"Click."
High in the air, through his pocket, Qonas heard a crisp sound.
That sound came from his other Beyonder artifact, "Concerto of Light and Shadow."
This object resembling a clock had its top button automatically pressed.
Its negative effect had activated on its own!
Thus Qonas saw that the bullets fired from "Rever's Shout of Despair" actually turned around in midair, flying back toward himself instead!
Not good...
Qonas's heart shook violently.
The thought of evading danger had just emerged when the terrible effects brought by several peculiar bullets had already erupted.
"Hee hee... eh... wu wu... ah ha ha..."
A desperate, crazed, distorted, shrill shriek suddenly rang out in his ears.
That sound seemed to infect his spirituality, making his spirit instantly confused, his vision extremely dizzy, and his body stiff and difficult to move!
At such a critical moment, the consequences of losing control of his body were imaginable.
Qonas watched helplessly as the black armor on Silas opposite him rapidly dispersed, then merged with some invisible thing carrying an intense sense of corruption, ultimately transforming into a pitch-black, twisted, terrifying creature.
Shadow of Depravation!
"Roar!"
The pitch-black monster was full of malice. The moment it formed, it immediately lunged at Qonas.
And the latter, whose body was stiff and difficult to move, couldn't dodge at all.
He could only watch helplessly as he was wrapped up and swallowed!
"Hiss, hiss..."
Qonas felt his body rapidly corroding, being dyed the deepest black.
His spirit was also simultaneously polluted, countless crazed thoughts surfacing in his mind, gradually replacing normal thinking.
His soul and flesh were simultaneously corrupted, falling into the pitch-black abyss!
Must save myself...
Qonas suppressed the chaotic consciousness in his heart, struggling to resist.
The bullet's effect had already worn off.
He'd gained some control of his body, so he began activating the "Earl of the Fallent's" ability.
He widened his eyes, staring directly at the monster. Then an invisible wave formed accordingly, seeping into the monster's body!
"Earl of the Fallent's" "Chaos"!
He wanted to confuse the monster's target, making it turn to attack [Blood Reverend] opposite.
However, the monster's pitch-black surface only rippled slightly, as if something of higher status filled it, easily blocking the influence he imposed.
"Chaos" had no effect!
Damn it...
Frustration and despair filled Qonas's spirit, but he knew he had no time to be dejected.
He had to quickly make a second attempt.
He moved his fingers with difficulty, pulling the trigger of "Rever's Shout of Despair" again.
"Bang bang bang bang!"
Bullets shot out continuously like a machine gun, the recoil pressing against the web of his thumb, then spreading throughout his body.
Suddenly, this force dramatically increased, even pushing him in a direction away from Silas.
"Earl of the Fallent's" "Amplification"!
Qonas amplified the revolver's recoil, planning to escape this way. After all, the shadow wrapped around him came from Silas.
When he opened up enough distance from Silas, it could be forcibly dispersed.
"Click."
However, just then, this military demigod despairingly heard the "Concerto of Light and Shadow" in his pocket making sounds again.
So his ability was once again rewritten by the negative effect.
The target of "Amplification" was tampered with, changing from the revolver's recoil to that creature's "Corruption" ability!
"Roar!"
The monster shrieked, and the erosion speed instantly increased several times.
Not only did the "Corruption" not stop, it actually accelerated!
"Boom!"
Qonas felt a thunderous roar inside his head.
The mental dam he'd been barely maintaining was completely breached in an instant.
Countless chaotic thoughts completely occupied his mind, rapidly pulling him into corruption!
"No..."
His vision gradually darkened. He saw Silas's half-smiling expression opposite him, and his heart filled with despair.
I'm done for...
No, how can I let him have his way!
Even if I become a monster, I can't become his lamb!
In this desperate moment, Qonas Kilgor's survival instinct exploded. He suddenly gave up resisting and instead closed his eyes.
"Swish!"
Deep black fur instantly covered his exposed skin.
His body began to swell dramatically and emitted a sacred yet evil aura.
For a moment, even that monster seemed unable to control him.
Mythical creature form!
As a demigod, he would reveal his most crazed state, even if this was extremely likely to cause him to lose control!
"Roar..."
Qonas's face was deforming, his muzzle protruding, seemingly developing toward a baboon.
But this trend was quickly interrupted.
"Calm down..."
Opposite him, Silas said softly.
His eyes seemed to have molten gold flowing within them, his words full of bewitchment, striking directly at the deepest part of one's heart.
"You're safe, no need to resist..."
The illusory tides surged with full force within him, allowing him to use "Hypnosis" at nearly demigod level!
"Ah..."
Qonas murmured in confusion as the mythical creature characteristics on his body slowly dissolved.
He stopped all resistance, allowing the Shadow of Depravation to wrap his body again and completely swallow him.
"..."
Silas quietly watched the writhing surface of the Shadow of Depravation.
After more than ten seconds, he withdrew it, and Qonas's corpse was revealed.
Counting it up, this was the second demigod he'd killed.
No time to "Shepherd" him.
After confirming Qonas was truly dead, he swallowed that corpse into his body, waiting to deal with it after leaving here.
Barring any accidents, Qonas would definitely be "Shepherded" by him. Aside from Medici's special case, this was his first demigod lamb!
Oh right...
At this moment, Silas was still in midair, so he instinctively looked down at the plaza below.
Had that naval admiral recovered? If he hadn't fled, could he shepherd him too...
Thinking this, he looked down and found the latter had recovered somewhat and was just struggling to stand up.
Silas was about to descend and give the other party a surprise when suddenly—
"Bang bang bang!"
Loud sonic booms, one after another, came consecutively from the horizon.
Silas's expression changed slightly.
He seemed to see a black dot where sea met sky, rapidly growing larger.
"Sea King" Jahn Kottman!
Unfortunately, no time to go down and capture that naval admiral.
Silas sighed regretfully in his heart, then without hesitation turned around and flew toward the harbor.
Howling winds propelled his body. His speed was swift as thunder!
It wasn't that he couldn't fight a Sequence 3, but his spirituality consumption was already very high.
Add to that not knowing how much more backup the Storm Church had coming, quickly retreating was the reasonable choice.
"Whoosh, whoosh..."
The wind shrieked in his ears as he glided toward the harbor, plummeting downward. Soon, the situation there came into view.