Chapter 502
Chapter 502 - 482: Reignition
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The giant god’s appearance, under the moonlight, became a bit miserable.
His whole body was burning with a faint silver flame, which seemed to be burning continuously. It was not some supernatural curse technique, but merely the unintentional gaze of a supreme existence.
He still had no expression on his face, and there seemed to be no hindrance to his actions. Perhaps he had evolved to have no emotions or sense of pain.
The battle began so calmly and naturally.
Lu Ping’an’s cooling-down taboo items still summoned two waves of the tree-man army.....However, unlike before when one of these terrifyingly powerful giant tree-men was enough to beat the Wolf King, these tree-men were merely silent punching bags in front of this monster.
Falling down after one slap, and then being hit again... If it weren’t for Lu Ping’an constantly adjusting the tree-man army, the defense line might have already collapsed.
The real main tank, the primary target for attracting hatred, was the young Catherine.
The flames on her body were almost endless, and the brilliant silver light surrounding her made the death-curse of the Beast God puppet ineffective against her.
Devout faith? Such a thing had long vanished with the unveiling of the world’s truth and the recovery of past memories.
Catherine stood in the front because her homeland was behind her... Even though she knew everything, she was still unwilling to let it be destroyed naturally.
The knights became the main force of the battle, not because they had Catherine’s protection but because they used their skillful formations and defensive systems to try and limit the rampaging beast.
With each attack from the monster, he seemed weaker than before, proving that he was not invulnerable.
With Catherine, who constantly ignited the Holy Fire, as the main tank, they successfully prevented the collapse of the defense line. Every time the giant beast pounced, it frightened and trembled everyone, but strangely, Catherine managed to block it.
In the process of battle, her body also underwent a continuous evolution, with a faint red feather slowly forming behind her, ignited by the Holy Flame. Perhaps this was another meaning of ascendance.
For a time, the knights were the main combat force, not because their strength was superior to the outsiders, but because the outsiders had retreats to consider, and the knights didn’t have that option.
"His existence disrupts the order of life and death here. If we don’t eliminate him, the army of the dead will soon sweep over everything around us..."
This was the judgment of the Beast God’s Great Priest, and it was also the reality of the current situation.
The disaster foretold in prophecy has turned into reality, with a large number of dead spirits crawling out of the ground.
This scene made the knights try to block the Beast God puppet with their flesh and blood... At least they could withstand the death-curse and consume its life energy more effectively than Lu Ping’an.
Outsiders also joined the battle, but only the strong ones took part.
Mercenaries were busy clearing hordes of endless corpse monsters on the periphery. They were not incapable of intervening in the central battlefield, but they lacked the willingness to do so.
Lu Ping’an continued to play a pivotal role in the battle.
His giant tree-men served as the cornerstone of the battlefield, constantly compressing the action space of the Beast God puppet.
However, Lu Ping’an had a limited number of cards in his hand, with only twelve red cards as the "refreshed" cornerstone. Now only four were left, so he had to use them sparingly.
Nature continued to roar in anger, sensing the existence of a high-threat being in front of it, and was willing to lend power to Lu Ping’an... However, he was just a 2-tier, so he had limited means at his disposal.
All he could do was continue to plant Magic Plants, attempting to assist with the attack.
But these tier 1-2 Magic Plants had little to no effect on the Giant God.
A tier 3 "Redemption"? Lu Ping’an released it a few minutes ago, fought with it for a short while, and then, with a heavy heart, recalled it.
By his current battlefield standards, a 2-tier Gardener was a bit too weak... Yet, he still managed to block the death-curses one after another, leaving others dumbfounded.
"Thankfully, it’s not a real resurrection..."
It was just a monster casually created by the scraps of a deity, not even worthy of being a divine envoy. Its near-total lack of intelligent thinking was the fundamental reason why they had been able to persist until now.
It always tried to extinguish the blinding sun flames in front of it... As long as Catherine maintains the right distance, she could achieve her goal of delaying.
At this point, Lu Ping’an had taken off his boots and threw them directly to Catherine.
There were also a few other armor pieces that forcibly increased her abilities by several notches.
Despite this, Catherine could only bitterly hold on, somehow evading every lethal attack at the last moment.
Through consumption, hardship, and sacrificing the lives of men (and plants), the battle line was barely maintained... But Lu Ping’an knew that this situation probably wouldn’t last long.
"Moon God, lend me strength, give me another Blessing."
The faint silver light on Catherine had begun to fade gradually, perhaps she couldn’t hold on much longer.
Should he go up and take it head-on? Lu Ping’an thought it wasn’t the right time yet...
"Zhi Xi..."
With a loud bang, metal armor appeared out of thin air. The moment it appeared, she knew what she had to do.
The hollow armor disassembled, exposing the core components in the middle.
Lu Ping’an took out his Battle Axe and blocked a blow for Catherine.
She hesitated for a moment, then gritted her teeth and sat down inside.
The next moment, the metal armor reassembled itself and entered all-power activation mode.
The burst of momentum at this moment was even stronger than when Lu Ping’an used it himself!
The metal arm directly made contact with the Beast God puppet, and then it was met with a Heavy-boxing, like an old thug on the streets... At this moment, she was not forced back by the Beast God’s power and executed the most effective attack since the battle began.
She then skillfully wielded the Storm Lance and smashed it towards the giant beast that retreated for the first time.
The female Knight met the female Knight Armor, and their compatibility was surprisingly good.
But this was just the beginning.
Suddenly, wing-like projections appeared on the back of the Knight Armor. The crimson flame feathers formed into wing-like shapes, like the wings of a phoenix. Even from afar, one could see the long tail of flames.
The fire giant and the Beast God puppet collided, and this time, the blaze did not die out but invaded the giant God instead.
"...Did it really activate?!"
Not only did Lu Ping’an find this scene hard to believe, even the "creator" Fang Wen was having doubts about life.
"This is too unscientific, how could it activate directly...I haven’t even fixed it yet."
Flames covered the armor, and the original holy red flames mingled with a more dangerous... black color.
It was the curse of life, carrying the ultimate black flame of life, and it was also a part that Zhi Xi had not yet finished repairing.
[Current external device: Black Flame Generator (incomplete, current completeness 43%, unable to start properly. ), Fire-Devouring Scarlet Chain (incomplete, current completeness 60%, can activate ’Withering Aura’ for a short period)]
[Black Flame Generator (Silver Lower): A special flame generator derived from the predecessor ’Black Plague’ targeting life (currently unable to be activated due to high degree of incompleteness).]
It seems that some things defy logic, Catherine not only successfully activated the incomplete Black Flame generator, using her own Holy Flame as a part but...
An aura burst open, avoiding all her teammates, and any dead spirits that touched her aura turned into ashes the next moment.
[Fire-Devouring Scarlet Chain (Silver Mid-position): A weapon red chain originated from the predecessor ’Despair Hatred’, can invoke the Withering Aura and carry out a composite attack of withering and life absorption.]
With the added withering ability of the Storm Lance, Catherine at this moment had probably turned into a real monster.
The black flame of death and the red purifying Holy Flame intermingled, the supernatural powers of withering and life-draining crazily drained the life force of all living beings. At this moment, the Heavy Knight had become the enemy of life.
"Go on, it’s your turn, Little Fire Dragon!"
Apparently, that was not enough for Lu Ping’an as he directly called out the Little Flame to be the mount for the charge!
What? Why isn’t he going up himself? Isn’t he cheering her on?
— End of Chapter 502 —