Chapter 182 - Chapter 182: Chapter 174: The Essence of Blood (1/2)
Chapter 182: Chapter 174: The Essence of Blood
Baron Hovern is dead.
He died from a fatal blow delivered by Chris, quickly disappearing from this world, with no chance of survival.
The nominal ruler of Nasir Town was thus killed by an interloper who had taken over his home.
However, the existence of Baron Hovern himself had long since ceased to be important. Some sort of monster that had taken residence inside Baron Hovern was completely freed from its shell upon his death.
“What is that monster!”
The patrol guards outside of the street were stunned. They gazed upward, trembling, confronted by a monstrous presence so terrifying that its very form seemed to grow larger by the moment!
It looked like a beast made of interwoven, dirty red chunks of flesh, its body dripping with dark red fluid, its form unstable, constantly shifting and swelling with a torrent of distorted blood as if it was endlessly growing and wriggling.
The bloody monster’s body exuded an iron-rust-like foul smell, inducing a strong sense of nausea, and it appeared both weird and horrifying, like a nightmarish incarnation formed from coagulated blood!
Facing it, people even felt a strong sense of collapse and helplessness.
“What on earth is that thing? How could it appear in Nasir Town!”
“Oh gods! Please save us, ahhhhhhh!”
“Everyone, don’t be afraid, Lord Chris is still here; he will definitely defeat that monster!”
The reactions of the patrol guards were mostly panic, fear, and a turn to run!
Many, seeing Chris’s figure, buoyed their spirits because of the Fischer family’s prestige built up over more than twenty years. However, ordinary people still involuntarily backed away, not daring to approach.
Chris took a deep breath and stepped forward, fully aware of the oppressive feeling emanating from the bloody monster.
It was an incarnation of the Mighty Bloody Demon, possessing a strength close to that of a Monarch Level.
According to a book that recorded mysterious knowledge, the Sea God is a mysterious entity based on the concept of “ocean,” hence naturally savage, elusive, and majestic as the sea.
The Mighty Bloody Demon, on the other hand, is a mysterious entity based on the concept of “blood,” tied to people’s fears, and the power it holds is definitely skewed towards the evil and terrifying.
Chris stared at the incarnation of the Mighty Bloody Demon.
He knew very well that Byrne and his sister were not here, and aside from himself, the strongest combat power in Nasir City was Rishia, who performed sacrificial rites.
But that was an unconventional, limited power, and deep in his heart, Chris had always been reluctant for the family to rely on the miracles of the Lord of the Lost.
It wasn’t just because of his sister’s continual self-sacrifice, but also because of his nature.
He believed in the Lord of the Lost but never wanted to excessively depend on His might.
“Everyone leave.”
Chris issued his command coldly to the people around him. They quickly left the area, and the severely injured Vanessa and the little girl were also taken by the guards out of danger’s reach.
Only Chris and the beast remained on the street, locked in a face-off.
“Ao!”
The bloody monster let out a huge roar and then suddenly shot out dozens of blood arrows that attacked from all directions. The next moment, the blood arrows exploded into a rain of blood in the sky.
Chris weaved through the downpour of blood, displaying almost uncanny agility and evasion. Even so, he could not completely avoid all of the blood rain and was quickly stained drop by drop with the blood.
The “Angel” in silver and white was gradually bathed in crimson blood.
A certain malevolent force in the blood quickly began to erode Chris’s body, forcing him to painfully kneel on one knee, unable to move normally.
The dozen-meter-tall bloody monster had no eyes to speak of, so he was unable to use the Eyes of Conviction.
Fire of Sin was the first choice!
Chris stared at the bloody monster and summoned the Fire of Sin. Black flames appeared on the enemy’s massive body, burning fiercely and causing the bloody monster unbearable pain.
At that moment, the barrier of the Black Mirror had also been activated over Nasir Town. Black mirrors appeared everywhere in the town, their surfaces gradually rippling. An invisible force enveloped the whole town as the mirrors, like points, connected with lines to each other, eventually forming a huge black Array.
With the power of the Array accumulating for many years, the power of the bloody monster was quickly suppressed; it could only exert about half of its normal strength, immediately giving Chris a chance to catch his breath.
However, the blood that stained him was too deadly, containing some kind of evil curse. Ordinary people would die just by touching it, and even Chris could only struggle to hold on.
The next moment, the blood twisted and began to wriggle like scarlet worms, trying to burrow into Chris’s body!
Thus, black flames began to burn upon him.
Chris burned himself with the Fire of Sin!
The pain that went straight to the soul made Chris’s body tremble rapidly, and though the scarlet worms seemed to consciously try to flee, they were still consumed by the black flames.
He stood up slowly in silence, bathed in flames, enduring the torment inflicted by the black Fire of Sin.