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Chapter 1007, Section 1002: The Dark Allies (4k)

in the afternoon.

Marne transformed his spiritual power into a sharp sword, easily cutting through the darkness before him. Then, carrying a faint light, he walked deeper into the church, completely ignoring the girl standing in front of him.

But Karina did not give way. The darkness within her flowed out and completely engulfed the surrounding land, its bizarre appearance resembling some kind of leaked pollution.

These dark slimes also had a disgustingly sticky feel. When the Cutter used his mental power to touch them, not only did they fail to exert their original properties, but they also caused a burning sensation.

Karina laughed:

"Do you think I wouldn't prepare weapons specifically to counter you, given my knowledge of your abilities? I've been planning this battle for a long time, and these are specifically prepared for your mental strength."

"How are you feeling? Not good, are you?"

A thick, black liquid appeared out of thin air, forming a defensive barrier in front of her, but more of the black liquid drifted toward the church, gathering into a sphere that completely covered it.

boom!
Ma En directly bombarded the black mud in front of him with his mental power. Just as Karina had said, although the mud was blasted apart by him, the mental power that came into contact with it also caused a stinging sensation.

Although his mental strength could heal itself, this stinging pain was clearly no small matter.

“If you fear my power,” Marne said calmly, “I can give you a chance to surrender. If you defect now, you will never have to worry about my existence again.”

Karina said with a smile:

"Wow, what great terms! Marne is actually negotiating with me. I'm almost tempted, but unfortunately, I can't agree to such good terms. After all, I still want..."

"Kill you!"

The black mud transformed into a tsunami and swept towards Ma En. Upon seeing this, he did not forcefully confront this weapon that was clearly prepared for him, but instead took a half step back.

"Zhenhai".

As these two words were uttered, the tsunami that was about to engulf Marx and Engels was instantly frozen in place, and then suddenly lost its original power, and began to scatter and collapse.

Li Hongyu stood in front of Ma En, her eyes fixed seriously on the black mud:

"These things are dangerous, never touch them."

Marx and Engels nodded slightly.

"Yes, let's finish this quickly, there's no time."

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Mental Strength V-5
You possess strong spiritual power, but have been slightly "tainted by darkness".

It possesses a variety of basic mental abilities, including clairvoyance, telekinesis, mental resistance, resistance to cognitive impairment, resistance to memory erasure, and mild resistance to falsehoods, which naturally improve over time.
Dark pollution resistance is being generated.

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Looking at Li Hongyu, Karina smiled:

"Oh, you have helpers too, but don't think you're the only one who can cheat."

Before she could finish speaking, a black arrow pierced through the mental energy Marne had deployed and shot fiercely toward the area behind him.

"Capture the dragon!" Li Hongyu used her long staff to forcefully deflect the black arrow.

The cherubim was floating in the extremely distant sky, holding a longbow and looking this way. Moreover, the arrows she shot were not hindered by the anti-heavenly barrier at all, which showed that she had made preparations in advance.

Moreover, when the arrow pierced through his defensive layer, Ma En also felt his mental power being pierced, clearly indicating that the arrow was also stained with a substance similar to black mud.

It seems this was a trap specifically set up for him.

"It's yours now." Maren handed over the spear.

Li Hu took the spear and said eagerly:

"Let me do it."

As he spoke, he transformed into a giant eagle and flew towards the cherubim, his spear turning into sharp claws. Upon seeing this, the cherubim once again fired arrows stained with black mud, but he nimbly dodged them.

“She’s under your jurisdiction.” Ma En looked at Karina. “I want to go in, is that alright?”

Li Hongyu smiled:

"This thing is annoying, but it's not a big deal."

"level off hilltops."

She suddenly raised her hand and slammed it towards the black sphere. Then, the black mud that had been gathered around the church exploded and scattered as if it had been hit by something.

Moreover, although it only formed from the outermost layer when it was formed, when it was cut open, it could be seen that its interior was almost completely filled, which also made...

Although it quickly began to recombine, the speed at which Marx and Engels erupted was far faster than its condensation.

Karina rushed forward immediately, but Li Hongyu also slammed into her like a falling rock, dragging her body and flying her even further away, allowing Ma En to rush towards the church without any hindrance.

However, just as he was about to fall in, the church suddenly spewed out a huge amount of black mud, which formed the shape of Karina in front of him:

"Have you forgotten? I am a god. Multi-front warfare is our most basic ability."

Without uttering a single word, Ma En recklessly charged into the black mud, enduring the excruciating pain emanating from his spiritual power as he rushed inside, entrusting all his injuries to his self-healing abilities and martial arts skills.

He had a vague feeling that his remaining time was running out.

………………

evening.

Inside the church.

Blood completely stained Winter Wolf's eyes, yet through the blood he still saw that desperate scene: the monster made of black tentacles carelessly tossed away the girl's head as if it were a discarded doll.

In the end, only silence answered him.

Karina stepped over his body and walked deeper into the church, turning a corner and entering the courtyard. Countless golden divine lights replaced the various plants, completely filling the entire inner courtyard.

A young man in a white robe stood in the center of the courtyard. The holy light reflected on him, washing away much of the childishness on his face, and his firm and steady eyes symbolized his determination.

Karina walked to the side of the "Seraphim":

"Is it at a stalemate?"

The Thrones stood at the entrance to the courtyard, also using the divine magic Raphael to counter:

“He’s trapped. How much longer do you have?” Karina said.
"Don't worry, the defense facilities jointly built by Rafael and the Federation are not so easy to break through. It's just fortunate that they don't know of my existence, and now is also when they are at their weakest."

"Otherwise, we would have absolutely no chance."

The angel glanced at her:
"I believe in your ability."

Hearing this, Karina smiled smugly, then looked at Rafiven:

"Little one, it's not too late to surrender now. As long as you remove those annoying divine spell seals, we can treat you better. I believe that won't be a problem for the Cherubim, right?"

The Cherubim replied:

"Of course, you are the most talented mortal I have ever seen. You were born to belong to heaven. As long as you give up the resistance now and return to the Lord's embrace, you will lose nothing."

Rafael remained completely unmoved:

"It's not too late for you to surrender now. I can put in a good word for you and ask them to spare your lives."

The Cherubim said in a calm tone:

"You are just futilely postponing your fate. Your future is already before my eyes. Why make yourself suffer more? These mortals have nothing to do with you."

"In the new world, you can have the life you've always dreamed of. I can give you anything and I won't hold your betrayal against me."

Lafayette sneered:

"Betrayal? Aren't you the one who betrayed us? Do you think such thoughts align with the will of the destined returner? And this thing that appeared out of nowhere, do you think cooperating with such a monster won't lead to trouble?"

The cherubim said nonchalantly:

"The future is always in my hands, and I am carrying out His will."

Seeing this, Karina also revealed a smug smile, like a child receiving praise from an elder:
"Did you hear that? We are very solid allies. The Cherubim has his foresight and knows very well that my little schemes are not important at all. This ability to distinguish right from wrong is what you lack."

"You should have realized sooner that your resistance was pointless."

Raphael completely ignored her words and instead looked at the Cherubim and said:
“Stop now. The Federation won’t go after you completely. They can’t make that kind of decision. You still have a way out. You’ve already staked out this paradise as a bargaining chip.”

The Cherubim also ignored his words and looked at Karina instead:

"The Thrones are about to collapse."

Upon hearing this, Karina's flippant expression faded considerably.
"Yes, I will stop him. Don't worry, there is no lock that my servants cannot open. Even if he is a little out of his mind right now, nothing can stop him."

She didn't say anything more then, but instead focused her attention elsewhere.

Seeing this, Raphael continued to silently prepare for his counterattack, weaving a massive structure that the cherubim could hardly notice in the gaps between those divine spells, attempting to achieve his goal using components of different divine spells.

This was almost creating new divine magic out of thin air, but fortunately he was the most talented divine magic user in history, even more proficient than all the angels, as if the power itself was at his service.

There are only a few minutes left.

However, just two minutes later, a look of pleasure appeared on Karina's face, and she immediately cast a victorious glance at Rafiven:
"All done. You hid her quite well. Hmm, let me torment her a little first. By the way, surrendering now is useless. I haven't enjoyed such a fine collection in a long time. Oh dear..."

"Your girlfriend even wants to end her own life. It seems she knows very well that our purpose is to threaten you. She's quite clever and decisive. And we didn't expect her to actually be willing to give up her life for you."

"Tsk tsk tsk, what an enviable relationship, it's a pity I can't make her wish come true."

"Sigh, if I hadn't already made arrangements with the Cherubim, you guys could have brought me a lot of fun. I've already thought of so many ways to play..."

The Cherubim said:
"Time is of the essence."

Hearing this, Karina stopped teasing Rafivin, then, under his angry gaze, created a patch of pure darkness beside her, from which something flowed out.

A pool of flesh and blood is perhaps the most apt description. The flesh, like mud, is mixed with broken bones, and the relatively intact organs are exposed on the surface of the mass of flesh, but these are not the worst parts.

What was truly terrible was that melted face. The girl's features were scattered around the mass of flesh, but unlike the other parts, they did not completely disintegrate. Not only did all her features remain intact, but if you looked closely, you could even detect the remnants of her former beauty.

However, those eyes only held madness, and only brightened slightly when they saw Rafiven, revealing an imperceptible determination, but it was quickly dispelled by the madness within their flesh and blood.

Lafayette understood that she wanted to make the most ruthless decision.

Karina smiled from the bottom of her heart:
“That’s fantastic. With that sinister look in your eyes right now, you’ll definitely become one of the most outstanding collections if you have the chance.”

The cherubim interrupted her, saying:

"What she experienced was despair and pain that no mortal could bear. Under Karina's torment, she had endured endless and terrible years, and her soul and flesh had completely collapsed."

"Even the best divine magic cannot cure or reverse her condition."

Karina chuckled and rubbed the lump of flesh beside her:
“Evanie, show Raphael your tricks.”

Then, she threw a rotten, bloody piece of flesh in front of Ivani.

The fleshy creature's eyes turned frenzied like a wild beast, then it suddenly writhed and rushed forward, beginning to devour the garbage she had thrown down in the most greedy way, as if it were savoring some kind of delicacy.

She completely ignored Raphael's sorrowful eyes.

Karina smiled as she looked at Rafael:
"She still remembers you, and still loves you, and she is well aware that she is eating her own kind, but she still cannot resist the madness of her mind, and this is the slightest change in her."

"You wouldn't want to see any other changes in her. The only thing I haven't destroyed is my love for you. Everything else has changed. She can even do the dirtiest and most wicked things to please me."

"Look how cute she is, just like a puppy."

Upon hearing this, Ivan suddenly stopped chewing, raised her melting face, and looked at Raphael.

Pain, self-blame, grief...

Karina smiled and patted the top of Flesh's head, then looked at Rafiven:

"Some things, once they've happened, are gone. I can let you see her soul with your own eyes, but nothing can save her unless the fairies return. You will never see that beautiful girl again..."

"Oh, wait, there seems to be another way, right?"

She looked up at the Cherubim.

The cherubim met Raphael's eyes, which were filled with hatred:

"Welcome to the new world."

Karina stood up and gave the boy a cruel and wicked smile:
"Of course, you can also choose to give her up. Although she is willing to give her life for you, who knows how much you really love her, her or the whole world besides her?"
"Choose."

Rafael closed his eyes; he knew perfectly well that it was all because of…

He was the most talented user of divine magic in history.