Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 246 [The Throat of Immortality]

Everything ended so cleanly and efficiently, as if it had been rehearsed countless times.

Ethan gave Karst no chance; every strike was fatal.

Karst, already shattered into countless pieces, was still howling on the ground, and Ethan showed no sign of letting it go.

He took out his ascetic staff again and emitted light towards the pieces of flesh.

The chunks of meat reignited when exposed to light, burning until Karst's agonizing screams became distorted and inaudible before the fire finally stopped.

The meat chunks had turned into charcoal.

He appears to be truly dead.

The vines that had once filled the room quickly withered and rotted.

Lily, the girl controlled by Karst, also collapsed to the ground like a puppet without its strings, quickly losing her life.

Valenzo was still alive. He struggled to his feet from the rotting vines on the ground, ran towards his daughter, and then embraced her, letting out an incredibly heart-wrenching wail.

"god……"

Vasini quickly stepped forward, wanting to greet Ethan.

Ethan waved his hand, stopping him from uttering the word "messenger."

"Just call me Godfather."

Ethan said in an ambiguous tone.

"Yes, Godfather."

Although Vasini felt it was too strange for him to say the word now, he had no choice but to comply.

Ethan looked at the tall man not far away who was carrying a large axe and wearing a strange mask.

This person was the War God's true name level five expert whom Joseph had helped find. Joseph did not reveal any other information, only saying that his name was Skullbreaker.

This skull-cracker was also quite ruthless and taciturn; he basically said nothing except for necessary information.

He was also looking at Ethan at that moment, casually flicking the axe in his hand, and said indifferently, "I'll leave when it's over."

Ethan nodded: "Thank you for your hard work."

The skullbreaker did not respond and simply vanished from the spot.

His agility was completely unlike what his body should have been capable of.

After the skullbreaker left, Vasini finally shouted out those words: "Divine messenger, praise you! Praise your power..."

"Praise be to my Lord."

Ethan, however, interrupted him in a deep voice, like a charlatan.

Vasini immediately realized what was happening and echoed, "Praise be to my Lord!"

Valenzo, who was originally deep in grief, heard their conversation and seemed to remember something. He quickly picked up his daughter's body and crawled towards Ethan on his knees.

As he crawled, he pleaded respectfully, "Divine Messenger! Divine Messenger! Please save my daughter!"

Vasini looked at him.

In his memory, Valenzo was probably the least convinced of the dark savior.

He almost never engages in prayer except on necessary occasions.

These past few days, as Vasini prayed into the darkness with utmost devotion, asking what God would do, the person who was most disdainful might not have been Valenzo, but would definitely have been in the top three.

But with everything that happened tonight, his entire faith seems to have collapsed and been rebuilt.

He began to believe in God and that God was omnipotent.

Because the enemy who turned his daughter into a puppet is utterly vulnerable in the hands of God.

God has merely sent His messengers.

Ethan was also looking at Valenzo, and he asked in a low, indifferent voice, "So, what can you offer the Lord?"

"Everything I have! My loyalty, my faith, my life! I will give anything the Lord needs, just please save my daughter." Valenzo had completely gone mad.

"very good."

Ethan said this, then turned to Vasini and said, "That guy's not dead yet."

These words made Vasini tense up. He immediately grabbed the throat-slitter Neil and looked around.

It's as if the karst will sprout up again from somewhere at any moment.

"Don't be afraid. Although you're not dead, you're definitely as weak as an insect now."

Ethan was also looking around, but he was more focused on the rotting, decaying vines on the ground.

The reason he was so certain that Karst was still alive was because he had deciphered the secret of the so-called immortals through the list of real names.

The True Name of the Earth, Part Six: The Throat of Immortality.

True Names at this level do indeed possess a near-immortal ability, because in reality, True Names at this level no longer have a physical body; their true selves have long since merged into the earth and become plants.

A tree, or rather, a collection of things that resemble a tree.

It is generally referred to as the mother tree.

The powerful, seemingly invincible body that Ethan and his companions saw was actually a seed from the mother tree, which eventually gave birth to a clone.

Naturally, it would require a great deal of effort to cultivate, and a huge number of lives and blood would be needed to irrigate it, and the power of the earth's veins would be drawn from it to blend it in order to give birth to a body.

After the body is born, it needs to replenish its blood and flesh for a long time to maintain its health.

That's why Karst felt so much pain and anger when his body was destroyed.

Now that Karst's body has been destroyed, his consciousness has naturally returned to the mother tree.

Finding his mother tree might have been difficult, but this time, Karst moved the mother tree under the house in order to deal with possible reinforcements from Vasini, making preparations in advance.

Otherwise, when the Skullbreaker attacked, Karst wouldn't have been able to immediately entangle it with the vines that covered the entire room.

All of this information can be deduced from the real names analyzed and the situation on site.

Of course, this also includes the weaknesses of karst topography.

The weakness of the Earth True Names is clear: they are afraid of fire.

You could even say that their nemesis is the true name of the sun.

So Ethan was waiting for the event, specifically to have Saint Quantius's staff of penance delivered.

Fortunately, just today, when Vasini asked him for help again, the penitent's staff arrived.

And so everything fell into place.

"Come on, come down with me."

Ethan, carrying his walking stick, headed downstairs.

Karst, now only the mother tree remains, will be very weak and unable to leave the house in a short time.

As for aggression, it's insignificant compared to the ascetic's staff.

Vasini didn't know what Ethan was going to do, but he would obey whatever Ethan said.

In his mind, this divine messenger was equivalent to the incarnation of God on earth.

It is just as unstoppable.

Even such a powerful immortal being could not withstand his fierce attacks.

As Ethan and his group descended the stairs, the trail of vines became more pronounced. Following the vines, they eventually entered the building's underground area.

In a basement, a huge tree stood in the darkness, seemingly emanating an indescribable aura.

It seemed to be luring creatures closer.

(End of this chapter)