Starlight scattered freely as Seraph danced the Golden War Spear. With each successive thrust of its tip, dazzling points of light bloomed like stars.
Russell, facing him head-on, was hard-pressed on all sides. Seraph's spear tip only seemed to grow faster, as if he were confronting a meteor shower that blotted out the sky.
Every point of the spear, every star, radiated a soft glow. They linked together into an interwoven cosmic Star Map, a magnificent spectacle of countless rays of light.
It was beautiful, but also extremely dangerous. Even an agent-level cash-shop player would likely fail to hold out for even a second before being effortlessly torn to pieces.
If ranked by levels, Neo was a player using cheats, while Seraph was the GM, wielding advanced permissions such as kicking players, banning accounts, and deleting or altering registration data.
Of course, that was only an analogy. In Russell's eyes, Seraph was still an advanced Antivirus Software.
"Chang Wei, I'll level you up again..."
Russell growled. The dense darkness in his eyes compressed, and terrifying power erupted in an instant.
Tangible darkness spread out from Russell's body, sweeping across the sky for thousands of miles in the blink of an eye. Darkness shrouded the heavens, bleak and oppressive, deathly silent without a sound.
The abrupt change left Seraph at a loss. Holding the Golden War Spear, he looked up at the sky. Moments later, a magnificent golden aura burst from his body. Golden flames surged around him, and his spear released a pillar of golden light that pierced straight through the dark canopy.
Nebuchadnezzar!
Morpheus was the first to wake, followed by Neo and Trinity. Cypher was the last.
"Morpheus, please listen to me. That bastard framed me. I never colluded with the agents, and I never betrayed any