Chapter 1601: Divine Chaos

A booming huge flesh impact sound, like thunder, exploded over the entire gathering place's sky.

Accompanied by the shrill roar of a crawler, a figure as fast as lightning violently launched a high‑speed attack around it.

Flesh and blood burst.

Large chunks of blood‑flesh tissue, blasted open by the huge impact, were flung like fragments toward the surroundings.

Under the black shadow's violent, seemingly lawless attacks, this mutant the size of three trucks could only endure the blows over and over, letting out helpless roars.

Each high‑speed impact interrupted its movements.

It seemed to be simultaneously struck from all directions.

From afar, this monstrosity, horrendous enough to destroy an army, now looked like a helpless infant, unable to fight back.

Staggering, it cried out in misery.

Under the high‑speed impact as fast as an afterimage, even though it was a third‑level mutant, it still couldn't keep up with the opponent's speed.

Every attack used only fists and feet.

Under extreme violence, that afterimage seemed to be proving its strength this way!

On the ground.

Inside the Radiant Gathering Place.

A large number of survivors supporting each other were shocked by the sight before them.

Near the collapsed city wall, soldiers wielding weapons and the Awakened Ones who rushed to rescue stared dumbfounded at the suddenly appearing black shadow.

"Who is that?!"

"What terrifying power!"

"My God! He's beating that monster down?!"

"This strength... could it be third‑level advanced... or even peak?!"

Bringing two third‑level initial‑rank individuals hurrying over, a stern‑looking middle‑aged person took a deep breath, rather nervously watching the afterimage fighting the monster.

Listening to the astonished exclamations of the surrounding survivors.

Even though he was the ruler of the Radiant Gathering Place, his strength was only third‑level intermediate.

But his nervousness and shock were no less.

His own gathering place had been attacked by monsters, and his soldiers and Awakened Ones suffered heavy casualties.

Upon receiving the news, he hurriedly brought people to rescue.

Who would have thought he originally believed he could only flee with people, saving a few if possible, but upon arriving he saw such an astonishing sight.

"Third‑level advanced! At least third‑level advanced!"

"But... why do I feel no spiritual energy fluctuation?!"

He was wary, a slight unease.

The Radiant Gathering Place Leader stared fixedly at the afterimage that seemed to be massacring the monster.

Unlike others, his understanding of power is too low.

He recognized this mutant, and knew full well how aberrant its defense and strength were!

Its defense could withstand artillery bombardment!

Tough, with a flesh‑shell possessing powerful self‑repair, it is the nightmare of all melee types!

Its limbs are agile, excelling at ground movement; this crawler‑like third‑level mutant is the nightmare of most gathering places and safe zones!

If it were him facing this monster, he could only think of ways to restrain it from the side—he would never dare to fight it head‑on!

But before this mysteriously appearing powerhouse, it was like a toy, utterly unable to retaliate!

He couldn't fathom when this area had suddenly spawned such a terrifying top‑tier powerhouse!

Although the opponent seemed to have come to save people, as a leader with a meticulous mind, he could see that this mysterious person was obviously showing off his strength on purpose!

"He could easily kill that monster, yet he keeps flaunting his strength..."

"This fighting style is also a bit too strange..."

His unease and tension grew stronger.

Hearing his own subordinates' survivors cheering excitedly, admiringly watching the afterimage once again smash the monster's limbs with a single punch.

The middle‑aged leader's expression also grew uglier.

In this world, sometimes ill‑intentioned humans are more terrifying than monsters.

Especially since the opponent seems to have an agenda... it's certainly not just a simple rescue!

Sure enough, before the Radiant Gathering Place Leader could even think of contacting other safe zone leaders...

Among the crowd, several Awakened Ones who were only first or second level and had extremely unfamiliar faces suddenly jumped out.

Only to see several people, faces flushed with fervent excitement, waving both hands at the crowd and shouting loudly.

"Did you see that?!"

"The one who saved you is our Chaos Sect's Divine Envoy!"

"He is the incarnation of a god! He is the light and hope that will end everything!"

"The Divine Envoy possesses supreme power and has come to save you!"

"Hurry! Hurry and kneel with us to praise Chaos!"

As soon as the words fell, several sect members wearing strange blue robes and odd attire fervently knelt toward the man battling the monster.

At the same time, the afterimage fighting the mutant seemed to be cooperating with the performance, instantly pausing.

In everyone's stunned gaze, the black shadow suddenly stomped down violently, blasting the dying crawler into the ground with a boom!

Standing aloft in the air, its might was unmatched!

Tiny, and not at all sturdy, its physique compared to the colossal beast.

The stopped figure appeared to be nothing more than an ordinary, even somewhat withered little old man.

However, under the support of terrifying power, the old man who looked like a scavenger suddenly seemed to have gained points of mysterious color out of thin air.

With hands behind his back, looking down upon the crowd, he truly seemed like a deity, inspiring awe.

At the same time, several middle-aged women wearing blue high hats sprang from the crowd, joining in rebuking the stunned people around them.

"What are you still standing there for!!"

"The Chaos God saved you! Quickly kneel and give thanks!"

As the words fell, several middle-aged women who had been brought from somewhere acted as missionaries, rudely pressing the surrounding survivors to kneel.

It seemed that not kneeling was a grave disrespect.

The leader of the Light Gathering Place, who was already somewhat wary, felt his heart skip a beat at the sight of the suddenly appearing believers.

"The Chaos Sect!!"

Upon hearing that unfamiliar sect name, he instantly realized the other side had truly come for them!

A mere Third Rank dares to call himself a deity descended to the world!!

Although he had to admit the other was far stronger than him, as a fellow Third Rank Awakened One, he naturally wouldn't take it seriously.

Knowing that after the Apocalypse many Awakened Ones indeed relied on their strength to pose as gods and ghosts, he naturally wouldn't believe it.

However, before he could even think of negotiating with a grim expression to figure out what the other wanted,

In an instant, the old man who had been floating in midair appeared before him as if by teleportation.

"Light Gathering Place?"

"From today on! This place is mine!"

"To serve the deity is your honor!"

"What, you dare not obey the deity's words!!"

Seeing the resistance and wariness in the middle-aged man's eyes, the chaos "divine envoy" who looked like a little old man gave a sinister laugh and backhanded a slap at him.

Boom!

No time to react at all.

Under the old man's eerie power suppressing him, the middle-aged man instinctively raised his arm to block, but the next second he let out a miserable scream and was slammed hard into the ground.

Seeing that even his gathering place's immensely powerful leader was no match for this old man in a single move, the survivors who had been stunned and didn't know what to do were suddenly seized with great fear and instinctively knelt down.

At the same time, the other High Level of the gathering place, seeing the old man who called himself a divine envoy acting so recklessly, clearly intending to seize power, instantly turned pale.

Merely noticing the old man's dissatisfied glance at them, several High Level, under tremendous pressure, could only panic and follow suit, kneeling on the ground.

"We believe! We believe!!"

Even the crawlers and the leader were no match for the opponent; although they knew he was just pretending to be a god, at this moment their lives mattered most!

But for some unknown reason, when they came into close contact with this mysterious strong one, they could always smell a foul odor from him.

Seeing several High Level who dared not show their reluctance kneeling respectfully before him, the old man seemed quite satisfied, nodding with eyes full of wild joy.

Excellent! As long as he takes down a few more gathering places and gets more people to believe in him, his mission will soon be complete!

Looking at the Fourth Stage progress on his card task, the old man's withered, sallow face instantly showed a twisted madness.

Looking down upon the tens of thousands of survivors beneath his feet.

Hearing everyone around him being forced or fervently shouting his name.

At this moment, he couldn't help but fervently touch the card affixed to his chest.

Divine artifact! This is the divine artifact bestowed upon him by heaven!

Just a few days ago he was merely a scavenger, only able to mix in the gathering place cleaning people's waste; he never imagined that one day he could make those high-and-mighty big shots kneel before him.

And he, before long, could even become Fourth Stage! Become a true "God!"

Laughing up to the sky, he who had felt stifled and miserable all his life now thought this world was truly wonderful!

He would spare no cost to complete his mission!