Chapter 290

It’s over.

Squinting his eyes and looking afar, Joshua watched the power armor squad rapidly chasing him down. He glanced at Leon who suddenly collapsed far away and couldn’t get up for a long time. The middle-aged Joshua took a deep breath, then turned around with a somewhat lonely look in his eyes, pushing the door open without any hesitation and walking away.

What was about to happen next was something he had seen countless times already.

The guy who just broke free from the rebels’ encirclement, when his mental guard was most relaxed, got bitten by the Scale Gold Religion’s snake spirit. Not only was his mental shield broken, but his indestructible body was also temporarily sealed, leaving him without any means to save himself.

Facing the incoming power armor squad, he would rise up and fight hard, barely managing to knock down two suits of power armor. Then, he’d be mowed down by machine guns, blown into a pile of unrecognizable mush, and finally crushed into the dirt by a fallen power armor, leaving nothing behind.

You, the one who almost ruined my plan, farewell, or rather… never see you again!…

“Damn this black worm that deserves ten thousand deaths!”

Looking at the little black snake injecting pale golden ‘venom’ and the veins on Leon’s arm gradually lighting up, Black Goat couldn’t help but curse angrily:

“If it wanted to poison you, we could have saved you instantly, but this black worm is playing dirty! It didn’t attack you; instead, it gave you a blessing, directly injecting a small part of the Holy Spirit’s essence into your bloodstream! Shit! My strength conflicts with its strength, and until these essences calm down, both my heart and I are being suppressed to the bottom. That life-saving pendant of yours has been eaten by it!

Young man, you should be careful later!

With my heart’s power suppressed, I can’t capture those criminals dozens of kilometers away, and the death substitution won’t work anymore. Although my endless blood battle can still be used, its effect is no longer effective either. If you break an arm or a leg, it might take four or five minutes to grow back…”

Shit! This damn black worm! When I was a great demon, it wouldn’t dare to fart in front of me, now it actually dares to play dirty right in front of me! If I knew earlier, I should have dealt with it first…”

So that’s how it is…

In the midst of Black Goat’s angry curses, Leon, whose veins were burning with pain all over his body and couldn’t even stand up, revealed a glimmer of understanding in his eyes.

Joshua’s arrival this time was probably not only due to his own will, but there must have been some maneuvering by the Aquarius Director as well.

Both the “Holy Spirit Pendant” and the “Aspiration” in my possession are recorded anomalies in the Clearing Bureau. The Aquarius Director must have reviewed my file and come up with a targeted method.

He likely paid a price to obtain part of the snake spirit’s power from the Scale Gold Religion, breaking the protection of the Holy Spirit Pendant first, then using the way of giving me a blessing to bypass and seal the death substitution effect of the Aspiration, breaking my immortality.

And the news of the repair of the “War Diagonal” was not reported to the bureau. Black Goat was directly beaten by the director before, so his true abilities were not recorded in the bureau, hence he did not make corresponding preparations…

“Stop cursing and start working!”

After sitting up from the ground, Leon grabbed Black Goat’s forehead and panted through the severe pain: “Where’s Joshua? Is he still here?”

“Huh? What do you need him for?”

“Because I can’t determine whether it’s the real ‘now’ or the ‘future’ he saw! If I’m not in the ‘now’ but in the ‘future’, then seeing that I’m alive, he might change his plans, so we must ensure that the future forms a closed loop!”

“…”

What now? What future? What plan? What closed loop? Confused by Leon’s words and unwilling to admit he didn’t understand, Black Goat mumbled while pretending to think: “I see, let me check… That bastard is already gone, anyway, I didn’t see him.”

Upon confirming that the closed loop was completely finished, Leon couldn’t help but exhale deeply. Then, struggling to stand up, he wanted to evacuate from here as soon as possible.

However, he had only taken a few steps when the searing pain spreading quickly along his veins swept through his entire body, making him dizzy and fall headfirst.

[Scale Gold Religion Holy Spirit “Fate-Exchange Black Snake” consumed part of its own essence and personally bestowed upon you the blessing of the Holy Spirit. You obtained the Silver-level Identity Badge “Scale Gold Divine Selection (Greed Devourer)”]

[Scale Gold Divine Selection (Greed Devourer): Beloved human of the Scale Gold Religion snake spirit, selected by the Greed Devourer lineage of the Scale Gold Religion]

[Effect of wearing: Equivalent status to Scale Gold Religion bishop candidate, with qualifications to run for Scale Gold Religion bishop, can directly ascend if the Greed Devourer lineage bishop position is vacant]

[Ascension Route: None]

[Hidden Characteristics (no need to wear): As a human favored by the snake spirit, when spending your own money to purchase items such as life, health, talents, etc., from the snake spirit, you will receive certain discounts]

…

Although he knew that snake wouldn’t give anything good as a blessing, the uselessness of this blessing exceeded his imagination.

To become a bishop of a certain lineage, one must gain the recognition of the corresponding holy spirit, and I am an enemy of the Scale Gold Religion, so it would be strange if they recognized me as a bishop. Even if I eliminated a bishop and ascended directly, the snake could replace me with just a thought.

As for getting discounts when buying things from the snake spirit, that’s even more absurd.

Not to mention the ridiculous terms under which that damned snake would sell anything to me, its enemy, but the prices set by the Scale Gold Religion are ones I, a mere civil servant, cannot afford unless I go back to the Lane family to extort the old steward, or simply go hug the princess’s legs… Hmm, what’s that? Regaining mobility, Leon was about to leave when something shiny caught his eye.

Surprisingly puzzled, he followed the glint and found that the thing reflecting light under the sunlight was actually a pair of shiny silver buttocks. Nearby, it was the thermos borrowed from the neighboring office to divide Piorni’s remains.

“…”

Ah, should I touch and check? Looking at the metallic gleam on the grass, Leon hesitated slightly, then cautiously poked the side far from the buttocks and the gun nuts with his right index finger.

“Hiss…”

[Name: Meybis Curse Silver (Curse, Flesh, Metal)]

[Appearance: Bright silvery special metal. With extremely high toughness and hardness, it can freely flow under the drive of willpower. After completely merging with flesh, the body can acquire exactly the same special properties as the curse silver.]

[Ability: Curse Amplification, Flesh Assimilation, Metal Body]

(End of Chapter)