Lord of Cinder in American Comics

However, Ami secretly contacted Hill and said to her, "Promise him we won't bomb our own territory, especially since there are four people watching..."

There are no four people, they are clearly four thugs with ill intentions. If Ami dares to drop bombs on its own soil today, news from all sorts of channels will be flying around in less than ten minutes.

The pressure from public opinion is unbearable for anyone, let alone someone who actually carried out a bombing raid on their own soil, which would be even more troublesome to explain.

Now, by using Hill to make a deal with Geralt, it can be considered a solution. At worst, it will cost some money, and that's nothing to be ashamed of.

What kind of help do you need?

Severing an incoming tentacle while dodging attacks, Geralt said, "Control him, and I can temporarily sever his resurrection ability..."

Hill had no other choice but to place her hopes on Ash and Constantine.

Unexpectedly, Ash cooperated and gave an answer.

"I can do it, but there's one condition!"

Hearing the demands, Hill was now in a real bind; why did everyone always have to negotiate at times like this? To avoid having a bomb dropped on her head again, Hill agreed.

"I want you to cover up this incident. You absolutely cannot leak any information to Shariwan..."

Upon hearing this, Hill immediately thought of Ash's information, which stated that Ash had come to New York to join the army after having a conflict with Pope Salvador.

Hill astutely grasped the key point: 'What does he possess that he can't let Shariwan know? Or is this the source of their conflict?'

Hill agreed for the time being, but at the same time, she created a secret document that contained any future actions Ash might take.

Seeing that Hill had agreed, Ash pulled a straight sword that exuded a chilling aura from her backpack.

The black hilt contrasts with the frosty white blade, which is decorated with openwork flowing patterns. When swung, it's like starlight falling, and the cold air freezes everything around it.

[Irithyll Straight Sword: A straight sword bestowed upon the knights of the Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. The weapon, imbued with cold, can inflict frostbite. All the knights of the Boreal Valley will eventually transform into beasts, but the black eyes of Pope Sulyvahn will keep them fighting spirit high.]

When the straight sword touched Dickon's tentacles, it didn't sever the blood tentacles like a sharp weapon would. Instead, the tentacles froze the moment they touched the sword, then shattered and fell to the ground.

Although the frozen tentacles trembled under Dickon's control, they did not return to Dickon's body.

Wielding her longsword, Ash released the chilling aura emanating from it as she approached Deacon step by step.

Upon seeing Ash's weapon effects, Geralt and Constantine ceased their fire attacks. Constantine stepped aside, casually unleashing Soul Arrows to sever the tentacles.

Only Geralt followed Ash, charging towards Deacon.

Ash's longsword emanated a chilling aura, like a nemesis to Dickon's blood manipulation. Dickon retreated continuously until he was pressed against the glass curtain wall.

Seeing this, Ash dared not continue attacking, as the cold air could easily shatter the glass, allowing Dickon to escape from upstairs.

Dickon seemed to understand something, tapped on the glass behind him, and said smugly, "In that case, I won't play with you anymore. I'm leaving now."

After saying that, Dickon prepared to smash the glass and leave the building.

However, Dickon's head made a dull thud when it hit the glass. Dickon, who had suffered a concussion from the impact, saw that the glass in front of him was completely intact.

"Did I install bulletproof glass? No? Even if I did, it should have shattered!"

Touching the glass in front of him, Dickon quickly noticed the difference.

The glass was covered with a layer of crystals; the transparent crystals were integrated with the glass, and the crystals absorbed the impact that had just occurred.

Deacon gritted his teeth, turned around and scanned everyone present, quickly finding Constantine holding a special staff in the back.

The staff resembled a smooth, rounded stone pillar unearthed from a mine, with a giant, round, blue crystal gem set at the very top of the conical pillar.

The color of that gemstone was exactly the same as the crystals Dickon had seen.

[The Elder's Crystal Staff: A crystal staff bestowed upon her beloved student, Krinshid, by her twin teacher, renowned as the Elder of Crystallization. It is said that the crystal orb devours the user's will, increasing the focus points consumed by combat techniques and thus enhancing the power of magic.]

"It's you!"

With his escape route blocked, Dickon angrily thrust several bloody tentacles at Constantine.

As Ash and Geralt pressed forward, Irithyll's straight sword slashed down on Deacon.

The cold air instantly froze Dickon, turning his body, made of blood, into a block of ice.

Then, Geralt stepped forward, took out an amulet, and was about to press it onto Dickon's body when a tentacle pierced Geralt from behind.

The blood tentacles slowly withdrew from Geralt's body, and Dickon reformed his body, appearing behind Geralt.

Upon seeing the amulet in Geralt's hand, Dickon reached out to take it, but then stopped, ultimately not touching it.

"You think I can't see that this guy is the main force against me?"

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Author's Remarks

After hearing some readers' suggestions, I was originally planning to add images to the Dark Souls items appearing in the story, but then I discovered that the account I use to write this book requires me to pay for my own work. Emmmmmmmmm, even so, I have nothing to say, but the account is a secondary account I registered with, not linked to a bank card, so I can't recharge. Let me wait a couple of days, collect some free video fragments, exchange them for some coins with the author, and then I'll collect more of my own work for free. ︿(￣︶￣)︿

2022-04-22 22:41

Chapter 190: Dickon's Self-Improvement

The cautious Dickon did not take the amulet, but left it in Geralt's hand, and then fell to the ground along with Geralt's body.

"Now, only you are left. Even if I can't get out, killing you won't make a difference!"

Like the countless tentacles of the Blacklight virus, Deacon used the same tactic with his blood.

The entire top floor had transformed into a domain of blood tentacles, resembling a red sea urchin, with tentacles constantly sweeping and attacking everything within the space indiscriminately.

Constantine carefully used the Elder's Crystal Staff to condense crystals and protect himself. Ash, on the other hand, used the chilling aura of Irithyll's Straight Sword to freeze all the approaching tentacles.

Only Logan withstood the attacks of the blood tentacles with his bare body. The tentacles kept striking his body, making a crisp sound as they struck steel.

Blade, who had little presence, used his vampire daywalker skills to his advantage. He and the gunslinger Roland huddled in a corner of the ceiling, carefully concealing their presence.

The outside world was filled with the crimson afterimages of blood, and slowly, even the blade hiding on the ceiling began to feel his body slipping out of his control.

Even a vampire's blade, after drinking the goddess's blessing, cannot escape the mark in its bloodline.

Dickon glanced up, gave a dismissive laugh, and kept his attention on the ground.

Once the tentacles' attacks slowed down slightly, Logan began to advance towards Deacon while swinging his steel claws.

Just like when he was near the Dark Phoenix, Logan's blood was constantly being drawn out of his body, his flesh was being peeled away under the attack of the tentacles, and even his silvery-white bones could be seen.

Controlling the tentacles, Dickon restrained Logan, who was struggling to walk in front of him, and suspended him in front of him.

Dickon tasted Logan's blood and remarked, "Interesting. Your blood has such powerful vitality. But there's a flaw. There must be some kind of weapon that can neutralize your special abilities..."

As if possessed by a detective, Dickon began to imagine Logan's reckless tactics.

"You're their bait, aren't you? Once I absorb your blood, attracted by its powerful life force and ignoring the danger, you can use targeted weapons to eliminate me..."

Re-condensing the absorbed Logan blood and spraying it aside, Deacon reached out and stabbed at Logan's chest, preparing to rip out his heart.

"But I won't fall for those little tricks anymore. And that annoying guy, you can die too!"

When~

Dickon's hand, aimed at Logan's chest, was blocked by Logan's ribs. Pushing aside the pierced skin, Dickon saw Logan's metallic bones.

"You've been modified! You really are a weapon!"

Having failed to kill Logan in one blow, Deacon became increasingly speculating about Logan's true purpose.

From a different angle, Dickon stabbed Logan in the arm through the abdomen, pierced his diaphragm, and tore down to his heart.

With Logan's still-beating heart tossed aside, Dickon stopped paying attention to Logan's condition and casually left him behind.

However, Dickon sensed that something was increasingly wrong with his surroundings.

Flames had somehow climbed all over the building's exterior walls, and even in the gaps between the leaping flames, Dickon could see flames converging from all directions outside the building.

If someone were standing outside, they could clearly see a vortex of flames converging towards the center point, forming a fiery tornado, with the top floor of the building as the center.

[Flames of Sin: A spell born from the flames of sin. It can engulf distant enemies in flames, burning them to ashes. After the giant Yhorm became the Lord of Cinder, the Sinful City was baptized and destroyed by flames. It is said to be a flame that fell from the sky and only burns people.]

As the power of the flames gradually increased, the crystalline barrier that Constantine had set up began to melt under the high temperature.

To escape the intense heat, Blade and Roland had to hide next to Ash, relying on the chilling aura of Irithyll's straight sword to cool themselves down.

Dickon and Constantine were in the center, and the flames pressed down on Dickon at Constantine's command.

Under such powerful flames, the blood began to evaporate, and the smell of denatured proteins from burning blood could no longer be detected. In fact, those present could not smell anything at all. Anything that could burn was burning.

Dickon grew even more arrogant, saying, "You can't kill me. Your flames have only killed me once or twice at most, but I still have over four hundred lives, and there are hundreds of thousands of blood slaves outside. You can't maintain this level of attack for long..."

As Dickon spoke with unwavering conviction, Constantine's flames began to wane, their intensity and temperature no longer what they once were.

Seeing that they still couldn't eliminate the vampire Dickon, Hill reminded Ash, "The plane will reach the launch position in two minutes. Ash, you can evacuate now."

However, Stark's voice interrupted in the channel, saying, "Are you crazy! Use your not-so-developed little brains to think about this seriously. The instantaneous temperature of a nuclear weapon explosion can reach about 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, but this time is very short, lasting only one or two seconds, and then it immediately drops to about 5000 degrees Fahrenheit, which is about three or four seconds."

Constantine's flame core temperature was already close enough that such an attack couldn't kill Deacon; the brief core temperature of a nuclear weapon would be even less effective.

“Stark, if you have a good idea, I’m willing to listen to you; if not, this is the last resort…”

Hill's words were somewhat cold, but Stark couldn't refute them. Stark knew that against such an enemy, this ultimate weapon was the only last resort.

"Perhaps we have another way: to get rid of those Dickon blood packs..."

Hill couldn't continue after saying that, "Clean up the blood packs means cleaning up those who drank the virus-infected water."

Eliminating these people would prevent Deacon from gaining more vitality in a short period of time and then gradually eroding his last life through repeated killings.

However, this suggestion was rejected by Hill the moment she proposed it, and the Security Council was also quickly calculating the costs.

However, given the speed and bizarre resurrection methods displayed by Deacon, no one was confident in restricting his movements, nor could anyone guarantee that they could successfully kill him.

A heated discussion broke out on the channel, but Dickon didn't give those present time to discuss it.

Dickon launched his attack first at Constantine, who posed the greatest threat. In the rush, Constantine could only retaliate with the Farron Swift.

The swift magic sword cut off several of Dickon's attacks, but the blade cutting through the blood could only temporarily slow down the attack frequency. The tentacles formed from this blood would heal instantly and join the attack.

Fighting and retreating, Constantine slowly retreated to the window. The gentle breeze from the upper floor blew in through the melted window, lowering the indoor temperature and instantly calming Deacon's mind.

Deacon, who was starting to psych himself up again, saw the Witcher lying down, and then looked at Constantine not far away.

"Do you think I'll let you have your way?!"

Deacon used his blood to support Geralt's body, carefully avoiding getting the amulet in his hand in the blood, and then placed Geralt's body behind him.

The instant this action was completed, Constantine and Ash attacked simultaneously.