Chapter 1239: 226. Wrath (XII)

Annabawei.

Countless citizens knelt devoutly, praying to the god they believed in within their hearts, but what responded to them was not that familiar pitch-black sun, but one withered hand after another reaching out from within the crimson vortex.

Crimson flames flickered among them. The hands looked as though they had just been burned by raging fire, their outer skin already completely reduced to charcoal, even giving off a nauseating scorched stench that made people instinctively recoil.

Faced with those withered hands, most people began to hesitate. After all, it was extremely difficult not to be wary of something so strange. Furthermore, the aura emitted by those clusters of Crimson Flame was incomparably familiar, causing them to subconsciously remember the grace previously bestowed by the “Goddess of Light.”

The terrifying mutations brought by that flame of light still left many people with lingering fear.

“Do......do we really have to touch this?”

Even some Pioneers showed traces of doubt.

Thud!

“What are all of you hesitating for?”

The staff struck the ground, and its dignified sound interrupted everyone’s wild thoughts. Within the screen of light at the very front, the girl dressed in magnificent ceremonial robes had a childish voice, but already possessed the beginnings of authority.

“This is the method of salvation bestowed by the great Black Sun. You do not need to doubt it. You only need to silently recite the glory of our Lord within your hearts, and you will certainly not become lost within this boundless Crimson Flame!”

Everyone looked at one another. Clearly, this suddenly appointed Pope had not yet completely gained everyone’s trust, but in the position second only to the girl in ceremonial robes, another girl had already made her choice.

“She is right.”

The image of a handsome blond face appeared in Marcie’s mind, and she said solemnly: “This is the great Lord Black Sun......and it is also the method of salvation he found. I will not doubt him, and neither should we.”

After saying that, she did not hesitate in the slightest and grabbed one of the withered hands.

Puff.

The Crimson Flame flickered and instantly enveloped her entire body, but it did not harm her at all. Instead, it illuminated her whole body like the sun.

——The target of the Crimson Flame was not her. The sacrifice had already been offered just now. It did not require any additional souls or flesh, and would naturally fulfill the sacrificer’s prayer.

When the others saw this, they all breathed a sigh of relief and no longer hesitated, making their choices together.

After surviving in darkness for so long, courage was the thing they lacked least.

Boom!

In an instant, countless rays of light rose into the air, illuminating the entirety of Annabawei with incomparable brilliance.

And within this blazing light, no filth or darkness......had anywhere to hide!

A cluster of pitch-black flame emerged from between everyone’s eyebrows and then disappeared. Immediately afterward, as though some form of suppression had been removed, patterns resembling flowing black blood appeared across the surfaces of their bodies.

“This is......”

Marcie lowered her head and stared at those twisted patterns. Her instincts told her that these seemingly harmless blood patterns were the true body of the “filth” that had always been hidden within the bodies of Annabawei’s people.

It was the true culprit......responsible for all the pain and torment they had suffered!

“You should disappear!”

Scene after scene surfaced in her mind. Marcie showed no fear at all. Instead, she reached out and grabbed at the twisted black patterns.

Her fingertips sank deeply into her flesh. Although she felt nothing tangible in her palm, and she also knew it was impossible for her to truly pull out this Pollution through her own power alone, at that moment, an intense sense of satisfaction still appeared within her heart!

【Screech——】

The black blood patterns twisted even more violently, like some kind of mollusk that had been provoked. They almost immediately caused the flesh to begin mutating, all of their activity being forced out by the mighty power of another god......but the mutation had only just reached the point where the skin began to split when the Crimson Flame attached to everyone’s bodies began burning even more fiercely!

As Pollution, the essence of these black blood patterns came from the legendary Demon God. During its most terrifying period, it could corrode and mutate not only flesh-and-blood creatures, but even the sky and the earth.

But now, the Demon God had already been completely sealed. How could it possibly resist a powerful deity who was still active within the world?

Boom!

Upon that endless crimson land, the countless withered hands surrounding the enormous eyeball suddenly shook at the same time. Although the Withering King Himself was still asleep, under those most fundamental operating rules, He began cleansing the Pollution that did not belong to Him according to Muen’s prayer!

The people of Annabawei immediately felt the Crimson Flame become incomparably scorching!

And those pitch-black blood patterns were finally, within the flames and at a speed visible to the naked eye......completely eliminated!

“They disappeared......”

After only a few breaths, Marcie stared blankly at her arm, which had become fair once again, and still felt that it was somewhat unreal.

The source of all this pain, the true culprit that had brought countless sorrows and struggles throughout this long period of time, had disappeared just like that. The Crimson Flame had not only completely swept away the Pollution, but had also conveniently healed the injuries she had caused herself.

The after-sales service was unbelievably good.

This also meant......that the people of Annabawei could finally stand completely beneath the sunlight, and could finally obtain true freedom!

They no longer needed to fear the darkness, nor did they need to suffer inexplicable pursuit from some powerful existence. From this moment onward, they could finally be considered truly integrated into this world!

“You really did it......”

Marcie could not stop tears from streaming down her face. She once again remembered that journey, that blond man, and the way he had fought so hard for them.

He had fulfilled his promise. He had truly and completely cleansed that Pollution and saved Annabawei!

“Long live Lord Black Sun!”

The others also clearly sensed this change. After a brief daze, they erupted into tremendous ecstasy. Everyone could not help shouting loudly, praising the revered name of the Black Sun from within the fiercely burning Crimson Flame!

Never mind whose Crimson Flame it was, just ask where it came from.jpg.

However......the matter was not yet over. Although the former Pollution belonging to the Demon God had disappeared, this Crimson Flame still remained upon their bodies......

Even though it would no longer demand any payment from them, the Pollution brought by the Crimson Flame had already followed this wish and completely remained within their bodies——this was the difference between a transaction with an Evil God and a prayer to a righteous god. Whether consciously or unconsciously, after making a transaction with you, it would always leave some traces upon you.

Therefore, next......

“Close your eyes! Seal your senses! Stop praying! Do not listen to anything! Do not look at anything! Do not think about anything!”

Within the screen of light, Pero suddenly shouted. This time, the targets of her warning were not only the people of Annabawei, but also the enormous number of believers kneeling behind her.

Everyone......who believed in the Black Sun.

“Quickly!”

An unimaginably cold aura suddenly descended, as though all of them had been directly thrown into the depths of the sea. The crowd that had still been immersed in ecstasy just moments ago immediately fell into a strange silence.

Pero waved her staff and, through her authority as Pope, directly and forcibly sealed everyone’s senses, completely cutting off their channels of prayer.

Now was not the time to thank that existence.

Because......

Pero glanced toward the distance. She seemed to have already seen something, and traces of instinctive fear appeared upon her small face.

But she quickly suppressed that fear. She was his Pope. At a time like this, she absolutely could not panic.

She quickly lowered her staff, knelt upon the ground, tightly clasped both hands before her chest, closed her eyes, and at the same time sealed her hearing with magic.

As the person closest to him, she could also sense more clearly than anyone else that some terrifying existence was descending. That existence possessed an aura she was familiar with, a feeling she was familiar with, and a power she was familiar with......yet she was not familiar with that existence at all. Within those endless black flames that devoured everything, she felt only unfamiliarity and fear.

Crunch......crunch......

Although she had already completely sealed her hearing, the horrifying sound of chewing still rang beside her ears. Her body trembled uncontrollably, and she did not even dare to call upon that existence’s revered name again.

But she continued praying.

Only, the object of her prayer was not Him, but him:

“Lord Muen......Lord Muen......please......do not lose yourself......”

......

......

【So hungry】.

Within the enormous crater blasted out by Miss Dragon, dozens of ferocious eyes upon the twisted mass of flesh stared fixedly at the pitch-black sun in the sky.

The solar disk itself was pure black, like a black hole that devoured all things, but its corona was a sacred pure white. The two contrasted with one another, emphasizing an indescribably strange sensation.

That pitch-black sun did not make any sound, but the Love God seemed able to understand what it was expressing at this moment.

So hungry. Wanted to eat something.

And so......

It began eating.

First was the Heaven-Bestowed Crown symbolizing becoming Crowned. It was easily chewed apart like some kind of little snack, chicken-flavored and delightfully crunchy.

Then came the Crimson Flame, which could be said to originate from the same source as Him.

Crimson radiance rose from the countless believers. The light briefly illuminated the sky, but it could no longer return to the place where it was supposed to belong. Instead, it was completely devoured by the pitch-black solar disk.

The Withering King was still sleeping and naturally could not stop it.

Crunch......crunch......

The pitch-black sun slowly revolved, growing increasingly larger, until half the sky seemed about to be covered by it. The final light completely disappeared, and the entire world fell into pure darkness.

The Love God, who had just been creating darkness within someone else’s heart......was finally completely enveloped by darkness as well.

“【An embryonic Evil God? No......it is an even higher-level existence......She has already raised Him to this extent?】”

This mass of flesh possessed no vocal organs and had no host, so it could only silently roar: “【Muen Campbell......you actually released Him willingly......Madman......you truly are a madman!】”

However......if you want to be mad, then be mad. What does it have to do with Me?

At worst, I will temporarily give up on plucking this fruit and deal with it later!

Perhaps even......

“【This kind of uncontrollable thing......will become far more troublesome than that fruit once it grows. Instead, I am rather looking forward to seeing what thou will ultimately become......and how those humans will react!】”

The Love God cast one final glance downward. The mass of flesh in the air suddenly twisted and flew in another direction.

He was extremely decisive. Seeing that there was no longer any chance of completely corrupting Hamreign, He abandoned the attempt without the slightest reluctance and directly prepared to leave!

Watching the show, picking up the leftovers, and benefiting while others fought had always been His......

【Hm?】

But after He moved a certain distance, His eyes casually lifted upward......the Black Sun slowly revolved in the center of the sky, as though staring at Him.

An illusion?

He moved another distance and raised His eyes again......the Black Sun was still slowly revolving in the center of the sky, as though staring at Him.

【......】

He silently moved another distance......

The Black Sun was still there......

It was not an illusion!

“【Thou wishest to eat Me?】”

The Love God suddenly realized that, after devouring the Withering King’s Crimson Flame, this Black Sun was still not satisfied.

As a newborn Evil God, combined with the Withering King’s Authority to devour all things from which He originated, His instinct was to devour other things in order to strengthen Himself.

Originally, He was about to begin indiscriminate devouring. The first to suffer might have been the believers who belonged to Him, or it might have been the Dragon of Death and Doom, who still showed no movement.

But clearly, He had now been attracted by something else. Therefore, whether it was the believers or the Dragon of Death and Doom, He temporarily had no interest in either of them.

And something capable of allowing a god to grow rapidly while producing endless attraction toward it......was naturally the flesh of another god!

Just like when the Authority of the Silent Moon died, and His remaining body was divided and eaten by numerous Evil Gods!

He had been targeted!

“【——Muen Campbell!】”

The Love God roared. He suddenly realized something......that bastard human had calculated this long ago!

He had long known that the existence he transformed into after losing control would immediately lock onto Him, because here, beneath this sky, only He could be considered a god!

No matter how powerful that calamity dragon was, in this respect, her attraction could absolutely not compare to His!

【So hungry】.

The Black Sun hung high in the sky, seemingly without the slightest movement.

But within its darkest depths, upon the divine throne constructed from countless piled bones, there seemed to be a figure sitting with its chin resting upon one hand. It suddenly pointed from afar toward that twisted mass of flesh.

Puff.

Pitch-black flames instantly appeared upon the mass of flesh. Their spreading speed far surpassed what they had possessed when controlled by Muen, to the extent that even the mass of flesh itself failed to react in time. Large portions of its flesh were burned and devoured by the black flames in the blink of an eye.

Bang!

The mass of flesh directly exploded. Countless deformed pieces of flesh split apart and fled in every direction.

There was no host for Him here. Every living creature had died within the previous torrent of destruction, and every remnant soul had already become fuel for the Crimson Flame. The nearest living beings, apart from that dragon, were unexpectedly the people of Annabawei on the other side who had sealed their minds!

Having lost the “medium” through which He could transfer, despite being a grand Evil God, He could only flee in such a miserable manner!

“【This humiliation......Muen Campbell......I will......hm?】”

However, those pieces of flesh had not flown for long before they all stopped simultaneously.

Because the phantom of a city had enveloped them.

It was an ancient city. Its walls were covered in mottled light and shadow, and one figure after another wandered within it, making it appear incomparably lively. But upon closer inspection, those were merely constantly flickering afterimages.

“【This is......】”

Ferocious eyes suddenly grew from within the pieces of flesh and stared at the image of the city, which seemed to have been projected from a black-and-white television.

Although it was only a phantom, it seemed to be something incomparably terrifying, causing the pupils of those ferocious eyes......to suddenly contract.

“【A Divine Kingdom? This is actually a Divine Kingdom? Although it is still incomplete......how is this possible? Thou hast only just been born......how couldst thou possibly possess something like this?】”