Ashen Dragon-Chapter 1292 - 402: Ramp’s Trap (2)

Behind him, the flow of flames was shattered into countless sparks by the shockwave, surging upwards like a rotating galaxy towards the sky.

At this moment, Adrian could no longer be recognized as human, completely transformed into a massive fireball that continually burned and emitted dazzling light, igniting the dust, rocks, vegetation, and even the air around him. Even the Titan Divine Descendants found it difficult to withstand such high temperatures.

"No, impossible!"

"We are the offspring of the Sun! How could we be harmed by the light!"

The Titan Divine Descendants muttered in disbelief, their lips trembling.

Their marbled, flawless skin was gradually turning charred and cracked, melting like a burning candle, as if a flame was fiercely burning inside them, erasing their existence from the world.

Behind them, Gante’s complexion also changed drastically as she suddenly found her Sun God Church robe beginning to burn.

How could this happen!

That was a material bestowed by the great Tezcano, how could it be set ablaze!

"Hold fast! Don’t be frightened by this damned false believer!"

Gante’s face was icy as she crushed the pendant on her chest, causing a wave of unbearably hot flame to surge forth, condensing into a twisted sun with an angry face high in the air.

On the ground, a complex array resurfaced, a contingency prepared by their church to deal with such situations.

The array corresponded and interacted with the sun, unleashing terrifying power, as the angry, grim sun slowly descended from the sky, crashing towards Adrian.

"Master Gante!"

"Please, stop, for we are still here—"

The Titan Divine Descendants pleaded as they were trapped along the sun’s path and couldn’t escape due to the barrier, their bodies igniting under the consuming sun fire.

"This is a necessary sacrifice; my lord will cleanse your sins and grant you eternal life in the Divine Realm of everlasting brilliance," Gante said coldly, continuing to wield her scepter, as the sun in the sky descended.

Accompanied by heartrending wails and the sound of burning flesh busting open, the Titan Divine Descendants struggled to death in the flames, their Divine Descendant power reduced to fuel for the furious sun, transforming into dark red flames.

Adrian also released the full extent of the power bestowed upon him by the Sun God, transforming entirely into a huge, bright fireball.

Two suns.

In such a manner, amidst a torn space and flying ashes, they collided in the confined barrier, birthing an intensely bright light akin to a supernova explosion.

"Boom——"

There was a moment of silence before an ear-splitting roar and high-pitched howl shattered the sky.

The light enveloped the entire city, turning buildings and even people’s skin into the most extreme whiteness.

Soon, a scorching gale rapidly spread out, the sound of shattering glass, buzzing tremors of trembling walls, and the noise of dust sweeping across the ground followed successively, threatening to destroy the entire city with this terrifying aftermath.

At the center of the explosion, Gante’s clothes were ragged, yet her body remained unscathed under divine protection, though her golden hair was slightly disheveled with some signs of charring.

Adrian, however, could only support himself on the ground with a long sword, his whole body charred and riddled with cracks, as carbonized skin peeled off his surface, resembling a piece of charcoal about to be completely consumed by fire.

Gante descended from the air with a cold smile, grabbing Adrian’s head and forcing him to witness the city and its citizens suffering helplessly in the aftermath.

"Do you see it? This is the wretched nature of mortals.

In disaster, they can only flee like rats, killing each other, burdened with deep-seated sins, and my lord will cleanse all of this entirely."

"False...god..."

Adrian uttered a repressed growl from deep within his throat.

Gante’s expression suddenly turned ferocious as she aimed her scepter’s sharp tip at Adrian’s heart, which was still faintly beating.

"Adrian, since you are so obstinate, there’s no need to spare your life..."

At this moment, Gante’s actions suddenly halted.

No, not just her actions, even the swirling ashes, spreading aftermath, splashing debris, and the light in the sky, everything came to a standstill.

"Ticktock, ticktock..."

The crisp ticking sound of a clock echoed, weak yet exceptionally prominent in this silent environment.

Subsequently, a large and corpulent Ogre appeared within the barrier, his form gradually solidifying from a previous state of invisibility, clearly just having disabled his invisible state.

He wore a Mage Robe, golden-framed glasses, with a delicate pocket watch hanging from his chest, exuding a faint noble aura entirely incongruent with his race.

This was the Legendary Mage, Director of the Divine Research Institute, President of the Imperial Magic Association, the Imperial Chief Minister originally scheduled to visit Sunset City in five days— Ramp.

Ramp waved his magic wand, an invisible force of magic swept across the land, instantly dissipating the scorching wind threatening to obliterate the city, and the light in the sky quickly unraveled as well.

After just a few breaths, the disaster in Sunset City seemed to have been resolved.

Several mechanical spheres hovering around Ramp flew into the city, using beams of light to repair damaged buildings and heal injured residents.

"Ah, it’s about time."

Ramp glanced at his pocket watch, then stepped forward, gently lifting Gante into the air as if handling a fragile ornament.

In Gante’s golden eyes, an angry flame burned, compelling her to move even in this static space, her lips slightly trembling.

"Are you... Ramp?"

"How can it be... I clearly received a revelation from the lord..."

Ramp shook his head, commenting with a slight amusement: "Your god is both foolish and mad, akin to a beast. According to the institute’s investigation, it might likely be a weak deity seeking to rise through taking over the shell, and was born from the malevolent thoughts left when Amanata fell, yet you managed to believe in it."

The Ogre gazed down at Gante with an inquisitive sparkle in his eyes.

"But that’s fortunate, precisely because it is so mad, it handed you over—a living Divine Son, a superb specimen for experiments."

"No, impossible!"

"I am chosen by the Sun God, destined to eradicate all sin and bring rebirth to everything!"

Time resumed flowing.

Fire fiercely burned within Gante, her roar conveyed boundless anger as she was desperate to perish together with Ramp.

"That’s not your decision." Ramp said indifferently.

He lightly tapped the ground with his wand, a massive magic array lit up suddenly, intricate magical patterns appeared all over the streets, squares, and alleys.

It turned out that it was an elaborate trap; the Empire had long encompassed Sunset City within the array!

Under the flood of aurora, Gante’s fire was extinguished abruptly, her body became as fragile as a mortal’s, collapsing powerlessly to the ground with only hurried whimpers escaping her lips.

Ramp casually took out a purple-white ball, throwing it at Gante’s head, and as the ball bounced off it abruptly opened, releasing a terrifying suction force within.

Gante instantly turned into a red light, sucked into the ball, and after three shakes, it calmed down.

Ramp picked up the ball, rubbing his chin, and remarked with great interest: "The ’Master Ball’ developed by the Mechanical God Cult is truly something marvelous.

Incorporating high-tier spells like Eternal Stasis, Energy Absorption Technique, Binding Technique, and Other-Dimensional Space, all interlaced, it can trap a Legendary level creature within such a small sphere, truly ingenious."

Behind him, Adrian struggled to lift his head, first observing the dissipating environment, then moving his lips and speaking with a hoarse voice.

"Master Ramp, you did it... deliberately, didn’t you."