Loss of Balance

"The merciful Lord in His kingdom of heaven saw the injustice on earth. He taught us to carry out His will and to punish on His behalf."

Amidst the surging Blood River, Luther softly sang a hymn.

Blood River, the Red Angel Grazing, Pain Entering His Body, Illusory Seawater Radiating Outwards. At this moment, he had exhausted all means. The full output of his Spirituality made him dazed, and Consciousness began to chant the ancient prayers once again.

Crimson light soaked into the Imperial Palace grounds, and countless blood-red figures emerged from the river's surface. These were the remnants of the souls of those who died in the Great Smog, combined with Luther's Flesh; they charged towards the palace guards with resentment.

The armored guards, not to be outdone, brandished their swords and blades, easily cutting down the approaching Flesh Puppet. However, after one group of Flesh Puppet fell, even more came Puppet in; they were surrounded by enemies many times their number!

"Die!"

The two Sequence 5 Disciplinary Paladin solemnly declared, their longswords radiating the power of retribution. With a single strike, a large fan-shaped area in front of them suddenly opened up.

"Boom!"

Then, a large number of crimson fireballs flew towards them, exploding with intense heat. From within the flames, agile extraordinary Puppet leaped out, continuously attacking them with Air Pistol and card throwing knives.

Pyromaniac and Faceless Lamb!

Meanwhile, Mr. A and "The Wraith" Steve, each leading a group of Puppet, met Duke Georgina.

Two Sequence 5 against one Sequence 4 is, frankly, not enough. But Georgina still finds it difficult, because these two Sequence 5 are invincible no matter how she tries to kill them, and her core abilities such as "Prohibition" and "Deprivation" are countered by the Phantom Tide, making them ineffective!

"Lord, you have opened the gates of my enemies. When your rebuke is uttered, the seabed appears; when your anger flashes, the foundations of the mountains tremble and shake."

Luther flipped his hand and took out a card the size of his palm, which depicted Roselle, a Devil enslaving humans.

--"Abyss" card!

He murmured something as he thrust the card directly into his body!

"Ugh!"

Everyone simultaneously let out a fierce scream; under the influence of "Pain," Luther's pain was faithfully reflected in everyone's bodies. As the card was inserted, his body rapidly changed, growing taller and more imposing, sprouting wings on his back and ram's horns on his head.

He's completely "Devil Transformation"!

Moreover, thanks to his "Abyss" card, his body is far more magnificent and his aura is much larger than that of an ordinary Devil!

"The Lord commanded me to crush them like dust before the wind, and to pour them out like mud in the street."

The Distortion and terrifying Devil, radiating a maddening desire, still prayed to the gods.

"Well said, kid, well said!"

Medici listened to Luther's praise of "the Lord" and couldn't help but laugh heartily in admiration.

Opposite Him stood Prince Grove and Qonas. This "Red Angel" evil spirit was fighting alone against a Sequence 3 and a Sequence 4, yet he held his own for a short time. No, not only Him, but the bloody wounds on His face had reopened, and the souls of Sauron and Einhorn had also appeared. They seemed quite satisfied with the battlefield and launched a joint attack on the enemy before them.

The battlefield was thus divided, giving Luther the opportunity to act alone.

"Brush!"

His bat wings flapped violently in the air, propelling him forward at breakneck speed, and he suddenly appeared in front of the royal guards.

"Desire Strike!"

Luther swiftly stirred the desires of the two "Disciplinary Paladin." Although their faces were obscured by their black armor, they swayed slightly under the impact, but quickly regained their composure and resisted the emotional turmoil.

"Puff!"

What awaited them was Luther's Self-Mutilation. He viciously plunged the dagger into his abdomen and began to frantically twist and turn it!

"Ah!!"

The entire guard screamed in agony, even the two leading Sequence 5 could barely bear it—it was a hundred times more painful than if they had suffered the same injury themselves!

Luther seized the opportunity. He didn't care about the wound in his abdomen. Instead, he raised his magma Greatsword and charged forward, splitting the two Disciplinary Paladin in two.

"Boom--"

After killing Sequence 5, he continued his rampage through the guards without slowing down, until he carved a bloody chasm through the crowd. The guards of the kingdom suffered heavy casualties in a very short time.

The balance of the battlefield was immediately broken when the leading knight was killed. The remaining knights were surrounded and attacked by the Puppet, and were wiped out after a few screams.

"No!"

Georgina screamed angrily, her aura surging instantly. She pushed aside Mr. A and Steve, who were entangled with her, and charged straight at Luther!

"Execution!"

She swung an invisible whip, lashing it down at Luther's back.

"Smack!"

A terrifyingly loud bang rang out, and Luther's entire back was ripped open, exposing his pale spine and shoulder blades directly to the air.

"Ah--"

He roared in agony, the extreme pain also being transmitted to the Duke opposite him. However, the Duchess, being a Sequence 4 Demigod, possessed a certain resistance to "Pain," and forcibly endured the agony. Just as she was about to continue swinging her whip, she saw—

Beneath the skin on Luther's back lay a peculiar Picture Frame.

The Picture Frame wasn't facing outwards, but rather with its back facing her, so Duke Georgina couldn't see what was in the painting. However, the instant she saw the back of the Picture Frame, some invisible force arose, and Georgina felt her life force surge forth, being rapidly absorbed by the painting!

What the hell is this thing?!

Georgina was horrified, feeling her skin wrinkling rapidly and her hair drying out. A sudden fear of aging overwhelmed her, and the Sequence 4 Demigod hesitated!

That momentary hesitation led to her fatal end.

"Whoosh--"

A surge of blood rose up and swept in from behind her, engulfing her in an instant while she was still panicking about her changed appearance!

Damn it!

Georgina thought to herself, trying to break free of the river and return to the air.

Then, she heard the chaotic, illusory, viscous sound of the Tide.

Is that the sound of the Tide?

No, it's something even more Filth, more insane, and more difficult to perceive and understand.

"Aaaaaaah!"

Georgina screamed, as if her soul were being annihilated. Though enveloped in blood, she saw as if she were witnessing an endless, indescribably terrifying Ocean!

So she went mad.

"Whoosh!"

When she burst forth from the Blood River, her entire body had undergone a terrifying transformation. She had become a bloated Monster, her body covered in translucent bubbles, each bubble reflecting a ferocious yet majestic light.

She lost control!