Chapter 38 Chapter 38 The Third Wish
More and more people died in the city, and dawn seemed to be a long way off.
System 05 glanced at the statue, and beneath his feet was the endless water source array that maintained the survival of the entire holy city. This magic array was created two hundred years ago at this moment, continuously pumping the surrounding water into the holy city. Within the area covered by the magic array, the farther away from the holy city, the faster the water was drained.
The statue exists to protect the endless water source array.
System 05 used two Strength Cards on himself, picked up the heavy sword, and temporarily added multiple enchantments such as defense penetration, strength, and explosive damage. He also used an [Enhanced Destruction Effect] prop card and slashed at the statue with his sword.
Although the statue was made of special materials, it was still unable to withstand this blow. The statue, which had been admired and respected since it stood there, suffered such a heavy blow for the first time and was on the verge of collapse. Seeing this, System 05 added a few more sword strikes, and the statue completely fell down and shattered.
After it fell, the center of the magic circle was revealed. There was a spring there, and all the water flowed out from here, benefiting the people of the holy city.
System 05 took out the bottle of medicine in his hand, opened the cork, and poured it into the spring.
The potion was milky white. After being poured into the water, it quickly dissolved completely and vanished. Water continuously flowed from the magic circle. The first Avenger to touch it screamed and vanished completely. The Avengers surrounding System 05 were the first to come into contact with the water. No matter how they struggled or flew out of range, if they touched even a drop of the liquid, they would be purified amidst wailing and screaming.
This was the result of System 05 and the pharmacist's experiments. Certain purification drugs were effective against Avengers, but they could only be used on a single Avenger, making them a drop in the bucket for the current situation. System 05 hoped to have a purification drug that could cover the entire Holy City, but this was clearly beyond the capabilities of a single pharmacist. Even if the entire Holy City's inventory were used, it would be of no use.
During his research on the magic circle, he learned that the Endless Water Source Array actually had a water storage function, storing enough water to flood the Holy City. So System 05 changed its approach. Since the purifying drug couldn't spread throughout the Holy City, they could simply add a sufficient concentration of the purifying drug. This was the goal of System 05 and the pharmacist. This drug-infused water would be harmless to the people of the city.
The water stored in the Endless Water Array continued to surge, quickly submerging System 05's feet and spreading to a distance of two hundred meters. No Avengers were left in the vicinity. The water, laced with the potion, was extremely lethal, and the Avengers began to actively avoid the area. Some Avengers attempted to re-block the spring, but were stopped by System 05.
He held the heavy sword and stood guard there, so no avenger could get close.
At that moment, the sky suddenly became filled with wind and clouds. System 05 looked up and saw a massive figure emerging from the clouds. Its body was oval, brilliant white, and faintly glowing, with a dense network of tentacles beneath it. At this moment, the blood on the ground was continuously flowing towards the Worm Mother, forming countless blood lines in the air. As the blood was absorbed by the Worm Mother, its body grew brighter, stronger, and more powerful.
The city lord successfully summoned the insect queen.
System 05 used a spell to summon a small bird, which could be used to communicate with the city lord. He released the bird and ordered it to find the city lord. The bird circled aimlessly in the air for a few times and finally returned to System 05's hand.
At the same time, a huge shadow emerged, and when it appeared, the light on the Worm Queen became dim.
The Insect Queen was extremely angry: [This time, I will make sure you never wake up again! ]
The battle between the Avenger Lord and the Worm Queen was a devastating blow to the Holy City. The battle was so intense it was like two nuclear bombs colliding. System 05 remained at the spring. He and the City Lord had a clear division of labor from the outset: he would deal with the Avengers, while the City Lord would deal with the Avenger Lord.
In terms of overall strength, the Avenger Lord is stronger than the Worm Mother, but the more people the Avengers kill, the stronger the Worm Mother becomes. The City Lord is dead, and no one can stop the Worm Mother.
At this time, the spring water was still surging, and System 05's lower body was submerged in water. Most of the holy city was submerged. He kept expanding the spring to speed up the water flow. The water line was visibly rising, submerging from his waist to his neck.
There were only a few survivors in the city, and the blood gave the Worm Queen unprecedented power. The Lord of Avengers began to show signs of weakness, and the Worm Queen took advantage of the situation and bit it several times.
The Avenger's figure faded, and the Worm Queen became even more excited, speeding up her blood-sucking. Suddenly, the blood lines connecting it to the ground stopped, transformed into sharp blades in mid-air, and fiercely pierced its body.
The Worm Queen screamed, its massive body tumbling in the air. It was torn apart from the inside, its blood, originally a tonic, transformed into poison. Its crystal-white body was instantly dyed red. It looked at the Avenger Lord in anger and pain: [What have you done?!]
[Eat everything.] The Avenger Lord was also severely injured in the battle, but he seemed to be in good condition: [My blood is not good for you.]
[How can you have blood? ...This is impossible!]
The Worm Queen fell from the sky amidst desperate wails, its body shattered into pieces and scattered across the completely flooded holy city, and was also purified by the water.
At this time, the holy city only had the vast water that could purify everything. The Avengers and the people in the city were all dead. System 05 stood on a high place, stepping on the broken pieces of the statue, staring at the ethereal figure of the Lord of the Avengers.
The Lord of Avengers came before System 05, which looked like just a shadow. Dawn was approaching, and it was the darkest time of the day.
[And you... As long as I kill you...]
A dark shadow gently landed on System 05's neck. This feeling was so familiar, a pair of dark eyes staring at him, wet arms piercing his body, grasping his bones, sucking his flesh and blood, holding him tightly in his arms.
System 05 looked at the Lord of Avengers calmly. This was their first formal meeting, but he was already very, very familiar with the Lord of Avengers.
Presumably the same goes for the Lord of Avengers.
"Chen Mu." System 05 said, "You are the Lord of the Avengers, and you are also Federer."
The Avenger Lord paused, looked closely at System 05, and asked, "How did you know?"
Because System 05 used [Face the Soul] and saw the true thoughts of the Lord of Avengers, [Face the Soul] can only be used face to face, so until now, he did not know the true face of the Lord of Avengers.
In this way, all previous mysteries can be solved.
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Weber accidentally summoned the Lord of Avengers instead of the Worm Queen by using the stone relief, so the stone relief disappeared in the castle and must have returned to the hands of the Lord of Avengers.
The Lord of Avengers became Chen Mu, or rather, Chen Mu became the Lord of Avengers, probably after the summoning.
As for why Chen Mu was still able to use Federer's body to get close to him, System 05 could only speculate. Perhaps Federer had already been influenced by the Avengers, allowing him to be controlled by the Avengers' Lord. Chen Mu's influence also affected the City Lord. To protect the Holy City, he killed so many people just to summon the Worm Queen. This decision was equivalent to killing one thousand enemies and injuring twelve hundred of his own. It was hard to say whether the City Lord had been deceived and seduced by Chen Mu.
In order to confront the darkness, the City Lord and Federer stared at the darkness longer than ordinary people. Perhaps, they themselves have already become Avengers.
All along, Chen Mu has clearly shown a position that is more inclined towards the Avengers, and the time when he exposed the biggest problem was in the ancient castle. All the attacks were directed at System 05, and Chen Mu was not affected at all. It was just that at that time, System 05 accepted the fact that Federer was Chen Mu, and never thought of other possibilities.
Therefore, in this world, Chen Mu has always been his enemy and the biggest force preventing him from completing his mission.
No wonder when he died in Federer's body, he asked not to be angry when they met again. Less than a night later, they met again. It turned out that he was putting up a shield for himself in advance.
Chen Mu, Chen Mu.
System 05 thought of everything they had experienced before and sighed silently. He felt very complicated, but he did not deny that he was feeling a little excited because he had met a worthy opponent.
All along, he was in the open while Chen Mu was in the dark, and Chen Mu arranged everything quietly.
However, he understood Chen Mu much better than Chen Mu understood him.
After all, in the S20 world, he was the one who had been watching Chen Mu.
System 05 looked directly at him: "Are you going to kill me now?"
"Your mission has been completed." Chen Mu looked around and said something else: "The Holy City will be safe and sound. After revenge, the Lord of Avengers will disappear, and everyone will get what they want."
The shadows climbed onto System 05's body again. System 05 raised his heavy sword to cut through the shadows. He leaped up and took out a physical prop card. The card transformed into a horse with a silver mane and golden hooves. System 05 jumped onto the silver horse and shouted:
"My mission is not yet complete. If you want to kill me, then catch up with me!"
He raised his hand high, holding a seed. This seed was buried under the endless water source magic circle, and all the water absorbed was stored in this seed.
The Avenger Lord watched System 05 galloping on its silver steed. The horse could walk across water as if it were flat land, leaving a trail of dazzling golden light wherever it passed. He stood there for a long moment, watching until System 05 was about to leave his sight. Then, like a puff of smoke, he took off after it.
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