Chen Cheng looked down and let out a long sigh. Then he beckoned at the missile swarm still streaming in behind him. Of the hundred-plus missiles, fourteen fell under his control, their detonation devices disabled.
The remaining hundred-plus conventional missiles continued to crash into the ruins.
Pope Bimus's eyes were bloodshot by now. Though he too had been within the nuclear blast radius, he had been more than ten thousand meters from the epicenter, and so he had survived unscathed.
"Evil demon, I swear I will never rest until one of us is dead!"
Bimus let out a shrill roar of fury.
Chen Cheng thought the man had to be sick. Without the nuclear explosion, were the two of them supposed to have become friends or something?
Thinking of how this old dog had been one of the chief culprits behind the Empire's downfall, as well as one of those responsible for putting him on the wanted list, Chen Cheng had long since sentenced him to death in his heart.
Now that the old dog was barking madly before him again, Chen Cheng showed no mercy. He directly brought a palm down upon Bimus.
Watching the Giant Hand descend from the heavens, Bimus gritted his teeth and unleashed countless beams of holy light to meet it.
Holy light collided with the Giant Hand. From the point of impact, a cross-section spread in all directions, slicing the space of the entire world into upper and lower halves in that instant.
This piqued Chen Cheng's interest slightly. He immediately struck out with another palm, except the power of laws contained within it was even stronger.
The Pope's divine robe billowed around Bimus. The next moment, he transformed into holy light. Empowered by the divine robe, he became a hundred-zhang giant whose features