Chapter 67 Giant Fireworks
Edward Crawford, his chest riddled with holes, leaned on the Seal 1-114 and knelt with difficulty on the floor. His collar was disheveled, revealing his neck, which had been covered—and there hung a green wreath.
Emerald green light surrounded his body, enveloping the cavity in his chest. The organs inside stopped bleeding and began to slowly undulate, continuing to function.
It's that sealed artifact with healing abilities!
Luzer recalled that Ms. Daly had used this wreath to treat the injured, but he didn't know when Edward had hidden it on his person.
That guy! We agreed to introduce our abilities in the carriage, but who knew he held back! However, Lu Ze himself also kept his own secrets, so he didn't seem to have the right to criticize the other party. Compared to arguing about these things, the current matter was more important.
So, after only a moment of stunned silence, Lu Ze threw himself onto the magic circle on the ground again, striving to complete the modification as quickly as possible!
His body felt lighter, no longer tormented by the illness. Conversely, Ms. M's face suddenly flushed an unusual red, and she coughed. Clearly, Edward had just altered the rules with the "Staff of Chaos," "converting" the effects of the illness onto her.
"Don't get in my way!"
Ms. M lost the composure she had displayed when dealing with Edward, and shouted angrily. Surrounded and squeezed by chunks of flesh, she raised a hand, and several crimson fireballs quickly formed in her palm, shooting towards Edward.
"Thump!"
Edward looked at her with disdain, and without hesitation, raised his cane again and tapped it on the ground.
"Snap!"
With this movement, his body cracked like shattered glass. The fireballs that were originally heading towards him then veered off course and struck Ms. M instead.
Flames roared, scorching Ms. M's flesh and blood. Her screams were not particularly shrill, but rather filled with anger, because Edward's interference prevented her from stopping Luzer, and she could only watch as he modified the magic circle.
It's almost finished! It's almost finished!
Luze clenched his teeth as he revised the final part. Edward had originally said that the "Staff of Chaos" could only be used a maximum of three times, but this was already the fifth time; he was rapidly draining his life force!
Finally, before the fire on Ms. M's body was extinguished, he completed the final rewrite, changing the magic circle of the Abyss of Flesh and Blood into a magic circle with other effects.
"The Creator of all things!"
The ruler behind the veil of shadows!
The fallen nature of all living beings!
As he completed the task, Luze threw down his silver dagger, stood on the magic circle, and shouted in Hermes. He was going all out; this time, he didn't just recite the first two lines of the True Creator's name, but directly called out the full title!
In an instant, a mad and indescribable being looked down upon him, his mind filled with blasphemous and destructive murmurs. If it weren't for the illusory tide blocking his way, such an impact alone would have been enough to turn him into a monster.
Time was of the essence, and Lu Ze, enduring the pain, continued to shout the prayer:
May the Lord's gaze linger on it.
May the Lord's mercy bestow blessings.
Let our fallen flesh be baptized by the Lord!
"You're insane!"
Upon hearing his prayer, Ms. M's expression turned one of anger and horror. "You actually intend to use the Lord's precious body to create a flesh-and-blood bomb!"
That's right, Luze modified the magic circle. He changed the original Abyss of Flesh ritual circle into a ritual circle that invoked the power of flesh magic. He wanted to use the power of the true creator to create a flesh bomb, and the material for the bomb was this huge chunk of flesh right in front of him!
Come, true Creator, blow your rituals and your servants to the heavens!
The magic circle had taken shape, and Lu Ze's blood was shimmering with spiritual energy. However, the power of the true creator had yet to descend.
After her initial panic, Ms. M quickly calmed down, as if she had figured something out.
"Luze, you are truly foolish. Do you really think the Lord would disrupt his own coming ritual and instead bestow power upon you?"
She asked with a smile.
Lu Ze was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.
In previous rituals, he had easily borrowed power from the True Creator, almost forgetting it. Yes, the True Creator is merely mad, not stupid! He only bestows power when He so desires; clearly, why would He disrupt His divine descent?
A sense of absurdity and bewilderment overwhelmed him, leaving him speechless. The sliver of hope he had fought so hard for had turned into a dark comedy due to a misunderstanding.
Ms. M's burns slowly healed. She was no longer in a hurry, gently stroking the chunks of flesh as they slowly detached. A great will, suspended in mid-air, descended upon the flesh. Countless rays of light emerged from the void, pouring into the flesh from all directions, gradually constructing layers of light on its surface. Thus, the terrifying aura within became increasingly solidified. A powerful force was drawing Lu Ze in, yearning for his body.
The ceremony was not interrupted.
Is everything over?
Lu Ze gritted his teeth and took out a white bone flute from his pocket.
"Thump!"
However, at that moment, a familiar tapping sound reached his ears again. Edward's ribs and waist bulged, dark chunks of flesh tearing through his clothes. Yet he still gripped 1-114 tightly, and aimed at the flesh, used "Chaos Staff" for the sixth time!
His body was almost torn to pieces. As the cane fell, the space around Ms. M and the mass of flesh began to deform, and the rules were thrown into chaos! The magic circle on the ground lit up, and the mass of flesh began to deform irregularly. Some of them turned into tentacles, touched the magic circle, and exploded with a bang. Others wrapped around Ms. M again, pulling her deeper into the mass of flesh.
"You blasphemers!"
She was screaming.
It's working, but it's not enough!
It needs to be even more chaotic for it to be truly effective!
Without hesitation, Luze turned and ran towards Edward, shouting, "Give it to me!"
Edward looked at him intently. He was tormented by loss of control, spiritual depletion, and the side effects of the sealed artifact, but he still managed to loosen his grip on the cane with great willpower, allowing Luzer to take it and rush back to Ms. M.
"Go to hell!"
Lu Ze roared and stabbed the cane, which represented chaos and disorder, at Ms. M.
"You dare!"
Ms. M screamed and stabbed at Lu Ze with her hand like a knife.
"puff!"
The sound of piercing rang out at the same time, as Ms. M's hand and Lu Ze's "Chaos Cane" pierced through each other's bodies simultaneously!
"You have blasphemed the great Lord!"
Ms. M's face was right in front of Lu Ze, and she shouted at him.
"Send your Lord to hell!"
With his abdomen pierced, Lu Ze roared and gripped his cane with all his might, pushing it inward to pin Ms. M and the chunk of flesh together completely!
"Snap!"
The illusory layer of light on the surface of the flesh was disintegrating the cane. The black cane quickly disappeared, leaving only its most original and purest characteristic—extreme chaos!
"boom--"
The light layer distorted, and countless strange sights appeared simultaneously.
Madness, disorder, depravity, distortion, and the rules of explosion no longer exist at this moment; only chaos reigns supreme!
Lu Ze clutched his abdomen and slowly backed away. The flesh at the wound was writhing and rapidly repairing itself.
He saw Ms. M being engulfed in the mass of flesh, which began to deform and twist. It was a mixture of the magic circle on the ground and the will of the true creator in the sky. His spiritual intuition told him that no matter what this thing was, it was about to explode!
Depend on!
Luze turned and stumbled away, clutching his stomach. He rushed to Edward and reached out to help him up.
"Don't worry about me!"
Edward roared, his body crumbling, the loss of control and overuse of the sealed artifact bringing him to the brink of death. He removed the wreath from his neck and placed it in the hand of the unconscious Ms. Daly—she also seemed to have received treatment, the injury to her throat gone.
Edward glanced at Daly, a hint of tenderness flashing in his eyes, but he quickly reverted to his usual stern demeanor, saying to Luze, "Take her with you. And tell Dunn not to be a coward, or I'll look down on him!"
"knew!"
Lu Ze picked up the wreath, and its emerald light immediately enveloped his wound, causing it to heal rapidly.
He suddenly found his strength, hoisted the unconscious Ms. Daly onto his back, and ran outside with all his might! He never knew he could muster such strength and run so fast while carrying someone!
The wind whistled in his ears as he rushed out of the business building and fled along the road into the distance.
Several horse-drawn carriages were approaching in the distance; were they reinforcements?
"Stop right now—"
"boom--"
Before he could finish speaking, a deafening roar erupted behind him, and a powerful blast of air slammed into his back, sending him flying. The air blast assaulted his lungs, and he felt a sudden darkness engulf him before losing consciousnes