A Core Ship From The Start

Chapter 83: Chapter 67 Assault_2

“Tsk!”

Upon seeing this, the Imperial Captain smacked his lips and drew his longsword.

“Alright, let’s join in too!!”

The back door of the temple was not sealed. After breaking through the defenses, the other two battle teams also penetrated into the temple and began to engage in combat with the Chaos Believers.

The combat nuns sang praises of the deity aloud, holding war hammers in their hands and engaging in fierce combat with the Chaos Believers. Meanwhile, the Witch Hunter led his subordinates into the battle. Due to their attention solely focused on the main entrance, the Chaos Believers were completely unaware of the battle team attacking from behind, and for a while, they were caught off guard and forced to retreat repeatedly.

“Quickly, you all attack too, take down those bastards!!”

Seeing this scene, the Imperial Captain who had rushed into the battle was greatly invigorated and promptly gave the command. He then charged at a man holding an eerie staff with a Chaos Insignia not far away.

With the Imperial Captain’s experience, of course, he was able to identify at a glance that the man in the black robe holding the Chaos Wand was a Chaos Sorcerer, the core figure here. In other words, defeating him would cause the morale of the Chaos Battle Team here to plummet, and they might even collapse completely.

At this moment, the Chaos Sorcerer, under the protection of two mutant warriors, was being pushed back by the Witch Hunter and the Combat Nuns. Therefore, the Imperial Captain quietly sneaked up from behind, hoping to find an opportunity to strike and kill him—— After all, this guy was the leader, if he could be taken out, it would also yield a good reward!

“Bang!!”

Soon, the two mutant warriors were knocked down by the Witch Hunter and the Combat Nuns, and the Chaos Sorcerer’s body also began to sway. He didn’t even notice the Imperial Captain creeping up behind him. Seeing this, joy surged in the Imperial Captain’s heart.

It’s now!!

However, just as the Imperial Captain lifted his longsword, intending to take advantage of the Chaos Sorcerer’s distraction and cut off his head, suddenly, something unexpected happened.

“—————————!!”

The Chaos Sorcerer opened his mouth, and the next moment, a piercing scream erupted from his lips. The Imperial Captain only felt a severe pain in his forehead, as if a dagger was plunged directly into his brain, twisting painfully several times, almost causing him to lose his speech. His knees weakened, and he collapsed to the ground. The Witch Hunter and the Combat Nuns were in the same situation. Although they tried their best to maintain balance, they were unable to continue the attack.

“Foolish mortals, you think you can stop the great deity’s plan, it’s utterly ridiculous!!”

As he spoke, the Chaos Sorcerer raised both hands, and the power of chaos began to swirl and spread in his hands. Seeing this, the Imperial Captain’s face went ashen.

“Prepare to die! Your souls will become playthings for the great deity and will be completely destroyed in agonizing pain!”

Hearing the Chaos Sorcerer’s words, the Imperial Captain’s face turned pale.

“Wait, wait………!!”

“Boom—————!!”

However, the Imperial Captain’s words had just left his mouth when the next moment, the sealed front door of the temple was suddenly smashed open. A huge shadow whizzed out from it, crashing directly into the Chaos Sorcerer, who had his hands raised high, and carried him to the end of the temple, smashing heavily into the wall.

Only then did everyone see that the thing that had busted the door and flown in was a Chaos Abomination, a very terrifying and powerful monster. Yet, such a horrifying, gigantic creature had just burst through the door like a stone and been thrown in. As for the Chaos Sorcerer, he had turned into a pile of ruined flesh under the impact of the Chaos Abomination, no longer capable of uttering any threats.

Who did this?

At this moment, everyone else couldn’t help but turn their heads to look at the entrance. They saw, under their gaze, accompanied by the sound of “thump thump thump” heavy footsteps, Duanmu Huai, clad in black power armor and holding a war hammer, stride in. As he looked at the battlefield before him, he was obviously taken aback.

“So, is it over?”

Indeed, the battle was over.

After the Chaos Sorcerer was killed, the remaining Chaos Believers’ morale plummeted. It didn’t take long for Duanmu Huai and two other battle teams to wipe them out completely. Some who were lucky enough to run out of the temple were promptly shot in the head by Merlot on the roof, turning into corpses.

After that, the Combat Nuns, despite being covered in wounds, began praying and venerating the Sigma Statue in the temple. Duanmu Huai watched them kneel in front of the stone statues flanking the temple, praying silently for a moment before a golden light suddenly appeared, enveloping the statues. The next moment, the statues themselves began glowing, dispelling the dim, foul atmosphere within the temple. At the same time, the filthy flesh-like mucus clinging to the statues vanished.

The Combat Nuns busied themselves with purifying the temple, while the warriors of the battle teams began to clean up the battlefield and collect the spoils of war. Duanmu Huai had no interest in this, so he and a few others went to the courtyard to rest.

After the battle, Lorena began to take out her handkerchief, meticulously wiping the Holy Canon in her hands. Her Holy Canon, thanks to her fighting style, was hardly stained with blood. Not only that, but the Holy Canon in Lorena’s hand was not an ordinary one; it was a weapon, crafted with a cover of refined steel and pages of cast brass.

Honestly, it was much heavier than the war hammers the Combat Nuns wielded.

Merlot too was tending to her weapon, her expression calm. Feiya, sitting next to her, seemed not so pleased—Merlot’s gunfire indeed attracted some curious Ratmen, but that was it. For Feiya, slicing open the heads of those Ratmen and pulling out their guts clearly did not bring the puppeteer, who had a penchant for tormenting, any mental satisfaction or enjoyment.

Ogis sat obediently on the side, watching her surroundings intently. Duanmu Huai went over and sat next to her.

“Alright, Ogis, we can talk now.”

“Master, I don’t understand what’s happened to me. Is it some kind of… mistake?”

“Of course not. This is emotion, something every living being possesses.”

At Ogis’ question, Duanmu Huai smiled softly.

“I know you’re feeling overwhelmed right now. But just the fact that you’re feeling so much, it means you’re a life form with emotions, with a heart.”

“Even if it’s this… terrible feeling?”

“Of course, pain, sadness, grief, anger, they’re all part of human emotions. It’s normal for humans to feel joy, happiness, and also pain and sadness. As for Gavi… ”

Upon saying this, Duanmu Huai hesitated for a moment before extending his hand and pulling out a card.

“If you want, I can summon her, and you could talk to her.”

As a possessor of a World Fragment, Duanmu Huai could use the Soul Card to summon Gavi, but he chose not to. After all, this puppet was even more unstable mentally than Feiya, and besides… her relationship with Ogis was rather complicated.

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s words, Ogis stared at the card in his hand, fell silent for a moment, and then shook her head.

“No, master, I feel… I’m not ready yet. I haven’t yet come to understand the feelings she has given me, and once I do, I suppose I can talk to her properly.”

“Alright, as you wish.”

With a slight smile, Duanmu Huai pocketed the card and stood up. Just then, a Combat Nun walked towards him. She stopped in front of Duanmu Huai and looked at the man before her.

“Steel Warrior, we need your help.”