The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend
Chapter 51 - Mission Complete

Chapter 51 - Mission Complete

After several days of searching, the Adventurer’s Guild finally pinpointed the black dragon’s location. However, thousands of adventurers had already perished by then. As soon as the dragon’s location was verified, the Dragon Slayer promptly left Doron City, with the Wind Sage following closely behind.

During his training, Han Wu abruptly felt a powerful wind from above sweep past him. Without any prior indication, the Dragon Slayer and the Wind Sage landed directly in front of him.

Alerted by the disturbance and the palpable pressure emanating from the two Heroes, the black dragon emerged from its cave. Alpheus immediately recognized the scent of his nemeses, the Heroes of Doron City.

Seeing Alpheus, the Dragon Slayer exclaimed with excitement, “It really is a pure-bred black dragon! My strength will be greatly enhanced after I slay it! Wind Sage, ensure no other monsters interfere with my hunt!”

The Wind Sage gave an affirmative nod. “You have my word. I will prevent any monsters from interfering. Heroic Mystic Arts: Tornado Barrier!”

The surrounding wind intensified and accelerated, eventually forming a colossal tornado stretching ten kilometers wide. The tornado served as an absolute barrier, effectively cutting off any reinforcements and leaving the black dragon to face its attackers alone. Not a single monster was powerful enough to break through the barrier.

Within the barrier, the Dragon Slayer and the black dragon clashed with immense force. The resulting shockwave was so powerful that it instantly eliminated the majority of the weaker monsters that had been unable to escape the wind barrier. Han Wu and the Wind Sage, however, were strong enough to remain unaffected.

The Wind Sage regarded Han Wu’s transformed Locustman appearance with obvious revulsion. Simultaneously, Han Wu detected that the Wind Sage was examining his data.

“A level 125 Demon Locust King! I never imagined such a powerful monster would emerge so close to Doron City! Nevertheless, I cannot permit you to interrupt the Dragon Slayer’s battle.”

With a resigned, helpless smile, Han Wu acknowledged the situation. He had intended to master his new skills before confronting the Heroes, but fate had intervened, bringing them to him instead.

Activating Inspect Eye, Han Wu analyzed the Wind Sage’s data.

[Name: Carl Smith]

[Level: 131]

[Class: Wind Sage (Fourth Class)]

[Equipment: Wind God’s Blade (1 Star God equipment), ...]

[Divine Essence: ???]

[Talent: Dagger Proficiency, Wind Affinity, Light Body, Hurricane Clone]

[Skill: Heroic Mystic Arts: Tornado Barrier, Backstab, Wind Cutter, ...]

Despite the limitations in his data reading, Han Wu recognized that the Wind Sage was quite powerful. He activated his newly acquired Dark Dragonification skill and, wielding two Divine weapons, launched an attack against the Wind Sage.

After activating his Hurricane Clone talent, the Wind Sage’s body flickered, and a wind clone materialized beside him. The clone possessed all of the Wind Sage’s skills, with the exception of his Heroic Mystic Arts. More importantly, being made of wind, it was invulnerable to physical attacks. Consequently, it could continuously attack as long as the Wind Sage was alive.

Han Wu swiftly found himself on the defensive, overwhelmed by the combined attacks of the Wind Sage and the Hurricane Clone. Fortunately, his dragon scales provided significant protection against elemental attacks, enabling him to endure the barrage.

Knowing he couldn’t endure the onslaught indefinitely, amidst his fight with the Wind Sage, Han Wu instructed his locusts stationed outside the Tornado Barrier to do everything in their power to breach it.

Meanwhile, Alpheus was slowly being overpowered by the Dragon Slayer. The Dragon Slayer’s Heroic Mystic Art: Dragonbane Realm, proved highly effective against dragons. The domain summoned the spirits of every dragon that the Dragon Slayer had ever slain, compelling them to fight on his behalf.

Alpheus was forced to fight against numerous drakes and a mighty green dragon from the Great Dragon race, which relentlessly unleashed powerful wind-based breath attacks. These potent wind blades easily sliced through the dragon’s defensive scales.

The Dragon Slayer wielded two enormous emerald sabers, crafted from dragon teeth, capable of piercing even a dragon’s defenses. His attacks consistently landed critical blows on the black dragon. Alpheus’s weakened state, due to its recent release from the seal, combined with the Dragon Slayer’s powerful skills, led to its swift defeat.

Triumphantly, the Dragon Slayer stood over the defeated black dragon, his bloodied sabre held high, and stomped on its head. He eagerly anticipated enhancing his Heroic Mystic Art by absorbing the dragon’s soul, but a special ceremony was required for the process.

He then commanded the dragon souls to transport the black dragon back to Doron City. He intended to perform the ceremony before all the adventurers within the city, thereby showcasing his immense power.

Before departing, however, he called out to the Wind Sage, “Do you need help?”

The Wind Sage responded while actively fending off Han Wu’s assaults. “I’m capable of managing this. You can go first, and I will follow you right behind.”

He created a small opening in the barrier, allowing the Dragon Slayer to depart. After the Dragon Slayer had left, he resumed his assault on Han Wu, muttering with a hint of admiration, “I wish I were as powerful as the Dragon Slayer...”

A wave of panic washed over Han Wu as he saw Alpheus being taken away. He immediately ordered his locusts to do everything possible to breach the barrier. He needed to escape and save Alpheus!

The locusts swiftly assembled outside the barrier. The other monsters, intimidated by the wind’s destructive force, stayed away. Han Wu’s locusts, however, relentlessly crashed into the Tornado Barrier, each one giving its life to diminish the barrier’s strength.

The locusts’ bodies accumulated swiftly, torn apart by the relentless wind. The body count swelled from one million to three, five, ten, and finally thirty million, but the locusts pressed their attack against the Tornado Barrier without hesitation. They were answering the call of their god.

It took 1.3 billion locusts crashing into it, but the Tornado Barrier finally fractured. The wind dissipated, revealing both the Wind Sage and Han Wu, who, despite being drenched in blood, still stood firm.

The locusts buzzed with furious anger at the sight of Han Wu’s wounds, perceiving it as a blasphemous act to wound their god. They immediately unleashed every technique at their disposal to assault the heretical Wind Sage who had dared to injure their god.

The locusts engaged in a full-scale offensive, tackling, firing arrows, using skills, and self-destructing to attack the Wind Sage. They utilized every offensive ability they possessed to defend their god, even if it meant sacrificing themselves.

At first, the Wind Sage dismissed the locusts as insignificant, but his confidence turned to fear when he realized their numbers were not diminishing and his energy reserves were dwindling quickly due to his constant skill usage.

His attempts to escape were futile, as the dense swarm of locusts effectively blocked his every move.

“Die! Die! Die! All of you should just die!” the Wind Sage screamed, waving his Wind God’s Blade in desperation. He had exhausted his final bit of energy and was on the verge of collapse.

Undaunted, the locusts persisted in their attack, gradually devouring his flesh piece by piece until the Wind Sage was reduced to a mere skeleton. Han Wu had expended another 2.4 billion locusts to ensure the Wind Sage’s demise.

As soon as the Wind Sage breathed his last, Han Wu received a call from the Imperial College recruiter.

“Congratulations, Han Wu! You’ve successfully completed your mission. I will now open the gate for your return.”

“Please wait.”

Han Wu clutched his wounds and stood up. “I cannot go back just yet.”