Global Ghost Stories: I'm Investigating Ghosts in My Nightmare!

Chapter 60 Adam
Time seemed to evaporate due to the high temperature emanating from those two blazing white energy orbs.

That was the embodiment of "destruction".

That was a wisp of divine wrath that the first Director Adam White forcibly "stole" from some high-level energy theory in order to fight against those extradimensional beings that could not be dealt with by conventional means.

At this moment, the rage that protects humanity, under the control of the "Tower of Ten Thousand Heads," turned its cannons towards the successors of the first director.

"spread!"

Anmu's hoarse roar, fueled by a sense of crisis, was like a thunderclap thrown into a calm lake, instantly jolting the group awake from the immense pressure.

No further commands were needed; the combat instincts honed on the brink of life and death countless times overwhelmed everything. Five figures, like arrows shot from a powerful bow, hurtled out in five completely different directions, centered on the massive mech named "Adam"!
Almost the instant they left their original spot.

"boom--!"

Two beams of blazing white energy, each over three meters in diameter, shot out from the two exaggeratedly sized energy cannons with terrifying force capable of tearing space apart! They drew two intersecting arcs in mid-air, precisely covering the entire area where they had just been.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any devastating shockwave.

The moment the two beams of energy touched the black metal plaza, they vanished without a trace, like ice cubes dripping into boiling oil, completely erasing everything in that area.

Whether it was the hard metal ground or the gray dust in the air filled with pollution, everything was completely annihilated in that blazing white light, ultimately turning into absolute "nothingness".

All that remained was a bottomless circular cavity, over ten meters in diameter, with edges as smooth as a mirror. From the depths of that cavity emanated a chilling spatial ripple.

"I go!"

Having just regained his balance after a roll, Mo Fei looked back and saw the area that had been completely "deleted," and couldn't help but swear.

For the first time, a genuine look of horror appeared on his face, which was usually fearless.

He knew very well that if his body strength, which he was so proud of, had been even a fraction of a second slower, he would be in no better shape than that metal ground.

"All units report their positions! Find cover immediately!" An Mu's voice came through the tactical headset. Although he remained calm, an undisguised seriousness was hidden beneath his composure.

"Mo Fei is safe! This is troublesome; this thing is much more powerful than described in the file!"

"Lanze is safe! Recalculating the target energy model... Failed! Its energy output pattern... does not conform to any known theory!"

“Lu Yueqi… safe…” The girl’s voice trembled uncontrollably as she hid behind a huge overturned metal plate, her face completely bloodless.

"Bai language, safe."

Bai Yu's voice was the last to ring out. He knelt behind the remains of a massive metal vine that had snapped in the impact, his chest heaving violently. That near-miss had almost completely exhausted his remaining strength. The cracks deep within his soul, which had only recently been barely mended, were now groaning in despair.

After firing one shot, the massive mech named "Adam" did not immediately launch another attack. Its huge, scarlet eye slowly rotated, like a highly sophisticated radar scanning the battlefield it had wrecked, seemingly trying to re-lock onto its scattered "prey."

"We can't let it fire again!" An Mu's voice was resolute. "Mo Fei! Engage it head-on! Lan Ce, find its weakness immediately! Lu Yueqi, use your strength to try and disrupt its target acquisition system! Bai Yu, conserve your energy and be responsible for early warning!"

"Roger that!"

"understand!"

"it is good!"

With three short but resolute responses, the battle truly began at this moment!

"Look here!"

Mo Fei let out a beast-like roar, and his burly body stopped dodging and charged out from behind the cover like a heavy tank at full power!
He stomped his feet hard on the ground, his combat boots, made of a special alloy, carving two shallow indentations into the hard metal floor. Using the immense recoil, he leaped high into the air like a cannonball, his two high-frequency battle axes flashing through the air like blinding blue lightning, and with the force of a mountain splitting, he slammed them down on the head of the massive mech—its single, scarlet eye!

Faced with this ferocious attack, the mech named "Adam" made a surprisingly agile reaction, completely out of character for its bulky size. Its massive metal body leaned back slightly, and at the same time, the huge energy cannon on its left arm rose upwards with dazzling speed, precisely blocking its single eye.

"clang--!"

A deafening clang of metal clashing resounded throughout the entire square!
Mo Fei's powerful strike, capable of splitting mountains, landed squarely on the massive cannon barrel, unleashing a dazzling shower of sparks.

However, not a single white mark was left on the cannon barrel.

An even heavier recoil surged back along the axe handle, making Mo Fei's arms go numb. He was violently thrown into the air by this force, rolling several times on the ground before he could barely dissipate the impact.

"Damn it... such a hard shell..." Mo Fei got up from the ground, spat out a mouthful of bloody saliva, but the fighting spirit in his eyes became even more intense.

Just as he attracted Adam's attention, Anmu on the other side also moved.

"Da da da da da!"

A series of rhythmic gunshots rang out.

The assault rifle in Anmu's hand spat out flames, and each armor-piercing bullet, enhanced with special runes, seemed to have eyes, accurately hitting the seemingly fragile joints on "Adam's" body.

However, when the bullets came into contact with the mech's dark armor, a faint red energy shield, almost imperceptible to the naked eye, would flash by, deflecting all the bullets without even causing a ripple.

“Physical attacks… are almost completely ineffective!” Lancer’s voice was filled with seriousness. “Its armor is made of a memory metal we’ve never seen before, and it’s covered with a conceptual-level ‘absolute defense’ force field! Captain! Stop firing! You’re wasting ammunition!”

"What should we do? We can't just stand here and let it be a target, can we?" Mo Fei shouted as he dodged Adam's massive metal arm that slammed down like a giant hammer.

"Its energy core! Its single eye is its energy core!" Lancer spoke at breakneck speed, like a machine gun. "All its energy is supplied from there! But that's also where its defenses are strongest! We must find a way to bypass its defenses!"

Just then, a chilling, icy blue aura silently spread from the edge of the battlefield.

It's Lu Yueqi.

She hid behind cover, her arms outstretched, unleashing all of her "Deep Freeze" power without reservation.

The chilling current, carrying an aura of profound tranquility and sorrow, did not directly attack Adam's physical form. Instead, it seemed to come alive, transforming into a thin layer of icy blue mist that silently enveloped the enormous, scarlet eye.

"Zizi..."

When the icy blue mist came into contact with the pale red energy shield on the outer layer of "Adam's" one eye, it actually worked!

A thin layer of frost instantly condensed on the surface of the energy shield, causing a slight, almost imperceptible, slowdown in the flow of energy within it. The rotation of Adam's enormous single eye also noticeably slowed.

"It works! Lu Yueqi! Continue!" Lan Ce's voice carried a hint of joy.

However, this joy lasted for less than three seconds.

Adam's single, scarlet eye suddenly blazed with intense red light! A wave of scorching energy erupted from its core!
"Om-!"

The thin layer of frost that had just formed was completely evaporated in an instant. The icy blue mist covering it was also scattered by this energy wave.

"puff!"

From a distance, Lu Yueqi felt as if her spirit had been branded with a red-hot iron. She let out a painful groan, her face paling even more instantly. Although her power could interfere with "Adam," the opponent's counterattack could also directly damage her spirit through the energy link.

"Watch out on the left!"

Just then, Bai Yu's urgent but exceptionally clear voice suddenly rang out!
Almost the instant he finished speaking, the shoulder armor of the "Adam" mech suddenly slid open silently, revealing a dense array of honeycomb-like miniature missile launch ports!
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!" Dozens of miniature tracking missiles, trailing red flames, swarmed towards the spot Lu Yueqi had exposed when she released her power, like a swarm of bloodthirsty bees, emitting a piercing shriek!

"Damn it!"

An Mu's expression changed drastically; it was too late for him to go and rescue them.

At this critical moment, a figure faster than the missiles appeared in front of Lu Yueqi like a black lightning bolt.

It is Bai language.

While reminding An Mu, he had already anticipated Adam's next move. After borrowing a bit of Hei Yan's power, he rushed towards Lu Yueqi's position ahead of time!

He grabbed the girl who was temporarily unable to move due to the mental backlash, and with all his might, he lunged into a nearby crater!

"Boom, boom, boom!"

Violent explosions rang out one after another at the spot where they had just been standing! Terrifying shockwaves, mixed with flying metal fragments and black sand, swept outwards like a raging storm!
Bai Yu tightly shielded Lu Yueqi beneath him, using his back to bear most of the impact. He felt as if his internal organs had been struck by a giant hammer, and a sweet taste rose in his throat. A mouthful of blood gushed out uncontrollably, splashing onto Lu Yueqi's wide, terrified eyes.

“Bai… Bai Yu…” Lu Yueqi’s voice was choked with sobs.

"I'm fine...cough cough..." Bai Yu coughed twice with difficulty, trying to get up from the ground, but that familiar feeling of exhaustion and the excruciating pain in his soul overwhelmed him again like a tide.

“Its combat logic… is too perfect…” Bai Yu leaned against the edge of the crater, looking at the huge mech in the distance that was as unscathed as a demon god, his voice filled with solemnity, “It’s not fighting according to a fixed program. It’s… learning… it’s analyzing every attack and coordination of ours, and then making the most perfect response and counterattack in the shortest amount of time. We… we are fighting a super artificial intelligence empowered by the will of the ‘Tower’.”

Bai Yu's words plunged everyone's hearts into despair.

An indestructible body, a "brain" that can learn infinitely, plus an almost inexhaustible energy source.

How should we fight this battle?
"Adam" seemed quite satisfied with its recent victory. Its single, scarlet eye slowly rotated again, finally locking onto Bai Yu, the one in the crater with the weakest aura but whose threat level it judged to be the highest.

At the muzzles of its two enormous energy cannons, that despairing, blazing white light began to gather once again.

This time, it has only one goal.

"No!"

An Mu and Mo Fei both let out desperate roars. They frantically charged towards the mecha, trying to stop it with their own bodies. But the distance between them and Bai Yu was simply too great; it was too late!

it's over...

These two words came to everyone's mind.

On this battlefield shrouded in despair, Bai Yu looked at the two death orbs converging on him, but there was no fear in his deep eyes.

He slowly raised the huge silver pistol that Mo Fei had given him earlier—"Concept Disruptor".

"What a terrible imitator!"

An aria, full of elegance and pride, slowly rose from the deepest part of his consciousness, carrying a hint of displeasure at his disturbed peace.

"The first director attempted to imitate the authority of 'God,' but only created this empty shell of metal. And 'The Tower,' attempting to imitate 'my' rules, only understands this most basic form of pollution and manipulation. Therefore…"

Hei Yan's voice carried a chilling, cold laugh.

"...Then let me personally demonstrate to you clumsy actors what...true 'art' really is."

The next second, a darkness so pure it defied description erupted from Bai Yu's body!
His eyes, which should have been black, were completely replaced by a darkness that seemed capable of swallowing all light. The bottomless void around his heart emanated a terrifying aura that sent shivers down one's spine, even through his combat uniform.

He is no longer Baiyu.

He is Hei Yan.

Hei Yan slowly raised the huge "Concept Disruptor" to his eyes, examining the complex runes engraved on the barrel by Dr. Lin Lan and his team with the gaze of an appreciator of a work of art.

"To attempt to depict the laws of the divine realm with the hands of mortals... what commendable courage and folly!"

He stretched out his other hand, his slender fingers gently tracing the cold shaft of the gun.

Wherever he passed, the runes that were originally just inanimate objects began to emit a dark black light as if they had been infused with life!
He was using his supreme primal power to forcibly "tamper with" and "complete" the "concept" of this weapon!
“Since you want to ‘disintegrate,’ then I will grant you… true ‘disintegration.’”

Only after he finished doing all this did he slowly raise his head, casting his emotionless eyes toward the huge mech in the distance that had already been fully charged.

He didn't aim at the impenetrable armor, nor at the single, most heavily guarded eye.

He was aiming at the empty space between the mecha and the black metal plaza beneath his feet.

He wasn't targeting "entities," but rather "links."

It is the invisible "line of rules" through which this mech draws energy from this polluted land.

Goodbye, tin cans.

He smiled and gently pulled the trigger.

"boom."

A sound so soft it was almost imperceptible.

There was no fire, no trajectory, and not even any energy fluctuation.

A "bullet" made of pure "nothingness" shot out from the huge muzzle, instantly traversing hundreds of meters and accurately hitting the "concept" it had locked onto.

The next second, it was as if the whole world had been muted.

The enormous mech named "Adam" lost its blazing white energy spheres, which had been gathered to their maximum extent in its two energy cannons, and they dimmed silently, like punctured balloons.

Its huge, scarlet eye, like a light bulb whose power had been cut off, instantly lost all its light.

Then, under the gazes of everyone filled with shock and disbelief.

The massive, five-meter-tall mech, covered entirely by an "absolute defense" force field, began to "disappear" inch by inch, starting from its feet.

That wasn't decomposition, melting, or turning to ashes.

Instead, it was as if an invisible eraser had ruthlessly and completely wiped away from this canvas called "reality".

Just five seconds later.

The prototype of the ultimate defense system that had brought them endless despair had completely vanished from the world, as if it had never existed.

All that remained was the empty, cratered black metal plaza and the eerie villa that exuded terror like a living organ.

(End of this chapter)