Chapter 412: NESTS is here, can Shadaloo be far behind?
Cheng Tian was even a little confused as to whether this guy was obsessed with the pure blood of women, or simply didn't discriminate.
To absorb the pure blood of women, Demitri developed the super move "Midnight Bliss" which could forcibly transform any creature into a "female". But the problem is, even if they changed, it couldn't deny their original male past, could it?
As for Demitri's act of forcibly gender-swapping before feeding, Cheng Tian really couldn't tell if he truly liked the pure blood of women, or if he was just using it as a pretext to drink men's blood... Of course, this huge blame ultimately had to fall on SNK itself.
Originally, Demitri could only rampage in his own small corner of "Darkstalkers", forcibly feminizing the already bizarre demons and monsters.
But when SNK collaborated with Capcom to develop "SVC Chaos: SNK vs. Capcom", incorporating characters from IPs like King of Fighters, Street Fighter, Samurai Shodown, The Last Blade, Mega Man, and Metal Slug, Demitri's feminization range immediately expanded.
They even created corresponding Midnight Bliss feminization models for every character. The most famous nun in the MUGEN community, "Stormko", originated from Goenitz's appearance after being hit by Midnight Bliss.
Forget about Terry, even a Metal Slug Martian, if grabbed by Demitri, would instantly transform into a pink, flower-headed female Martian!
Similar characters who could change opponents' models also appeared in "Goddess Athena" and "King of the Red Devils".
The former would bestial-ize people, and the latter would turn people into demons and monsters.
Yes, that's right! Cheng, who commanded the Hundred Demons' Night Parade, was in a sense, just like Demitri!
Cheng Tian's gaming experience was incredibly rich. Although the Dominator couldn't judge the target's strength, Cheng Tian could roughly scan the silhouette of the corresponding unit. Based solely on the silhouette and vampire attributes, Cheng Tian determined that one of the colleagues mentioned by Neco-Arc was Demitri.
But then again, how did Demitri so stealthily transform Terry like this?
Didn't Terry notice? How long did it last? Were there other victims? Would Mai Shiranui be jealous? If pregnant during feminization, would it pause the gender reversal like Jusenkyo?
A series of questions floated through Cheng Tian's mind, but unfortunately, he currently didn't have the energy to ponder these issues, because also last night, his laboratory was invaded seven times by outsiders!
The first four times were from preliminary contestants; they couldn't even get through the door.
The fifth time was a team of players who came uninvited at 3 AM. This team's target wasn't just Cheng Tian's invitation letter, but also the equipment in the lab. They probably mistakenly thought this lab belonged to a local power and might contain valuable items to steal.
Ren Xiaoyao, whom Cheng Tian had knocked out, stripped, and left in an alley, was among them.
However, almost at the same time, the sixth and seventh batches of uninvited guests also snuck in, colliding head-on with the player team.
As a result, before Cheng Tian, who was meditating and keeping watch, could make a move, they started fighting among themselves.
The players' ability to escape was very strong. After all, being able to enter this fighting dungeon meant they had already cleared quite a few main quest dungeons, so they must have excelled in either strength, luck, or escape ability.
Even if Urd didn't conduct a dissection and investigation, the remaining corpses of the sixth batch of people showed very obvious signs of mechanical modification, more precisely, over 60% mechanical modification.
If it weren't for the Ten Commandments upgrading to the Dominator, these modified personnel wouldn't even have appeared on Cheng Tian's mental radar.
Of course, Cheng Tian also learned their identities during the observation process through light and shadow serpent techniques—
A group of NESTS cyborg warriors.
In addition to more mature and complete cloning technology, NESTS was also skilled in human body mechanical modification.
Maxima, with 90% of his body modified, was a typical example.
Their appearance was completely within Cheng Tian's expectations. After all, he had shown off and mocked them quite well through the TV station during the day; it would have been stranger if NESTS hadn't reacted.
These cyborgs didn't leave any marks that could indicate their origin, which meant NESTS was fully confident they wouldn't expose themselves... Unfortunately, Cheng Tian had his own reconnaissance, and with the Mind Crystal, even after scanning three cyborgs, they all had the "NESTS" prefix.
But this seventh batch of people truly surprised Cheng Tian.
"How is it, is this guy still behaving?"
Cheng Tian asked Bazett, who was sitting on a small stool, eyes focused intently, staring straight at the cage.
"There hasn't been any movement since just now."
Bazett replied, her eyes fixed.
Following Bazett's gaze into the cage used to temporarily house small living dinosaurs, a figure was curled up in the corner, making it impossible to tell what he was doing for a moment.
However, when Cheng Tian's head approached the special metal bars, the figure curled in the corner suddenly moved, darting in front of Cheng Tian in a flash like lightning. A pinkish-purple psionic barb pierced through the gap in the metal bars, heading straight for Cheng Tian's eyeball!
Yet, neither Cheng Tian himself nor Bazett, who had followed him, reacted much to this.
Clink!
The psionic barb was blocked by a thick Heart Barrier, about one centimeter away from Cheng Tian's eyeball.
Bang!
What followed was the sudden appearance of The World, smashing a heavy punch into the opponent's abdomen, sending him tumbling like a rolling gourd on the ground, finally stopping when he hit the wall.
"Ha—ha—"
The heavy blow to his lungs left the opponent breathless for a moment, only able to desperately gasp for air.
The mask, which only covered half of his face, simultaneously fell off. The World picked it up and tossed it back to Cheng Tian, his original body.
At this moment, the attacker, now unmasked, finally revealed his true face: a face almost identical to Cammy White's, but with severe, horrifying burn scars covering his entire left side, appeared before Cheng Tian.
"I only intended to attract NESTS' attention, but I didn't expect to draw out Shadaloo as well... Speaking of which, the composition and goals of these two organizations are quite similar, aren't they?"
Cheng Tian continued to speak words that only he could understand.
The woman, who had slightly recovered, merely looked up at Cheng Tian, as if to engrave his appearance into her pupils, then silently retreated back into the corner, as if waiting for the next opportunity to ambush.
Decapre, Russian for December, originates from the "Street Fighter" world. She is one of the twelve personal guards of Vega, the leader of the evil organization "Shadaloo", and also a clone of Cammy White.
The seventh group of people who invaded the lab last night was led by this Vega personal guard.
[Detected the appearance of personnel belonging to the hidden organization "Shadaloo"—]
[This organization is known for human modification and human cloning technology.]
[Your side quest "Laboratory Technology Upgrade" has a new completion path. You can try to complete the quest via the "Shadaloo" route.]