Samsara Space: They're all begging me to heal them one more time.

After Zhang Yuan dealt with the assassins, rescued Credo, and headed to the elevator with Nero...

The other exit of the core laboratory.

This is the only way to the elevator leading to the top floor of the cult, a glass corridor suspended above a huge abyss.

"etc!"

A sharp, venomous roar came from behind.

"You—you—you traitor! Thief! That's mine! Give me back the Yama's Blade!"

Zhang Yuan and Nero stopped and looked back.

Agnas then caught up with a large group of unfinished "Silver Knights".

At this moment, he had long lost his previous fanaticism and worship. His face was twisted like a demon, and his monocle was cracked in several places due to anger.

"Lord Agnas"

Zhang Yuan turned around, still maintaining that elegant smile that could infuriate anyone.

"Please watch your words. This knife does not belong to you, nor to the cult. It has simply returned to where it belongs—like a lost lamb returning to its shepherd's embrace."

"Shut up! That's the key to opening the gates of hell! It's the core of my great research!"

Agnas roared hysterically, and with trembling hands, he pulled out a thick alchemical notebook and slammed it to the ground.

"Since you don't want to cooperate... then become my experimental subject! Since you are an 'Eastern god,' then let me see what a god looks like after being dissected!"

"Activation - Final Form!"

boom!!!

Agnas's body suddenly began to swell violently.

Countless disgusting tentacles emerged from under his white coat, tearing his clothes apart.

Golden carapace covered his entire body, and his original human head transformed into a gigantic insect head filled with compound eyes.

The dozens of compound eyes on his head flashed a chilling red light, and the two pairs of transparent wings on his back spread out, emitting a piercing buzzing sound.

Mutant Angelo Agnus – Fly King form.

"Disgusting." Nero frowned and took a step back in disgust.

"These are the 'angels' the cult refers to? They look more like greenbottle flies magnified ten thousand times."

"It is indeed an eyesore."

Zhang Yuan nodded, then tossed the Yamato sword, scabbard and all, to Nero.

Snapped.

Nero caught it instinctively.

"Hey! What are you doing? Isn't this what you're looking for?"

"I've calculated that this sword is destined for you..."

Zhang Yuan pushed up his glasses, making up a story as he began to charge the [Redeemer] in his hand.

"Although you already possess the Crimson Queen, this sword contains the 'Power of Sparta'... Only your bloodline can resonate with it. Try and see if you can repair it."

"Fixed?"

Nero paused, staring at the broken katana in his hand.

The moment his fingers touched the hilt of the knife, the demon's right wrist suddenly resonated with an unprecedented force.

Om-!

Blue magic surged into the blade as if it were tangible. The broken edge was instantly repaired by the magic, transforming it into a magical sword that exuded the aura of a spatial blade!

"This feeling..."

Nero gripped the hilt of his sword, feeling a power awakening from the depths of his blood.

It is a kind of proud arrogance that dares to draw its sword even in the face of thousands of troops, a kind of desire called "powder".

"This is... the 'Spartan power' you mentioned?"

Nero looked at the knife in his hand with some confusion, then glanced at Zhang Yuan. "Although I don't know what riddle you're talking about, this power... is indeed quite exciting."

"That's what makes it exciting."

Zhang Yuan didn't explain much (let him discover this big secret about his background later), but simply raised the cross silently, and a sacred light instantly filled the entire corridor.

[Heavenly Voice], [Holy Guardian Badge], [Weapon Blessing], [Honor Blessing]... The entire "Holy Health Care" buff was instantly bestowed upon the two of them.

Nero felt an indescribable surge of violent power erupting within him. The magical power that was already boiling because of the Yamato was now as unstoppable as a volcanic eruption.

"This is... that familiar feeling from a few days ago... even more explosive!"

Nero gripped his twin swords tightly, feeling the almost overflowing power, and a wild smile spread across his face.

"I can't wait to chop those greenbottle flies in two!"

"Buzz buzz buzz—Prepare to die! You insects!"

Agnas in the air had completely lost his mind. The wings on his back were flapping wildly, emitting dizzying infrasound waves.

"Summon—Cutlass, the Hellhound!"

With his roar, the space on both sides of the corridor cracked open, and dozens of bladed demons, like flying fish, emerged and shot towards the two like living missiles.

"Watch out!" Nero swung his Scarlet Queen sword to block, but the sheer number and speed of the flying fish made him somewhat flustered.

Meanwhile, on Zhang Yuan's side...

"Tsk, I didn't have much mana to begin with, and then I used up a whole set of buffs, so my mana is a bit tight."

Zhang Yuan glanced at the mana bar on his retina, which had only 10% left. Instead of panicking, he looked at Zhang Yuan with the eyes of someone looking at a "portable power bank".

Unlike Nero, he did not dodge, but instead opened his arms as if to embrace the flying demons.

"Come, lost sheep. Let pain... become strength."

Skill – [Asceticism], activated!

[Effect: When activated, grants a 20% vulnerability debuff, but restores a certain amount of mana each time damage is received.]

puff!puff!puff!

Several flying fish demons struck Zhang Yuan like sharp blades, tearing his platinum trench coat and leaving several bloody marks on his body.

Strangely, Zhang Yuan did not show any signs of pain; instead, he sighed comfortably.

"Is this level of attack power... just tickling me?"

As the wound appeared, his previously depleted mana bar began to swell rapidly at a visible rate.

30%...60%...100%!

Thank you for your hospitality.

"If your mana is full, then you don't need to be polite."

The compassion in Zhang Yuan's eyes vanished instantly, replaced by a chilling killing intent.

He gripped the cross on his back with his other hand, and golden light exploded, instantly condensing into a gigantic [Holy Hammer].

"Since you like spitting on people, then don't go back!"

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Zhang Yuan completely ignored the flying fish still frantically biting him and, like hitting a baseball, swung his light hammer wildly, each blow taking the lives of several flying fish. Those demons who were just moments before so arrogant were instantly smashed into a pile of minced meat.

Immediately afterwards, he pulled out the Redeemer with his right hand and fired two Thunderstorm shots at the survivors.

boom!boom!

In just a few seconds, all the scum were wiped out.

Zhang Yuan dispelled the light hammer in his hand (after all, he couldn't use healing spells while the hammer was active), and casually cast a [Quick Heal] spell on himself.

A flash of emerald light, and the minor skin wounds on my body healed instantly, leaving no scars.

"Health fully restored, mana fully restored (only lost the mana for one healing spell)."

Zhang Yuan straightened his tattered trench coat and nodded in satisfaction.

"Lord Agnas, your pets... taste quite good as supplies."