The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 528 - Backup

The Archangel had rushed over to see the light life forms retreating from the escaping inmates. Rightfully furious, he swore to punish them once he dealt with runaways.

With a small group of angels behind him, he flew swiftly into battle. The weakened inmates couldn’t outrun their pursuers, and the angels soon caught up to them.

The Archangel glared at the inmates. They had killed a group of his angels—an incident that he would be hard-pressed to explain to the higher-ups. The only course of action now was to slaughter them all in retaliation. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

“Formation!” the Archangel barked.

The angels surrounded Han Wu and the inmates, Light Energy connecting them like chains. Every angel in the formation now had the combined energy of all the linked angels.

The Archangel glided down toward the inmates. They were clearly done for. “How dare you kill my angels! Your life will be the sacrifice with which to cleanse your sin.”

Powerful light burst out from his body. In addition to his purifying Light Energy, he also possessed Fire Energy and Lightning Energy. The intense light boiled the inmates alive, culminating in an explosion of flesh.

Han Wu ordered the inmates to release as much Dark Energy as possible to neutralize the blinding light while he tried to break through the formation. He couldn’t let the painstakingly rescued inmates die here.

The Archangel deftly avoided any petrifying beams Han Wu shot from his hand. The other angels, however, had to maintain formation, becoming easy targets for the black light and slowly turning to stone.

Still, the effects of the formation meant the petrification rate was glacial. The affected areas were only spreading at a centimeter per second. The inmates would perish long before they were petrified.

The Archangel soon spotted Han Wu among the inmates. Even background checks had not revealed Han Wu’s history. Regardless, the Archangel knew that Han Wu had to be quite strong to kill a powerful dark life form, but it seemed he had still underestimated him.

Han Wu was much stronger than he had anticipated and would undoubtedly grow into a formidable threat in a few years. The Archangel had to kill him now. He channeled more energy into his blinding light, and it pierced through the inmates’ veil of darkness, striking them once more.

“Cease your useless resistance. You cannot escape.”

The inmates were quickly losing hope. The Archangel was simply too strong for them. Perhaps he was right; escape was impossible. They had struggled to survive just to fall under the judgment of his light.

Still, the inmates couldn’t bring themselves to regret it. At least they had managed to kill many angels on their way out. In their eyes, this made it worth it.

Meanwhile, Night Terror was hiding among the inmates, watching Han Wu’s struggles and the other inmates’ despair. Having shared a prison with them, he felt obligated to help. As he was about to stand up and reveal his power, the sound of war drums came from above.

Han Wu grinned. His backup had arrived!

The Archangel looked up to see another Han Wu. It was the fused avatar of Han Wu’s Light and Dark Aspects, also the avatar most suitable for this situation.

Behind the avatar were two humans on par with peak Sage life forms, the Sword Saint Akanzor and Divine Archer Bart, each fervently pounding a war drum. The pair were the humans under Han Wu who were most likely to become Earthsunder life forms.

The war drums were made from the leather of the Kui Ox. Each hit created a powerful sound wave that shot down to the angels. Those unable to resist it were killed instantly, and the rest were left disoriented.

Sensing the power emanating from the avatar high above, Night Terror silently sat back down. It seemed he wouldn’t have to lift a finger after all.

Han Wu’s avatar below leaped into the air, breaking through the formation and merging with the avatar above. This fusion rapidly increased his strength, advancing him to an Earthsunder life form.

Power surged through his body. The Archangel was no longer his match.

The Archangel attacked with a lance made from light, which snaked toward Han Wu with uncanny precision.

Han Wu swiftly dodged the strike while hastily conjuring up a plan of action. Thinking on his feet, he released a flash of Light Energy.

The Archangel was taken aback. The purity of Han Wu’s Light Energy far surpassed his own. He wanted it—such untainted Light Energy could elevate him to heights greater than ever before!

“Demon, you killed that angel and pretended to be a hero. Tell me the secret of your light attribute, and I might spare you,” said the Archangel.

Han Wu turned and cast the Archangel a disdainful look. “What are you blabbering about? You’re not qualified to spare me.”

The cold rejection of his olive branch sparked a fury within the Archangel.

“Very well! In that case, you shall taste the wrath of an Archangel!” he roared, striking Han Wu with all his might.