Chapter 313: Slaughter （3）
A month later.
A carriage travels through a dense forest. With the turning of the wheels, a path made of flames stretches out along the ground ahead.
“Stop!”
Jima sharply pulls the reins upon hearing this.
A breeze blows, lifting the carriage curtain. A flame bursts from the carriage, shooting towards the depths of the forest.
Shortly after.
A figure, bound by a long whip of flame, lands in front of the carriage.
“Divine Follower…”
Karl speaks slowly:
“If you wanted to escape, you should have fled far away. Instead, you couldn’t bear to abandon the followers you recruited, and hid nearby.”
“Truly seeking death!”
“Ah…” The Divine Follower on the ground struggles desperately, letting out a resentful roar towards the carriage:
“Dou Sha!”
“You have become the enemy of all Divine Followers. No matter how strong you are, you will die by our hands!”
“Is that so?” Karl says calmly:
“I’m waiting for that day, but unfortunately, you won’t see it.”
The flame whip suddenly tightens. The Divine Follower lets out a miserable scream, instantly turning into a pile of ashes.
…………
“There are always some who hold onto wishful thinking, believing they can escape by not being in their own church.”
Karl sits upright in the carriage. A spindle appears in his hand. He gently strokes it, and a faint halo of light flickers:
“No one can escape fate.”
“Shua!”
The spindle trembles slightly, then transforms into a streak of light that shoots towards the distance, soon arriving near a lake.
Sparks fall from the spindle, transforming into a portal.
Gate of Flames!
The caravan, symbolizing ‘death’, slowly drives out from the other side of the gate, landing on the calm surface of the water.
“Hua…”
The water flows and swirls.
A figure manipulates the lake water into a waterspout, crashing down towards the carriage, a resentful roar coming from his mouth.
“Die!”
“Boom!”
A ball of intense flames surges up against the tide, burning away the lake water, rushing into the figure’s body, directly setting him ablaze.
Shortly after.
The caravan continues forward.
Several peeking gazes in the distance quickly retract, fleeing far away in an instant.
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Gibson was a follower of the Goddess of Life. Because of his faithful devotion, he first became a local priest, then a regional bishop.
This time, in order to explore another world, he was promoted to Divine Follower, coming to propagate faith in the goddess.
He was honest and didn’t like to talk much, so he didn’t have many friends.
The only one he could talk to was Evan, a follower of the God of Earth, who was from the same city when they were young.
On this day.
Evan rushes over, looking at the figure who is refining the Water of Life, and can’t help but get angry:
“My friend, why haven’t you moved yet? Didn’t I tell you that the killing star is heading this way?”
“Dou Sha?” Gibson is startled:
“He’s not dead yet?”
In his impression, the gods were omnipotent. Since the Divine Followers had formed an alliance, nothing could stop them.
A Dou Sha…
Although he caused quite a stir, since the alliance of gods was going to take action, they would definitely resolve it quickly.
“He’s not dead.” Evan shakes his head repeatedly:
“On the contrary, more and more Divine Followers are dying by his hands. He has turned the tables on several encirclements.”
“I inquired about it…”
“As long as you abandon your followers and flee far away, that killing star will not pursue you, and will just continue to move forward.”
“Let’s leave quickly!”
“How could that be?” Gibson stops what he’s doing, frowning:
“The followers sent by the gods are not just those of us who are not good at fighting. Some are very strong.”
“There are also demigods and god-children…”
“What’s more, there are also Evil God Followers. That Dou Sha dares to kill anyone. How can he still be alive?”
“That’s why I said we can’t afford to provoke him.” Evan shrugs:
“Let’s go out and avoid the limelight first. When others have resolved this killing star, we’ll come back.”
“Alright.” Gibson sighs helplessly:
“Let me pack up a bit.”
“What’s there to pack?” Evan is speechless:
“Some Divine Followers were killed on the spot by that killing star because they were too slow to leave.”
“Let’s go!”
“…Okay.” Gibson is also afraid. Hearing this, he nods, then sighs again:
“It’s really hard to believe that so many Divine Followers are actually afraid of a Dou Sha whose origins are unknown.”
“Sigh!” Evan shakes his head:
“After all, they can’t work together. Some people might even be glad if other gods’ followers were all dead.”
“Otherwise, the demigods and god-children would have taken action long ago.”
The two use divine techniques and fly towards the sky. They had not flown far when they saw a figure rapidly approaching from the side.
The figure is wrapped in lightning, and the aura is familiar.
“It’s Lunbu!” The outgoing Evan subconsciously waves:
“Lunbu, over here!”
“Are you also going to avoid the limelight…”
“Evan.” Gibson grabs his friend’s sleeve, his face grave, and says in a low voice:
“Something’s not right.”
“Not right?”
Evan is startled, then also notices the abnormality.
Lunbu’s speed doesn’t look like he’s traveling, but like he’s fleeing for his life, using all his strength to urge his divine technique.
“Shua!”
◈◈◈
A rainbow appears behind them.
A line of fire, moving faster than Lunbu, pierces through the clouds, wraps around Lunbu, and pulls him back.
“No!”
Lunbu howls to the sky:
“Help!”
“…” Gibson and Evan exchange glances, both seeing the horror in each other’s eyes, and hurriedly fly away.
Dou Sha!
That killing star had actually arrived nearby!
As if only a moment passed, Lunbu’s aura disappears, replaced by a violent killing intent.
The killing intent is almost tangible, landing on the two of them from dozens of miles away, like a heavy mountain.
“We’re done for!”
The two’s faces turn pale.
“Escape separately!” Gibson grits his teeth and roars:
“If one can escape, that’s good enough!”
Evan hesitates slightly, then nods heavily, his gaze towards his friend filled with deep concern.
“May we have good luck!”
The two leave each other with their final blessings, each transforming into a streak of light, fleeing in different directions.
Behind them.
A line of fire shoots out again, like a fishing line, constantly extending, lengthening, and even splitting into two.
“Shua!”
The two lines of fire quickly catch up to the two, dragging them back.
We’re done for!
The two, who had just separated, are together again, their eyes filled with despair, and are thrown heavily on the ground.
“Middle Follower?”
Karl’s voice is low as he raises his hand and presses down:
“There are still people who dare to appear before me.”
“Boom!”
A large hand formed of gathered battle aura falls on the ground, the earth cracking, magma churning, and flames erupting from the ground.
And this,
Obviously, is not his doing.
“Dou Sha!”
A low, solemn, thunder-like voice comes from the depths of the earth, echoing in their ears.
“Rumble…”
A terrifying large hand pierces through the ground, pressing down towards the carriage.
That large hand is formed of churning magma, its fingers are dozens of meters long, and its fingerprints are clearly visible.
“Boom!”
The carriage shatters, and Karl’s figure leaps out from within.
After months of fighting, encountering many traps, encirclements, and ambushes, the carriage had remained intact.
And now,
It finally shatters.
“Haha…” The voice from the ground laughs:
“Playing with fire in front of me? You’re truly seeking death!”
As the magma giant hand reaches out of the ground, the giant’s arms, head, and body also emerge from the earth little by little.
A terrifying giant, as large as a mountain, opens its mouth wide, swallowing the flames that Karl shoots towards it.
The flames, activated by a third-circle spell, are actually swallowed whole, and it even lets out a satisfied burp.
“Demigod!”
Karl stands in mid-air, looking directly at the giant before him:
“Fire God bloodline.”
Only those with the Fire God bloodline can directly strip him of his control over fire magic.
“That’s right.”
The giant grins:
“Demigod Morton, here specifically to kill you!”
“…” Karl smiles. In the eyes of the data panel that appears, the source power column suddenly jumps:
Source Power: 100
“Boom!”
A power that seems to want to tear apart the heavens and earth surges from his body. The violent battle aura causes dark clouds to gather in the sky, lightning to flash, the earth to shake, and even the aura of the giant formed by the demigod Morton is suppressed.
Heart Buddha Palm ━ Thirty-Six Combo Attack!
In an instant.
Numerous afterimages of Karl appear in the void, crashing into the ‘magma giant’ at dozens of times the speed of sound.
“Roar!”
Morton roars to the sky, waving his arms, stirring up violent flames and magma, wreaking havoc in the area.
But alas…
“Peng!”
“Peng peng!”
His body explodes piece by piece. His huge head explodes completely, his eyes filled with horror and resentment.
“Fourth Order…”
“How could this be?”
A streak of light flashes.
A pair of strange wings appear on Karl’s back, and his right arm is shrouded in a pale aura.
Pale Wing’s wings and arm!
Source Power +210
