The indescribable will that had descended suddenly disintegrated when the "Undead Demon Monk" Las Vegas cast a curse spell.
The strange charm and smile in Su Lun’s expression also faded away, and the cold sharpness returned to his eyes. Looking at the demon monk who had fallen to the ground in the distance, then at the rune umbrella in his hand, he whispered softly, "Thank you for your help this time, Pestoya."
No one responded to his words, but at that moment, the air seemed filled with a joyful atmosphere, and even the wind became lighter.
Su Lun fixed his gaze on the fallen demon monk in the distance, his eyes suddenly hardened, and without hesitation, he teleported and charged in that direction.
There was no better opportunity to kill this guy than right now!
...
When Su Lun first heard that William Jr. had hired a bounty hunter who was the legendary "Undead Demon Monk" Las Vegas, he had analyzed the relevant information with Yeka Katrina.
This guy was known as "undead," which certainly wasn’t without reason.
The military intelligence department had some accurate information, all pointing to several instances where this guy had mysteriously survived what should have been certain death.
Alchemy magicians are a group seeking the truth, and this "undead" phenomenon, which defied common sense, clearly had issues.
But Su Lun was not unfamiliar with it.
Because he himself had been resurrected once before, Sen Jiao had been resurrected, and the "Spiritual Detective," the Old Cowboy Jerome, also had the undying body of a ghostly duke.
Resurrection was possible at a certain price.
And behind this ability pointed to various deities who had comprehended the true essence of death.
So, it wasn’t hard to guess that Las Vegas possessed the ability of immortality because he was a divine believer.
Previously, in the wax museum, he himself had been cursed, but didn’t die, and the demon monk didn’t die either, which further confirmed his speculation.
However, the various deities worshiped by the believers in Luying were myriad, and at first, Su Lun didn’t take it seriously.
But through Yeka Katrina, he had seen the top-secret information of the military intelligence department and learned that the demon monk was the queen’s lover, which led him to surmise that this guy might be a crucial figure in the collusion between the "Giant Hermit Order" and the Bonaparte royal family.
This was very subtle.
Divine believer + Giant Hermit Order = the only conclusion.
Therefore, Su Lun boldly concluded that the deity worshipped by this demon monk was the one worshipped by the "Giant Hermit Order"!
Having guessed this, Su Lun’s thoughts became more active.
This was no longer just about solving the problem of William Jr.
Su Lun even guessed that the demon monk was probably also using the opportunity of William hiring an assassin to avoid some troubles like divination, specifically to assassinate the "Death" seen as an enemy by their sect.
If it were just to deal with the assassination by one of the "top ten legends," it wouldn’t be a big problem for either the Lance family or Su Lun himself.
But since Su Lun had deduced this far, he felt that he could make a big move!
Now, with the red death disease spreading widely and the political situation in Lingdun City being so treacherous, the alchemical civilization was in jeopardy...
No matter what stance Su Lun took, he could not allow the schemes of that outer god to succeed.
And that outer god was still hiding, not showing up, accumulating power, and preparing to descend.
Even the conflicted Master Pierre was helpless and could only plan for after its descent.
But if they could lure it out early, or even seriously injure it, it would be an unmissable opportunity for the great battle that lay ahead.
...
The deities aren’t idle, waiting all day to respond to the prayers of their believers and then descend to kill.
There are definitely some limitations to a deity’s will descending.
So once it descends, it must be related to its interests.
Su Lun had forced Las Vegas to summon the deity by planning the entire operation with Yeka Katrina.
When the two of them set out from Lingdun City and had the gangs distribute all the secretly developed antidotes, they were already laying the groundwork.
And Yeka Katrina’s display of amazing combat power was actually only for one purpose.
That was to show the enemy their "threat," compelling the demon monk to kill them at all costs.
After fighting together for so long, Las Vegas couldn’t kill them, so his only option was to summon the deity.
Now that the potion to treat the red death disease had been distributed, that outer god must have become aware. Although it wasn’t enough to force it to descend early, to find the root cause, Su Lun, the primary culprit, was naturally the first choice.
So, upon request, it came.
And because the summoner was Las Vegas, a curse magician.
Su Lun had analyzed his abilities before formulating the subsequent "trap for a god plan."
Even if he faced one of the top ten legends, Su Lun could escape if he truly wanted to, and this guy couldn’t keep him.
But curiously enough, curse magic also countered various teleportation methods; once targeted, there was no escape.
So, Su Lun deliberately left a "flaw," his blood essence.
He was certain that after summoning the deity, the guy would use curse magic.
Hence earlier, he had turned and fled as soon as he saw the divine will descend.
He had perfectly created all the conditions for the enemy, and with Yeka Katrina’s script interference, Las Vegas would definitely get carried away!
Human life energy is almost insignificant to higher beings like gods, similar to an ant. The backlash from cursing a mortal is probably equivalent to a deity losing a single hair.
Su Lun was well aware that his own destiny couldn’t be tougher than a god’s.
So he was "definitely doomed."
But, he still had a trump card that no one else had.
That was Pestoya.
Mr. Jing’s sister, once the ghostly young lady of the Storm Manor.
Curse magic, this mysterious technique, is ultimately a touch of destinies, and the backlash is equivalent.
Su Lun knew his destiny couldn’t stand against a semi-competent outer god,
but what if it was an entity that had merged with a fallen angel’s "divine fire"?
...
Prior to calling upon the deity in Las Vegas, everything was based on Su Lun’s conjecture.
But even if the plan was wrong, it didn’t matter, the worst-case scenario was only killing a demon monk and William.
However, if he guessed right, this would absolutely be extremely profitable!
The Giant Hermit Society’s outsider god had the covert support of the Bonaparte royal family and had now gained momentum.
This battle was almost about the rise and fall of the alchemical civilization’s future.
Although Su Lun was not clear about the specifics of what Mr. Jing and the ninth-order master, Pierre, had planned, he was also very aware that a direct confrontation, even with those two working together, held no certainty.
Su Lun even guessed that the production of the cure for the Red Death would, at best, reduce some deaths but would not be able to stop the arrival of that outsider god.
But now, the opportunity had arrived!
And it was successful!
Pestoya had just awakened not long ago, and Su Lun had only then come up with this ambushing scheme.
The condition of this ghostly lady was very special at the moment; during the past two or three years of her dormant state, she had been merging with the "divine fire" of the fallen angel that had once merged with her soul.
This was a great chance left by Sir Isaac and Lady Isaac for their beloved youngest daughter.
To allow her to reach the pinnacle in one step.
Although she didn’t have a divine body capable of concentrating godhood and her strength wasn’t at the divine tier,
She now possessed a true "soul divine fire"; her fate was now considered that of a True God, making her the highest-level being of this plane!
It was impossible for True Gods to exist in this plane, which meant that the sea giant from the Giant Hermit Society could not possibly have a stronger fate than Pestoya!
Just as Su Lun had anticipated, when Las Vegas began the summoning and cast Curse Magic, the will of the outsider god collapsed instantly.
And Pestoya was unharmed.
The ambush was successful!
With the god’s will shattered, the sea giant was unlikely to die, but was certain to be severely injured!
...
Su Lun didn’t dwell on what happened to the outsider god after its collapse; he teleported to the fallen Las Vegas.
He had left directed displacement spatial coordinates during the fight, allowing him to arrive in an instant.
As he appeared via teleportation, he also released Yeka Katrina.
The Las Vegas on the ground had its flesh writhing, looking like countless bugs were rolling under the skin, appearing to be mutating.
The two charged forward, Su Lun swinging his black scythe, not missing a beat, and chopped down toward the monk’s neck.
Yeka Katrina’s fists also gathered a layer of nebula, and she punched toward the monk’s heart.
The oblivious monk, lacking consciousness, was defenseless; a "swish" of the scythe decapitated him, and a "boom" of the punch blew a huge hole through his chest.
However, what was strange was that not a single drop of blood spurted out.
Su Lun saw the writhing red worms in the wound and shouted, "Back off!"
Far from being dead, the monk’s body seemed to be growing more vigorous in its life force.
Yeka Katrina reacted quickly too, pushing her palms forward, creating an odd repulsive field and retreating a hundred meters in a flash.
Just then, countless red worms surged like a tide from the "corpse", quickly mutating into a skinned giant monster.
Having witnessed this scene before, Su Lun knew right away it was these body worms going out of control and turning on him.
And as he watched the corpse, a message suddenly came through the communicator of the Mirror organization, bringing a smile to his face.
Yeka Katrina glanced at him.
Su Lun explained, "There’s trouble in Lingdun City! All the followers of the Evil God have mutated!"
Hearing this, Yeka Katrina obviously understood as well.
Their purpose had been achieved!
The price of the Crimson Potion had been driven too high, and it had not yet been widely distributed. Under normal circumstances, it would take some time to ferment before the outsider god could descend.
But now, the movement had suddenly begun, meaning that it had just received a heavy blow and was forced to descend sooner!
Compared with the situation in Lingdun City, the mutating monster in front of them was insignificant.
Su Lun looked at the standing mutated monster and asked, "Can we kill it?"
The mutated seventh-order professional was irrational, and its strength was even stronger than when it was alive.
And as they had just experienced, beheading and destroying the heart could both be recovered from, making it really troublesome.
For the moment, Su Lun hadn’t thought of a way to kill this monster.
The best approach would be to ignore it.
But unexpectedly, Yeka Katrina decisively nodded and said, "We can. This monster hasn’t fully revived yet; control it and I can kill it!"
As she spoke, a cold light flashed in her crystal eyes, and decisively, she smacked her spell, "Astrological Alchemy - Second Resolution!"
Looking again, the night sky changed as the stars moved, their light drawn by a mysterious force, all converging onto Yeka Katrina.
Although Su Lun had never seen this phenomenon before, he knew it was the ability of her "A-012-Astrogator" second resolution.
With her innate ability released in second resolution, the starry domain draping Yeka Katrina rapidly shrank; the layer of starlight that had hovered around her body collapsed at a high speed, as if the entire universe had gathered in the palm of her hand, creating a black hole that twisted light.
A look of unprecedented seriousness appeared on her face, and as her sorcerer’s seals changed, she chanted the name of the spell, "Astrological Alchemy · Abyssal Black Hole!"
This was serious!
Seeing this, Su Lun’s eyes abruptly narrowed.
Although one couldn’t see the phenomenon where all light was being absorbed, his spatial ability clearly felt a deformed space nearby, slowly twisting into a terrifyingly powerful black hole due to a gravitational pull.
This was a real black hole!
Su Lun himself could "handcraft black holes," but in reality, they were just absorption powers of spatial spells.
However, in the palm of Yeka Katrina’s hand, it appeared she was indeed holding a celestial body with terrifying gravity formed by the collapse of a star.
Although Su Lun didn’t know how she managed to do it, he could see she was struggling with using this move.
At this moment, Yeka Katrina was trembling slightly, with fine sweat covering her forehead, clearly indicating that at her rank, it was somewhat forced for her to use this technique.
Despite his shock, Su Lun’s actions did not slow down.
With a slap of his sorcerer’s seal, it rapidly transformed, instantly creating a spell.
"Void Alchemy - Grand Imprisonment Spell!"
"Control Silk Secret Technique - Titan’s Grip!"
"Terrifying Wax Figure - Four Symbols Elemental Sealing!"
"Gargoyle - Diamond Lock!"
He alone simultaneously employed four-fold tactics, with threads, wax figures, space, and gargoyles all converging on the monster.
The gargoyle was the most direct, teleporting to hug the monster’s thigh tightly as its body hardened and sank, weighing tons.
Then countless shimmering threads wrapped around the monster’s body, spatial seals rigidified, followed by four wax figures joining hands to control... It was like layers upon layers of shackles trapping the grotesque giant on the spot.
All these methods were still within the scope of the sixth rank but were enough to control the not-so-bright monster for a moment.
Right then, in Yeka Katrina’s palm controlling the black hole, she charged at the other controlled monster.
The grotesque beast instinctively tried to run, but before it could avoid it, that delicate jade hand had already pressed against its chest.
The terrifying energy sealed within the palm’s black hole exploded in an instant, and visibly, the monster’s body disintegrated into fragments. Such was the degree of disintegration that even the replicative worms immediately lost their vitality.
"Impressive!"
As Su Lun marveled at the power of the move, he also saw a layer of "grey mist" emerging from the pieces of the monster’s corpse.
Seeing this, he teleported over and harvested the Spiritual Body.
’You have extracted the soul of "Rasputin (Grotesque)"’
’You have obtained a vast amount of seventh-rank "Dark Law Fragments," "Death Law Fragments," "Disaster Law Fragments"...’
’You have harvested a wealth of combat skills and have comprehended "Seventy-Two Forms of Ancient Guma Techniques (Master level)"’
’You have extracted the "Yaksas Dark Civilization Human Body Research Archives"’
’You have gained a vast amount of curse knowledge and dark magic profession knowledge’
’...’
The body had only recently transformed, so the soul was still relatively intact.
Su Lun extracted what he wanted and was pleased.
Dominance and realms couldn’t be extracted, but understanding the laws of the seventh rank and profession-related knowledge was exactly what he currently needed.
Having looked at the scenery from the peak of the seventh rank, he turned back to look at many of the problems he’d confronted at lower ranks and suddenly gained clarity.
This had a crucial impact on Su Lun’s own comprehension of realms.
However, before he had the chance to digest those memories, his gaze fell upon the fragments of the monster’s corpse.
After advancing to the sixth rank and acquiring the ability of "Blood Devour," he became extremely sensitive to life energy.
Although the life energy of the shattered grotesque monster was rapidly dissipating, the quantity was quite astonishing.
He raised his hand, and a sorcerer’s seal appeared; a void vortex appeared in front of him, and the fragments were instantly devoured into it.
Su Lun looked at the changes in the vitality values on his panel and mused, "Such high life energy from these monsters? Is it because of those worms?"
He had previously tried to consume the essence blood of various magical beasts and had an approximate comparison of various parameters in his mind.
Now, devouring this seventh-rank grotesque beast, the data was several times higher than what the theory suggested.
So, he was a bit surprised.
A few thoughts flashed through his mind, and he caught a glimpse of Yeka Katrina by his side, looking a little pale. Clearly, the burden of that last technique was not light.
Su Lun asked, "Are you alright?"
Yeka Katrina shook her head, "I’m fine. It’s just that I haven’t reached the seventh rank yet, and using that technique is a bit of a stretch for me now."
Just then, she also seemed to have received a message from Lingdun City and, with no intention to stay longer, said solemnly, "That Outer God has been seriously injured and seems to need to absorb the Power of Faith to recover. There’s been a big change in Lingdun; we need to hurry back."
Su Lun nodded in agreement upon hearing this.
Mr. Hei had already sent various reports collected by the Mirror Organization. The zombie outbreak had erupted in Lingdun City, affecting several districts in the southern city. Although no specific figures were available, it affected at least millions of people.
Additionally, various nobles were also in chaos. Both the Rodriguez and Ernest households, which were Senior Councilor seats in the National Assembly, had made significant moves.
The situation in Lingdun City had already turned chaotic.
...
Su Lun did not delay any further, bringing Yeka Katrina into the miniature void realm, and also found his bodyguard Ralph, who had been rendered unconscious from the severe injuries inflicted by the demon monk.
Seeing that the "Windmill Castle Towards the Sun" vehicle was still intact, he collected it as well.
Then, Su Lun kept employing Spatial Teleportation to hurry on his way.
The over one hundred kilometers they had traveled in one whole day before, he now covered in less than fifteen minutes.
Without entering the city, in the suburban area to the south, a Gusmao airship from the Ruying military force had already been waiting for some time.
Yeka Katrina was now the head of the Ruying Military Intelligence Department, and she needed to go to command the regular battles.
Beneath the airship, Su Lun released Yeka and several maids, but he did not plan to follow them aboard.
Their cooperation had ended here.
The alliances, assassinating William, and trapping the Outer God... they had coordinated this cooperation perfectly.
The situation was dire, leaving no room for extended conversation.
The two had already developed an understanding, and with Yeka Katrina looking at Su Lun, she said lightly, "Take care."
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"Sure."
Su Lun nodded and also said, "Take care too."
Yeka Katrina nodded her head, and then, turning back, her face showed only the assertive dominance of a high-ranking leader.
She shouted, "Notify all departments, initiate Plan X!"
The surrounding staff members responded in unison, "Yes!"
Su Lun watched as Yeka Katrina boarded the ship, her maidservants who had served her day and night for the past several days also looked back and smiled slightly.
He smiled back at them.
Then he turned and walked away.
He had not walked far when a faint voice suddenly inquired beside him, "Mr. Su Lun, are you going to live with that young lady from now on?"
In the desolate wilderness with no one else around, Su Lun heard these words but knew who it was; he shook his head with a smile and said to the void, "No, it was just a collaboration. I am me, Phoebe is Phoebe."
"Oh."
As soon as the words fell, a ghost girl in a black princess dress suddenly floated out of the black umbrella in his hand, cheerfully circling around Su Lun.
She was naturally Pestoya.
Su Lun watched and smiled slightly.
This ghostly young lady was the first friend Su Lun made in this world.
And Su Lun was also the first friend that Pestoya made after being trapped in Storm Manor for a thousand years.
Their relationship was very special.
It was like a chick seeing the world for the first time at birth; there was always an inexplicable sense of kinship.
Both felt the same about the other.
When he thought of this plan three days ago, he thought of Pestoya.
She came before they set off but stayed inside the Rune Umbrella without coming out.
They chatted occasionally through mental communication.
Seeing her suddenly come out now, Su Lun asked with a smile, "Why did you stay inside all this time and now want to come out?"
He had thought that there might be some restrictions for a Spiritual Body to wander outside, which was why Pestoya had not shown herself these past few days; unexpectedly, she gave an unrelated reason, "I don’t really like that noble young lady."
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Her tone was not very good, but Su Lun was not surprised, he just raised an eyebrow, "Oh? Why’s that?"
A young lady who had been confined for a thousand years was occasionally defiant, which he was well aware of.
Pestoya tilted her head, not really explaining, "Just don’t like her."
"Oh."
Listening, Su Lun just smiled slightly and did not ask further.
The city was in turmoil, and he planned to meet up with Mr. Hei and the others, and along the way, see the situation in the city for himself.
A man and a spirit, walking through the darkness.
But probably because she hadn’t been out to play for a long time, Pestoya seemed very excited.
After circling around Su Lun a few times, she suddenly flew in front of him, then unabashedly clung to Su Lun’s neck like a koala, and it seemed as if she thought of something, blinked, and said, "Mr. Su Lun, actually, I think..."
With one arm, Su Lun embraced this suddenly corporeal ghost girl, the corners of his mouth slightly helpless, "What is it?"
Pestoya gazed at him, her large eyes sparkling with mischief and brilliance.
After pondering for a moment, she said seriously, "Actually, I think... if Mr. Su Lun is going to get married, my sister would be a good choice. She is as beautiful as that lady, with a nice figure, and a gentle temperament. Hmm... and for maids, we can hire a few for the house too..."
"..."
Su Lun listened and couldn’t help but laugh and cry.
What was she even talking about?
He teasingly replied, "What are you thinking about, you silly girl."
Pestoya seemed to have considered it very thoroughly, adding, "I mean getting married. You seem to really enjoy that kind of life. You are my only friend, and my sister is my most beloved sister. Of course, I hope you two can be together. Then in the future, we can all live together. Like... um... like today, we can go on a trip together. Have a real adventure. We could travel the world, go on a sailing expedition..."
The more she talked, the more excited she became, and in her cheerful expression, it seemed as if she had already planned the future family trip.
Naive, pure, and romantic.
Su Lun, not taking it seriously, smiled and tapped her forehead, "Marry your own silly head, your sister is my mentor. She is also the person I respect the most."
Upon hearing this, Pestoya blinked, murmuring, "Is that so?"
Su Lun said, "Yes, it is."
Thinking that this little girl had no clue what marriage was all about, he casually added, "You don’t have to be married to live together. I frequently visit my mentor to seek advice on alchemy, and we all live together. In the future, you can live with me too, Pestoya. I would welcome that."
Pestoya pondered it, and it seemed to make sense to her, "Oh."
Once this was said, neither of them spoke for a while, and all was quiet.
Unexpectedly, a playful look crossed Pestoya’s face, as if she had thought of something, she added, "But... when you were living with your maid Sabina, you changed into my sister’s appearance. Sister wasn’t angry; she probably wouldn’t mind. Marrying the two of you seems really good..."
"???"
Su Lun, upon hearing this, stood frozen on the spot, as if his brain couldn’t process what he had just heard.
He looked at the ghostly young lady hugging him, and even with the thickest face, felt a bit uncomfortable.
You know about that?
As if Pestoya could read minds, she continued with a sly look, "I’ve always been by my sister’s side, just sleeping. But that doesn’t mean I’m unaware. I know all about you two."
"..."
Su Lun, no matter how thick-skinned, found it difficult to respond to that.
He could only knock on her little head, "Don’t be nosy about adult matters, little girl."
Pestoya, seeing Su Lun at a loss for words, was even more cheerful, "Mr. Su Lun, I am also your mentor, okay!"
Su Lun: "..."