A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1143 - Chapter 1143 Chapter 785 Welcome to

Chapter 1143: Chapter 785: Welcome to…….. Chapter 1143: Chapter 785: Welcome to…….. Even though the Saintess Descended, Duanmu Huai wasn’t afraid. He guessed the reason the other party chose this future was precisely because this world was nearly devoid of Magic Power and incapable of using magic. Naturally, beings like Servants that required Magic Power to exist also couldn’t survive.

But for the Judge, was this even a problem?

“Do you want me to tell you why my name is ‘Hitting your head with a small hammer’?”

Fortunately, even though it was the Saint Descent Form, Lumiaire’s terminal was still operating, so Duanmu Huai decisively powered it up, woke Lumiaire, and explained the current situation to her.

It had to be said, after hearing Duanmu Huai’s explanation, Lumiaire was also pretty confused.

“Uh… So, this is you, Sir Judge?”

“Of course, what, do you have a problem with it? Can’t I have the heart of a pure maiden?”

“That’s not what I meant… Uh, never mind.”

Lumiaire decisively chose to change the subject.

“So, what do we do now, Sir Judge?”

“Quite simple, thoroughly destroy this world.”

As the God of Destruction–Oh, the God of Destruction’s Saintess, Duanmu Huai said the goal remained unchanged, to continue according to plan.

“Thoroughly destroy the entire world?”

“That’s right, the world we’re in right now isn’t stable. It’s an ethereal future. The other party wants to solidify this future and then connect it to the past, thus causing Chaldea to be destroyed in the future–Well, no matter how you put it, this time manipulation move they played is quite elaborate, and indeed it has added a rather classic case for the Tribunal.”

Duanmu Huai silently noted this down. Although this crisis only involved a single planet, he had to admit, these means of trying to destroy humans by interfering with the past and the future were indeed interesting. Of course, these tricks wouldn’t be of much use against the Chaos Evil God since that involved the timeline of the entire Milky Way, and Duanmu didn’t have that ability, neither did Cunning Deception–probably only Yog Sothoth could do it.

“Do we need to call for an orbital strike?”

“No, this timeline is very fragile; we can’t summon warships. So, we need to investigate this place and then thoroughly find a way to destroy this world.”

Hmm… Why does that sound like something the final boss would say?

But it didn’t seem to matter.

“I understand, but, Great Judge…”

“Yes?”

“Do you really have to dress like that?”

Lumiaire was speechless because of Duanmu Huai’s current attire. Since the system was reading his game character data, naturally, Duanmu Huai was now using his in-game equipment. Currently, the Saintess Duanmu Huai was clad in Synthetic Skin–a piece resembling a black bodysuit like Catwoman’s, very much in the style of an assassin. Of course, this Synthetic Skin wasn’t just for show; it could also completely defend against and withstand bullets. Besides that, Duanmu Huai also had equipped a Rose Rosary for deploying a Void Shield, which was all quite normal.

But the problem was–he was wearing a cloak over it.

A pink one, fluffy, with a hood shaped like a bunny’s head, complete with two long ears bouncing up and down.

It looked incredibly cute.

“Don’t underestimate this cloak, it…”

“I personally suggest that it’d be better if Sir Judge were to choose less conspicuous equipment.”

“Alright then.”

Although Lumiaire spoke politely, the strong sense of disapproval was unmistakeable. So, with a silent sigh, Duanmu Huai silently changed the pink bunny cloak into a white one.

“Ah, that’s the downside of playing an online game with people you know in real life…”

He muttered helplessly and turned to walk out of the dark alley. Looking around, he frowned slightly.

It was now afternoon, and the whole street was bustling. Neon lights twinkled everywhere, and crowds of people passed by… Yet for Duanmu Huai, this scene wasn’t all that pleasant.

“Ah, this damned place. It reminds me of Hive City.”

Gazing at the street before him, Duanmu Huai snorted coldly. Indeed, neon lights were flickering all around, but the walls of these buildings were covered in random graffiti, looking incredibly filthy and chaotic.

The streets were bustling with people, but almost none seemed normal–their bodies had clearly undergone modifications. Just at a glance, Duanmu Huai saw that some had steel hands, others had steel feet, and some even had eyes that resembled glowing cameras, with ports akin to card readers by everyone’s ears.

And most of these people were dressed in tattered, filthy clothes, looking just like a bunch of street urchins.

Ah, this reminded Duanmu Huai of the lower levels of Hive City, those mutants, veterans with worn-out cybernetic limbs, gangs, and the damn Genetic Thieves…

If there was one thing better about this place compared to Hive City, it was that at least one could lift their head and see the blue sky and white clouds, not feeling so oppressed that it became hard to breathe.

“Lumiaire, scan these guys and see what they are.”

Duanmu Huai didn’t care if he was noticed, for his equipment–whether it was the pink Tutu from before or the current white robe–had special cloaking abilities. Otherwise, with the saint-like appearance of Duanmu Huai, walking on the street would likely make him an instant emperor-class celebrity.

“I understand… huh? What is this…?”

“What’s wrong?”

Hearing Lumiaire’s surprise, Duanmu Huai asked curiously.

“Reporting to the Judge, these people… they can no longer be considered purely human. According to the scan results, each of them has undergone some sort of modification, even connecting mechanical neural ports to their brains… I truly did not expect there to be such a world…”

Even Lumiaire was astonished. Although their world also had similar modifications, they weren’t something just anyone could afford. Beings like Lumiaire and Axelle, the nanomechanical hybrids, were top secrets, and most other modified beings mostly belonged to the military or government elites.

In her world, ordinary people typically did not undergo modifications. After all, they lacked the ability and the funds.

But in this world… even the beggars on the street had implants within their bodies!

What was going on with this world?

“Tch tch tch, those grease monkeys would surely love this world.”

Duanmu Huai had no particular fondness or disgust for body modifications. Of course, personally, he didn’t quite like things like body modification implants. But those grease monkeys were obviously different; many would even go crazy enough to replace all parts of their body except their heads with machinery–well, because replacing the skull would instantly classify them as aliens.

Honestly, this gave Duanmu Huai the feeling that it was more like a grease monkey’s Casting World.

Clearly, this world was highly networked. Network interfaces and terminals could be seen everywhere in the streets and alleys. Duanmu Huai found a terminal, and had Lumiaire hack into it, quickly learning about this world’s situation.

According to the history of this world, due to climate change leading to unrest in various countries, massive multinational corporations rose to power, and various conflicts and wars subsequently unfolded. In short, after a series of war and chaos, the world now lay in tatters, everywhere marked by conflict and slaughter, people drowning in hedonism, either becoming wandering wanderers, slaves to multinational corporations, or becoming part of the impoverished lower classes or gang members.

In summary, in this current world, multinational corporations had become entities on par with nation-states. They even had their own territories, their own armies, manufactured their own weapons… huh, these capitalists in Duanmu Huai’s view, should all be hanged from lamp posts.

“…Such a world, it really makes one uncomfortable…”

After searching through the intelligence, Lumiaire also sighed softly.

“In our galaxy, there are also planets where people live similar lives, oppressed by large companies and government elites, forced to live miserably every day. But many times, there’s nothing we can do about it.”

Of course, Duanmu Huai knew what Lumiaire was referring to. He still remembered when they first came to the Tribunal, Lumiaire had mentioned the reason for their escape was due to a failed mission. They had been dispatched to suppress a rebellion, but upon arriving, Lumiaire and Axelle discovered that the local government’s elite and the big companies were in cahoots, heavily exploiting the civilians, even deploying the army to suppress them during their protests.

Axelle, who couldn’t stand it, chose to resist and defeated the forces oppressing the public. The rioters also stormed the Governor’s House, resulting in the latter’s escape.

Of course, the Emperor of that planet was furious and thus directly accused them–You were asked to suppress the rebellion, and you turn against me?

As a result, Axelle and Lumiaire were hunted down by their organization and ultimately fled to the Tribunal.

And for this reason, it was quite normal for Lumiaire to be deeply moved by this scene.

“So, we must completely eradicate this future.”

“But how? According to the information I retrieved, there are even people who in order to resist these companies, detonated nuclear bombs at their headquarters, but…”

“Of course that’s useless, mere forceful attacks are the actions of terrorists, utterly meaningless.”

Duanmu Huai snorted coldly.

“But now, let’s take it one step at a time… By the way, Lumiaire, what’s the name of this city?”

“Night City.”

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