!"

However, to the surprise of Panan, Lucy and others, upon seeing this electronic demon, these NCPD policemen did not choose to escape, but quickly prepared for battle. I saw them reaching out, taking out a small rectangular object from their pocket, and then opened it.

"……………what is that?"

Looking at the strange little box in the hands of the NCPD officer, Panan frowned and asked Lucy in confusion.

"I seem to have seen it in history books before. It seems to be called a mobile phone. It is the first generation of smart communication equipment, but it should have been eliminated long ago..."

Just as the two of them were whispering, the electronic demon had already rushed in front of the three of them. At the same time, the three of them raised the small box in their hands. The next moment, Lucy and others saw a halo emerging from their hands. , and then, three falcons burning with flames appeared above the three people!

Is that...an electronic demon?

what happened? They can actually control electronic demons?

"attack!"

Just when Panan, Lucy and Regina were surprised by the scene in front of them, the leading man had already pointed at the electronic demon opposite and issued an order. Then the three of them saw the flaming falcon spraying clouds of flames directly at the batfish, hitting each other.

"——————!"

Unlike human bullets, when these fireballs hit the batfish, the batfish suddenly seemed to have been hit hard, screamed in agony, and then fell to the ground. The falcons also quickly attacked and beat the batfish again. In the blink of an eye, the batfish screamed and turned into light particles and disappeared into the air.

Seeing this scene, Lucy and others were shocked.

Can humans actually control electronic demons?

How is this done?