Damn it! Let’s smash the darkness together!
Chapter 289 - 58 The Righteous and Red Seedling’s Light of Doomsday (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

Chapter 289: Chapter 58 The Righteous and Red Seedling’s Light of Doomsday (Seeking Monthly Pass)_2

However, the only response he received was Xu Shu’s attack, as fierce as a torrential storm thrashing a banana plant.

The sounds of his pounding fists and the scornful laughter of Jianqi’s Chosen One echoed repeatedly in this abandoned hotel room.

Relying on explosive power, Xu Shu "suppressed" the Demon Chosen.

Yet, it wasn’t long before Magitelle—a Second Rank being—began to gradually dismantle Xu Shu’s offensive.

"Human, I am quite satisfied with your flesh. I shall gladly accept it, heh heh~." Lying on the ground, chopped in two, he showed no sign of pain, but was sneering instead.

Xu Shu grabbed his neck and roared, "Come on then! If you dare, kill me! You filthy vermin!"

At that moment, he faced death with equanimity, looking every bit the hero bathed in sunlight.

"Hmph, admirable courage. I hope you can keep it up until your dying breath!" Magitelle was taken aback by the shout, finally reversing the situation. This time he was on top of Xu Shu, hacking at his body with a sharp hand blade.

Two strikes were all it took to effortlessly shatter the pale gold-shrouded "Jingwei" Shield, sending blood spurting from Xu Shu’s body.

Immediately after, he extended his tongue, bent down, and licked Xu Shu’s torn chest like a kitten lapping milk.

His tongue constantly split, growing into a cluster of twisting, caterpillar-like fungal tentacles, dark and gloomy, which latched onto Xu Shu’s chest and began to burrow inward.

Xu Shu’s gaze sharpened.

Here it comes!

This was the trick the Demon God Chosen in front of him had used to kill him before.

Neural control, cellular invasion! These neuron-like tentacles allowed one’s life force to be cut off while keeping the flesh in an extraordinarily intact state.

If he allowed this invasion, it wouldn’t be long before he died from the "cellular invasion."

This was a future he had already foreseen.

Of course, the duration of resistance would definitely be longer than during his journey since he had gained the attribute skill "Cellular Resistance."

But in truth, even without Cellular Resistance, it didn’t matter.

Because Xu Shu gave himself plenty of time and now, the striking red robe had already appeared at the window.

Archbishop Yu Mingluan had arrived as promised!

He looked at the scene inside the room, Xu Shu about to be violated by the Demon Chosen while pinned to the ground, a flicker of pity crossing his eyes before he flipped open a black book with a sun emblem on the cover, and intoned with a deep and powerful voice, "I came, I saw, I redeemed!"

Boom!

A pure, flawless sunlight instantaneously enveloped the rampaging Jianqi Chosen Magitelle.

It rendered his body utterly uncontrollable, pinning him to the ground, unable to move.

The same light also enveloped Xu Shu, but it caused no harm, feeling just like normal sunlight, even somewhat warm.

He saw Archbishop make a sign with his eyes and immediately understood. Quickly rolling away, he rolled to the side, to the doorway farthest from there.

Then the grand sound of bells rang out.

Yu Mingluan was still using that peculiar Curse Artifact Hand Cannon to end Magitelle’s life.

He had been shattered several times by Xu Shu but had always quickly recovered; this time, for some unknown reason, he instantly died, leaving only two violet-hued Curse Crystals on the ground.

"..."

After doing all this, Xu Shu watched as the Archbishop casually picked up the two Curse Crystals, sighing inwardly.

Two Second Rank Curse Crystals, plus the reward for the Divine Chosen’s bounty, must be worth quite a lot.

What a pity. If Star Tower hadn’t intervened, this would have been his earnings.

At this time, the Dawn Church Bible and the Curse Artifact Hand Cannon, along with everything else, were collected by Yu Mingluan and stashed away in an unknown location.

Immediately after, he approached Xu Shu.

This was a man almost two meters tall with a beard, possibly of mixed race, displaying both Eastern and Western features.

When Xu Shu first saw him, he always felt the next moment blades would spring from his knuckles.

At this moment, the Archbishop with his coarse facial features but gentle eyes helped Xu Shu up from the ground and patted his shoulder, his voice rich and solemn, "Child, you have done very well. Remember, when fighting these demons, the battle record is not important. Even if many are sacrificed, it is not your sin. What matters most is faith."

"Mm..." Xu Shu nodded, feeling on one hand that he’d performed well, but on the other he was puzzled.

Crying?

When did I cry?

Although he intended to establish a good image in the eyes of the official bodies and gain some favorability.

But ’crying’? That’s pushing it too far; Xu Shu had no such intentions.

Little did he know that when Yu Mingluan arrived, he had already witnessed the tragic scene of death and injury throughout the hotel and heard Xu Shu’s defiant roar. In his heart, his opinion of Xu Shu had escalated from merely "a Transcendent willing to fight for humanity" to "an innocent young man who feels guilty for not saving the civilians."

But of course, that was beyond Xu Shu’s awareness.

All he knew was he had performed well and in the eyes of the Astronomy Association, he was probably seen as a hardworking and outstanding youth.

He wondered if there was any sort of Contribution Points reward for being an outstanding youth. Probably not?

Glancing at Yu Mingluan’s crimson robe, Xu Shu felt a twinge of envy.

The Archbishop might be strong, but why so stingy? Couldn’t he have left me that First Rank Curse Crystal...

Then came the aftermath. A group from the Dawn Church arrived, coming to clean up and ensure the news of this incident was contained.