In the end, the clues still pointed to that mysterious Mother.
Although they had a target, achieving it was actually quite difficult.
The opponent was simply too cautious.
Even in a situation where it held a massive advantage, it had absolutely no intention to push the attack. It hadn’t even exposed its identity yet; Clara suspected the fellow was staying invisible alongside Psycho.
For Clara, it was risky to disguise herself as a rabbit soldier to infiltrate.
After all, the size of a rabbit soldier’s body prevented her from using a Small Combat Body. She would have to switch to her true form, but doing so carried the risk of being captured directly. If she died, she stayed dead.
**[Use Psycho’s ability to remain hidden?]**
“No, wouldn’t the Azure Cavalry’s electromagnetic radar discover me? Though I don’t even know if my psychic powers are still there…”
Clara thought for a moment and asked again, “That reminds me, if reincarnating as a Moon Rabbit means being controlled by the Mother, then if we got the Mother’s data, would we be able to command him too?”
**[It is recommended to kill it, forcing it to return to the Divine Abyss to be reborn.]**
As a Hero Driver, Nyx was always dead serious when it came to matters of principle.
Sista walked up to Clara, her face stained with blood. She asked expressionlessly, “Miss Clara, is there… anything else you need me to do?”
‘Does she feel like she can’t help because she can’t do anything?’ Clara understood that feeling, so she simply said, “Hmm—you and those two idiot brothers of yours just need to protect everyone. As for the infiltration part… leave it to me!”
As she spoke, she patted her small, flat chest.
Squids were the best at fishing in troubled waters!
Clara glanced at the Moon Rabbits who had surrendered and then left.
Sista turned her head to look at Fran Livka. “Doctor, is there anything else you need me to do?”
“Oh—help me remove the brain from this corpse! Then put it in that container over there. I might be able to make this brain start thinking again…”
As Fran spoke, she put on a new pair of single-use medical gloves. Then, she plunged an incredibly sharp scalpel into the scalp of the rabbit’s head.
She didn’t hesitate for a single second.
As an assistant, Sista’s methods were even more crude. She directly tore off the rabbit soldier’s scalp and prepared to open the skull with a chisel.
The techniques of these two were the direct reason why the infirmary looked like a murder scene. The seven Moon Rabbits in the corner of the infirmary were so terrified they couldn’t even make a sound.
Sista asked, “Doctor, the internal organs of these humanoid rabbits are also very close to humans. Are they a new form that evolved after preying on humans?”
“Hmm, I’m afraid so,” Fran answered. “The humans who are eaten will likely also reincarnate as Moon Rabbits and be dominated by the Mother. This power of assimilation is the most terrifying thing about them.”
“So, we just need to deal with the Mother, right?”
Sista reached the same conclusion as Clara.
No matter how powerful the opponent currently seemed, as long as the Mother was handled, the power of the Fourth Calamity would collapse.
“Yes, but we don’t even know where the Mother is. That’s exactly why the Mother is so cautious,” Fran said as a knock sounded on the infirmary door.
“Miss Fran!”
Lucia’s voice came from outside.
“I’ve finished the cage!”
“Come in!”
Lucia entered the room, carrying a disc-shaped device the size of a manhole cover. Then…
Her face turned pale at the sight surrounding the operating table, and she barely dared to breathe.
“Don’t be afraid, it’s just a small scene,” Fran comforted her with blood-covered hands, then asked, “Where’s the cage?”
Only then did Lucia resume breathing, and she dropped the disc onto the floor.
“A force field cage. It’s modified from a force field shield device. By placing the device outside the force field and shrinking the dimensions of the field, those Moon Rabbits won’t be able to cause damage from the inside.”
“Moon Rabbit teeth can’t bite through this?”
“The force field will repair itself. In other words… at most, only their teeth can pass through the field.”
A blue-glowing spherical force field formed above the disc.
It actually looked quite nice.
“Sista, sorry to trouble you,” Lucia said, adding, “Oh, there’s no need to bind their hands and feet; they can’t get out.”
Sista nodded. she picked up the Moon Rabbits whose hands and feet were tied from the corner, ripped the tape off their limbs, and finally tossed them into the opening at the top of the force field cage.
“*Ji-chu*?!”
Gravity was even blocked inside this cage. The Moon Rabbits, whose feet couldn’t touch the ground, flailed their paws helplessly within the sphere, attempting to bite through the force field but failing.
Sista, who had thrown them in, stared at them through the cage, a glimmer of life shining in her eyes.
She could strike dead the rabbit soldiers who couldn’t be called cute, showing no mercy even during dissection; yet, she seemed very interested in the fluffy, cute Moon Rabbits.
Even though the rabbit soldiers were made from these ordinary Moon Rabbits.
In short, Sista had little resistance to cute things, which was also the reason she clung to Clara.
Fran also circled the spherical force field twice, offering praise.
“Ho, this is quite good! This force field device is indeed a good way to restrain Moon Rabbits. If we mass-produce and improve this device, farming meat rabbits isn’t impossible…”
“Meat rabbits?!” Lucia was shocked.
“The energy conversion efficiency of Moon Rabbits is extremely high, and the meat yield is also quite good. If we can solve the breeding problems, they could indeed serve as livestock to provide meat.”
“Rabbits are so cute, how can you eat them!”
Sista nodded silently, agreeing with this sentiment.
Fran didn’t feel much for the Moon Rabbits; she only thought the meat tasted decent.
“These few Moon Rabbits have great research value. They are all individuals who have broken away from the hive mind and developed independent selves. It’s only natural that Clara wants to communicate with them.”
As Fran said this, Sista just looked at the Moon Rabbits and muttered.
“Have they… escaped their set fate?”
The words sounded somewhat random. Fran only gave a vague response. “Eh? Well, you could put it that way… but is surrendering and becoming a deserter really considered escaping fate?”
The look Sista directed at the Moon Rabbits gained an extra layer of appreciation.
Although they were locked in a cage they couldn’t break out of, the Moon Rabbits’ environment had actually improved.
The zero-gravity environment was comfortable. Their hands and feet didn’t need to be tied, and they could move freely within a limited range. They didn’t have to work here and were even given food; it wasn’t that bad.
They were just a little worried about their kin who had been captured by the humans—the Moon Rabbit Combat Body.
*Knock, knock—*
It wasn’t a doorbell, but a knocking sound.
The position of the knocking was a bit low.
Lucia, who had stayed near the door because she didn’t dare walk into the bloody infirmary, pulled the door open. As a result, a Moon Rabbit that looked distinct from the others was standing outside.
“*Ji-chu*!”
It raised a small paw and waved, greeting everyone in the room.
“Wow! It’s you!”
Lucia recognized it.
The Moon Rabbits in the cage recognized it, too.
Well thats gory.