Ch 392: Have You Been Slacking Off?
Chen Wen jumped into the black sea and swam deeper.
He could indeed feel a trace of power entering his body, restoring his life force.
Deep in the seabed, he sensed something descending. Countless Kiru Beasts swam up, surrounding Chen Wen.
Chen Wen sensed something approaching, knowing it was the Kiru Beasts. He took out his staff, intending to wait for them to get closer before electrocuting them.
At that moment, the magic power within him rippled again. Something entered his body, and a powerful life force spread throughout his body. He felt his life force rapidly recovering.
The Kiru Beasts surrounding Chen Wen sensed a sacred power emanating from him. Confused, they circled Chen Wen several times before slowly dispersing and sinking back into the seabed.
Chen Wen didn’t know why the Kiru Beasts left, but their departure allowed him to quietly recover his life force, saving him the trouble of fighting.
He relaxed his body, floating in the ink-like seawater.
On the other side, a space rift tens of miles long and several miles wide stretched across the sky. On the opposite side, a vast expanse of white was visible, with countless streams of dark qi surging towards the space rift. However, before they could cross, they were annihilated by a wave of white light.
Not far from the space rift, magic power fluctuations continuously exploded, with black and white energy flying around, intertwining—this was a battle between Immaculate Sect members and the Church of Light’s Holy Knights.
Not far away, a towering mountain peak stood. A Kiru Beast climbed to the summit, leaped powerfully, and charged towards the space rift. Just as it was about to pass through, a tiny figure appeared before it, followed by a white light that appeared out of nowhere, piercing directly through its forehead.
“Roar~”
The Kiru Beast roared and plummeted.
Although the small figure had struck down the Kiru Beast, its expression didn’t relax. Instead, it frowned at the mountain below, because it wasn’t a real mountain peak, but a pile of countless Kiru Beasts. Soon, another Kiru Beast climbed to the ‘peak’.
The Apostles of the Immaculate God Sect skillfully wielded the power bestowed upon them during the Immaculate True God’s last revelation, greatly increasing their strength. However, on the Church of Light side, Lilith was absent, and Leidos was also absent. Only seven Holy Knights remained, and one had to be stationed to guard against the Kiru Beasts, leaving only six to face the Immaculate Sect’s Apostles—an equal number.
They also had to allocate some of their strength to resist the erosion of the dark qi.
The Immaculate God Sect once again gained the upper hand, and this advantage was even greater than in previous encounters.
The Holy Knight Legion Commanders, now at a disadvantage, fought with increasing urgency, finally losing their temper and directly ordering their subordinates to charge alongside them.
However, their subordinates did not gain any advantage against the Immaculate Sect members. A direct charge would certainly result in heavy casualties.
They had to obey the Commanders’ orders.
After a moment’s hesitation, the Holy Knights gritted their teeth and charged forward.
The Immaculate Sect members had formed their formations, waiting for the Holy Knights’ charge.
As expected, the Holy Knights’ casualties skyrocketed.
“Commander! We can’t charge anymore, if we continue…” a Divine Messenger urged anxiously.
But before he could finish, he was rebuked by a young-looking Holy Knight, who told him to shut up and simply follow orders.
The man, scolded by the Commander, dared not retort and silently obeyed.
The patrol team stationed at the Immaculate God Sect headquarters rushed to the front lines and quickly found someone to report to the Grand Apostle.
The Apostles naturally hadn’t expected their headquarters to be attacked. Hearing that the patrol team had arrived, they were filled with anger.
This wasn’t the first time. Many similar incidents had occurred before, where those stationed at the headquarters and branches had secretly rushed to the front lines to gain merit.
The Immaculate Sect had many members, and they couldn’t always detect these actions. Those caught were severely punished, but it still couldn’t stop those who wanted to serve the Immaculate True God. Some always managed to get away with it, gaining merit and promotion opportunities, which encouraged others, leading to the persistence of this problem.
This time, they were so blatant, not even bothering to pretend?
They ordered those people to return immediately. The messenger relayed the Grand Apostle’s response to the patrol team.
Those people naturally refused to leave. They knew this matter couldn’t be revealed to other sect members; they had to personally inform the Grand Apostle. They could only plead with the messenger to report again, insisting they had extremely urgent matters to report.
The messenger was unwilling to incur the wrath of the Apostles and dismissed them according to the Grand Apostle’s orders.
Such a significant matter couldn’t be delayed; otherwise, the Apostles would certainly not spare them. Even if the Grand Apostles were currently ignoring them, they wouldn’t reason with them, only blaming them for failing to report promptly.
The few exchanged glances.
“Greetings, Apostle!” The few suddenly bowed.
The messenger was surprised. Weren’t the Apostles refusing to see them?
He turned around, just about to bow, when three people rushed over and embraced him. The others immediately flew towards the location of the Apostles’ battle.
The messenger was held fast, startled, and shouted, “What are you doing? Let go of me! Interrupting the Apostles at this time, are you trying to die?”
But the three held on tightly.
The battle between the Apostles and the Holy Knight Legion Commanders was fierce. The patrol team members dared not approach, only reporting from a distance.
“Squad Leader Rock of the God Sect headquarters patrol team has a report for the Grand Apostle!” the patrol team Captain bowed.
The Apostles were engaged in fierce battle and didn’t hear him at first.
The patrol team Captain shouted several times, each louder than the last.
Finally, the Apostles heard him.
Their brows furrowed, their eyes filled with anger.
“You guys, cover for me,” the Grand Apostle shouted.
The other Apostles quickly filled his position.
“Why aren’t you lot staying at headquarters, what are you doing here?” the Grand Apostle scolded.
“Grand Apostle, headquarters has been attacked!” the patrol team Captain whispered.
The Grand Apostle was stunned, then his gaze turned cold. “Impossible. The Church of Light’s main force is all here. How could they possibly have the strength to attack headquarters? Even if they were reckless enough to attack, their combat power wouldn’t be high. The forces guarding headquarters should be sufficient. Did you slack off and get caught off guard?”
The patrol team Captain broke out in a cold sweat. They had indeed been lax, but even without being lax, they couldn’t have defended against such an opponent. However, admitting to negligence was impossible. He didn’t deny it, but instead recounted the collusion between the Holy Knights and Aaron’s Dragon Clan, and how they had attacked their headquarters with hundreds of dragons.
“The Dragon Clan?” The Grand Apostle didn’t believe it.
The patrol team Captain described Chen Wen and the others’ appearance.
“It really was the Dragon Clan! When did the Church of Light get together with the Dragon Clan? Aren’t they sworn enemies?” The Grand Apostle frowned in confusion.
If hundreds of dragons and Holy Knights had joined forces to attack their undermanned headquarters, it would indeed be possible.
“Damn Church of Light, they still had this up their sleeves.” The Grand Apostle cursed, immediately notifying the other Apostles to prepare for a retreat. Their nest was the priority.
The other five Apostles were puzzled. They clearly had a significant advantage; why retreat?
The Grand Apostle approached them and quietly informed them of the situation at headquarters. They were shocked.
“Don’t spread the word. We’re currently engaged in battle. If the lower ranks find out, it will cause panic and give the Church of Light an opportunity. Lead your subordinates in a gradual retreat,” the Grand Apostle instructed.
The Apostles nodded and retreated while fighting.
Seeing the Immaculate God Sect begin to retreat, the Holy Knight Legion Commander rejoiced, believing his forceful attack strategy had worked, and immediately ordered a pursuit.
=The End=
