The Dagger Revealed

As engine speed increases, the propfan "scrapes" more air backward, and the force is also greater.

For every 1% increase in rotational speed, the thrust generated increases by 3%.

But the cost is high.

Under maximum afterburner, the engine's lifespan decreases by a hundredfold, which makes Miao Xin feel quite distressed.

However, Su Ming was still not satisfied.

"Disable the engine's electronic assist and push it to 125%!"

"You said it! I don't care if Fengshou and his gang curse me to death!"

Miao Xin gritted her teeth, stood up, and pulled all twelve electronic control fuses on the roof of the cabin, scattering them all over the floor. Then she switched to manual control and took over the throttle directly!

As a result, the twelve engines increased their speed again, and the thrust increased by about 60%, causing the speed to jump. This propeller plane began to approach the sound barrier!

The engine, as if driven mad, began to vibrate violently!

The entire fuselage shook violently, as if it were about to fall apart in mid-air.

On the control interface, all the indicators were soaring. The turbine temperature and rotor temperature were both above the limit and were still climbing.

Creep, oxidation, and thermal fatigue are accumulating at an alarming rate in hot-end components.

A series of alarms blared incessantly.

The tips of the propeller blades even exceeded the speed of sound in some places, and a powerful shock wave spread out with a roar. The sound only turned into far-field noise after traveling a certain distance, rolling and exploding like thunder all over the ground!

Countless people raised their heads.

In the night sky, that enormous, almost ferocious creature swept across the heavens with a thunderous roar!

"Check it quickly! How long can the engine last in this condition?" Miao Xin said without turning her head.

The mechanic frantically flipped through the electronic manual, his voice trembling. "Two minutes at most!"

This extreme mode is originally only meant for short-term recovery in extremely urgent air situations like wind shear, where even a slight delay could lead to a crash!

"Whatever." Su Ming's voice was resolute. "Throttle engaged, course locked, target—the center of the Radiant Holy City!"

Miao Xin was stunned for a moment.

"Su Ming, are you serious? If you keep going like this, the engine will definitely be totaled!"

Yes, out with the old, in with the new.

Su Ming's gaze was sharp.

"I need you to smash that ' Angel's Protection's Protection' shield!"

Upon hearing this, even Miao Xin's hand trembled slightly.

The equipment on this plane is no ordinary commodity.

The twelve sets of ultra-large propfan engines alone cost over three billion yuan!

Fengshou had repeatedly warned her to be careful when flying, and the last time she had to "repair" two of them, it broke his heart.

Miao Xin paused for a second, then took a deep breath and laughed instead.

"Su Ming, I take back my complaint about you leaving me behind to play with the controller, and I will continue to hold this against you."

She turned on the intercom. "Co-pilot and chief mechanic, stay here. The rest of you, evacuate immediately!"

Nobody wasted words.

All crew members immediately checked their work and quickly completed the final handover.

"Submit the operation!"

"Instructions accepted!"

After the hatch briefly opened, a violent gust of air rushed in like a monster. The seven crew members activated their defensive armor, unleashed their Magic Power to the maximum, and leaped out into the wind wall that could almost knock a person unconscious!

The terrifying wind pressure instantly slammed into my body, like a series of heavy hammer blows.

The high-speed stabilizing parachute inside the backpack automatically deployed, its small canopy taut, abruptly slowing them down from their dangerous speed.

Considering the unique environment of this alien world, the H-6 WZ did not carry a regular parachute, but was instead equipped with a specially designed guide parachute suitable for high-speed exit.

As long as you pull the speed out of the danger zone, everyone else can fly on their own.

Inside the cockpit of the H-6 WZ, the alarms blared more and more intensely. Several more red lights flashed, turning the entire control panel into a disaster zone.

But Miao Xin had completely ignored all of this.

She just kept her eyes glued to the radar, to the target that was getting closer and closer.

"Excess fuel?" she asked loudly.

"It's all emptied!" the chief mechanic replied immediately.

"Okay." Miao Xin nodded. "Then you should go too."

"Yes!"

Without the slightest hesitation, the mechanic and co-pilot quickly unbuckled their seatbelts, left their seats, rushed towards the cabin door, and jumped out of the plane.

****

The Radiant Holy City, within the inner ring.

As the aura of the "The End Mourning" continues to expand, more and more residents are enveloped in it.

The crowd fled in terror, their cries, trampling sounds, and prayers mingling together. But as they desperately rushed to the edge, all they encountered was a cold, glowing screen of "Angel's Protection."

There's absolutely no way to escape!

The people were like livestock being herded into a slaughterhouse, their faces filled with nothing but despair.

Two hundred thousand people, two hundred thousand pairs of eyes, stretched out along the long street, crowded together, staring intently at the outside world through that shroud of light.

Su Ming and Zijin stood side by side outside the light barrier, watching the pale magic circle spread little by little, eventually engulfing everyone.

The vibrant life force of various colors was slowly drawn away, like countless drifting fireflies, carrying warmth and struggle as they rose into the sky and converged towards the city center.

People kept fainting, their breathing becoming weaker.

Valence spread his arms wide, threw his head back and laughed wildly, his entire face contorted in madness.

"With two hundred thousand lambs, let us call back God's final judgment on heresy!"

His voice was high-pitched, almost manic.

"This is the glory of returning to God's embrace!"

"You mortals, who have cast aside this decaying shell, have received such a grand and sublime elevation in return. You should be overjoyed to receive such a blessing!"

The members of "Fanatical Will" in the air burst into unrestrained laughter.

Zijin spoke slowly, her tone completely flat.

"Su Ming."

"Um?

"I want to kill someone, is that okay?"

Su Ming stared at the group of fanatical believers, his voice equally cold.

"Together."

****

Boom!

A bolt of lightning suddenly tore through the night sky and struck a nearby mountaintop.

Amidst the surging lightning, a gigantic, deathly white figure crashed through the clouds and plummeted down from the sky!

A pulsating, shrill roar swept wildly across the earth, as if the air itself were being torn apart. The terrifying sense of oppression caused even the giant dragons present to involuntarily fold their wings.

Everyone looked up.

Fear, blankness, fervor, or anticipation.

Countless eyes converged on the night sky.

The H -H-6 WZ descended from the sky like a giant god emerging from thunder, crushing the air with terrifying speed!

Huge, bulky, yet swift.

Dozens of kilometers away, Yise and his group, who were making a high-speed return, also saw this spectacular scene from afar.

Because both sides approaching were so enormous, the collision, viewed from their positions, even had an eerie, slow-motion feel, as if it were just lovers tenderly cuddling.

The plane collided with the city in the next instant.

Time seemed to stand still.

The city-defense-level defensive shield, which even giant cannons and missiles struggled with, began to slowly deform, collapse, and crack after a brief stalemate!

The "Angel's Protection" burst like a soap bubble, its fragments slowly scattering into the night sky.

They were too far away to hear anything, as if all this grandeur was merely an illusion and a mirage in their eyes.

****

But the experience was completely different on-site.

Boom!

The moment of contact was met with a tremendous, muffled thud.

Then came a series of cracking sounds, not from the sky, but from the runes and crystals on the magic arrays on the ground. The dense, crisp sounds spread throughout the entire city almost simultaneously.

In an instant, the protective shield in the sky shattered, and large swaths of light shot up, like a reversed rain of divine radiance.

Having completed its mission, the H-6 WZ disintegrated after this attack. Its massive fuselage shattered into pieces mid-air, with fragments crashing heavily to the ground!

Boom!!!

With a deafening roar, the wreckage crashed into the center of the city, the ground cracked, and smoke and dust surged up like a tsunami, instantly sweeping in all directions until it completely submerged most of the city.

However, everything was clearly visible in Su Ming's penetrating vision.

Those fanatics did not die!

They had already moved aside before the wreckage hit them. Although the magic array that was drawing life force from the people was forcibly interrupted, they still hovered in mid-air, like a group of bloodthirsty bald men, greedily continuing to absorb the life essence that had already been extracted and was still drifting around.

"Attack!" Su Ming gave the order.

The bone-type war machines of the first and Second Battalion of the Bone Model Final Bone Mad Machines Machine were activated, their feet stomping heavily on the ground.

One hundred or so bone machines took off one after another, passing over the wall of people who were originally trapped and unconscious at the edge of the shield. In a few leaps, they arrived behind them and then rushed directly into the billowing dust!

In the air, an army of nearly sixty giant dragons also pressed down simultaneously.

Dragon breath erupted, crashing down on the shield erected by the "Fanatical Will" chapter, creating a fierce collision.

Su Ming raised his hand and deployed a shield, preparing to move closer to direct the battle.

With too many enemies and a chaotic situation, losses are most likely to occur.

He couldn't bear to let any of them die!

But just as he took a step, a hand suddenly grabbed him.

It's Zijin.

With her scepter in hand and her Magic Power fully unleashed, she stared intently at the billowing dust ahead, her entire being on high alert.

The next moment, a golden streak of light suddenly shot out from the smoke and dust, so fast that it was almost just a blur, heading straight for the two of them!

Having anticipated this, Su Ming and Zijin simultaneously retreated, avoiding the attack.

Boom!

The golden light swept past, blasting a deep gash into the ground behind it.

Amidst the billowing dust, a figure slowly emerged. He wore a set of imposing armor, spotless, showing no trace of the impact or explosion.

Upon seeing the person's face clearly, Su Ming was taken aback.

"Pope Augustus!"

His eyes sharpened, and almost instantly he understood the whole thing.

They repeatedly lured the enemy away from their stronghold, diverting their own fighting forces.

They then used the "The End Mass" to create chaos and forcibly create a gap in the situation.

at last-

Augustus himself personally carried out the beheading!

"Your scheme is truly brilliant."

Su Ming exclaimed in admiration, and at the same time, he untied the Thorn Long Whip and quickly poured his Magic Power into it.

Now is not the time for self-reflection.

With the main force fully committed to the battlefield, for the next short period of time, only he and Zijin were truly facing Augustus.

"Since you're so hospitable—" Su Ming flicked his whip, "Then I'll naturally have to fight you properly!"

It's just a high-level game; it's not like it's his first time playing it!

On the other side, Augustus was not as calm as he appeared.

pretty?

Beautiful my foot!

He was practically cursing under his breath.

This plan, which should have been a game-changer, has been going awry at every turn!

The Divine Covenant Faction escape group, used as bait, was originally supposed to take away most of Su Ming's pursuing forces, especially the dragon troops.

As it turned out, Su Ming only sent a small number of people to pursue them.

Augustus still couldn't understand it—with just a few people and a dragon, what made him think he could stop a thousand?

The reactivated inner barrier of "Angel's Protection" should have at least lasted until the "The End Holy Light" was completely over, allowing the "Fanatical Will" chapter to fully devour the life force of those 200,000 residents.

And the result?

Su Ming flipped the table and used the entire H-6 WZ bomber to smash through the defensive shield.

As a result, those fanatical believers ultimately only managed to draw upon less than a third of the power!

The plan is that the fanatics, enhanced by "Holy Mourning," will be able to crush the enemy's army head-on and participate in the siege of Bone King and Bay Owl.

But now, let alone crushing the enemy, it's uncertain how long they can hold off the troops in the center of the city!

Therefore, the only opportunity he could still seize was to personally eliminate the source of all the trouble— Su Ming —and Bay Owl within this hard-won window of time!

Zijin took a deep breath and raised her scepter high.

"Solar Flame - Starlight!"

A series of beams shot out, attacking Augustus.

A tall paladin statue nearby suddenly lit up and lunged forward, raising its shield to block the attack.

Just as Su Ming was about to step forward to help, he suddenly felt a sense of danger from his side and behind, and he almost instinctively dodged.

Boom!

A colossal statue of Fenrir the giant wolf suddenly pounced down beside him, its massive claws slamming heavily onto the spot where he had just landed, sending stone chips and shattered armor flying everywhere!

"Be careful!" Zijin immediately warned, "He can strengthen these idols!"

Sure enough, the Augustus Domain unfolded with a roar the next moment.

"The Puppet of Divine Radiance!"

On a nearby rooftop, an angel statue was falling. Its entire body was covered with ornate patterns, filled with High Rank crystals and even crystal cores, and mithril and Celestial Gold intertwined to form intricate alchemical circuits.

As Augustus's domain enveloped it, the statue suddenly came to life, its surface bursting with intense light. With a flap of its wings, it pounced straight towards Su Ming!

Su Ming dodged repeatedly, only to find that the angel statue was incredibly agile after it came to life. With just a gentle flap of its wings, it changed direction repeatedly in mid-air, always aiming at him as it swooped down.

Swish!

The angel lunged forward, unleashing a devastating sword strike.

Su Ming Su Ming dodged; the attack grazed right past his side.

With the enhancement of the Augustus Domain, the Fenrir statue, a giant wolf, surged in speed, its movements ferocious and swift as it pounced from the other side!

Su Ming activated "Shadow Jump" to forcefully create distance, but he was still a beat too slow.

Sizzle!

Fenrir swung its massive claws, tearing apart his shield and striking his side.