boyutpedia Chapter 183 The Collapse of Faith!
Chapter 183 The Collapse of Faith!
Chapter 183 The Collapse of Faith!
After Labour's dragon claw strike landed, he did not press his advantage. Instead, he locked his dragon eyes, burning with dark flames, onto Sirian.
His massive body was like an insurmountable wall of shadow, completely blocking her path to the spire.
The aura emanating from him far surpassed that of ordinary dragon beasts; it was a terrifying product personally modified by Hick and fused with forbidden technology from the Silent Forest.
Silian forcibly steadied herself in mid-air, her holy flames swaying violently.
The terrifying power contained in that attack just now pierced through the protection of the Holy Flame, causing her internal organs to churn.
Her cold gaze swept over Labour, then turned to the shadowy spire emanating an ominous aura, and to the newly appeared enemy.
Sori's figure became clearly visible at the top of the spire; he no longer hid himself.
A surge of shadow magic spread out from him like a black tide!
His sharp, twisted laughter, amplified by magic, echoed across the entire dried-up lakebed.
"Welcome to my domain, the embers of the Eternal Tower! Lord Hick has prepared the grandest funeral for you!"
At the same time, the giant fox landed lightly on the other side.
A white-haired, red-eyed girl named Ginny jumped off the fox's back, tilted her head, and looked at Silrian with pure curiosity, as if examining a novel and interesting toy.
She was toying with a dark red crystal that was constantly pulsating and exuding a strong aura of life and death—it was a part of the core power of the Dragon Heart.
Meanwhile, Sean, formed from aggregated white spores, floated silently in mid-air.
His body shape continued to undergo subtle adjustments, as if he were calmly analyzing the battlefield environment and the energy composition of Sirian, searching for the best time to intervene.
The dragon beast, known as Subject Six, let out a deep roar, gathering a dark red, destructive energy beam from its mouth, its target locked firmly on Silian.
Nia and the rest of the team felt their hearts sink.
They were completely surrounded!
Moreover, every enemy in front of them is extremely difficult to deal with. What's even more terrifying is that the other side is obviously well prepared and just waiting for them to walk into their trap!
"Not just Sorey and Rabble—but also high-ranking officers under Heik!"
Nia's voice was more solemn than ever before. He quickly waved his staff and worked with the other team members to build a more powerful joint protective array.
"Sirius! Something's wrong! We must—"
"The node must be destroyed!"
Sirian abruptly interrupted him.
Her voice was unusually calm, but beneath that calm was a volcano about to erupt completely.
The holy flames within her burned even more fiercely, and even began to show a hint of tragic blood color.
The images of her lover before his departure, the scenes of her comrades' sacrifice, and the mummified corpses of her family members who died with their eyes wide open—all of these replayed wildly in her mind.
She didn't understand why Hick's power was so concentrated here, nor did she understand why so many powerful enemies were lying in ambush.
She knew only one thing—she had to get revenge!
This is the final meaning of her existence!
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Rabble let out a deafening laugh.
"Destroy the node? With your current shaky state?"
Sillian, you and your foolish mentor are both idiots who can't see reality!
Today, I will completely reduce you to fuel for Lord Hick's great cause!
The word "firewood" was like a poisoned needle, piercing deep into Sirian's heart and causing the flames around her to suddenly burst into flames!
She didn't waste any more words.
Her golden wings of light expanded once more. Ignoring the intense pain emanating from her body and the emptiness brought about by the excessive burning of power, she concentrated all her holy light, all her life, and all her will into the next strike without reservation!
"In the name of light!!!"
She let out a scream that seemed to tear the sky apart, and her entire being transformed into an extremely burning golden-red beam of light, no longer a shooting star, but a resolute holy spear determined to pierce through all darkness!
The target is the very core of the Shadow Spire!
"Stop her!"
Sori screamed, and the power of the spire surged forth wildly, countless shadow chains intertwining to form a massive net that blocked the way.
Rabble roared, spewing out a dark dragon breath powerful enough to corrode souls.
Ginny smiled gently and waved her hand. The white fox immediately exhaled a cold breath, and at the same time, the Dragon Heart Crystal in her hand shone brightly red, and a beam of light full of withering and decay shot towards Sillian.
The destructive energy beam from Experiment Subject Six erupted simultaneously!
Sean's body suddenly dispersed, transforming into a vast white cloud of spores, attempting to penetrate and disrupt the stable burning of the Silrian Holy Flame.
Nia and the other team members also gave it their all, pouring all their energy into protective and supportive spells, trying to buy Silian that slim chance!
Countless terrifying energies collided violently in the air!
The earth-shattering explosion shook the entire space. Golden holy flames, surging shadows, scarlet dragon power, white spore clouds, and pure white purifying light intertwined and annihilated each other wildly!
The entire shadowy realm was trembling violently, as if it were about to collapse completely at any moment!
At the very center of that destructive energy collision, the holy spear light that Silian had transformed into was being eroded and suppressed at a visible speed!
She felt unprecedented resistance, felt her life force rapidly slipping away, and felt the malice and destructive energy surging from all directions, almost tearing her apart.
Just as her will was about to be completely swallowed up by the endless darkness and violent attacks, a cold, mocking thought, yet carrying an indescribable complex emotion, pierced through the chaotic energy storm like an incredibly precise scalpel and quietly entered her mind.
This idea did not come from any enemy at hand, but from—a more distant and deeper place!
"—Poor moth——the flame you serve was set ablaze to burn you to ashes—"
"—Look at the power you gained by burning yourself, where did it ultimately flow? Feel it carefully—that white tower you swore to defend to the death—"
At the same time, perhaps it was the intense stimulation from the extreme malice from the outside world and the boiling power within his body, or perhaps it was that strange thought that quietly touched a key string in his heart.
The energy channel that was closely connected to the Tower of Eternity and was frantically drawing her life force to convert it into holy power became strangely clear and—painful!
She suddenly "saw" it!
Deep within that originally warm, pure passage that gave her strength, besides flowing towards her, there was also an extremely hidden and extremely greedy reverse absorption!
It secretly and thirstily sucked up some more essential and purer energy produced by her burning life and soul—"firewood"!
And the destination of this stolen energy—
It was strikingly similar to the target that Lilith had discovered and that had shocked Hick!
The Tower of Eternity!!!
"!!!"
At that moment, it was as if a real lightning bolt had cleaved her soul!
Hick's whispers, the anomalies of the war, the mentor's "accidental" demise, and the impatient push from the Tower's higher-ups—
In that instant, all the clues connected to form a chilling, despairing truth!
Her charge came to a halt.
The holy flames around him seemed to freeze, then, in utter shock and despair as if his faith had collapsed, they began to flicker violently and uncontrollably.
Her golden eyes reflected the ferocious attacks of the enemy ahead, the anxious faces of her companions behind her, and even more so—
The phantom of that distant, sacred, yet now appearing incredibly hypocritical and terrifying white tower!
"No, no, impossible!"
A faint, broken, almost inaudible murmur emanated from the center of the light.
That was the sound of her beliefs being completely shattered.
The faint murmur was like a pebble thrown into a raging torrent, instantly swallowed up by the destructive roar of energy.
However, the violently flickering, almost out-of-control holy flames surrounding Silian indicated the earth-shattering collapse taking place within her.
The shattering of the pillars of faith does not bring weakness, but rather a kind of mad, destructive nihilism!
"iiii—Tu, a sound that was no longer a shout, but a pure roar of pain and despair burst forth from Sirian's throat!
The sound ripped apart her once clear voice, carrying a trembling tone of blood and a broken soul.
The golden holy flames suddenly went berserk, no longer pure light, but suddenly mixed with violent crimson and despairing gray!
They expanded and exploded outward uncontrollably, forming a devastating shock ring that temporarily forced back the shadow dragon breath, withering beams, spore clouds, and destructive energy attacking from all directions for a moment!
"What?!"
Sori exclaimed in surprise as he felt the pressure emanating from the spire suddenly increase. It was no longer an orderly surge of holy light, but a chaotic, self-destructive burst of energy!
Labour's dragon eyes narrowed slightly. He could sense that Silian's aura was becoming extremely unstable and dangerous. It was no longer burning firewood, but like a furnace about to explode!
Nia and the other team members were even more shocked.
"Sirius! What's wrong?! Hold on to your power!"
They could sense that Silian's energy was becoming extremely aggressive, and it was even beginning to indiscriminately reject their support spells!
But Sillian couldn't hear anything anymore.
Her world was left with only boundless coldness and the buzzing of betrayal.
The holy radiance of the Tower of Eternity was completely dimmed in her heart, revealing its ugly face of greedy sucking!
Everything she believed in and everything she dedicated herself to became the most vicious joke!
"Fuel — Firewood — Haha — Hahaha —"
Amidst the raging flames, she let out intermittent, chilling chuckles, her eyes seemingly bursting open, and what flowed down was no longer tears, but melting golden streaks of light.
That cold thought returned, tinged with a hint of satisfied amusement.
"—Now, do you see? True darkness never comes from the shadows—"
This thought, like a final, sharp knife, completely shattered her remaining sanity.
"ah-!!!"
Sillian suddenly looked up, her burning golden eyes filled with nothing but a frenzied desire for destruction!
She no longer looked at the shadowy spire, nor at any specific enemy. Her gaze seemed to pierce through space, fixed on the direction that had stolen from her and deceived her in the darkness—the Tower of Eternity!
Then, all of Silian's emotions were consumed by the purest rage of revenge!
What she wants to destroy most right now is the Shadow Spire of Sori in front of her, Rabble, and all of Hick's minions!
They were enemies, executioners, but at the same time—they were also part of that grand conspiracy! The murderers who pushed her into such a desperate situation!
destroy!
Destroy everything in front of you!
"You—all—deserve to die!!!"
With this roar filled with extreme hatred, Silian transformed into a completely out-of-control golden-red calamity, no longer the precise holy spear, but a chaotic energy storm that swept everything!
She stopped dodging and defending, and launched a suicidal charge forward with reckless abandon!
Boom boom boom!
The frenzied holy flames, mixed with desperate crimson energy, crashed against the giant net woven from shadowy chains like a tsunami, forcibly tearing and evaporating it in a suicidal manner!
She ran straight into Rabble's Shadow Dragon Breath!
The destructive energy collision produced a violent explosion. Labour was forced to retreat slightly by the frenzied force, and a portion of the dragon's breath was forcibly dispersed!
The holy flames on Silian's body dimmed considerably, and terrible scorch marks and corrosive wounds appeared on her body, but she seemed to feel no pain at all and her speed did not decrease at all as she rushed straight at Labour's main body!
"madman!"
Rabul roared, and his enormous dragon claw, carrying a towering shadow, slammed down!
Bang!
Sillian neither dodged nor evaded, but directly took the claw attack head-on with her body!
The sound of bones shattering was clearly audible, but she used this force to refract towards the shadowy spire at an even greater speed!
At the same time, she swung her remaining arm out suddenly, and a golden-red spear of light, which contained all her pain and anger, shot out of her hand. It did not shoot towards Sori, but towards a key node where energy was gathering at the base of the spire!
"No!"
Sore screamed and tried to activate his Shadow Defense, but Sirian's completely unexpected and suicidal attack completely disrupted his rhythm!
Boom!
The light spear struck the base, causing a violent explosion!
The entire shadow spire shook violently, and the runes on its surface flickered. Sori let out a muffled groan, clearly suffering from the energy backlash!
"Stop her!"
Ginny's playful expression vanished, her tone turning serious. The white fox and she launched another attack, withering beams of light and icy breaths intertwining as they shot towards Silrian.
The spore cloud that Sean transformed into attempted to envelop and erode her, but was largely burned away by the violent and chaotic holy flames surrounding her.
The destructive beam from Subject Six fired again!
Nia and the others stared in disbelief at Silian, who had gone completely mad and was almost indiscriminate in her attacks on nodes and enemies in a self-destructive manner. For a moment, they were at a loss for what to do.
Help her?
At this moment, Silian would probably attack them all!
Stop her?
They simply don't have that ability!
The battlefield descended into even greater chaos and carnage due to Silian's sudden madness.
She was like a spark thrown into an oil drum, igniting not only the enemy but also threatening to burn herself and everything around her.
Just then, Nia heard Hick's cold and unquestionable command clearly: "Nia, it's time—make your move."