Lord of Prayer

Chapter 479: Chapter 302: I Must Get It This Time

The iron chain abruptly tightened, wrapping securely around the fist. Then, a golden longsword burning with radiant flames materialized in the Plague Doctor’s hand, and he swung it fiercely at Andre, who was just inches away.

--Axiomatic Law: Sword of Law!

--Passes judgment on the guilty. The greater their sins, the higher the damage inflicted!

Andre’s expression changed drastically. Sensing the dangerous aura, he instinctively raised his arm to block.

The sharp blade swept past. In that instant, like a hot knife through butter, the flesh that had been tempered through countless trials to be harder than alloy was effortlessly torn apart by the sword!

A severed arm fell to the ground as blood gushed out.

The next second, Andre saw a faint golden light flicker from behind the dark lenses of the crow mask.

BOOM!

Golden, radiant flames suddenly erupted, burning fiercely and engulfing Andre. The flames carried a terrifying heat, and Andre’s skin began to char and carbonize at a visible rate.

--Axiomatic Law: Purifying Fire!

--Purifies the guilty, using their criminal acts as kindling to burn away their sins.

Andre roared in fury. His body suddenly swelled, and a coat of dense, glossy white fur sprouted across his skin, temporarily shielding him from the flames. His severed limb rapidly regenerated. In an instant, he had transformed into a three-meter-tall white Violent Bear, and he swatted a massive paw down at the Plague Doctor.

The Plague Doctor showed no fear. He swung his sword forward, and the burning golden flames converged into a single line, slicing diagonally through the air.

The judgment of Axiomatic Law against the sinful transformed into an indefensible attack, cleaving the descending bear paw in two. With a flash of light, a gash deep enough to reveal bone appeared on Andre’s chest, and a large amount of blood shot out.

The Plague Doctor’s assault didn’t stop. Dark chains once again materialized around Andre’s body, attempting to bind him completely.

Andre had never encountered such a bizarre Extraordinary Ability. He tapped his foot, and the ground cracked with a CRUNCH. His figure slid back several dozen meters.

But before he could regroup, the Plague Doctor had already pulled on the Chain of Sin, using the force to launch himself forward. Blazing, radiant flames erupted from the Sword of Law. Accompanied by a sharp sound that split the air, the raised blade came slashing down.

In a flash, a dull-looking shield appeared in Andre’s hand. As he frantically poured Essence into it, the shield seemed to activate, glowing with a brilliant golden light.

CLANG!

The sword and shield collided violently. The terrifying pressure kicked up Bailan that spread out savagely from the point of impact.

When the light dissipated, the brilliant golden shield was completely unharmed. For a moment, Andre was stunned. He couldn’t understand why his opponent’s longsword, which could sever his own flesh, couldn’t even scratch this defensive artifact that was nowhere near as tough as his body.

He was given no time to think. The Plague Doctor manipulated the Chain of Sin, causing it to constrict suddenly, wrapping around Andre’s neck and limbs and tightening inch by inch like a python crushing its prey. The Purifying Fire ignited along the Chain of Sin, turning the cold iron chains into red-hot branding irons. A SIZZLING sound came from where the chains were wrapped, and white smoke rose. If one were to sniff carefully, they might even smell the aroma of roasting meat.

"ROAR!"

Andre roared at the sky, seemingly driven mad. The phantom image of a raging bear appeared behind him, and his strength instantly multiplied severalfold. He used all his might to break free from the Chain of Sin binding his body.

At the same time, the burning, radiant flames on the Sword of Law flared, expanding rapidly. The Judgment Blade began to hum as scorching light radiated in all directions.

The Plague Doctor flicked the chains, knocking the brilliant golden shield aside. He then swung the waiting blade toward Andre’s undefended body—and slashed!

BOOM! The burst of light was like a blazing tide, illuminating the area as brightly as day.

Amid the blinding white light, a dull thud sounded. The Plague Doctor was sent flying backward, the Sword of Law in his hand dissipating into motes of light. He flew nearly a hundred meters before crashing into a building on the side of the street.

The intense light slowly faded. The brilliant golden shield fell to the ground. Andre gasped for breath, his left arm having vanished into thin air, gone without a trace. Blood poured from the wound like a waterfall.

They had only been fighting for two minutes, yet he was already severely injured.

’My opponent isn’t even that strong, just a fledgling Tier Three. But his Extraordinary Abilities are too bizarre. Their destructive power is terrifying. A casual swing of his sword can sever my superhuman flesh, and those inextinguishable flames and indestructible chains can all inflict massive damage on me.’

Andre felt like cursing. As a Strength Type Ascender, he had far too few strange and unusual techniques. When facing an enemy like this, it was difficult to launch an effective counterattack quickly. However, a single hit from him would be enough to kill or cripple most Non-Power Type Ascenders.

Taking advantage of the moment to catch his breath, he retrieved a Healing Potion from his Storage Artifact and poured it on his severed arm. His gaze remained fixed on the building with the hole smashed into it, his eyes flickering as he tried to assess the extent of the Plague Doctor’s injuries.

’The Plague Doctor took a direct hit from Andre; he can’t be in good shape...’ From his hiding spot, Zhou Chen narrowed his eyes. He was watching both the battlefield and the Joker in the car. He found that the Joker had no intention of helping, but was simply watching the show with great interest.

Zhou Chen mulled it over for a moment, then turned to look at the two Special Agents he had brainwashed. The Tier Two agent was vomiting blood from the shockwave and had lost his ability to fight. The Tier Three agent had just recovered and was preparing to go help the Plague Doctor.

He made a wish to learn the Plague Doctor’s condition. After confirming that he was in relatively good shape, he made another wish, sending a telepathic message to the Tier Three Special Agent:

"Force the Joker in the car to come out."

The agent understood immediately. He stomped his foot, and ripples spread out across the ground.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Countless sharp, jagged rock spikes pierced the surface of the ground, erupting upward and surging toward the car where the Joker was sitting.

CRASH! The car exploded in a burst of flames, sent flying high into the air by the astonishingly powerful rock spikes. At the critical moment, the Joker opened the door and jumped out. He produced several balloons from who-knows-where and, holding their strings, floated slowly down from the sky.

Seeing this, the Tier Three Special Agent immediately changed the position of the rock spikes. One spike shot up from directly beneath the Joker. A Tier Two Ascender would have been smashed to bits by it!

The Joker, however, unhurriedly pulled a walking stick from his coat and, with a flamboyant gesture, tapped it lightly against the incoming rock spike.

POP—

The jagged rock spike instantly exploded into countless brilliant, confetti-like butterflies that scattered in the air.

"Holy shit!"

Seeing this, Zhou Chen couldn’t help but cry out. He rubbed his eyes.

--The Magic Wand!

’That thing is in the Joker’s hands!’

Zhou Chen had been coveting the Magic Wand for a long time and had always wanted to get his hands on it. Unfortunately, after the Gentleman died, Fallen Paradise had retrieved the Magic Wand through some unknown means. He had regretted its loss for a long time, but now, unexpectedly, he had encountered it again here in North Carolina!

The Magic Wand possessed Skills like Instant Teleportation, Transformation, Change Matter, and the Living Body Cutting Technique. Its Abilities were both practical and convenient, not to mention incredibly cool. Who wouldn’t want it? In any case, Zhou Chen was completely captivated the moment he saw it.

’This time, I have to get it!’

Zhou Chen was well aware of the Magic Wand’s weakness—as long as the sound of a booing audience was playing, the Magic Wand could not use its Abilities. This would prevent the Joker from using the "Great Transformation of Living People" to escape.

So he quickly pulled out his phone and opened the browser to search for a relevant audio file, only to remember that his phone couldn’t connect to the internet. The North Carolina Government had cut off the network within the territory.

’But that’s okay. I have my all-powerful wishes.’

"I wish for an audio file of a booing audience to appear on my phone."

Zhou Chen then opened his voice recorder and, sure enough, saw a new audio file in the recording list.

’Wishes really are useful...’ After easily obtaining the audio, Zhou Chen then tried to wish to directly contain the Magic Wand.

[Wish Power required: 10,000]

[Current Wish Power: 5,795/10,000]

[Wish cannot be fulfilled]

’Ten thousand points. Just as I expected.’

’Fallen Paradise left some kind of measure on the Magic Wand. It automatically gets retrieved if the Receptor dies. Wishing to contain it was never going to be that easy.’

’But it’s not a big problem. Taking down the Joker is the same as getting the Magic Wand!’