Chapter 318: The Fallen Angels (2)

Chapter 318: The Fallen Angels (2)

Fwoosh.

A chilling wind blew on the silent battlefield. One could see a mountain of corpses, dripping green blood. The flesh was falling off the carcasses, and the green blood was poisonous enough to scorch the ground.

The mountain of corpses was as tall as the Leaning Tower of Pisa. And Lou sat atop the mountain, yawning.

I guess its almost done now. He looked around to see several areas still burning. He could still hear screams and shouts, but they had lessened dramatically since he had begun. It appeared that the battle was almost over now.

And those things are closing too. Lou looked at the sky to see the light beams gradually disappearing. As morning approached, the light beams artificial brilliance dimmed.

Angels had descended from all the beams. There were close to a thousand of them.

Not as bad as the Great War, but Lou realized it was almost as bad. Many angels had participated in the war; of course, none survived.

Ugh, groaned one of the angels in the mountain, its wings twitching.

Arent you dead yet? Lou looked down at it and stabbed it. You guys love peace so much, so rest in peace.

The dark sword in Lous hand ended the angels life. As he retrieved his sword, Lou smirked, Well, I guess maybe you wont really get to rest.

A moment later, the angels corpse twisted oddly before turning into black dust, which Lou absorbed.

I cant believe all of you became corrupt. How ridiculous. An awkward smile appeared on Lous face. He almost looked a little bitter.

El That wench must be pretty sad and angry.

El had finally found the other angels, but they had all gone corrupt and wanted to kill her precious master. Lou didnt realize this at first, but as he had battled more of them, he had learned the truth.

By now, she must know as well. Lou was certain that El, who had accompanied Gi-Gyu to the Vatican, had also learned the truth.

There is no more of her kind anymore.

El had been desperate to find and protect her angels. She had wanted to regain her kinds old glory, but the revered angels who used to work for God existed no more. Now, they were neither angels nor demons. They were grotesque beings praying for the extinction of all other creatures.

Tsk, Lou clicked his tongue when he realized he was worried about El.

I used to want her dead so badly He couldnt believe how things had changed. It was all because of Kim Gi-Gyu.

Anyway, I guess its finally over. The last beam disappeared, and no more doors to the Vatican shone down to Rome. As for the angels who had descended to Rome, they were all dead.

Khoff Khoff Whats all this? Tao Chen walked up to the mountain of corpses. This is pretty bad

Sun Won and Tao Chen stood nearby, but Lou didnt bother greeting them. As a matter of fact, he glared at Tao Chen coldly. It appeared that Sun Won had difficulty breathing because of the toxic smoke. He stepped away a little.

We need to take care of this when Kim Gi-Gyu returns. Just make sure the humans dont get close, Lou ordered.

Oof course. Sun Won bowed respectfully toward Lou. He didnt know Lous exact identity, but the two horns on Lous forehead were demonstrative. Sun Won had difficulty remaining calm in front of such a powerful creature.Discover new chapters at novelhall.com

Lou said to Tao Chen, Youre pretty good. Im impressed by how many Cherubs you defeated.

Lous cold glare turned into an odd interest.

Tao Chen replied, All the fights have ended. The players are currently protecting the Roman citizens, so

Tao Chen unsheathed the Green Dragon Crescent Blade and aimed it at Lou. Lous face twitched, but he also took out his sword.

Tao Chen categorically asked, I would love to learn from you.

YouLou hopped down from the mountainThings have taken an interesting turn for you, havent they?

An oddly competitive look appeared on Lous face. When Tao Chen had been staying in Eden, he had challenged Lou fearlessly. Lou had defeated him instantly, of course.

Alberto Sung-Hoon worried. Alberto had been badly wounded during the battle.

Ranker Kim Gi-Gyu Sung-Hoon began dragging his leg to walk. If not for Els feathers and Alberto, the giant energy explosion would have killed both him and Alberto. Alberto had used all of his power to save Sung-Hoon, which had resulted in Alberto receiving most of the injuries Sung-Hoon was supposed to suffer. This was why Alberto was still in the Colosseum being treated.

Dammit, Sung-Hoon swore. He wished Gi-Gyu would return soon and fix this situation. I guess I should pray that things in the sky are going well.

Sung-Hoon did all he could. Anxious, he ran faster toward the Colosseum.

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Things must be winding down there too, Gi-Gyu whispered, looking below. After entering the Vatican, he hadnt been able to contact his Egos. It felt almost like the same difficulty he had when Michael tried to contact him. But Gi-Gyu could still tell how his Egos were feeling.

Im glad to hear that, El replied.

El

El sighed when she heard Gi-Gyu and stopped. After entering the castle, she had been moving faster. Even Gi-Gyu had suggested that she should take a break.

Whats wrong? Gi-Gyu asked. There werent any enemies around them. Those who had attacked them were already dead on the ground. And since most of the residentsangelshad descended, it made sense that they didnt have to fight much.

The problem was that the castle was huge and had a complicated layout. Consequently, they were advancing slowly.

Is this place also familiar to you? asked Gi-Gyu.

El moved without hesitation as if she knew the place very well.

El nodded. Yes.

She must have thought she should take Gi-Gyus suggestion to rest because she began walking.

This place isshe closed her eyes as if she was reminiscingthe seventh Keter.

Keter?

El opened her eyes and looked at Gi-Gyu. This is the castle where I and other archangels resided.

...

Its not the same castle, but they managed to reproduce it well. El looked around.

El, do you really think Gabriel is here?

... El stopped when Gi-Gyu asked.

The two didnt come all the way here blindly just to kill angels. They had noticed a few odd things, one of which was that the angels seemed to resent El. Both El and Gi-Gyu had read each angels memories as they arrived here. They couldnt read everything, perhaps because their memories had been partially blocked somehow, but they learned enough to know that this place was ruled by a pope named Gabriel.

Gi-Gyu and El knew that this names owner was different from the pope on Earth.

Do you think Gabriel corrupted all the angels here? Gi-Gyu asked. On their way here, they had learned that every angel in the Vatican had been corrupted. Gi-Gyu suspected that El knew more, but she chose not to tell him. It was hard for him to understand why El and the angels hated each other so much.

Im sure hes here, El replied.

Gabriel had fallen into the space where Chaos used to reside. It had worked with Kronos to betray her.

And he has arrived. El turned to look at something.

Creak.

A door suddenly appeared. It opened, and when a figure walked out, Gi-Gyu muttered, Michael

The man who had walked out was none other than the man they were here to rescue.