A Core Ship From The Start

After securing the grenade, Duanmu Huai quickly took aim at a load-bearing pillar in the center of the temple. However, just as he was about to go over and fit the grenade into place, a voice suddenly rang out.

“I can’t let you do that, Steel Knight.”

Upon hearing these words, Duanmu Huai and the others hurriedly looked up, only to see the Devil Nun floating in the air, cheerfully holding a magic wand set with a bright red gem.

“This is to be where the great Ice Hell King descends. I wouldn’t want him to arrive in such a disheveled state.”

“I’m afraid that’s not up to you!”

No sooner had his words fallen, Duanmu Huai raised his left hand and quickly, a burst of light erupted. The nun elegantly spun her body and avoided the explosion in the air.

“Ogis!”

At the same time, Ogis leapt up towards the nun. Opening her hands, the invisible threads crisscrossed as they shot forward. Quickly, they weaved a large net from all directions, wrapping the nun within it like a fish trapped in a fishing net. Then, with a forceful pull from Ogis, the threads crisscrossed in the next moment – yet, they didn’t inflict even the slightest injury on the nun.

“Oh my, how terrifying!”

The nun, floating in the void, watched this scene with a laughing expression, her face showing a fake fright. Seeing this, Duanmu Huai clicked his tongue secretly. This nun was clearly not a normal being. Although he didn’t know what race she belonged to, it was clear that mere physical attacks had no effect on her.

However, now, all Duanmu Huai and his crew had were physical attacks – even Lorena, who was a priest, followed a physical combat style. In this situation, defeating the nun’s tricks was basically impossible.

But who wants to beat your tricks!

The more you don’t want me to do something, the more I’m going to do it. Watch me blow up your damn temple, dare you bite me huh!!

In the blink of an eye, Duanmu Huai made his decision. He leapt towards the pillar, wielding his War Hammer, striking the load-bearing pillar relentlessly!

“Bang! Bang! Bang!!”

Under Duanmu Huai’s assault, visible cracks started to appear on the pillar, and this alarmed the floating nun who lost her previous nonchalance. A sudden change in color drained from her face and she swiftly raised her Magic Wand.

“You are not allowed to wreak havoc here!”

Accompanying the nun’s words, in the next moment, the shriveled corpses on the ground began to rise one by one. Their hollow eye sockets glowing red, they extended their arms and charged towards Duanmu Huai with furious roars.

“Block them, Ogis, Lorena!”

Without needing Duanmu Huai to speak more, Ogis and Lorena sprung into action. Ogis swung her hands and the invisible threads transformed into blades, cutting dozens of corpses into pieces. On the other side, Lorena, holding the Holy Canon, mercilessly smashed the charging Undying spirits, causing their heads to burst open.

“Boom!!!”

Duanmu Huai’s War Hammer slammed into the load-bearing pillar once again with such a force that even the temple’s ceiling couldn’t help but tremble. Following that, Duanmu Huai quickly reached for the ready grenade, stuffing it into the break he had made.

“You bastard, you can’t do this!!!”

Seeing this, the nun finally couldn’t hold back. She raised her Magic Wand, taking aim at Duanmu Huai. But just at this moment…

“Crash!!”

Suddenly, the glass shattered, and following it was Gavi, her eyes bloodshot, teeth bared and claws out, as she pounced towards the nun.

“You actually dared to kill the master! You dared to kill the master!!!”

“You useless puppet actually dares to stir up trouble!”

The nun had not expected Gavi to cause trouble at this time, took a step back in fury. Meanwhile, Duanmu Huai hugged Ogis and Lorena and forced them down. Duanmu Huai also bent down.

Suddenly, a ray of light burst forth.

“————— Boom!”

The sound of rolling thunder erupted instantly. The enormous load-bearing column at the center of the temple shattered under the impact. The force continued, causing the marble flooring to ripple like waves. The tall skylight instantly exploded, shards of glass sprinkled down, mixing with dust and debris on the ground.

Then the temple began to collapse.

The towering spires fell like delicate biscuits, landing heavily on the roof of the temple, creating a large hole. The once exquisite and luxurious building now resembled a model roughly handled by a reckless child, beginning to fall apart. The beautiful decorations and exterior wall collapsed dramatically, triggering a chain reaction that plunged the entire temple into a state of collapse.

After some time, as the tremors gradually subsided, heavy ceiling debris several meters thick was pushed aside. Duanmu Huai then stood up, while underneath him were a dust-covered Ogis and Lorena.

“Hmm, this looks far more comfortable.”

Duanmu Huai lifted his head, satisfied looking at the ruined temple appearing as though it had been bombed. Unfortunately, only the central part had fully collapsed, the towers on either side were still somewhat intact. Even so, Duanmu Huai knew that his actions had certain effects. At least the crimson aura that was prominent before had now dimmed significantly.

“You…you actually dared to do this……”

The nun’s voice echoed again. But this time her voice was not as artificial as before; instead, it was filled with rage and resentment, reminiscent of the hiss of a viper. Duanmu Huai turned towards the source of the voice, only to see the nun still hovering in the air in a pitiful condition – clearly, she hadn’t managed to escape the explosion.

“So what? You got the guts to bite me?”

Duanmu Huai raised his finger at the nun and gripped his war hammer tighter. The nun’s eyes bulged with rage as she glared at Duanmu Huai.

“Don’t think you can stop the Ice Hell King like this! If so, I’ll use your blood to complete the ceremony!!”

As she roared, the nun raised her magic wand. However, at that moment…

“—!”

Suddenly, a sparkling starlight shot across the sky, directly shattering the magic wand in the nun’s hand.

This unexpected event surprised everyone. They hurriedly turned to look and saw a small angel with wings, hovering in the sky, staring down at the battlefield.

“You winged bastard ————!!!”

Seeing the angel before her, the nun’s face contorted with anger. At the same time, her body began to transform. Her delicate silhouette withered into a lanky form, huge black devil’s wings sprouted from her back, her legs grew sharp bone spurs, and her hands changed into massive gauntlets.

“Wow… is it her ultimate transformation?”

Seeing this, Duanmu Huai commented with a sigh. However, the arriving angel remained unfazed in the face of the nun’s transformation.

“This is not the world you belong to, leave here, and never come back.”

While saying this, the angel slowly raised her hands, aiming. As she did so, several orbs flew out forming a rotating circle in front of her, locking onto the nun.

The next moment, countless light arrows rained down from the sky, completely engulfing the nun in a surge of light.