Heroes Return

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"Fight or get lost." Upon hearing this, Dao Qizhan simply spoke calmly. His tone was devoid of any emotional fluctuation. It was impossible to discern any joy, anger, sorrow, or happiness; in fact, probably no one in the world could discern Dao Qizhan's emotions anymore.

"Do you know who you're talking to?" Dao Qizhan said, "You are insulting the messengers of the gods!"

"This is the last time. Fight or get out." Dao Qizhan's tone remained terrifyingly calm in the face of his words. It was as if he was completely oblivious to the other's anger. At the same time, his hand slowly reached for the last longsword behind him. With the slight tremor of the sword, the entire Sword Hall space began to shake.

Upon seeing this, the expressions of the three people changed once again.

“Please think this over carefully. This will not do you or your Sword Hall any harm. After all, this is a joint invitation from the gods.” After saying this, Loki led the other two people outside.

Faced with Dao Qizhan's attitude, Loki and the others were somewhat angry, but ultimately their anger remained just that—anger. They lacked the courage to actually make a move in the Sword Hall.

In truth, although the giant appeared furious, he instantly saw himself annihilated by Dao Qizhan's sword, vanishing completely from the world. Undoubtedly, Dao Qizhan's words were not a joke. After three warnings, Dao Qizhan would undoubtedly attack the three of them. And given the terrifying aura Dao Qizhan was currently emanating, there was no doubt that even the three of them combined could not withstand a single strike from him.

Even though Dao Qizhan was using an ordinary wooden sword, and even though Loki still wielded the Spear of Eternity, Loki was certain that Dao Qizhan ultimately couldn't kill him. In fact, Loki had no doubt that even if all the gods came together, they would suffer heavy losses trying to defeat Dao Qizhan.

Meanwhile, inside the Sword Hall, when Dao Qizhan returned to the Sword Hall mountain once again, all the Sword Hall masters had already appeared beside him.

In an instant, the entire Sword Hall was filled with all sorts of terrifying sword intents. Soaring sword intents flew up from the Sword Hall, and the mere sword intent was enough to dispel the dark clouds in the sky.

"Are we really not going down the mountain this time?" A person dressed in ancient robes stepped forward and asked Dao Qizhan, "The future of our sect still needs to be passed down."

“Inheriting a lineage? We can go down the mountain on our own to find suitable talents.” Another person suddenly stepped forward and said, “I don’t want to get involved in this matter.”

“But if this succeeds, the era of us cultivators will probably return.” Another person suddenly spoke up: “Let’s go down the mountain. As long as you give the order, the 275 sword cultivators of my Sword Hall are willing to go down the mountain together.”

"Wait!" Upon hearing his words, another person in the crowd suddenly spoke up: "Wouldn't that mean we'd be harming all living beings with our own hands? You know, the Sword Hall is a righteous sect; how could we do such a thing? If we're asked to harm the lives of ordinary people, I'll be the first to refuse!"

Hearing everyone's words, Dao Qizhan calmly said, "Do you know what Senior Xiao Sansheng did before the great calamity of the end of Dharma?"

After saying all this, Dao Qizhan didn't wait for anyone to say anything before telling them about Xiao Sansheng.

After listening to Dao Qizhan's words, everyone in the Sword Hall present couldn't help but show expressions of emotion.

“That’s right, we really can’t do the same things as them.” In a short time, everyone in the Sword Hall reached a consensus. But their conversation did not end there.

“Wait a minute, since that’s the case, let’s go down the mountain! Let’s have a battle with those so-called gods! That way, we can help the common people and promote our Sword Hall.” Another person said, “We cultivators believe in tranquility and inaction, and the pursuit of longevity. Let’s just let things take their course.”

“No, the Sword Hall doesn’t need to go down the mountain.” Dao Qizhan said calmly, “They can’t win.”

Upon hearing Dao Qizhan's words, everyone present couldn't help but feel a little puzzled.

“As long as that person is there, they cannot succeed,” Dao Qizhan said calmly.

"Are you talking about one person? But this time he's facing the entire world's situation. No matter how strong he is, he can't possibly win, right?" Upon hearing Dao Qizhan's words, another person with a chessboard next to him suddenly spoke up.

"That's only because you're not strong enough," Dao Qizhan said calmly. "When you're strong enough, one person can stop the tide of the world."

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Meanwhile, in the holy city of Zone O, devout believers were praying incessantly. Among those praying were not only the original residents of the holy city, but also many special beings. Many high-ranking members of the Church of the Gods were also gathered in the holy city.

Because of the Holy City's unique religious status, it is considered special territory. Even the World Government cannot govern it. However, precisely because of this, most of the high-ranking members of the Church of Gods reside here. Undoubtedly, it has become the most suitable refuge for the Church of Gods.

Originally, when the Son of God was alive, people of other religions were not allowed to enter this place. However, after the Son of God died, the new pope seemed to have received some special revelation, and it was because of this revelation that he opened the holy city to the Church of All Gods.

The people who are now constantly moving around the city are all religious believers.

However, no one noticed that three girls wearing cloaks were in the city, their faces hidden by the hoods of their cloaks.

"You know what? My lovely little sister! All the humans here are idiots!" a girl said with a smile to another short girl beside her.

"But these people seem very intelligent."

“Delis, you know what? Truly intelligent people never want others to think they're intelligent.” The girl spoke again. “The people here are all complete idiots! See those people? They're all so-called elites who are doing well in certain fields, and those are all millionaires! And those religious believers? They're the purest form of fools!”

"Huh? Why is that? Why do you think that?" Hearing the girl's words, the third girl finally couldn't help but ask.

"It's actually quite simple! Those elites believe they've seen through everything, so they think coming here is the best way to protect themselves. For this, they didn't hesitate to abandon all of humanity! They've even assigned people to do things for the so-called 'will of the gods'! But they're just self-righteously believing they've seen through everything, smugly thinking they've chosen a way to save themselves, and laughing at those outside. They don't realize they're the most foolish people! Because they're trying to make those who aren't strong enough powerful, and trying to hand over their life-or-death power to those who should be their enemies! Simply put, they're the kind of self-righteous, incompetent teammates! You could also call them traitors."

As for the second group, they're just idiots who blindly believe money can solve everything. Don't tell me they've proven their abilities by getting to their positions! Judging by the life choices they made, they're probably already morons.

As for the third group! Do you think people who possess freedom yet willingly relinquish it to others, who could be without a master yet insist on having one and maintaining a lowly status, are truly intelligent? Kuhuhu, so everyone in this city is an idiot! Kuhuhu.

Hearing the girl's words, the third girl thought for a moment before saying, "Is freedom so precious?"

"Freedom! It's the only treasure that mankind is born with! Only an idiot wouldn't know its value and would trade it for some boring things," the girl said again.

"Is that so?" Hearing the girl's words, the third girl tilted her head and thought about it again: "It seems to make a lot of sense."

Upon hearing the girl's words, the girl at the beginning smiled.

"It seems you've changed a bit! But thinking about it, it makes sense, since your soul seems to be recovering, doesn't it? Otherwise, you wouldn't have done something that person forbade and fooled around with your best friend like me! Kuhoho."

"I don't know! But I seem to have figured out a lot of things lately," the girl said again.

“Kuhuhu, you can do so many more things together in the future! Speaking of which, I can’t wait for a girls’ get-together! How about we have a pajama party? That sounds like a great idea,” the girl said.

“A pajama party? I agree!” Hearing her words, the third girl said with a hint of excitement, “In that case, let’s hurry up and get you done. Why don’t we just let me handle it? That would be faster.”

"No way! You're our ace! You can't play so soon! In Dou Dizhu, you can't play your royal flush right away!" the girl said with a smile again.

As the three girls entered the alley, two of them finally revealed their true forms. These two girls were none other than the sisters Alice and Delis. As for the third girl, she remained completely concealed.

"Is this place really going to cause trouble for Evantian?" Upon hearing the other party's words, Delis couldn't help but ask again.

"I can guess a bit of what Ivan is planning next! And this time, I'm determined to settle the score with Ivan!" Alice said with a laugh as she pressed a button on the remote control. "Based on the information that guy gave me before, it shouldn't be wrong!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than a massive explosion occurred in the crowd, engulfing the group of people she had previously called idiots in a sea of ​​fire.

They had hoped to escape danger here, but they never expected to die here.

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As Alice manipulated the system, the explosion that had been set off in the crowd erupted instantly. In the blink of an eye, the explosion and fire engulfed everyone around them, and screams and cries of terror filled the air.

Seeing this scene, Alice's face lit up with excitement.

"How did you manage to bring the bomb in?" Delis asked, puzzled, as she looked at the explosions around her.

“The power of money!” Alice’s lips curled into a mocking smile upon hearing this. “I bribed the priests guarding the defenses and told them I just wanted to smuggle in some luxury goods that weren’t allowed by traffic regulations, since many wealthy people who come here like these things. I also promised to give him a pack after it was done. So we simply made a deal, and then he helped me bypass the security check and smuggle the bomb into the Holy City.”

Upon hearing Alice's words, the other two girls nodded in agreement.

"So, after this is over, do you still plan to go back?" Alice suddenly asked the girl who was still blocking Lian's way.

"I don't know? But I still feel like it's more fun outside! So I'm not planning to go back! And lately, I don't know why, every time I see that person, I always want to kill him..." The girl tilted her head and thought for a moment before answering.

Hearing her words, Alice smiled: "Kuhuhu, that's normal. After all, your soul has begun to heal. I believe you'll soon be able to handle many things and learn many things. In other words, you're no longer an idiot!"

"Huh? Was I mentally challenged in the past?"

“It’s nothing to normal humans. But it is to me!” Alice said with a smile. “Well, you’re like a blank sheet of paper right now, and your teacher Alice will teach you well. Don’t you think so, Archbishop?”

"Alice! Your Elaine family has always been believers in the future, why would you do such a thing!" Just as Alice finished speaking, an aged voice came from her bag. Hearing this voice, Alice reached into her bag and pulled out a human head in full view of everyone.

However, the severed head was currently inside a glass container, and some kind of special machine was maintaining its normal operation. Although the scene looked very eerie, the other two girls present didn't seem to care at all.

"Kuhuhu, I didn't expect you to still be trying to persuade me at a time like this." Alice smiled mischievously upon hearing the other person's words.

"Alice, as a noble of the Elaine family, why did you do this! Why did you treat me like this?" Upon hearing Alice's words, the archbishop asked again.

"The reason is simple: I needed some convenience to get in here, and you happen to have an old acquaintance who wants to sit in your seat, so we made a deal. He's also provided me with a lot of convenience! And he's the one who provided me with almost all sorts of intelligence about your weaknesses, habits, and so on!"

"What did you say? How is this possible?! How is this possible?!" Hearing Alice's words, the man finally couldn't hold back anymore: "The priests of the Holy City are devout believers, they couldn't possibly do such a thing!!"

"Everyone has desires, you know~" Alice said with a smile to the crowd, "And even devout believers, are they sure they have no evil thoughts in their hearts? Kuhoho, that's what you believers are like!"

Upon hearing Alice's words, the girl's hand contorted with anger, but also with a look of utter insecurity.

"Of course, there are still many devout believers like you! But it seems that very few of them can sit in your seat! So you don't understand!"

"If that's the case! Why don't you kill me! Why let me live?" Upon hearing Alice's words, the teaching assistant's head revealed an angry expression.

“Of course, it’s like I said before, to get you to help me look at my friend’s soul problem. But you seem to have reminded me that you’ve already looked at her soul problem. So you’re useless now,” Alice said, an energy gun appearing in her hand seemingly out of nowhere. A gunshot rang out in the alley, and in that instant, Alice pierced the brain of the person who had been standing there.

“Kuhuhu, this is what happens to good people! This archbishop was actually a very good person who was respected by everyone!” Alice said to the other two girls, “Now let’s see what happens to the greedy ones! Kuhuhu.”

“There are no greedy people in the Holy Land; here, there are only believers with a future under God’s protection.” Just as the girl spoke, a group of missionaries appeared in the alley and surrounded Alice and the others: “Alice Elaine! You dared to kill the Archbishop and plant bombs in the neighborhood. Are you prepared to bear the consequences?”

"Kuhuhu, you've finally arrived! I feel like I've been waiting for you for a long time!" Facing the numerous priests surrounding her, Alice showed no fear whatsoever. She simply pressed another button calmly. Almost instantly, another massive explosion erupted in the city: "I know the biggest difference between you and the World Government's forces is that you still have to waste time exchanging pleasantries after meeting. Kuhuhu, there are also bombs in several other key areas! And they're time bombs, exploding in five minutes. Are you sure you want to continue surrounding me here?"

Upon hearing Alice's words, several people silently disappeared from the crowd, while the others rushed towards Alice and her companions. However, they had to stop the next second, because a giant man-eating flower had appeared in front of them. Then, from within the flower's mouth, a person emerged before them.

This person was none other than their newly appointed bishop. However, at this moment, a heart-sensing device was implanted in his body, and almost simultaneously, Alice held a pistol to the face of the new archbishop.

As for the previous archbishop killed by Alice? Without a doubt, it was this new archbishop who asked Alice to help him kill him. However, he didn't expect that he would ultimately be targeted by Alice as well.

Everyone present was stunned by what they saw. They hadn't expected that Alice had kidnapped the Archbishop.

“If you make a move, I’ll kill this person right away! Kuhuhu,” Alice said, a smile spreading across her face.

"You! Come and save me! Hurry!! Help! This crazy woman is trying to kill me!!" Seeing the crowd present, the archbishop began to shout at the top of his lungs.

Upon hearing the archbishop's roar, almost everyone present showed a hesitant expression.

"Now it's time to test your time!" Alice's expression was very happy upon hearing the archbishop's words. "Kuhuhu, I've installed a heart sensor on him! But it's a little different from the old kind where the bomb explodes as soon as the heart stops beating! Actually, as long as his heart is still beating, the bomb will definitely explode in five minutes! Also, don't try to find it! You won't be able to find the bomb's location. But you can just kill your new archbishop! That will stop the bomb's countdown immediately. But if you kill the archbishop you've supported, your future is over! Oh, I almost forgot, it's not five minutes, it's two minutes."

"This..." Upon hearing Alice's words, everyone hesitated.

"Don't listen to her nonsense! Don't listen to anything about bombs or anything like that!" Hearing Alice's words, the archbishop finally couldn't hold back any longer: "Come and save me! Do you really want to kill me? Damn it! Are you all idiots? This woman won't kill me, grab her! And get me out of here! Do you hear me? If I get hurt in any way, I will punish you idiots in the name of the Church!"

Upon hearing Alice's words, the new archbishop began shouting at everyone present. For a moment, everyone hesitated.

"Of course, with your technology, it's impossible for you to crack this technology in two minutes! Nor can you capture me and extract anything you want to know in two minutes. Kuhuhu, in fact, I still have a remote-controlled bomb in my hand. As long as you attack me, I will detonate it immediately! Of course, this detonator will also malfunction after the new archbishop's heart stops!"

Upon hearing Alice's words, everyone fell silent.

The newly appointed archbishop continued his tirade, ordering everyone to obey his commands and disbelieve Alice's words. He demanded that everyone find a way to rescue her. After all, the Holy City had many skilled fighters, and given time, they had numerous methods to deal with Alice and rescue her safely. Unfortunately, time was not on their side. Just as Alice had said, they still hadn't found the bomb's location.

Looking at the device on the chest of the new archbishop in front of Alice, everyone wore expressions of helplessness. They knew that simply damaging the outer parts was impossible, because the main internal emission system was directly connected to the heart. The outer parts were merely to maintain the heart's normal function.

Therefore, simply destroying the outside won't destroy the transmitter; it will instead kill the person directly.

But right now, all I need to do is kill this person.

In the crowd, a priest suddenly appeared with a golden longsword in his hand and thrust it toward the new archbishop's chest.

Just when everyone was confused and unable to make a choice, this person finally made a choice.

At that moment, an excited smile appeared on Alice's face.

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