Zongman: The wrong person on the ground, double Shenwei at the beginning

Suddenly, a screeching sound of stones scraping together rang out.

The only six-winged angel statue on site, standing three meters tall, stood up.

He threw away the stone tablet covered in runes from his chest, a look of extreme frustration on his face after his plan failed.

"What on earth happened?! That damned [container], why did it get away?!"

In his perfect design, he would use the word game of the so-called "rules" on the stone slab to toy with these foolish humans, kill their lives, manipulate their souls, and finally inject the [System] into the chosen "container"—Cheng Xiaoyu.

To prevent even the slightest possibility of being killed, he deliberately hid his true form inside this inconspicuous angel statue, rather than the most eye-catching giant stone statue.

The plan was perfect, but reality inexplicably overturned things from the very beginning, leaving him with an indescribable sense of frustration.

If Erebus from the DanMachi world knew about this, he'd probably have a lot in common with him...

The angel statue glanced at the pile of flesh that Rhodes had turned into, and repeatedly confirmed with its ultimate illusionary power that the other party was truly dead.

"Hmph, no one but Yogmont can mislead me with illusions. So... he's really dead?"

He gave a confident sneer, then looked away in disappointment.

"I initially thought you were the variable that caused the anomaly, but it seems it was just a coincidence..."

"Given the look you gave me back then, I was actually hoping you could bring me some amusement. In the end, humans are just such weak yet arrogant creatures."

The angel statue slowly turned around, no longer paying attention to Rhodes' remains, and walked towards the throne at the deepest part of the temple.

"We must find a way to get that [container] back in. The king's arrival cannot be delayed, and those damned rulers are also plotting..."

Just before the angel statue's hand was about to touch the throne, a calm voice of a young boy suddenly rang out in the empty and silent temple.

"Divine power."

The angel statue was startled, then a cruel smile appeared on its face.

The six wings on his back suddenly twisted like a pretzel, and then they turned into muscular arms!

Two arms on the shoulders, plus six arms growing from the back—all eight arms gripped weapons: swords, spears, knives, axes, hammers...

As if possessing their own consciousness, the eight weapons simultaneously swung towards the source of the sound from eight different angles!

At the same time, all the statues in the room came to life again and launched a deadly charge at Rhodes!

"Hahahaha—! Even if you're not dead, so what..."

The angel statue's twisted smile froze on its face the next second.

His proud eight-armed attack, along with his indestructible stone statue body, was instantly twisted into a pretzel by an irresistible spatial force!

With only his head remaining, he stared intently at Rhodes, who had somehow reappeared in the same spot.

"Mere...humans...damn it...The King is about to appear...The holy war to destroy the world is about to begin...Even with these petty tricks, you are doomed!"

Before he could finish speaking, his entire body was crushed and absorbed into the isolation zone of the "Divine Might" space.

Instantly, all the statues in the entire temple stopped moving.

A knight statue's longsword, wielded just millimeters from Rhodes' head, abruptly stopped.

All the statues seemed to have lost their vitality because of the death of their manipulator.

However, Rhodes simply chuckled softly, and then spoke in a low voice.

"Susanoh!"

boom--! ! !

A fully formed Susanoo, far exceeding the size of the giant stone statue, rose from the ground. The shockwave generated the moment it appeared shattered all the carvings in the temple into pieces!

From the gourd at Susanoo's waist, a long sword gleaming with light flew out, transforming into a streak of light that instantly pierced the remains of one of the statues.

"Ugh... Ugh... How could this be?!"

A dark, ghostly figure was forcibly pulled from the wreckage by the "Ten-Fist Sword," its face showing an expression of horrified disbelief.

"How did you find me?! What...what kind of ability is this?!"

Rhodes responded to this with a curt statement.

"Playing illusions in front of these eyes is your biggest mistake, Kandiaru."

"No--!!"

In the end, amidst the wails of this "system" designer, he was completely sealed into the illusionary space of endless dreams.

Rhode immediately deactivated Susanoo and teleported the Totsuka Blade back to the isolation zone of Kamui Space.

He maintained an outwardly calm and collected demeanor befitting a Sharingan user, but inwardly he had just experienced a moment of panic and was secretly relieved.

Damn it, after all that scheming, that bastard still almost got away.

The system's designer, Kandiaru, was originally a great wizard in the magical world, belonging to the Lord of Illusions, and came from the demon ghost race.

It has no physical form and can possess any statue at will, making it extremely difficult to detect.

In the original work, Cheng Xiaoyu, who had already inherited the power of the Shadow King, killed the angel statue on the spot and thought he had dealt with it. Little did he know that the other party had already escaped.

Rhodes was able to capture it not only because of the information gap, but also because the other party was initially misled by his "demi-human power" and lowered its guard.

Otherwise, without using "divine power," a direct confrontation would definitely be a fierce battle.

Actually, we should also thank Kishimoto for giving his father, Uchiha Itachi, so many overpowered abilities, making him incredibly awesome.

[The Totsuka Blade can permanently seal anything it pierces into an illusionary world.]

Whether Itachi Uchiha in the Naruto world was actually that powerful is another matter.

However, his [EX·Perfect Synchronization] power means—you dare to say it, I dare to believe it.

When this skill is used by Rhodes, it will be just as powerful as the original setting suggests!

Without the support of an equal level of "power of rules," being stabbed is a guaranteed kill!

The "ten fists and swords piercing the earth" that was so talked about in his previous life might actually come true in his hands.

Similarly, the "Yata Mirror," which is said to be able to deflect all attacks, can literally deflect all attacks in the hands of Rhodes!

Without the blessing of the power of [Perfect Synchronization], the current "Kamui Kaleidoscope" wouldn't be able to compete with this guy in terms of illusion magic alone.

After all, the demon ghost race has a high aptitude for witchcraft and illusion.

This "system" is a product of the highest level of illusion magic, and its effect is almost close to distorting reality.

But now, all of the other party's abilities are about to be his.

As a Sharingan user, how could you not have genjutsu skills?

certainly...

The system's core function still relies on the energy provided by the Shadow King Aspen.

Rod squinted and stood quietly in place.

After an unknown amount of time, the temple in front of them suddenly vanished like a phantom, turning into a pitch-black passage, with a faint glimmer of light visible in the distance.

Rhodes' expression remained unchanged as he calmly and fearlessly accepted the invitation and stepped forward without hesitation.

Chapter 84 From this day forward, I am the Shadow King! (Please subscribe and vote!)

As soon as I stepped out of the passage, a blinding, dazzling light enveloped my entire body.

Rod looked around curiously.

As far as the eye could see, there was only barren brown earth devoid of any vegetation, bizarrely shaped rocks, and... an army of monsters that stretched as far as the eye could see, like a carpet.

All sorts of magical beasts gathered together in dense numbers, all gazing up at the sky as if waiting for something.

Following their gaze, Rod looked up as well, and couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.

It was a gigantic portal whose size could not be measured and could even be mistaken for the "Black Sun"!

The black opening blocked out the purple sky of this world.

Wow——!

A tidal wave of soldiers with wings on their backs and wearing silver armor surged out from within.

Like an endless horde of monsters engulfing the earth, soldiers emerging from the portal blotted out the sky.

"Roar--!!"

The monsters roared and leaped excitedly. The silver soldiers in the sky, like beams of light, swooped down towards the ground.

"Woo——"

The silver-clad soldier blew his horn expressionlessly.

Countless small portals opened again in the sky, and more soldiers flew out one after another from several portals.

The sounds of clashing weapons and rubbing armor violently assaulted his eardrums, even making Rhodes feel a surge of excitement.

The silver-clad soldiers were clearly stronger, and they quickly devoured all the monsters on the plain.

It was less a war and more a one-sided massacre.

Rod stroked his chin, a thoughtful look flashing in his eyes.

If I wanted to create a batch of Valkyrie soldiers like that, I wonder how many Wish Points I'd have to spend... The main point is, where would I get so many soldiers...?

Just then, as the monsters were about to be completely wiped out, the silver soldiers who were annihilating them with overwhelming force suddenly stopped.

Their hands were trembling slightly.

Fear crossed their faces as they looked... behind Rhodes.

"What would you do in this situation?"

A knight dressed in jet-black armor and wearing a long, smoky black cloak appeared silently beside Rhodes.

He had fiery purple hair, dazzling purple eyes, and two curved black horns.

Rod didn't turn around, but simply said...

“This question is meaningless. This is not my war, Aspen.”

At the same time, he had already entered the ethereal state of "Divine Might", and the system panel had opened the interface for using "Unlimited Prayer Tickets", ready to deal with any emergencies at any time!

Aspen peered at Rhodes through the gap in his helmet, his voice low.

“You are special. You can come back to life, and now it’s as if you don’t exist in this plane.”

"Furthermore, you know many things you shouldn't know, such as... my name."

Rhodes turned his head and looked directly at the original Shadow King.

"I also know that you don't actually want to come to Earth right now."

"You belong neither to the rulers nor to the kings, and you no longer wish to fight. You are now searching for the meaning of your existence."

Aspen fell silent, and the atmosphere became somewhat tense.

After an unknown amount of time, he suddenly reached out his hand to Rhodes.

Rhodes thought he was going to make a move, but instead, he handed over a ball of pitch-black energy.

"You came here for it, didn't you? It belongs to you now."

After saying that, Asben turned around listlessly and stared blankly at the battlefield below, which was nearing its end.

"Originally, I valued the weak one who had faced death countless times more. But perhaps... you, who have been resurrected, are more suited to possess this power than he was."

Rod squinted; this scene was indeed beyond his expectations.

what happened?

My kaleidoscope is Kamui, not Kotoamatsukami!

However, in the end, he chuckled lightly and fearlessly touched the ball of dark energy with his hand.

Aspen was somewhat surprised.

"Since you know so much, aren't you worried that I'll use you as a new vessel?"

To this, Rod simply smiled and asked in return.