Infinite Reincarnation: I am the Monster.

Chapter 589 Weak (3K+)

The holy city of Latina is a water city. Originally, it was just a huge port, but with the relocation of the headquarters of the Healing Church to this place, it gradually developed into a huge water city.

The church workers drove huge wooden stakes into the mud and sand, and then laid a thick layer of Istrian stone, which had exceptionally good waterproof properties. In this way, the city began to be built little by little.

The residents of the city used boats for transportation, creating a unique water town landscape.

Moreover, this unique structure served as a natural barrier during the most intense period of the Healing Church's battles against those dangerous hybrids, helping the Church repel wave after wave of ferocious hybrids.

At this moment, a faint crimson hue lingered on the waters of Latina City, and streaks of scarlet light emanated from every corner of the city, eventually converging towards the tallest Healing Church Cathedral.

Inside the church, a gigantic man, over three meters tall, stood with his back to the towering ancient statue at the entrance of the Healing Church, gazing at the colorful stained glass that resembled a wall.

Sunlight streamed through the glass, creating a kaleidoscope of colors that stirred up many long-forgotten memories for Lawrence.

The dragons were high above, and humans were domesticated like livestock. Humans' status was not much different from that of hunting dogs and poultry kept by humans in the world today.

Humans can be experimented on with novel abilities, humans can be enslaved, humans can be killed, and humans are also good food.

Lawrence closed his eyes, his breathing deep and even, a crimson glow faintly visible beneath his skin.

But that tragic history eventually took a turn for the better.

A group of humans, atop the Alps, saw a luminous life form, which they called "The Old One".

The ancient gods have existed for an unknown period of time and possess knowledge and abilities that are completely incomprehensible to humans. The ancient gods began to enlighten humanity, and humans began to acquire knowledge that was completely different from the dragon civilization.

Ultimately, guided by that wisdom and the knowledge of the stars, humanity began to continuously offer young virgins to the powerful dragon race in order to propagate hybrids with dragon blood.

More importantly, this move ultimately led to the split between male and female dragons, and the proud dragon race eventually started a civil war because of this ugly trick.

After a long period of fighting and brutal warfare, humanity gained dominance over the world...

“Your Majesty, Lady Serafina has been located by the Choir. We encountered some beasts and... the Ash Hunters’ ambush.”

A dull sound came from the church entrance, and a man wearing a top hat and an exquisite aristocratic suit walked in. The black suit had a white lining, and the collar of his suit was elaborate and elegant, clearly indicating that he was a person of noble status.

But now, his face is completely covered with white gauze, his mouth is blood red, and black smoke is swirling around his head.

It's less like a human and more like... a beast!
Lawrence was not surprised when he heard the report. He opened his eyes and, through the huge glass, his gaze instantly extended hundreds of kilometers away.

He clearly saw that the Ash Knights, who had been fighting against the knights of his own church, stood in front of the red-haired girl without hesitation, upholding justice.

They fought desperately to repel wave after wave of attacks from the choir.

Of course, the Ash Knights are dwindling in number. This group of humans, whose willpower was strong enough to withstand the corruption of the Old Gods multiple times, is dying rapidly...

Lawrence's eyelids were lowered, and a look of pity appeared in his eyes.

Clearly... everyone could evolve with him and ascend into the endless starry sky, yet he wasted his noble blood in this place.

"How...foolish."

Crimson Pope Lawrence turned around and opened his eyes. Beneath his eyelids were more than a dozen pupils, all crammed into a single eyeball.

“Gilbert, I saw that Etoris met two strange humans. Go and kill them, and while you’re at it… bring Serafina back.”

“You know, we need her. Her precious blood shouldn’t be shed in those ignorant creatures.”

The man called Gilbert nodded slightly, a rapier held upright in front of his chest in his right hand, a symbol of his oath.

Gilbert then turned around, bent his knees, and the next moment, with a bang, he flew out of the church, creating a cloud of blazing white dust. He then stomped twice on the sea surface and disappeared.

Lawrence raised his hands, and countless roars immediately echoed throughout the city.

The illusory crimson in the water seemed to solidify at this moment, converging towards the location of the church like a staircase.

The crimson hues, flowing with the seawater, resembled the blood vessels of a giant, invisible heart, surging rapidly with slight contractions.

From high above, the Holy City of Latina, too, appears in the sea, radiating a scarlet glow and constantly twisting.
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“Ms. Serafina, we can hold out for about five more minutes. Please leave now.”

The man, draped in a grey cloak, held a short sword in one hand and a crossbow in the other. He wiped the blood from his face with his arm, his expression calm.

The opposing chorus knights' formation was also disrupted, and two of them even displayed beast-like behavior.

The leader's head had disappeared, replaced by several long, black snakes with constantly slithering bodies.

The red-haired girl frowned, looking at the chorus knights who were displaying their beastly nature, and she angrily shouted.

"Ellis, quickly take your men and retreat. I will investigate the large-scale beastification in the surrounding towns and then return to the Holy City to meet His Majesty Lawrence!"

The girl's long red hair trembled, and her face flushed. She had vaguely realized that the chorus was not about her supposed disobeying His Majesty Lawrence's orders.

That level of incident was simply not enough to cause such a large-scale bloodshed.

and……

Who would have thought that the person standing in front of them at this moment would be the hunters who had been lurking in the shadows, relentlessly hunting down the Healing Church knights?

The knight, called Ellis, wearing a heavy helmet, remained silent as he drew his greatsword from his back and swung it forward.

The chorus charged once more, and this time, their bodies sank, and blood mist erupted from their bodies.

The next moment, accompanied by a series of beastly roars, the group of knights all changed. One of them suddenly became enormous, his flesh swelled, his height exceeded eight meters, and his armor was completely torn apart.

The other person's head rapidly swelled, his skull turned outward, and his brain was covered with muscles and fascia. The staff he held in his hand shone with a scarlet light.

One by one, the chorus knights activated their beast forms, and the few remaining Ash Hunters also huddled together.

"Lady Serafina, let's go!"

"Many say that you are the hope of the world; please let our death have value!"

After saying this, the newcomer gave a low shout and fired a barrage of crossbow bolts, each one accurately blasting a long snake on the snake-headed man's head. At the same time, he strode forward.

He raised his short sword and severed the opponent's neck with a single stroke.

But the next moment, a scarlet light shone from beneath his feet. He only had time to leap forward before one of his feet was corroded and rotted. Before he could even struggle, a huge arm slammed down from the sky.

boom!
The terrifying impact shook the ground, and the stench of blood spread rapidly.

Serafina gritted her teeth, slit her wrist, and raised her arm high, the flowing blood turning into droplets that flew out in all directions.

The gigantic, twisted Holy Knight let out a painful roar as a drop of blood entered his body. The next moment, his size began to shrink, and his beast-like transformation process was completely reversed, causing him to begin changing into a human-like form.

Several other people were also infected at the same time.

The man at the very back, called Ellis, removed his helmet, revealing a beast-like face covered in scales. His body was muscular and covered in grayish-brown scales, his hands were like claws, and he exuded an aura of strength and power, much like a dragon.

He slightly tilted his head to dodge the flying blood droplets, then walked step by step toward Serafina.

"Lady Serafina, your noble blood should not flow in our filthy bodies, much less in the veins of those lowly beasts..."

He stepped forward, and an Ash Hunter strode forward, wielding a blood-red katana with both hands. With a fierce slash, he was easily caught by Ellis simply raising his hand.

Snap! Pfft!
Ellis took a step forward, the broken blade piercing the hunter's neck, blood spurting into the air, and he was already in front of Serafina.

He reached out, about to grab Serafina.

call!
A loud whooshing sound came from behind. Alice turned her head slightly and saw a greatsword spinning as it flew towards her.

He raised his hand, about to grab the sword, but suddenly his aura changed and his body sank abruptly.

hum!
A figure suddenly appeared from behind the greatsword, and Etoris, who had used the power of the Dark Illumination to close in, grabbed the greatsword and slashed fiercely horizontally.

Amidst the howling air, the silvery-white sword light exploded.

But Ellis dodged the attack, and the next moment he suddenly punched Etoris in the chest. The air seemed to liquefy and caved in, and then suddenly shattered.

boom!
Etoris's body twisted, his limbs dangling in front of him. The immense, unstoppable force sent him flying, bouncing several times on the ground before finally stopping nearly a hundred meters away.

He clutched his chest, the excruciating pain from his broken ribs causing the Ripple Breathing Technique to begin operating naturally. His injuries started to heal rapidly, and his muscles tightened even more.

As expected of the choir's leader, this power far exceeded his imagination.

"Etoris, you've finally joined us!"

Ellis saw that Etoris had survived his punch and then noticed obvious signs of bestiality on the other's body.

The red-haired Seraphine also noticed this. She clutched her wrist, about to heal her knight, but Etoris raised his hand to stop her.

"Don't do that, Lady Serafina. Right now, I still need that power..."

He spoke in a low voice, constantly trying to rouse the restless blood in his body, praying that those people could spare some manpower to come and provide support in time.

But considering that it was Gilbert, the famous French swordsman, who intercepted them from the air, he never expected that such a figure would join Lord Lawrence's camp.

Even the one known as Lord Tao Pai Pai might find it difficult to get rid of Gilbert anytime soon...

Phew~bang!
A pitch-black figure plummeted from the sky like a cannonball, its speed so great that it emitted a terrifying hiss in the air.

After it crashed to the ground, everyone felt a tremor.

Whether it's the beast-like chorus, the critically wounded Ash Knight, or Serafina and Ellis, etc.

Their gazes instantly turned to the huge crater in the ground.

Aisley arrived at the edge of the crater, where there were still charred black marks, indicating that the other person had fallen too fast and their body had caught fire.

Inside the pit, a twisted humanoid creature convulsed slightly, its exquisite dress completely shattered, and its flesh somewhat loosened.

“Gilbert…”

Aisley murmured, then suddenly turned around to look behind him.

In the sky, a long-haired man completely ignored gravity and slowly floated down. His long black hair danced in the wind. He tilted his head slightly and looked at them with only his lower eyelids. His voice was full of mockery.

"Tsk, so these are the higher-ups of the Healing Church?"

"So weak."

Pfft!
Pfft!
Etoris's heart began to pound uncontrollably, and the flame of hope was rekindled.

(End of this chapter)