The bullet casings clattered on the ground. A Punisher's finger was already on the trigger, but his gun barrel trembled.
Their bullets were completely useless, unable to even touch the target.
"No, if this continues, the entire city will be in danger."
"Keep attacking, don't stop!" The Punishers' captain roared, directing his subordinates.
Instantly, a large number of bullets and charms flew towards Meigao Ousi.
However, just like before, the bullets and charms were dissolved and melted away like wax before they even reached their target.
"Ah... Ugh..."
Lan'erwusi, who was under the influence of the Antigonus Family's notes, seemed to possess extremely tenacious vitality. Even with his body already a bloody mess, he could still groan in pain: "Save... save... me..."
Clearly, no matter how insane he was, in the face of death, he still couldn't escape the instinct to survive.
It was somewhat ironic that he, one of the instigators of this disaster, was now seeking help from the Official.
Ignoring Lan'erwusi's plea, the Punishers' captain's face was ashen.
Their bullets and charms had no effect whatsoever.
He looked at the Magician team beside him and asked, "Do you have a plan?"
"If this continues, the entire Tingen City will be doomed, and you won't escape either!"
The Magician looked troubled. If it were only the Antigonus Family's notes, there might still be a way, but the current situation was beyond everyone's expectations.
He had already used his trump card when he saved the Clown earlier.
As a Sequence 7 Magician, his remaining offensive methods were simply negligible in the face of this disaster.
The effects of air bullets and flame streams were also inferior to demon-hunting bullets.
After a moment of thought, he made up his mind.
"Bring out all the 'Explosion' charms," the Magician said, looking at his subordinate.
The effect of the 'Explosion' charm was roughly equivalent to the fireball of a Hunter Pathway Sequence 7 Pyromaniac. Under normal circumstances, it would likely have little effect against this kind of Monster.
But using multiple charms together might produce an unexpected effect.
"Do it!" Following the Magician's command, multiple 'Explosion' charms were thrown towards Meigao Ousi.
"Bang!"
A wave of heat swept out, and the surrounding air became scorching hot. The explosion stirred up dust, which filled the area.
"Woo!"
A roar came from the smoke.
After the smoke cleared, they found that Meigao Ousi, who had been sprawled on the ground, had actually stood up.
However, her current appearance looked very bad.
Her golden hair was falling out in large clumps, revealing a scalp covered in bluish-black blood vessels. Viscous grayish-green liquid oozed from her skin, emitting a putrid, rotten seaweed-like stench. Her originally beautiful face was twisted like a melted wax figure, and her eyeballs protruded from their sockets.
!!!
"You... you want to hurt my child!"
"You all must die!"
It was clear that the Circus team's attack had successfully enraged the opponent.
However...
Just as Meigao Ousi, like a malevolent spirit, lunged at everyone,
Lan'erwusi, who was already twisted beyond human recognition, reached out and grabbed Meigao Ousi's leg, stopping her.
Meigao Ousi stumbled directly and fell to the ground.
Lan'erwusi, who had been lying on the ground, stood up. Asphalt-like black substance emerged from his eye sockets, and countless slimy black tentacles extended from his back. His entire body looked as if it had been infested by worms.
He was controlled by the Antigonus Family's notes!
Under everyone's astonished gaze, the worm-covered Lan'erwusi and the bloody Meigao Ousi began to fight each other.
This was an unbelievable scene; two Monsters were entangled in combat like this.
No one had expected that the Antigonus Family's notes would actually stop Meigao Ousi.
No, that's not right. Rather than stopping her, it was more like it sensed the aura of certain existences and instinctively attacked Meigao Ousi.
The two supernatural items that caused this incident actually had an internal conflict.
Everyone witnessing this did not act.
This was an unexpected pleasant surprise for them.
The situation before them couldn't help but make them fantasize—it would be great if these two Monsters could perish together.
Unfortunately, reality did not unfold as they had imagined.
Perhaps due to a difference in their Sequence, the power of the Antigonus Family's notes gradually began to weaken, and the distorting effect slowly disappeared.
Lan'erwusi gradually fell into a disadvantage in this struggle. Scarlet patterns also appeared on his belly, countless flesh growths appeared on his body, and the worms on him began to shrivel.
He actually had the True Creator's "seed" inside him.
Under the pressure of the two powers, his body could no longer bear it.
With a squelch, his abdomen burst open first. Foul-smelling intestines, wrapped in yellowish-green mucus, slid onto the ground, bringing out half a rotten stomach. A column of blood spurted from the gash, and chunks of flesh mixed with bone fragments splattered everywhere.
The spurting blood splattered onto Meigao Ousi, completely dyeing her red.
Lan'erwusi fell...
The Antigonus Family's notes also became silent, like an ordinary notebook, having been flung away by the power of the evil god's offspring.
No one knew where it flew to.
After everything ended, what everyone saw was a Monster with three heads.
Meigao Ousi's left and right shoulders each had fleshy protrusions mixed with blood vessels and blue veins, round like a child's head.
They instinctively wanted to shoot, but then they saw Meigao Ousi's three heads open their mouths simultaneously.
"You all must die!"
Accompanied by a foul utterance.
"Bang!"
Both the Punishers and the few members of the Circus team were thrown into the air by an invisible force, falling heavily to the ground, raising dust everywhere.
"Damn it." The Magician struggled to get up, but he failed. He was out of strength, he was too tired...
The air suddenly became as viscous as asphalt, and he seemed to hear a cry.
Something was about to be born.
...
"Old man, it seems something big happened over there, I need to hurry..."
Leonard, on the outskirts of the Circus, noticed the abnormality in the surroundings. As a Nighthawk, he couldn't just ignore it.
"No." Pales stopped his reckless action.
"Why?"
"There's no point in you going. You'll only die in vain."
"This is not an incident that someone at your Sequence can handle."
"Are you telling me to run away?" Leonard couldn't accept it. As a Nighthawk, he couldn't do something like run away.
Pales pondered for a moment, then, like an elder, said in a cautionary tone, "Retreat is not shameful. Don't make meaningless sacrifices."
"Besides... there are people in the vicinity who can handle this incident."
"Who?" Leonard felt confused.
Pales did not answer.
...
"Don't worry, there are no ordinary people around anymore. They all ran away just now..."
"But..."
..." Leonard wanted to say something more, but suddenly fell silent, running in the opposite direction of the incident without a word. For some reason, his previous determined thought suddenly vanished.
"Run further away, otherwise I won't be able to protect you," Pales urged him.
...
"Lachi, where are you!"
The surging crowd had disappeared, and not a single person could be seen as far as the eye could see.
There was no one around anymore, but Luo En still hadn't found his cat.
He had intended to continue forward, but found that he couldn't move his legs no matter what.
"Ugh!"
Luo En pressed his forehead and half-crouched down.
His spirituality was buzzing, aching as if it wanted to tear his head apart.
There was something nearby, something extremely terrifying.
He would die, he would definitely die if he went any further!
He struggled to lift his head and saw a scene of the end of the world.
The world seemed to be collapsing.
Scorching air, pervasive smoke, and the sky dyed crimson.
A terrifying aura oppressed everything around.
"Hoo... hoo..."
Luo En gasped, recovering from his shock.
Besides the pain, there was also something that puzzled him.
This pain was a spiritual warning, not a warning of fate!
Although the two were very similar, they had fundamental differences. One was the ability of the Monster itself, while the other was Luo En's unique golden finger.
Why? Has my golden finger malfunctioned?
But according to Luo En's previous speculation, he should receive a warning whenever he encountered a life-threatening danger.
Just like the previous times.
He didn't think the horror of the current scene was any less than that female Beyonder of the Assassin Pathway in Backlund back then.
And this time, there was no reaction at all.
The golden finger failing was the most terrifying situation for a Transmigrator.
What to do now, run?
It's useless... Luo En rejected this idea. Although he had never personally witnessed the power displayed by a High Sequence, the tremor deep in his soul still made Luo En understand that running was useless.
Once disaster struck, nowhere in this city would be safe.
Who exactly is it...? Luo En's brain was working rapidly.
Is it that hidden existence again?
The first thing that came to Luo En's mind was that peeping hidden existence. It was He who had attacked him in his dreams earlier, indirectly leading him to this disaster.
No, is that hidden existence's demeanor so petty?
Isn't it just a single complaint letter?
To kill himself, He would not hesitate to cause such a huge disaster...
No, this doesn't make sense. That hidden existence doesn't need to do this; it would only provoke a greater reaction from the Official.
Did He discover my identity as a Transmigrator?
Or is there something else...?
"This is?"
As Luo En was thinking, he suddenly felt something hit him.
He looked down and found that his satchel, which he always carried, was bulging irregularly.
"Damn it," he unbuckled the copper clasp with one hand, reached inside, and touched a slightly warm rectangular object.
It was the playing card he had picked up before—the 3 of Diamonds.
He picked it up and found that the card was now glowing, and the frequency of the flashes was constantly increasing.
"This..."
Looking at the flashing card, Luo En's expression was strange. This kind of plot felt somewhat familiar.
Am I about to transform?
"Woo-aah-aah-aah-aah—!"
A terrifyingly sharp sound broke Luo En's wild thoughts. The moment he heard this sound, he felt as if his head had been hit hard by a blunt object, instantly causing both headache and dizziness.
Before he could recover from the dizziness, a white light suddenly appeared before his eyes, enveloping his entire being.
...
"Hmm, just in time."
"Meihua 5, sir." The Magician slowly opened his eyes and saw his superior, who was waiting to hand over the work to him. He stumbled to his feet with all his might and bowed.
"I didn't expect such a situation to arise."
"Tingen is truly an interesting place." Meihua 5 turned his head and instructed the Magician beside him.
"I'll take care of this. You quickly take your subordinates and leave." As he spoke, he handed the Magician a bottle of potion.
"Yes." The Magician took the potion without saying much. He also knew that in the current situation, he couldn't do anything and would only be a burden if he stayed.
He could only place all his hope in his superior now, otherwise, the entire Tingen City would be destroyed.
If this disaster truly occurred, the Official and the Church would most likely blame the Shawshank Firm for the entire incident.
Of course, if the Aurora Order didn't issue a statement...
Seeing the Magician carry his subordinate and walk away, Meihua 5 narrowed his eyes, observing Meigao Ousi before him.
She seemed to be wary of Meihua 5 and did not stop the Magician's actions just now.
It was just that the Punishers were still in place, their fates unknown.
"An ordinary person's body cannot withstand this power. Was this arranged?"
"The Aurora Order people are really unreliable, letting something like this out."
"Forget it, what can you expect? They're all Lunatics."
"Heh!" Meihua 5 suddenly chuckled softly.
"This should clearly be the True God Church's business, but the Shawshank Firm always likes to seek trouble!"
He looked at Meigao Ousi, who had grown three heads, and extended his hand forward, rotating his wrist halfway. He tried to grasp something.
Meigao Ousi clearly sensed the danger, opening her mouth wide, letting the corners of her mouth split all the way to her ears. The three heads roared, trying to utter a word.
..." However, her "Blasphemous Word" got stuck in her throat, coming to an abrupt halt.
"My luck is pretty good today."
"I stole it right away." Meihua 5 was a little surprised; his ability activated unusually smoothly today.
"However, the Trinity Templar's ability is troublesome, not easy to deal with." He looked at the Monster before him, a troubled expression on his face.
His mission this time was to rendezvous with the Circus team and incidentally investigate Tingen to see if there was anything interesting, but he didn't expect to actually encounter such a situation.
Encountering an evil god's offspring that was about to be born.
"Wah! Wah! Wah!"
The cry of a baby echoed all around.
"Wah!" The baby in Meigao Ousi's belly sensed the danger and squirmed, wanting to be born.
"Tsk." Meihua 5 frowned slightly at the sight.
He instinctively raised his hand, intending to make some moves, but stopped halfway.
"Forget it, I'll use the Shawshank Firm's method instead!"
His wrist moved slightly, and an exquisitely designed playing card appeared in his hand—it was the 5 of Clubs.
...
Outside the Blackthorn Security Company, a figure was observing the situation inside.
The Church's people should all have been drawn away, hmph, those fools!
Now there's only a sequence 8 left.
What kind of waves can a mere sequence 8 stir up?
Hmm... The advantage is mine!
Thinking this, Ins Zangwill began to act.
He had to get Saint Selena's ashes today, no matter what.