Chapter 1003: Weng Falos 3.0 (49)

The golden spear swirled like wind in Nicadoli's hand, each strike seeming to carry a thousand‑pound force, pounding a conspicuous large pit into the ground.

Fortunately it was not at its full vigor; its power had already dwindled to less than a tenth, and although Nicadoli's attacks were strong, each one was barely evaded by the three and promptly countered.

At the crucial moment, Wandi leapt, a red Shizi surged from his fist strike, crashing into Nicadoli's body.

For an instant, the sound of shell fragments cracking crackled throughout the great hall.

"It's already at the end of its strong bow! Crush the battle armor of 【Conflict】 and snatch its fire seed!"

Accompanied by Bai'e's voice, Xing only felt a flash before his eyes, a slender bright ray burst forth amid the Titan's clattering armor, streaking with extreme speed and sharpness like a bolt of lightning, finally aligning toward the roaring, fire‑breathing, lion‑like man!

—Bai'e's sword slashed across Nicadoli's chest.

At the instant the sword was swung, Wandi simultaneously shattered the battle armor on its chest; the two's teamwork was flawless, and they both watched the Titan, as massive as a small hill, collapse.

However—

The moment Nicadoli fell, the previously shattered battle armor began to re‑coalesce on his body, the wound started to heal as before, the broken form rose again, thrusting the spear straight toward the sky.

"Undead bastard... interesting."

Wandi suddenly noticed something.

The massive sword that had hung high over Xuanfengcheng began to move, its blade re‑coated with a layer of golden light, and it pointed straight toward the distant KefaLe!

Feeling the tremor beneath his feet, a cold bead of sweat slid down Bai'e's temple: "The battle souls are gathering above Xuanfengcheng… surging toward the Heaven's Punishment Blade! It never intended to decide victory or defeat, only to use death after death to temper the blade in its hand… even after a hundred deaths, it will pierce KefaLe's body!"

Wandi gritted his teeth: "No sense of honor… the god of our clan, you have fallen to this state?" He turned his head, looking solemnly at Bai'e: "Savior, I'll give you a chance to be a hero. Hand this battlefield over to me. I will hold back this husk so it cannot swing the Heaven's Punishment Blade. Take the news back… inform those two Demigods."

"Are you mad, taking on a Titan alone? Then I must stay as well. Xing, I'm begging you—"

Wandi cut him off outright: "Get out quickly! Must you make me say that? I have to stay, not for Aohema's safety, but to settle things with my own deity."

——

One Punch Man.

"Undead... that makes things a bit troublesome."

The zombie man frowned slightly; he didn't care about Wandi's safety. As someone of the same resurrectable type, he knew people like him were best suited for a war of attrition.

"If Nicadoli also has an undead body, how do we kill it and extract the fire seed?" Tongdi instinctively turned his face, "Mr. Zombie Man, you are also of the resurrectable type; what experience do you have dealing with such a monster?"

"Sorry, I've never considered that problem; after all, it's me who can keep resurrecting, not the enemy." The zombie man lit a cigarette, "If Nicadoli's 'undead' is similar to Hulei's, then we only need to imprison it, then later have the train crew or company people take it out of Weng Falos and toss it into a star to burn, then retrieve the fire seed afterward. But if it's the Blade-type..."

The Blade's undead trait is somewhat tied to destiny; although currently unsolvable, it doesn't mean the future is unsolvable. But the two undead bodies in Weng Falos have driven him straight into a knowledge blind spot.

"Wandi can kill a hundred times without dying; how is Nicadoli also an undead body? There must be some commonality between the two," the zombie man said.

"It's just a simple matter of belief, right?" Flashing Fleis shrugged, "Maybe any golden descendant born within Xuanfengcheng is granted the 'undead' privilege, so Wandi isn't special."

"No, if that were the case, Aohema would have been seized by Xuanfengcheng long ago," Banggu stroked his beard, "Nicadoli's 'undead' may not be true immortality, but rather a lack of a way to suppress it. For example, that Death Titan—if a Titan could command the life and death of Weng Falos, could it erase Nicadoli's existence at its root?"

"If the Death Titan truly could do that, it would be the strongest Titan, capable of erasing even other Titans' lives, let alone the golden descendants."

——

"Even if undeath is a curse, it shouldn't be used so vilely," Wandi said without turning his head, "Let's go, your battlefield lies elsewhere, Savior."

"... Hold on, don't die too many times."

Bai'e left a final caring admonition, then he and Xing quickly left.

Wandi glanced at their silhouettes from the corner of his eye, then coldly laughed, "Finally it's not so noisy. You and I—two warriors barred from death's gate—are there any competitions more fair in the world?"

Wandi raised his head, roaring at the already mindless Titan, "Come! The king who never became a king, the god who has lost his divine rank! How well matched we are, right here—"

"Fight until all things perish!"

The broken walls and ruins sealed Wandi and Nicadoli within Xuanfengcheng, continuing their death duel, while Xing and Bai'e withdrew under cover, returning to Aohema…

After resting in the Qing Ti'an District, Bai'e and Xing hurried to the Marble Heaven Palace, just in time to see Aglaea and the others gathered together.

Dan Heng walked up to Xing, asking concernedly, "Are you okay, uninjured? I received Bai'e's urgent report; the situation seems quite grim."

"Aglaea—wait, where is Teacher Ti Bao?"

Aglaea replied calmly, "We received your message; she has already gone to make the necessary preparations."

Bai'e's brow twitched slightly, "The citizens in the city are still reveling as on ordinary days... do you think this doesn't count as a crisis?"

"If we handle every crisis the same way, Aohema will never find peace. Erasing threats silently so they need not live under a shadow of fear is the duty of the golden descendants."

Bai'e said gravely, "On this matter, our views have always differed… but now is not the time for debate. The Heaven's Punishment Blade has already targeted KefaLe's heart. If we don't stop the mad Titan, the entire Holy City could be reduced to ash."

"But Nicadoli has forged an indestructible shell for himself, impossible to be fully slain. Wandi is buying time… we must cherish every second he gains."

"You're forcing yourself to stay calm; that's growth, Bai'e," Aglaea said, "But Xuanfengcheng has been shrouded in mist for a long time; we cannot discern the secret of Nicadoli's indestructibility. Only one Titan can help us find the truth."