The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 527 - Escaping Prison

Summary of previous chapter: Han Wu allows the inmates to torture the warden and makes no move to stop them, even when it turns vile. In return, he gets their undying devotion.

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The inmates’ devotion to Han Wu manifested as strands of faith, which emerged from their bodies and attached to him. These were the bridges that connected believers to their God.

Han Wu could use these to order them as he pleased. Before he could test it out, two angels kicked open the door to the prison. They had been waiting for the warden to bring Han Wu out. When no one returned after half a day, they naturally grew impatient and came down to check the situation themselves.

When they saw the dying warden buried beneath the pile of excrement, they instantly released their powerful Light Energy to preemptively kill off the other inmates, unaware that they had already broken their cuffs.

Hundreds of inmates channeled dense Dark Energy with all their strength, combining it to form a barrier around the prison and neutralize the angels’ Light Energy.

Han Wu seized the opportunity to catch the two angels and drag them into the darkness. The suppression of the darkness prevented the pair from using their full strength. Meanwhile, the inmates had been waiting impatiently for the angels to be pulled in before mobbing them.

Their attacks were empowered within the darkness. The angels didn’t even get a chance to resist before they were beaten to death.

The warden, buried in the pile of excrement, held his breath out of fear that the inmates would attack him again. Unbeknownst to him, his worries were for naught, as the inmates dared not touch him in his revolting state.

The inmates showed their dedication to Han Wu through their slaughter of the two angels. After all, if Han Wu hadn’t dragged them in, the other angels would’ve likely been alerted, and the inmates would’ve been massacred.

With that settled, there was only one thing left to do: follow Han Wu out of the prison.

The only issue was the Archangel. Although Han Wu was as strong as a peak Sage life form, even he feared he couldn’t win against the Archangel’s might.

Han Wu turned to look at the innermost cell, which Night Terror had claimed as his new home.

“Senior, staying will only lead to trouble for you. Why don’t you leave with us?” Han Wu suggested, feigning worry. In truth, he just wanted Night Terror to protect them during the escape.

If Night Terror agreed, their chance of survival in this jailbreak would increase to 90%. He was just that powerful.

Night Terror sighed in his lone cell before slowly stepping out, in silent disbelief that he had fallen for Han Wu’s little tricks.

Killing angels in their own prison inevitably tarnished their reputation. For revenge and redemption, the angels outside would undoubtedly massacre all the inmates, regardless of whether they had participated in the killing. Even if Night Terror were to stay, the angels wouldn’t let him off unscathed, and he would be forced to slaughter his way out regardless. Thus, he figured he might as well follow Han Wu out and at least be owed a favor.

“Student of Xu Hai, is everyone from your civilization as cunning as you are?” he asked with a sigh.

Though it sounded like a jest, Han Wu could feel the bone-grinding threat behind the words, and he hastily corrected himself, “Senior, I’ve been backed into a corner here. I need your strength to survive. Do you think they would stop, even if I didn’t do anything? Nothing would change.”

Night Terror squinted at Han Wu for three whole seconds before looking away. “Never mind then. I’m bored with this place anyway. A change of scenery is good every once in a while.”

Han Wu sighed with relief. The short exchange was enough for his back to become drenched in cold sweat.

Night Terror abruptly turned around. “Just so we’re clear, I’ve already given you my emblem. That’s all the help that I can give. Don’t expect anything else from me after this.”

A bitter smile curved across Han Wu’s lips. His attempt to recruit Night Terror had failed, but at least they were still escaping together. Nevertheless, time was of the essence.

Han Wu ordered the inmates to charge outside. The jailbreak soon caught the attention of the nearby light life forms. They hastily sounded the alarm, and the guards soon gathered. This was when Han Wu encountered a small group of angels.

Ten of them blocked Han Wu’s escape. Aware of the inmates following his lead, he didn’t hesitate to use the abilities he had replicated from Night Terror.

Han Wu’s face and body shriveled up like a mummy, but his strength amplified until he was almost as powerful as an Earthsunder life form. He also gained the ability to petrify enemies.

Shooting a black ray of light from his hand, he hit one of the angel’s arms, petrifying the angel from where the light hit.

“Help me! Save me!” the angel cried to his companions.

His companions cast a plethora of Skills, such as Cleanse, Recover, and Unpetrify, but none were effective. The Skill Han Wu had obtained from Night Terror was simply too powerful for the angels to overcome on their own.

Their fighting spirit raised after witnessing Han Wu’s strength, the other inmates let loose on the angels as well. However, the angels didn’t back down easily either.

Light and Dark Energy flashed as skirmishes broke out.

Many inmates were weak from starvation and exposure to the cold. Thus, they naturally had little strength with which to fight the nine angels. It would've been disastrous if Han Wu were not there to help them.

Han Wu shot a barrage of petrifying beams that hit the remaining nine angels.

The angels’ attacks grew weaker as they turned to stone. Eventually, they chose to retreat, prioritizing the removal of the petrification. Han Wu, however, had no intention of letting them go. Given time to recover, they would inevitably return, bent on retaliation. Han Wu resolved to eradicate the angels present and avoid any unforeseen consequences in the future.

Han Wu unleashed more petrifying beams. The inmates followed up, attacking those fully petrified and shattering them into pieces.

The other light life forms retreated when they saw this. After all, they were weaker than the defeated angels. Attacking was akin to suicide!

No one dared to stop Han Wu and the inmates from escaping.