As if it were some kind of evil sacrifice, the pitch-black evil egg was hoisted high by iron cables and machinery, and countless lights hit its body, showing the details of each steel feather as much as possible in front of everyone's eyes.

Lorenzo looked up at the stone-like presence, and under his gaze, Lorenzo could feel its vitality, and as time passed, as if it were breathing, those steel feathers rose and fell slightly.

"After recovering the Black Angel, we did a lot of checks on it, and the indicators were normal, and we couldn't find the reason why it was out of control. ”

Merlin also looked at the black egg with greater awe in his heart.

"It'...... It's alive, it's breathing. ”

Lorenzo stepped on the unknown red liquid, little by little, getting closer to the black angel.

"Yes, the Holy Grail flesh is not only fused with you, but also with this forbidden armor of original sin, steel and flesh ......"

Scarlet muscles stretched beneath the pitch-black steel feathers, connecting every piece of machinery, enveloping them heavily, guarding the core of the steam engine and the demon heart treated by the perpetual pump.

This is the original sin armor, the combination of demons and machines, the perpetual motion pump has cut off their own brains, leaving only the heart to drive the flesh, to be precise, this is a walking corpse, it needs human will to drive, but when the fire fell, it lost control, without the will to drive, the walking dead moved.

"Arguably, this is perhaps the most terrible Armor of Original Sin we have ever created, and with the possession of the Holy Grail Flesh, it is far stronger than any other Armor of Original Sin, but it is also very costly, and the erosion that drives it is far greater than we can imagine. ”

Merlin said slowly.

"We did several tests, and the driver just activated the Black Angel, and the Geiger index reached its peak directly, and the driver only remained awake for a few tens of seconds, and then fell into a crazy hallucination, and then was eroded, demonized, and ...... in a matter of minutes"

Dragging a living person into the abyss of demons in just a few minutes is more intense than any kind of erosion ever touched in the history of the Purification Mechanism, almost instantaneous and deadly, and there is no time to resist.

"What's next? Out of control?"

Lorenzo also knows a lot about the original sin armor, they are somewhat similar to the witcher, and can cause terrible damage when it gets out of control, this level of erosion, presumably the perpetual pump has paid a great price to control it.

"No...... That's what makes it so strange. ”

Merlin shook his head, his empty eyes staring at the dark thing under the light, as an alchemist, Merlin had seen many strange things in his life, but there had never been something so tricky for him, and his whole body was full of unsearchable unknowns.

"You know? When I was a child, my world was shattered and occupied by the fear of this abomination, but after many years of contact, I felt accustomed to demons, monsters that devour reason. Merlin said.

"It's like being with a tiger all day long, and after a long time, I feel that it is just a fierce big cat. Lorenzo replied that he often used that to describe demons.

"Part of our common sense is based on habit, and we are used to the fact that the sun rises in the east, so we think that the sun rises in the east is 'common sense', but in a certain ...... A hazy morning with the name of a demon appeared in our world, breaking our common sense of the world. ”

Merlin said and turned to look at Lorenzo, his stiff face showing a rare expression that Lorenzo could read.

It was fear, awe and fear, Lorenzo tensed for a moment, what could make this knowledgeable alchemist feel afraid?

"Mr. Holmes, do you still feel fear of demons, or are you surprised by their existence?"

Lorenzo didn't understand him, and he shook his head in confusion.

"I don't know what you mean...... Wouldn't it be nice to hunt demons when they appear?"

"yes...... Hunt as soon as you appear, just like in those ancient days, when humans and wild beasts alike, raised torches and spears...... Haven't you noticed? Mr. Holmes, before you know it, we've become accustomed to the world of demons. ”

Merlin said with some unacceptability, sometimes everything is like this, you are too attached to it, but you will not be able to pay attention to all these anomalies.

"We have become accustomed to the appearance of demons, and over the years we have become accustomed to all this horror, from 'abnormal' to 'normal', to 'common sense' that cannot be known to others. ”

He pointed to himself again and whispered.

"'Common sense' that belongs only to a few of us. ”

Lorenzo was silent, sometimes it was, it was so long, so long that people were numb to the fear of demons.

"The first time our common sense was broken came from the appearance of demons, and the Black Angel is undoubtedly the second break of common sense, I rummaged through those alchemy notes that were about to be turned over, I have never seen such a phenomenon, beyond the abnormal 'abnormal'. ”

Merlin said and walked briskly, Lorenzo following closely behind him, as the machinery made a shrill humming sound, and dazzling sparks fell from above, along with the red liquid, which was not blood, but some kind of alchemical potion, which repeatedly washed over the solid surface of the black angel.

"What's going on?"

Lorenzo couldn't help but be attracted by Merlin's words, and looked at the dark angel out of his eyes, and he was full of curiosity about this "life-saving benefactor".

"Let's see, this is the report of the previous experiments, we were ready for the loss of control, and mobilized a lot of firepower for this, but strangely, the expected loss of control did not happen. ”

Up the iron ladder, in an observation room in mid-air, Merlin picked up several papers from his desk, interspersed with several black-and-white photographs.

"Look at this, the motorists kept their minds for a very short time after activation, and then they were consumed by the erosion, and they began to demonize within the original sin armor. ”

"Looks ...... It's normal. ”

Lorenzo said that, like those who were corrupted before, they were "normal" demonized.

But after saying this, Lorenzo felt a deep chill, and as Merlin said, he began to recognize anomalies as normal.

"No, no, we collected a lot of out-of-control information in the early stages of the development of the Original Sin Armor, and this time is different from the previous ones. ”

Merlin was one of the first developers of the Original Sin Armor, and he was well aware of the details of these experiments.

"When a driver is demonized, it causes the original sin armor to get out of control, because the human brain makes up for the lack of the original sin armor itself. ”

"These machines have no sense of self, they rely on the will of the driver. Lorenzo said.

"That's right, every time the original sin armor gets out of control, the root cause is that the driver is counterattacked, they begin to demonize, flesh and blood proliferate mutations, and merge with the flesh and blood of the original sin armor, and the consciousness is replaced by that madness, so as to complete the evil demon. ”

Galahad's wounds flashed back to his mind. Galahad was the black angel's previous driver, and when Merlin pulled him out of the original sin armor, Galahad's back had mutated, flesh and blood were connected to the armor, and it took a lot of effort for them to "cut out" him from the original sin armor.

"According to our common sense of this, when the driver is demonized, he will be alienated into the demon's brain, and become a bloated flesh and blood that fills the entire mechanical void, and the original sin armor can also be called a demon at that time...... Actually, it's not that bad, and it's not bad to think of it as a demon in mechanical armor. ”

Merlin's gaze kept wandering over the information, as if he was looking for something.

"Let's take a look at this, this is a photo of the Black Angel after it lost control, everything was calm at that time, the expected big battle did not appear, the driver was decomposed directly in the cockpit, that is, literally decomposed, like a corpse buried under a tree, all his nutrients were devoured, there was nothing in the small cockpit, he and this armor were integrated, and the armor was not out of control, and the surface was extremely calm. ”

Merlin handed the photograph to Lorenzo, who was a little blurry in black and white due to the limitations of photographic technology, but Lorenzo barely made out everything in it.

It seems that a monster has eaten brutally in it, and it eats cleanly, except for a few corners with flesh and blood foam.

"It's a unique case, a very special case, an example that we don't know, like one day you get up and find that one plus one is not equal to two, but equal to three. ”

Merlin's empty eyes were filled with a hint of excitement, and with that, Lorenzo had some idea of what he wanted to do.

Lorenzo shouted loudly, shaking his head vigorously as he shouted.

"No, no, no, Merlin won't even think about it, I'm not going in!"

"Lorenzo, you are dedicating yourself to scientific research! No matter how you demon hunters can fight, decades, or even hundreds of years later, they will be just a pile of dry bones, and technology! This knowledge can be passed on forever!"

Merlin said as he grabbed Lorenzo, who tried to escape.

He's an alchemist, a mad man who is so obsessed with the truth, and the reason why he's so normal is because Merlin is so far away from the unknowable truth, just like you look at the mountain behind the clouds, you know the distance between you, but not so urgent.

But this time is different, Merlin has found a breakthrough, this abnormal original sin armor, this out-of-control mysterious armor, this may be a breakthrough point in technology.

Under such temptations, alchemists who are indifferent to fame and fortune will also go crazy, and the knowledge they have not yet mastered is the perfect bounty.

"Lorenzo, you have to help me! You have come back to life from this original sin armor, and it is even said that this original sin armor is probably out of control because of you!"

Merlin was clearly no match for Lorenzo, and just as Lorenzo was about to escape from the observation room, Merlin shouted loudly.

Hearing this, Lorenzo's pace stopped, and he looked at Merlin with some doubt.

"You say, out of control because of me?"

"That's right, this is the only inference, the original sin armor will not activate on its own, unless something affects it, so that it has a sense of self, or a certain intention of action, think about Lorenzo, at that time on the battlefield black angels were extremely purposeful!"

In order to convince Lorenzo, Merlin told all of his speculations.

"Think about the cause and effect here, the Black Angel is driven by some kind of purpose!"

Lorenzo froze in place, for some reason, after that incident, he rarely recalled the scene unless necessary, and of course it could have something to do with the fact that he was so badly injured and unconscious.

"Some purpose, what purpose?"

Lorenzo asked, the alchemist knew a lot, and he didn't know what he usually studied underground.

"You!"

Merlin said.

"It's for you!"

Maybe I've been in contact with demons for a long time, and no matter who it is, there's a little bit of madness on my body.

Merlin completely oblivied on Lorenzo's attempt to escape, and he began to analyze everything about the incident for Lorenzo.

"The original sin armor does not have the ability to think for itself, it is just a living armor after all! But at that time, it acted, and it was very purposeful, and even had a certain amount of wisdom!"

"Lorenzo, none of us have ever thought of using the Holy Grail Flesh to heal the dying, have you Demon Hunters thought about this?"

Listening to Merlin's words, Lorenzo's mind flashed with Watson's face, the woman who had disappeared in a dream since the assassination of Lawrence.

"I didn't ...... No. ”

"Yes, this is wisdom, or have a certain judgment of the scene! The Black Angel was developed by us, and it itself is absolutely fine, if the original sin armor we created is so powerful, we would have pushed it to the door of Fei Leng Cui a long time ago!"

Although he has reached a harmonious society, Merlin has no less resentment towards the Evangelical Church, a huge organization that has put tremendous pressure on the purification agency.

"There must have been some variables on the battlefield at that time, an unknown variable, and it was that variable that affected the direction of all this. ”

Merlin was a little puzzled.

And your survival is the result of this variable. ”

Lorenzo took a long time before he said slowly, "Is there anything wrong with this?"

"There is a problem, but when I say there is a problem, it's not me who has a problem, it's you!"

Merlin said and pointed to Lorenzo.

"You have a problem, Lorenzo. ”

"Think about Lorenzo, it needs you to survive, under the influence of variables, the loss of control of the Black Angels, the hunting of the Holy Grail Flesh, etc., all for you, for you to survive. ”

Merlin coughed a few times and stood in the doorway, blocking Lorenzo's path.

"Then the question is, Mr. Holmes, how can you come back from the dead?"