Chapter 493: Unexpected

A small amount of the gray fog enveloping the Fourth Epoch Trier had spread to the wilderness, seemingly intercepting and blocking something.

Snarner, Dieter, and other powerhouses in the hurricane all felt that high and terrifying aura, instinctively wanting to bow their heads in submission. It was as if Alista Tudor, the "Blood Emperor" who had fallen deep within the Fourth Epoch Trier, had come back to life, but not as crazy, not as violent, but instead with more hidden danger and calamity.

With their whole hearts resisting the urge to submit and still retreating, the figure wearing blood-stained black armor was reflected in their eyes, as was the young man with long red hair and a bright blood mark on his forehead.

Their spirits tightened, and a name simultaneously surfaced in their minds:

"Medici"!

"Red Angel" Medici!

This was a king from ancient times, already an Angel of Kings as early as the Fourth Epoch, or even the Third Epoch destroyed by disaster.

And an Angel of Kings was an existence beyond a Sequence 1 Angel, but not yet a Sequence 0 True God. They had either consumed multiple Sequence 1 potions or occupied key items for becoming a god, but still lacked other things, unable to take that crucial step.

"Red Angel" was one of the eight Angels of Kings who once followed the "Ancient Sun God," and died at the hands of Alista Tudor during the Fourth Epoch, allowing the latter to become the "Blood Emperor."

But this Angel of Kings did not die completely; He turned into an evil spirit in a certain hidden place, thus surviving, and suddenly reappeared and became active again a few years ago.

As angels of the "Hunter" pathway, Snarner and Dieter and the others were all very concerned about this matter, suspecting that Medici might have already obtained a "Conqueror" Beyonder characteristic and once again become a Sequence 1 Angel.

When plotting for Vermonda Sauron's "Conqueror" Beyonder characteristic, Snarner and Dieter and the others were all guarding against this king from ancient times participating as well. After Albus Medici reported his name, they were even more on guard, monitoring constantly. It was only after the operation was forced to be brought forward, and the "Red Angel" showed no signs of entering the seal, and Albus Medici did not do anything abnormal, that they finally set their hearts at ease.

But at this critical moment, "Red Angel" Medici appeared!

He brought a terrifying momentum of conquering everything, flying mightily from deep within the Fourth Epoch Trier, accurately seizing the opportunity, and severely injuring Vermonda Sauron with a single blow.

Medici's gaze swept contemptuously over Snarner and Dieter, and he threw the item in his hand toward the Calamity Giant Vermonda Sauron, who was struggling to get up.

That was a blood-stained umbilical cord.

This umbilical cord had just been thrown out when it began to burn on its own, emitting golden light, as if it had turned into a miniature sun.

In the sky above Trier on the ground, that "sun" surrounded by hurricanes, lightning, and heavy rain suddenly emitted dazzling light, breaking a gap in the disaster-like scene.

A chubby baby, seemingly composed of pure sunlight, flew out from the gap, completely turning into a golden sun, falling straight toward the Red Swan Castle in the Erató District.

The burning sun tore through the sky, melting the spire, walls, and floors of the ancient castle, falling all the way into the depths of the underground labyrinth, falling into that coffin made of bronze.

Wherever it passed, all darkness retreated, and the shriveled, withered heart turned into ashes. Eloise Einhorn, waiting outside the underground palace, instinctively closed her eyes, her body trembling uncontrollably.

The "Hanged Man" in the high sky did not chase this sun that had begun to self-destruct, staying above the storm, watching the Red Swan Castle, which had been left with a huge wound, not knowing what he was thinking.

Danitz, who was leading a team fighting against those mutated soldiers and monsterized Burn-Coal Party troops in the Erató District, was blinded by the dazzling sunlight and couldn't help but curse out loud.

The people and strange creatures around him had similar reactions.

Inside the outer seal of the Fourth Epoch Trier, the formless flames burning quietly in the high sky suddenly appeared with a huge vortex, stained with a golden color.

That sun fell from the vortex, illuminating the entire wilderness and the entire Fourth Epoch Trier as if it were broad daylight.

It caught up with the burning umbilical cord, enveloping Vermonda Sauron, the angel who had suffered heavy injuries.

Sunlight erupted, and there was no more darkness. The Calamity Giant, who had lost control as a "Conqueror," screamed, melting rapidly and suffering extreme purification.

The baby that had turned into a sun no longer existed; only the residual power was burning fiercely, emitting light and warmth.

Snarner and Dieter and other powerhouses all turned their bodies to the side, becoming like steel, resisting the impact of the sunlight.

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Inside the illuminated Fourth Epoch Trier.

Vazan Sanson and Madam Pualis, who were fighting fiercely, closed their eyes at the same time, seemingly unable to adapt to the direct sunlight.

By the time their vision recovered, they had lost sight of each other, and were respectively in different places than before: one was located in a plaza with stone pillars, and the other was standing on a collapsed black building.

"This..." The two blessed who had already come into contact with divine power were stunned for a moment, then immediately understood that this was because the Trier of the Fourth Epoch had been stimulated by the golden sunlight, producing certain changes, including changes in direction and spatial chaos.

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Gardner Martin, wearing silver-white full-body armor, could already see the gray-white fog that was as thick as a wall, and a burst of joy arose in his heart.

What he craved, what he wanted to obtain, was all there.

Suddenly, sunlight shone down, making the environment that was about to enter the night bright everywhere.

Gardner Martin instinctively closed his eyes and slowed his pace.

He immediately heard a cracking sound.

That came from his neck.

Gardner Martin looked down in astonishment, adapting to the sunlight as he looked downward.

Accompanied by a burst of intense and strange pain, he saw the distance between his head and chest growing larger and larger, saw blood spraying out from the severed neck, staining a patch red.

He also saw his own white, blood-stained spine.

How could this be... Gardner Martin flashed such a thought, both shocked and terrified.

He had always believed that he was the one who was favored, the special one, so under the gaze of the great will deep within the Fourth Epoch Trier, even after entering the building at 13 Market Avenue, he had only suffered slight pollution and could utilize a certain power within the Fourth Epoch Trier in small amounts, without turning into the terrifying monster like Olsen whose head and body were separated.

But now, his head was also dragging his spine away from his body, just when he was closest to that great will!

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"Madam Moon," who had brown wings and claws like a bird, fell down with flowing silver electric light.

She first went completely crazy, turning into a stunned monster—this came from the "Plague Storm" of the "Spectator" pathway—and then encountered nine attacks launched by "Magician" from nine directions.

Sunlight shone down. While "Magician" subconsciously closed her eyes, her right hand swept through the air, causing the void here to bend and turn into a closed, dim sphere, protecting herself, "Justice," and "Madam Moon," who was rapidly losing her life, inside, bearing the subsequent changes as a whole.

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Inside the ball woven from thick black hair, Jenna, Fors, and Anthony felt as if there were intense storms and various disasters outside, to the point that the ground was trembling and the ball was swaying from side to side.

After a slow passage of time calculated in seconds, the snake-like black hair forming the dim sphere cracked rapidly, and a ray of sunlight shone in from the top.

In such sunlight, an illusory female voice seemed to ring in Jenna and Fors's ears:

"Reconcile with your mirror self..."

Accompanied by this voice, the fine, snake-like black hair disintegrated completely, no longer forming a ball, and hid back into the void.

And Fors and the others saw that it was as if there was an extra layer of dark glass around them, which shattered silently under the sunlight, falling off piece by piece.

In the various buildings nearby, the lit lamps and appearing figures disappeared accordingly, returning to the silent state when Jenna and the others had just entered these ruins.

After Anthony adapted to the sunlight, he immediately looked toward Lumian, discovering that the bulging veins on this companion's face had faded, and his distorted expression was gradually soothing.

"You're okay?" Anthony asked while using "Pacify."

After Lumian heard those roars, his mind was completely occupied by the sigh of the man in the dim room. He no longer had the feeling of having too much knowledge poured in, carrying pollution, his head about to be blown up, and his reason about to be lost.

He quickly returned to normal, no longer hearing the sigh, no longer seeing the haggard man in strange clothes.

"I held on." Lumian answered Anthony's question.

At the same time, he muttered in his heart:

"Is that the 'Celestial Master' the armored shadow spoke of?

"Using the 'Eye of Truth' here is even more dangerous than outside."

Fors, while picking up the "Torture" glove and other items, leaned over and threw out a "Blood-Thirster's Arrow":

"What was wrong with you just now?"

"Sequelae of using the 'Eye of Truth'." Lumian took the "Blood-Thirster's Arrow," inserted it into his chest with a backhand motion, looked around, and said, "Let's quickly take all the items and transfer to another place."

He had used the "Torture" glove before, hoping to attract the gaze of a dangerous existence in a situation where there was no other way, actively creating a chaotic situation so as to find an opportunity. But now, the Gardner in the mirror had already been resolved. If they didn't transfer, they would have to face new dangers!

Jenna didn't have time to think about what "reconcile with your mirror self" meant. She used the half-stained cloak to pack up items like the "Bone Flute" and "Wooden Box," followed Lumian, Fors, and Anthony, bypassed the black giant pillar, and ran wildly in a randomly chosen direction.

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In the scorching sunlight, the purple flames that acted as Vermonda Sauron's flesh extinguished piece by piece, and the distorted faces representing different Sauron family members disappeared one by one.

The "Red Angel's" body suddenly became huge, like a small mountain peak.

He held a giant sword condensed from purple flames, took a step forward, and slashed toward the dying Vermonda Sauron.

Snarner and Dieter and other powerhouses who had recovered naturally would not give up just like that, and one after another, they made obstructions.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 494 =====