Free Web NovelPavela would always remember herself in that moment.
She remembered the fear that surged from the depths of her bone marrow.
The kind of fear that made her limbs go weak, caused her thoughts to stagnate, and turned all her survival instincts into a pile of mush.
She remembered how she had collapsed back then.
An ordinary modern person, thrown into a cold, bloody hell where people were dying everywhere.
Metal probes were inserted into her spine.
Her body was riddled with holes.
Artillery fire rained down all around her.
She didn't even know how she had survived those first few minutes.
She also remembered how desperate she had felt back then.
When she realized this wasn't a dream.
When she realized she was truly trapped in this girl's body.
When she realized that if she didn't want to die, she had to keep fighting.
That despair was so heavy, it almost crushed her soul.
But now—
Pavela blinked.
Scarlet light danced in her pupils.
But now, she wouldn't.
She felt great now.
Better than ever before.
A warm power surged through her body, as if something had finally awakened within her.
That power made her thoughts incredibly clear, made her senses incredibly sharp, allowing her to see...
Cracks.
Cracks everywhere.
There were cracks at the armor seams of that Victoriana mech.
There were cracks in the frozen soil at the edge of that crater.
There were cracks in every snowflake dancing in the wind and snow.
The whole world was a map covered in cracks, and she only needed to give it a light push to make everything collapse.
This felt so good.
She thought.
Why had she been afraid before?
Why had she collapsed before?
Why had she been desperate before?
When all it took was being a little braver, and everything would become so simple.
Those enemies hunting her down?
Just kill them.
Those generals who sent her to the battlefield?
Just kill them.
Those nobles sitting in warm palaces deciding her fate?
Just kill them.
Kill them.
Destroy them.
Otherwise, they would come to kill her.
It was the simplest logic, wasn't it?
Strike first and gain the advantage; strike later and suffer the disaster.
Rather than being destroyed by others, it was better to destroy others first.
Rather than surviving in fear, it was better to bloom in destruction.
Oh right, and that thing.
Pavela's eyes narrowed slightly.
That thing in her Mental Space.
Gatekeeper.
She had almost forgotten about it.
That burning void.
It didn't tell her that Lev was a soul that had been touched by the Path of the Tower before death.
It wanted her to become a vessel for the "Will of the Tower."
It wanted her to guide the coming of destruction in reality.
Damned beast.
Once she finished dealing with the situation at hand.
She would definitely return to that gray wasteland.
And kill it too.
Thinking this.
The corners of Pavela's mouth began to slowly lift.
It was a smile completely different from her usual one.
Not the kind of cold, mocking sneer.
Not the kind of forced, lighthearted wry smile.
But a... pure, innocent smile.
Like a child opening a gift on Christmas morning.
Like a hungry person seeing food at last.
Like a lost traveler finally finding The Way Back.
"Dear System."
She said softly, her voice carrying a hint of coquettishness.
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-- 【Warning!!!】 --
The System's voice rang in her mind, but this time, that cold, mechanical tone seemed to have a hint of... panic?
-- void realm expansion detected】 --
-- 【Current location: Unknown space】 --
-- 【Warning】 --
-- host mental contamination index: 89%】 --
-- main personality stability: 41%... 39%... 37%...】 --
-- 【Warning: main personality stability continuing to decline】 --
-- 【Warning: Major shift in host personality parameters detected】 --
-- 【Warning: Current mental state is highly abnormal】 --
-- 【Warning: Large number of hostile targets detected】 --
-- 【Warning: sequence-level threat detected】 --
-- 【Warning: Detected—】 --
The alarm sounds almost merged into one.
One after another, they flashed densely at the edge of Pavela's consciousness.
Like a panicked assistant frantically flipping through files, trying to find a solution for the current situation.
Pavela found this interesting.
She had never seen the System so... flustered?
The cold, mechanical System that usually only sent automated warnings now sounded almost like—
"Are you afraid?"
She tilted her head and asked in a tone full of curiosity.
"So you can feel fear too?"
"How interesting."
-- 【Warning: Suggest host take deep breaths immediately and attempt to stabilize emotions】 --
-- 【Suggestion: Initiate sedation protocol】 --
-- 【Suggestion: Immediately evacuate current environment】 --
-- 【Warning: host's current mental state is not suitable for any form of combat】 --
"Not suitable for combat?"
Pavela chuckled.
"But I feel like I'm in great shape right now."
She moved her wrists, feeling the feedback from the mech.
The hydraulic system of the thug-iv type creaked, like a beast that had been sleeping for a long time was waking up.
"Never felt better."
She said in a low voice, her scarlet eyes flashing ❀ Nоvеlігht ❀ (Don’t copy, read here) with a certain fanaticism.
"Clear, sharp, full of power..."
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At this moment, she had already controlled the mech to stand up from the bottom of the crater.
Her fingers tapped lightly on the control stick, as if playing a melody that only she could hear.
"You know, System—"
"In this world, no one will come to save you."
"Only you can save yourself."
"And the best way to save yourself..."
Her eyes narrowed, scarlet light burning in her pupils.
"Is to kill them before they kill you."
The shell of the thug-iv type stood slowly in the wind and snow, snow falling from the armor with a rustle, revealing the scarred metal surface beneath.
The hydraulic system roared, steam gushing out from every joint, forming white mists in the cold wind.
This battered mech seemed to feel the pilot's emotions, letting out an excited roar.
Pavela looked around.
Wind and snow.
Battlefield.
The outlines of enemies vaguely visible in the distance.
What did the alarm say was expanding just now?
Oh, the void realm.
Don't know what kind of nonsensical thing that is.
Anyway, she only knew one thing now—
She was going to go on a killing spree!
