Chapter 396: The Torture Gun and

Aireibas…

In fact, the name "Aireibas" was still taken from its original owner by this scoundrel, who killed the original owner and usurped the name and identity.

No one knows the scoundrel's real name, but it no longer matters, because the Cassius Gun wielded by Kangsitan Ding requires no elaborate rituals or cumbersome procedures; merely piercing the corrupted body suffices for a true "kill".

Although this long spear was once the weapon of the demon Samai Er, since it became Sui Bian's possession, Sui Bian has infused it with pure Spiritual Energy.

Thus, this filthy long spear, originally meant to poison life, has now become a demon‑slaying gun specialized for subduing other dimensions.

Just like not long ago, this…

This schemer, who almost participated in the entire rebellion, whose body and soul were utterly evil and whose name was also stolen—Aireibas—had only the fate of being instantly killed when facing the Guard Commander of the Lord of Humans.

Obeying his father's orders, Kangsitan Ding easily pierced Aireibas with the Cassius Gun, then lifted it to scorch him, achieving the required erasure.

However, the command was only half fulfilled, because another scoundrel was still alive.

At this moment, seeing the spear tip had nothing else to target, Kangsitan Ding cast his cold, indifferent gaze upon the struggling, crawling Ke Erfalun, then raised the Cassius Gun high and, with a seemingly casual throw, launched it.

This time, he finally could see the attack move of an Astate—indeed a Guard‑transformed Astate!

The demon‑slaying gun traced a perfect arc, and because Kangsitan Ding's "casual" throw produced no whooshing sound at all.

"Pfft!" in an instant, the spear tip pierced the faint Spiritual Energy shield, then pierced the Terminator's armor and loathsome body, pinning Ke Erfalun to the floor tile.

It seemed that, like the vast majority of OriginalBodies and Astates who wield long spears or battle pikes, they liked to nail enemies to the ground.

"Boom~!!" Golden flames suddenly erupted.

"Ah! Ah!"

Accompanied by a hoarse, gut‑wrenching wail of struggle, finally Ke Erfalun's flesh and Spiritual Energy turned to nothingness.

These fully wicked scoundrels seemed to have received a satisfying end from Kangsitan Ding, but in reality, the Cassius Gun now bears not only the title "Demon‑Slaying Gun" but also the "Torture Gun" reputation.

The Cassius Gun can, according to the user's subjective will, make the pierced victim feel unimaginable torment and excruciating pain.

For example, when Kangsitan Ding pierced and torched Aireibas, he intended for that wretched thing to experience what it feels like to be burned by flame for ten thousand years.

Thus, in the eyes of Kangsitan Ding, Ke Erfalun and the other Guards, the golden flame devoured Aireibas in just a few dozen seconds.

But for Aireibas, time seemed to stand still, while the golden flame that scorched his body and soul never ceased, persisting for "ten thousand years".

That is why Aireibas's dying scream appeared oddly bizarre.

And when Kangsitan Ding nailed Ke Erfalun to death, he intended that this scarcely mourned wretch should feel the unbearable itch and agony of countless worms gnawing his brain and marrow.

Therefore, this "perfect pair" did not die pleasantly; on the contrary, both suffered torment.

Unfortunately, even so, it cannot restore the already fallen OriginalBodies, Astates, brave mortal warriors, and innocent civilians.

After erasing those two scoundrels, Kangsitan Ding calmly drew the Cassius Gun, re‑attaching it to his back, and said coldly, "Let's go."

The words hung in the air.

Kangsitan Ding and his hundred Guard brothers activated the teleportation devices in their armor, and as a flash of blue light passed, the original surface worship arena of Yidilos transformed into a core‑world lit by an artificial star.

Looking out far and wide.

Kangsitan Ding saw on the assembly plaza where they stood other Guard brothers who had initiated teleportation minutes earlier, and their father had already returned to the control room ahead of Ailin Mier.

Acting in place of Leon, serving as his father's personal guard, Kangsitan Ding naturally, after ordering the Guards to stay vigilant, hurried toward the control room with four brothers.

Passing through the town‑like base streets, when they entered the control room, they saw Rog, helmet unfolded and with Storm‑tooth attached to his back, reporting to Sui Bian: "Father, I have already handed Motarian over to the doctor."

"Hmm." Sui Bian glanced at the holographic screen, nodded lightly, and upon seeing Kangsitan Ding return, asked, "How's it going?"

"It's taken care of," Kangsitan Ding replied, while the four brothers stood slowly around Sui Bian, adding, "Based on Father's instructions I also added some personal insights."

"Hahaha, good, you did well."

Receiving that reply from Kangsitan Ding, Sui Bian couldn't help but smile, then, still smiling, he looked up at the holographic screen and asked Bai Hou, "Is the whole team ready?"

"Yes, all personnel have returned to the Never‑Fall Ship, and I have also notified four other OriginalBodies, telling them not to approach the Pious Star Zone to avoid unnecessary collateral damage," Bai Hou replied, then added proactively, "Chairman, shall I activate the Great Device 001 now?"

"Of course." Sui Bian said, without any particular meaning.

"Alright."

With Sui Bian's approval, Bai Hou's eyes continued to emit distinct blue light, and everyone in the control room, via the holographic screen, saw Great Device 001, located sixty thousand kilometers from Yidilos, gradually adjusting its angle, with a faint glow appearing at the center of its ring.

Soon, Bai Hou's eyes returned to normal, and she said, "Ready, Chairman, shall we immediately initiate the cross‑phase pulse wave?"

Hearing that, Sui Bian did not reply immediately, but glanced at Ailin Mier standing nearby, smiling, "Ancestor Mar, before the expedition begins, didn't you want to know what the three rings we brought can do?"

Sui Bian said, returning his gaze to Great Device 001 on the holographic screen, then placed his hands behind his back, and, in a light tone yet serious content, told Bai Hou, "Sui Bian, employee ID UM-00001, performing voiceprint, pupil and biological verification now."

When he initiated the verification, Bai Hou's eyes were again filled with blue light, and her cybernetic visage solemnly declared, "Verification passed."

"Alright, then let Great Device 001 commence its first release," Sui Bian said, his smile widening, adding, "Oh, and don't forget to record it; this is a perfect real‑combat experiment, haha."

Identity verification.

Command confirmed.

"Yes," Bai Hou nodded, and reminded everyone present, "Prepare yourselves; if any phenomenon defies common sense, it is still normal."

Initiate countdown.

Ten,

Nine,

…

———————

…

Outside the core world.

The Never‑Fall Ship had already risen beyond the surface atmosphere, projecting a transparent pillar of teal‑blue light.

And Great Device 001, whose diameter was only slightly smaller than Yidilos, had its central light grow increasingly distinct as Bai Hou's countdown progressed.

Three,

Two…

Boom—!

But a pulse of extremely dazzling white light erupted before the White Queen could count down to "one", warping reality itself and thus striking the entire star system at a speed far exceeding light.

The nearest, Idylos and the Never-fallen, were the first to be hit.

Idylos was completely cleansed, but the Never-fallen was unaffected, and the pulse swept across the entire system where Idylos lay in an instant…

Nearby cosmos…

Even the whole Pious Star Region.

One!

Boom—!

Yet at that moment, the White Queen had just finished the countdown, allowing the light point gathered at the center of the ring to finally burst, unleashing a shockwave identical to the previous one that swept all around.

Like the effect of "play", "pause", "rewind" to the start, then "play" again.

This is also what the White Queen warned the crowd about as an abnormal normality, since the Halo's cross‑phase pulse wave far exceeds light speed.

Moreover, if released at light speed, thousands of years would pass before the pulse covered the entire area.

Now.

About 43 light‑years straight from Idylos lies a "scenic" Garden World.

The planet's atmosphere is shrouded in a flickering, enticing pink glow; the turbid oceans reflect a faint violet under the star's light, and the land is covered with deep‑purple and light‑blue forests, as well as sanctuaries used by aristocratic believers and Prophets for sacrifice, leisure, and entertainment.

Sun‑facing side.

A sanctuary within the atmosphere.

"My lord, please protect us humans, protect our star region…"

"I am willing to offer my soul, only to please my lord…"

Here a thousand aristocratic believers kneel on the vast plaza, illuminated by the pink light from the sky and torches, worshipping a graceful, stunningly beautiful "Divine" statue at the center.

Strangely, the statue's eyes are filled with a faint violet light, and its body can assume an open‑armed embrace, as if responding to prayers and worship.

Upon close inspection, one can vaguely see pale‑purple "void" drifting away from these bone‑thin, pallid aristocratic believers as they bow, only to be absorbed by the statue.

It is as if their vital energy and even souls are claimed by the so‑called "deity", yet the aristocratic believers are indifferent, even reveling in it.

"Hahaha—! Keep going! Keep going! Put in more effort!"

A high‑pitched cackle comes from not far away.

Following the sound, one sees in a lakeside pavilion on the east side of the plaza a aristocrat draped in a violet veil, body resembling a "meatball", reclining sideways, munching a "snack" shaped like a baby's finger taken from a tray held by a slave, laughing heartily while watching the "performance".

Its obese body starkly contradicts its voice.

Following the meatball aristocrat's gaze, one sees a group of unshielded slaves engaged in "alternative" activities.

However, the slaves show no pleasure; some are in endless pain and despair, their limbs' tendons being torn out alive, yet the chaotic force keeps them conscious and aroused, writhing like insects in perverse acts that please the meatball aristocrat.

The extracted tendons are fashioned by other slaves into "harps" from human bones, played for their meatball aristocrat master to elevate aesthetic pleasure.

Looking toward distant hills, a few Prophets sit in a temple, surrounded by more than a dozen purple‑skinned demon harpies with obvious female traits and a hint of male traits, receiving the demon harpies' Blessing.

This is the Garden World within the Pious Star Region, a constant scene of pleasure and pain, where body and spirit are both exploited and tormented.

The once resolute, worldly‑unconcerned Astate has now fallen to become a "walking corpse" driven by selfish desire.

As Motarian despises, the Pious Star Region is a hypocritical flourishing, fundamentally the most degenerate and one of the most incurable regions; chaotic power has taken root here, essentially completing assimilation, making reality and alternate dimensions almost indistinguishable.

Suddenly!

The Divine statue's eyes suddenly burst with warm white light.

??

The believers were first stunned.

!!

"My lord is merciful!"

"Thank my lord! Gratitude to the gods!"

But soon, the believers shifted from puzzled confusion to extreme excitement, for this is a miracle! It differs from all previous feedback!

"Hahaha!!" The meatball aristocrat believer, laboriously moving its plump body with the help of the slaves, left the pavilion, looking at the statue and shouting, "The gods have mercy! The gods have mercy!"

However, the few Prophets, whose intuition far exceeds that of these believers, impatiently pushed the teasing demon harpy aside, rolled off the stone bed meant for giants to lie upon, and hurried out of the temple.

It seems the Prophet realized that the glaring white light was not a miracle, nor any gods' mercy, but…

Boom———!!!!!

While they tried to analyze it, the real white light "descended from the heavens", striking the ground at an unrespondable, far‑faster‑than‑light speed, instantly completing a "purge" before moving toward the next target.

And this white light that threatened the Prophet was the cross‑phase pulse wave released by Grand Device 001.

As for completing the "purge" of the Garden World?

In the literal sense, all living things on the Garden World…

…are all decomposed and dispersed.

Whether you are an aristocratic believer with countless slaves or a super‑human Astate, the pulse treats you the same, ultimately "shattering" you, even microbes vanish.

With no believers and no corrupted flora or fauna, the chaotic power's impact on this Garden World is reduced to a minimum.

The land and sea revert to earth‑yellow and azure; although the atmosphere is severely affected, there is no need to worry, for soon Umbrella's engineering division will undertake a complete overhaul here.

(End of Chapter)