Infinite Gods Reign Supreme

Chapter 112 - Returning Home at Dusk - Discharge from the Hospital!

Flames were released.

The no longer merging flames evolved into a massive explosion capable of engulfing the entire inner city of Stoneville in an instant. While it might lack the depth of 'Night's Gate' in terms of attack depth, in terms of width and scope, it was in no way inferior to the exclusive power developed by Siming.

Stoneville's defenders melted in the exploding flames.

Whether it was a knight clad in heavy armor, riding the storm, or a tough, large, and savage mountain troll, their performance and fate in this fiery storm were not much different from those of ordinary, fragile soldiers.

Life and death are separated by a single moment.

Flesh and blood were charred in an instant, and bones shattered into dust in the flames. The 'Golden King,' whose body was reattached with many limbs and which was the core target of Si Ming's attack, was completely vaporized in the double explosion of 'Ember Liberation', which Si Ming witnessed firsthand.

He should be dead.

He's clearly dead!
Si Ming took a deep breath, his alertness heightened to its maximum. The divine decree did not ring in his ears, and the wristwatch displaying the mission details remained unchanged.

Unsuccessful...

It was not the Fragment King who was killed!
His senses expanded rapidly, and deep within the city of Stoneville, at its very bottom, seemed to lurk an ominous, cursed power. However, just as Siming briefly caught his breath and was about to continue his ascent, he sensed something unusual.

wrong!

His strength suddenly erupted, and the techniques flowing through the night burst forth from his body. The battle qi wings that had been hidden for a long time suddenly extended from behind his spine, and with a sudden burst, they pushed Si Ming's body upward and backward.

The radiance fell.

The radiance descending from the golden tree just missed Siming's rapidly retreating body. However, before Siming could determine whether it was an orbital bombardment or a long-range curse, the massive city of Stoneville, ravaged by 'Ember Liberation,' shook violently amidst a deafening roar!
A sound rang out.

It was a laugh filled with arrogance and ecstasy—the golden light descending from the sky was not merely a long-range artillery barrage, but also the world itself bestowing its protection upon this weak monarch. It manifested itself as a blessing from the golden tree, signifying a further intensification of the world's hostility towards Siming!

"So that's how it is! So that's how it can be done! I understand now, the so-called limb reattachment—"

The sounds echoed repeatedly throughout Stoneville. Siming, who had taken off, didn't hesitate to wave his temporarily transformed spiral staff forward. A storm elemental shrouded in thunderclouds was immediately summoned and released at Siming's will.

"Kala——"

The thunderstorm exploded.

Highly concentrated plasma burned the square in the upper town and seeped down along the cracks in the brickwork, triggering a series of violent lightning explosions.

This should work.

Si Ming clearly sensed that something was being injured.

However, the maniacal laughter that filled the entire city of Stoneville did not cease. Instead, it was accompanied by a sudden and intense surge of a sense of crisis!

"—There's absolutely no need to limit ourselves to inanimate objects!"

The sense of crisis surged again, leaving the raging winds behind. There was no time to discern, no time to observe. Siming's spiraling staff transformed once more into a giant shield. Then—

'boom--! ’

The immense pressure suddenly descended upon him.

That was none other than a tall tower of the city wall flying towards us at breakneck speed!
Even though he managed to raise his shield in time, Si Ming's body was still sent flying hundreds of meters away. Struggling to regain his balance and stop, what he saw truly exceeded his expectations!
The entire lord's palace stood up.

The tower became its hands and feet, the grand hall its shell. And the crisscrossing banners and emblems intertwined to construct the ugly and rampant face of Grik!
The giant object sped upwards.

"From this day forward, I shall be the one who receives the city!"

Its speed was enough to tear the atmosphere apart and create a deafening sonic boom. Material mechanics and aerodynamics were completely trampled upon. And when it swung its massive fist formed from the city walls and towers, the strength it displayed was several times, even more than ten times, greater than the strength that had easily shattered the stone in the previous evil explosion.

We can't tough it out.

With a sudden burst of fighting spirit, its wings spread wide.

Siming barely managed to dodge the towering punch that came hurtling towards him. The great shield transformed back into a greatsword; he had no time to charge up, but he was still able to unleash a burst of intense fire once more.

Flames, released.

It should have easily destroyed a small section of the city. Yet, it could only slightly melt the rocky outer shell of this 'connected city'. Amidst the flames, golden and black thorny lines intertwined tightly within the piled-up stones. And in the instant the flames spread, multiple massive crossbows, as if alive, turned and aimed above this enlivened giant city, firing arrows at Siming with extraordinary speed and force.

"I am the Golden King! Grek the City Guardian!"

He parried, he dodged. The crossbow bolts were infused with poisonous spices. Their force might not be enough to penetrate the Night Demon Armor's protective layer, but it was still enough to hinder Siming from swinging his arms. And in that brief moment of delay, within the activated palace, the sanctuary-like building suddenly burst forth with radiant light.

My heart skipped a beat.

The four powerful creatures suddenly appeared around Si Ming, forming a barrier of mental energy.

They held on for a fleeting moment.

They bought Si Ming a split second to adjust his stance. His battle aura wings suddenly unfurled, and the next moment, a massive Holy Law Blade shot out from within the sanctuary, piercing through the psychic barrier and slicing through the body of the Headless Four!

—Has the strategy against the necromancers already begun?

A thought crossed my mind. The severed head was beyond saving.

Without hesitation, Si Ming unleashed the full power of his four wounded summons. At the cost of self-destruction, a powerful combined mental blast was swiftly released. And the instant the invisible psychic wave crashed into the activated palace, Si Ming had already moved to the other side.

The four Mind Flayers, along with their black cloaks, exploded into blood and gore.

The massive body of the city-receiving being paused for a moment.

effective.

Black, white, and pale purple flames once again converged on the Flame-Borrowing Greatsword.

Even if it's just a moment of charging up, as long as the time isn't zero, it's enough to unleash the power that destroyed the entire upper city with that single strike.

'boom--'

Flames melted through the fortified city walls. Vast swathes of golden-black thorns were burned. Large sections of the palace structure crumbled and collapsed from the loss of support. Nearly a quarter of the revitalized palace was instantly destroyed. Yet, for such a colossus, this was far from death!
Time has flowed away in an instant.

The ugly face, woven from flags and coats of arms, twisted and contorted, yet still emitted a magnificent roar.

"Foolish! I have as many limbs as I want!" It swung its tower-formed arm, and the storm it unleashed easily tore through the walls of Stoneville. However, the damaged wall structure flowed against the current in the storm, flying towards the gap destroyed by the double fire and filling it.

Si Ming avoided the storm, sensing the malevolent force hidden within it. This force wasn't particularly strong, only comparable to the various abilities displayed by the city's inhabitant after its manifestation.

—That's his limit.

Those who came to receive the city were still laughing wildly.

—I only have one chance to play all my cards and win this game.

Many corpses, collected in the city lord's palace for limb reattachment, rapidly coalesced in the storm. They were pieced together on the rocky arms formed by the city walls and towers. Using the remains of a flying dragon as the core, a gigantic dragon head, constructed from flesh and blood, suddenly appeared atop the sharp tower.

The dragon's head began to move.

Huocheng laughed wildly and lunged at Siming.

The blazing flames spewing from the dragon's head were as intense as light. Siming, pursued by it, darted left and right like a pathetic insect. "Witness! Ancestors! I, 'Jiecheng' Grek, will make the Golden Lineage great again!"

The revitalized palace stepped out onto the bridge atop Stoneville. There was no hesitation or delay, which proved that its true core lay within this revitalized palace, not hidden in some secret corner of Stoneville.

So……

"it is good!"

The fleeing insects suddenly reversed course, and the Yellow Dragon, hidden within the summoning space, joined the battle. It charged forward, bringing with it immense wind and thunder, and without hesitation, surrounded the animated megacity!

one second.

The two-colored flames converged in Siming's palm, covered by the twilight membrane of creation.

two seconds.

The giant city roared in fury, and the dragon head on the tower spewed light and fire, only to be entangled and blocked by the yellow dragon.

three seconds.

Large swaths of sharp thorns sprouted from the revitalized megacity, binding and piercing the Yellow Dragon's body. A newly grown towering arm suddenly rose and slammed down towards the Yellow Dragon's torso.

Four seconds.

The yellow dragon bled, its scales shattered. Its body was almost torn apart by the giant city, yet it managed to hold on for a moment. From the depths of Stoneville City, a powerful knight with enormous wings broke through the sky, ready to join the battle.

It was an incredibly powerful knight, its body radiating immense power like a furnace. Crimson light emanated from beneath its axe-shaped helmet, locking onto the direction of Siming, who was gathering his strength.

Five seconds.

The Bell Hunter's corpse sprang out, and the activated hidden card lunged unhesitatingly towards the direction of the Forge Knight. Even though it was instantly severely damaged, it still managed to buy a moment's delay.

Six seconds.

A maniacal laugh erupted from within the colossal city. The golden dragon was torn apart on the spot. Boiling clouds and lightning ripped through the animated city, but to no avail. The animated Bell Hunter, whose face had been hollowed out, also had its head severed by the Forge Knight.

But at that very moment—

Evil explosion.

The beheaded Bell Hunter detonates.

The torn-open half of the Yellow Dragon's body exploded.

The city's defenders' maniacal laughter abruptly stopped, and the Forge Knight who had abruptly joined the battle, in the instant he was blasted away, threw the greatsword he was holding tightly toward Siming!

Seven seconds.

The sword came hurtling through the air. Its aim was to interrupt Si Ming's charge and deflect his attack. However, Si Ming neither dodged nor yielded, simply taking the blow head-on and withstanding its immense power!
Night Demon Armor, temporarily incapacitated.

Si Ming's left shoulder and left arm exploded into a mass of broken bones and blood.

however……

The light has descended.

"The Gate of Night."

Night surged forth from the womb of creation, annihilating and withering all things. The colossal city-receiving beings had no way to escape, and could only let out sharp, terrified screams.

The city decayed in an instant.

The black and red thorns crumbled into sand in the darkness.

Grek's true form, now reduced to a head, was finally revealed, his face filled with terror, yet protected by layers of thick, resilient golden light.

Not even close.

Deep within the city of Stoneville, the remains of a powerful demigod, long dead, suddenly trembled.

Siming's blood was burning rapidly.

Deep within the royal city of Rodel, the horned, crowned king suddenly made up his mind, and a teleportation glow erupted from his body.

He used the fighting spirit of the night as a driving force and flesh and blood as a vessel to detonate it. He no longer considered the integrity of his physical body, nor his self-healing or endurance.

The skin burned away completely during the high-speed propulsion. Flesh and nerves were rapidly carbonized.

Deep within the far-off crimson wasteland, a powerful demigod, driven to madness, abruptly drew back his massive warbler, and in his frenzy, unconsciously aimed the arrows toward the city of Stoneville.

Si Ming continued forward.

His legs shattered as they were propelled by his battle aura, the distance of over a thousand meters becoming the price for being traversed. His still intact right hand then extended, tearing apart the first layer of golden barrier.

It's not enough, I need more.

The next moment, a violent surge of battle energy violently ripped his back open. His ribs, lungs, and internal organs all became the medium and the price for the energy's propulsion.

Only one barrier remained before him.

In the distance, the teleportation glow of the Deformed King had already begun to illuminate. Beyond the heavens, the gravity arrow was about to arrive. The resurrected dead demigod let out a piercing shriek that shook all things. And above the celestial canopy, golden light descended.

The whole world hates him, the whole world is trying to stop him.

In a distant sky city nestled in a spacetime rift, an ancient beast capable of easily slaughtering demigods like pigs and dogs slowly turns its head. Within a remote, unknown seal, a terrifying alien being of equal status to the daughter of the Creator suddenly desires to venture out.

but--

They ultimately failed to catch up; they didn't know Simin's true target. Therefore, they couldn't outrun Simin's hand, which was already pressed against Greke's head.

It was just a second, half a second, or even less.

The energy of life and death has already burst forth.

"Awaken." Si Ming uttered the declaration of soul refining.

The most powerful and swift external force was almost touching him.

— [Mission complete, returning.]

—“The commission has been completed. Authentication complete.”

Everything before his eyes vanished abruptly. The next moment, Siming's mangled body, beyond description, along with his equipment and spoils, crashed heavily onto the circular table in front of the main god's square.

The time, and the time of his departure, seem to be somewhat different.

He looked up. His companions, who had been laughing and joking just a moment ago, complaining that their captain had overslept, stared at him blankly, bewildered, and even terrified.

(End of this chapter)