Chapter 164 Charred Remains

The piercing alarm and flashing red lights created a disorienting scene within the medical bay. Elara squinted at the holographic display – an unidentified energy signature pulsed erratically within the bowels of the Echo Voyager. "Captain," Kai's panicked voice crackled through the intercom, "The signature is… moving… towards Denji's containment cell!" Elara's blood ran cold. Denji, in his post-coma state, was a loose cannon. An encounter with this unknown energy source could be disastrous. Beside her, Denji, however, didn't seem fazed. In fact, a manic grin had replaced his earlier confusion. "Looks like the jerk showed up early, Captain," he declared, revving his internal chainsaw with a ferocious snarl. Before Elara could respond, the medical bay doors buckled inwards with a deafening clang. A cloud of dust and debris erupted as a hulking figure materialized in the doorway. It wasn't a devil, not in the traditional sense. It resembled a grotesque amalgamation of scrap metal an