Chapter 599

Chapter 221 The Divine War Part Eight

Eluna…

She was indeed Eluna… The name Valar called out before his death, the person mentioned in Teresa’s diary, a core member of the Gate of Truth… She might actually be the leader of the heretics…

“Haha…”

I shook my head with a bitter smile. Extremely complex emotions slowly flowed through my heart.

I once believed that it was this Eluna who had been leading the Gate of Truth, making those lunatics carry out a series of violent and unrestrained actions. From what I can see now, the facts… should not be far from what I imagined…

But I didn’t expect that in the end… I would have to work with such a person, in this desolate place, forced to team up to fight against a god gone mad…

We might all die here…

This is really…

“Guh…”

The headache was slowly worsening. I shook my head, trying to stay awake, pushing away countless thoughts that flashed through my mind. In my field of vision, the dancer named Eluna transformed into a fireball, roaring upward through the falling ashes, already approaching the rock peak, disappearing into the black smoke and fog where the corpses lay.

There’s no time to think anymore. First, let’s deal with the immediate crisis.

If I can’t stop that thing here… then those outside, Grandma Claire and the others… Ah, my head hurts… I must quickly get rid of that corpse; I can’t delay any longer…

Rumble rumble rumble—

A huge, dull sound suddenly echoed, and the mountain peak in the distance lit up with a bright crimson glow.

I instinctively raised my hand to shield my eyes. In my field of vision, the fireball transformed by the dancer directly impacted the divine body, colliding with the faint light barrier that flickered out. The explosion sent waves of flames surging and spreading, billowing thick smoke as the raging fire spread. The dark blood flowing down the rock face grew even brighter.

The ashes scattered, and the shocking wind force instantly swept forward. In the next moment, I spread my flame wings and leaped up from the broken stone!

It begins.

The moment the dancer made her move, it signified the official start of the human versus divine confrontation. I instantly tensed my body, my heart began to contract violently, “thump thump” pounding, feeling every muscle trembling under immense mental pressure.

Don’t be afraid…

We have a chance to win.

I gritted my teeth, forcing myself to calm down, leaping from the broken stone, flapping my flame wings to create a fierce air current, almost skimming the ground as I darted between the strange rocks, quietly slipping into the fog, swiftly flying toward the direction of the divine body.

I didn’t dare fly too fast, fearing the noise from a sonic boom would attract the attention of the corpse. While flying at low altitude, my focus remained on the sudden outbreak of battle over there.

In the raging flames, the dancer’s tiny figure flew backward, the terrifying impact spreading across the peak, collapsing countless cracked rocks. The corpse floating above the mountain peak remained motionless; it merely swung its massive bone arm—

That looked like swatting away a fly.

In the next instant, golden light filled the sky!

Buzz buzz buzz buzz buzz—

In the intense humming sound, fine golden rays broke through the gray mist, descending like a torrential rain, pouring down along the path the dancer flew!

At that moment, there was no earth-shattering sound.

Countless golden threads shot towards the rocks and land, silently piercing through the scorched earth, creating dense, bottomless holes. The terrifying attack spread far beyond the horizon, the red-dressed dancer engulfed in the light rain. I saw blood splatter—then, I couldn’t see her again.

Unable to counterattack, unable to defend, even unable to escape.

Even if she was the leader of the Gate of Truth, nearly single-handedly breaking through the army of the church, in my heart, she was more troublesome than Teresa, Carlos, the Joker, or Nero. The peak of human combat power, facing just the remains of a divine body, had no room for even half a step of resistance.

This was an utterly uneven battle.

What kind of joke…

I almost subconsciously stopped flying.

Horror, fear, deep helplessness surged back into my heart, but this feeling only lasted for a moment. In the next moment, I flapped my flame wings, moving faster towards the towering peak.

It hasn’t discovered me yet…

It probably hasn’t discovered me yet…

Please, you damn dancer… Don’t die so quickly right now…

At least, let me circle around to its back…

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Suddenly, sharp wind whistled through the gray sky, startling me into a jolt. I immediately turned my head, seeing several dark brown streaks of light shooting up from behind the distant rock formation, astonishingly fast, exploding on the sinscape the corpse was spreading, “pop pop pop,” the brown light exploding into fragments scattering among the ashes.

Ha! She’s still alive…

I felt a surge of joy, driving the black smoke to wrap around my body, lowering my flight height slightly. The dancer’s attack attracted the attention of the corpse, which turned its massive head toward the incoming attack. I took advantage of this opportunity, accelerating to reach the foot of the mountain, circling around the black strange rocks to the rear of the rock face, spreading my flame wings to sharply rise in height!

Whew whew whew—

Amidst the howling wind, the petite figure instantly flew over the peak, merging into the rising mist.

So hot…

A wave of scorching heat rushed over, burning my skin. On the rugged rock peak, dark blood flowed everywhere, blood resembling molten lava, surging and boiling, emitting intense light. That enormous corpse floated above the light, less than thirty meters away from me.

It faced away from me, its head directed toward the dancer launching attacks from afar, slowly opening its jaw.

An opportunity…

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Glowing halos swirled like deep-sea whirlpools, sharp, eerie shrieks piercing the eardrums, brilliant golden rays surging from all directions, continuously converging in the corpse’s wide-open mouth. The divine miracle’s hum and strong winds reverberated through the heavens and earth. I flew behind the corpse, swaying uncertainly amidst the surging energy vortex, my gaze flickering.

Fireballs, decapitation, dead smoke…

These small tricks I used before wouldn’t work on such a monster. Illusion might be worth a try… but not now.

To initiate Illusion, I need to make sure this thing notices me first. I need to look it in the eye, but doing so is too risky. I can’t guarantee that I won’t be instantly killed by this thing either before or just after initiating Illusion.

First, I need to test the extent of the sinscape…

My strength has recovered.

And now, there’s no need for me to hold back anything…

Nothing else to worry about.

Thoughts raced through my mind in an instant, barely a second passing, as destructive divine power gathered in the corpse’s mouth. Brilliant light illuminated its entire skull, turning it golden. The massive energy changed the color of the world. In the next moment, a thick beam of light erupted from the corpse’s mouth!

Buzz—

Boom boom boom boom boom!!!

It was like an apocalypse.

Unstoppable energy surged like a mighty river, gushing forth instantly, reaching the end of the world in a flash. The terrifying golden beam crushed the rock formations, destroying the scorched earth, continuing to strike until it reached the farthest point visible. Wherever it passed, mountains crumbled, everything disintegrated, and the catastrophic sounds came crashing down.

Now…

Let loose, give it everything you’ve got!!!

I leaped up from behind the corpse, chaotic power surging within me, thick dead smoke rising from my surroundings, instantly spreading to a hundred meters in all directions, then rapidly converging. The apocalyptic black storm swept across the sky again. I stood at the center of the storm, eyes gleaming, spewing scorching mist, massive chaotic power continuously surging from within.

“Hah…”

My body trembled.

Just like this…

Exactly this feeling…

No more suppression, no more restraint, surrendering everything to feelings and emotions, this is my power… I should fully unleash it… just this once…

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh—

Fierce smoke danced wildly in the gray sky, gradually converging and forming a giant figure. Dark mud flowed in the air, transforming into pieces of armor, enveloping the surging black mist figure. Two blue arms stretched out first, followed by the head.

I closed my eyes in the black mist.

[Just like this, Silvija.]

Someone spoke to me in my ear.

[Please, embrace yourself fully…]

“Shut up…”

I murmured in response.

And then, abruptly…

I opened my eyes.

I returned to that familiar yet strange feeling once again.

It was the state when I had just been born from the depths of the swamp, taking in the first breath of air in this world.

I listened to the wind of this world and felt all the movements within a radius of hundreds or even thousands of meters. My body became tall, my vision broadened, and there was a subtle change in the sensation of muscle exertion, but it was far stronger than before, many times more powerful. My senses were so acute that they were difficult to adapt to at first, as if countless complex pieces of information suddenly flooded my brain, creating a massive tidal wave of information that made my head ache.

“Roar—”

I raised my head and let out a long, resonant cry, like an ancient melody played under the moonlight, something that no human could ever produce.

I couldn’t see my full appearance.

In my peripheral vision, there was only the dark armor on my chest, the black mist swirling around my legs like a battle skirt, and my enormous, blue hands.

My original body should still be wrapped in the black mist inside this new body; she hadn’t disappeared or left. But at this moment, my five senses had completely merged with the monster I had become—just like the feeling of a soul leaving one body and entering another.

This familiar yet strange body gave me no time to adjust and experience it properly. In the instant of consciousness transfer, the beam of light emitted by the corpse was gradually thinning, and the attack was nearing its end. I stared intently at it. The huge body of the corpse drew an arc across the gray sky, trailing a long tail of smoke, and quickly fell towards the back of the corpse, approaching rapidly. As it came closer, my two blue arms rose over my head.

Then, they slammed down heavily.

Buzz—

A flash of golden light appeared before my eyes, and the humming of the miracle sounded again.

Still about ten meters away from the corpse, my blue arm struck the suddenly appearing light shield like a heavy hammer, producing a loud thud. Black flames exploded from the point where my fists touched the sin, spreading and wreaking havoc. The thin light shield trembled severely under the heavy blow, but it wasn’t enough to shatter it—far from it.

“Roar—!”

I let out another mysterious and pleasant cry. The black mist beneath me spread and clung to the light shield, allowing me to stand steadily on top of it. My blue arm lifted again, wrapped in intense black fire, and smashed down like a sudden storm!

Boom boom boom boom boom—!!!

In just a few seconds, I threw all my strength into repeatedly striking the light shield with heavy punches. Explosions continued to occur before my eyes and ears, echoing throughout the mountaintop.

Damn it…

Break already!!!

The next moment, a horrifying bone arm suddenly pressed down like a mountain, carrying a fierce wind, a scorching heat, and a burning hand covered in karma flames that suddenly reached my face.

!

I was startled and stopped my strikes, leaping up with the dead smoke and retreating over ten meters. The mountain-like bone palm “thumped” onto the light shield on the back of the corpse, spreading across the shield due to the large contact area, covering the entire back of the skeleton in an instant.

…Huh?

The scorching wind and heat rushed towards me. I was falling through the air, watching the light shield hum and tremble under the impact of the bone palm, and smoke rising from the burning karma flames, emitting a mournful “sizzling” sound. I was slightly stunned for a moment, then suddenly excited.

Got it!

Although this thing possessed invincible power, it was quite mindless. I could try making it smash its own sin!

In the distance, the thick light column had ceased its impact. The terrifying energy had flattened the rock veins for kilometers in a straight line, creating deep ravines filled with white smoke. After spewing such destructive energy, the huge body of the corpse twisted violently. It seemed to intend to turn around and deal with the small bug jumping behind it.

But in the next moment, a red figure flashed atop a strange rock nearly a hundred meters away from the ravine. The divine light of the miracle burst open, and countless holy spears tore through the gray sky, howling with fierce winds, and instantly hit the sudden light shield, causing a series of explosions!

Although it did not cause any harm to the corpse, such an attack once again diverted its attention.

“Haha, fool…”

The dancer was right. This thing indeed acted on instinct and didn’t think at all.

Since that’s the case, let me show you…

Crack!

An ice platform condensed under my feet and was immediately shattered. My huge body leaped again, landing back on the sin shield before it could disappear, running at full speed along the semi-transparent golden light shield. My blue arm swung abruptly, sending countless crescent blades and fireballs soaring in all directions, smashing into the light shield in a torrential assault!

Boom boom boom boom—

Intense explosions accompanied by thick smoke spread wildly in my field of vision. At the same time, red light burst forth from the direction where the dancer was standing. Flames roared in the ashes, and a long, hot flame shot out from the blaze, rushing towards the light shield, carving a long, glowing mark. Black smoke rose, and the corpse, unable to react in time, lifted its bone arm and struck again at its back.

Just in time…

I had prepared myself and quickly dodged aside as soon as it came.

Boom—

The huge bone hand, burning with karma flames, struck the light shield on its back for the second time.

I barely escaped from under the bone arm, feeling a violent tremor underfoot that almost knocked me down. Shaking, I saw the bone hand lift and strike again. I activated chaotic power to envelop my body, retreating nearly thirty meters amidst the swirling dead smoke. The bone palm struck down, and the massive finger bones landed just a few meters ahead of me.

I broke out in a cold sweat.

Boom!

Flames burned and splashed before my eyes, and the burning “hissing” sounds echoed on the light shield. I continued to retreat, launching several black fireballs that exploded “boom boom boom” on the bone hand, releasing steam. The corpse seemed to feel pain and withdrew its huge arm abruptly.

!

It pulled back its hand!

I was momentarily stunned, then overjoyed.

My previous attack had directly hit its hand! This time, there was no sin!

Why was there no sin…

Was it because the dancer was in front and I was behind, and the two sides’ defenses were already at their limits, so it couldn’t deploy a third sin to protect its arm?

This discovery excited me immensely, as if I finally saw a glimmer of hope for victory. My attacks became increasingly dense, with continuous waves of crescent blades and fireballs hitting the sin shield held up by the corpse.

In front of me, the dancer’s attacks also continued relentlessly. Crimson flames shot one after another onto the light shield. Soon, the huge corpse was exhausted, raising its head and letting out a fierce sound wave.

“Buzz—”

Suddenly, dizziness overwhelmed me, and my head throbbed. I couldn’t help but sway, almost falling, and my flying speed slowed. In the next instant, a dazzling golden light appeared above the gray sky.

Not good…

My heart skipped a beat, and I looked up sharply.

In just a moment, a fierce wind swept across the land, dispersing the ashes. A huge golden sun instantly formed overhead, pouring down a torrent of golden light, illuminating the broken scorched earth.

Bad news…

My scalp tingled, and I turned to escape.

The next moment, the golden sun shattered. The pressure, similar to a thousand times heavier than the golden bell miracle, suddenly came. I had almost no chance to resist. My huge body “thumped” down, crashing heavily onto the light shield, unable to breathe, unable to think, my consciousness blurred, and all I heard was vibrations and buzzing. In my hazy vision, rocks crumbled, ashes flew, as if the entire world was being crushed by some invisible, violent force.

“Roar—”

I let out a loud cry. Even with this body, I was already using all my strength, but under the immense pressure, I couldn’t move a single finger. To not be flattened outright was a blessing. The dancer’s attacks also stopped. Amidst my confusion, I heard a rumbling wind sound above me, and in my peripheral vision, the huge bone palm struck again, aiming for me!

It’s over…

Boom—!!!

This time, it was like a tidal wave, a complete crushing.

The armor wrapped around my body instantly cracked. I heard the sound of bones breaking from my body and arms, a surge in my chest, and I spat out a mouthful of black mist.

Dead, dead, dead…

My vision went dark, and all I heard was buzzing. I could hardly feel any pain, and I even wondered if my head had been smashed by that blow. In a daze, it seemed as if my consciousness was gradually leaving my body. I thought I would faint.

Crack…

Suddenly, I heard a sound like glass shattering beneath me.

!

This sound pulled my almost flying soul back.

The light shield cracked!