Casting Fate, Ascending Path

The world is a vast and empty sea. The world is a tiny speck of dust in the sea.

Above the firmament, the abyss hangs high. Under the dark moon, heretics covet.

Ancient beings brave tho...

Chapter 386: The Wolf Roars and the Two Horsemen Gallop (Part 2)

Chapter 386: The Wolf Roars and the Two Horsemen Gallop (Part 2)

Lives swirl. Hundreds. Thousands. Tens of thousands.

It was impossible to count how many lives flew above the smoke, how many demons responded to the call of chaos. Among them were weak demons with only animals as their contract partners, but many more were powerful demons with formal contracts, and even a considerable number of fantasy-level demons.

The reckless multiple contracts further swelled the army's might, their sheer numbers the only thing confirmed. The army was like a dark, dark tornado, covering the entire sky above the Fourth Vein. From its depths, flashes of rainbow-colored lightning flashed, the product of countless pairs of eyes, radiant with the infusion of the Anti-Law Rainbow! Proof of their brutality as living bombs!

"Offer your lives! Create the ultimate feast!"

The blood smoke laughed loudly into the air. The living sacrifices, infused with emotional power, showed no empathy, only fear of the imminent death. However, under the cruel power of the elements, this fear instead became the extremely malicious driving force of the explosion.

The weaker demons, most fearful of death, were the first to fall into the smoke, driven by emotion. If only they had remained in the fifth order. If only they had remained steadfast in their citizenship and refused to respond to the call of chaos. Such regrets, coupled with jealousy of their own kind who had not participated in the war, naturally arose, providing them with more "fuel."

Then several rainbow lights screamed and fell, causing a desperate explosion around the Kanglong Motorcycle!

The space shook. His mind felt torn apart in agony. Chu Hengkong struck out with his sword to destroy the bomb itself, but the unstoppable explosion inflicted severe damage on both his mind and body.

He shielded Velvet with blazing willpower, amplifying his presence to protect her, but at the cost of further damage himself. His knife-gripping hand snapped almost instantly. His blood-refined physique made it possible to repair the injury, but his chaotic gaze hindered its healing. Countless scale-like wounds appeared on Chu Hengkong's body, and blood danced in the wind.

"The core is the demonic curse. Blood Mist has created a forced sacrifice mechanism using malicious elements, making every explosion a curse." Velvet gripped his waist tightly. "The best solution is Miss Ji's purification. Brute force will only increase the damage!"

"There's no other way now except to fight head-on!"

Three more explosive shells struck, interrupting their conversation. The orderly field beneath the Kanglong motorcycle was destroyed. If this continued, the road they had managed to maintain would collapse, dragging the two men into the chaotic chaos, certain death.

Velvet closed her eyes and lay on Chu Hengkong's back, pouring most of her mental energy into the motorcycle to maintain order, barely regaining balance on the brink of collapse. Blood Smoke seized the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, hurling a sinister invisible bomb. Chu Hengkong wielded his spear to deflect the attack and counterattack. Blood Smoke's elemental form attempted to evade the thrust, but he suddenly stopped.

A silver chain pierced the thick smoke, a chain of cause and effect! Chu Hengkong tugged at him with his left arm, bringing the two of them dangerously close. Even at such a disadvantage, he still wanted to fight back.

"You can't escape at this distance." Chu Hengkong laughed. "Those living sacrifices won't let you go. Do you have the courage to blow yourself up?"

Xueyan smiled dangerously: "Do you think I will fall for your provocation? Hey, Lord God!"

Fulidan roared mockingly, the force breaking the causal chain, widening the distance between the two, leaving the lone chain fluttering in the smoke. Ultimately, both sides were powered by the power of delusional demons, so it was no surprise that the chain's effectiveness had been shaken.

Fu Lidan seized the opportunity to grab the iron chain and yank hard, bringing the Kanglong motorcycle to the brink of losing its balance. Chu Hengkong gripped the chain tightly with his wrist, maintaining the motorcycle's forward motion while engaging in a tug-of-war with the demon!

This was a dangerous act, tantamount to suicide. Unpredictable bombs could emerge from the smoke at any moment, the blood smoke attacks were relentless, and Fu Lidan's very presence was the most dangerous poison. Simply holding onto the same chain with it nearly wiped out Chu Hengkong's sense of touch.

However, he could only exert the power of particle 3 at this point. With his recovery ability greatly suppressed, it was completely impossible for him to survive Chaos's sudden attack! Chu Hengkong's skin began to shatter like confetti, and Chaos saw this as a perfect opportunity!

Xueyan was growing more and more delighted, his voice still twitching with pain as he spoke: "Excellent, Lord God. Just like this, we're gradually pushing them into a desperate situation..."

"Fool! Those two are adept at adapting to changing circumstances. They'll quickly find a flaw in your attack." But Fulidan forcefully called a halt. His experience as a great demon enabled him to make the most accurate judgment. "Put all your chips on the line while we still have the advantage."

Xueyan calmed down for a moment. "Ah, I see... Then everyone attack! We don't mind getting dragged into this!"

Wolf howls echoed through the sky, and all the remaining living bomb demons were activated simultaneously. The dark vortex completely transformed into a foul rainbow. Frenzy, fear, sorrow, and other negative emotions propelled the demons' lives into pure destructive power. The vortex of death thus turned, and the living sacrifices fell with wails, like a tsunami of despair descending from the sky!

It was death embodied in overwhelming numbers. Fulidan had precisely grasped their weakness. The sheer number of explosives was simply too great. If Vansalar were present, he could have used his Deathwing to wipe them all out, but Chu Hengkong's Deathwing couldn't do it! Suppressed to point three, they had no recourse in this situation.

Time slowed down under the extreme tension, and Chu Hengkong stared at the approaching bomb frenzy. There was only one way, to gamble with the secret method of resentment, but that method could not protect Velvet. He could only hold on. He could only rely on his current perseverance to persevere to the end -

"Akong."

At this moment, Velvet grabbed the corner of his clothes.

"Forward with all your strength!"

He gripped the handlebars tightly and sprinted the motorcycle, channeling all his current strength into explosive speed. Velvet had said to push forward with all her might, and he truly had, leaving no room for self-preservation.

The Kanglong motorcycle, brimming with fiery resolve, charged deep into the fog. A tsunami of sacrifices nearly completely engulfed the crimson hue. Destruction spread in every direction, death marked every coordinate. As the distance closed to a breaking point, and the moment the explosion was about to trigger, a brilliant silver light pierced the fog from the dragon's head.

"Proof of spatial continuity. Coordinates sent. Miss Guangshi!"

"——Chengzhi!"

A long scarf flashed across her vision like lightning, and the swift sword fell along the light. Velvet finally succeeded in calculating the coordinates, and their reinforcements arrived accordingly.

Qing Ye stood majestically, twin blades in hand. Behind her was another Qing Ye of Light, a shadow-like form. The two blades collided simultaneously, creating a dark sun through the light and shadow!

"No Thoughts Against the Heart Flow, Dark Sun Crown Rising!"

The power of the sword was multiplied by the shadow clones. Two dark suns rose, using the time difference to create a pulling force to meet the tsunami of living sacrifices. The weakest demons on the edge were instantly sucked into the corona, and the power of the explosion was lost in the depths of the dark sun due to the thousand-fold time difference.

The two suns split the ocean tides and opened up a path to hope!

"Don't even think about it." Xueyan shouted, "Avoid the edge of the attack and attack her body directly!"

The demons, receiving the command, fell onto the road first. They were the Fantasy-level sacrifices that hadn't been devoured immediately by Miansheng. Their bodies, covered in eyes and tentacles, slammed into Qingye, and blood-smoke bombs struck almost simultaneously. But Qingye remained focused on her swordsmanship, her attention undivided, for her comrades were right beside her.

"Qingxia!" "Here I come~"

Crimson scales rained down like rain, instantly transforming any demon touched by them into a fireball. It was a deadly "poison" that burned life!

Qingxia descended, surrounded by countless sparks. She wielded her spear in crimson spirals, wielding her frenzied strength to annihilate the demonic host. The devastating impact of the sacrificial bombs immediately followed, yet Qingxia remained unmoved. With the powerful vitality of a lust demon, she ignored such despicable tactics!

Fulidan clicked his tongue loudly. "The scourge left behind by Vansalar... Parriman, impose additional sanctions on these two."

Speaker Parriman's voice echoed a moment later: "They weren't at Mansa Star Fort during the Thorn Flower Festival. I have no theoretical basis for adding an additional wanted notice."

"Think of a solution yourself, or you'll just have to wait and see your plans ruined by these idiots."

"Then let's use the terms for sanctions against heretics for now," Pariman said calmly. "The first round of sanctions will arrive in half a minute, targeting all life with heretic characteristics."

Qingxia shook her ears: "Too despicable..."

"It's better to expect you not to cheat than to expect politicians not to be despicable." Qing Ye rolled his eyes. "That's right, Mr. Chu! We will do our best to help delay time. Please keep going!"

"It's been a great help."

Taking advantage of the time his teammates had bought him, Chu Hengkong was able to gain more distance. This distance advantage gave him a temporary advantage in taking control of the initiative. He used the power of the Kanglong motorcycle to pull the chain, and his will and energy flowed along the chain of cause and effect, exploding through Xueyan's body and pulling him off Fu Lidan's back!

"Ahhh!" Blood Smoke roared, grabbing the chains and attempting to counterattack with a cloud of exploding smoke. However, Chu Hengkong blocked his move with a continuous stream of Burning Night. Blood-colored energy flowed along the iron chains, transforming the dragged Blood Smoke into a blazing fireball. Chu Hengkong seized this opportunity to sheath his gun and draw his sword, slashing at Blood Smoke with unstoppable speed!

"I've told you many times, you don't know how to respect others... Killing a contractor in front of a demon, do you really think the demon will let it go?"

But the Divine Slash's blade was stopped. Fulidan extended its massive claws to block the blow, and at the cost of its own spirit, it caught the bloody smoke in its mouth. "Behave yourself, Hazama Mingya! Did you make a contract with me just to be looked down upon by the enemy?"

Xueyan temporarily regained his composure. "It's for revenge." "What else?" "And..."

"And burn," the great demon whispered, "Let this boring world burn in flames. Your past terrorist attacks, your beloved bombs, have shattered the hypocritical peace shrouded by lies. Aren't you the one pursuing all this?"

"Burn..." Blood Mist repeated. Fulidan chuckled. "That's right, remember your true nature. You are here for..."

Blood Mist whispered, "Let Chu Hengkong... burn in the flames..."

"Hello."

"I will kill him. Burn his corpse dry. Destroy his existence." Bloody Smoke roared, "I will kill him! The only purpose of my continued existence is to kill him!!"

Fu Lidan shook his head. "Never mind. Let's just leave it at that. Anyway, you're ready to fight now, right?"

"Use all your strength...kill him!"

Xueyan rose and sat back on Fulidan's back. A fake, cynical smile briefly flickered across his face before being completely wiped out by a surge of frenzy. He sank lower, until almost half his body melted into Fulidan's long fur, leaving only his head and hands. Their voices overlapped, weaving a new spell.

"The tide of change depends on me, and I will be the surprise weapon to make the future even easier."

"Cursed weapons, mad soldiers gather mist!"

The mist coalesced, transforming into twin blades linked by a spell. Blood Mist hurled one of the blades, and Chu Hengkong cautiously held it up to block. However, the moment he struck, reality shifted. The observed attack vanished like mist, and a palpable pain surged through his body.

The wound was in his lower side. The outcome of the Berserker's attack had nothing to do with the process. The knife had already pierced his abdomen, and a foul rainbow light emanated from the atomized weapon.

He heard hysterical laughter.

"--explode!"

(End of this chapter)