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Above the Abyss vortex, Bernadette, who had avoided the close-range explosion of "0-36," had an additional pale mask with a metallic luster in her hand.
Within its hollow, pitch-black pupils, pale lines emerged, outlining an extremely complex and mysterious three-dimensional symbol, resembling a coiled feathered serpent.
The decaying and withering deathly aura forcibly tore a rift in Dlink Augustus's nascent Divine Kingdom. Bernadette seized this opportunity, and a giant cross appeared behind her, as if she were bearing some ethereal object.
Within the space isolated by the Edict, specks of candlelight lit up, illuminating a long table laden with flesh and blood.
Around the long table, three extremely blurry figures were continuously devouring the flesh and blood, and in the very center of the Blood Feast, a deep, pitch-black infant sat cross-legged.
Illusory gnawing and chewing sounds, mixed with undisguised malice and hunger, spread outwards. Bernadette felt a chill emanating from the depths of her heart and, without hesitation, displayed her complete Mythical Creature form, transforming into the purest information entity.
This was her "Feast of Betrayal," mystically reenacted based on "The Death of the Ancient Sun God," which could temporarily awaken "0-36" to commit "betrayal," disrupting Dlink Augustus's descent.
Had she not already advanced to Angel and received the protection of the Lord of Order, she would never have dared to use this magic, for once sensed by the protagonists of the "Feast of Betrayal," even an Angel would pay an extremely heavy price.
Dlink Augustus's power projection also froze for an instant under the influence of the "Feast of Betrayal," then was immediately engulfed by the suddenly restless "0-36," turning into nothingness in the pure white light that purified all.
The isolated space shattered with a roar, and it was as if a second Sun rose in the sky!
The evenly matched struggle instantly turned into a one-sided suppression. Grove, who was still confronting Bayer Baile, instantly lost his connection with "0-36" and that Angel projection, and his face immediately changed drastically.
Before he could react, a hand seemingly composed purely of shadows, as if distorting the concept of distance, suddenly appeared above his head, carrying undisguised killing intent.
Amidst the deafening roar, even the ironclad ship, blessed by an Angel and reinforced by numerous arrays, could not withstand such an attack and was nearly pierced through.
Nast's figure emerged, his dark eyes, flickering with blood-red light, pierced through a loophole in order and looked towards the city shrouded in night, standing in the void.
Bypassing the figures formed by various beastly desires, Nast looked towards the black church embedded with skulls in the center of the city, where Grove, having survived the ordeal, now stood at its entrance.
Beside him, pairs of sacred and dreamlike wings appeared, and beneath the layers of wings was a pure being of light, kneeling on one knee in devout prayer.
This was an Angel, an Angel woven to be almost real!
Having analyzed the loophole in order, Nast instantly saw through the essence of this Angel, looking directly at the giant cross inside the church and the grayish-white dragon statue coiled around it.
At this moment, beneath the cross sat a man in a black wheelchair. His complexion was unnaturally pale, his light yellow eyebrows were very long, his hair was neatly combed back, and there were a few wrinkles on his forehead.
"King of the Black Throne" Barros Hopkins! This name suddenly appeared in Nast's mind, and layers of shadows surged in the depths of his eyes.
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Within the Nation of Disorder, after Aaron helped Bernadette shield the "Feast of Betrayal" from potential scrutiny, his gaze also retracted from the constantly rampaging "0-36," and through Nast's perspective, he looked towards that Eden, whose location in the collective subconscious sea was unknown!
Even with the enhancement of True Vision, Aaron still felt as though he were looking at flowers through a fog. Compared to his feeling in the Evernight Goddess's Divine Kingdom in the Astral World some time ago, his expression grew increasingly solemn.
This "Eden" created by Adam was, to some extent, already extremely close to a true Divine Kingdom, which was absolutely not something Adam could achieve at his current level as a King of Angels.
"Groselle's Travels"... This name flashed in his mind. Aaron speculated that after this Angel of Imagination obtained this travelogue from the Sea of Ruins, he integrated "City of Miracles" Liveseyd, which was originally part of the Dragon of Imagination Ankewelt and hidden within the book's world, into "Eden."
Aaron secretly lamented, as such a trap of feigning weakness to lure the enemy into a snare was only most effective the first time. However, he had no intention of letting Nast risk entering "Eden."
After all, the gains from a Grade 0 Sealed Artifact were already substantial enough, and dragging it out further could easily attract the wrath of the Loen Royal Family.
Transmitting his will into the illusory star symbolizing Nast, Aaron mobilized the power of the Nation of Disorder, opening the Door of Sacrifice and Bestowal. The brilliant miniature Sun that appeared behind the Door was suppressed directly before it could erupt.
Only after the dark gold mist-shrouded, thorn-woven crown completely quieted down did Aaron pick it up. A moment later, he opened his eyes with a hint of disappointment.
The essence of this Grade 0 Sealed Artifact was a Beyonder characteristic of a Sequence 2 Lightseeker, and most of its abilities overlapped with the "Sun Chaser Scepter."
The only more special ability was the Angel-level "Notarization," which had an extremely terrifying magnification effect on the Edicts of High-Sequence Arbiters. This might also be the influence exerted by the Loen Royal Family, who had wielded it for over a thousand years.
But no matter how strong the magnification, it could not compare to the Nation of Disorder's enhancement of Edicts. This Grade 0 Sealed Artifact seemed somewhat redundant for the current Aaron, but at least it genuinely caused George III to lose an Angel-level combatant.
"I might as well completely shatter it and restore it to its most fundamental Lightseeker characteristic. The Church of the Lord of Storms, an adjacent Pathway, shouldn't mind making a deal..."
As his thoughts churned, Aaron made his decision. This Grade 0 Sealed Artifact, just acquired and not even warmed up, was about to meet its fate.
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The dark gold mist before him gradually dispersed. Nast ignored the black church with its open door, seemingly inviting him in, and manipulated the distorted order that permeated the entire sea area, completely burying the ironclad ship that was still resisting stubbornly.
After nodding to Bayer Baile, he distorted distance, taking a single step to directly arrive at the battlefield nearby, which was still shrouded in mist and storm.
Klein, standing at the edge of the small island, watched as the ironclad ship, almost a Loen myth, slowly sank into the deep seabed, his heart filled with complex emotions.
The order maintained by the Five Seas for centuries was now broken, and it might become a center of chaos. He had to advance as quickly as possible, at least to gain enough strength to protect himself.
Upon thinking this, Klein couldn't help but sigh deeply, and for a moment, he didn't know whether to leave early or risk staying here to await the mysterious woman who had borrowed the Sea God Scepter.
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