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"Tch, too weak."
Greed's right hand's five fingers clenched in an empty grip. So human bodies were this fragile.
"What's wrong?"
Illumi turned his head to King Bradley. The other man's brows were furrowed after taking a call.
"Havel called," King Bradley said, "He reported that the ancient ruins have revived. Something must have happened."
Illumi's eyes showed contemplation. Ruins reviving... He glanced at the black-and-red box and the coffin.
Neither item showed any movement. Not only were the box and that bizarre body dangerous, but the Altar itself was also a hazardous object.
"Let's go see what's happening at the construction site."
Illumi rose, picked up the black-and-red box, and stepped out the door. King Bradley followed closely, carrying his laptop. Greed, meanwhile, walked to a corner of the room, picked up the coffin with one hand. The coffin had two wheels underneath, allowing it to be dragged. They were heading to the ruins to see what this "ruins revival" was all about.
"Wee-woo... Wee-woo..."
The moment Illumi and the two others drove out of the hotel parking lot, they heard the urgent wail of police sirens on the street.
"The mayor of Biro City is missing. All police forces in Biro City have been dispatched."
Ikechampe's voice sounded from King Bradley's phone. Illumi was not surprised. It had been over twelve hours since Mayor Hiram's death; it was about time he was discovered.
"Bang bang bang..."
After Illumi and the two had driven for ten minutes, a continuous series of gunshots suddenly erupted from ahead.
"Ah~!!!"
Immediately following, screams rang out one after another.
"Those screams are unusual."
A hint of vigilance rose in Illumi's heart. Police had guns, yet such screams were being made. This indicated that guns were useless against the target, and whatever rendered guns useless was likely a special entity.
Just as he pondered, a torrent composed of countless black lines suddenly appeared ahead, rushing towards them like a tsunami.
"Boom!"
With a colossal roar, the sedan carrying Illumi and the two others was instantly swallowed by the black torrent.
"Swish!"
The figures of Illumi and the two appeared ten meters away. They had vacated the sedan the instant the black torrent surged.
"It's those things from the murals."
King Bradley's expression subtly shifted.
"Hiss, hiss..."
Ten meters in front of the trio, the sedan was enveloped by the black lines, forming a gigantic sphere. Sparks flickered within it from time to time. The black lines continuously covered the black sphere, layer upon layer.
"Their target is that bizarre body and the black-and-red box."
Illumi's eyelids lowered. His entire body was covered in the black Strongest Shield, and simultaneously, his hands transformed into black blades. "Let's test them, while they're still trying to fuse."
"Whoosh whoosh whoosh..."
Just as Illumi prepared to charge forward, a massive number of black lines assailed them.
"Whoosh!"
The three figures vanished from their spots simultaneously. A large number of black lines slammed into the ground with a "boom."
"Below!"
Illumi's En clearly detected something moving rapidly beneath the ground. The moment his words fell, all three took a step back simultaneously.
"Boom!"
The ground trembled, and densely packed black lines burst forth from the earth, making a nimble turn in mid-air and assaulting the trio once more.
"Clink clink clink..."
The sharp blades formed by Illumi's arms danced wildly, deflecting the black lines one by one. His body performed a backflip in mid-air, landing steadily on the Overpass.
"Boom! Boom!"
Two figures, one black and one white, slammed into the walls on either side of the road. It was Greed, whose entire body was covered by the Strongest Shield, and King Bradley, who had already activated his Strongest Eye.
"Shatter..."
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the sounds of glass breaking and walls being shattered echoed from both sides of the street. Illumi looked up. Countless black lines twisted into a gigantic black tentacle, breaking directly through the windows and walls of residential homes and surging inside. It turned out that the black lines were not only attacking them; they were also extending their tentacles towards other people in the city.
"Aargh~!!!"
In this quiet rural town, a sharp shriek suddenly pierced the night sky.
"Boom boom boom..."
Centering around the black sphere, countless black lines spread outwards, constantly accompanied by the sounds of crumbling walls and people's shrill screams.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
From the black torrent passing beneath the Overpass, a large number of black lines suddenly shot out, converging in the air to form a thick tentacle, assaulting Illumi on the Overpass.
"Thump!"
Illumi's entire body was covered in a layer of the Strongest Shield. The thick tentacle struck Illumi from below upwards like a heavy hammer, sending him hurtling high into the sky.
"Whoosh whoosh..."
Illumi, dozens of meters high in the sky, transformed into a gigantic Peregrine Falcon. Simultaneously, the Strongest Shield covered his body, turning the entire falcon pure black.
"Clang!"
Illumi's Strongest Shield-covered wings collided with the thick tentacle, producing a clang of metal.
"Swish!"
Illumi flapped his wings, escaping the tentacle's attack range, and soared above the city.
"This range is truly a bit exaggerated."
Illumi, transformed into a Peregrine Falcon, soared above the city, observing. His eyes showed shock. At this moment, in Biro City, thick black tentacles were visible everywhere. Human bodies were impaled by them, hanging on the tentacles. As far as the eye could see, black tentacles adorned with human corpses were ubiquitous throughout the city.
"Boom!"
Below Illumi's high vantage point, a detached villa collapsed, and seven black tentacles emerged from the ruins.
"Ahhh...!!"
Each tentacle impaled a human. They weren't quite dead yet. The tentacles pierced their abdomens, and two young men were still wailing and screaming. But soon, their voices weakened, and finally, they ceased breathing.
"Hm?"
Illumi's eyes narrowed. He saw the human bodies impaled on the black tentacles shriveling at a visible rate, as if all their moisture was being drained.
"Buzz..."
Immediately following, faint red light appeared on the black tentacles. The red light traveled along the tentacles. Illumi's gaze followed the faint red light on the black tentacles, watching as the light was continuously transported into the central black sphere.
"Boom!"
Suddenly, the entire city trembled violently for a moment. Illumi flapped his wings high in the sky, changed his flight direction, and looked towards the city center. Biro City's only 108-meter-tall landmark building was destroyed. The building broke in the middle, and its upper half collapsed with a roar.
"Rumble rumble rumble..."
From beneath the ground, black tentacles even thicker than before drilled out. They encircled the tall building, covering its top layer by layer, seemingly moving with a purpose.
"These things are conscious. Something is controlling them!"
Illumi watched the tentacles on the ground drill into residential homes, impaling people's bodies and hanging them on the tentacles, absorbing the blood from their bodies and sending it into the black sphere.