So Alice is dead, and now the one who has come back to life absolutely cannot be Alice. She is merely some... monster wearing Alice's skin.

A thunderous roar interrupted Bologue's thoughts, as the Silver Knight leapt up from the rubble of the cliff once more, striking toward Alice. Now the Immortal Heart has completely fused with her, to seize the Immortal Heart means to slaughter Alice.

Before the Iron-Cutting Sword could fall, Alice raised her hand, and massive tentacles rolled up, directly snatching the Silver Knight at the waist.

This was not enough to stop the Silver Knight, as sword light flickered and no matter how large the body, under the swing of the Secret Sword, it would merely collapse.

But this time, after the Silver Knight broke free, he realized something was wrong.

The Silver Knight's movements gradually slowed, as if blockage had filled his joints, making them dry and sluggish.

On the ever-smooth and silver armor, at this moment appeared numerous fine threads of blood, surprisingly resisting the Silver Knight's Ether pressure, stubbornly taking root and growing in the crevices of the armor.

The Silver Knight could hear the constant and countless sounds of gnawing. These fleshes were devouring his armor bit by bit, continuously infiltrating.

At present, the true body of the Third Seat was not on this battlefield. He was within the Fog Abyss Fortress, personally protecting the Shadow King.

Now the Silver Knight in action was itself an Alchemy Armament, serving as a Domination Object for remote operations. It could completely transmit the Defender's power, but could not attach the effects of Secret Energy.

Thus, the Third Seat also brought his sword, using this deadly Iron-Cutting Sword for combat.

According to the Third Seat's calculations, these forces were enough to crush Teda, but unexpected events followed one another, until now when Alice, capable of breaking through armor defenses, appeared.

Alice completely fused with the power of the Immortal Heart, the corrupted flesh greedily devouring all matter and energy, which is precisely the power of Calamity.

Bologue had seen the scenes within the Abandoned Land, where Calamity hungrily consumed all essence, and in the end, it was not merely normal eating, but consuming everything endowed with "energy."

Once Ether was completely consumed, it began devouring those mortal materials, and through Calamity's digestion, it violently seized the "Cold Iron Soul" belonging to matter, turning it into countless particles.

Now Calamity's power manifested fully on Alice, the flesh attached to the Silver Knight's body was devouring the Silver Knight's own Ether, achieving the effect of breaking through Rectangular Soul Critical in an unusual manner.

The Silver Knight's intrinsic flow of Ether was disrupted, as if a water cup had been damaged with several small holes, with his power continually leaking out.

This was good news for Bologue, as the Silver Knight was weakened, yet even weakened, it was still not a presence he could confront.

Bologue struggled to suppress the unease in his heart. A direct confrontation in this battle held no chance of winning. He needed to act when Alice and the Silver Knight were both badly injured.

Alice absorbed all the essence of the Wolf Spider, with the flesh beneath her feet dying in decay, her power little by little reaching its peak, the terrifying Ether reaction resonating continuously.

Gently raising her hand, Alice seemed to be calling for something, soon the roars rang from deep within the Great Rift's Sea of Mist, ascending from the Abandoned Land, as the slumbering Calamity sensed the call of the Immortal Heart, attempting to break free.

"She has become Calamity?" Aimou asked in disbelief.

Bologue was equally puzzled by the current situation, he replied, "I don't know."

The battlefield was filled with various unknowns. Fortunately, the Silver Knight would advance for Bologue, conducting all the trial and error.

The Silver Knight had no option but to proceed, his target was also that precious heart.

Ether surged on the surface of the armor, and though the Silver Knight couldn't eradicate this Calamity power, he could nevertheless momentarily suppress it, causing the flesh to briefly go dormant, slowing the pace of consumption.

The Silver Knight gazed at Alice, her body a pure white, like bathed in dawn light, exuding a dazzling halo.

Alice was like a descending angel, yet everyone knew this was merely a false facade, the angel did not come from the Celestial Kingdom behind the clouds, but from the depths of a crimson, fiery Hell.

Except for one person, who still immersed in his own fantasies, driven insane.

"Alice... Alice!"

The Delusional stretched out his hands, staggering forward, repeatedly blinking, squeezing large, blood-stained tears beneath the mask.

Even now he couldn't dare believe what was before him, the Delusional succeeded, Alice was truly and tangibly alive, standing right before him.

Bologue watched from the side, as did the Silver Knight. Facing the resurrected Alice, they both kept their distance, wary of potential danger.

Only the frenzied Delusional ignored Alice's threat entirely, reaching out with arms like a parent eager to embrace their child, inching closer to Alice.

He had worked so long for this, surrendering everything to madness...

The Delusional sacrificed so much, on this day everything had finally come to fruition.

With the battles and flesh consumption exhausting him, the Delusional's body had been left a wreck, yet even still he dragged his blood-soaked body closer to Alice.

Alice's gaze was empty, whether she saw the Delusional or not was unclear, letting him come to her.

"Alice..."

The Delusional's voice was hoarse, unable to produce any other sound.

He slowly knelt down, then held Alice's body, pushing the stained mask against Alice with force, savoring the warmth and reality, the Delusional seemed to finally find peace, a satisfied whimper rising in his throat.

Alice gave no response, throughout maintaining silence, merely gazing at the Delusional with icy, hollow eyes.

The Delusional raised his hand, tearing away the mask on his face, worn for so long, it seemed to have fused with flesh.

During the tearing process, thick strands of blood stretched, face flesh ruptured revealing the decaying visage nearing death.

"It's me, Alice."

Teda called hopefully, only then did Alice finally react, slightly tilting her head to look at Teda.

She extended toward Teda, appearing to caress his cheek, and Teda completely immersed in satisfaction, with his remaining rationality dwindling bit by bit.

Teda opened his arms awaiting Alice's embrace… then she strangled his neck.

Alice gazed at Teda, with pressure from her wrist, suffocation halted Teda, he tried to struggle, but his body mustered no strength.

Teda gazed uncomprehendingly at Alice, whom in turn revealed a wicked smile under his watch, her mouth cracking open, fine traces of blood spreading from her lips.

In an instant Alice's head split like blooming bloody petals, splitting into several segments, each laden with sharp teeth, snake-like tongues swaying within, stretching into the deep dark within the throat.

Teda heard it, the call resonating from the depths of the Abyss.

"Father..."

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