Mystery: The Last Shepherd

Chapter 393 Imbalance
"The merciful Lord in the kingdom of heaven saw the injustice on earth. He taught us to carry out His will and to punish on His behalf."

Amidst the surging river of blood, Lu Ze softly sang a hymn.

Blood River, the Red Angels Herding, Pain Entering His Body, Illusory Seawater Radiating Outwards. At this moment, he had exhausted all means. The full exertion of his spirituality caused him to become dazed, and he subconsciously began to chant ancient prayers once again.

Crimson light soaked into the palace grounds, and countless blood-red figures emerged from the river's surface. These were the remnants of the souls of those who perished in the Great Smog, combined with Lu Ze's flesh and blood; filled with resentment, they charged towards the palace guards.

The armored guards, not to be outdone, unleashed a forest of swords and blades, easily slicing through the swarming flesh golems. However, after one group of golems fell, even more surged forward; they were surrounded by enemies many times their number!
"die!"

The two Sequence 5 Retribution Knights solemnly declared, their longswords radiating the power of retribution. With a single strike, a large fan-shaped area in front of them suddenly opened up.

"boom!"

Then, a large number of crimson fireballs flew towards them, exploding with intense heat. From within the flames, agile extraordinary puppets leaped out, continuously attacking them with air pistols and card throwing knives.

Arsonist and Faceless Lamb!
Meanwhile, Mr. A and "The Wraith" Steve each led a group of puppets to meet Duchess Georgina.

Two Sequence 5s against one Sequence 4 is, frankly, not enough. But Georgina still found it difficult, because these two Sequence 5s wouldn't die no matter how she tried to kill them, and her core abilities like "ban" and "deprivation" were countered by the illusory sound of the ocean waves, making them ineffective!
“Lord, you have given me the door of the enemy. When your rebuke is uttered, the seabed appears; when your anger flashes, the foundations of the mountains tremble and shake.”

Luze flipped his hand and took out a card the size of his palm, which depicted Rosell, a demon enslaving humans.

—The Abyss!

He murmured something as he thrust the card directly into his body!
"Well!"

Everyone screamed simultaneously, and under the influence of "Pain," Luze's pain was faithfully transmitted to each of them. As the card was inserted, his body rapidly changed, growing taller and more imposing, sprouting wings on his back and ram's horns on his head.
He has completed his "demonization"!
Moreover, thanks to his "Abyss" card, his body is far more magnificent than that of an ordinary demon, and his aura is even more imposing!

"The Lord commanded me to crush them like dust before the wind, and to pour them out like mud in the street."

The twisted and terrifying demon, exuding a maddening desire, still prayed to the gods.

"Well said, kid, well said!"

Medici listened to Luze's praise of "the Lord" and couldn't help but laugh and admire it.

Opposite Him stood Prince Grove and Chunus. This "Red Angel" demon was fighting alone against a Sequence 3 and a Sequence 4, yet he held his own for a short time. No, not only Him, but the bloody wounds on His face had reopened, and the souls of Sauron and Einhorn had also manifested. They seemed quite satisfied with the battlefield, and together they launched an attack on the enemy before them.

The battlefield was thus divided, giving Luze the opportunity to act alone.

"brush!"

His bat wings flapped sharply in the air, propelling him forward at breakneck speed, and he suddenly appeared in front of the royal guards.

"A surge of desire!"

Luze swiftly stirred the desires of the two "Punishment Knights." Although their faces were obscured by their black armor, they swayed slightly in the impact, but quickly adjusted themselves to resist the emotional fluctuations.

"puff!"

What awaited them was Lu Ze's self-destruction. He viciously plunged the dagger into his abdomen and began to frantically twist and turn it!
"what!!"

The entire guard screamed in agony, even the two leading Sequence 5s could hardly bear it—it was a hundred times more painful than if they had suffered the same injury themselves!
Luze seized the opportunity. Ignoring his abdominal wound, he raised his magma greatsword and charged forward, cleaving the two retribution knights in two. "Boom—"

After killing Sequence 5, he continued his rampage through the guard without slowing down, carving a bloody chasm through the crowd. The kingdom's defenders suffered heavy casualties in a very short time.

The balance of the battlefield was immediately broken when the leading knight was killed. The remaining knights were surrounded and attacked by the puppets, and were all killed after a few screams.

"No!"

Georgina screamed angrily, her aura surging instantly. She pushed aside Mr. A and Steve who were entangled with her and charged straight at Luzer!

"Execution!"

She swung an invisible whip, lashing it down at Lu Ze's back.

"Snapped!"

A terrifyingly loud bang rang out, and Lu Ze's entire back was ripped open, exposing his pale spine and shoulder blades directly to the air.

"what--"

He roared in agony, the extreme pain also being transmitted to the Duchess opposite him. However, the Duchess, being a Sequence 4 demigod, possessed a certain resistance to "pain," and forcibly endured the agony. Just as she was about to continue swinging her whip, she saw—

Beneath the skin on Lu Ze's back lay a peculiar picture frame.

The picture frame wasn't facing outwards; rather, it was facing her with its back to her, so Duchess Georgina couldn't see what was depicted. However, the instant she saw the back of the frame, some invisible force arose, and Georgina felt her life force surge forth, rapidly absorbed by the painting!
What the hell is this!

Georgina was horrified, feeling her skin wrinkling rapidly and her hair drying out. A sudden fear of aging overwhelmed her, and the Sequence 4 demigod hesitated!

That momentary hesitation led to her fatal end.

"Wow—"

A surge of blood rose up and swept in from behind her, engulfing her in an instant while she was still in shock at the change in her appearance!
Damn!

Georgina thought to herself, trying to break free of the river and return to the air.

Then, she heard the chaotic, illusory, viscous sound of the ocean tide.

Is that the sound of the ocean waves?
No, it's something far more filthy, far more insane, far more imperceptible and incomprehensible.
"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Georgina screamed, as if her soul were being annihilated. Though covered in blood, she saw as if she were witnessing an endless, indescribably terrifying ocean!
So she went mad.

"Wow!"

When she burst forth from the river of blood, her entire body had undergone a terrifying transformation. She had become a bloated monster, her body covered in translucent bubbles, each bubble reflecting a ferocious yet majestic light.

She's out of control!

(End of this chapter)