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"bump--"

Just as his fingers touched Somo's collar, the window shattered, a bolt of lightning flashed before Dirty Rat's eyes, and the next second, his arm bent and deformed, with broken bones protruding from his muscles.

He turned around in astonishment, and a tattered black cloak fell down, revealing the face of the person: white hair, red eyes, and a mask.

"you……"

"Jester!!!!"

Wait... his brain is overloaded.

Why did that Jester appear in the Soma Familia?

An inexplicable fear began to grow in the heart of [Dirty Rat].

"Who are you?!" Chanis stared at the unfamiliar young man in front of him.

"I apologize for being late. Please come with me, Lord Soma, to the Twilight Mansion for refuge."

Chapter 175 How can one remain subservient to others for long! (4k)

The spinning "Heaven's Mace" pulley trembled, and its crimson eyes swept over the dozen or so elite soldiers of the Dark Faction.

"Wait...wait a minute." [Dirty Rat] clutched his severed arm and retreated behind the group. "My comrade, didn't you just say...right! We should be allies, right?"

"An ally?" The white-haired, red-eyed Charlos stared at the sweat-drenched Chanis: "You... also have a secret faction?"

"No! No! He's spouting nonsense!" Chanis tried to wave his hand, but without both hands, he couldn't fulfill someone else's dream.

"I have absolutely no connection with these people! Have you ever seen anyone beat their allies like this?"

Charles turned his head and narrowed his eyes: "How cunning! You despicable dark faction, even on the verge of death, you still want to frame an innocent person! Commander Chanis made the most outstanding contribution to this war! How could you slander him with nothing but empty words!"

[Dirty Rat] cursed his bad luck inwardly. He never expected that he would run into such a big shot when he came to cause trouble for a trashy clan.

He thought of Valette again...

Damn it, could it be that bitch again, giving the adventurers a free pass?

Upon reaching this conclusion, he felt an urge to devour that woman whole.

I should have listened to Lord Joker's orders and attacked the healing faction!

I can't die here! I am the leader of the "Moros Familia" (the god of calamity and death), how can I die here so easily!

[Dirty Rat] roared inwardly, waving his hand: "Enough nonsense! I don't care what kind of Jester you are, you're unlucky to have run into us! Brothers! Charge! Kill him!"

As soon as he finished speaking, half of the dozen or so elite soldiers from the Dark Faction rushed forward, while the remaining seven or eight followed [Dirty Rat] and fled towards the passage.

Charles chuckled, amused by the scene, and casually fired two Flame Volts to disperse the fools rushing towards him.

Immediately following, the roar of a ferocious beast came from outside the door. With a loud crash, the door and walls shattered, and the angry roar of the bear and the flash of a nimble gun swept away the elite soldiers of the surrounding dark faction.

[Dirty Rat] looked horrified and was about to draw his sword to fight back when an iron whip that made a strange sound appeared in front of him.

when--

A crisp, metallic clang rang out, followed by the longsword in [Dirty Rat]'s hand shattering into fragments. In his widening pupils, the image of Charles's raised whip leg was reflected.

thump—

The whip kick struck the Dirty Rat squarely in the abdomen, sending him flying backward and crashing into the tunnel wall with a tremendous thud.

Immediately afterwards, lightning filled the vision of the secret agents in the room, with gunshots and flaming iron whips flashing alternately. Before long, only three people, a god, and a bear remained breathing in the room.

“We gave you a chance, but you didn’t cherish it.”

Charles clapped his hands and glanced at the dumbfounded Chanis.

“You are… Lilyluka!” Chanis exclaimed in astonishment.

"It's been a long time, Lord Chanis." Lily licked her lips, her scarlet eyes fixed on her former captain with ill intent. "Thanks to you, Lily was able to obtain such great power."

Chanis dared not meet those hateful eyes and lowered his head in embarrassment.

Charles looked at Soma: "Please come with us; it's no longer safe here."

Soma glanced at Charles, the aura of grace confirming Charles's identity: "Wait... it'll be ready soon!"

"You're still doing things your own way as always. I remember telling you not to continue brewing wine."

Soma paused, glancing at Charles in surprise for a second.

Just a second later, he calmly uttered, "Wait a little longer."

Charles clapped his hands: "Lily, take him away."

“Okay!” Lily stepped forward and tried to tie Somo up with a rope, but an invisible divine power emanated from her and stopped them.

"All right."

As Soma threw the last ingredient into the crucible, pure liquor dripped from the distillation spout on one side. In just a few minutes, Soma removed the gourd below, sealed it with mud, and hung it on his waist.

As the aroma of the wine filled the air, Charles unconsciously obeyed Soma's command. Once the wine was sealed in mud, he came to his senses and couldn't help but show his horror.

"what is this?"

“I call it ‘Mirror Flower, Water Moon’,” Soma said, a rare smile spreading across his face. “It seems it should offer you a unique experience.”

"I fucking don't want to drink it!" Charles's expression darkened. He stared at the gourd at Somo's waist for a few seconds, then said in a cold voice:

"Walk……"

The three of them walked through the passage filled with corpses and moved along the pre-prepared escape route.

Flames blazed throughout the city, filled with fighting and shouting. Occasionally, a tremendous roar echoed from the earth, the tremors causing Chanis to fall to the ground several times.

"What is this? An earthquake?" Chanis asked in astonishment.

“It’s a level 8 slash,” Charles said calmly.

"This is level 8?!" Even from a distance, the terrifying aftershocks made him lose his balance. Chanis felt a wave of dizziness wash over him.

"What, is it that you regret not completely siding with the Dark Faction?" Xia Er chuckled.

"How could that be? Hmm..." Chanis realized, "What did you call me?"

Charles turned around, revealing a smile familiar to Charis: "Oh dear, brother, you must have a bad memory. You've forgotten your brother after just a few days?"

The next second, the [Cookhouse Ash Woman] magic on Ciel dissipated, revealing a face that was very familiar to Chanis.

Chanis's breath hitched, followed by a violent pounding of his heart: "You are...you are Brother Charles?! Hahahahahahahaha—good, very good, I never expected my brother to be so brave!"

"Don't worry, brother, I'm not like those untrustworthy factional tyrants. You saved me! I can give you half of my money! No! Two-thirds!"

"Hahaha!" Chanis trembled all over, a hearty laugh escaping from his swollen, blocked throat:

"As expected of Brother Charles. With you around, I can really rest easy! I just wish I could come earlier next time. Hahaha..."

In the alley ahead, Charles stopped and slowly turned around: "Brother, it seems you haven't figured out the situation yet."

The group stopped with Charles, and in the dark moonlight, the firelight stained his refined face red.

【Your mark belongs to me, and my mark still belongs to me!】The incantation of the Ash Woman reappeared, and Ciel transformed into a face identical to that of Chanis.

Charles pushed up his glasses and mimicked Charis's tone, saying, "Big brother, what's yours is mine from now on, don't be so polite. Right, Lily?"

Lily nodded. "Yes. Lord Chanis is no longer needed. He should be thrown into the lake."

Chanis then realized that Lily seemed to have been a traitor to the Familia for a long time, and that Ciel, who was with Lily...

"You...brother, why are you doing this?!" Chanis was so frightened that he sat down on the ground.

"Reason?" Charles thought for a moment: "How can I, a dignified man, remain subservient to others for long?"

"What do you mean?" Chanis analyzed the context: "You want my position? No problem, you can have it, you can have it all!"

"No." Charles glanced at the sky and murmured softly, "It's almost time!"

The words fell...

A light that swallowed everything rose, and the sky groaned. The earth churned and roared, and heaven and earth resonated.

To Chanis's astonishment, a golden beam of light shot into the sky, piercing the heavens.

"That is--"

Charles stared at the silent Soma: "The God's Return."

"one"!

The low murmur of an evil god seemed to echo in my ears.

Soma raised his head and stared at Shar, who had transformed into Chanis: "You want to kill me?"

Charles shrugged: "It was Chanis who wanted to kill you."

Chanis stopped breathing.

"two"!

The second beam of light rose up immediately afterward, followed by another booming sound.

"Two in a row!"

No one paid any attention to Chanis.

Charles gazed at Soma: "I'll give you a chance; you can return to the Heavenly Realm on your own."

Soma remained calm: "Are you begging me to go back?"

"A request?" Charles exclaimed, "I suppose so."

“I disagree,” Soma said calmly.

"Three"

The third beam of light rose.

“Talking to you is exhausting.” Charles sneered. “Then I wouldn’t mind personally escorting you back.”

Soma tilted his head: "You are my child, are you going to turn your sword against your parents?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Ciel felt his strength gradually disappear, his body became cumbersome, and the "Heavenly Mace" in his hand became extremely heavy, almost too heavy to hold.

As expected...