Chapter 117: May the Lord Be with You
"Boom!"
Firelight and shockwaves instantly filled the entire house. All the glass shattered under the intense impact, and the pressure and air currents burst out of the windows, spraying broken bricks, glass shards, and window frames into the garden and onto the road outside.
Thick smoke filled the room, which had been completely destroyed by the explosion.
The shockwave and flames engulfed Lu Ze at close range, causing him to lose consciousness for a while.
His clothes were tattered beyond recognition, his entire body was burned, and the bones in his arms and thighs were broken from the impact. His internal organs were a mess, like a pile of mush. However, even as he was unconscious, the flesh at his wounds began to squirm and recover. After about ten seconds, he regained consciousness.
As he regained consciousness, Lu Ze couldn't help but twitch violently. His entire body was sending signals of pain to his chaotic brain. Every nerve was filled with intense tremors, sending overwhelming stimulation down his spine and into his mental world.
"Kacha, kacha..."
Lu Ze twitched and struggled on the ground. His vocal cords had not yet recovered, so he could only let out muffled cries of pain.
I overdid it!
The pain is killing me!
It hurts too much!
No, I still don't know what happened to Madam M. I must stand up quickly...
Thinking of this, Lu Ze focused his consciousness on his various wounds, healing them with all his might. Finally, after about ten seconds, he managed to heal the most critical injuries. Then, bearing a body of scorched, red skin, he knelt up. At this moment, his lungs felt much lighter; it seemed the explosion had blown all the disease toxins out of the room.
He swept his remaining eye around the room and couldn't help but let out a mocking laugh.
"Haha."
The laughter was weak and powerless, yet it carried a strong sense of hatred and satisfaction.
For Lu Ze saw that Madam M, who had once been so overbearing and had caused him endless trouble, was standing on the floor in the center of the room, looking utterly wretched. Her white robe was long since tattered, her body was covered in crisscrossing wounds, and half of her exquisite face had been destroyed by the fire, revealing a cruel sort of beauty.
"Lu Ze rondall."
She looked at Lu Ze and murmured. Although her face was severely injured, her golden eyes still flickered with a blazing light.
"Hahaha... I'm here, I'm here."
Lu Ze regained some strength and used the wall to help himself stand up. "You really can endure, can't you? Still not dead even after all this."
Madam M's body was already on the verge of collapse, but after so many of Lu Ze's methods, she had somehow managed to keep her physical form intact.
"Please, give your body to me."
She reached out her hand toward Lu Ze, the Rose Ring on her finger as red as fresh blood.
"The Lord who created all things..."
The broken magic circle below glowed once more, and Madam M softly recited the honorable name of the True Creator. An invisible power gathered in the air, and the light in her eyes grew increasingly dazzling.
"No way!"
Lu Ze shouted. His movement was a bit too large, and he accidentally sat back down on the ground. His revolver had fallen out of its holster during the explosion, so he took the opportunity to pick it up, pointed it at Madam M, and pulled the trigger, firing the last bullet.
"Bang!"
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"...The fallen nature of all living beings..." The bullet pierced through Madam M's chest. She paused for a moment and then continued reciting her prayer as she walked toward him.
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The time limit for the Clockwork Clown had long since passed, and he didn't know where it had been blown during the impact. Lu Ze struggled to crawl up and picked up a silver dagger from the floor, only to see Madam M gesture with her fingers like a gun. An Air Pistol shot hit his arm, breaking his right arm once more and causing the silver dagger to fall back to the ground.
He endured the pain, leaned down, and used his remaining left hand to pick up the silver dagger. But by the time he finished this sequence of movements, Madam M was already in front of him. "Praise You, my Lord."
A familiar fragrance mixed with a burnt smell entered Lu Ze's nostrils. Madam M spoke gently as she reached out toward him.
"Puchi!"
At that moment, a snow-bright blade tip suddenly burst from her chest.
A figure slowly appeared behind her, with black hair and blue eyes, her face full of rage. It was Cecilia, who had finally arrived on the scene!
"Whoosh!"
Pitch-black flames surged from the blade tip, scorching Madam M's body. Her body trembled, but she still didn't stop her recitation. Instead, with a wave of her arm, she easily swatted Cecilia away. Cecilia's body hit a nearby wall, and she didn't get back up.
"Cecilia!"
Lu Ze shouted anxiously. Before his voice could fade, he saw Madam M approaching. He took the chance to roll on the ground, crawling behind her, and grabbed the dagger Cecilia had dropped.
"The Lord's will shall be done on earth, as it is in His divine kingdom."
He heard Madam M reciting somewhat familiar sentences.
Isn't this from that Human Skin Bible?
In this emergency, Lu Ze had no time to think about Madam M's purpose in saying these things. It had nothing to do with the prayers needed for the ritual; he simply assumed she had gone mad. Just as he picked up the Beyonder item dagger, Madam M had already turned around to face him.
"Die!"
Lu Ze gritted his teeth and tightly gripped the dagger fused with the Demoness characteristic, stabbing it fiercely into Madam M's stomach. An extremely cold aura emanated from his hand, and Madam M's wound was covered in ghostly blue ice, severing her life force.
"Puchi!"
Blood welled up in Madam M's mouth, but she still didn't stop her movements. She gently embraced Lu Ze's neck, staring straight at him with her golden eyes. "The Lord grants us truth and keeps the filth for Himself, achieving a fallen sacrifice through mercy and grace."
A warm fragrance surrounded him. Even after being damaged to this extent, her body was still soft, the touch enough to inspire imagination. "Get lost!"
For some reason, seeing Madam M not resisting at all, a sudden surge of intense unease rose in Lu Ze's heart. He violently pushed away Madam M's arms,
causing her to fall onto her back on the floor.
Madam M could no longer get up, but her eyes still stared directly into Lu Ze's, as if she wanted to imprint her own existence deep into his mind.
The light in her eyes grew more and more brilliant.
"We shall faithfully carry out Your will, washing away our sins with the precious blood of the lambs."
Madam M's praying voice echoed continuously in Lu Ze's mind, layer upon layer, never ceasing. It made him feel flustered and irritable, as if something unknown deep within his consciousness was being changed.
Stop reciting!
Stop it!
Your plan has already failed, your life is about to end—struggle a bit more uglily for me!
Intense unease surged in Lu Ze's heart. He straddled Madam M's body with desperate ferocity, gripping the dagger with both hands and raising it high.
She's just a Lunatic with a broken brain, just kill her and be done with it!
"Stop howling, your Lord won't hear you."
He roared, stabbing the dagger down with all his might!
"Puchi!"
Pitch-black flames burned on the dagger's blade, easily severing Madam M's ribs until it pierced through her heart, burning it to nothing. "May the Lord be with you always."
Madam M did not struggle. Using her last bit of strength, she spoke gently to Lu Ze.
A few seconds later, the light in her golden eyes gradually faded, and she lost all signs of life.
She was dead.
"Huff, huff..."
Lu Ze's hand holding the dagger trembled as he panted incessantly. His heart was filled with a lingering sense of absurdity.
She's dead just like that?
But why does it feel like everything isn't over yet?
He panted silently, gathering his strength. After a few seconds, he climbed off the corpse and stumbled toward his sister.
"Cecilia!"
He helped his sister up and checked her, confirming she had only fainted temporarily, which settled his mind considerably.
"I'm sorry, Lu Ze, I didn't help much..."
The first thing Cecilia said upon waking was an apology.
"Don't say that. Get up quickly, we have to leave here immediately!"
Lu Ze said.
The gas explosion was too loud; the police would arrive soon. A moment later, the Nighthawks or other official Beyonders would also come. They had to leave before then!
Next, he had to quickly clean up the scene and find a hidden escape route...
Lu Ze was thinking about his next moves when suddenly, as if sensing something, he snapped his head up.
On the road outside the house, several people in black coats had already hurried over. When they saw clearly that the person inside was him, they all looked incredibly surprised.
And at their head, Dunn Smith looked at Lu Ze, his iron-gray eyes revealing a deep complexity and regret.