A middle-aged Mage in a Mage robe swayed as he strolled around the hall. Although his gait was no different from an ordinary human, the livor mortis on his face and the fact that his body had begun to rot showed that he was no longer a human.
And now, this corpse that relied on negative energy to move was like a puppet, moving around without any self-awareness as though he was a sleepwalker.
When this corpse turned a corner, suddenly, the dark shadow began to shake.
The mage's reaction speed was even faster than when he was alive. Almost at the moment when the shadow began to shake, he turned around and pointed his finger at the shadow in front of him.
Then, a powerful magical power began to gather at his fingertips, completely disregarding any protective measures.
If it were a living person, they would definitely not dare to cast a spell so recklessly.
That was because the backlash from the spell was enough to cost them half their lives.
But of course, the dead didn't have to care about this problem anymore. Whether it was the heart or the intestines, it didn't matter to them.
But the other party's movements were faster.
The swaying shadow curled up high in an instant and pounced on the mage's corpse before it could cast a spell. It then swallowed the corpse and shook twice before returning to its original position.
As for the mage, he had completely disappeared without a trace.
After a few moments, the shadow shook again and the mage's corpse slowly walked out from it.
But unlike the lifeless appearance just now, this "corpse" at this moment had a pair of spirited eyes and even knew how to stretch out his hand to tidy up his collar.
Damn it, if I had a choice, I wouldn't want to become this damned thing!
While checking if there were any differences after the transformation, Jenn cursed in his heart.
He actually didn't want to become an undead creature the most.
Vampires were fine since their appearances weren't much different from him, but these shriveled corpses were disgusting. What was worse was that Jenn had completely transformed.
In other words, he would also lose the ability to sense his body like all undead creatures. Even so, it wasn't a good experience to look at his shriveled body wandering outside.
The target in front of him was a complete product that Jenn had looked at for a long time before he finally chose.
At least it was better than those who didn't have four limbs and had their heads split open.
Tidying up his robe, Jenn frowned.
Fortunately, he could change his clothes on his own. Otherwise, Jenn wouldn't be able to bear the stench of corpses that he was wearing.
It was still okay now. Although there was still the stench of a corpse, it was still his, and he couldn't smell it for a while … Why was it so awkward?
Forget it, don't bother about the small details.
With that in mind, Zayen shook his head and pretended to be a stroke patient as he staggered towards the end of the corridor. At the same time, he tilted his head and tried his best to show the confusion and awkwardness of a patient in a mental hospital as he stared at the holy light and death fog that flickered from time to time outside.
Jenn couldn't say for sure whether the Nine Saints would really fight with Klein. Although the Nine Saints seemed very impressive, Jenn knew very well that they weren't as powerful as they appeared to be.
The Goddess of the Forest had been defeated by Klein when she descended earlier, so she did not have enough strength to fight at all. She was probably just a cheerleader.
As for the God of War, there was no shadow at all, and he was a complete illusion.
It was just like the golden holy clothes in the Twelve Golden Palaces that could move on their own.
The God of War's Holy Body was also something similar. Rather than calling it the God of War, it was more accurate to call it the God of War's Clergy.
Although the God of War's main body was destroyed, his statue still had to be worshipped. Even if it was a puppet, there couldn't be a space for it.
This was the case for the God of War. Otherwise, there was no need for the Sun God to take the lead.
Two of the Nine Saints had lost their ability to fight, so it was hard to say what would happen to the other seven. Although this was a holy land, the appearance of the Netherworld Princess' death mist had also restrained the Nine Saints' intention to attack to a certain extent.
Evidently, they were still waiting to see whether this was the Netherworld Princess' personal action or the intentions of the lower realm. If they made a wrong judgment, it wasn't impossible to trigger the Third World War.
The entire Mage Tower was filled with Necromancers, which gave Jenn a way to cover himself.
He snuck up to the second floor of the Wizard Tower and followed a few corpses whose heads had been smashed and whose insides were already empty.
On the surface, it seemed like he was just doing what an undead creature should do. However, in reality, Jenn was looking for a way to get to the Fate Slate.
Most Mage Towers had teleportation portals, but the most annoying thing about teleportation portals was that they didn't have safety exits. In other words, if one wanted to enter the teleportation portal, they would first have to use some method to teleport to the teleportation portal, and then activate the teleportation beacon.
Therefore, it was impossible for Jenn to find an emergency exit or escape route in the Mage Tower to connect to the teleportation portal.
The only way was to find a suitable password or secret code, or a place that was specially used for teleportation.
However, this was obviously not an easy task, and any Mage Tower was rather secretive in this aspect.
Moreover, Jenn could vaguely feel that someone was controlling the surveillance spell here. If he went too far, he might be discovered, and by then, things would be troublesome.
Boom boom boom …!!
Roars, rumbles, and explosions could be heard from time to time.
Flashes of light shone through the window and then immediately disappeared.
Zayen, on the other hand, pretended to be bored and staggered up to the third floor. But here, he still did not find any clues.
Thinking about this, Jenn finally made a decision.
It seemed like he could only take the risk and use that method.
Thinking about this, Jenn raised his head again and looked into the distance. Under the azure sky, the white clouds were still very conspicuous.
Boom!!
The entire sky instantly darkened.
Another group of Angels died under Klein's sword, but Klein didn't show any signs of it. He held his sword and raised his head, and a strange and mocking flame flashed in his scarlet eyes.
"What's wrong?
Almighty Gods?
Do you only dare to send your lackeys to their deaths?
The so-called Nine Saints are just a bunch of cowards?
You only dare to sit in the sky and watch from afar, and don't dare to come down and take action?
Apart from using flowery words to deceive humans and making them die for your ambitions, what good have you done?
You abandoned them decisively when they had no value to you.
And even those who sacrificed themselves for you will still become your slaves after they die!!
What's the difference between you and me?
Gods?
A bunch of bastards!! "
Klein raised his sword and pointed it straight at Amon.
"Today, I will completely destroy your Divine Kingdom!!"
"How dare you!!"
If the Nine Saints could still play dead before, they had no choice but to respond after hearing Klein's words.
After all, there were so many believers watching.
If they still pretended not to hear him, then the order established after the Second World War would completely collapse.
And this was definitely not what the Nine Saints wished to see.
Therefore, along with a furious roar, the Sun God Amon, who had been silent all this while, drew the sword from his waist. His entire body was shrouded in light and his true appearance couldn't be seen clearly. Only the blazing flames on his sword were eye-catching.
At the same time, the other gods approached.
But they didn't attack immediately.
Strictly speaking, they weren't considered to have descended with their true bodies, especially the Goddess of Forest and the God of War. One was a cheerleader, while the other was an empty shell without any combat capabilities.
However, this didn't mean that the Nine Saints would be weakened.
The instant the Sun God Amon drew his sword and brandished it, a flaming halo streaked across the sky along with his movement.
The scorching heat scorched the ground and trees into charcoal in an instant. Even the believers under the protection of the Holy Light felt a heatwave surging towards them, and they couldn't help but take a few steps back.
At the same time, the Death Spirit Fog around Krain also retreated a little under the high temperature.
However, Klein wasn't moved at all. He gripped his sword tightly and glared at Amon.
Even though his armor had started to emit flames, Klein did not show the slightest bit of fear.
On the contrary, he brandished his sword abruptly. At the next moment, the pitch-black death fog rolled out and extinguished the flames shrouding Klein's body.
Then, he raised his sword abruptly and brandished it at Amon.
Along with this action, an enormous serpent formed entirely from the undead fog emerged from the void. It widened its mouth, snarled, and charged straight at the Sun God in an attempt to eliminate this enemy that had to be eliminated.
Even though this wasn't the Sun God Amon, as the Sun God Saint, he also possessed powerful strength.
Facing Klein's attack, Amon snarled, brandished the flaming sword in a circle without hesitation, and slashed forward with all his might.
Along with Amon's movements, the dazzling sunlight in the sky seemed to have transformed from an invisible brilliance into a tangible blade, stabbing at the giant serpent formed from the undead fog.
Both sides collided heavily. In an instant, the sky changed color, the earth trembled, and the sky roared.
Several tornadoes rose from the ground and spread out in all directions with the two of them as the center.
Then, a dazzling flame that resembled the first ray of light in the world emerged from the darkness, instantly devouring the black dragon completely.
But at the next moment, the flame swayed and changed as though it had encountered a chilly wind.
Klein strode out of it, brandishing his sword in an indomitable arc and slashed at Amon's Sun God Saint.
Along with this slash, the ground cracked, and a huge, pitch-black crack extended from one side of the ground to the end of the horizon. Shortly after, the aura of death once again surged out from the crack, attempting to spread without restraint.
Clang!
The two swords clashed, and the sound of the collision caused the mortals on the ground to cover their ears in pain.
As the son of the Demon King, Klein would naturally not use any ordinary weapon.
And Amon's Sun God Saint would not use a discounted item that could be bought for five silver coins on the street to face his enemy.
Both of them were divine artifacts, and the powerful force produced from the collision was incomparably powerful.
At the moment when both sides collided, the sturdy ground with both of them as the center suddenly caved in as though someone had thrown a boulder into the water's surface. Then, along with the recoil force, the ground exploded.
Everything within was crushed by the impact of the invisible and powerful force, and no traces of it could be found.
Looking at this scene, be it the clergy or the believers, all of them were dumbfounded.
It was the first time they witnessed the power of the Sun God.
Klein's terrifying power of darkness made them tremble in fear.
Even if they were beaten to death, they would never have imagined that a Demon King could fight a god to a draw. Moreover, the opponent was the most powerful of the Nine Saints, the Sun God Amon.
Of course, Klein was not the real Demon King, and Amon was not the real Sun God either.
Swoosh!
Just as Klein swung his sword again and attempted to attack Amon, a silver arrow suddenly flew from the sky and shot straight at Klein.
Upon sensing the presence of the arrow, Klein hurriedly took a step back. Then, he quickly raised his sword in front of him to block the silver arrow.
But at this moment, the other gods also launched their attacks.
From their appearance, it was impossible to tell who the saints of the gods were because they were all shrouded in an intense and dazzling light. The only way to identify them was the divine artifacts in their hands.
The Goddess of Water raised her trident and thrust it forward. Along with this action, monstrous waves appeared out of thin air and swooped down at the speed of the Milky Way falling from the nine heavens.
Behind Klein, the Emerald Goddess raised her arms high, and countless emerald vines covered the sky and pounced at him in an attempt to tie up the son of the Demon King.
The Silver Saintess held a long wooden staff in her hand and pointed it straight at Klein, not giving him any chance to escape.
Even the Goddess of Forest raised her longbow made of dead wood and aimed at the enemy before her.
Clearly, they had made up their minds to kill him in one fell swoop.
If it were any other son of the Demon King who was surrounded by so many saints, only death awaited him.
But Klein grinned and revealed a trace of a smile.
He stared at the Flaming Blade that was thrusting at him without the slightest intention of dodging it.
Shortly after, the vines summoned by the Emerald Goddess wrapped around Klein's body effortlessly and restricted his movements.
The torrential water turned into a barrier that trapped him within. At the same time, the spinning Flaming Blade that flew out of the Sun God Amon's hand pierced into Klein's chest.
"Nine Saints above!"
Looking at this scene, the believers cheered instantly. Although it was a little unfair to have a few against one, this was a battle between justice and evil, and no one had the spirit of a knight.
Therefore, upon seeing the gods descend and destroy the evil and terrifying Demon King, many believers and clergies knelt on the ground in excitement and began to praise the power of the gods.
Something's wrong.
But not everyone was as fanatical. Nora, who stood on the top of the White Tower, frowned and watched the scene uneasily.
He had a feeling that the terrifying Demon King wouldn't be destroyed that easily. Besides, his behavior just now seemed a little too strange …
"Ahahahaha!"
Before Nora could ponder further, a series of maniacal laughter sounded all of a sudden.
Then, in the next instant, everyone saw the azure sky turning into darkness as though day and night had been flipped. Although the sun was still high up in the sky, a silver moon had suddenly appeared on the opposite side of it!
Shortly after, countless golden runes unfolded in an instant and shackled the world before everyone's eyes!