At the foot of the mountain, Jessica and Luke had already engaged Mephisto, battle cries echoing in succession.
"Die, you demonic scum!" Luke roared, charging towards Mephisto.
The war blade in his hand cut an arc, severing Mephisto's waist, and Jessica's hand axe also chopped down from above. Not much time had passed since Ninue's revival, and the two had already endured a brutal struggle against this "weak" Mephisto. Before Mephisto's dark energy, Luke's skin had darkened even further, and from his wounds, wisps of black smoke coiled like worms, burrowing into his flesh.
"Ha!" Jessica stomped on the ground with force, then her body shot forward like a cannonball, directly colliding with Mephisto's chest. The sharp axe cleaved through the demon's body, emerging from its back. Jessica's beautiful long hair now looked as if it had been gnawed by a dog, with many strands even falling from the roots.
This avatar of Mephisto, after leaving Constantine, had devoured countless souls. The lost souls of the dead were absorbed into its body like nourishment.
"Demons coalesced in fire, subjects born of sin! Devour their souls!" Mephisto's body trembled, then vanished from Luke and Jessica's sight. Only his blasphemous cadence still echoed. As the incantation ended, countless shambling corpses, wreathed in flames, burst from the ground and rushed towards Luke and Jessica!
"Where is he!" Luke roared in anger, casually slicing all the nearby zombies into pieces. The head of Balza on his waist opened its mouth, a faint flame pointing behind Jessica!
"Jessica!" Luke yelled, then he aimed his blade forward, his muscular body fearlessly crashing towards Jessica.
"Ha~" Jessica lightly leaped, avoiding Luke, then stomped down hard on the spot that was originally behind her.
"Balza, you betrayed me!" Mephisto's still-invisible body was directly run through by Luke, and before it could reform, it was crushed by Jessica. Balza, even though he still retained consciousness, could not speak without Luke's permission.
The small head ornament trembled, stained with the color of fire. Then, the demon Mephisto let out a shriek, and after disrupting Luke and Jessica's movements, he impaled Luke's chest with his arm. He directly pulled out Luke's crimson and strong heart. That shriek was the greatest power he could unleash; just that single act consumed all the souls he had collected during this time. After that, all he could do was flee in disarray. However, he wanted to ensure Luke's complete death, then collect this powerful soul. So he tapped into his essence, reaching out again towards Luke's head!
"You thought I was dead for sure!" A transparent aura on Luke's body rippled like water, reducing the power of that blow by more than half! His war blade, engulfed in furious flames, slashed through Mephisto's neck. Steel Nerves! Luke's only mastered talent, but its near-immortality effect made him laugh madly as he sliced Mephisto's soul directly into two!
After regaining her footing, Jessica swung her axe vertically at Mephisto's body, drawing down the furious flames that were burning on his severed neck. This time, Mephisto completely lost his power! With a curse, he instantly transformed into a black mist and vanished before their eyes.
"Luke, potion!" Jessica frowned, looking at her beloved, a hint of distress in her eyes.
In battle, even if a loved one fell, a barbarian wouldn't stop attacking, but now the battle was over. Affection and love were the strongest forces for calming emotions.
Luke gave a broad, hearty laugh, then poured the potion into his mouth. His previous wounds instantly healed significantly, and even his heart regrew. However, he had recovered from near-death, and his body was still somewhat weak; at least the lost blood hadn't regenerated along with everything else.
"There's still fighting to be done; don't tell me you didn't hear the roars from the mountain." Luke joked with Jessica, a not-so-funny jest, then buried his head and walked towards the summit of Pendle Hill.
At the summit of Pendle Hill, Ninue was currently clearing out the "good sisters" who had betrayed her. Behind her, a large golden halo appeared. From within, a pickup truck burst forth, directly running her over.
"Ancient One, tell me when you're opening a portal. I think I ran over something,"
Bul-Kathos's displeased voice rang out, then he directly got out of the car and slammed the door shut. In a short time, he had experienced two accidents, which made him somewhat annoyed.
"Don't worry, what you ran over was Ninue. I promised to deal with the trouble before she could cause any, so I had to hurry." The Ancient One used short-distance teleportation to stand aside, frowning at the two witches' bodies that had been crushed into spheres.
"Damn it! Who is it!"
Ninue's slender waist was directly crushed under the pickup truck's wheel, and she was violently pounding on the car that was pinning her down.
All that could be seen of her beautiful body were tire tracks and her constantly flailing fair legs. But the vehicle, imbued with the legendary power of "indestructibility," was not something a sorcerer who had not yet mastered rules could destroy. Her slender hands furiously pounded on the metal plate, rhythmically like a drum solo.
"That's it?"
Bul-Kathos stepped on Ninue's foot, scanning the surroundings with dissatisfaction. Her constantly flailing legs kicked up dust, somewhat obstructing his vision.
"I say, how are we supposed to get back to the city? Jill is already very sleepy."
Bul-Kathos looked at Ninue, who was still cursing and slapping the underside of the car, and was slightly curious.
"What kind of game is this? Solidifying the body in a soul state? Wouldn't that lead to endless torment if you encounter an unbeatable opponent?"
Bul-Kathos's foot flashed with furious flames, intending to give this wicked sorcerer a quick end; he had no interest in tormenting enemies.
"I don't know either." The Ancient One examined Ninue, who was struggling to recover under Bul-Kathos's foot, and spread her hands hesitantly. It might have been more convincing if she hadn't been clutching a butcher's knife.
"Forget it, just open a portal for me, and I'll move the car. If you want to ask anything, go ahead and do it yourself; you know how to find me."
Bul-Kathos removed his foot from Ninue's, and the furious flames instantly cleaned away any bloodstains.
(End of Chapter)
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