Lord of Prayer

Chapter 151: Chapter 118: Lance of Longinus

“Was that… Hermes?”

On the battlefield, the Inciter’s form flickered as if deleted from the world for an instant, allowing him to dodge the piercing Knight’s Lance. He had incited the entire world to reject his very existence, a tactic to evade the “Guaranteed Hit” attack.

He couldn’t help but laugh. “We’re here fighting to the death, yet the prize was stolen by someone fishing in troubled waters. Don’t you find that ironic?

If I’m not mistaken, that creation of Authority belongs to the Flame Realm and the Forging Realm… Richard, Shirley, don’t you want it?”

Both the Dusk Knight’s and the Holy Judgment Angel’s powers involved the Flame Realm. If they could obtain that creation of Authority, they would surely advance a great distance on the Ascension Ladder.

But who could possibly catch a “God of Speed” focused solely on escaping?

As one of the world’s most infamous troublemakers, “Hermes” possessed a Rapid Speed that countless Crowned Kings could never hope to match. Once he started running, not even a “Rule” could catch him.

Beyond the Gate of Hell, deep within Purgatory, the King of Chaos’s gaze turned cold as He pointed a finger.

Tyrannical power coalesced at His fingertip. A jet-black ray of death erupted forth, forcibly piercing the closing boundary between the Abyss and the Mortal World. It converged into a single beam, cleaving heaven and earth in two as profound darkness radiated in all directions.

The great power of the King of the Abyss descended upon the mortal plane.

And so, the sky darkened and all fell silent.

“Shit!” Hermes cursed, pushing his speed to the absolute limit. He split into thousands of Clones, fleeing in every direction.

The next moment, a corner of the Mirror World opened. A dazzling light flared at the edge of the sky, like a pure-white, malevolent star plummeting to earth as a vast tide of silver light descended from above.

It was as if ten million suns had ignited and boiled at once. The searing torrent of light tore through the gloom and Darkness, piercing heaven and earth. In an instant, it engulfed and dissolved the jet-black ray of death.

Then, like a mighty, surging river, it crashed headlong into the Abyss with unstoppable force.

Along its path, countless massive, grotesque silhouettes of darkness were incinerated by the silver light.

High above Jinzhu City, ten thousand meters in the air, a colossal iron island hung in orbit. A Giant Cannon extending from it spewed silver flames of terrifying heat.

Fourteen years after the Night of the Sun’s Fall, the “Annihilation Cannon” mounted on the “Celestial Floating City”—hailed as a man-made miracle—fired at full power once again.

—Aimed straight at the Abyssal King!

Built upon a creation of the “Nothingness” Authority, it was the crystallization of mortal wisdom, born from the painstaking efforts of generations of scholars and Alchemists. It possessed the terrifying might to annihilate all matter and Energy. Even the primordial Chaos Fire would be utterly extinguished by its scouring light!

This was the most crucial part of the entire operation!

The terrifying, searing light pierced Chaos Purgatory, illuminating the Ancient Darkness of the Abyss as if it were day, and revealing a dark, demonic prison beyond mortal imagination.

At the same time, the Abyss trembled. A magnificent sword light slashed out from an unknown place, its sharp, murderous aura severing all things in its path.

Amidst a peal of thunder that echoed through the Abyss, a world-ending tsunami mixed with brilliant lightning descended from the heavens, swallowing everything.

Two Gods had made their move.

In an instant, endless light enveloped the Abyss, and the colossal tremors did not cease.

In the Mirror World, amidst the roars of two Great Sages, the Alchemy Matrix that covered nearly the entire sky constricted, and the Gate of Hell closed completely. But in the final moment before it shut, everyone could hear a world-shattering explosion from the other side of the Abyss, followed by a furious roar that terrified the soul.

“This was a total fiasco…”

The Inciter shook his head helplessly, but his tone held a hint of gloating.

The next second, his figure vanished, attempting to flee. But that patch of space was instantly frozen by the Power of Extreme Cold. A thick layer of frost spread, turning it into a block of ten-thousand-year-old ice and forcing him to reveal himself.

The Dusk Knight’s lance thrust forward. The Inciter sighed, his lips moving. He “incited” space to twist, moving the nearby Purgatory Fire Demon into his position.

With a sickening squelch, the Knight’s Lance punched a huge hole through the Purgatory Fire Demon’s body. It stared in disbelief, subconsciously cursing aloud in the strange language of the Abyss.

The malicious Abyssal words formed a Curse that descended upon the Inciter, but with a bit of his own incitement, he redirected it back onto the Purgatory Fire Demon.

“You bastard!” the Purgatory Fire Demon roared, its rage uncontrollable.

Almost at the same instant, the Gate of Heaven opened behind the Inciter. He gave the Purgatory Fire Demon an apologetic smile before being pulled through the portal by gravity. With a loud BOOM, the gate slammed shut.

In the distance, a Filthy Angel was also looking for a chance to open a Gate of Heaven and escape. But the Holy Judgment Angel’s assault was too ferocious, and it couldn’t find a single moment’s opportunity, forced to defend itself pathetically.

In the ruins, the Godslaying Weapon dragged its heavily damaged body and pushed aside a heavy floor slab. Sparks flew from the damaged parts of its chassis; it had been severely injured by the self-destruction of the Purgatory Fire Demon’s Clone.

Through its shattered Battle Armor helmet, one could faintly see long, steel-colored silver hair spilling out.

[Optimal timing. Requesting activation of S-Level Forbidden Object: Lance of Longinus.]

[Request approved.]

[Parameters adjusted. Target locked. Opening Any Door.]

Beside the Godslaying Weapon, space suddenly opened into a doorway. It reached in and, as casually as grabbing a mop from a storage closet, pulled out a slender iron spear wreathed in a thick, bloody aura.

Crystalline blood flowed down its surface, never drying.

The Godslaying Weapon raised the spear, aiming at the distant target.

After performing precise calculations, it hurled the Lance of Longinus with all its might, like a javelin thrower.

The legendary Godslayer lance left a lingering afterimage in the air as it instantly crossed the vast distance. It struck the Filthy Angel’s body with unerring accuracy. The immense kinetic energy sent the Angel reeling backward, pinning it to the mountain-sized body of the Nine-headed Demon Serpent.

Two birds with one stone.

A poison potent enough to slay Gods spread from the Lance of Longinus, causing both the Filthy Angel and the Nine-headed Demon Serpent to let out shrill, mournful cries.

[Target hit.]

Only then did the delayed, piercing whistle erupt, creating a sonic boom and a white shockwave. It kicked up clouds of dust and smoke, which also billowed out the long, steel-colored silver hair.

The Godslaying Weapon was perfectly suited for assassination missions. All Tier Five beings had a powerful ability to sense killing intent. If another Tier Five had been sent, their immense killing intent would have alerted the target before they even made a move.

But the Godslaying Weapon was different. It was a robot. All of its actions were just cold code and characters, devoid of any killing intent. Combined with the fact that other Tier Five beings were keeping the target occupied, the success rate of a surprise attack was extremely high.

“Face judgment, Demon!”

The Holy Judgment Angel roared, raising the Flame Sword. The blade erupted with a dazzling, brilliant light, wreathed in punishing Thunderbolt, as it slashed down with unstoppable force.

BOOM!

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In the long darkness, Zhou Chen felt his consciousness in free fall, with no idea where he was headed.

After a long while, a flame ignited in the seemingly endless darkness. His consciousness merged with the fire, and he began to hear a cacophony of distant sounds.

It was as if an ancient memory was reawakening within the flames. It swept in from all directions, engulfing him and pulling him into the deepest part of the dream.