Chapter 386: The Bishop's Maniacal Laughter

"Ha, has the last piece of God Bone finally been delivered?"

Time flew by. Nine hours after Yun Mu returned carrying the God Bone, and three hours ahead of schedule, the mechanical squad successfully traversed the City Ruins and arrived before the hidden entrance dug out by the maintenance workers.

The Rift Generator had arranged this place into a ruin unworthy of any attention; only when Heavenly Punishment descended would terrifying firelight and dust make the scene here appear as if it were distorting and shifting.

But under such terrifying explosions, no living person should have been able to notice the anomaly here.

The Wolf kept a disgusted distance from Yun Mu, while Fen Yege and Avala also kept Brenna and the other mortals away from her.

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Yun Mu held the box containing the God Bone; although she knew the reason, she was still somewhat speechless.

Is this thing really as dangerous as Fen Yege said? Although she could feel the Evil aura radiating from the God Bone, it didn't seem particularly dangerous if one were to talk about how dangerous it was.

At least, that was the case for her.

The aura radiating from the box containing the God Bone constantly entangled itself around her wrists, yet it could not penetrate into Yun Mu's body no matter what.

Her skin blocked those Evil auras like a city wall, and the other side could only twist in impotent rage.

This made Yun Mu even more convinced of the fact Fen Yege mentioned: that a Chuanzhezhe would not be contaminated by the aura within the God Bone.

"Next, I just need to find a way to deliver this thing to that Bishop of the Beast God Cult, right?" Yun Mu looked back at Fen Yege, the two of them conversing from a distance.

"That's right." Hearing her words, Fen Yege nodded: "Don't overthink it, that Bishop won't refuse."

After all, that Bishop of the Beast God Cult was not a god; his personality and the things he might do had long been analyzed clearly by Fen Yege, who had been observing him in secret for so many years.

Even the Weakness in his soul... *cough cough*.

"Go and return quickly," Fen Yege said softly.

"Stay safe."

"Watch out for that Bishop."

"Waiting for your return!"

Brenna, Lucy, and Lita bid her farewell from a distance.

"Don't worry, nothing will happen."

Smiling softly, Yun Mu put on the 【Calamity Cultist's Magic Robe】, covered her face with the hood, and then ran toward that spine of the Beast God.

Just as she stepped out of the illusion range of the Rift Generator, a feeling of being locked onto arose spontaneously.

Yun Mu turned her head to look to her side, only to see a large number of Old Legion mechanical bodies aiming their artillery at her—no, to be precise, aiming at the wooden box she was carrying.

Equipment capable of detecting contamination and sources of contamination?

Yun Mu recalled the memories of that minister of the Orc Empire.

"Heh, it's not that easy to hit me."

The Bird Demon Feather Boots and the Celestial Badge radiated a pale blue glow together; Yun Mu discovered that when these two pieces of equipment were used together, they provided the user with an even more powerful boost.

Celestial Breeze swirled around Yun Mu, and her speed suddenly increased by a large margin!

With just a slight exertion, she could leap a great distance forward, and she could even use the gliding ability of the Celestial Badge to turn in mid-air!

Ordinary artillery shells simply could not hit her.

Besides that, the Third-tier Expert level Painter profession was finally able to reveal a few late-stage abilities that other professions could not compare to.

Yun Mu waved her Paintbrush, and a fierce gale rose from the ground, forming a tall Wind wall that was difficult to cross.

Countless artillery shells and machine gun fire hit this Wind wall and were ultimately blocked; taking this opportunity, Yun Mu accelerated in mid-air, and in the blink of an eye, she arrived at a distance of about 1800 meters from the spine.

In that last burst of acceleration, she had run about 600 meters! Except for the Flash Silver Fighter, those Old Legion mechanical bodies simply couldn't catch up to her speed!

As for the smoke and dust permeating the City Ruins, they were all blocked by the Celestial Breeze swirling around her.

Otherwise, at this speed, she would have long since turned into a dirty little black cat.

*Whoosh whoosh!! * A cracking sound of breaking through the air came from the sky; Yun Mu looked up, and her hair instantly stood on end.

It was an attack from Heavenly Punishment!

However, it wasn't the ammunition with the greatest power like the previous attack on the Beast God's spine, but rather ordinary missiles similar to what she encountered when she was first attacked by Heavenly Punishment... Yun Mu guessed that loading the most powerful ammunition must take a certain amount of time; in plain language, it had a cooldown.

So she didn't have to worry about a nuke hitting her face for the time being, but! *Boom!! *

A violent explosion landed beside her, shattering the shield of her Earth Dragon Scale Armor in an instant.

Yun Mu used the shockwave and the Celestial Breeze to quickly move away from the explosion area, but the next second, a missile landed right in front of her.

*Boom!! *

The nearly scrapped Thunder God Mecha flew out from the firelight; after dispelling the effect of her painting, cold sweat couldn't help but drip from Yun Mu's forehead.

Even ordinary missiles are deadly!

After all, she was a Supernatural of the Painter series, not a melee profession—though most Expert-level melee professions might not even be as strong as her.

What's more, the Expert level was still far from reaching a rank that transcended mortals; wanting to withstand an attack from a Champion-level mechanical body 【Heavenly Punishment】 was still somewhat difficult.

Fortunately, at this moment, the Bishop of the Beast God Cult on the other side also sensed the God Bone Yun Mu was carrying.

Just as the attack was about to land on her, a piece of building ruin kneaded into a ball was thrown over by the right arm of the Beast God like a cannonball.

In an instant, it detonated the attack in the sky.

Although he didn't know Yun Mu and didn't know where she got the God Bone, the Bishop of the Beast God Cult could tell that Yun Mu was heading in his direction. The Beast God's spine, lacking leg bones, could not move; if Yun Mu were to fall before reaching his touch range, those God Bones would be taken away by the Old Legion.

This was clearly something the Bishop could not accept no matter what.

Heh, it was just as expected.

Yun Mu's pressure was greatly reduced; relying on her powerful mobility, her ability to adapt by drawing paintings on the fly, and the long-range support from the Beast God Cult Bishop.

She was barely able to cope with the attacks raining down from the sky.

*Zzzzt*—for some reason, an indescribable feeling of Fear suddenly shrouded Yun Mu's heart; in a certain instant, she saw an incomparably massive mechanical structure standing on a huge track.

Pale blue Magic Energy arcs flickered, and a huge metal rod slowly extended, then split to both sides.

*Zzzzt*—the Hallucination in her mind dissipated, and Yun Mu's breathing hitched.

【You have encountered an enemy—【Old Legion · High-Tier Mechanical Body · Haishan lv90 (Champion)】】 After Yun Mu subconsciously took a step forward.

Boom—

A sound like Magic Energy compressed to the extreme erupted in her mind, and in the next second, a brilliant white light crossed several thousand meters, landing on her in an instant!

Boom!!

The powerful kinetic energy destroyed everything at the point of impact like a hot knife through butter, and Yun Mu was naturally no—no, she did not suffer any damage! "Oh?"

Fen Yege, who had intended to provide long-range support to resurrect Yun Mu, let out a soft sound of surprise. As the smoke cleared, a crimson sphere, its surface constantly rotating, appeared within His field of vision.

That is—

The active skill 【Inherent Barrier】 of the 【Theological Pendant (Red)】! 【Inherent Barrier: Deploy a spherical barrier that can repel all non-designated target creatures. The longer the charge time, the greater the size and strength of the barrier.】

When encountering the attack from the Old Legion, Yun Mu had been secretly charging this skill.

Paired with the 【Charge Acceleration】 skill from the 【Divine Blood Pendant】 which enhances charge speed, the size and strength of the barrier grew rapidly.

Even the high-tier mechanical body newly developed by the Old Legion could not break through an attack like an electromagnetic cannon! "Ha," standing in the center of the barrier, Yun Mu exhaled with lingering fear: "So, so close."

It was just by a hair's breadth; if she hadn't charged it in advance, if she hadn't inexplicably sensed the attack from 【Haishan】, if she hadn't reacted in that final instant... if even one of these factors had been missing, she likely would have met her end here.

"F***ing Fen Yege!" Yun Mu couldn't help but curse angrily, not caring about the other party's status as a god or whether He could hear her voice.

In any case, she was extremely annoyed at this moment and wanted to vent the emotions in her heart.

It was close, she had almost met her end here.

"This..."

In the distance, Fen Yege heard Yun Mu's angry curse and smiled, somewhat speechless.

Seeing that she was still so full of vitality, He felt relieved.

As for the backup plan He originally intended to use to resurrect Yun Mu... oh well, what did this little grievance matter?

As the dignified God of Decay and Necromancy, would He care about such a trivial matter?

Watching Yun Mu dispel the barrier and continue rushing toward the spine of the Beast God, Fen Yege took a moment to check the situation with Heavenly Punishment and Haishan.

Heavenly Punishment's strongest attack had three and a half minutes of cooldown remaining, while Haishan's cooldown time was approximately twelve hours?

It seems the technology has not yet matured; this thing is merely a semi-finished product built temporarily.

Not only does it occupy a huge area, but it is also difficult to move, and after every attack, the main cannon completely melts and requires a full replacement.

And installing it on a track is likely to adjust the attack range through movement, right?

Heh, an attack of that magnitude, even an Epic-level Transcendental might not necessarily be able to block it.

Mortal wisdom... Fen Yege recalled that minister of the Orc Empire once more; the Mainframe that he and his colleagues created really did produce something incredible.

If time were abundant, could mortals also master the ability to slaughter gods? That scene, just imagining it makes one feel excited.

"Almost there, almost there."

Meanwhile, inside the spine of the Beast God.

The Bishop of the Beast God Cult was staring fixedly with both eyes at Yun Mu, who was rushing toward him.

Having seen an attack of that magnitude earlier, he had thought Yun Mu was definitely dead, and his heart had gone cold, but he hadn't expected...

That an attack of that magnitude actually failed to kill her.

This made the Bishop feel excited while simultaneously giving rise to a hint of wariness in his heart.

He immediately abandoned his original plan to kill her once he obtained the God Bone.

Hmph, he would just consider it him showing mercy for once and letting the other party go.

Anyway, as long as he obtained the God Bone, he could make the Beast God fully resurrect.

By then, whether it be the Federation, the Old Legion, or those gods in the sky, they would all be nothing but slaves crawling at his feet begging for survival.

After all, that terrifying Curse from the deep sea was something that even one of the original three gods, the Lord of the Deep Sea Saimier who governed the ocean, was powerless to resist.

"Heh, hehehe, hahahahaha!"

The corners of the Bishop's mouth could not be suppressed as they curled upward; he felt as if he could already see the scene he had fantasized about for nearly a thousand years while hiding and struggling in the Federation like a sewer rat finally coming to fruition.

"It is time to crown the birth of the King, world!"

(End of chapter)