Chapter 262: Nihi Lister, Split in Two

Critical Weakness Exploited!

BOOM!

Nihilister was struck squarely in the face with a devastating slap. Her entire head snapped backward under the force, sending her soaring through the air before crashing violently into a distant hill with an earth-shaking impact.

The very same hill that had already been pierced by her molten beam earlier could no longer withstand another blow. With a deafening roar, the mountain crumbled apart, its shattered rocks collapsing in a landslide, burying Nihilister beneath the rubble.

It was the combined effect of Mo Chen's "Weak Point Piercer" skill and his signature "Slap" technique.

However, this alone was far from enough to kill Nihilister.

BOOM!

A thunderous explosion of rock and dust erupted!

But what came bursting out first wasn't Nihilister herself—it was a massive, searing molten energy beam, tearing through the sky with a scorching roar!

The beam was as wide as a basketball court, making traditional dodging maneuvers completely ineffective.

And it wasn't alone!

A barrage of explosive rounds rained down.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

To call them "bullets" was an understatement—they were closer to autocannon shells, each one the size of a human palm, streaking through the air with a screeching whistle.

All possible escape routes were sealed.

Nihilister wasn't stupid!

In the split-second of imminent impact, Mo Chen activated his nanocore.

A flash of energy swept over him as his nanosuit materialized instantly. Without hesitation, he engaged spatial teleportation, vanishing in a flickering blur.

In that narrow instant, the molten beam barely missed him.

Mo Chen immediately raised his wrist.

Beep beep beep!

His wrist-mounted energy pulse gun fired precise bursts.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

Each autocannon shell was detonated in midair before they could reach him.

A chilling voice echoed.

"Brat, you're really starting to piss me off."

A crimson blur streaked across the battlefield, moving like a meteor.

Nihilister had already closed the distance in an instant!

Behind her, the twin-headed dragon appendages on her back reared up, their jaws unhinging—

Twin molten energy beams surged forth!

Point-blank range! No room to dodge!

But instead of retreating, Mo Chen did something that stunned Nihilister.

He charged straight into her embrace.

At the very last second, his nano-beam sword ignited in his hand. In a blink, he teleported to Nihilister's side, narrowly avoiding the twin molten beams.

The Blacklight Virus surged to its absolute limit. Every cell in his body erupted with newfound power.

Influenced by this biological energy surge, the nano-beam sword expanded dramatically, its brilliant radiance almost blinding.

With a swift motion—

SCHING!

Mo Chen slashed cleanly through Nihilister's waist!

A flash of dazzling light streaked across the battlefield.

Nihilister stood frozen.

Three seconds later—

BOOOOM!

In the distant mountains, a thin fissure appeared across a towering peak.

Moments later, the entire mountaintop slid off as if sliced by an impossibly sharp blade, crashing into the ground with a thunderous impact.

The cut was smooth as glass.

Slowly, Nihilister looked down.

A thin red line had appeared across her flat, toned stomach.

A second later…

Her lower half detached from her torso, tumbling to the ground, and a spray of crimson blood erupted!

The nano-beam sword executed nanometer-level precision cuts. No matter how tough the material, as long as the energy output exceeded the target's durability, it could slice through effortlessly.

Just like cutting through butter.

But it wasn't over yet.

As Nihilister reeled in shock, Mo Chen surged forward.

With a single step, he accelerated to blinding speed. His nano-blade flashed rapidly.

SLASH! SLASH! SLASH! SLASH!

In one second, he struck dozens of times!

SPLURT—!

BOOOOOM!

Nihilister's body exploded midair, shattering into countless bloody fragments like an overripe watermelon bursting apart!

But Mo Chen wasn't done yet!

With his nanosuit core operating at full power, he raised his arm toward the falling remains of Nihilister.

A colossal energy beam erupted from his core.

It blazed like a celestial sword, splitting the sky apart and cleaving down with unstoppable force.

The energy detonation was instantaneous—

BOOOOOOM!

The explosion seemingly shook the heavens!

A violent explosion of raw power erupted with reckless abandon, sweeping across the land with unstoppable force. Everything in its path—rocks, soil, streams, trees, even the tough exoskeletons of the Raptures—was completely disintegrated under the sheer destructive energy.

Even the ground itself trembled violently from the aftermath.

Meanwhile, in another location.

Inside Eden, the Nikkes were engaged in fierce combat against the Rapture horde.

The Rapture army surged like a relentless tide, their numbers so vast it was impossible to see where they ended. They swarmed Eden from all directions.

With Eden's optical camouflage destroyed and its signal jamming devices disabled, the base was now fully exposed. Every Rapture within a hundred-kilometer radius was rushing toward it.

These weren't low-level Raptures.

The battlefield was crawling with Lord-class Raptures, and Eden's defenders were struggling against them. The frontline had been broken multiple times, defensive structures and fortifications lay in ruins, and the outer walls had collapsed in several places due to the intensity of the battle.

With the walls gone, Raptures could freely flood into Eden.

Thankfully, reinforcements had arrived, and with the return of the Pilgrims, the initial waves of Rapture forces were pushed back, allowing them to reclaim lost ground.

For a brief moment, the defenders breathed a sigh of relief. To the Nikkes of Eden, Dorothy was their guiding light—their goddess.

They believed that as long as she was with them, Eden would never fall.

But then—

A blinding light suddenly erupted from the distance, like a second sun rising over the battlefield.

In an instant, the entire world turned stark white.

For a brief moment, the Nikkes were completely blinded.

"W-what is that...?!"

The Nikkes stared in shock at the source of the brilliant explosion. Even from such a vast distance, they could feel the overwhelming energy radiating from it.

Even Eden's massive beam cannons couldn't produce this level of firepower!

Dorothy's expression tensed: that's where Nihilister was.

That meant the battle had begun.

A transmission crackled over the comms.

"Unidentified massive energy signature detected, 20 kilometers from Eden. Energy readings exceed known levels for Heretics. Analysis suggests it is pure plasma energy—NOT originating from Nihilister."

It was Cecil's voice.

If it wasn't from Nihilister—

Then there was only one other possibility.

"It's the Commander! The Commander did this!"

Noah cheered in excitement.

Ever since Mo Chen had given her Vibranium materials, allowing her to craft an indestructible shield, Noah's admiration for him had skyrocketed.

The moment the other Nikkes realized it was Mo Chen, their morale soared instantly. For them, it felt like Nihilister had already been defeated.

But among the cheering Nikkes, two figures remained silent.

Johan and Dorothy.

They weren't celebrating just yet.