Chapter 999: Count Your Sins

Fried, whose Light Sword had been gripped, felt his pupils constrict, as if he had seen something terrifying.

"To actually... catch it?" A trace of astonishment could not help but flash in Tachiro Shirone's eyes.

One must know that although the Light Sword was composed of light, it was an extremely sharp existence; basically, no one dared to use their hands to forcefully intercept a Light Sword, yet Lingyun had done so in such an understated manner.

"This, how is this possible!" Fried subconsciously raised the gun in his hand and fired several shots at Lingyun in succession.

However, when the Exorcist Bullets, specially made by exorcists, flew in front of Lingyun, they acted as if they had fallen into a quagmire, slowly coming to a halt before him.

"Nothing more than this!" Lingyun sighed slightly, then looked in Fried's direction, a flash of scarlet light crossing his eyes. "The scent of blood on you is so heavy; you must have killed quite a few innocent people. Then, have you ever thought that after you die, you will go to Hell to face judgment?"

"Hell? Hehe, I am a person protected by the Fallen Angels of Hell; what does a mere Hell count for?" Fried gripped the Light Sword in his hand tightly, a strange smile on his face.

"Well, it seems the Hell you speak of and the Hell I speak of are somewhat different. Perhaps the Hell in your mouth should be called the Underworld to me! Then, let me show you the true Eighteen Levels of Hell!" Lingyun sighed slightly.

As Lingyun's voice fell, an extremely cold aura suddenly blew out in all directions, centered on Lingyun's body. When everyone present was brushed by this wind, they all shuddered violently. This cold was not a physical cold, but a chill that permeated from the soul. It was as if that gust of wind wanted to blow their souls out of their bodies.

However, a translucent light shield instantly appeared on Leone and Tokisaki Kurumi, blocking the cold wind for them. Tachiro Shirone looked at the back of her hand in some bewilderment; at some point, a faint mark had appeared there, and waves of warm energy radiated from this mark, blocking this eerie cold wind for her.

"This mark, what is it?" A trace of astonishment flashed in Tachiro Shirone's eyes.

"This, what kind of wind is this?" Fried's body, however, began to tremble violently. When that gust of wind had just blown over his body, he felt as if he were about to be frozen stiff, yet not a single trace of frostbite appeared on his body.

"This is the cold wind from Hell!" Lingyun applied a little force, crushing the Light Sword in his hand into fragments.

After the cold wind blew out, eerie changes also appeared in the space around the crowd. The space seemed to have been eroded, stained with a grayish color. Waves of eerie wailing sounds faintly echoed in everyone's ears, making everyone feel a chill down their spines.

"Hey, Lingyun, what is this place? Why does it look so terrifying?" Leone could not help but hug her arms tightly.

"This place is very eerie!" Tokisaki Kurumi could not help but frown as well. The attire on her body had turned into a Lolita dress at some point, and her covered clock-eye was also revealed.

"Didn't I say it? This place is Hell!" Lingyun said with a smile.

A flash of dazzling red suddenly spread out beneath everyone's feet, and then it filled their field of vision. When everyone looked closely, they realized that this expanse of red beneath their feet was actually composed of crimson flowers.

"These flowers, could they be the legendary Manjushage?" Tokisaki Kurumi looked at the flowers beneath her feet and guessed.

"Higanbana? Wait, could this be the Hell of that legendary Eastern kingdom?" Tachiro Shirone's pupils constricted sharply.

"Heh, this must be an illusion!" Looking at this sea of red flowers, a bad premonition flashed in Fried's eyes, but he quickly reacted, and the gun in his hand was suddenly aimed at Lingyun's direction.

"Whether it's an illusion, you'll know soon enough!" Lingyun waved his hand casually. "Koneko, close your eyes!"

"Why?" Tachiro Shirone asked with some confusion.

"Because what happens next is a bit unsuitable for children!" Lingyun said.

"I'm not a child!" Tachiro Shirone said indignantly.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure!" Tachiro Shirone nodded forcefully.

"Then, Soul, return!" Lingyun formed a peculiar Array with his hands.

A strange wind swirled up from Lingyun's side, and subsequently, tattered Souls appeared around him.

"These, what are these guys?" Seeing these tattered Souls, everyone present was given a big fright.

"These, are the innocent people killed by this guy in front of us!" Lingyun said slowly. "Now, count your sins!"

"These, what are these things?" Looking at the ghosts pouncing toward him, even Fried, whose mind was somewhat abnormal, felt a deep sense of fear rise in his heart.

The tattered Souls who had been tortured to death faced the murderer before them, simultaneously letting out shrill roars, and then crazily pounced toward Fried.

Fried frantically brandished the Light Sword in his hand while continuously pulling the trigger of his pistol, and Exorcist Bullets rained down like a storm toward these tattered Souls. However, these tattered Souls seemed to be protected by some special power; whether it was the Light Sword or the bullets, they could only pass through their bodies and were completely unable to cause them any harm.

Subsequently, these tattered Souls pounced onto Fried's body, opening their mouths to tear at him. In the eyes of others, the tearing of these tattered Souls did not cause any wounds on Fried's body, but Fried let out shrill roars, as if he were enduring some inhuman torture.

"This, what is going on?" There was a trace of confusion in Tachiro Shirone's eyes.

"I think, since these guys are tattered Souls, they should be attacking this perverted Priest's soul. We cannot see his soul, so we don't know what kind of damage he is receiving," Tokisaki Kurumi guessed.

Just at this moment, a cry of surprise suddenly came. The crowd turned their heads to look, and it turned out that a nun had somehow been dragged into this place as well. She was clearly given a big fright by Fried's current situation and fell to the ground.

"A nun? Is this person in the same group as that perverted Priest?" Tachiro Shirone's eyes narrowed instantly, her body pressing slightly downward as she assumed a preparatory stance for an attack.

"Eh, Asia?" Seeing this young girl, a trace of surprise could not help but appear on Leone's face.

"Mr. Lingyun? Miss Tokisaki Kurumi? Miss Leone?" Looking at the people in front of her, a trace of surprise could not help but appear on Asia's face as well.

"You know each other?" Tachiro Shirone looked at the four people present, a trace of doubt appearing on her face.