XXII. Vasilissa
Professor Longinus said, "Target VARU-133, codenamed Vasilissa, originates from the long-standing fairy tale of Eastern Europe - 'Vasilissa and Baba Jaeger), a young girl who defeats a vicious witch through her wit. I'm not sure if the goal we're looking for is really related to a fairy tale girl, or maybe the fairy tale is a fairy tale that modern people have glorified a very old and terrifying character. β
Betty said: "It's... About the file of the Duke of the Sword and Shield Society? β
Lamia said, "Mostly. I shushed and said, "Betty, don't talk much!" Betty gave me a blank look.
My ancestor said: "What follows is the full account of the incident: on the night of 2xxx (the date was erased by noise), there was a serious incident of casualties in Haishengwei, and the inhabitants of a building were attacked, and the death toll reached thirty-three. Survivors downstairs claimed to have heard gunshots, explosions, and screams, and people were falling down the stairs as if they had been bitten by large beasts. Since Hai Shengwei was outside the scope of the Caron Company's business, he entrusted the Sword and Shield Association to investigate, and I was one of the people who assisted in the investigation. β
This is followed by a video of the scene, in which the ancestor walks through the murder scene with several warriors wearing exoskeletons. The camera cuts to a corpse, he says: "The deceased's name is xxxx (also erased), he is the number one person in the local criminal organization 'Fist of Power', there is no blood around him, but all the blood in his body is gone." The murderer β whether man or beast β sucked the blood of the dead. β
The camera cuts to the street, and the ancestor says: "An eyewitness to an old man, perhaps a local folklorist or a Cain priest, claimed that the murderer was 'Vasilissa', and I was interested in Eastern European fairy tales, so I asked him if he was related to the protagonist of the fairy tale." The old man affirmed it, and categorically declared that the fairy tale deviated greatly from the facts.
When we visited the old man again, he had already hanged himself, may God bless him. By searching the old man's home, I gained a clearer β and perhaps controversial β understanding of the case and the subject VARU-133.
According to records, around 4000 B.C., a "demon daughter" appeared in a large primitive settlement in Eastern Europe. Suddenly cruel and bloodthirsty, the girl killed many of the tribe's people overnight by poisoning, assassination, trapping, and leading people into the beast's hunting area. The tribe imprisoned her and had the witch perform an exorcism ritual to execute her at nightfall.
However, a demon (perhaps not a demon in the literal sense of the word, but a cultist from ancient times) passes by the village and finds the aforementioned girl. Attracted to the girl's evil potential, he endowed her with superhuman physical strength, made her a blood-sucking demon, and freed her. The maidenβgiven the name Vasilissa by the devilβthen killed everyone in the village. When she finishes killing, she is taken away by the demons and becomes a tool used by the demons to kill and oppress, constantly bringing trauma to the world.
The story of Vasilissa, for some reason, was rewritten as a fairy tale, in which Vasilisa herself became the protagonist of the persecution, and the witch who was killed became the evil witch. This may have a lot to do with the religious practice of hunting witches in the Middle Ages.
Regardless of whether this legend is true or not. Two months ago, the criminal organization "Fist of Power" excavated an ancient female corpse in the ice and snow of Siberia, the body of the girl was frozen, frozen in the ice, and the appearance was like life, and the ice showed no signs of melting at room temperature. The group wanted to sell the woman's body to a foreign buyer, so it was transported to the Fist of Power headquarters in Haishengwei.
The aforementioned old man was coerced by the crime boss to identify the corpse, and he wrote in his diary: 'She spoke to me and called herself Vasilissa. He was in a long sleep because of the disappearance of his master, and he needed to drink blood to recover. The old man then secretly slit his wrists and dripped blood on the ice. This led to Vasilissa's awakening and the demise of the criminal organization.
Charon and the Sword and Shield Society have been exploring and researching the paranormal phenomenon around the world for many years, and this kind of blood-sucking symptom disease is not uncommon, patients often have hallucinations of resurrection, body mutations, life expectancy will be greatly extended, and accompanied by strong violent tendencies. The VARU-133 case has its own peculiarities, as the target single-handedly destroyed the militarized group's armed personnel. In my opinion, the situation is serious, and in order to avoid further casualties, the seven-level procedure should be activated and arrested as soon as possible. β
I said, "I've read books like this, and this is a vampire story!" The file said in a fog, in fact, what he meant was that this Vasilissa was an ancient awakened vampire. β
Salvatore said, "Look at the world, demons are everywhere, and vampires are not unbelievable. β
I noticed that Lamia's hands were clenched, she seemed to be a little cold, and she seemed to have some kind of thought in her head, some secret.
The image of the file jumped again, it was in the jungle at night, there was fire everywhere, and I heard heavy gasps. Professor Longinus, my ancestor, was so excited that he ran and took pictures, and said intermittently: "We did it, we caught her!" Unbelievable, take a look at the scene. β
I saw the corpses of many warriors, the armorers of the Charon Company, the iron-armored warriors of the Sword and Shield Society, all torn apart, and at least two hundred dead. I've also seen armored vehicles and tanks, either dismantled and immobilized or burning. In the darkness and firelight, the image has a strong sense of surreality.
Longinus shouted: "Three hundred associations with the elite fighters of Charon, ten off-road tanks, ten two armored transporters, oh my, oh my!" Almost all of them died at her hands! What a monster she is! β
He walked towards the encirclement formed by the remaining armed men, all of whom pointed their guns at a mutilated body on the ground, red aiming lasers stopping at vital points of the body. "That body is still shaking, VARU-133, Vasilissa, she's still alive even under the siege of incendiary bombs and Excalibur shells!" β
Vasilisa shouted in an incomprehensible language, and Longinus said, "Listen, listen, she's saying: 'I am a disaster, I am a monster, I am a demon, I am divine punishment. 'What a tenacious vitality, what a proud creature! But humanity has overcome you! β
An officer pointed a gun at Longinus and said, "Stand back!" Professor! That's an order! You've crossed the line! β
Longinus roared: "I am the initiator of this operation, I tracked down 133, I have the command!" β
The officer said, "Not anymore, one of the Nine Hermits has arrived, and she will take over the follow-up." β
Like a deflated ball, Longinus lost his temper at once, and he asked, "Who is it?" β
The officer said: "It's Ms. Denova." β
Longinus asked, "Ms. Jenova?" What was she going to do? I have the right to know. β
Officer: "We're going to contain VARU-133. β
Professor Longinus said: "She was very reckless, very brutal, and she would not compromise. β
"And Lady Denova will not be relenting, Professor, your mission is over, go back and rest, you deserve it." β
Longinus suddenly slipped into the crowd and shouted at Vasilissa: "Remember! I am the one who hunted you! Remember, you're at my hands! Defeated at the hands of humans! Humanity has faced countless terrible disasters, and we have survived all the way! You have to fear us! I advise you to be smart and work with us! Otherwise, you'll have nothing but death! β
Vasilisa stared at Longinus, her eyes unblinking. The helicopter brought a huge box, a group of people wrapped around Vasilisa with iron cables, and all nervously prepared to shoot. Vasilisa seemed to smile and closed her eyes.
This concludes the archival video, ending with a concluding text: "VARU-133 has decided to cooperate with all testing needs, and has been contained by the Sword and Shield Society's research institute. Lady Jenova believes that she will be willing to be educated, learn modern knowledge, and join the Sword and Shield Society's Special Operations Group to fight against the occult threat. The organization still can't judge the veracity of her intentions, but it believes that the risks are manageable. She will be one of us, not our enemy. Her danger rating was lowered to 'mild' and she was allowed to go out under strict surveillance. β
Betty said, "How do I think Professor Longinus' words saved Vasilissa?" Otherwise, she will resist to death. β
"I thought so too," Salvador said. β
Lamia: "It seems that Vasilisa was obedient and obedient before the Catastrophe, and even inherited the title and authority of the Nine Hermits of Janova. β
Betty: "You're saying that Ms. Jenova adopted this... This monster? But then why did she fall asleep? And how did they escape the catastrophe? β
Me: "Don't forget that when she was exhumed, she was just a frozen corpse, and she survived in the harshest of environments. β
Betty smiled: "As the pinnacle of power of the Divine Sword and Shield Society at the moment, Vasilisa is a legendary vampire demon, what will the people of the Sword and Shield Society think when they know about it?" β
Lamia let out a slight sigh, the meaning of which was hard to discern.
I said, "The Sword and Shield Society is all dead-headed, they only recognize the title and obey the orders of their superiors, as for whether the superiors are good or evil, they don't care too much. β
"There is very little mention of the 'codename: Cain' in this facility, and it seems to have been deliberately removed. However, information is available on the first contact zone. β
The first zone of contact was the last line of defense against the escape of Codename Cain.
"The first contact zone was the wormhole force field, however, it caused great controversy at the time, and experts all thought that this technology was immature and the consequences were unpredictable, and it should not be applied to such an important place. It was Professor Longinus who defied the crowd and obtained permission to experiment with the latest technology. β
Ah, how great and powerful my ancestors were, and I have inherited his illustrious lineage, and there is no excuse for me to be a man of inaction and poverty all his life.
Lac: "I looked through the data and came to the conclusion that there was no way for the wormhole force field to stop Codename: Cain. The force field is so volatile and energy-intensive that it is impossible to prevent a truck from hitting at 100 kilometers per hour. Professor Longinus knew all this, but he still insisted on going his own way. β
Lamia: "Why did he do that?" β
Lacka: "It seems that his real purpose is to summon demons from the other world through the wormhole force field, and use the demon as a code name: Cain's Jailer." This is also the reason for the loss of contact in the first contact zone. β