aircannonsinc Chapter 364 The Death of the Demon
Chapter 364 The Death of the Demon
Chapter 364 The Death of the Demon
"Bang bang bang!"
The whistling of countless air cannons echoed through the dark subway tunnel.
"hateful!"
The night watchmen drew their guns and returned fire. However, the number of those eerie puppets was simply too great, and their movements were unexpectedly agile and nimble.
Most importantly, the "Insomniac" pathway's signature dream-entering and soul-soothing abilities are targeted at spiritual beings.
It has absolutely no effect on these cold, lifeless dolls made of machinery and metal!
"Lord Cecima has already entered from the other side of the subway! We must break through here as soon as possible and go to his aid!" Soster shouted as he dodged the air cannon fire.
"But Captain! These puppets are so troublesome!"
"Our abilities are useless against them; even demon-hunting bullets can't penetrate their outer shells!"
"These little things are called 'Falling Experts.' Being hit head-on by their air cannons will instantly send you sprawling to the ground—"
"They will not stop until they achieve their intended purpose, unless they are completely destroyed."
Listening to Palez's slow, deliberate explanation in his mind, Leonard was utterly speechless.
"Old man! This is completely different from what you said!"
He pointed to the wall beside him, which had been sculpted into hideous cracks by the air cannon, and retorted, "This isn't just power that could knock someone down! This is clearly deadly power!"
"Hehe—so many years have passed, maybe those guys in the society made some minor improvements to them, who knows?"
"Besides, I'm old and my memory isn't good; maybe I just remembered it wrong."
"Do you know how to stop them?" Leonard asked anxiously.
"In the past, you just had to put three gold coins into the coin slot behind them," Pales's voice came.
"gold?"
"Where are we going to find gold coins?! And there are so many of them, how many gold coins would that be?!"
"Besides, even if I had gold coins, I couldn't possibly get close to them!"
Leonard's face grew increasingly grim; the old man's method was completely useless.
"Well, there's nothing I can do about that. To higher-order beings, these little things are just interesting toys. But to you little guys... well, heh heh."
"Old man! Why are you making sarcastic remarks so much today?" Leonard couldn't help but complain.
"It's rare to see things from the past, so it's a little sad."
"Moreover, you should be glad that you didn't run into the Falling Expert Z. That thing can't even handle an ordinary demigod."
"A demigod?!" Leonard exclaimed in surprise. "Old man, who exactly were you before—"
Just as the night watchmen were being forced into retreat by this strange puppet army, a thick, dazzling bolt of lightning suddenly struck from the tunnel entrance, instantly sending the "falling experts" who were blocking the front flying!
"The Storm Church's reinforcements have arrived!" Soster was the first to react, his spirits lifted, and he shouted.
Then, "The Singer of God" Ace Snake was seen leading a team of fully armed Punishers, striding quickly from the entrance.
"Bang bang bang!"
Several holy water bullets with purifying effects were directly engulfed and evaporated by an oncoming sulfur fireball.
While desperately dodging, Lorne continued to look for an opportunity to counterattack.
At the same time, he also began to recklessly squander the "luck" he had accumulated over a long period of time.
"Damn! It has fireballs, can transform, and in melee combat, it even has a sword that can slash through lava!"
"That's what you call a monster!"
"They're both sequence 5, so why is there such a big difference?"
Lorne's brief encounter with the "Apostle of Desire" had allowed him to explore many of the abilities of the "Demon" pathway.
He was surprised to find that the extraordinary individuals through this path were incredibly well-rounded! They had melee combat, ranged combat, spell damage, crowd control abilities, and could even transform at crucial moments, making them incredibly tanky while dealing ridiculously high damage!
Most importantly, Lorne discovered that the other party seemed to have an ability similar to his own "premonition of disaster," which could predict the direction and timing of his attacks to a certain extent.
Aside from a significant lack of ability and resistance to the "sun" pathway, this pathway has virtually no obvious drawbacks.
The only saving grace was that the other party seemed to have suffered a serious injury and appeared somewhat impatient. Moreover, with the blessing of "luck," the other party wouldn't be able to defeat him for the time being.
"Damn it! What's wrong with this guy?!" Jason Beria was getting increasingly agitated.
He could sense that this suddenly appearing opponent wasn't particularly strong in actual combat; at least in a head-on confrontation, he was no match for him. But the opponent had one extremely troublesome characteristic—he was hard to kill!
He had been constantly changing his attack methods—lava, poison gas, filthy words—but not a single one of them had actually hit his opponent!
Either you're experiencing some kind of inexplicable interference, causing your ability to fail to be released. Or, even though the direction of your attack is correct, it just grazes past your opponent and fails to hit them!
And if you try to charge forward and engage in close combat, you will be bombarded by the enemy's long-barreled gun that can fire in rapid succession!
Hand-made submachine guns inherently lack precision due to manufacturing limitations. But once the target gets right up to you, they're all set!
"Da da da————"
A series of hurried footsteps approached. Lorne glanced out of the corner of his eye and saw that the approaching people were a group of people dressed in uniform, resembling a private guard.
Judging from the looks of it, the bodyguard protecting the old nobleman behind him is an ally!
Seeing this, the "Wind Favorite" who was already on the verge of death used his last bit of strength to get up from the ground.
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"Take him away! I'll hold off this monster!" Lorne shouted.
"good!"
Without further ado, the "Wind's Chosen One" gritted his teeth, came to Duke Negan's side, picked him up again, and then ran with all his might toward the guard.
"Don't even think about running away!"
Seeing that his target was about to be lost, Jason simply took several bullets aimed at him, then condensed another deadly lava fireball and hurled it towards the "Wind Favored One"!
Upon seeing this, Lorne immediately unleashed an invisible "mental shock" at Jason, then pulled out his pocket watch and pressed it down forcefully!
A gust of wind and snow, mixed with biting cold, suddenly appeared out of nowhere!
This is Sharon's "vengeful spirit" ability, which Lorne had previously recorded!
The blizzard and the lava fireball collided violently, and scorching steam instantly billowed out, enveloping the entire area.
"Why are there only a few of you—"
"Wind's Chosen" carried the Duke and finally rushed into the guard.
Apart from a few Negan family guards who rushed to the scene, he only saw a few ordinary substitute punishers patrolling the area.
"Where is the archbishop?! Why hasn't he arrived yet?!"
"A major incident has occurred in the South District!"
"There has been a terrorist attack!"
"The Aurora Society is up to something, it's a huge operation, many people have died, and the Archbishop has personally gone to the scene after receiving the distress call!"
"But don't worry, we've already called for backup, and the main force will be there soon."
"South District—and now of all times!" "Wind's Chosen One" cursed under his breath, then immediately looked at the punishment takers and gave the order.
"You few go and deal with that demon!"
"The rest of you, escort the Duke and me to the Cathedral of Holy Wind immediately! Hurry!"
Lorne and Jason continued their fight in the thick fog that filled with the acrid smell of sulfur.
"What bad luck—all the good fortune I've accumulated since my promotion is almost used up today—"
Seeing that his opponent had narrowly missed his lava due to a mistake, Lorne gave a wry smile and unleashed another "Mental Storm".
At the same time, quickly press the button twice on the pocket watch!
"Entanglement by a Vengeful Spirit!"
"Scream of Resentful Souls"!
Both of these moves are core abilities of Sequence 5 "Wraith". The former can summon a large number of special undead creatures to fix the target firmly in place, paralyzing and stiffening him, making it difficult for him to move. Combined with his "Mental Storm", it has a miraculous effect that is greater than the sum of its parts.
The latter, however, is a move that can bypass the "demon's" powerful physical body and directly attack its spirit!
"ah--!"
Taking advantage of the demon's injury and the brief moment of vulnerability it was inflicted, Lorne decisively opened fire!
With a stroke of luck, several shots accurately hit the opponent's previously burned wounds, which were weaker and drew out streaks of blood!
At the same time, he also noticed that several bullets from other directions, as well as several talismans flashing with electricity, were also attacking the demon.
"Boom! Crack—!"
The "lightning" talismans were quite effective, exploding directly on the black mud and sending it flying far away.
"hiss--"
Jason struggled to his feet, his breath noticeably weaker. He glared at Lorne, who was faintly visible in the white mist, and then looked in the distance at Duke Negan, who was being escorted away by his guards. Extreme resentment flashed in his eyes, but he was ultimately overcome by reason.
He did not attempt to retaliate, but instead quickly disappeared into the surrounding fog, trying to retreat.
The mission has failed. We can't take down that troublesome disruptor in a short time. If we continue to drag this out, the enemy's reinforcements will only increase.
"Whoosh—whoosh—"
Jason, panting heavily, leaned awkwardly against the shadows of an alleyway.
He used all his strength and finally managed to run a safe distance.
"Damn it! Who is that guy?!"
His mission was almost complete. Although he hadn't managed to kill Duke Negan in the first wave, he could have easily taken him down with a more forceful attack if he had spent a little more time. Who would have thought that such a troublesome spoiler would suddenly appear!
Not only does it wield a strangely shaped spear, but it's also strangely impossible to kill!
"However—that duke was so badly injured, his spine was broken, and his internal organs must have been severely damaged. He might not be able to be saved. Even if he survives by some miracle, his fate won't be much better than death."
"Da-da-da-da-"
A series of unhurried footsteps suddenly came from the alley entrance.
Jason's pupils contracted instantly! He quickly turned his head to look, but when he saw who it was, he subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief.
"It's you—Director Charles."
The person who arrived was his partner, Charles, who had provided the magical items for his operation.
"You've come at the right time! Take me away quickly!"
"Send me away from Backlund as planned."
Charles did not answer immediately, but walked slowly closer: "It seems you have failed, Patrick."
"This—this is just a temporary setback!"
"I will definitely keep my promise! I will definitely give you the formula," Jason urged.
"Take me away quickly! The Punisher is catching up soon!"
"Um?"
The powerful "demon" tried to get up but suddenly found that he couldn't move his body!
He seems to be subject to some unseen, rule-based limitation!
"Demons are forbidden here," Charles declared, enunciating each word clearly.
"Charles, you actually—ah—" Jason tried to speak, but found that his throat was no longer under his control, and he couldn't utter a single word!
Impossible! I clearly didn't sense any malice from him! Why!
Charles pulled out a talisman from his pocket, which radiated a dazzling golden light and seemed to be formed from pure sunlight.
"Patrick, our relationship has always been very pleasant. You've helped me with a lot of things that I couldn't do myself, and I've given you appropriate compensation and assistance in return."
But unfortunately, you broke the rules first.
"What's more, your operation failed—"
"It's not your fault that you lack the ability. But it's your problem that you arrogantly took on an impossible task and tried to drag me down with you."
"Goodbye, Patrick Jason—no, I should call you Jason Beria."
As the golden light gradually faded, Charles tidied up the scene.
He had just left and taken a few steps when he suddenly sensed that someone was watching him from a distance.
"Damn it! I should have put up another 'Do Not Approach' sign earlier!"
He was about to turn back to deal with the potential hazard.
"No—we still need to go help at the subway station. If we linger here too long, people will get suspicious."
In the distance, Lorne, who had been chasing after the scene with a "premonition of disaster" and spiritual intuition, saw Jason's body and Charles's hurried departure from afar.
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"Looks like we're in trouble again."
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