Chapter 609: Carter and the Collision

Carter twisted his body and dove, slamming into Cardinal Davide in an instant.

But Davide's expression didn't change—he remained serene.

As if he had anticipated it.

"So rigid, Carter."

Boom!

His withered, bony fist erupted outward, blasting forth a surge of vibrant blue plasma.

It crackled wildly across skin, ground, and the surrounding space.

"Ugh!"

A cry of pain rose as half a charred, blackened arm shot skyward.

At the same moment, Carter's left-hand magic ring shattered into dust.

Hum—

【Teleportation Spell】!

In a flash of light, the charred half-arm swapped places with the wooden box hidden in Cardinal Davide's hand, containing the new crystalline plague pathogen.

Carter had expected this—he snatched the wooden box midair amid spraying blood and crashed through the door without turning back.

Davide's eyes flickered with surprise, then turned icy.

"Huh? Deliberately sacrificing your arm? Why? You could've had a better life, Carter."

Boom!

Though Carter moved at incredible speed, Davide had clearly prepared.

The laboratory door burst open first, flooding in a swarm of Chailangren and Sheren slaves, led by the hero candidate Sain.

Sain smirked lightly: "Sorry, Captain Carter. Water flows low, men climb high—we simply chose different paths."

Carter's lower half was charred, yet his face still wore that forced smile—as if he hadn't even realized why he'd done this.

But his movements didn't slow—he arched his waist backward, shifted his center of gravity sharply, and delivered a simple, brutal front kick straight into the chest of the foremost Chailangren.

After all, he was an eighth-rank Spiritual Warrior.

Even though Davide had crippled him with one blow, he was still far beyond the reach of these petty fools.

The Kuangbao force instantly tore the Chailangren apart—shattered bones became shrapnel, slaughtering a line of slaves behind him.

"Arrogant!"

Sain roared, his hero enhancement flaring into crimson tassels around him.

But it was pathetically weak—while others' glowed deep crimson, his was thin, translucent, pale red.

He planted a firm horse stance, gripping a white ceramic sword at his waist.

"This is the 【Tremor Soul Blade】! Forged from extraterrestrial material—the assassin's secret weapon of Forester Luo De! Once drawn, it must draw blood! Today, I, Sain, shall shed my blood and life for the Igao Faith! Cardinal, watch me well!"

Carter's pupils shrank—Luo De's name was too terrifying.

Yet his steps didn't falter—he surged faster toward the exit.

Next moment.

The pure white ceramic sword was drawn.

Bumps swelled and wriggled along its blade, as if alive, rolling continuously.

"Huh?"

Sain froze—why did it feel so weak?

Riiip—

Thirty-six blood-red demonic eyes snapped open, radiating extreme malice and terror.

The sound of eyeballs turning in watery sockets turned in unison toward their master.

Sain froze completely.

Blood vessels visibly crawled across his wide-open eyes; his face twisted with insane, primal fear—as if he'd seen the most horrifying thing in existence.

He trembled uncontrollably.

Cold sweat poured down his rapidly whitening brown hair, streaming over his deathly pale face.

Thirty-six demonic eyes!

【Fear Domain】!

Cardinal Davide's expression shifted—he too stiffened involuntarily.

Fortunately, the sword's domain wasn't strong enough; even his aged, weakened body could briefly resist it.

But that brief moment was enough.

Captain Carter, still charging forward, slipped past the moment the 【Tremor Soul Blade】 was drawn—he hovered midair, stiffened briefly, then dove into the crowd of slaves and escaped.

Davide erupted in fury.

His withered arm lashed forward—plasma surged, shattering or blasting away the slaves and guards still paralyzed by the 【Tremor Soul Blade】.

Blue-white radiance flared across his body—BOOM! the ground exploded beneath him as he vanished.

"Carter! You won't escape!"

Carter felt the powerful surge and terrifying plasma closing in behind him—his face now wore a look of grim resignation.

The Igao Faith was rotten.

Aitheron was rotten.

The Campbell family was rotten too.

I thought I was a fence-sitter, but now I feel like I'm perched on a latrine—on both sides, flies swarm and shit stinks, and you want me to pick one to join?

For my children's future, I could endure it.

For my family's safety and stability, I could endure it.

But now you want me to slaughter all of humanity?!

You've got to be fucking kidding me!

Azure plasma vanished in an instant—piercing straight through his abdomen.

Carter grunted, ignoring the damage, and frantically crushed a handful of magic rings.

Fortunately, some contained 【Spatial Teleportation】 and brief paralysis immunity spells.

But it was like trying to quench a fire with a cup of water—ninth-rank speed was terrifying; he was already closing in again in an instant.

The upward tunnel was nearly at its end.

But what lay outside?

This was still a labyrinth controlled by the Campbell family—how could he escape beyond?

Despair surged in Carter's heart.

Boom!

Plasma surged again—his spiritual aura membrane shattered once more.

The immense force smashed him through the wooden ceiling above the tunnel, then through the wooden roof, sending him flying into the air amid a cloud of dust.

"Is this the end...?"

In the simulated sky of the labyrinth, excruciating pain nearly blinded him—every muscle and bone felt ripped from his body.

Puff-puff-puff—

In the sky.

A sound of violent flame eruption echoed.

Carter, weak and fading, instinctively turned his head toward the noise.

In the distant horizon, a massive fireball hurtled toward him, trailing thick, rolling black smoke.

It carried Kuangbao, crushing spiritual pressure—an overwhelming aura that shook the hearts of all who beheld it.

Within the fireball, a familiar figure made Carter's weak eyes widen slightly.

"Right... there's still him."

But why would he care about me?

Cardinal Davide, trailing torrents of electric plasma, arrived behind him in an instant—his furious fist slammed toward Carter's face.

Puff—

From within the rolling fireball, dozens of 【Flame Rays】 erupted, blasting with intense heat straight into Cardinal Davide.

At the moment he was mere inches from Carter, the heat and force forced him back several meters.

Cardinal Davide's eyes bulged—plasma within them shattered into countless fragments, trailing thick arcs of electricity.

"Luo De!!!"

"Hahahaha!! Bold!!"

Luo De, flying midair, ignored him—threw back his head and roared with laughter.

Behind him, the battle spirit of the Hundred-Eyed Demon flashed into view—a withered, crimson arm snatched the flying Carter and hurled him backward.

His right hand yanked sharply backward.

Crrr—under the effect of the 【Invisible Rope】, the 【Tremor Soul Blade】 buried underground was yanked upward at blinding speed.

As it arced through the air, a small patch of liquid-metal black Shi Laimu on the porcelain-white blade stretched out two tiny arms, cheering wildly.

Davide's body erupted with electric currents—his white robe disintegrated into ash, revealing a lean, dark-skinned frame.

Boom!

He exploded with thrust midair, no ground to push from—yet he surged forward again with terrifying speed, straight toward Luo De.

"Opposers of fate! Die!!!"

"Fuck your mom's ass!"

Luo De showed no fear; flames surged in midair as he slammed straight into his opponent head-on!

【Flame Wind Teleportation】!

【Surrounding flame currents amplify all flight techniques, greatly increasing flight speed; accumulating flame currents allows for explosive damage upon landing.】

(End of Chapter)