Chapter 575: Blast!

There is a sentry every five steps, a post every ten steps.

Tang Luo walked through a certain branch of the Demon Extermination Holy Group, this being the agreed-upon place to let him see the Sacred Heart.

As for whether it can be taken away, that still depends on the situation; when the time comes, everyone can sit down and discuss it slowly.

Compared to the headquarters of the Demon Extermination Holy Group, this branch is much smaller, but its defensive level has been raised by more than just a notch.

Besides personnel deployment, various weapons—thermal weapons—have been installed.

From cannons to relatively primitive Gatling machine guns, everything is available, displaying the most powerful firepower of this era to the fullest.

Of course, they themselves did not intend to display it; they merely showed a small part of it.

Some weapons have no effect on demons whatsoever, but their effect on humans is different.

Even Holt, facing such a firepower assault, could not hold out.

On the other hand, if it were a demon exterminator skilled in illusion or Luo La, their survival rate would be a bit higher, after all, these thermal weapons ultimately still rely on human control.

Besides these thermal weapons, the entire branch has been built like an iron barrel fortress.

There is only one entrance and exit road, with gun muzzles and cannon muzzles aimed at it.

"The protection here is quite tight," Tang Luo said, as if touring, his tone relaxed, with not the slightest bit of tension or solemnity.

The guide, however, had a stern expression: "Everything is for the protection of the Sacred Heart's safety."

"But if demons wanted to seize it, what use would these weapons be against them?" Tang Luo said with a smile.

Even if the firepower here were increased ten thousandfold, it could not harm demons in the slightest.

The special nature of demons destines them to tower above ordinary people.

"Of course, it's not to prevent demons, but to prevent some petty scoundrels," the guide said. "These precautions are necessary. This Sacred Heart is a special existence; even higher demons would find it difficult to touch it."

"Oh, then I all the more want to take a look," Tang Luo said.

After that, there was no more talk; Tang Luo passed through the narrow passage, one iron door after another, before arriving at a deep chamber.

Inside was empty and bare, with only a safe about a person's height.

Upon closer inspection, one would find that the safe had been welded to the floor, unable to move in the slightest.

The guide walked over, performed various operations, and then opened the safe.

"I thought the 'password' would be held by different people, requiring everyone together to open it," Tang Luo said.

The guide nodded: "Originally, that was indeed the case; the passwords were separately held by the council members, but this time, Your Excellency Tang Luo has rendered great service, so special permission was granted..."

He stepped aside, letting Tang Luo see what was inside the safe.

Compared to ordinary Sacred Hearts, this Sacred Heart looks much more special.

Formed by two square pyramids base-to-base, it has eight faces in total, with sharp points at the top and bottom, presenting an overall blue-green crystalline feel, semi-transparent.

It faintly emits a bit of light, hovering inside the safe without fully touching the ground.

"Oh, is this the special Sacred Heart?" Tang Luo said, walking over to observe it closely.

"Yes." The guide slowly retreated to the room's doorway, "Your Excellency Tang Luo, you have half an hour; if you can truly use this Sacred Heart to return to your original world, we will also support you."

"No problem." Tang Luo waved his hand, indicating the guide could leave.

The guide bowed and withdrew, closing the rather heavy room door, then locking it, a faint cold smile appearing on his face as he quickly departed.

Shortly afterward, from the black small hole in the corner of the room, some faint white gas silently sprayed out.

However, in the dim room, it appeared not obvious, hard to notice.

Tang Luo gazed at the Sacred Heart before him, reached out, and grasped it in his hand.

The feel in hand was very light, unlike the heaviness of forcibly taking some Sacred Hearts from the Sacred Pool.

Gazing at the Sacred Heart, Tang Luo's vision gradually changed, as if pulled by some special force, continually rising higher and higher.

Having already left this room, he came into the sky, then continued ascending, passing through thick cloud layers.

The surrounding light gradually dimmed, becoming pitch black.

Chaos—he could no longer perceive where he was at all.

This feeling was like the Mountain-Sea Realm breaking through the Nine Heavens, constantly ascending, or diving into the endless sea, where what one sees is illusory chaos.

But this time, in the dark chaos, there were additionally some points of light.

Tang Luo felt that those points of light, aside from the most obvious one, the rest he felt somewhat familiar with.

As if he had been there before!

"Is that, the world I experienced in the God-Demon Game? Plus……the world where the summoned otherworldly people are?"

Tang Luo thought to himself.

The number of light points is less than the number of worlds Tang Luo has experienced.

Not counting this time, Tang Luo has undertaken a total of sixteen missions (real-world missions not counted), entering sixteen worlds; theoretically, he should see seventeen light points.

However, the world of the first abdominal surgery, as well as the later world formed by Li Jing and the heavenly soldiers' obsessions, are both "temporary" illusory worlds.

Not true worlds, therefore they have no light points.

Additionally, Tang Luo has two more instances of entering worlds he had previously entered.

Now, he sees a total of thirteen light points.

Aside from the most obvious one, the remaining somewhat familiar light points give Tang Luo a sense of distance, visible but unattainable.

Even the most obvious one, Tang Luo tries to approach but finds himself lacking the strength despite willingness.

It is not Tang Luo himself, but the Sacred Heart that is "lacking in strength."

"Can this Sacred Heart open passages to other worlds?" Tang Luo thought to himself, "No, not opening a passage, more like a unilateral summoning formation."

He has made some basic judgments.

This Sacred Heart can unidirectionally summon certain people or things from other worlds.

However, it consumes considerable energy; after each summoning, it requires a long time for self-replenishment.

For some reason, this Sacred Heart itself possesses an "otherworld" coordinate; therefore, after the Holy Order dispatches people to make a wish, it can summon otherworlders from that world.

Moreover, the summoned ones are not random, but rather satisfy the user's needs to a certain extent.

You can understand this Sacred Heart as a magic treasure like a "Summoning Altar."

Because Tang Luo, this user, has traveled to other worlds, the locations from which the Sacred Heart can summon have increased considerably.

If this Sacred Heart were in a state of abundant power, Tang Luo might be able to attempt summoning someone from another world.

Hmm, merely "might be able to," after all, the power of this Sacred Heart has its limits.

"No matter how you put it, it's a good thing."

This thing has no information, is not equipment, but like other ownerless Sacred Hearts it can be stowed away, belonging to the category of items.

And equipment and items, in fact, have no superiority or inferiority between them.

As long as it can be stowed away, it's all a good thing.

When Tang Luo stowed the Sacred Heart, information surfaced, indicating this object, like Guanyin's Golden Hoop and the Earth Spirit Pearl, can be offered as a sacrifice to change the next mission's location.

Unless it is confirmed that this Sacred Heart cannot satisfy Tang Luo's needs, Tang Luo definitely would not use it for sacrifice.

That would be too wasteful.

If used properly, the effect it can exert is far more than just changing a mission location once.

Stowing the Sacred Heart, he casually closed the safe door; Tang Luo looked at the white mist gradually permeating the room, took a deep breath: "Poison gas, ah, this is comparatively more spiritual; I originally thought they'd just blast me directly with a cannon."

After the guide left, they began injecting poison gas into this sealed room.

At first it was just a faint mist, almost invisible; now the concentration has reached an extremely exaggerated degree, already forming white mist.

The toxicity is intense; a pungent smell can be smelled.

Against exorcists, this is indeed a super trump card; the effect is far better than conventional thermal weapons.

Poison gas doesn't care about things like illusions, false bodies, and such issues.

Walking to the tightly shut room door, he pushed casually; a full ten centimeters thick, the heavy iron door flew back, striking the wall, the sound spreading through the corridor, forming an echo.

The poison gas inside the room gradually dissipated outward.

The region of death, bit by bit, expanded.

Outside the Iron Barrel Fortress branch, atop a high tower in this not-so-prosperous city, six councilors gathered in a high room, able to look down from a height and see the branch's situation.

A gentleman does not stand beneath a crumbling wall; they had no intention of approaching Tang Luo to explain the ins and outs.

Being able to personally witness this villain's destruction was enough.

Explain what? The other party is a dangerous element; what if they get killed in the chaos?

A body worth a thousand gold does not sit beneath a eaves.

Here is very safe, a very good viewing position, and they can also control the situation.

"How come Cole hasn't arrived yet?" someone asked.

Just as the words fell, the room door was opened, and Cole entered together with another man.

The crowd also didn't mind; their outings always require bodyguards, even meetings are no exception.

Cole didn't have money before, now he has it, bringing one is very normal.

"How's the situation?" Cole asked as soon as he entered.

"He's already gone in, the poison gas was released long ago; if things go smoothly, we can collect the corpse in a bit."

"What 'in a bit,' it'll take at least five years before that room can be entered, even wearing a gas mask." someone said laughing.

This time they really spent a fortune; the Sacred Heart is real, just to keep Tang Luo there a little longer for observation, fully letting the poison gas take effect.

The Sacred Heart has already summoned once; the next time will be at least twenty-five years later before it can be reused.

Placing it in the dangerous poison gas room is also an excellent safe location.

That is a place where even exorcists stepping foot would die.

Ordinary people are even more impossible to approach.

Wait a few years until the toxicity weakens, then it can be entered.

Barely counts as killing two birds with one stone, not a waste.

"Boom!"

Just as they spoke, suddenly a cannon blast rang out, followed by a second, a third, the subsequent sounds merging into a cluster.

The roaring sound resounded through the clouds, drowning out even the sound of the Gatling guns.

"Good fellow!"

"Truly dangerous, even such poison gas he managed to break out of."

Several councilors' faces changed slightly; they hadn't expected the poison gas they pinned high hopes on failed to directly poison Tang Luo to death.

Letting him break free, they had no choice but to bombard and kill him with powerful firepower.

"Even if he luckily survives, breaks out of the room, he's at the end of his strength, bound to die under the firearms." Even so, the councilor remained full of confidence.

How terrifying the interwoven firepower net is, they have also witnessed with their own eyes.

That is destruction even the strongest exorcist (Holt) and demons find difficult to achieve.

The confident words just finished.

A giant roar sufficient to shatter eardrums struck, dazzling firelight rushed skyward, the earth shook and mountains swayed, the room's glass shattered directly, the entire high tower trembling.

Like the end of the world.

The councilors shouted something, yet temporarily could not hear each other's voices.

Inside their ears was nothing but a buzzing sound.

However, although they were surprised, tense, even angry, they did not panic.

Because this is their final resort, to completely blow up the entire branch, perishing together with Tang Luo.

It's just that the dosage seems to have been a bit too much; the power was even greater than they had imagined.