"Follow me." Uriel said.
The two of them walked into the corridor.
Bai Haorui closed his eyes quietly. His Spiritual Sense turned into countless purple-gold filaments, extending silently into the corridor, and the conversation between the two could be heard clearly.
"There's something wrong up there." Castiel's voice came, "I mean, can you feel it? Those murders... maybe not done by demons."
"Sam·Winchester said the devil had nothing to do with this matter." Uriel said.
"If it's not a demon, what is it?"
"We are losing this war." Uriel's voice was terrifyingly calm, "Maybe the garrison is being punished because we are not pious enough."
"Do you think our Heavenly Father will...?" Castiel's voice was full of confusion, "I think maybe our Heavenly Father no longer gives orders. Maybe something really went wrong."
"Well, I won't wait to be disemboweled." Uriel said.
After saying that, his figure flashed and disappeared.
Castiel stood in the corridor, thinking alone.
Bai Haorui took back Spiritual Sense and walked out from the corner.
"It's Uriel." Bai Haorui said.
Castiel turned his head suddenly and looked at Bai Haorui. "What?"
"It was he who killed those angels." Bai Haorui said word for word. "It was also he who destroyed Devil's Trap and let Alastair out to kill Dean."
"Impossible..." Castiel shook his head and backed away, "This is impossible. He is my brother. We have served together for thousands of years. We have fought countless demons together. It is impossible for him to betray Heaven."
"Brother?" Bai Haorui sneered, "Then you should know him better? You know best whether his behavior is different from before. Those strange orders, those abnormal actions, and just now, he said that your superiors asked you to stop chasing the murderer. Isn't this strange?"
Castiel was stunned. He recalled everything that had happened recently, and Uriel's various abnormal behaviors flashed through his mind like a movie. A terrible thought slowly rose in his heart.
Sidio:
No... impossible. How could Uriel betray Heaven? But...Bai Haorui is right. There is indeed something different about him in recent times. Those orders... those strange Are the orders... really not the will of God? Then what exactly is it that I have been obeying? I always thought that I was serving God, but what if God did not issue these orders at all?
"Because he doesn't believe God anymore." Bai Haorui said, "He thinks humans are not worthy of being saved.
Castiel walked to the roof of the hospital in despair.
The wind was strong, making his windbreaker rustle. He stood on the edge of the roof, looking at the bustling city below with confusion in his eyes.
Anna appeared next to him.
"You finally decided to kill me?" Anna said with a smile.
"I came alone." Castiel said, without looking back.
"What do you want from me, Castiel?"
"I'm considering disobeying the order." Castiel's voice was a little hoarse.
"Very good." Anna nodded.
"No, it's not good at all." Castiel shook his head, "This is my first time... I have feelings. I will be sad, in pain, and doubtful. I don't know if this is right or wrong."
"Things will get worse." Anna said, "Choosing your own path... will be confusing and scary. But that's what we live for."
"That's right." Castiel smiled bitterly, "You are too good to need my help. I am just trash. A walking blasphemer. A soldier who doesn't even know anything about his own beliefs."
He turned around and looked at Anna, his eyes full of helplessness. "Anna... I don't know what to do. Please tell me what to do."
Anna looked at him and shook his head. "Like before? No. Sorry. It's time to think for yourself. Trust your own heart, Cas. It will tell you what is right and what is wrong."
After saying that, Anna's figure flashed and disappeared.
Castiel stood on the roof, looking at the sky in the distance. The wind blew his hair, and his eyes gradually became firm.
He knew what he had to do.
Castiel returned to the abandoned warehouse last night.
The sun shone in through the broken windows, casting mottled light and shadow on the ground. The smell of sulfur and blood still lingered in the air.
He walked to Devil's Trap, squatted down, and carefully examined the runes on the ground.
Soon, he discovered something was wrong.
There are obvious scratch marks on the edges of the runes, which were not damaged by water. Someone had already destroyed the key runes of Devil's Trap before the interrogation began. Moreover, the scratch marks were very new, and there was still a faint aura of holy light remaining on them.
It's Uriel.
It's really him.
"How strange." A voice came from behind. "A leaky pipe can destroy the work of angels, and we ourselves are supposed to be the agents of fate."
Castiel stood up and turned around.
Uriel is standing behind him, with a cold smile on his face.
"Alastair shouldn't have been captured alive. It's really inconvenient, Cas." Uriel said.
"It was you." Castiel's voice trembled, "It was you who killed those angels. It was you who destroyed Devil's Trap. Let Alastair go kill Dean."
"Yes, I tampered a little bit." Uriel admitted frankly, "Alastair should have killed Dean and escaped, and you should have happily blamed everything on the devil. In this way, everything would go according to plan perfectly."
"For the murder of our relatives?" Castiel's eyes turned red, "Those are our brothers and sisters! How could you do this?"
"It's not murder, Castiel. No." Uriel shook his head, "My job is transformation. How long have we been waiting here? How long have we been playing this game according to those meaningless rules?"
"This is our Heavenly Father's world, Uriel."
"Our Heavenly Father?" Uriel sneered, "From the moment He created them, He is no longer, if He ever was. Human beings, His darlings. These whining, vomiting larvae. They are selfish, greedy, and cruel, but they get all the love of the Heavenly Father. But we, the children He first created, can only be His servants, sacrificing everything for these filthy creatures."
He looked at Castiel and said eagerly, "Do you want to be transformed by me? I hope you will join me. I still hope. With you, we can be strong enough--"
"Enough for what?"
"Awaken our brother. Lucifer." Uriel said, "Do you remember him? How powerful he is? How beautiful he is? And he does not bow to Heavenly Father. He was punished for protecting us. Now, if you want to believe in something, Cas, just believe in him. He will lead us to build a new world, a world belonging to angels."
"Lucifer is not God."
"God is no longer God." Uriel said loudly, "He doesn't care what we do. I am the proof. I killed seven angels and he did nothing. He has abandoned us. What are you going to do?"
"Are you going to kill the entire garrison?"
"I only kill those who say 'no'." Uriel said, "Others have joined me, Cas. Now, please, brother, don't fight me. Help me. Help me bring Apocalypse. All you have to do is don't be afraid."
"For the first time in a long time, I am not afraid." Castiel's eyes became extremely determined, "You can't win, Uriel. I still serve God. I believe he has his own arrangements."
"You haven't even seen that person." Uriel's eyes turned cold, "There is no will. No anger. No God."
He roared angrily, and dazzling white holy light erupted all over his body. He raised his right hand, and the holy light sword appeared in his hand again, and slashed towards Castiel.
Castiel also summoned his own Holy Light Sword and faced him.
"Dang! Dang! Dang!"
The two holy light swords collided fiercely, causing sparks to fly. White light filled the entire warehouse, and the bricks and stones on the walls were shaken to pieces.
But Castiel had just been drained of a lot of energy by Alastair, and was no match for Uriel. After a few rounds, he gradually fell into a disadvantage.
Uriel caught a flaw and kicked Castiel in the chest. Castiel flew backwards and fell heavily to the ground. The long sword in his hand also fell to the ground.
Uriel walked towards Castiel step by step, with the sword pointed at his throat.
"You are too weak, Castiel!" Uriel roared, "Always too weak! You are not worthy of being an angel at all!"
He raised his sword and was about to stab it.
At this moment, a stream of purple-gold light shot in from the door and hit Uriel's back!
Uriel was shocked and quickly turned around to block.
"Clang!"
A mahogany sword shining with purple-gold light blocked his long sword.
Bai Haorui stood in front of Uriel with cold eyes. He was surrounded by rich purple-gold True Gang, and red True Fire jumped and burned around him, exuding a hot and destructive aura.
"Do you think I will let you kill him?" Bai Haorui said.
"It's you!" Uriel's eyes were full of resentment, "Heretic! I originally wanted to deal with you later. Since you came to the door yourself, I will kill you first and then him!"
He exerted force violently, forcing Bai Haorui back a few steps. Then he jumped up, and with the power of destroying the world, he slashed down on Bai Haorui's head.
Bai Haorui did not dodge or evade. He operated "Three Altars Body-Refining True Fire Art" to the extreme, and the True Gang around him instantly surged. He held the peach wood sword with both hands and used all the True Gang Both and True Fire were poured into the sword body. The mahogany sword made a buzzing sound, and the sword body turned into a dazzling purple-gold color, with blazing red True Fire burning on it.
"[True Fire Slash]!"
Bai Haorui shouted loudly and faced him with his sword.
"Boom!"
The two swords collided together, making an earth-shattering noise. The white holy light and the purple-gold True Fire collided and annihilated each other, creating a huge shock wave. The entire warehouse was shaking violently, a large piece of the iron roof was blown away, and sunlight poured down.
Uriel only felt a huge force coming from the long sword, which shocked his blood. He took more than ten steps back before barely able to stabilize his body. His arms trembled slightly, the tiger's mouth had cracked, and golden blood flowed down the long sword.
Bai Haorui stood in place, motionless.
"Impossible..." Uriel looked at Bai Haorui in disbelief, "How could you be so strong? You are just a mortal!"
"Mortal?" Bai Haorui sneered, "Today, I will show you the power of mortals."
His toes touched the ground, and his body turned into a purple-gold lightning, rushing towards Uriel. The peach wood sword danced in his hands with sword shadows, making deadly moves, directly hitting Uriel's vitals.
Uriel hurriedly swung his sword to resist. But Bai Haorui's sword skills were fast and ruthless, and his True Gang and True Fire were very powerful against the angel. The power has a strong restraining effect. Every time Uriel's holy light sword collides with the peach wood sword, it will be burned and sizzle, and the Enochian runes on it will also become dim.
Bai Haorui stabbed Uriel in the heart. Uriel hurriedly dodged sideways, and the mahogany sword scraped across his ribs, leaving a black mark on his clothes.
Bai Haorui flicked his left hand, and three [True Fire Gang Qi Bullet] shot out. Gang Qi bullets were purple-gold in color, carrying blazing True Fire, flying towards Uriel in a glyph shape.
Uriel's face changed drastically, and he hurriedly formed a shield of holy light in front of him.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Three loud bangs.
Three True Fire Gang Qi Bullet hit the Holy Light Shield one after another. The shield shook violently and was covered with cracks. Uriel groaned and spat out a mouthful of golden blood.
Bai Haorui didn't give him any chance to breathe. In a flash, he rushed in front of Uriel. He threw away the mahogany sword, raised both fists, and attacked Uriel's chest and abdomen with fierce punches.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Dense fists fell on Uriel like raindrops. Each punch contained powerful True Gang and True Fire, burning Uriel's body was destroying his angelic energy. Uriel was beaten back and forth, unable to fight back. His holy light shield had long been broken, there were burnt black fist marks everywhere on his body, and golden blood splashed everywhere.
"Ah--!"
Uriel let out an angry roar. He suddenly exploded with all his angel power, and the white light around him became extremely dazzling, forcing Bai Haorui to take a few steps back.
"I'm going to kill you! I'm going to cut you into pieces!"
Uriel looked like a madman. He threw away his sword, opened his arms, and concentrated all the angelic energy in his palms. A huge white energy ball formed in his palms, exuding destructive power. The air in the entire warehouse was compressed, and the ground began to crack.
"Death! Heretic!"
Uriel pushed the energy ball towards Bai Haorui.
Bai Haorui's eyes condensed. He took a deep breath and activated all Gang Qi. The purple-gold True Gang rose into the sky, forming a huge True Fire vortex above his head. The red flames rolled and roared in the vortex, as if they were going to burn the entire world.
"[Three Altars True Fire·Fengtian]!"
Bai Haorui shouted loudly and pushed forward with both hands.
The huge True Fire vortex, carrying the power of destroying the world, crashed towards the white energy ball.
"Boom--!"
There was a deafening bang.
True Fire The vortex and the white energy ball collided, creating a huge explosion. The dazzling light swallowed up everything, and the entire warehouse was instantly razed to the ground. Gravel and dust flew all over the sky, and the shock wave spread to a radius of several hundred meters, breaking the surrounding trees.
The smoke and dust dispersed.
Uriel was half-kneeling on the ground, covered in injuries and dying. His angelic energy had been exhausted, and the holy light on his body had become dim. He raised his head and looked at Bai Haorui in disbelief.
Bai Haorui stood in front of him, although he was panting a little, his eyes were still sharp. There were no wounds on his body, and the True Gang around him was still strong.
"No... impossible..." Uriel shook his head, "I am an angel... I am divine... you cannot defeat me..."
Bai Haorui walked towards Uriel step by step. "Holy? You guys who kill innocent people indiscriminately are worthy of talking about being holy?"
He knelt down and looked into Uriel's eyes. "You have killed so many innocent people and angels. Today, your Grandpa Bai will accept you, a little piece of trash."
Uriel had a flash of fear in his eyes. He wanted to run away, but he no longer had any strength.
Bai Haorui stretched out his right hand and pressed it on the top of Uriel's head.
"[True Fire Soul Devouring]."
Purple-gold True Fire poured out from Bai Haorui's palm and enveloped Uriel's body. Uriel let out a shrill scream. His body began to become transparent, and the golden angel energy was extracted bit by bit by True Fire, and then poured into Bai Haorui's body continuously.
Bai Haorui closed his eyes and felt the angelic energy pouring into his body. He guided this energy and integrated it into his own True Gang. The purple-gold True Gang became richer and purer, his aura became stronger and stronger, and the power in his body also grew rapidly.
A few minutes later, Uriel's body completely disappeared. All his angel energy was absorbed by Bai Haorui's True Fire. Only a handful of cold Angel Blade was left on the ground.
Bai Haorui slowly opened his eyes. His eyes were deeper and sharper than before. The True Gang around him flowed freely, and there was a strong sense of oppression in his every move. He could I clearly feel that my cultivation has improved a step further. Although it is still far from the seventh level [Golden Core Dacheng·True Fire Transformation], it is many times better than meditating.
Castiel got up from the ground and looked at Bai Haorui in shock. He could clearly feel that Bai Haorui was more powerful than before.
Bai Haorui picked up Angel Blade on the ground and handed it to Castiel.
"Thank you." Castiel took Angel Blade, his voice still hoarse.
"You're welcome." Bai Haorui said, "I'm not here for you."
"I know." Castiel nodded, "But thank you anyway. If it weren't for you, I would have died today."
"What to do now? What are you going to do?" Bai Haorui asked.
Castiel looked at the distant sky with firm eyes. "I don't know. But I know that I can no longer blindly obey orders. I want to find out the truth myself. I want to see if God is still there."
Bai Haorui nodded. "Very good. I hope you can find the truth."
He stretched out his hand.
Castiel hesitated for a moment, then stretched out his hand and held Bai Haorui's hand tightly.
One hand belongs to a human and one belongs to an angel.
At this moment, we held each other tightly.
Dean woke up.
He slowly opened his eyes, and the dazzling sunlight made him squint. He blinked, adjusted to the light, and saw Castiel sitting on the chair next to the bed, looking at him quietly.
Bai Haorui was leaning against the window, looking outside. Sam was sitting on the chair on the other side, with his head lowered and his fingers unconsciously rubbing the cup.
"Did the devil do it?" Dean's voice was hoarse.
Castiel shook his head. "It was Uriel who disobeyed the order. He was against us. He killed those angels and took refuge in Lucifer."
Dean was silent for a while. His eyes were empty, without any focus.
"Is it true?" Dean asked softly, "Did I really break First Seal? Did I really start all this?"
Castiel looked into Dean's eyes and nodded. "Yes. When we discovered Lilith's plan for you, we besieged Hell, desperately trying to save you... find you before activating Apocalypse. But we were too late."
Dean smiled bitterly. "Then why don't you just leave me there? Let me rot in Hell. In this way, nothing will happen."
"This is not your fault, Dean, this is fate." Castiel said, "The righteous man who started all this is the only one who can end it. You must stop it. You are the only one who can prevent Lucifer from awakening."
"Lucifer? Apocalypse?" Dean sat up suddenly and grabbed Castiel's arm, "What does that mean? Hey. Don't even think about disappearing, you son of a bitch. What does that mean? What on earth am I going to do?"
"I don't know." Castiel said.
"Nonsense."
"I really don't know." Castiel shook his head, "Dean, they don't tell me much. I only know that our destiny is in your hands."
After saying that, Castiel's figure flashed and disappeared.
Dean turned his head, his back to Bai Haorui and Sam, and looked out the window. The sun shone on his face through the window, but it did not bring any warmth. His shoulders were shaking slightly, as if he was crying.
"Then you people are doomed." Dean's voice choked, "I can't do it, it's too heavy. Alastair is right. I am incomplete. I am not strong enough. I think I have not been able to be the kind of person any of our fathers want me to be. Find someone else. The person you are talking about is not me."
There was silence in the ward.
Sam raised his head, looked at Dean, opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything. His eyes were full of guilt and self-blame.
Bai Haorui walked to the bed and sat on the chair where Castiel was sitting just now.
"You can do it." Bai Haorui said.
"You don't understand, Haorui." Dean didn't look back, "You don't know what I did in Hell. You don't know what I have become. My hands are stained with the blood of countless people. I am a sinner. I am not worthy of saving this world."
"I know." Bai Haorui said, "I know how much you suffered in Hell. I know how much you suffered. But that's not your fault. It's the fault of those who threw you into Hell. It's the fault of those who took advantage of you. It's the fault of those who sat in Heaven and watched us suffer."
He paused and continued, "Fate is not destined, Dean. It never has been. If God has written the script, then we will tear it up. If fate is doomed for us to fail, then we will fight it to the end. Even if the sky falls, we will carry it together."
"You are not alone. I am here. Sam is also here. We are family. No matter what happens, we will face it together."
Bai Haorui stretched out his hand and placed it on Dean's shoulder. The purple-gold True Gang slowly flowed into his body, warm and firm, dispelling the coldness and despair in his heart.
Dean turned his head sharply. His eyes were red, and the tears finally couldn't help but flow down. This man, who had always been strong and never showed weakness, was like a child at this moment, crying heartbreakingly.
Sam came over, sat on the other side of Dean, and held his hand.
Dean looked at Sam, then at Bai Haorui. Then, he stretched out his hand and held their hands tightly.
The three hands were tightly held together.
The sun shines through the window and shines on the three people, giving them a golden halo.