Alone and Infinite.

Chapter 531 Kill them all
Killing two bishops in half an hour is incredibly fast.

Aowu exerted almost all its strength to control the tracks of the two DH01s, while Xiaotian, pulling the cart, left afterimages with its four claws, frantically dragging the wooden cart.

This led to Li Xia's glorious moment of traversing over a hundred kilometers and defeating two bishops in half an hour.

But the final bishop had ample time to react.

At this moment, the last satellite city is under martial law, and the streets are crowded with monsters of all shapes and sizes, some covered in scales, some with long tentacles, and saliva dripping from their fangs, corroding black spots.
The monsters on the rooftops were either crouching or lying down, their sharp claws digging into the tiles, letting out deafening roars as they looked up at the sky.

One of the four bishops, the One of Original Sin Fear, was clad in a black robe woven from fleshy membranes. Beneath the robes, something slick and writhing could be seen, emanating a putrid, bloody stench. His scarlet pupils churned with intense, dark malice as he locked his gaze on Li Xia.

It looks like a big show, but what's the point?
Li Xia looked up at the gray sky.

The small flame above their heads grew stronger and stronger, becoming extremely conspicuous in the blink of an eye.

The scorching heat pierced through the clouds, distorting the air like a burning sword of Damocles, transforming into a fiery red meteor that hurtled straight toward the satellite city.

The once noisy horde of monsters instantly erupted into a chaotic, boiling mess, like water churning out of control.

The monsters with weaker senses were still roaring madly at the firelight overhead, oblivious to everything, but the monsters with stronger senses were beginning to become restless.

As the oppressive feeling and ominous signs of death from above grew stronger, the entire satellite city finally descended into chaos.

The entire city was like a drop of cleaning agent falling onto a thin layer of oil, spreading rapidly outwards from the point of impact.

Monsters were scattered everywhere, surging outwards and attacking everything in their way.

Among the panicked monsters, the one that ran the fastest and furthest was fear, one of the four deadly sins.

A flash of dark red light, followed by silence, and then an unparalleled explosion and tremor that lifted the entire town into the sky.

The shockwaves, which we've seen many times before, have overturned everything, and the once solid ground now seems to have become elastic.

First, a mound rose up, and then it burst like a blown-up balloon, with mud and bricks chasing after the fleeing monster like cannonballs.

It merely grazed them, smashing those frail monsters into a pile of mangled flesh.

The shockwave is equally fast; when the violent airflow reaches a sufficiently high speed, it also possesses extremely terrifying destructive power.

Some monsters didn't even qualify to be blown away; without warning, they were directly smashed into extremely fine minced meat by the shockwave, and then blown far away without leaving a trace.

The circular shockwave barely leveled the center of the entire satellite city before slowly dissipating.

By the time they reached Li Xia's side, all that remained was a strong wind.

His black hair fluttered in the wind, but the next second his figure disappeared, and a pair of extremely conspicuous wings of light unfolded behind him. With the addition of the Flying Dance Technique, his flight speed instantly broke the sound barrier.

They chased straight after the fleeing [fear].

Victor's gaze was fixed on the familiar scene he had seen three times before, and his unease and confusion grew stronger.

"Something's not right, why isn't Emmonds reacting?"

Besides divine magic, he also used 'holy ash' as ​​an activation tool to seal the bishop.

Holy ash is the luminous white powder extracted from the bones of the lost after they have been burned in a sacred fire.

A bewildered soul can only be forged into a small fraction; the holy ash in Victor's hands is the last embers of the entire Burning Heart Church.

It's like the ashes left after the entire Burning Heart Church was burned down.

"what is the problem?"

While intently watching the one-sided crushing victory not far away, Aowu casually asked a question.

"If the first two bishops were killed, it could be said that Holy Ash intercepted the message."

Victor only has two portions of Holy Ash, meaning he can only block it twice.

"The third reason could be that Xia's speed was too fast, and Emmonds couldn't react even after receiving the news."

He pointed to the terrified [fear] that had been beaten, and whispered:
“But the Fourth Bishop, Emmonds should have noticed the problem by now. But it seems they still haven’t reacted at all.”

"But weren't they already on guard?"

Iris, who was overjoyed at finally killing the four bishops, looked up in astonishment, her excitement and joy suddenly plunging into despair.

"not enough!"

Fafner also whispered:

"Such a reaction is not enough, because simply being on guard can only be seen as the actions of the satellite city itself."

We have not detected Edmunds's movements.

It's like the satellite cities and the bishop were abandoned.

Awoo suddenly grinned:

"I thought you had figured it out by now."

The three members of the Burning Heart Trio were taken aback upon hearing this, and looked at Aowu with some confusion.

Xiao Long pointed to [Fear], who was being brutally beaten and was on the verge of death, and said meaningfully:
"Even if the Church of the Night has some schemes, does that mean the Four Bishops won't kill them?"

Victor's breath hitched, and he immediately realized what had happened. He should have been able to figure it out, but he was just too concerned about the Church of the Night and Simmons.

So much so that those involved were blinded by their own perspective and became perplexed.

Yes, no matter what Simmons's schemes were, eliminating the four bishops was never a choice, but a necessity!

The four bishops, when brought together, are very strong, extremely strong, and their abilities are also bizarre.

If they were to team up and include Simmons, the few of them alone would surely be doomed!
"call----"

Victor let out a long sigh of relief and nodded:
“I understand. Now is not the time to think about this. Let’s talk about it when we face Simmons.”

As they were talking, the [fear] on the other side let out its last scream and gradually dissipated.

Li Xia also received a notification that the main quest completion rate had increased, and he turned and flew towards the wooden cart.

"Lower the altitude, return to the ground, and then comes the most important part."

Victor didn't hesitate and immediately spoke.

Although Aowu didn't quite understand, he respected the profession and still waved his dragon claws, causing the wooden cart to slowly descend to the ground.

As soon as Li Xia landed on the ground, Victor, without even offering congratulations, immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and took out another map.

Several people gathered around; the slightly worn map was a detailed map by Emmonds.

"Next, we're going to Emmonds, but this city is different from other cities."

Victor's voice was unusually serious:

"It was once the center of the entire world, also known as the City of Holy Light, the City of Miracles, with a population of over ten million, and was exceptionally vast."

Aowu and Heitan were slightly surprised. A city with a population of over ten million would definitely be considered a metropolis in any world.

Especially in worlds with this kind of mind-wandering technique, although they can also build enormous skyscrapers, their passion for building them is different. Because only the strong can possess a towering structure that overlooks all living beings.

Therefore, the city of Emmonds is definitely very large.

"Wait a minute!"

Awoo suddenly realized:
"So, does that mean my DH001 is unusable?"

Aowu's ultimate move is simply to smash a massive object down at high speed, but the problem is that this move is not very effective against cities with a huge area.

Just like in reality, even nuclear weapons with such a large yield cannot completely destroy a megacity, and even dozens of them would be difficult.

Edmons, with a population of over ten million, is more than ten times the size of a satellite city, and most importantly, Awoo cannot control that far.

The Church of the Night is undoubtedly located in the very center of the city; to destroy it, one would have to venture deep into Edmons.

Aowu fell into deep thought. Although the law of gravity was a talent, it was not without cost.

It's like a calculation, the kind with an enormous amount of computation, where the consumption of energy and physical strength increases exponentially with the manipulation of talent.

Dropping an object from a great height may seem simple, but in reality, just creating the gravitational field is extremely mentally demanding.

Not to mention that its DH001 is made of miscellaneous matter from this world, compressed by gravity.

Aowu wanted to make some in advance, but the problem was that there wasn't enough space to fit them all.

Li Xia looked at the map in front of him and pondered for a moment:
"So we need to go deeper into Edmunds?"

"Correct!"

Victor nodded emphatically, stepping aside to let Fafner speak, for no one understood Edmunds better than him.

Fafner sat cross-legged on the ground, but this time his gray eyes did not shine with the same brilliance as before.

It felt as if we had traveled through time and space, and were seeing that once glorious city of miracles.

"Edmons is the center of the world and a city of miracles that everyone yearns for. In the past, only the seven major sects were qualified to set up their headquarters in Edmons."

Our heart is also among these seven.

Over the years, Edmons has acquired the most extensive and powerful protective formations.

Therefore, whether from the air or underground, it was useless for Edmunds.

Fafner paused here, his greyish-white eyes turning to the little dragon:
"Even your attack, which was like divine punishment, was useless, because the defensive spells there were not just one, but tens of thousands of chain spells that connected a large area together."

Any attack would be spread out by the spells over an entire area; it would probably only destroy one street at most.

Awoo opened its mouth, which is why it hated this turtle shell; that's just how shameless the extraordinary world is.

"So you must have had this planned all along, right?"

Li Xia tapped on a building in the center of the map. It looked unusually smooth and had a slight indentation.

Just like being constantly rubbed by fingers, that was the headquarters of the Church of the Night, and also the location of the fallen Archbishop Simmons.

"Yes, we've been waiting for this day for far too long."

Victor sighed, as if he were about to release all the complex emotions that had been building up inside him.

He barely managed to suppress his inner excitement:
"Ever since that lord disappeared without a trace, we have been thinking about attacking Edmons again!"

"But we're getting closer and closer each time we move forward."

Li Xia nodded: "Then let's hurry. Whatever Simmons is thinking, we'll know once we see him."

Victor carefully pulled a small bag from his pocket and poured out several rather round-looking tokens.

These brands look quite old and have a metallic feel to them.

The image above is a burning heart, which is also the symbol of the Burning Heart Church.

Victor handed out cards to everyone, even the three little ones:
"This is the sign of the former Burning Heart Church. Back then, Burning Heart was one of the seven major sects in Edmons and even participated in the construction of Edmons' defenses."

These tokens serve as passes, granting immunity to most of Edmunds' defensive spells.

Although Victor didn't explain it very clearly, Li Xia and the three little ones had pretty much figured it out: it must have been used by the church's secret forces at the time.

After all, even the most glorious sects need people to do the dirty work, and since it's dirty work, it naturally needs to be well-hidden.

It is estimated that each religious sect has a special pass similar to this.

"Iris!"

He then looked at the girl who had been barely noticeable. Iris immediately tensed up, sitting up straight as if afraid of missing some details.

"You perform the Petrification Divine Art on everyone, the kind developed by the Natural Church."

Iris was taken aback:
"Temperature? But that would greatly reduce everyone's mobility. I understand!"

Victor nodded and explained again in a low voice:

"Pitting was developed by the Naturalist sect after the fall of darkness. It can form a kind of bark-like covering on the body's skin."

It can also transform the body into wood, often used to resist twisting and decay.

Li Xia nodded. This was easy to understand. After all, it had turned into wood. Even if it decayed and twisted, the rate of pollution to plants would be far less than that to living things.

"After being petrified, your movements will become stiff and slow, but this has one advantage: corrupted monsters will not be able to smell your human scent."

In other words, the monster will only treat you as a piece of wood, or as another monster.

Instead of thinking of you as an uncorrupted human being!

"So how do we remove this state of woody decay?"

Awoo asked:

"Isn't this state detrimental to combat?"

"The process of lifting the ban is also very simple."

Having figured it out, Iris raised an arm and said excitedly:
"Just burn off the bark covering your body with flames!"

Flames? That's indeed simple. Awoo clicked his tongue. Sure enough, these locals were very thoughtful. No wonder they brought Iris along. Even though her strength wasn't great, her role was surprisingly significant.

Li Xia had no objections: "Then let's do it as soon as possible!"

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1. Monthly pass 2. Recommendation vote

I almost missed it. Actually, this promotion battle had a lot of elements, but I was too preoccupied with family matters.

I'm always in a rush when I'm writing, so please bear with me. What follows should be the highlight of the design.

(End of this chapter)