The red-haired woman lifted her head, looking at the sky now painted a vivid red, watching the blood-like raindrops flowing down from the heavens. The covering firmament of scarlet rapidly spread forward, in every corner of the entire city, passing pedestrians and lingering vendors all raised their heads, gazing at the sky above. The flowing rainwater, at some unknown moment, also ignited into an intense red, falling from the sky as if it were real blood, sliding off the edges of the large parasol to form thick ’blood’ pillars. "Those audio frequencies," the elderly standing under the umbrella slowly extended his hand, his fingers touching the ’blood’ trickling down outside, letting those blood droplets gather in his palm, "maybe are not the key to calming the Dark Lizard." He lifted his head, gazing at the blood-colored sky, "or rather, not the entire key." "Then Paxiu—" The red-haired woman’s face changed. "He..." the elderly lowered his head, looking at the ’blood’ gathered in his palm. This flowing rainwater merely spread a crimson hue, not true blood, yet as if within, a dense scent of blood already permeated the damp void. The serene void seemed to tremble, resonating with cries of anguish. The fear of death spread across the entire earth. The elderly turned his head, looking around, his gaze seemingly piercing through time, seeing that blood and death filled wasteland. "He might have," he continued from his previous words, slowly opening his mouth, "been preparing for this from the very start." The red-haired woman stood by the elderly’s side, seemingly wanting to say something, yet it was as if her throat was constricted, unable to utter a word, only tightly clenching her fists. The storm in the sky poured down unceasingly. Outside the South Gate He Ao looked at the Dark Lizard in front of him, curled up and seemingly ready to fall asleep, reached out to touch the crimson droplets hanging from the sky. The redness within the rain here seemed even more intense than outside. Although the vibrating sound waves around still resonated, breaking many descending raindrops into mist, pervading the surroundings. Yet the rain fell so heavily that many droplets still landed, falling onto He Ao’s hand. They rippled tightly within He Ao’s hand, even showing a viscous state, almost like real blood. Whether it was an illusion, perhaps a rich scent of blood also emerged in the void. The Dark Lizard’s body in front, within this misty blood and fog, seemed to blur as well. Even the eyes that flickered with brilliance seemed to dim significantly. And at that very moment, that invisible colossal entity suddenly traversed the space in front. An angry and fierce roar descended from the sky. The massive invisible claw dropped vertically, striking the ground already stained in crimson. A bright howl resounded between heaven and earth, an excited and complacent roar. The eyes like suns and moons lowered, gazing excitedly and tremblingly at the place its claw struck. The sound waves affected it, but not enough to completely deprive it of movement, to make it sleep. It deliberately feigned weakness, giving this human hope, then utterly destroying it. It had been waiting for this moment all along. It silently watched the invisible claw, just when it prepared to exert more force, to utterly crush this annoying bug, it discovered that no matter how hard it tried, it couldn’t press down further. A pale red glow emerged beneath its claw, flickering with glaring brightness under the dim sky. No matter how hard it tried, the claw couldn’t be fully pressed down, instead, it was being ’lifted’ up bit by bit. Inside the South Gate City Wall "Deputy Commander, please enter." The soldier opened the door, signaling the thin young officer under pressure to enter the inner confinement room. "What did the Commander say?" The young officer looked at the soldier, frowning slightly, "I did nothing, he should believe me." "The Dark Lizard plan is proceeding normally, the Commander has no time to talk to you now," the soldier shook his head slightly, "please remain inside for a while." The young officer raised his head, glanced around. All the doors of the confinement rooms along the entire alleyway were open, a row of shadows stood at the doors, those were once related to him or directly promoted subordinates. He lowered his head, prepared to enter the confinement room in front of him. Just then, the ground beneath shook violently that almost none could stand firm. Even the soldier escorting the young officer changed his expression, seemingly listening to some announcement in his headset. The young officer and those around exchanged glances almost imperceptibly, then barely steadied themselves, looked to the soldier in front, and asked in a low voice, "What’s happening? Is the Dark Lizard attacking the city?" "This has nothing to do with you," the soldier shook his head, pointing to the open door, quickly said, "go in." The surrounding escorted officers clearly changed their expressions, even the escorting soldiers’ faces slightly shifted, their unfriendly gaze collected on the speaking soldier. "Okay, okay," hearing this, the young officer didn’t look at the people around, just slightly nodded, "I will go in." One by one, figures entered the room, doors closed, and the entire confinement room quieted down. "The plan has deviated, all weapons are ready, target the Dark Lizard," The South City Commander stood atop the high wall, pressing the communicator while gazing into the distant resplendent red glow, "What is that?" Scarlet raindrops fell from the firmament, landing on the vast rain shelter. Beside him, a woman with golden brown hair looked up at the sky, her face shifting suddenly. A scarlet glow surged beneath the invisible massive claw, as if a pair of hands lifted the huge claw, flipping it. The furious roar echoed beneath the torrential scarlet rain, the enormous and invisible monster seemed to have tensed its entire body. But ultimately, its claws did not press down once more, instead, they rose higher and higher, its body flipped over and crashed onto the ground. A huge and twisted phantom red glow silhouette appeared before him. Suspended in the giant red glow, He Ao reached out to touch the ruby golden ring on his hand. The extraordinary item given by the old director, also the last ’assurance’ he sought from the old director. The ability of this ring is quite simple. Every hundred years or so, it can be used once to forcibly grant the wearer power nearly at the level of an Incomplete Angel. Of course, the wearer must be a B-level Transcendent, and a strong B-level Transcendent at that, otherwise this power would directly rend his body apart. Although the cooldown for this ring is long, its greatest advantage is that it requires no sacrifices, no preparation of offerings to gain immense power, and it doesn’t lock onto a specific target; anyone can use it once the cooldown is up, as long as they have it. However, as a ’cost’, the person using this ring will also suffer from the War God’s frenzied pollution. After using the ring, there is a significant chance they will either die violently or be twisted into a monster that knows only to worship the War God. So, this is a one-time item, whether it’s the ring itself or the person using the ring. Of course, this was the ’item’ description the old director gave him. This item was obtained when the old director eradicated a mad War God Church organization three hundred years ago. This was also one of the last measures the old director prepared to control the situation. And after hearing this item description, He Ao vaguely realized that the power in this ring was not ’generated out of thin air,’ but was likely obtained through some method involving the War God’s Divine Descent. Because he often took advantage of the War God’s Divine Descent in this way, and he also had a slight influence and resistance to the War God’s power, not fearing the War God’s pollution as much, so he directly asked for this item. And from the current usage situation, he was half correct. This item’s power indeed came from the Divine Descent, but it wasn’t from the ’War God’ remains he was familiar with. It was from another ’source’, one seemingly isolated across the vast expanse of time and space. The power shared similarities with the War God’s power He Ao had previously obtained but also had differences. Its mental influence and frenzied pollution were far stronger than the War God remains, and the determined ’revival’ intent it contained was also far stronger. However, He Ao was already very familiar with the War God’s pollution. Essentially, this mental pollution wasn’t much different from the War God’s pollution, just stronger, but still within his control. He didn’t have time to study carefully where exactly this power came from. Apart from this pollution, the power brought by this Divine Descent was almost the same as the War God’s Divine Descent that He Ao often summoned before. Having multiple experiences, He Ao could almost command this power as if it were his own limbs, making it one with his body. The combat power of the first-time user was utterly incomparable. And this level of familiarity also allowed him, on the basis of having control over this power, to further unleash his own power. Power belonging to an Angel. A B-level body couldn’t fully withstand the power of an Angel, but an Incomplete Angel level could. A faint purple radiance enveloped the crimson phantom shadow’s body, outlining it alongside the surging crimson light, like a Divine Being bathed in blood, exuding an eerie yet sacred aura. With that crimson figure raising their right hand, a violent roaring sound exploded in the sky. Splendid thunder, veiled in crimson, slashed across the firmament, descending from heaven to fall into the hand of the crimson figure, condensing into a spear flickering with brilliance. He Ao quietly gazed at the invisible body of the monster in front of him. As if gazing at the tents on the vast wilderness, looking at the laughing children outside those tents, gazing at the elderly inside those tents. He raised the spear flickering with brilliance, his voice calm yet cold, "Scoundrel, you deserve to die." The Dark Lizard thrown to the ground had already flipped its body, standing once again on the flat land between the mountains. It raised its head, gave He Ao a glance, its phantom tail lashing towards He Ao, while its body unhesitatingly charged towards the massive speaker standing beside it. Though these speakers weren’t enough to put it to sleep immediately, the hypnotic music playing continued to affect its mobility, weakening its speed and reaction, even suppressing its use of extraordinary power. But before it could reach the speaker’s position, the crimson figure had already flashed past its tail, appearing in front of it. Those hands flickering with brilliance directly slapped onto its head, and at the moment it was struck unconscious, they grabbed its body, flipping it over and smashing it to the ground. The earth trembled, soil flew, mountains tore. But before the Dark Lizard could react, that crimson figure appeared in front of it again, pinning its body underfoot. Raising the Thunder Spear in hand. And at that moment, the Dark Lizard, pinned down, let out a trembling roar. The crimson covering the Thunder Spear suddenly wriggled, causing the entire Thunder Spear to become unstable. He Ao’s wrist shook, and the entire radiant spear quivered, the crimson covering the spear splattering out like discarded grime, revealing the Thunder Spear’s original radiant form. Then, without hesitation, he thrust down. The splendid brilliance cut through the firmament, piercing through that invisible body, and at this moment, a shrill wail echoed across the land. A torrent of immense power exploded out from the body of this invisible monster. From the firmament fell even denser crimson, the powerful shockwave shattered the Thunder Spear in He Ao’s hand and sent his body flying, crashing into several mountain peaks. Amidst twisted and terrifying wails, the earth tore apart, mountains shattered. Speakers one after another exploded like fireworks in the silent night. The body of the invisible monster, pierced through, flipped over once again, with thick blood rain falling from the sky. This time, the raindrops did not pass through its body, adhering to its skin like patches of color, slowly outlining its crimson body. It crouched on the ground, two blood-red eyes gazing at He Ao. There were still parts where raindrops couldn’t adhere, a wound running through its entire body, with fine Thunder continuing to ravage it. It glared angrily at He Ao, its body trembling violently, seemingly on the verge of extreme frenzy and madness. He Ao quietly gazed at the crimson monster before him, his body flickering slightly. The power of Super Memory and the Divine Descent of the War God showed slight rejection, making the already unstable War God’s power even more so. A faint purple radiance gathered in his eyes. Invisible threads gathered in his field of view, densely filling the world. This is the fate linked around. Just before the Dark Lizard entered its frenzy state, one of its fate lines visibly strengthened, extending into some untraceable mystery for He Ao. This indicated that the Dark Lizard’s ’frenzy’ state wasn’t self-triggered, but was initiated under some invisible power’s ’control’. Moreover, he vaguely sensed that the energy within the Dark Lizard was not ’pure’, similar to his current state, as if two powerful, incompatible forces resided within one body, releasing chaotically. This creature has been ’affected’ and ’controlled’ by some power throughout. Amidst a distorted and crazed wail, countless invisible giant hands reached out from all directions, grasping towards He Ao standing amidst the mountains. Missiles trailing tails of flame streaked across the firmament, revealing their forms amid the drifting blood rain.