"The Reaper": Part 7
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"Why are you so obsessed with killing the modified humans?"

Long ago, Qianxiu, who was still a delinquent girl, silently watched the person in front of her fall to the ground. The person was covered in damaged body parts, with no visible muscles or bones, but instead exposed electric wires and machinery constantly sparking. In her eyes, the person before her was not only killing her enemies but also other modified humans like herself. He was also killing himself, fighting recklessly.

"Because I also want peace," the person lying on the ground answered quietly, staring into the dark sky without stars with empty eyes.

When the bus they were on fell over a cliff and was crushed by steel, she didn't die. When everything she possessed was taken from her, and her bones were thrown into the garbage dump, she didn't die. And when her comrade delivered a fatal blow from behind, causing her to fall into a raging river stirred up by a storm, she didn't die.

Whenever she saw other modified humans, she was reminded of how wrong she had gone. Engaging in battles with them, using her iron fists capable of destroying tanks, repeating the cycle of destroying each other's bodies, did she really think she would be happy? Did she think she would be fulfilled?

Look at the bodies of the modified humans scattered at her feet. Every day was like hell.

"Evolution and-"

"Ethics!"

A mechanical voice echoed in the alleyway as the youth's appearance shattered like an exploding puzzle, transforming into transparent red hexagonal machines jetting out.

"Yi!"

"Ah!"

The monsters surrounding the young man were struck by these transparent hexagonal machines and then repelled. In front of their eyes, a mechanical knight with a glowing red skull mask emerged from the disappearing red whirlwind within the seam of the mecha.

The mechanical knight surveyed the monsters before him, beasts panting like animals down on all fours, clinging to the walls, and covered in hexagonal patterns just like himself. These monsters were like combatants in a tokusatsu drama. Unlike modified humans who had a core implanted into their body from corpses, they were created by breaking down a human's limbs and incorporating them into a berserker machine. They were living deformities born in a womb. As for their strength-

"Yiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi!!!"

A monster let out a cry, quickly climbing up the wall, running across it like it was the ground. As a signal, the monsters made different noises before charging together.

Fighting against this many enemies required some help to avoid getting injured. The mechanical knight extended his covered right hand, and the fully-mechanical fingers slightly curved as the thumb extended. Transparent red hexagonal machines were released from the seams of his mecha, quickly gathering into the young man's hand. They formed a one-handed long sword with a sharp blade and a handle with buttons. This weapon was created by using data from defeating modified humans in the past as parameters. Although not stronger than using fists directly, it was sufficient!

The monster running on the wall jumped out when it was near the mechanical knight. The mechanical claws extended like a werewolf in fantasy works, flying at him. With an action that was difficult to see with the naked eye, the mechanical knight lifted the one-handed sword and smashed it down onto the monster. Not with the blade, but with the spine. The monster's head immediately emitted the sound of the mecha cracking, and the machine armor on its head collapsed and shattered. The mechanical knight pressed the spine into the ground, heavily smashing the monster's body, which was wrapped in bones, and all of the tissues within them.

The mechanical knight swung the sword backwards and then stomped hard on the monster's back. The kick crushed the monster's spine, ribs, and the tissues these bones encased, shattering everything."Yi--!"

The monster that was stepped on let out a painful cry, but the mecha knight completely ignored it and stepped forward, stomping on the monster's corpse. At the same time, he swung his single-handed sword which had been raised behind him, delivering a swift half-moon strike. The two monsters charging at him were immediately struck by the blow, and their front claws, which acted as their forelimbs, were chopped off instantly. Without uttering a surprised howl, the monsters lost their balance and tumbled to the ground.

The mecha knight kicked one of the monsters in the face, causing its face to instantly collapse and deflate like it had been hit by a hammer. Then, he swung his other arm and delivered a vertical punch to the other monster that had lost its forelimbs. The mechanical fist struck it in the back, piercing right through it. He spread his fingers within the monster's body, grabbing hold of its sternum. Even though the monster was on the verge of death after having its back pierced, it let out a low dB scream from the stimulation of being grabbed. The mecha knight grabbed hold of the monster's body, raising it up before hurling it backwards. The monster flew through the air and landed heavily on another monster who was lying in wait, preparing to ambush the mecha knight. As a result, the struck monster made a sound like the impact of machinery.

Although there wasn't much pressure, the number of these combat monsters was certainly not small. The young man who had transformed into a mecha knight hadn't seen such a number before, even with the presence of his colleagues. However, among the combat monsters on the ground and walls before him, there were no such modified people. No matter how you looked at it, the monsters on the ground and walls before his eyes were the kind of mass-produced incubator products. It seemed like they had received a unified command as the mass-produced monsters in front of him didn't move closer to the mecha knight anymore, but instead, like they were trying to lure him into using his skills, suddenly moved forward before immediately jumping back. Were they creating an opportunity for their colleagues behind them to attack?

The mecha knight thought this way, then swung his single-handed sword towards the monster that was rushing towards him. Sensing the scent of death, the monster abruptly stopped in a way that was impossible for a human, and jumped backward. Is this how you want to avoid it! The mecha knight pressed the first button on the hilt of his sword, causing the blade of the single-handed sword he had swung down to suddenly grow by two meters. The blade that grew to be like a giant sword in both his hands directly tore through the body of the monster that was jumping backward. Not only that, but the other monsters behind it were also hit. Some had their legs severed while others had their shoulders chopped off. The breath of the monsters behind him drew closer!

The mecha knight grasped the mechanical sword extended in both hands that now had the same length of a double-handed sword, and swung it horizontally before taking a step forward. He waved his arms, dragging the sword blade along, leaving behind a red trailed light. This trail immediately formed into a scarlet circle, which not only killed the monsters in front of him but also the ones that were attempting to ambush him from behind. At this moment, the mecha knight noticed that while he was performing this whirlwind slash, all the monsters revealed a motion of retreat. Although they could not evade this strike and were killed, among the remaining monsters, there was obviously one who successfully avoided the blow. It retreated just like the other monsters, but the distance was just enough to dodge the hit. That monster was probably the signal tower-like existence among these mass-produced combat monsters.

The mecha knight extended his left hand, and just like the formation of the mechanical sword, a mecha pistol resembling a revolver appeared in his hand. The horde of monsters suddenly surged forward, with the remaining few monsters rushing towards the mecha knight and blocking his trajectory to the signal tower-like monster. Do you want to block the attack with your hands! The mecha knight pulled the trigger, but didn't fire. After pulling the trigger, the revolver cylinder that would normally rotate for a moment suddenly rotated six times continuously. The barrel became red-hot as if it had been subjected to extreme heat. Full barrage fire! The mecha knight corrected his trajectory, aimed for the signal tower-like monster that had started to retreat, and opened fire. Although the other monsters immediately noticed his intent and rushed over to block the firing trajectory, the mecha knight started to release the trigger, causing a red-metallic stream to shoot out of the barrel and leave behind a dazzling red trail of light. At the top of the trail was a transparent hexagonal metal organ that had transformed into the form of a bullet, which, with its unstoppable momentum, penetrated the first monster blocking its path, ruthlessly plowing through its body.Then he shot a few monsters that were blocking his shooting trajectory one after another, and finally hit the monster that was the first to turn around and run.

The monster was shot in the waist and was blasted out of a large hole, falling to the ground.

The mecha knight held the mechanical sword that had returned to its normal length and walked over to the monster, but found that it was not dead yet and was slowly crawling towards the exit of the alley, like a dying beast.

Through the large hole in its abdomen, a mechanical structure similar to its own could be seen, not an empty body like the combatant monsters...

So that was the case.

The mecha knight lifted the mechanical sword and mercilessly pierced the crawling monster's body.

The monster trembled a few times and then stopped moving.

The body made of mechanical components gradually broke apart and turned into something like blood and rust.

Only a human brain was left behind.

The bodies of the surrounding combatant monsters similarly began to disintegrate. The mecha knight turned around and looked towards the alley.

The alley was filled with human flesh tissues, some were muscles, some were organs, and some were viscera.

It seems that this group of combatant monsters were all cultivated from the same person's body...

It looks like the classmate who never grew up really spared no expense.

Thinking this, he canceled his transformation.

In a mysterious underground laboratory in a distant city, the classmate who never grew up is sitting in front of a monitoring screen watching the young man's fight just now.

She is a 22-year-old woman who still has the body of a junior high school student, wearing a sexy narrow skirt and a tight shirt on her petite body, and stepping on high heels. Outside of these mature clothes, she is also wearing a white coat commonly used by researchers.

"How is the data collection going?"

The young man on the operating table behind her is holding his arms and looking at her. He is the disciple who previously went to visit the young man in the monitoring screen.

"Why didn't you give him a fatal blow before when you could have?" The classmate who never grew up asked without turning her head.

"It's not that I didn't want to, I just couldn't do it. If I had made a move at that time, I probably would have been pierced through the core, too."

The disciple smiled and explained, then showed his trademark ferocious expression.

"That's why I need a weapon-".