Ashes Of Deep Sea
Chapter 525 - Chapter 525 Chapter 526 The only thing scarier than the Scions

Chapter 525: Chapter 526 The only thing scarier than the Scions of the Sun is… Chapter 525: Chapter 526 The only thing scarier than the Scions of the Sun is… Heidi’s heart had gradually tightened as the number of invaders exceeded her expectations, one after another emerging into view.

For she knew that these seemingly human but not human “things” were far more formidable than the Heretic she had dealt with before–that Heretic was merely a human who had made a pact with the Profound Demons, and although possessing some skill, was fundamentally a fragile mortal; in her own “area of expertise,” he wasn’t difficult to handle.

But these black-robed “people” were different–they were not human at all.

They were the “remnant” of the Scions of the Sun, messengers and kin sprung from the aberration of horror in the skies, intrinsically a part of the “Wriggling Sunwheel,” an extension of that ancient deity’s power.

These beings lacked normal cognitive processes and had no personality structure comprehensible to humans; as a “spiritual psychiatrist,” the knowledge and techniques Heidi possessed were of very limited effect against such foes.

Yet, the spiritual psychiatrist Miss managed to calm herself after taking a deep breath and gripped the golden spike in her hand tightly.

The Scions of the Sun did not entertain negotiations with mortals; their hatred for sentient beings was unconditional and indiscriminate. There was no option but to meet them in battle, and furthermore… there was a powerful “Witch” here, Lady Lukrecia who apparently knew her father. Although she was somewhat terrifying, she surely wouldn’t just watch her die here… right?

A flurry of speculative thoughts flashed through her mind, and the next second, Heidi’s attention was drawn to a black-clad “person” whose figure suddenly blurred in her vision–a surge of danger washed over her.

The blurred shadow vanished into thin air, and almost simultaneously, Heidi felt a sharp pain in her abdomen. She slowly looked down to find that a tendril had pierced through her torso, tearing open a fatal wound.

The shadowy figure of the Assailant materialized vaguely at the other end of the tendril.

A golden spike swiftly jabbed from the side as a Personality Incarnation lunged at the tendril; the spike fiercely plunged down through the air, striking the hazy figure, which, wounded, let out a bizarre shriek and recoiled backwards.

Heidi’s body slowly toppled to the side but before she hit the ground, her primary consciousness Transitioned to another nearby Personality Incarnation, and in the instant of completion, swung the golden spike at another shadow that was rushing head-on.

Meanwhile, she quickly raised her revolver with her other hand to her temple and pulled the trigger without hesitation.

A new Personality Clone appeared behind her, rapidly filling in the mental entity she had just lost.

At the same time, more black-clad figures charged toward the visibly more threatening Lukrecia–shadows darted through the forest as if navigating the crevices of light and dark, with various tangible and intangible forces swarming the spot where Lukrecia stood, shredding the air, pulverizing the ground, leaving Corrosion.

Yet Lukrecia’s form, as if but an illusion, lightly passed through all the assaults and quickly closed in behind one of the Assailants. Before the black-robed abomination could react, she had already placed a finger near its shoulder.

The abomination let out a shrill scream, and with this ear-piercing din, a string of garbled voices echoed as if directly in their minds, entering both Heidi and Lukrecia’s heads simultaneously:

“You have seen him, you must die here!”

“No one wishes to see your twisted and loathsome ‘blood relatives’,” Lucresia simply shook her head indifferently, “Now, it’s time to bloom–”

The black-clad freak suddenly lifted its arms, invisible shadows cohering within its cloak into the semblance of a weapon, but at that moment, Lucresia had already lightly retreated several meters away.

And there, where her fingertips had lightly touched, an aberrant color suddenly emerged on the shoulder of the black-garbed “person.” Following that, the color that seemed like paint spread rapidly, became vibrant, and in the blink of an eye, turned into numerous bright flowers and wildly growing vines–countless dense plants grew from within the non-human body, accompanied by the terrible sounds of flesh ripping and grinding, and in an instant, devoured the remnants of the Scion of the Sun completely.

However, with the fall of this Assailant, more scuttling sounds and the aura of converging shadows began to come from all directions.

In the sunlight, amid the dense jungle, several tall figures wearing black cloaks, radiating an eerie and ominous presence, appeared out of thin air and closed in on Lucresia and Heidi, forming a siege.

And behind these figures, where the sunlight poured down, even more shadows gathered, and more Assailants entered this Dreamscape!

Lucresia frowned subconsciously, but before she could ponder how these Assailants had managed to infiltrate the “Dreamscape” in such large numbers, fresh attacks arrived.

Several black-garbed freaks exploited the crevices of light and shadow, materializing beside her in an instant.

Lucresia was already prepared–when the enemy appeared, the “conductor’s baton” had already reappeared in her hand, and she pointed it at the closest enemy–however, just as she was about to unleash a Curse, a slight dizziness abruptly emerged, delaying her action.

The harsh sound of the wind grazed past her ears, and Lucresia, in the instant she was about to be attacked, shook off the dizziness and exploded into countless fluttering colored paper pieces, flying to the side. Then she reappeared from among the colors and immediately looked in a certain direction.

A patch of blurred and distorted smoke dust became visible under her “gaze,” undulating in the air like an oddly shaped jellyfish, with a jet-black chain extending from within the jellyfish, reaching to a young man who had just materialized out of nowhere.

Almost at the same time, one of Heidi’s Personality Incarnations had suffered a heavy blow, knocked back by an invisible force, nearly torn apart, but before this incarnation dissipated, she mustered her last strength, raised her hand, and fired three successive shots at the just-emerged Smoke Dust Jellyfish–

“Miss Lucresia! This is the intruder I mentioned to you!”

“There’s no need to speak to me in such a tragic way,” Lucresia looked at the fading Personality Incarnation landing not far in front of her, dying with unshut eyes, and muttered softly. She then abruptly raised the “conductor’s baton” in her hand to block a sharp spike thrust at herself, while looking up at the heretic who had just revealed himself, “It seems that the madmen following The Saint and those following the Black Sun have joined forces?”

“I originally did not plan to show myself, but it seems, our ‘temporary allies’ indeed require a little help…”

The heretic, still wearing the blue uniform of a “medical facility worker,” but with a completely altered face, stood in a high place, leisurely speaking with a smile. The three shots Heidi’s Personality Incarnation fired just before death had caused no harm to the Smoke Dust Jellyfish at all. His gaze swept over the increasingly weary psychiatrist and the sea witch under the relentless attack of the “remnants,” then he lifted his head, glanced at the dire Scion of the Sun in the sky, and nodded slightly.

“I hope you can keep your promise; we will continue ‘digging deeper,'” she said.

The “sun” in the sky remained silent, but the “sunlight” enveloping the entire forest became noticeably more scorching than before.

Keep a promise? Digging deeper?

Lukrecia instantly noticed the two keywords that the heretic mentioned, but before she could ponder further, another black-robed “remnant” had already teleported to her side.

Using a treacherous blind spot, the freak raised its arm, and several sharp-edged and spiked “limbs” swept toward Lukrecia!

Lukrecia’s figure suddenly dissolved into color and reappeared several meters away, her conductor’s baton already raised and pointing at the enemy.

However, the next second, the “enemy” in her sight blurred and transformed into another figure–

It was Tyrian’s figure appearing, looking bewildered at her.

“Lucy, you’ve run into trouble…”

The conductor’s baton in Lukrecia’s hand suddenly became an exaggeratedly-fashioned scythe, which she raised high without hesitation and slashed down at “Tyrian’s” head.

“Such a paltry trick?” As the enemy was cleaved in half by the scythe, Lukrecia’s face was smeared with a bit of blood. Turning her head with a smile, she looked at the heretic standing in the distance, “Are you accustomed to bullying the mentally weak and ordinary people?”

The heretic said nothing, just the Smoke Dust Jellyfish floating beside him suddenly contracted and then expanded, and immediately afterward, Lukrecia heard a whooshing sound by her ear. She turned to see her long-serving clockwork puppet “Luny” standing nearby with a blank and panicked face.

The scythe lifted without hesitation, fell, and chopped Luny’s figure into a pile of flying gears and ceramic shards, which turned into filthy flesh and blood before hitting the ground.

The next second, Taran El’s figure replaced that of a “black-robed remnant” and appeared before Lukrecia.

She raised her hand and swung the scythe without hesitation–continuing to slash as she stepped toward the heretic stirring up the battlefield.

The figure of Rabbit Rabi appeared and was immediately cut in two with no hesitation.

Governor Sala Mel from Light Breeze Harbor appeared before her eyes, met with the same slashing blow.

Looking at the increasingly panicked heretic, the “Sea Witch” had only a hint of scorn in her eyes.

Another slight crackling noise arose nearby, and Lukrecia looked up to see her father appear before her.

She hesitated for a moment, the tension and fear almost inherent in her soul causing her to stop in her tracks for the first time.

But the next second, she shook her head vigorously, casting all hesitations behind and raised her scythe high.

“The psychological attack has improved, but it’s still far from enough!”

The scythe swung down.

Lukrecia did not notice the momentary bemusement and surprise on the heretic’s face not far away.

She saw the eerie green flames suddenly ignite spontaneously on her scythe.

The “apparition of her father” in front of her raised his hand and grabbed the blade of the scythe, looking at her in surprise.

“Lucy, did you wake up confused?”

Lukrecia’s body stiffened and she came to a halt.

This… is real.

(Surprise!

To be honest, saving up these five chapters took quite an effort…

In the past half-year, there have been a lot of things going on in real life, and it was impossible to maintain a stable update rhythm. I wasn’t even sure how much time I had to write each day. I wanted to make a push if possible, so I tried my best to save up some chapters for a bigger surprise.

Also, rest assured, I’m not taking a day off tomorrow.

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