Whispers of the Machine Age
Chapter 3745

Demon Essence and the Gathering of Candidates

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Iluna fought with increasing exhilaration. At first, she had needed to deliberately control the lightning, but later on, aside from swinging the Crimson Lightning Thunder Spear in her hand, the bolts bursting around her seemed to dance in response to her instincts.

Because the Hero was absent, Iluna had yet to truly attain the state of "Fate has Three." Yet she vaguely felt that this power, which seemed capable of controlling everything according to her own thoughts, was likely the power that "Demigods" in their normal state possessed.

Shade had heard from Laplace Howard that ancient mortals who mastered three kinds of fate could become Angels, but that was merely influence on the level of fate. In terms of power, the Three Rounds of Fate directly pointed toward a mortal's essence and future:

"Hope, Punish Evil, Hero... Will this be my Demigod Road?"

Her brown hair swung with Iluna's movements. Each collision between her tall figure and the humanoid, serpentine monster was an intertwining of crimson and black.

Iluna already surpassed the "Lover of Desire" on the level of fate because she possessed two Rings. With the help of one-Ring Stella and Iluna's own unique talent for balance, it was obvious that the crimson lightning held the upper hand in this battle.

If Resurrection had not constantly been repairing the monster's body, Iluna believed she would have ended the battle long ago and gone to help Shade. But even so, she was not worried about losing, because the effects of Resurrection were clearly weakening with each use.

"If I can't finish you in one go, then I'll kill you a few more times. Let's see how long you can hold out."

The crimson lightning exploding beneath the black Night Curtain became increasingly terrifying. Though the Balanced Chosen One was weaker

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