[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-worlds-apocalypse-online":3,"chapter-worlds-apocalypse-online-worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1450":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","Worlds' Apocalypse Online",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},1792196,2388,"Chapter 1451 - Sparing no means","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1450",1450,"\u003Cp>“Kill Shroud? Why would you think I’d do that?” Atley smiled and asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan ignored that and continued: “When it was most dangerous, you and Reneedol abandoned us, I really can’t think of a reason why you would return at this point in time”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley shook his head: “We were still friends once; I don’t want to make this difficult. Give me everything Shroud is carrying, I’ll let you leave”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Long blades of green-colored wind manifested behind his back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One of them abruptly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Rumble———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground was split in half, reaching all the way to Gu Qing Shan’s feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley triumphantly boasted: “Rhode, leave everything Shroud has behind, then you can bring Shroud, Epta, and Scarlet with you”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan was looking at him with a strange expression.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From the sky, the giant bird of death descended and landed on Gu Qing Shan’s shoulder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It turned back into boiling black flames that drifted behind Gu Qing Shan, then manifested into a long-handled black scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan wielded the scythe in his hand and said: “Where did you get the confidence that you’d be able to make me submissively hand over Shroud’s things to you?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lightly tapped his feet and abruptly rushed towards Atley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley’s eyes opened wide and shouted: “Cut!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a dozen green blades of wind behind his back shot forward, striking the black scythe in Gu Qing Shan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The green glow and black flames clashed against one another, rising up all the way to the horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sky went dark for a brief moment, storm-force gusts of wind intensely swept in all directions, blowing the clouds directly above them away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan rode the wind and returned to his original spot, brandishing his scythe once again: “I only used 10% of my strength just now. If you want to die, I’ll make it into reality with my next strike”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley took a step back, cautiously looking at the scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could sense that the other party was truly holding back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Otherwise...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley stayed silent for a bit, then abruptly said: “You’re forcing my hands”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached his hand into the carriage and took someone else out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——Reneedol had been tied up so well that she couldn’t even struggle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley put two fingers together and manifested a green blade of wind from it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He put the blade of wind against Reneedol’s neck and shouted:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Give me everything Shroud has, or I’m going to kill her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——what kind of third-rate act is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He turned to Reneedol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol was glancing towards Shroud on the ground, her expression slightly surprised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Not good!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan instantly felt alarms ringing and realized what had happened.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol could directly obtain all of someone else’s powers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since Shroud is silently lying on the ground, there could only be one reason why Reneedol appeared surprised——–\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had tried copying Shroud’s powers instead of Atley’s.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——she had realized that Shroud was recovering his strength!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s heart felt heavy, so he swung the long-handled black scythe with his full strength.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A wave of black flames was cast forward from the scythe, manifesting as hundreds, thousands of black flame birds that flew straight towards Atley and Reneedol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley was shocked and shouted: “Rhode, do you want to kill Reneedol?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He pulled Reneedol with considerable force in front of him to use her as a shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before the black flames even arrived, Gu Qing Shan had already leapt into the air, travelling several dozen meters forward and raised his scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scythe howled harrowingly as it slashed towards both of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Right at this point, the black flames had already arrived in front of Atley and Reneedol.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the black wave of flames arrived without space to dodge, Gu Qing Shan had melded into the darkness to reap their lives with his scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a mere breath’s worth of time, he had completed this scenario.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>———now that Reneedol had been restrained, it was already too late for her to unleash her Fate ability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She had also just changed from Atley’s Law of Wind powers into Shroud’s Radiance powers, but Shroud was currently in a strange state where he no longer had a covenant with the Law.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For Reneedol, all of Shroud’s current abilities were foreign, which she couldn’t grasp in such a short period of time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-this is the best and possibly only chance to kill her!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another wave of black flames rained down from the scythe above.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No——-” Atley desperately called out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, the intense black flames all around them completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>All supernatural phenomena had vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single person stood in front of Gu Qing Shan to stop his scythe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He spat up some blood, then struggled to speak: “Rhode, don’t kill Reneedol”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan froze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet shouted from afar: “Shroud, take a careful look at the situation. The two of them abandoned you, now they’ve come to try and—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before she even finished her words, a curt grunt was heard, followed by the smell of blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scarlet was stunned, unable to say the rest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud also turned around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——-Reneedol had somehow broken out of her restraints and used a dagger to stab through Atley’s heart.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Reneedol!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley shouted and raised his hand, manifesting a howling green sphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol tossed the dagger away and shouted: “Shroud, save me!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud rushed forward without hesitation, opened the Book of Prophesized Destiny, then released a halberd made of pure golden light.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The halberd shot forward and sent Atley flying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After he did that, Shroud spat up more blood.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol hurriedly embraced him and sobbed as she spoke: “It was Atley who forced me to leave you, if I didn’t follow him, he said he would kill you!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud nodded and forced out a reply: “As long as you’re safe...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s expression turned grim.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud was clearly at the most crucial point of recuperating, yet he risked it all to stop me and hit Atley away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——this was Reneedol’s charm ability!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s figure flashed and flew towards the cliff just a few hundred meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he looked down, he saw that Atley had just fallen to the bottom.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan followed the cliff down and quickly landed next to Atley.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——after Atley’s heart had been pierced through, he received another full-power attack from Shroud, then rolled down an entire cliff, so he was already at his deathbed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Atley...” Gu Qing Shan crouched next to him and called out in a low voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley appeared to be unresponsive, blood continued to flow from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Atley!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan silently transferred his spirit energy into the other party’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley’s body shook, then regained his consciousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He abruptly caught Gu Qing Shan’s hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Rhode, I... I was deceived by a devil...”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His eyes regained their clarity and tears of regret began to flow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His love for Reneedol seemed to have completely disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley sobbed: “Rhode... I’ve always... considered you guys to be my brothers”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan held his hand tightly and whispered: “Don’t say anything, we also consider you to be our brothers”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“But... Reneedol...” Atley hesitantly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan’s tone became even softer: “No one will blame you, I’ll call Shroud here right away, we’ll explain it to everyone, we’ll remain good brothers”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Atley sighed in relief, then smiled satisfactorily.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He said nothing else.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan silently watched him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man had already admired Shroud’s strength and wished for nothing but to be stronger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This young man, no matter how fearful he was, had never abandoned his companions, he had even made a bed for Shroud by himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now, he is dead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He died by Reneedol’s charm and manipulation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gu Qing Shan closed his eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A second later, he abruptly disappeared.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>...\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the other side.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol embraced Shroud and gently asked: “How are your injuries?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud shook his head: “My most serious injuries have already healed. I was a bit heavy-handed just now, could Atley have—–”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol shed tears: “I don’t know what came over him, he even wanted to kill me earlier, I had no other choice but to act first”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud’s lips twitched as if he wanted to say something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Suddenly, Reneedol felt a chill run through her entire body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some sort of extreme danger was causing her to tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was an unprecedented experience for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud could also feel it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They both turned in the same direction.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An unfamiliar person was standing on top of a rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He wore a pure-white mask painted with black shade to depict a pair of eerie thinly opened eyes that flickered between black and red.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was wielding a single sword in his hand, completely stationary, devoid of any killing intent or presence. It was as if he was only an illusion or a shadow, something that didn’t exist.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But anyone who looked closely at him would find themselves soaked in a cold sweat as if they were witnessing some sort of unprecedented ghost anomaly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Red Wraith!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol exclaimed in shock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as she said that, Shroud had already disappeared from her embrace.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol was shocked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is [Shadow Shift]———\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Space had already been sealed by the Law Behemoths; how could he still be so fast!?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol attacked without hesitation, only to find the golden light halberd that she unleashed had struck her instead.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One second.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One fleeting moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory and defeat had been decided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chill spread all over Reneedol’s body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In her last moments, the only thing she saw in front of her eyes was Red Wraith’s mask.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His sword had stabbed so deeply into her neck that she couldn’t even utter a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the very next moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Release her!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Wraith suddenly turned Reneedol’s body towards Shroud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t move, you twitch once and she dies” Red Wraith said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shroud had no choice but to remain still.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Red Wraith only paused for that single split second as he leaned into Reneedol’s ears and spoke with a hoarse voice: “Sparing no means to achieve a goal, you’re not the only one who knows how to do that”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lifted his sword.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Reneedol felt heaven and earth turning around themselves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The world became dark.\u003C\u002Fp>",1723,"2026-06-09T03:05:54.860Z",1,"novelbin.me","e7e10d95349df95e152eb561458b8addaf0721da7ae41ba1c95c370e00fcc952","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1251","worlds-apocalypse-online-chapter-1449",1850,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fworlds-apocalypse-online-cover.jpg"]