Kapitel.0⑨ Angel

Foreword:

Angels, embrace me with your sorrowful wings.

Help me resist this sinful world!

--Judas the Judas

[Part 1: Possessed by Heroic Spirits]

Shali Knight's veil of darkness trapped Soul Artifact Dad in the shadows.

Mr. Jason seized the opportunity to quickly remove his Flash Butterfly Armor and put on the French Queen's antique dress.

The moment the fish-skin dress completely clung to Jason's skin, the stench of the entire sewer disappeared.

--To be precise, it was the overly strong psionic reaction that caused the road surface to freeze, and the water flow under the tunnel mesh was completely frozen, so no more stench came out.

A purplish-black whirlwind enveloped Jason Megan, with flashes of brilliant lightning occasionally appearing within it. Katusha, clutching her gun, watched her employer nervously, fearing something had gone wrong during the ritual of the heroic spirits' supplication.

Under the intense spiritual pressure, Xiao Min vomited. She hunched over the escalator at the estuary and vomited uncontrollably. Her depleted spiritual energy left her with no resistance to spiritual pressure whatsoever.

As the whirlwind dissipated, twenty-four Lapis Lazuli floated around Jason Megan.

His appearance hadn't changed much. This lapis lazuli half-wolf had maintained his physique well; at over 1.8 meters tall, he still looked like a telephone pole and could barely fit into this antique dress.

The mist gradually condensed into a dark purple entity, slowly transforming into the true form of Shali Shirley Knight.

Compared to the illusion created by cosmetics, this spirit was more lifelike, with a wider range of expressions.

Her features were strong, her eyebrows were like two sharp swords, thick and with many long, unruly hairs. Her eyes were large and deep, and she looked to be about twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.

Like the form in which Jason Megan was possessed, she wore a robe she had woven herself in her previous life. She had a fit, even somewhat overweight, muscular shoulders and arms strong enough to fight off wolves.

She had shiny black hair, and apart from her delicate nose and mouth, her features made her look like a handsome Romania young man. Her nasolabial folds made her sexy, and her slightly protruding cheekbones made Ms. Shali seem to be smiling all the time.

Shali Knight spoke up, "Let me see what's going on?"

Jason Megan, like a puppet on a string, then said, "Let me see what's going on?"

As soon as the Emperor turned his head, Jason followed suit, staring at the bewildered Katusha.

"Waiter! Your employer has awakened me! What kind of cruel and terrifying demons and monsters have forced you to summon this old woman?"

Katusha stammered, "Shali. Shali, we've encountered the offspring of a Frost Giants! It's been transformed by a demon and is guarding the cave ahead!"

Shali Knight didn't say much, but reached out and gently touched it.

The vacuum created by the curtain of night was like the hem of her skirt, part of which was lifted with a flick of her wrist.

When she finally saw the enemy behind the curtain, her expression shifted rapidly, from surprise to apprehension.

At the same time, Soul Artifact Dad also locked onto the prey's location through this window.

He charged out, panting heavily, determined to deliver a fatal blow to Jason Megan.

The battle entered its second phase. Shali Knight remained calm and composed, manipulating Jason Megan's Lapis Lazuli as a spellcasting tool. The curtain of night, like a jelly with a physical form, swiftly darted back to its master's side following Shali's hand gestures.

Meanwhile, Daniel and Kaycee have successfully rescued Flavia.

Wendy Mills had just touched Captain Quack, preparing to take the two innocent people to safety, when her spirit began to crumble and shatter the next second.

Her skin cracked open, revealing a golden and blue spiritual body, and a powerful force urged her to return to her original body to assist her.

"Jason needs me!" Wendy shouted to Daniel, "This is your job!"

Before he finished speaking, Jason's soul power dissipated automatically, turning into a streak of light in the raging storm.

Shali Knight continued casting her spell, and the spirit and Jason's physical body flew backward.

The spirit chips in the darkness were like thousands of tiny blades. They reassembled and transformed into several gusts of eerie wind that rushed onto Xiao Min and Katusha, forcibly dragging the two girls down the embankment.

The Soul Artifact Dad chased after them, waving his cane, and saw his prey fall into the surging waves, but they didn't look like they had accidentally fallen and drowned.

After Xiao Min fell into the sea, she felt her body being propelled by a powerful force.

Unable to breathe underwater, she looked down and saw her legs enveloped in a tight, solid "black cloud." This was Ms. Shali's spiritual trick; this cloud, shaped like a fish tail, would help her quickly leave this place and swim back to the shore by water.

Twenty-four Lapis Lazuli, arranged like a magic ring, surrounded Jason Megan under Ms. Shali's precise control.

With a flick of her sleeve, Jason Megan's dress instantly sprouted four cicada wings resembling those of a Pixie. This was also a psychic trick performed by Shali's shattered spirit.

Seeing that Jason Megan had already flown away from the dam, Soul Artifact Dad seemed unwilling to give up and roared anxiously.

Ms. Shali beckoned towards the underground sewers, and two streaks of purple light sprang from her bag. They were the Black Night Queen's good companions, and like Berloberg, they were nature spirits.

They flew back to Ms. Shali, clutching a glittering spatula—bringing back Jason Megan's stick.

"Lapis Lazuli, your Magic Wand is laughable."

Shali stared at the stick in surprise, feeling a mix of amusement and exasperation.

"It's barely usable, but its ability to conduct spiritual energy is excellent. You're a highly skilled chef."

Jason Megan had lost all consciousness. In this state, he surrendered all his essence to the Heroic Spirits, including these ever-changing spirit chips, all provided by Wendy Mills' Windmill Soul Power.

Shali floated amidst the wind, rain, and hail, the moment she gripped the spatula and stick tightly, she began chanting incantations and prayers.

After much searching, Soul Artifact Dad finally found a suitable projectile, broke off a section of iron pipe from the dam's ladder, and was halfway through the throwing motion...

In that instant, the alchemical substrates and psionic catalysts scattered everywhere seemed to come alive.

Mr. Jason had just picked through a lot of "junk," which the Lapis Lazuli Guards didn't consider anything of value. They were useless against the Titans.

But in Ms. Shali's hands, these useless ingredients for ritual magic came back to life.

Her spirit quickly materialized, the black mist pried open the bottle, and produced a violent psychic reaction with the various mediums inside.

A bizarre and ugly chimera suddenly appeared from behind the curtain. It hooked its arms around Soul Artifact Dad's neck, its sharp claws were from a dinosaur, and its two heads resembled an elephant and a manatee, respectively.

Its enormous spirit body almost filled the entire underground waterway, easily crushing the giant offspring's shoulders and dragging the Soul Artifact Dad back into the cave.

Katusha had just swum to the dock when she was hit by hail, leaving her dizzy and bleeding from her forehead. Her black fishtail instantly transformed into a sturdy umbrella, which she used to climb to safety. She then climbed back to the sightseeing corridor along the Huacheng Bay coastal scenic area and witnessed the scene from a distance of more than 80 meters.

"She succeeded? Ms. Shali defeated that monster?"

Xiao Min followed, and as soon as the two met, the black umbrella in their hands immediately transformed back into the smoke and dust form of the spirit chip, as they rushed to the dam to help.

"No!" Xiao Min's eyes were filled with terror. "He won't die so easily!"

The offspring of giants possess immense vitality, but their brains are also weakened by the blessing of the Banshee of Pain. The Chimera summoned by Lady Shali can only buy time.

Mr. Jason, this human puppet, continued to adjust his position in the night sky. The wings of the Pixie were like the feathers of a hummingbird, occasionally lifting him from low altitudes and constantly changing his position—Ms Shali had no physical body; she wanted to use this Inspiration body to sense the state of the giant's offspring.

"Damn it"

This seemingly refined, gentle, and easy-going female ruler has kept up with the times and has also learned some simple and easy-to-understand profanities.

"Their blood volume is quite thick."

A weak roar came from the cave. A pair of blood-red eyes lit up. Soul Artifact Dad smashed the chimera's spirit body, tore open the manatee's mouth, and ripped off the grotesque's shadow body. His body was covered in bloody "external wounds," and the chains and ropes on his body were not even scratched.

The "blessing" bestowed upon the giant's offspring by the Banshee of Lamastu possessed extraordinary power, granting unimaginable protection against blades.

[Part ② - Scared Away]

"A lapis lazuli spirit! Buy me some time!"

Ms. Shali shouted loudly--

--A strange, vibrant flame bursts forth from a raging, eerie wind.

It coalesced into the human form of Wendy Mills at the dam. Unlike the previous gold and blue enamel painting, Ms. Shali presented this Miss Soul Might with a set of Nightfall armor.

[WindMills] charged bravely towards her Soul Artifact Dad's white bronze cane, and halfway there she pulled a dark greatsword out of the curtain of night. Like the armor she wore, it was a trick created by Shali's spirit.

In a direct clash of power, Wendy swung her sword with fierce and powerful strokes, severing both the white bronze cane and her Soul Artifact Dad's four fingers in one fell swoop!

This was the monster's first breach, but before Wendy could straighten her limbs...

--The Soul Artifact Dad's free left fist slammed into the face of the Soul Might Spirit!

The windmill rider took the full force of the blow, nearly losing his soul, and a human-shaped dent was punched into the cave wall.

Jason Megan was trembling all over due to the Gate of Death effect, and her eyes almost rolled back and she lost all her power.

Looking at Soul Artifact Dad's injured arm, thanks to the incredible regenerative power of his giant bloodline, his fingers have already grown back!

The tender white skin was once again tightly bound by charred and rotten iron chains, and the fingernails, not yet fully grown, gripped the broken white copper stick tightly once more.

On the other side, Wendy finally managed to pry the spirit's body off the wall. She struggled with difficulty, never expecting that this giant monster possessed such great strength and such fast reflexes!

She attacked again with her sword, trying to buy Ms. Shali time to cast her spell.

The Hierophant's spirit, adrift in the gale, was not idle either. Just as Wendy was severely injured, she quickly offered her help. Her Soul Artifact Dad dropped four fingers—these elemental materials were excellent materials for casting spells in her eyes.

Under the control of the veil of night, the fat, thick fingers transformed back into writhing monsters, controlled by the demons of the Netherworld and directed by Ms. Shali, sprouting new, robust fleshy buds.

Wendy and her Soul Artifact Dad resume their fierce battle.

--The armor that Ms. Shali gave to [WindMills] was indeed able to cleave through the monster's defenses. As the giant pressed closer to Wendy, a strange fleshy hand flew towards her face.

The wriggling creature summoned by Ms. Shali gripped the giant's eyes tightly, blinding and deafening him. Wendy seized the opportunity once more, slashing with her sword as if a hot knife were cutting through butter!

As Soul Artifact Dad's right shinbone broke and flesh separated from his body, he lost his balance and fell, his head slamming into the cave wall with a "bang!" The exaggerated weight caused his spine to be subjected to tremendous impact, almost cracking and breaking his neck!

Wendy wanted to press her advantage, but the giant waved his cane wildly, preventing the fragile spirit from making any rash moves. Another blow would have completely destroyed Jason Megan's weak spirit.

"Yay! Yay!" Katusha jumped for joy, leaping high into the air. "It's been knocked down!"

Liu Xiaomin remained tense. "Can we deliver a fatal blow?"

The Lapis Lazuli surrounding Ms. Shali began to flicker.

--This is a sign that Jason's mental power is coming to an end, and the incarnation spell of the heroic spirit possession is about to expire.

"Tch," the Emperor said disdainfully, preparing to drain Jason of his last bit of mental energy.

In simple terms, it means she's about to unleash her ultimate move.

"No matter how severe the mental damage this physical body may suffer, I will obey your request and use all my strength to kill this tormented banshee's servant."

The Nightfall armor on Wendy Mills vanished without a trace, and the spirit of the windmill returned to Jason.

Taking advantage of the precious moment when Soul Artifact Dad was unable to move, Shali Knight gathered twenty-four Lapis Lazuli, and the curtain of night gradually condensed into a strange, sixteen-faceted, multi-faceted crystal structure.

She found two pyroxene stones in Mr. Jason's bag and used them as psionic fuel to put them into the multifaceted crystal reactor in front of her.

At this moment, Liu Xiaomin finally came to her senses.

"--That's Shali Spark!"

[Shining Spark] is a supersonic psionic attack spell that is strictly prohibited by the Galahad Spellcasting Academy, and it is also a spell technique named after Shali Knight.

It requires at least two different colors of pyroxene to generate different spiritual energy, and high-temperature, high-pressure gas streams and dust crystal reactants are ejected in a reactor constructed with extremely precise spiritual entities.

It requires the user to possess a broken spirit body similar to that of the Hand of Omnipotence follower, so that the two spiritual energies can be circulated and reflected sixteen times in the reactor to complete the process of spiritual energy conduction, and finally the energy can be launched as a projectile.

The Magic Academy was full of praise for Shali Knight's psychic abilities, but such spells could not be learned or imitated by later generations.

Throughout Galahad College's history, many pyromancy students have attempted to recreate the complex reactor configuration of [Shining Spark], but all have failed, with the entire experimental process fraught with the risk of death.

Redstone and bluestone rapidly glowed and heated within the crystal reactor constructed from the curtain of night.

The shape of the furnace body is also changing, causing the psionic currents within it to connect and converge. It transforms from a small, multifaceted box into a chrysanthemum-shaped sixteen-layered crystal reflector, ultimately focusing into a beam of light that cleaves the heavens and the earth!

In an instant, the scorching airwave broke the speed of sound, creating a Mach ring in mid-air.

The waves were parted by the enormous impact, revealing the shallow bay and sandy beach. The light of creation in the hands of the Black Night Queen was like an indestructible blade. It rushed into the dam tunnel with pure destruction, like the fist of an angel, directly piercing through the head of the Soul Artifact Dad.

It charged wildly into the tunnel, the scalding dust crystals spewed out by [Shining Spark] igniting the air, burning rings of golden-red sparks halfway through, causing a series of explosions, the shockwaves pushing aside the hail and rain in mid-air, blasting open vacuum zones.

The whole process was very quick, as if Ms. Shali had just made a "Biu!" sound towards the dam.

The sudden burst of bright light blinded Katusha, and the belated sonic boom prompted the two girls to quickly cover their ears, only then noticing the thick smoke billowing from the dam cave.

For a fleeting moment, Jason Megan's spirit was forced out of her body by the powerful dust crystal explosion, only to be pulled back by the body's strong suction.

"That monster!" Liu Xiaomin covered her nose, unable to stop the bleeding. "Is he dead?"

The Lapis Lazuli had completely dimmed; the time it had been possessed by the heroic spirit had come to an end.

The Pike-like wings behind Mr. Jason disappeared, and he fell headlong into the shallow sea. Katusha had a great deal of effort to rescue her employer.

The phantom of the Emperor vanished into the heavens and earth; the seemingly invincible foe had thus perished completely.

Five minutes later, Hao Bro and Jason still hadn't woken up. Looking out from the viewing corridor towards the dam, flames were still billowing out from the underground waterway caves.

A charred, foul-smelling, and rotting skeleton clung to the rocks of the doorway and crawled out.

That's Soul Artifact Dad! He's not dead yet!

His head was punched with a perfectly round hole by [Shining Spark], and the Radiant Stone Horcrux on his chest was still glowing and heating, trying to bind the tormented soul of the giant's offspring to this tattered body.

[Shining Spark] not only defeated the Soul Artifact Dad, but Jason Megan's Flash Butterfly Armor was also destroyed, along with many alchemical materials and medium tools. This half-wolf is practically naked, forced to wear an antique dress to cover her ugliness—should we call back Ms. Shali to clean up this mess?

Xiao Min's mental strength simply couldn't support this dress, Katusha was so fat that she couldn't even fit into a dress!

What should we do?! What should we do?!

"I want to die! I want to die! I want to die! I want to die! I want to die!" Xiao Min had completely gone mad.

She watched as the monster slowly crawled out of the cave, raising its twisted and deformed feet from a patch of scorching lava, its flesh, thick and filthy like oil, sprouting anew.

The two bronze horns on the Soul Artifact Dad's head were melted into molten copper by the Dust Crystal Explosion spell. His exposed brain tissue throbbed incessantly with his powerful heartbeat. Then, the white bones closed up again around his skull, and as the wind and rain washed away the filth from the giant's offspring, this powerful enemy with extremely high fire resistance slowly grew new eyes.

"I... I... I... I have... I have a way!" Katusha stammered, pulling out the last brocade pouch from her inner clothing.

This was the life-saving item that Ming De gave to Jason Megan along with the mission documents; Jason then slipped it to the waiter.

Soul Artifact Dad has already looked over--

Despite being nearly a hundred meters away, he firmly pinpointed the location of his prey.

Katusha untied the ropes of the brocade pouch, and after Shali Knight left the scene, another kind of cold and eerie spiritual pressure emerged.

Xiao Min peered out curiously, rubbing the seawater from the corners of her eyes. Inside the bag was a shriveled, fleshy hand and five sharp baby teeth.

"What the hell is this, Katusha?! Does it even work? Mr. Jason has passed out! Hao Bro is no good either! We're both going to die!"

Katusha did not answer. She took out her hand and teeth from the bag, carefully pinched the teeth, and stabbed them hard into the mummified corpse's fingertips. The sharp teeth pierced into the gaps between the nails, and black blood flowed down continuously.

The blood flowed towards the shallow sea, where it gathered into an illusory shadow on the seabed. The familiar psionic features within it gave Liu Xiaomin a strange sense of peace.

Beneath the sea surface, a tentacle of Mother Earth has just awakened, responding to this call.

Black blood spread out, and the illusion created by the medium emerged from the sandy seabed, revealing its true form on the crest of the wave.

This is a false form sculpted from the iron-nickel core of Mother Earth, an Apocalyptic Knight constantly changing shape, riding a charred black horse.

"These are the BOSS's teeth that he replaced! And the War King's hand!" Katusha explained.

This vision originated from deeper underground, temporarily summoned to the material world through a psychic ritual, and came from Pandemani Gondolin.

Amidst the wind and rain, the Ming De War King had just opened her eyes. Her body was mingled with the molten iron core, her chin not even completely separated. Her neck was covered in a patch of dark red, boiling iron mud. The seawater deliberately avoided this ferocious deity; the foam that touched the scalding iron-nickel core immediately turned into strangely shaped wisps of smoke, as if countless undead were accompanying her.

Soul Artifact Dad only glanced at it--

--Don't look at it too much, because one more glance and it will explode.

He was terrified, and a shrill wail escaped from his rotting, foul throat. Memories of the tormented banshee in his blood compelled him to flee—for just recently, the gunsmith's strange spirit had gone to the Netherworld and given Lamastu a sound beating.

The Soul Artifact Dad dragged his still-wounded body back into the sewers, screaming in pain as he moved with incredible speed.

Katusha quickly pulled Ming De's cat teeth from his withered paws. After pulling them all out, the ritual magic ended prematurely, and the War King's phantom gradually sank into the sea, returning to a deeper depth along with the tentacles of the Original Seed.