I write obituaries for the gods

“His main body has been severely damaged, and he won’t be able to repair himself quickly. I’ve seen him injured,” Mrs. Redfield said calmly. “Make good use of the watchtower until he completes the fusion.”

Lin Chen turned his head and saw that Jiang Zhengge was already operating the control panel.

“Barracks, hospital, armory…” Jiang Zhengge quickly searched the map, “Air defense facilities… found.”

He pressed the lock button, then pushed the lever:

"emission."

“Buzz...buzz...buzz...buzz...!”

The watchtower began charging, and at that moment, a commotion arose in the stairwell.

“Let’s try to get you a better environment,” Black Sword said, drawing his longsword from behind him. “I’ll take care of it.”

"Om-"

She split open the crack and disappeared.

Lin Chen looked out the window. With the sound of alarms, more and more infantrymen were rushing toward the watchtower, and the roar of car engines drowned out the night outside the window.

“Old Jiang.” Lin Chen looked at Jiang Zhengge.

"Lock secured."

After Jiang Zhengge finished speaking, he pressed the launch button.

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

The watchtower began firing continuously at the distant air defense facilities, streaks of flame shooting into the sky, accompanied by the sound of ammunition exploding.

"Attention! Radar has detected the Democracy Guardian!" Li Zhanyi shouted. "He seems... to be almost fully integrated!"

High in the sky, the defenders of democracy stared wide-eyed, uttering strange groans.

"Uh... Ahh... Uh... Click... Ahh..."

His body was being torn apart inch by inch into fibers, and then devoured by his two separate clones.

Each time one of his clones devours a part of his body, that clone becomes stronger.

"I'm not content to be your clone anymore!" came the thought from the left clone's mind. "I won't...be your tool..."

"I don't want to be your toy anymore!" the right clone's cry echoed in his mind. "If you have needs, solve them yourself!"

"Ah...ah ah..."

The Democracy Guardian was speechless. As his body was disintegrated by his two clones, the clones were also simultaneously differentiating, gradually forming new wings, arms, and legs.

Their wings fused together, arranged in a bizarre pattern.

"I am... an angel..."

The three faces of the defenders of democracy simultaneously revealed a foolish smile.

"Hehehe...I am...a six-winged archangel!"

"Democracy is the savior of America!" he shouted again in a high-pitched, almost priestly voice. "Defend democracy! Protect America!"

"Boom!"

Before they knew it, it started to rain. The rain poured down on the crazed demigod, and his six eyes, gleaming with a ghostly blue light, all looked down at the watchtower.

“Ghosts!!!” the Democracy Guardian roared.

"..."

“All targets are locked,” Jiang Zhengge said in a low voice. “Destroy as much of the port’s infrastructure as possible before the defenders of democracy destroy the watchtower.”

"I foresaw him!" Li Zhanyi opened his deep blue eyes. "Thirty seconds!"

"Fire."

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

The watchtower began firing continuously in different directions of the port. Due to its elevation angle, the tower could not target objects overhead, but it was determined to capture targets throughout the entire port area.

Under the continuous bombardment from the watchtower, more and more fireballs shot up between the ports, and the outline of the port was covered in flames.

American infantry fighting vehicles began attacking the watchtower, shells blasting against the tower and causing the floor to shake violently.

"Fifteen seconds left!" Li Zhanyi continued to warn.

"The entire barracks have been cleared. Anyone who hasn't gotten up yet doesn't need to get up," Jiang Zhengge gritted his teeth. "The armory... the armory is done..."

"Something is approaching rapidly." Lin Chen sensed a flying object moving at high speed in the rain.

"Eight seconds!" Li Zhanyi shouted.

"Everyone! Retreat!" Jiang Zhengge shouted.

Oswald and Lucy retreated from the doorway, and Jiang Zhengge grabbed Mrs. Redfield and dragged her towards the French windows:

"Five seconds!" Li Zhanyi shouted.

Lin Chen was the last to leave. He maneuvered the watchtower to fire a few shots at the American troops on the ground before rushing to the edge—

"Three! Two!"

"one!"

The instant Lin Chen leaped off the edge of the watchtower, a massive black shadow swept across the tower—

"boom!!!"

The upper half of the watchtower was scraped away by the dark figure and torn to pieces amidst a series of explosions.

Lin Chen looked up and saw a giant shadow, like a biblical angel, sweep across the sky and fly towards the inky black rainy night.

Goodness, it looks really weird.

Lin Chen turned around and manipulated the gale to slow down himself and Li Zhanyi, landing smoothly. The others also landed smoothly under Jiang Zhengge's wind manipulation.

"What the hell is that thing?" Jiang Zhengge asked, staring at the colossal object in the clouds.

"Phase two..." Li Zhanyi raised his sniper rifle.

Lin Chen looked up at the giant object in the downpour and gently exhaled.

“This thing is not easy to deal with,” he said.

As he said this, the Democracy Guardians began to dive towards the ground once again.

"Focus fire!" Jiang Zhengge shouted.

The crowd raised their weapons and pulled the triggers at the defenders of democracy:

"Da da da da da da—"

Under intense barrage of fire, the Democratic Guardians were suddenly lifted off the ground just before reaching the ground, uttering cries similar to those of wounded animals.

"You'll still lose health!" Li Zhanyi shouted.

"He's lost his mind," Lin Chen keenly sensed the demigod's panic, "biological instinct..."

Biological beings instinctively avoid anything that causes them pain, and the defenders of democracy are clearly operating on instinct.

Aside from his obsession with Lin Chen, he was no different from a wild beast at the moment.

Was it because the person on the other end of the phone told him that he could retreat as long as he killed Lin Chen...?

Lin Chen suddenly realized that his popularity was ridiculously high.

Shouts came from afar. Everyone looked up and saw American soldiers driving armored vehicles across a pile of wreckage, rapidly approaching them.

"Find cover!" Jiang Zhengge shouted.

The group immediately sought cover under the wreckage of the watchtower. Lin Chen pulled Li Zhanyi behind the wreckage of an armored vehicle and began loading weapons.

"Martial arts fanatic, are you still coming to the party tonight?" Lin Chen pressed his earpiece.

"Here we go! Now you're getting anxious!"

The sound of helicopter rotors filled the air. Lin Chen looked up and saw armed helicopters flying across the sky.

Machine guns began strafing the infantry on the ground, and missiles rained down on the American armored vehicles, instantly leaving them dazed and confused.

Immediately afterwards, figures in uniforms and holding sturdy shields jumped off the helicopter, crashing to the ground like anvils.

The martial arts fanatic's landing was more elegant; she was suspended by a rope and landed directly in front of Lin Chen.

"Is there another competition this time?" she asked Lin Chen.

"No, let's play it safe this time." Lin Chen glanced at the situation outside the cover.

"Tsk, boring," Tang Xiaoren flicked her hand, and a bunch of guns hovered behind her. "What's the target now?"

“The Ocean,” Jiang Zhengge said in a low voice, “is most likely there. Taking him out is equivalent to completely wiping out the rebels, and it’s a ready-made means of transportation.”

"Let's go then," Tang Xiaoren said, unwrapping a lollipop and popping it into his mouth. "We'll lead the way! You guys deal with that big guy in the sky yourselves!"

Thus, the ranks of the Armed Division began to advance through the port.

The armored vehicles' machine guns bombarded their shields, but they couldn't penetrate them at all—the powerful energy field formed by the multi-faceted shields was perfectly capable of withstanding attacks of this level.

With such powerful assistance, the martial arts fanatic's personal abilities were brought to their fullest potential. She used her firearms to accurately target every infantryman who showed his face, and with the help of air support, she precisely took down the armored vehicles.

After charging for a considerable distance, a dark blue light once again shone in Li Zhanyi's eyes.

"He's here!" she whispered. "Brother Lin!"

"I'll handle it."

Lin Chen looked up and, sure enough, saw a shadow looming between the clouds.

“You continue your advance toward the port,” Lin Chen said in a low voice. “Since he’s coming for me, I’ll meet him alone.”

Chapter Thirty-Seven: Past Sins (6000 words)

"Alone? Are you sure?" Li Zhanyi looked at Lin Chen with some concern.

"Don't worry, I'll catch up soon," Lin Chen said, skillfully starting to check the equipment. "This thing looks difficult to handle. If we waste too much time, we might not be able to catch up with the Ocean Ship."

“Indeed, a reasonable decision,” Jiang Zhengge nodded. “Are you confident?”

"Don't worry, Lao Jiang, I can handle this kind of thing."

Lin Chen looked at the giant beast that was faintly visible through the rain and exhaled a breath of hot air.

See you in a bit.

He gave Li Zhanyi a thumbs up, then jumped into an SUV parked by the roadside and drove off into the distance.

"Boom!"

A thunderclap ripped through the sky, and the Democracy Guardians noticed Lin Chen's trajectory had shifted, so they began to change their own direction.

“Let’s go,” Jiang Zhengge glanced at the sky, “we have to stop the Ocean Ship.”

"Let's go!" Lucy raised the machine gun.

"..."

Lin Chen could sense the figure flying at high speed among the clouds. The raindrops hitting the giant object instantly turned scorching hot.

That thing is getting hot.

"This thing looks a bit like something out of a Resident Evil movie," Lin Chen muttered, "a huge lump of flesh and blood monster that inexplicably grew to a massive size."

He rampaged across the vast dock, through the American troops who were fleeing in chaos—after the watchtower destroyed various facilities, most of these pampered soldiers, dazed and confused, were disoriented and had no idea what they were doing.

Lin Chen even saw a group of Americans fighting with the rebels; they were exchanging fire and looked like they had lost their minds.

"Om——"

The off-road vehicle drove through the dock, enticing the giant beast's trail.

Gradually, Lin Chen felt the giant beast getting closer and closer, lower and lower...

Then it suddenly accelerates!

"Om——"

Lin Chen jumped out of the car and let the SUV drive forward.

The next second, the behemoth slammed straight into the SUV—

"boom!!!"