A dull longsword and a heartbroken villager

That's where the polluters appear; probably no one can escape it...

“Not only Sister Marlene, but now even Mr. Bray is like this?” Sass slammed his fist on the ground, furious at his own incompetence.

What kind of bard is this?! What can a poet do in a moment like this?!

For the first time, Sass began to hate himself for being a bard.

"I can't do anything!!!"

“Hey, Sass…” Katrina didn’t know how to comfort Sass for a moment.

They have absolutely no experience in comforting people.

However, this is not the time to do these things.

“Sass, don’t be so downcast,” Katrina said.

Unfortunately, it was completely useless; Sass didn't listen at all.

"Squeak...squeak..."

"Hello, is this Katrina?"

Bray's voice rang in Katrina's ears.

But there was no sign of Bray around.

"Eh! My eavesdropping spell!" Katarina exclaimed in surprise.

"You placed the eavesdropping magic circle on me, didn't you?" Bray said, sitting in the underground factory and talking to the magic circle on his clothes.

There was no one around Bray now; the heroes and the president had vanished without a trace.

The moment the polluters used the concept, it was because of Bray's "final echo" that those people were spared a distorted fate.

Unfortunately, apart from President Pride seemingly realizing what Bray had done, the group of heroes seemed unaware that they had almost turned into monsters.

He quickly apologized to Bray and then left the underground project.

Pride glanced at Bray a few times before leaving.

There was only one person in the entire underground factory: Bray.

It wasn't that Bray didn't want to catch up with the Polluter, but the Polluter just emerged directly from the ground.

The heroes and their companions could jump up, but Bray, carrying a greatsword, couldn't do something so difficult.

Bray can only rely on Katrina now.

“Found out, hehe.” Katarina stuck out her tongue through the magic circle.

"Stop acting cute."

"Ahem... I wasn't trying to be cute," Katrina said awkwardly.

“Send me to the vicinity of that polluter,” Bray said in a deep voice.

"Hey hey hey hey!!!! What nonsense are you talking about!!!!" Katrina exclaimed. "I advise you to think this through carefully," Katrina said earnestly.

In Katrina's mind, she believed that Bray did not understand the horror of the polluter.

“I know more about the Silver race than you do.” Bray simply uttered this word, swallowing back the words Katrina had prepared.

“Are you kidding? I’m part of the ‘Great Enemy of God,’ and these higher species know far more about you than you do!” After a moment of contemplation, Katrina still wanted to dissuade Bray from going to the side of the corrupted.

“If you’re talking about the ‘Great Enemy of God,’ then you should send me there even more.” Bray was stunned for a long time after hearing Katrina’s words before he finally spoke.

However, whether it was Katrina's imagination or not, Bray's tone was much gentler.

Barossa is also a member of "The Great Enemy of God," a group of nameless individuals who fight against terrifying beings.

Bray didn't know what motivated the "Great Enemy of God" to do this, but that didn't stop him from having a little respect for these guys.

More importantly, Bray's life was saved by Barossa.

"You actually know about 'The Great Enemy of God'?" Katrina exclaimed in surprise.

Katrina had only blurted out the name of her organization in a moment of slip of the tongue, but she didn't expect Bray to know it.

The existence of the "Great Enemy of God" is known to very few people.

An adventurer shouldn't know this.

"I know someone who is 'the greatest enemy of God.'"

“However, he’s already dead,” Bray said, his tone complex.

Katrina also understood why Bray knew about "the Great Enemy of God".

“No, it really won’t work. You don’t know what’s going on around that big guy.” Katrina sighed helplessly.

The situation around the polluters was like hell on earth; the condition of the distorted people could not be described as worse than death.

“It’s alright.” Bray’s tone suddenly softened considerably.

"That's a 'concept'! You know that!"

“I know it all, but I’m alive, alive and well,” Bray said.

“…” Katrina fell silent.

"I don't care about anything anymore! You'll have to take full responsibility for the consequences!" Katrina gritted her teeth.

If I were to become a monster myself, I would never forgive Bray! Never!

“Then tell me your location, and I’ll come over,” Bray said, sitting in the underground factory and pointing to the magic circle on his clothes.

“There’s no need anymore, I’m already here.” Katrina appeared behind Bray, arms crossed, and said through gritted teeth.

Beside Katrina was Sass, who had regained some of his spirits.

Katrina felt that leaving Sass in this state was not a wise decision, so she brought Sass along as well.

As an intelligence agent for the "Great Enemy of God," although his combat strength is not great, his ability to transform and move is still very strong.

This kind of fixed-point movement within a city was not difficult for Katrina.

“A poet…” Bray looked at Sass.

Sass's expression was complicated. This was understandable; it was certainly painful for a close relative to suffer such treatment of their sister.

“That Aragami must die,” Bray said solemnly to Sass.

"And that girl, in a sense, can be called your sister."

Bray's words made Sass feel suffocated.

Marlene is integrated into the present of the Polluters; it is no exaggeration to say that Marlene is a part of the Polluters.

The harsh truth was revealed through Bray's words.

“In other words, Marlene must die, otherwise more and more people will be sacrificed,” Bray said in a deep voice.

“Hey, Mr. Bray! That’s not a good way to put it!” Katrina thought Bray must have very low emotional intelligence.

“Hmm…” Sass said in a low voice.

“So, you should leave.” Bray sighed.

"Then, you can hate me too."

Bray had no idea whether he was facing a Corruptor. The last time he fought a Silver Being, he won in a "life-or-death" battle.

This time, Bray will truly be facing a Silver-tier team at its peak.

However, if Bray really succeeds, then it's understandable that Sass hates himself.

“I won’t hate you,” Sass said, choking back tears.

"So take me with you, I might be able to do something."

Sass's tone was firm, which startled Bray.

“Mr. Bray, you are very gentle!” Sass suddenly said emphatically.

"So, can you let my sister be completely free?"

"Call me selfish if you want, but I don't want to see my sister like that again."

Upon hearing Sass's words, Bray lowered his right eyelid, seemingly deep in thought.

"Poet, I will do my best."

"I will do my best to kill her, if I can."

"Thank you." This was the expression of gratitude from Sass.

"I can't do anything," Sass said, mocking his own weakness.

“Mr. Sass, are you sure you want to go?” Katrina asked.

"It really is very dangerous."

“Yes.” Sass nodded, indicating that he was well aware of the risks involved.

“Well, you men are really…” Katrina pouted.

"Let me make this clear first, I won't take you too close to that big guy."

“I value my life very much!” Katrina glared at Bray fiercely.

Unfortunately, Bray remained expressionless, his dead fish eyes still half-open.

They don't look like they're about to pull off something big at all!

Despite having countless complaints in her mind, Katrina was ultimately silenced by Bray's words.

"Haven't we set off yet?" Bray asked.

"..." Katrina didn't say anything, but rolled her eyes.

Suddenly, white butterflies began to flutter and swirl around the three of them, their numbers increasing until they slowly engulfed them.

"Let's go." After holding it in for a long time, Katrina finally said this helplessly.

The sound was muffled and indistinct among the butterflies.

As soon as the sound faded, the white butterflies scattered, leaving only an empty underground factory.

The polluters continued their relentless advance toward the Empire, smashing buildings throughout Inlai to pieces.

One-fifth of the city's citizens have been mercilessly twisted into monsters, emitting meaningless, terrifying groans in the streets.

The polluters' primary goal is to destroy the empire.

Driven by Levi's will, this enormous body moved slowly toward its target.

In a sense, Pride has achieved his goal, but now that he has achieved his goal, whether such a terrifying existence will threaten the Federation is a very serious question.

Because before he disappeared, Levi's last words were only to destroy the Empire for the Federation, but he did not say anything about protecting the Federation.

Pride, with a cigarette between his fingers, stood on a rooftop far from the polluters, gazing at the hellish scene in the city.

"Can't even stop them?" Pride frowned, looking at the struggling Inlai City guards.

"Get away!!! Get away from this guy! Use the magic gun! Use the magic arrow!!!"

"Don't come any closer!!!" roared the captain of the guard in Inlai City.

A barrage of bullets rained down on the polluter, striking the dense veins on its surface.

The pulsating blood vessels were more fragile than imagined; the barrage of bullets from the guards successfully shattered them.

Blood flowed from the surface of the contaminated creature's armor onto the ground, emitting an unbearable stench.

But this success did not excite the guards much.

Because the ruptured blood vessel was quickly repaired and returned to its original condition.

The corruptor's armor, apart from being stained with blood, was completely undamaged.

"Damn it!!! What kind of healing power is this!" the captain of the guard roared.

"Continue! Don't stop!!!" The order then continued.

If we leave a guy like that unchecked, the entire city of Inlai will surely become a living hell!

At first, they had no idea what the nature of the corrupted was. After countless guards approached the corrupted, they were transformed into monsters in just a few breaths.