svetikya Chapter 161: Im's Orders!
Chapter 161: Im's Orders!
Sacred golden light and foul black mist filled the sky and earth of this battlefield.
"Sizzle. Sizzle."
The sound of evaporation filled the air.
The black evil energy, representing distortion and curse, was evaporated and purified inch by inch under the golden light, turning into nothingness.
Countless plumes of black smoke rose from their bodies, emitting a silent shriek in the air.
The roars of those humanoid demons changed in tone.
At first, it was the excruciating pain of having one's soul torn apart.
Something is being forcibly stripped from their lives.
But soon, the painful roars turned into groans of relief.
A liberating, tearful murmur.
In their empty eyes, which were filled only with the instinct to kill, a glimmer of humanity suddenly appeared.
This eerie yet sacred scene silenced all the survivors on the battlefield.
Those dozen or so members of the Knights of God who were lucky enough to survive Chen Ye's attack...
At this moment, they stood frozen in place like stone sculptures.
The weapon in his hand was so heavy he couldn't lift it.
I dare not move!
They didn't dare to go forward!
The opponent could wipe them all out by himself. Even their commander-in-chief, Lord Garin, couldn't withstand a single blow from him!
Moreover, although they were selected from the nobles of the Celestial Dragons as members of the God Knights, they did not possess powerful Devil Fruits and strength like the elite members such as Saint Somaz!
Standing still is the best option right now; rushing in blindly is suicide!
Although, at this moment, Chen Ye's gaze and attention were entirely focused on those human demons!
And in the distance.
"puff."
Figarand Garin Saint leaned against the broken mountain wall and spat out another mouthful of blood mixed with pieces of internal organs.
The deep fist mark on his chest was like a branding iron that constantly released excruciating pain; every breath he took made his whole body feel a tearing agony.
He could endure physical pain.
The mental shock nearly broke him.
He stared intently at the figure in the center of the battlefield, shrouded in golden light and wearing a pure white mask; in those eyes, only the most primal, insane resentment remained.
As the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God, others might not know, but he definitely seemed to understand what Chen Ye was doing!
That bastard...
He is purifying.
He wanted to turn the members of the David clan, who had been twisted, transformed, and turned into the most perfect killing machines by Lord Im, back into "humans."
What should I do?
What should I do?
In my current state, I can't stop them at all!
Garin Sheng's mind was in complete chaos; his injuries and fear were choking him.
However, in that very instant of thought...
hum.
An indescribable, chilling will descended without warning.
That will was formless and intangible, yet omnipresent. It pierced through time and space, disregarding distance, like a red-hot needle, instantly penetrating Garin Sheng's mind.
"Uh..."
Galin Sheng's vision went black as his soul was gripped and kneaded by an invisible giant hand that spanned heaven and earth.
The absolute suppression from the highest dimension of life prevented him from even screaming. He could only let out a muffled groan, his body went limp, and he uncontrollably knelt on one knee.
Followed by.
An ancient, emotionless voice, formed from the very essence of the world, resounded directly in the deepest recesses of his mind.
The voice was neither male nor female, nor did it carry any emotion, yet it carried an absolute decree that left no room for any living being to object.
Just three words.
Stop him.
boom.
These three words, carrying the weight of the entire world, resonated within Garin Sei's soul.
In an instant, all the chaos, fear, and resentment in his mind were crushed by this supreme will.
In an instant, I understood who the master of this will was.
It's that sir.
He is the one true God who sits enthroned on the void throne, overlooking all things in the world and holding the power over the world.
King of the World.
Lord Im.
The moment he realized who the voice belonged to, an absolute fear a billion times more terrifying than death itself transformed into a black ocean, instantly engulfing Garin Sei's entire mind.
Unknown fear of Chenye?
Before the divine majesty brought by that great man, nothing else matters.
He knew better than anyone that he might die if he fought the masked man in front of him.
However, defying Lord Im's will...
The consequence will be that their souls will be cast into eternal darkness, suffering divine punishment countless times more terrifying than death, never to be reborn.
In a mere second, Garin's face went from a deathly pale as if he were seriously injured to an even more deathly pale ashes.
He was driven to a dead end.
Or else, he'll be killed by that masked man right now.
Alternatively, they might be punished by Lord Im afterward, unable to live or die.
At this moment, this high-ranking Celestial Dragon nobleman, the commander-in-chief of the Knights of God, finally tasted true despair.
He chose the former.
"Heh...heh..."
With the tip of his glorious sword, Garin Sei plunged it into the ground, using the force to prop up his body, which was trembling violently from the pain and fear.
Beneath the tattered dress, in the eyes that looked at Chen Ye, all reason had been burned away, leaving only utter madness driven to desperation.
He stopped yelling at Chen Ye.
It's meaningless.
He turned around and, with his last ounce of strength, let out a hoarse roar at his men, who were equally terrified and had almost lost their will to fight.
"All of you, get up here!"
The remaining dozen or so members of the Knights of God trembled, their faces filled with resistance and fear.
Seeing his subordinates hesitate, Garin's eyes were bloodshot and he roared out the words that could change everything.
"Stop him."
"This is... His Majesty's decree."
The word "Your Majesty" struck like a thunderbolt, hitting the heart of every knight hard.
The fear on their faces froze instantly, transforming into a deeper expression called "despair."
Seeing their reactions, Garin Sheng knew that this was not enough.
He pressed on further, his voice even carrying a tremor he himself couldn't hide—the deepest fear of divine punishment.
"Those who disobey... you and I..."
"They...will...all...have...to...accept...God's...punishment."
"Divine Punishment".
Those two words instantly extinguished the last glimmer of hope in their hearts.
They exchanged a glance instinctively, and in each other's eyes, they saw the same despair and resolute determination to die.
Rather than be punished by the gods and tortured to death.
It would be better to... die here.
On the deathly silent battlefield, an ordinary knight of the gods suddenly let out an incredibly tragic roar.
That roar was a cry of defiance against death.
"For the World Government!!!"
"For Your Majesty—"
He raised his trembling longsword again, his eyes bloodshot, and as the first and last, he launched a death charge towards Chen Ye without hesitation.
This action completely broke the suffocating deadlock on the scene.
Once there's one, there'll be a second, and a third.
The remaining knights, with numb yet resolute expressions on their faces, followed in their comrades' footsteps and launched their final, suicidal all-out attack.
Are they afraid of death?
They must be scared!
But they had no other choice!