Chapter 1626: Chapter 353: Annihilation...

The Kalon Chancellor, who thought this would be a fruitless trip, felt a slight delight after hearing the report from his subordinate.

However, he quickly realized some unreasonable details.

“Did you indeed see Lamias inside the manor?”

The subordinate nodded, with a serious expression, “It was indeed her, and it shouldn’t be an illusion, but…”

“But what?” The Kalon Chancellor instinctively frowned. His subordinate’s hesitation seemed to reflect the unreasonable details he sensed.

The subordinate thought for a moment and said, “Lamias was sitting on the terrace reading a book, looking quite leisurely, with no signs of tension… it feels like she’s deliberately letting us know she’s there. And… and why would she purposefully bury the ‘Fear Inverted Cross’ armor here—this place isn’t far from the manor… hence, it’s feared to be a trap.”

“Talk as we go.” The Kalon Chancellor quickly made a decision.

In fact, he could vaguely see the faint lights emanating from the manor at the end of the Xiao Lin.

“Lamias truly seems to have betrayed us.” The Kalon Chancellor shared his thoughts with his confidant, “Honestly, from the last images transmitted by the Nautilus, the power Father Strala possesses to sink it with a single blow is indeed shocking. In front of such power, Lamias wavering isn’t unexpected.”

“What do you mean, My Lord?”

The Kalon Chancellor sneered, “Don’t forget the initial purpose of Lamias’s departure… she hoped to capture Strala to boost her achievements and avoid being sent to Master Plaid. Clearly, she failed; Strala’s strength exceeded everyone’s expectations… Lamias cannot simply return, as her fate upon returning would be quite miserable. So, if you were her, what would you do?”

The subordinate opened his mouth, knowing what choice he would make, yet some words could never be expressed directly.

Seeing the subordinate’s difficulty, the Kalon Chancellor smiled lightly, “She would seek refuge with Strala, and then with Holy Church. She uses the Reversed Holy Relic as leverage, wanting the vacation to hand over Master Plaid. She believes standing in Strala’s camp gives her capital to counter the vacation, even thinking she can do anything by staying by Strala’s side. Unfortunately, Lamias never expected the vacation to take such drastic action.”

“Indeed.” The subordinate nodded approvingly, “Perhaps Lamias’s intimidation was just a form of provocation, or maybe it’s her way of showing Holy Church her determination to sever ties with us… hmpf, she really doesn’t know what kind of retaliation this severance will bring; this time Lamias is being too clever.”

The Kalon Chancellor chuckled, “I suppose Holy Church has people ambushed in that manor? Indeed, following usual procedures, we’d first rule out spies for information—yet this time surpassed everyone’s expectations! Even I didn’t know beforehand that the Commander would order such an all-out action!”

“My Lord, we can clearly see the manor now!” Another subordinate returned quickly.

The Kalon Chancellor’s eyes flashed a bright light, sarcastically stating, “I wonder how many people Lamias has drawn from Holy Church… but according to intelligence, this time Holy Church indeed excluded a Paladin Vasco and several Squire Candidates, suggesting that this Paladin and his students likely reside in this manor.”

Listening to his superior’s detailed analysis, the subordinate couldn’t immediately discern any problematic aspects… yet still sensed something was off.

However, if Paladin Vasco and his few students were indeed in the manor, it would be quite troublesome—after all, though Vasco is aged, his battle prowess shows no signs of waning, ranking high on the Black Religious Congregation’s hunting list.

As for the current issue of the Descending Angel, feared by Black cultivation… the Descending Angel certainly doesn’t exist within this town.

Otherwise, given the Descending Angel’s strength, they wouldn’t allow the Black vacation’s submarines to approach… fearing the vacation’s warrior group wouldn’t even get ashore, they’d already face the Descending Angel’s attack.

So the Kalon Chancellor harbors certainty.

“No matter how strong Vasco is, he’s just one person right now.” The Kalon Chancellor remarked calmly, “While we’re… one of the vacation’s four major groups, are we really afraid of just one Paladin’s strength?”

The subordinate shook his head; they weren’t unfamiliar with fighting Paladins… having firsthand knowledge of Paladin’s power.

Though the vacation’s bases on the Oth Continent were destroyed overnight by the Descending Angel… yet most bases were designed to confuse Holy Church’s perception, the vacation’s true elites always resided in that powerful human nation across the ocean.

As long as this plan culminates successfully, enabling the completion of a century’s preparations, the vacation will acquire the strength to defeat Angels, then naturally fearing nothing.

At this moment, a subordinate handed the Kalon Chancellor a night vision goggle.

The Kalon Chancellor raised the goggles, looking directly into the manor—this manor, being quite small, made it easy for the Kalon Chancellor, under the subordinate’s instruction, to see Lamias reading under the moonlight on the terrace.

“Hmpf, what a good mood she seems to be in.” The Kalon Chancellor sneered, “I wonder if she can still laugh later… give her a surprise, Carbin!”

Carbin… the Kalon Chancellor’s trusted subordinate, nodded immediately.

The group under the Kalon Chancellor is officially named the Neo-Human Independent War Division, a batch of genetically enhanced warriors akin to machines through drugs and modifications, unlocking human body’s limits for species evolution.

The Neo-Human Independent War Division is the only group among the entire Black vacation where all members are equipped with battle armor.

If the Knight Agency’s high-ranking officials were present, they’d likely immediately realize this Neo-Human Independent War Division closely resembles the deceased British Prime Minister’s Finia Warrior Group!

Compared to the Dragon Rider War Armor crafted by the late Prime Minister, it seems the armor equipped by the entire Neo-Human Independent War Division possesses far superior performance.

At this moment, subordinate Carbin gestured, as twenty warriors in armor far more powerful than the Dragon Rider War Armor, developed using Calamity as the blueprint, known as Fiery Meteor War Armor, stepped forward.

From members to Commander, the Neo-Human Independent War Division consists of ninety-nine powerful new humans controlling battle armor—and as the commander of the Neo-Human Independent War Division, the Kalon Chancellor is one of the first batches of experimental subjects since the Black vacation mastered human modification technology, with a higher modification progress than Neo-Human Independent War Division members, he personally owns an exclusive advanced battle armor, with performance only beneath the highest crystallizations of the three armed armors.

Such formidable configuration, indeed an overkill for capturing one Lamias!

“Since Vasco might be hiding in the manor, give this Paladin a surprise!” The Kalon Chancellor’s eyes sparkled with amusement, “The vacation has lurked for a century, it’s time to show Holy Church… show the world… our power.”

As they say, a century of honing unnoticed, a sudden fame shakes the world… that’s the Black vacation’s plan.

Every time they achieved technological breakthroughs, they suppressed the elation within… repeatedly surpassing eras, repeatedly staying low-key, only to eventually return in an invincible form, reappearing before the world’s eyes!

“High-Energy Mijia Particle Cannon ready!”

“Aim!”

“Fire—!”

In an instant, twenty new human warriors in Fiery Meteor War Armor, each wielding a massive machine cannon… under the command of Commander Carbin, engaged the cannon switch.

The terrifying energy instantly gathered within each cannon barrel. Kalon Chancellor could even feel the scorching aura brought by this pure energy.

A bloodlust flashed in his eyes, as if he had already seen the Paladin hiding in the manor rushing out from the explosion, soaked in blood, yet witnessing the despair of the Neo-Human Independent War Division.

Slaughtering a veteran high-powered Paladin of the Holy Church is also quite an interesting thing…

Finally, twenty powerful beams of light shot out instantly!

“It’s coming!”

Kalon Chancellor’s pupils instantly widened a fraction, his breathing became slightly rapid, the pleasure from destruction filled his brain instantly, and even his adrenaline surged!

A figure appeared silently at the gravel stone steps at the manor entrance, swiftly extending her right hand—Eve!

Eve’s right palm split open instantly upon extending, revealing a ping-pong ball-sized round hole in its center.

The twenty powerful destructive light beams strangely began to curve… The light beams that were supposed to shoot in parallel now twisted, and because of the twists, they converged!

As if something was attracting them… the twenty light beams were ultimately completely devoured—as if swallowed into the round hole exposed in Eve’s palm!

Eve, who completely devoured the twenty light beams, seemed to be shrouded in a layer of shimmer… Even her hair very slightly dispersed, with countless starlights suspended among them.

The destruction that should have appeared did not appear, the massive explosion sound and air waves that should have occurred also did not… Kalon Chancellor, who was guarded by several warriors within the Neo-Human Independent War Division formation, widened his eyes.

What did he see?

Someone blocked the simultaneous fire of twenty High-Energy Mijia Particle Cannons with a hand?

An eerie silence appeared within the Neo-Human Independent War Division formation—they all had farsighted abilities, which allowed them to clearly see the scene that just unfolded!

“This woman, she’s not human! At least her arm looks like some kind of machinery!” Carbin shuddered during the group battle—with the unease discussed with Kalon Chancellor earlier instantly evolving into a sense of ominousness, he felt a sudden chill down his spine.

“Does the Holy Church also possess modification technology?” Kalon Chancellor wondered for a moment, then thought: “It’s not Vasco… who on earth is this woman!”

But Kalon Chancellor was not overly fearful… The Neo-Human Independent War Division had ninety-nine fully armored warriors for this attack!

At this moment, Eve suddenly leaped from the manor entrance… Like a cannonball, she rushed into the night sky at a terrifying speed, then plummeted down!

Bang—!!

Upon landing, Eve shattered the ground instantly, the fissures radiating out, encompassing the entire Neo-Human Independent War Division formation.

The ground’s rupture did not cause chaos among the Neo-Human Independent War Division warriors… This sudden change in terrain could easily be avoided with a simple jump.

Only the terror of this woman’s speed and the power of her descent was awe-inspiring.

After landing, Eve crossed her hands in front of her chest, then swung them to the sides. Following this, something seemed to extend segment by segment from Eve’s palms; finally, they contracted and combined, turning into two sharp blades.

“Creator’s private property under attack… Executing automatic defense program…” Eve’s pupils flashed with purple light continuously, expanding and contracting like a camera lens, “Exterminate.”

“What’s she trying to do… Ah—!”

A Neo-Human Independent War Division warrior opened communication under the tense atmosphere, subconsciously muttering… Though his voice was not loud, it was linked to the network and could be heard by the entire division simultaneously.

They heard his final scream!

In the air, the warrior who had just sent out the communication, after the scream, had his body directly cut apart… He didn’t even have a chance to resist!

“Att… Attack!! Attack!!”

Kalon Chancellor, responding to the sudden terror, shuddered violently and, with a raspy voice, screamed the command!

Bang—!!

As Kalon Chancellor shouted the attack command, a heatwave surged from not far away—a warrior, having been slain, had his Flaming Meteor War Armor explode directly!

An orange firelight birthed in mid-air, accompanied by a thunderous blast and scorching air currents… Sparks scattered in all directions.

Bang—Bang—Bang—!

Like a lost person in absolute darkness encountering an assassin in the dark… Kalon Chancellor was shaking now, listening to the consecutive explosion sounds ringing in his ears, his scalp tingling, heart pounding, limbs cold, and breathing difficult.

In the night sky, a graceful silhouette danced… dancing amidst the fireworks!

“I’ll die!”

Unprecedented fear made Kalon Chancellor momentarily forget about all the strength of the Neo-Human Independent War Division… He backed away, stumbled slightly, almost falling, then hurriedly donned his battle armor, said to be just beneath the three great crystals of the vacation.

Turning around, Kalon Chancellor stood up like a crawling dog, then the propulsion device at the back of the armor ignited instantly, two deep blue flames slicing through the sky…

Of the ninety-nine Neo-Human Independent War Division warriors, less than half remained now, and not even a minute had passed.

Like fireworks, extraordinarily brief.

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PS: Next chapter coming later.