She is a natural disaster.

Chapter 82 Contaminated Area

The attitude of the Gloria military is crystal clear.

They hold supreme command tonight and have the authority to shoot anyone, or even execute someone by cannon fire if necessary.

Let alone ordinary people like Leon Lopez, even for transcendents like Gibson and Lance, the cannon would be more than enough to give them a hard time.

The military's assertive stance stems from its strong dissatisfaction with the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations, whose recent turmoil demonstrates its incompetence and ineptitude.

Tonight's predicament is even more so.

Despite the Bureau of Anomalies deploying so many personnel, a decisive battle still broke out between Montague and Lonkinswit, causing panic in Newtown and ultimately leading to a pollution outbreak. The Bureau of Anomalies and Stone are both to blame!

Therefore, the city government and military leadership decided to deploy field troops, with the highly decorated Frederick Infantry Regiment serving as the supervisory team to oversee the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations' handling of the crisis.

If the Bureau of Abnormal Investigations dares to shirk its duties, or if they are truly incompetent to resolve the current crisis, the military's shelling will not only target the neighborhood where Montagu Estate is located, but will also cover the Bureau's headquarters.

Since the Bureau of Anomalies only engages in infighting and underhanded tricks, and since its members are a bunch of incompetent fools, there is no need for this organization to continue existing.

Wanting to compete for fame and fortune is fine; wanting to engage in deceit and intrigue is fine; wanting to engage in factional infighting is also fine, but the premise of all this is to do your job well.

The city government and the military are nearing the end of their patience with the Bureau of Anomalies Investigation and can no longer tolerate its incompetence.

Anastasia witnessed everything on her way back to Montague Manor.

She saw police officers urgently evacuate the danger zone, saw them put up a cordon again, and also saw the military's attitude.

Anastasia would never have imagined this scene tonight, just two weeks ago. She never thought it would attract so much attention, let alone that Bill, the middleman, would dare to play such a big game.

The pollution incident at Montague Estate attracted a large number of military and police personnel, making it impossible for those high above to ignore Montague.

Bill Montagu's insane and foolish plan not only brought Lonkinswitter to a complete defeat, but also dragged the Bureau of Anomalies back into the mire as retaliation for their previous actions.

To this, Anastasia could only say well done; she has always admired those who dare to overturn the table.

The only pity was that the person behind the scenes was too well hidden, and Bill was unable to find him or drag the player who was controlling the game down with him.

Although there are some regrets and things didn't go as planned, it doesn't matter. The mastermind behind the scenes must be feeling even more disgusted tonight than if they had swallowed a fly. They might even be left with psychological trauma and never regain their former glory.

Anastasia, lost in thought, crossed the military's blockade and entered the contaminated area.

As soon as you enter the contaminated area, the stench of blood assaults your nostrils, an ominous aura hits you, and deep, obscure murmurs echo in your ears.

Anastasia looked around and saw that the elite reinforcement squad was locked in fierce combat with the contaminated creatures.

The elite support squads did not venture deep into the heart of the contaminated zone; instead, they were deployed in their respective squads along the edge of the zone to prevent contaminated entities and corrupted transcendents from leaving.

There are two reasons why they did not choose to go deeper into the contaminated area.

First, the deeper one goes into the polluted area, the more severe the spiritual pollution and psychological impact, and the greater the risk of moral decay.

By keeping the elite squad at the edge of the contaminated zone, they can better cope with the pollution and impact, reduce the risk of mental breakdown and psychological distortion, and preserve their strength as much as possible.

Secondly, Mr. Holden is leading the team to deal with the pollution outbreak tonight, and Father Lawrence of Fagar Church has also entered the contaminated area.

With these two venturing into the contaminated area to solve the problem, there's no need for the elite team to deal with the source of pollution. If they insist on entering the central area, they'll only hinder these two.

It is precisely because of these two reasons that the elite support team does not have to risk going deep into the contaminated area.

What they need to do is establish a defensive line at the edge of the contaminated zone to prevent the contaminated bodies and corrupted transcendents from leaving the contaminated zone and to prevent the danger from continuing to spread outward.

The elite squad's mission sounds simple, but it is extremely difficult to carry out.

The edge of the contaminated zone is also a contaminated zone. Mental pollution and psychological shock will continue to affect those who transcend, and they will still face the risk of distortion and collapse.

At the same time, the elite squad also has the heavy responsibility of blocking the contaminants. The contaminants in the contaminated area can be defeated countless times, but the members of the elite squad cannot afford to fail. If any mistake is made, they will become part of the contaminated area.

This is why the elite squad on the edge of the contaminated zone is in such a tough fight. They must be on high alert under the influence of the pollution and deal with the tidal wave of contaminants time and time again.

Watching these elite squads fighting hard and desperately trying to stop the contaminants, Anastasia's opinion of the Bureau of Anomalies improved slightly.

Of course, in her eyes, the higher-ups in the Bureau of Investigation were still a bunch of insects; her change of opinion only applied to these brave combat teams.

Anastasia joined the battle without hesitation, and her slender sword immediately began to dance.

Her movements were incredibly fast and her attacks extremely precise. One after another, the corrupted beings and fallen transcendents that were impacting the defensive line fell, allowing the crumbling line to be stabilized once again.

Most importantly, whenever Anastasia defeats a corrupted being or a fallen transcendent, she leaves behind a slender sword, which acts like coffin nails, pinning the grotesque body firmly to the ground.

Under the suppression of the slender sword, the contaminated beings and corrupted transcendents were unable to rise again, greatly reducing their threat to the defense line.

Meanwhile, Catherine Caplet was doing the same thing, only she was located closer to the center of the contamination.

The enigmatic Capulet danced gracefully under the dark purple night sky, like a top dancer.

Her revolver, engraved with thorns and roses, serves as her support; the roar of gunfire is the inspiring drumbeat; and the flames spitting from the muzzle are the most dazzling light show.

Gunfire continued, seemingly without end. Every bullet accurately struck the corrupted beings or the fallen transcendents, and the bullets embedded in their bodies suppressed them, preventing those bizarre and twisted bodies from running rampant.

However, suppressing pollutants can only treat the symptoms, not the root cause. To completely resolve pollution outbreaks, it is necessary to find the source of the pollution.

Therefore, once the defenses at the edge of the contaminated zone were secured, Anastasia immediately rushed towards the manor.

Anastasia streaked across the streets of the contaminated zone like a shooting star, pinning the contaminated beings and fallen transcendents to the ground with her slender sword as she charged all the way to the outskirts of Montagu Manor.

By this time, the dark purple flames had completely engulfed the entire Montague Manor, turning everything in their path into dark purple crystals.

The all-consuming flames rolled and roared, sometimes soaring into the sky like a giant dragon, and sometimes surging out of the manor like ocean waves. The dark purple flames seemed to have a life of their own, determined to burn all who stood in their way.

Father Lawrence, tall and thin, stood outside the manor, murmuring prayers, his hands raised high as if holding a torch aloft—

Bright, golden-red flames formed a solid wall of fire, keeping the all-consuming dark purple flames within the manor!

Golden-red flames and dark purple flames clashed and collided, producing deafening explosions. The warm, bright flames, though weak, fought fiercely for every inch of ground, refusing to yield an inch.

Just then, Iris Warren, whose body was covered in dark purple crystals, suddenly appeared.

A massive ice spear shot towards Father Lawrence. If Father Lawrence, who controlled the flames, was killed, the dark purple flames would burst out of the manor and devour more lives!

Anastasia acted decisively, unleashing a slender, jet-black sword that pulverized the ice spear.

At that moment, Mr. Stone, whose body was covered in hard rock, suddenly appeared from the side and crashed into the twisted and crumbling Iris Warren like a cannonball. The two of them flew out together.

Mr. Stone held Iris Warren tightly with one arm, while raising his other hand, which was covered in rock, and punched Warren repeatedly, smashing the dark purple crystals covering Warren's body inch by inch.

"Anastasia! Come into the manor and help!" Father Lawrence said anxiously. "I'll hold them off here!"

Without Father Lawrence needing to remind her, Anastasia had already risen to her feet.

She charged into the Montague Manor, stepping on dark purple flames, each step feeling as if she were walking on the edge of a purgatory blade.