I, Lord of Prayer

Eileen was completely stunned.

Such a terrible explosion, was it caused by the bomb she threw?

She couldn't help but feel a sense of dread, as if she were afraid of being caught doing something wrong. What if her parents found out? She would definitely be locked up, forbidden from eating sweets, and forced to recite the lady's handbook a hundred times...

But, but...

She stared blankly at the surging, dazzling flames that exploded, but it was so beautiful...

Is this what it feels like to set off fireworks?

Eileen's heart pounded with nervousness. Joy, fear, and excitement were all mixed together. Even though she had done something wrong, she inexplicably felt a strong stimulation she had never experienced before, making her head spin and even leaving her feeling... unsatisfied.

Suddenly, her vision blurred, and Mr. Zhou Chen, with his somewhat twisted smile, disappeared from her sight, rushing towards a woman in the distance.

"Hurry!" Zhou Chen's expression was serious and solemn, as if he were willing to risk his life to save his companions, and he quickly ran towards Li Xiaoxiao.

Li Xiaoxiao, who escaped the calamity thanks to the plant barrier, couldn't help but be stunned. She had already realized that there was a mole in the organization—the fact that the Stars Club came to their door so quickly and even decisively launched missiles despite the possibility of civilians showed that they were very aware of the situation here.

Although she really didn't want to suspect Zhou Chen, but... he was just too suspicious. This kind of thing happened on his first visit, and he came from the Star Society. It was hard not to suspect that he was an undercover agent. That's why she ran away alone earlier. When disaster strikes, you can only trust yourself.

Zhou Chen's reaction surprised Li Xiaoxiao; he didn't seem like an undercover agent...

No… even if he wasn’t an undercover agent, we can’t trust him anymore… Li Xiaoxiao’s eyes turned cold, and thick, devilish vines shot up from the ground, lashing out at Zhou Chen like a swarm of demonic tentacles.

"What are you doing?" Zhou Chen shouted angrily while dodging, displaying just the right amount of shock, confusion, and anger...

"..." Li Xiaoxiao did not answer, her face was serious as she manipulated the abyssal plants to gather together and defend against the gunfire coming from all directions.

Zhou Chen's massive bomb destroyed the Shadow Demon Pool that the Gentleman had been preparing for a long time. With the Shadow Monsters no longer there to stop them, the operatives immediately opened fire and approached the Gentleman and Li Xiaoxiao.

The operators' armor is equipped with advanced defense matrices and is made of sturdy materials, so this explosion couldn't harm them. As for the Azure Flame, it couldn't function without actually touching the body, so the explosion didn't cause any damage to friendly forces.

But the gentleman closest to him is in trouble. The Shadow Demon Pool is his extraordinary ability, containing his corrupt spiritual essence. And you should know that Azure Flame is an attack specifically targeting the spiritual realm.

Thus, the Shadow Demon Pool, with its vast area, became a huge flammable material.

The damage was so severe that even a second-tier corruptor like the gentleman couldn't bear it. He felt as if he were in a boiling furnace, with every thought and every inch of his skin wreathed in raging flames. He couldn't even tell whether his body was being roasted or his mind was being burned.

Bang bang bang... Enchanted bullets rained down, and black blood blossoms bloomed on his body. The blood holes pierced by the bullets were shocking and deep enough to expose the bone.

The gentleman endured the pain, his body sank, and like a drop of ink falling into water, it spread out in a cloud-like shape, quickly dimming and disappearing.

The dense plant barrier withstood the hail of bullets. At the very core, Li Xiaoxiao gasped for breath, her face growing paler and paler. Her extraordinary essence was almost gone.

Just then, the shadow beneath her feet began to wriggle strangely, and a figure silently emerged from the water—it was the gentleman covered in blood.

The gentleman quietly extended his cane and tapped it on Li Xiaoxiao.

With a whoosh, white smoke rose, and Li Xiaoxiao transformed into an adorable little white rabbit.

Just as the gentleman reached out to grab the little white rabbit's ear, a deep and eerie chaotic fire rose from the rabbit's body. This was the blessing of the King of Chaos. Li Xiaoxiao instantly returned to her original form. A sharp vine suddenly sprang up from the ground and pierced the gentleman, trying to throw him away, but only the vine danced out.

The gentleman stood still, his body becoming dark and blurry, already in a state of ethereal transformation, completely unharmed. He extended his cane again, but Li Xiaoxiao, who was prepared, blocked it with a poisonous flower. With a "poof," the poisonous flower turned into a small plastic flower. 69🅂🄷🅄🅇.🄲🄾🄼

This looks like a magic wand.

Da da da……

  

The machine gun spun, spewing flames, and a metal storm composed of lightning and fire swept in, throwing countless red-hot bullet casings out of the gun.

As Zhou Chen dodged the vine attacks, his expression changed drastically. He bent his knees and leaped up, stepping on a thick vine in mid-air for leverage. He then flew backward, spinning 720 degrees in mid-air and landing perfectly with a beautiful gymnastic pose, escaping the machine gun's firing range.

Are these guys trying to settle a score...? Zhou Chen glanced at the operatives who were firing and thought to himself, "These guys are so petty. All they did was set up a Patrick Star bomb and blow you up. It didn't even hurt you..."

Under the high-speed machine gun fire, plant debris flew everywhere, and the vine and flower wall shattered at a visible speed, on the verge of being completely torn apart.

Suddenly, something unexpected happened.

With a heavy tap of his cane, he and Li Xiaoxiao vanished from sight like magicians performing a magician's illusion on stage. As the bullet tore through the plant barrier and whistled past, all that remained was air.

What about people?

Zhou Chen was stunned. Was that cane really that magical?

"They've moved to the third floor!" Jiang Che's voice rang out on the communication channel.

Dozens of operatives jumped directly up from the floor slab to pursue the enemy, while several others stayed behind to defend.

"Let's go, let's hurry up and leave." Zhou Chen went back, picked up the sack, and called to Eileen. If they didn't leave now, when would they?

He did want to chase after Li Xiaoxiao and the gentleman, but he couldn't just leave Eileen alone. Taking her to a safe place and then coming back wouldn't take long.

The two hurriedly ran towards a gap on the first floor, but suddenly a loud rumbling sound came from above. Zhou Chen reacted quickly, grabbing Eileen's shoulder and retreating backward.

Boom! Boom! Boom! ... Floor slabs collapsed layer by layer, and countless broken bricks and concrete fragments crashed heavily to the ground, kicking up thick dust. Two figures could be vaguely seen entangled in the chaos.

One was a gentleman, and the other was a sharp-eyed young man with fierce and aggressive eyes; he was the butler codenamed "Ghost Wolf".

His body had become half-werewolf, his teeth had turned into sharp saber-toothed fangs, his nails were sharp and pointed, and his pupils had become completely different from those of humans, green and flashing with a ferocious light.

The gentleman looked rather disheveled. He never expected that after using his cane to teleport himself and Li Xiaoxiao to the third floor to avoid machine gun fire, he would be so unlucky as to encounter a butler of the Eternal Flame. Without saying a word, the butler rushed up and relentlessly entangled him, allowing Li Xiaoxiao to escape.

In order to give Li Xiaoxiao enough time to escape, the butler decisively broke the floorboards and used a fierce attack to force him back down from the third floor to the first floor!

"This willingness to die is truly admirable."

Although the gentleman was in a sorry state, he now showed an approving smile. His figure became ethereal as he dodged the wolf's powerful punches and kicks. With a thought, he dragged the wolf's feet into the Shadow Demon Pool formed by the wolf's shadow.

The wolf used all its strength to break free and continued its attack without saying a word.

"I'm giving you a chance to live. Leave the Eternal Flame and join Paradise Lost. We need fresh blood like you." The gentleman dodged left and right, extending a sincere invitation.

The wolf did not speak, but answered with its actions, its attacks becoming even more ferocious, each punch and claw containing terrifying, monstrous power.

"Since that's the case..." The gentleman sighed helplessly, his figure suddenly disappearing from the wolf's sight, leaving only a cane protruding from the wolf's shadow.

Just a quick tap.

Boom! Like an exaggerated magic show, a cloud of white smoke rose, and the wolf's head, torso, arms, and legs all disintegrated and scattered on the ground.

Strangely, the wolf did not die, nor did it bleed at all. In fact, all its scattered limbs could move, just like a volunteer who had participated in a human dismemberment magic trick.

"You should know that the reason I didn't kill that lady is because she had the information I needed, and you are no longer of any use to me." The gentleman extended his cane, seemingly about to tap the wolf's forehead.

Suddenly, he sensed a slight movement, turned around abruptly, and turned a gold bomb into quicksand.

Zhou Chen's eyes twitched slightly. He didn't want to save Youlang; he just wanted to take this opportunity to give the gentleman another surprise and buy some time. He didn't expect the other party to react so quickly.

"Heh, do you think I'll fall for it again?"

The gentleman sized up Zhou Chen, raising his eyebrows slightly: "I see hidden hatred in your eyes, combined with your retaliatory actions..."

Ah, I remember now. A month ago, I attacked a squad of the Society of Stars and devoured their souls, but one person was lucky enough to survive until the rescue team arrived... You were that lucky one?

That's interesting. In just one month, you became an Ascended Being and even mastered alchemy. Is it your determination for revenge that's driving you? Indeed, hatred is the best catalyst in the world.

But how was your soul restored?

At this point, the gentleman paused, as if considering a possibility, and looked at the Avenger in front of him with slight surprise: "Or... are you still in a state of soul fragmentation?"

Just then, Jiang Che's voice came through the communication channel:

"Zhou Chen, find a way to delay the gentleman. It won't be long; the other operators will arrive in fifteen seconds."

Zhou Chen scoffed dismissively, "Guess?"

He tossed the sack to Eileen and calmly said, "You go first, I'll deal with this filthy corruptor."

Eileen took the sack and hoisted it onto her shoulder, knowing it was very unladylike, but she had no other choice. Besides, she knew she would only be a burden there, so she turned and left without hesitation, leaving only a word of encouragement: "Mr. Zhou Chen, you can do it!"

The gentleman ignored him, simply smiling curiously as he asked, "You seem very confident? Where do you get your courage?"

Yeah, where did I get the courage from... Zhou Chen appeared calm as a rock, but was actually panicking.

Okay, enough with the tough talk and showing off, now it's time to talk about some more practical issues.

What should I do if I just provoked a second-tier corruption?

Waiting online, very anxious.