Chapter: Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 811: The Trap
“Your Holiness the Pope!”
Vanessa’s face was pale as she and three other Saintesses struggled to get up.
The channeling of faith power was suddenly interrupted. This was an undeniable damage to their divine souls and bodies.
But the biggest problem now was with the Pope.
At this moment, the Pope’s condition was very wrong.
At the end of Vanessa’s gaze, the Pope stood there with his head lowered, a blood-red eye twitching on his forehead, and terrifying laughter echoed in the divine hall. This laughter did not belong to the Pope.
It was that eye.
Black mist churned around the Pope, and scarlet tentacles extended from behind him, winding around the load-bearing pillars of the divine hall.
As if noticing the gazes of the Saintesses, the Pope slowly looked up.
His eyes, which should have been full of love, became turbid and bloodshot. Two streams of blood flowed from the corners of his eyes. This should have been sadness, but a crazed smile was clearly on his lips.
His gaze was the spread of darkness and destruction.
He slowly raised his staff.
The staff no longer emitted profound and sacred holy light.
Instead, it was another kind of twisted and strange energy—dark, chaotic, unfettered, filled with the will to destroy and devour everything.
“All of you, die!!”
Before the Pope could utter these words, Vanessa and the three Saintesses had already fled towards the outside of the palace.
It was obvious that the Pope had been contaminated by the Old Ones.
At this moment, she and the other three Saintesses were mentally gravely wounded. They were no match for the Pope, and in this narrow palace, they had no ability to resist. Remaining in the divine hall would only lead to death.
The most important thing now was to leave the divine hall.
Relying on the open terrain to maneuver against the Pope, perhaps the four of them, as peak Champion Level Saintesses, could stall for some time.
Of course, the most important thing was…
King of Winter was outside.
Also a Legendary.
Perhaps King of Winter could deal with the Pope who had been contaminated by the Old Ones.
With a sliver of hope, Vanessa and the three Saintesses dodged the Pope’s barrage and fled. Fortunately, after being contaminated by the Old Ones, the Pope’s reason had completely collapsed. He could not yet adapt to the Old Ones’ energy, and his aim was very poor. Vanessa severed the load-bearing pillars of the palace, and the collapse of the Church of Light bought them some time.
She immediately found Alnorn.
“Where is Your Majesty Winter?”
The old Bishop stared blankly at the collapsing palace behind the four Saintesses. After a while, he trembled and stammered, “King of Winter went to deal with the source of the disaster to buy us time… What happened to you? Where is Your Holiness the Pope?”
Hearing the Bishop say this, Vanessa’s heart sank.
Just then, the contaminated Pope also broke out of the ruins, howling.
“Kill, kill, kill—!”
At this moment, the Pope’s eyes no longer saw these followers of the Church of Light.
In his eyes, everyone’s face had transformed into the appearance of the villains who had violated his Elder Sister Vanessa.
Everyone was mockingly showing him malice.
Just as that strange voice had said—accept the power and you can get revenge.
He had no power before, so he could only watch his Elder Sister be killed.
Now that he possessed power…
He would make sure these people died without a burial place!
“Your Holiness the Pope, wake up…”
“Your Holiness the Pope, this is your Church of Light!”
The three Saintesses tried to awaken the Pope, but all their efforts ended in failure.
“It seems we can only rely on ourselves now.”
Vanessa drew her Holy Sword from her waist, her golden long hair dancing wildly behind her, her angelic wings spread out to the sides.
Looking at the frenzied Pope, her gaze was solemn.
…
At the same time.
Xi Wei had entered the depths of the dense forest alone.
Along the way, he had killed too many Ghouls, including the very appetizing Siege Cannons from the Wall of Flesh and the Ghoul Legion. Finally, he saw the perpetrator of all this—a giant meat wall. Just lying on the ground, it was five to six meters tall. When it supported itself, it reached nearly a hundred meters in height, with no discernible sides. Its entire body was covered in dense eyeballs and mouths flowing with foul-smelling mucus, constantly making strange “drip, drip” sounds.
[Ba’alshash (Incarnation)]
[Rank: Demigod]
Dark red mist permeated around Ba’alshash.
A terrifying oppressive aura brutally squeezed the black armored knight.
But his back remained as upright as a pine tree.
However, this was not the end.
“Crack—crack—”
The sound of wood burning in flames could be heard.
A huge worm emerged from cracks in the ground, spewing forth searing flames. It let out a piercing shriek at the black armored knight, and a violent hurricane uprooted the surrounding trees.
[Gatanothoa (Incarnation)]
[Rank: Demigod]
Dark clouds rose from the flames, and the sky glowed with blood-red light.
At some point, the sky-piercing golden beam of light had vanished.
The power of the Old Ones grew increasingly immense. Plants twisted, monsters deformed, and even a piece of rock grew deep red flesh buds, scurrying about to celebrate the arrival of the Old Ones. Crooked mouths emerged from the surface of the rocks, letting out strange howls.
This was the world enveloped by the Old Ones’ energy.
The sun had extinguished, and the sun and moon were dim.
Black rain floated in the air. When the rain landed, it emitted a “hissing” strange sound. It was unknown whether it was poison or highly corrosive. Within the rain were black worms as thick as an infant’s finger. Upon landing, they shrieked and writhed, converging towards the black armored knight. They were everywhere, like a black tide. A figure with wings could be faintly seen among the clouds.
“Boom—”
A blood-red lightning bolt streaked diagonally across the sky.
It illuminated the figure’s appearance.
It was a slender, silver-gray humanoid giant with 12 hands clasped in front of it. Black, mosquito-like wings on its back vibrated at high frequency, leaving afterimages. It had no eyes, only a mouth shaped like a shark’s.
[Sogmra’kard (Incarnation)]
[Rank: Demigod]
Three Old Ones specifically waited here.
Led by Ba’alshash, they waited for Xi Wei to walk into their trap.
Now, Xi Wei had arrived.
“King of Winter? As expected of a Life of Origin!
Only after we approached the Crystal Wall System did we detect your presence…”
Countless mouths on Ba’alshash opened and closed, spitting out twisted, trembling, incomprehensible notes. But ultimately, they fused together crudely, forming words that beings of the Cain World could barely understand.
It looked at the black armored knight standing tall in the fierce wind.
Silent, like an indestructible high wall.
Greed began to spread in their hearts.
They invaded world after world, devouring the will of the worlds, all for that trace of cosmic origin power. It was a delicious dessert, the nourishment for their growth. Now that the appetizer was placed before them, how could they not be ravenous?
But this dish was not so easy to bite into.
The knight gripped his sword, his eyes like molten fire. Light ignited around him. Golden flames blazed on the King of Conquest Long Sword, and the halo of flames spread outwards, like a scorching sun, just like its master.
