Volume Five: Return from the Other Shore - Chapter 450: God's Descent (III)

"Qipao Woman --!!!!"

The monster's arm transformed into a long whip of light that swept across the space.

And the graceful figure in the cheongsam was right in the path of the light whip.

Without even a resistance, it was cut in half at the waist.

"Yeah, right, you idiot!"

The broken body disintegrated into particles of light and vanished. A flash of silver light, and the bright moon instantly appeared behind the monster!

"Moon Flood Dragon Bullet!"

A beam of light, concentrated with silver moonlight, shot out and engulfed the monster upon contact! The beam carried the monster forward, sucking in the rubble and debris along its path, squeezing the monster tightly in the center!

Using a substitute of light to trick the monster and gain an opportunity to attack— Xiao Wu Nid and Sin Annihilation reacted immediately, while Little Ying was still dumbfounded, "Huh? Huh? Dead and alive again?"

"Don't just stand there, go!"

Haoyue shouted, Xiao Wu immediately pointed her gun at the trapped monster.

"Gun Array - Heavenly Might - Maximum Output!!!"

Light patterns surged on the Black Gun 'Black Star dark surface, accompanied by a deafening explosion, and an extremely heavy, lead-gray bullet whistled out! The Heavenly Bullet didn't have any dazzling effects; it was pure condensation of power, and Xiao Wu's maximum output was enough to pierce a mountain!

However—creak!

The light projectile, which had grown to the size of a house and was carrying rubble and monsters, was forcibly stopped.

At the same time, a pale blue, jelly-like hand emerged from the tightly packed rubble and caught the Heavenly Spear bullet! The immense forward energy was abruptly halted, and the shockwave that exploded in all directions shattered the church wall, which was already half intact. The arm twisted for only a moment before returning to its original shape!

"Gurgle gurgle..."

With a clenched fist, the bullet instantly turned into light gray dust and vanished, while the stone that had been compressing the monster shattered at the same time! The pale blue shadow flickered blurrily, a piercing shriek rang out, and pure white light shot out from the fingertips! Xiao Wu and Kogetsu dodged in an instant, and the ground between them—not just the ground, but everything in a straight line—from houses and cities to distant mountains and high-altitude clouds—was cleaved in two!

"Chirp chi..."

Xiao Wu and Haoyue's cries seemed to freeze before it. The organ on Lianpeng's face, symbolizing a "mouth," emitted a piercing scream, but before the sound waves reached their ears, the monster had already broken the sound barrier and charged towards Xiao Wu! A violent shockwave leveled the earth, and twisted arms simultaneously clamped down on Xiao Wu! Without any pattern or strategy, purely driven by beastly instinct, it was impossible to dodge!

"Ghost transformation--100%!!!!!"

The exploding purple lightning blocked the shockwave, and the hands, transformed into claws, met the monster. Lightning and holy light met, merged, and exploded. The demon's arms shattered the moment they touched it! Xiao Wu roared and kicked the monster in the abdomen—though it didn't cause any real damage—using the force to create distance. But the monster was too fast! It seemed completely unaffected by the reaction force, chasing Xiao Wu like a madman, its twisted mouth emitting a piercing squeaking sound, like a death Death Knell!

Rumble rumble rumble!!!!

The fist's astonishing destructive power was completely at odds with its jelly-like texture; the sheer force of the blow tore through hundreds of tons of wall debris. Xiao Wu, like a leaf dancing in the wind, lost control of her body! Just as it closed in on Xiao Wu again, its hands tracing sharp paths towards her body—

Squeak!

The gray-haired girl stood in front of her, taking the monster's attack head-on! The violent energy blast shattered her body into pieces, leaving not a single intact organ. But the scattered fragments immediately coalesced, firmly trapping the monster's hands! Sin Annihilation used her own body to temporarily restrict the monster's movements!

"Hurry!!!!!" Sin Annihilation shouted, Xiao Wu arms already regenerated. She let out a low roar as dense purple lightning gathered between them!

"The 90th Form - Zero Shot!"

Without hesitation, his left fist bit into the monster's chest. The instant his fingertips made contact, purple lightning pierced through its body and the surrounding space! The monster's chest twisted noticeably, and its cracked mouth emitted a grotesque scream. It was like a newborn baby, still unaccustomed to such pain!

There's hope!

"Eclipse Devour!!!"

Haoyue held nothing back, unleashing the Black Moon series right from the start! The blade, shrouded in darkness, pierced the monster's back—if it had a heart—perfectly symmetrical to Xiao Wu's punch! The murky currents of darkness are the most deadly poison, capable of corroding everything, and even this monster was not spared! Not only its skin, but even the jelly-like substance inside its body was stained black!

"Gurgle... gurgle... gurgle gurgle..."

The deformed head twisted and turned, its shape constantly contorting. The countless holes on its face opened and closed, and the eyeballs in the holes flashed with blinding light, like laser cannons ready to fire!

"Goo-goo, chirp--"

At the very moment when the light shone at its brightest—

"Don't even think about it!"

The Greatsword, as tall as him, swung, its sharp tip plunging directly into the monster's twisted mouth. Nid coldly stared at the convulsing monster, his hand tracing the icy blade.

"Blade that slays emperors, slay for me!!!"

Clang!!!!!

The sword light emanating from the Greatsword even overshadowed the gleam in the monster's eyes! A deafening sword cry echoed within the monster's skull, and when the sword light faded, the Greatsword's blade had pierced through the deformed pale blue mass, the tip of the sword still dripping disgusting pale blue liquid from the back of its head!

"Chirp... gurgle... gurgle..."

The monster's body convulsed violently one last time, and then... gradually ceased movement, frozen in place like a broken machine.

""""..."""

But Haoyue, Xiao Wu, Nid, and Sin Annihilation remained in their original positions, not daring to move an inch, their nerves stretched to the limit.

Only Little Ying, who had unfortunately—or rather, luckily—didn't have a chance to act, cautiously leaned closer and asked tentatively, "Um... this guy, is he dead?"

"... perhaps?"

Nid muttered something, then with a hiss, pulled out his Greatsword, disgustedly shaking off the slime clinging to it. Xiao Wu cautiously removed her hands from its chest, and Sin Annihilation pulled her hands out of her body. Haoyue hesitated for a moment, then also pulled out the longsword stuck in her back; by now, the Eclipse Devour had completely stained her body black.

The monster, now without its support, lay on the ground, looking utterly wretched.

But no one dared to make a move.

Is that all?

Although it was indeed thrilling at first, with the monster being extremely fast and strong, it didn't seem to be very durable or rational, just randomly unleashing its power based on instinct.

"Could this be... the Vatican's ultimate weapon?"

"They're nowhere near as good as Tianlu. By the way, where's that bitch Tianlu?"

"How did this thing even appear out of nowhere...?"

"Hey everyone, something's not right..."

Haoyue interrupted everyone's discussion and pointed to the monster's corpse.

"What's wrong?"

"Look, its wings."

"It's back together... What happened?"

"I found it strange when I injected the Eclipse Devour into its body. Although its body was quickly stained black,... only its eyesore wings remained clean and white. It just wouldn't let the Moon's Devour into it."

Indeed, only the wings remained pristine white and elegant, without a speck of dust on them.

What happened?

"Cough... cough cough... who... and what did they do?!"

Just then, an old man emerged from behind the church wall, which had been completely reduced to ruins.

It's the Pope.

His magnificent robes were no longer as neat as before, and the hat he always wore, a symbol of his Pope status, was gone. The dust made his already aged face look ten years older.

"Who is this guy...?"

"Pope Saint Anicetus!"

The other four didn't recognize him, but Nid and Sin Annihilation knew who the old man was. Everyone immediately assumed a fighting stance. Although the Pope was definitely not as powerful as this monster, who knew what tricks this old fox was up to?

The Pope, however, stared at the monster's corpse with a somber expression, his face ashen.

Who is it...?

His voice trembled slightly.

"Who... who exactly activated the final defense mechanism of 'Order'!"

Everyone was stunned for a moment, but then they immediately realized that the "final defense mechanism" was this hideous monster.

"Huh, 'final defense mechanism'? Is that all?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Little Ying put her hands on her hips and made a sarcastic remark in a very smug (self-righteous) manner, but no one paid any attention to her.

Nid for a moment, then asked, "You just said 'who initiated it'? Wasn't it you, the highest authority in the Holy See? Or rather, no one but you had the authority to authorize such a thing!"

"How... how is this possible!" The Pope's eyes were bloodshot, and he looked terrifying. "Once the final defense mechanism is activated, it cannot be stopped. The setting that drains the life force of all believers means it can only be used when the Papacy is determined to perish with the enemy! With the Divine Law in place, how could I possibly sacrifice the entire Divine Law Cult to activate it against you damned Rebel Army! Someone else has invaded Order, invaded the Truth Incantation!!!"

Intrusion? Truth Incantation?

Xiao Wu and Haoyue immediately exchanged a glance—this was definitely the madam's doing! That woman had actually turned the Holy See's trump card into her own puppet!

But so what? It's obvious this thing is just a failure, not even as powerful as the original Heavenly Law.

"Well, it's a pity, Your Pope, that ugly thing has already been taken care of by us."

"Kill him? Pfft... Hahahaha... Ahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!"

The Pope suddenly threw his head back and burst into laughter, a wild and unrestrained laugh filled with self-destructive madness, until he coughed uncontrollably. He glared at the five men with bloodshot eyes, his chest heaving violently, his wrinkled lips twisted into a ferocious grin—

"Whatever... whatever! Since things have come to this point and there's no turning back, then... at least you'll pay the price! It won't stop until the life force of hundreds of millions of believers in the West Saint Continent is completely drained! You really think it's over? Idiots!"

As if in response to the Pope's roar, the wings on the "corpse's" back suddenly unfurled, spanning no less than ten meters. The geometric patterns on each feather began to twist and flow, like a calculating array! A cold, mechanical voice, indistinguishable between male and female, emanated from the wings, its sound seemingly produced by some unknown mechanism:

"Analysis of the intruder's basic combat capabilities complete -- Entering combat mode."

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I heard someone thought Haoyue was dead? Naive!