Light Fortress-Chapter 1394 - 174: Enemy of the Light_2

"So... is this an artifact of the [Old World]?"

Gu Shen looked toward the ancient house.

The Holy Book carefully protected by Light City was currently enduring the insane burning of his "Chi Huo"!

He didn’t care what kind of treasure it was.

Since it was plundered from Light City, if it couldn’t be used by him, then it might as well be destroyed!

"However, I am quite curious."

Gu Shen slightly frowned: "If this page of scraps is a product of the [Old World]... then how does Light City utilize it?"

The sealing artifact of the [Old World] wouldn’t have any remnants of faith.

In other words... the initial attribute of this scrap page wouldn’t convert believers into "Light Faith".

"There must be corresponding ’ancient texts’ to control it!"

Gu Shen’s eyes suddenly brightened.

This scrap page is rather sinister...

This is a Divine Artifact specifically designed to counter places of faith; whether it’s the Storm Church or the Light Church, both need the "Holy Book" to enhance their strength and to steal believers from the other!

If he could wield the power of the Holy Book, wouldn’t it mean that those incredibly loyal Holy Judges to the light would become the most fervent followers of Pure Land?

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...

Two figures were rapidly chasing in the northern circle of the West Cave!

"Escape!"

"Quickly escape!"

The Vermillion Bird roared furiously in his heart, his speed had reached the limit, leaving countless crimson shadows, but no matter how he ran, someone was always close behind!

Jia Wei, clad in heavy armor, was basically invincible in attack and defense.

If he had a major weakness, it should be his mobility—

Yet even so.

The Vermillion Bird still couldn’t shake him off, while the distance between them didn’t shorten, it also didn’t widen.

"The Red Dragon... had an unexpected issue."

The Vermillion Bird’s expression was grim as he summoned the [Cloud Mirror] with a flick of his hand, amidst swirling fog, the mirror reflected a face as calm as an ancient well.

"I’m currently being chased by Jia Wei."

Feeling helpless, the Vermillion Bird called for help: "Can you make it here?"

"Do you need me to come?"

The Red Dragon’s voice was like a cold, emotionless machine, saying: "Logically, Jia Wei’s speed should not surpass yours. Since you’ve comprehended two realms, you should be able to escape."

"I need you to come!"

The Vermillion Bird roared with rage: "Logically, logically... I’m practically getting my soul beaten out of me, and you’re still asking if I need support?!"

"Alright, I’ll set off right away." The Red Dragon’s expression still showed no change: "You head towards the [Tanyao] core area to escape, if Jia Wei continues to pursue, I will intervene."

Upon hearing this, the Vermillion Bird exhaled slightly in relief.

Of the four Divine Envoys, the Red Dragon was the strongest and most mysterious!

Mr. Tianshui was astute and never made a miscalculation, allowing these four to head south for the task meant that Source Tower wasn’t concerned about disruption from "Fourth-order Transcenders"!

In other words, the Red Dragon has the ability to confront Jia Wei!

"As long as I can reach [Tanyao]... am I considered safe?" A hint of madness flashed past the Vermillion Bird’s expression, the top transcendent beings are most afraid of death, he dared to come alone to the West Cave to burn the city because he had a foolproof escape plan.

But after engaging Jia Wei, he realized the power of fourth-order Transcenders exceeded his coping scope!

After the [Cloud Mirror] conversation ended, the Vermillion Bird’s speed surged once more!

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...

This life-and-death chase across the South Cave wasn’t as silent as it seemed on the surface.

Hidden dangers lurked, thunderous and overwhelming.

While the Vermillion Bird used the [Cloud Mirror] to contact the Red Dragon for help, Jia Wei, as the pursuer, was also engaged in a spirit dialogue.

"Mr. Jia Wei, this is Su Ye."

The voice of the Blessed Son resonated within Jia Wei’s Heart Lake.

"..."

Upon hearing the voice in his Heart Lake, Jia Wei faintly sensed an ominous foreboding.

"Are you currently chasing the ’Vermillion Bird’?" Su Ye asked.

"Yes."

Jia Wei glanced at the figure ahead, speaking deeply: "Is there an unexpected situation?"

"We need you to return."

Su Ye lowered his voice, saying: "Something happened in W4 district. I can’t reach the ’Shadow’."

Jia Wei narrowed his eyes as he intently stared at the red shadow ahead... the previous two city burnings seemed to be orchestrated by Source Tower, yet now the Vermillion Bird was genuinely running for life!

His own appearance has disrupted the original layout of Source Tower—

And now, he was about to catch up!

Going back at this time?

"I know this is sudden, and I know you’re in pursuit of the ’Vermilion Bird’... but after all, it involves the ’Holy Book’, which is of great importance!"

Su Ye said, "For this mission to the south, the ’Holy Book’ must not be lost. You are now closest to the W4 district, this is our only remaining chance at a ’lockdown scene’."

"You mean... the true purpose of the Source Tower is not to burn the city."

Jia Wei said coldly, "Is it to steal the Holy Book?"

"..."

Su Ye said helplessly, "That might be the case."

"How could they know about the existence of the ’Holy Book’?!"

Jia Wei frowned, unable to understand, "’Holy Book’ plan is only known to me, you, and those high-ranking Hidden Children..."

"The sky [Cloud Mirror] can spy on everything."

Su Ye reminded, "In any case, the only thing we can do now is ’cut losses’."

Jia Wei took a deep breath.

He watched the Vermilion Bird ahead accelerate and weighed the two outcomes of continuing the pursuit versus giving up, finally suppressing his killing intent.

"Boom!"

He stomped heavily on the ground, creating a deep pit with his feet, and immediately spun around, shooting like a cannonball towards the direction of the West Cave position——

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...

A moment later.

Jia Wei returned to the W4 district, sensing something amiss from several miles away.

The W4 district was deathly silent, cold and desolate, with the aura of the Light City believers extremely faint, almost imperceptible...

The entire city area, although there were no "signs of battle", was already a dead city!

He kicked open a high wall.

Entered the mansion.

What met his eyes... were heaps of corpses scattered everywhere, all those transformed by the Holy Book into ’Extremists’, now dead beyond dead, their souls shattered.

Someone did invade, and managed to do so without anyone knowing.

He had gone to the cave earlier to stop the Vermilion Bird, and hadn’t even felt anything amiss here. The intruder’s spiritual tactics were incredibly skillful, their stealth techniques mysterious and elusive.

As for the "barrier" of Light City, it had been completely destroyed.

Jia Wei walked slowly to the deepest part of the mansion.

He stood silently in front of the courtyard, looking at the chaos.

After a while, there was a commotion from outside the mansion, Su Ye and Di Rang had returned!

The Archbishop Di Rang, who returned to the city with Su Ye, was very courteous; he did not enter the mansion occupied by the believers of Light City but waited outside patiently.

Su Ye flew into the mansion on a carpet.

Before the person arrived, his voice did.

"Mr. Jia Wei! How is the ’Holy Book’—"

Jia Wei remained silent.

When Su Ye entered the mansion, it became even quieter.

The two of them stood before the shattered gates, looking at the "Neutral" prison that had been chiseled away... All the neutrals captured by the West Cave had vanished without a trace.

Besides that.

The courtyard where the Holy Book was sealed had been completely emptied!

"The Holy Book, along with the barrier... they’re all gone..."

Su Ye’s expression was pale.

His fingers trembled with anger!

"The Shadow is dead, killed in battle."

Jia Wei looked down at the ground... The only real remnants of battle in the entire mansion were in the courtyard where the Holy Book was located, where a rather intense fight had occurred.

Su Ye came back to his senses, murmuring softly, "The Shadow has completely disappeared... his body destroyed..."

"Yes."

Jia Wei lowered his head, silently squatted down, and dipped his steel fingers into the dust on the ground: "The Shadow was defeated, the culprit ground his bones to dust... There’s not a single useful clue left here."

Hearing this, Su Ye was taken aback.

"Does it remind you of the death of the previous Blessed Son?"

Jia Wei said with a hint of mockery in his voice, "Meng Xiao was the same way back then, disappearing without a trace as if he vanished into thin air... I looked for a long time by the Duolu River, but couldn’t find even a speck of ash."

"You mean, this incident is also related to Gu Shen?" Su Ye squinted his eyes: "The Source Tower and Gu Shen working together, how is that possible?"

"I don’t know what the truth is."

Jia Wei stood up again, "All I know is that the Holy Judge follows the guidance of light, executing justice... From the first time I saw ’Gu Shen’, I was convinced he had something to do with Meng Xiao’s disappearance."

"Though there’s no evidence, I’m sure this kid is definitely an enemy of the Light Faith."