Adis, in the Baruk Royal Palace, the Savior Sect forces that had infiltrated from various directions and were lying in ambush throughout the palace, while waiting for orders to launch a surprise attack, suddenly suffered an unexpected blow. From the thick, overcast sky, bolts of lightning suddenly struck down. The white electric light fell into the palace, precisely hitting the hiding places of the Savior Sect forces. The hidden Savior Sect militants were struck and scorched without any defense, and several of them died within just ten seconds.
Those who were preparing a surprise attack were instead surprised. Under the continuous lightning strikes, many of the Savior Sect militants, who were Extraordinary, kept dying. Even those at the Black Earth Stage could not withstand a single lightning strike; being struck by that lightning was an almost certain death sentence. The powerful force of the lightning, accompanied by dazzling flashes and violent sounds, created a psychological pressure that was simply overwhelming for the Savior Sect militants. Under this divine-like might, even the usually fervent and devout fanatics began to waver. At first, they could forcefully maintain discipline, but after several people were struck dead in succession and they were unable to fight back at all, all the teams began to fall into chaos and flee. If this continued, this ambush force, composed of hundreds of people ranging from ordinary individuals to Chalk Extraordinary, would be routed by the continuous lightning.
At this moment, a strange ability emanated from the negotiation hall within the palace, rapidly spreading outwards. It quickly spread to the entire palace grounds. The Savior Sect militants affected by this ability suddenly changed. They stopped their panic and fear, and an incredibly powerful self-control instantly occupied all the space in their minds, leaving no room for any panic to grow.
At this moment, chaos and disorder became absolute taboos that they could not violate. They stopped shouting and exclaiming, stopped fleeing, and all returned to their positions, lining up neatly and turning their gaze towards the distant negotiation hall.
"Mr. Muktar has sent the signal! Everyone charge! Slay the otherworld! Purify Adis, Adus belongs to the Lord!"
"Adus belongs to the Lord!"
Under the call, the Savior Sect militants, who had regrouped from the chaos, began shouting slogans loudly and advancing from all directions towards the negotiation hall in the palace. Although lightning strikes continued to fall from the sky at a rate of one per second, continuously striking and killing the Savior Sect militants.
However, this time, no matter how powerful the heavenly lightning was, the Savior Sect forces on the ground were completely unaffected. Although the terrifying lightning strikes continuously fell nearby, and comrades were constantly struck and fell, this still could not shake their will. Holding their weapons, they ignored everything and surged towards the negotiation hall. Shortly after, they all broke through the doors of the negotiation hall and rushed into the spacious hall. Inside the hall, Muktar, who was in the scorched stone pit, saw more of his subordinates rushing in and immediately ordered sternly.
"Eliminate the otherworld, leave no one behind!!"
Pointing at the Church special envoy group inside the negotiation hall, Muktar ordered loudly. In his opinion, although these inexplicable lightning strikes were said to be sent by the Judge of Heaven's divine officer, fundamentally speaking, it should still be this group of otherworld causing trouble behind the scenes. Otherwise, why would that divine officer not appear earlier or later, but coincidentally appear at this critical juncture?
After concluding in his mind that the Church special envoy group was the culprit, Muktar directly chose not to delay any longer and immediately buffed all his subordinates, having them act immediately despite the lightning. For him, regardless of whether that divine officer of the Judge of Heaven was real or not, and whether they had any connection with the three false otherworld, he had to deal with the otherworld in front of him first before confirming. In short, for Muktar at present, eliminating the special envoy group was the highest priority task, and everything else had to give way.
Hearing Muktar's order, the Savior Sect militants who had surged into the negotiation hall rushed towards the special envoy group with their weapons. The special envoy group, who had long been on high alert, activated their abilities one after another, preparing to face this battle.
"Sister Vanya, hurry and go! We will hold them back here, you find a way to quickly escape from Adis! Report the situation here to Holy Mountain!" Igniting the long sword in his hand with flames, the leader of the special envoy group's guards, Gaspare Priest, said solemnly to Vanya beside him. Although he and Vanya belonged to different factions within the Church, at this critical moment with a great enemy before them, he still chose to fulfill his duty without hesitation, doing his best to protect Vanya's safety.
Listening to Gaspare Priest's words, Vanya paused slightly in her heart, then secretly gritted her teeth before speaking.
"Then I'll leave this to you, Gaspare Priest... Please be sure to hold on... I will find a way to get everyone out..." While muttering, Vanya quickly ran towards the back, jumping out of an open window and leaving the negotiation hall. After seeing Vanya leave the negotiation hall, Gaspare Priest couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. Then, with a backhand flaming slash, he melted the flesh and blood of a Savior Sect militant who had rushed in front of him, causing the entire person to struggle and scream as they were burned by the flames and fell to the ground.
Then, Gaspare Priest looked around at the many enemies who were still closing in, and couldn't help but mutter with a heavy expression.
"Like this, there's no need for salvation..."
After speaking, Gaspare Priest continued to hold the flaming long sword, leading the surrounding elite guards to fight in a chaotic battle with the many attacking Savior Sect forces. For a time, the entire negotiation hall was filled with the melee.
In this melee, Muktar stood at the center. He surveyed the chaotic scene around him, and with the keen insight of the "Light," he quickly perceived Vanya who had escaped by jumping out the window. Upon seeing this scene, he sneered, and then his entire body slowly floated off the ground. Just like that, while hovering a few inches above the ground, he quickly floated out of the negotiation hall.
In the negotiation hall, after seeing Muktar leave, Shadi also scanned the battlefield in front of him. Then he whispered to his confidant beside him.
"Later, when the time is right, you will join the battlefield... Understood?"
"Understood..."
After giving instructions to his subordinates, Shadi also quickly left the scene and walked out of the negotiation hall. After he was out of everyone's sight, the phantom of a withered mummy appeared beside him. Shadi looked at the phantom beside him and spoke.
"I'm counting on you this time... Setuot..."
"When haven't you been counting on me..."
Setuot lightly teased him, and then the illusory body floated towards Shadi. Soon, Shadi and Setuot intertwined, and Setuot's Spirit entered Shadi's body.
Then, at the edges of Shadi's pupils, a faint blue-white glow began to appear. Shadi's entire being instantly became solemn and indifferent. The air he was exhaling at this moment contained deep, cold white mist.
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On the other side, after Muktar floated out of the negotiation hall, he floated through numerous corridors and walkways, and soon caught up with Vanya in a palace garden with beautiful scenery and lush vegetation. After passing through this garden, one could leave the Baruk Royal Palace through a side door.
"You can't run away... otherworld Sister..."
While muttering, Muktar floated towards Vanya, who seemed to be fleeing. Then he waved his large hand and continued to speak as if making a declaration.
"Discipline... No one is allowed to leave the Baruk Royal Palace."
Mr. Muktar read out the new discipline. Then, last night, he secretly made arrangements around the Royal Palace. The ritual that could link to his ability began to take effect at this moment. Relying on these small ritual points hidden in various secret places on the outer perimeter of the Baruk Royal Palace, a large ritual enveloped the entire Baruk Royal Palace.
Meanwhile, Sister Vanya also arrived at the edge of the palace garden. Here, she saw a side door leading out of the Royal Palace. Seeing the side door, Sister Vanya immediately rushed towards it. The moment she stepped out of the side door, a sudden change occurred.
Suddenly, several thin, long cuts inexplicably appeared on Sister Vanya's white nun's habit. Beneath the cuts were deep bloody marks, as if she had been severely whipped by something.
Having violated the discipline and stepped out of the Royal Palace, Sister Vanya was punished. Without any visible weapon attacking her, bloody wounds appeared on her body out of thin air. Sister Vanya cried out in pain, and couldn't help but take two steps back, covering the wounds that had appeared on her body. Her face showed a look of astonishment.
At the same time, Mr. Muktar had caught up from behind. He stretched his hand forward, aiming a white jade ring on his right hand at Sister Vanya. Then, a faint yellow illusory ray shot out from it. It seemed that Sister Vanya was about to be hit directly by this illusory ray.
Just then, Sister Vanya, who was running away, dodged sideways with an extremely nimble movement, avoiding the ray from behind that she shouldn't have been able to see. Then, she quickly turned around and rushed towards Mr. Muktar. At this moment, she had a sharp sword in her hand, which had appeared at some point.
Holding the sharp sword, Sister Vanya stepped forward and stabbed Mr. Muktar's body with the sword. Since the distance between the two was quite far, Mr. Muktar had enough time to react. After seeing Sister Vanya attacking, he wanted to use some kind of ability, but at this moment, a chilling wind swept from behind Mr. Muktar. Mr. Muktar realized the abnormal Spirituality too late. He was instantly surrounded by the cold wind. In this icy breath, a thick layer of frost rapidly condensed on Mr. Muktar's body. He was frozen and unable to move by the ice. The small river in the garden quickly froze under the invasion of this cold air, and countless leaves were also covered with a layer of white frost.
While being frozen, Mr. Muktar turned his head to look in the direction from which the cold air came. Standing there was a figure he was familiar with, it was Shadi.
"Shadi... as expected... traitor..."
Seeing Shadi, Mr. Muktar's face showed an expression of anger, but soon, his expression was covered by frost. He was frozen in the ice layer, unable to move. At this moment, a flash of light swept across the sky of the Royal Palace garden, and a thick bolt of lightning tore through the sky and struck down, hitting Mr. Muktar, who was frozen into an ice block. In an instant, Mr. Muktar's ice sculpture was instantly shattered by the lightning. The shattering of the ice also tore his flesh at the same time.
After suffering the double damage of electricity and broken ice, Mr. Muktar's entire body was covered with The scars opened, and blood instantly covered his whole body, staining his severely damaged robe. At this time, Sister Vanya, who was rushing from afar, also arrived. She took this opportunity to thrust her sharp sword forward, sending the blade directly into Mr. Muktar's chest, directly piercing his heart.
With his heart pierced, a normal person... a normal Extraordinary should have died at this point, but Mr. Muktar was different. After his heart was pierced, he cried out in pain, and then pointed the ring in his hand at Sister Vanya, firing another illusory ray at her. Using his spiritual eye, Sister Vanya dodged the ray and pulled out the sharp sword that was stuck in Mr. Muktar's chest. Mr. Muktar then quickly retreated, pulling away. Seeing that Mr. Muktar didn't die even after his heart was pierced, Sister Vanya and Shadi at the scene were both surprised, especially Shadi, who couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
"He didn't die even after his vital point was pierced... I thought this ability had some limits before, but now it seems that the ability of soul substitution is too terrifying..."
"That guy's current state is mainly based on the soul, with the body secondary, entirely relying on the strength of the soul to maintain the life of the body on the outside. In essence, he can already be called a semi-undead. It's impossible to kill him in one go. So continue to attack, continuously cause him damage, as long as the damage accumulates to the point where his soul can't bear it and collapses, that's enough. The damage you cause to his body is effective!"
Possessing Shadi's body, Setuot explained Shadi's question in this way. After listening, Shadi also prepared for the next attack. Sister Vanya, who was faster than him, had already rushed up with her sword.
Seeing the nun in front of him whose temperament had completely changed after holding the long sword, Mr. Muktar showed no emotion. As Sister Vanya approached, he threw a glass bottle that shimmered with faint light. The glass bottle immediately shattered upon hitting the ground, and a dazzling white light burst out from it. Sister Vanya, who was momentarily stunned by the strong light, immediately closed her eyes. After capturing Mr. Muktar's movements with her spiritual eye, she immediately swung her sword to slash at him. However, Sister Vanya's momentary delay was enough for Mr. Muktar to complete the action he wanted.
Mr. Muktar, with his mouth closed in the dazzling light, spoke a solemn declaration in the language of the soul.
"Discipline, do not harm, anyone who harms me shall be repaid tenfold!"
Mr. Muktar made the declaration and activated his ability. Shadi, as a "Silent" Extraordinary, felt a sense of unease in his heart after hearing this declaration that ordinary humans could not hear, and then loudly spoke out.
"Stop!"
Shadi shouted like this, and Sister Vanya immediately became alert and wanted to withdraw her hand. However, Sister Vanya's sword was already at the opponent's neck at this time, and the force had already been exerted. It was not that easy to withdraw.
Sister Vanya slashed with almost all her strength with this sword. Under the blessing of the second-order "Cup", even if Mr. Muktar had more than a dozen heads together, Sister Vanya could cut off his neck in one go. Sister Vanya's reaction time was too short, and this terrifying force could not be completely withdrawn just by saying so. Even though she was using all the force-withdrawing techniques in swordsmanship, she could not completely stop this powerful slash. Seeing that Sister Vanya was about to cut off Mr. Muktar's head in the next second, Sister Vanya couldn't help but widen her pupils at this moment.
Just then, another force was transmitted through the puppet mark on Sister Vanya's body, spreading throughout her body. This strange force instantly took control of Sister Vanya's body and ordered her body to stop the slash. With the help of this force, Sister Vanya finally stopped the immense force she had released, and did not directly cut off Mr. Muktar's neck, but immediately withdrew her sword. During the process of withdrawing the sword, Sister Vanya inevitably cut through the skin and flesh on Mr. Muktar's neck, making a bloody mark.
Instantly, on Sister Vanya's own fair neck, ten crisscrossing bloody marks appeared out of thin air, and blood flowed out from them. Sister Vanya widened her fearful eyes and took several steps back, covering the wounds on her neck.