Chapter 99: The Rotten Lord Ran Away? The New System Reward Is Really Useful

The upgraded 【Gate of Heaven】.

Its power was now far beyond what it used to be.

That vast suction force—like standing before a cosmic black hole!

On the battlefield.

Countless undead filled the land—densely packed, numbering in the millions.

Whether they were first- or second-tier cannon fodder, or the more solid third- and fourth-tier ones—

Even those fifth-tier undead commanders, the absolute combat power under The Violet Armistice—

At this moment, they all appeared utterly equal.

They did not even have time to struggle.

Their bodies disintegrated inch by inch, transforming into streams of milky-white light.

Like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea, they were madly devoured by that sacred gate!

Within a few breaths—

The suffocatingly dense Undead Legion… was gone!

The view suddenly opened up!

Only the Rotten Lord’s massive mountain of flesh remained, struggling bitterly.

Because that terrifying suction was acting upon it as well.

Its rotting flesh was torn and flung apart, pus splattering everywhere!

“No——!”

“NO!!”

Melunus let out a shriek filled with ultimate terror.

Although such suction force was not enough to kill it outright—with its sixth-tier peak strength, it could still resist it with some effort—

But what was this before its eyes?!

The Undead Legion it had painstakingly cultivated for decades—destroyed in the blink of an eye!

Melunus was completely terrified!

All pride, all confidence, all mastery of the Rotting Laws—

Before absolute power, they were all worthless!

Run!

It had to run!

If it stayed here any longer—

The next one to be sucked in would be itself!

“ROAR——!!”

Melunus unleashed its full power.

The massive flesh mountain actually lifted off the ground, merging into that dark-green, stinking cloud.

The cloud churned violently—

Moving at a speed utterly incompatible with its colossal size—

It fled frantically toward the distant horizon.

In the blink of an eye, it became just a tiny black dot.

Melunus fled in such a panic that it didn’t even dare to look back.

And because of that—

It perfectly missed the crucial scene that followed.

That first wisp of dark-green mist carrying the Rotting Laws—

Although largely interrupted by the activation of the 【Gate of Heaven】,

The portion that had already escaped—

Continued to corrode Lemon Port’s magic array, slowly but relentlessly.

Without the energy support and the Magicians’ control,

The magic array held for only a moment—

Then trembled and shattered completely.

The dispersing mist managed to touch—

That towering Archangel Michael, radiating infinite divine might…

Zzzh~

A barely audible sound.

The magnificent, holy sixteen-winged light silhouette—where the green mist touched—

Began to weather away, inch by inch, like a sand sculpture blown by the wind.

It scattered into fine golden motes, disappearing into the air.

Gone without a trace…

Together with that awe-inspiring 【Gate of Heaven】,

Which slowly closed, vanishing into the void.

Heaven and earth—

Suddenly fell silent.

As if the apocalyptic, heaven-shattering miracle that had just occurred—

Had never happened at all.

Only the pitch-black marks of corrosion upon the earth below the city—

Proved that the Undead Legion had truly existed.

Gulp…

No one knew who swallowed nervously,

But in the dead silence, that sound was crystal clear.

Immediately after—

The tension that had been stretched to its limit burst apart!

“We… we won?!”

“All the undead monsters are gone?!”

“Lord Angel purified them all!!!”

“We… we survived!!”

The ecstasy of surviving calamity swept through the remaining defenders and civilians.

Crying, screaming, cheering, and hysterical roars—

Filled the heavens!

“Long live Lord Angel!”

“Praise the Archangel!!”

“We’re saved! Lemon Port is saved!!”

People embraced one another, collapsing to the ground,

Exhausting all their strength to vent their long-suppressed fear and despair.

As for Erica and the others, those who had left earlier with the fleets—

Thanks to someone’s overachievement, which bought them precious time—

They had already sailed far away.

From afar, they were just tiny specks on the horizon.

Regrettably, they missed this final, exhilarating moment.

……

Far away, in the main body at the church within Mistwood—

Lynn’s consciousness had already synchronized.

“Phew~ finally over.”

“Luckily, we held out till the end. The remaining people should be safe now…”

He had caught sight of that last fleeing flesh mountain—

And couldn’t help but breathe a huge sigh of relief.

Over the past few days,

Lynn had hardly paid any attention to the small town,

Focusing all his will on controlling the 【Divine Descent Avatar】.

After all, event after event had left him no time to spare.

Finally returning to his main body—

Even Lynn felt a deep fatigue.

Fortunately, the next instant—

A pleasant system notification chimed!

【Detected: Host successfully repelled the sixth-tier Rotten Lord and purified its million-strong Undead Legion.】

【Hidden Achievement Unlocked: Great Renown (Advanced).】

【Rewards Granted: Divine Might Unbound, Name of Divine Grace.】

【Divine Might Unbound: Auxiliary Divine Art. Any of your divine arts can perform a root-based strike, allowing you to precisely pursue and attack the source target across space. The overall effect depends on your level.】

【Name of Divine Grace: Auxiliary Divine Art. You may bestow upon your devout believers the title of 【Divine Blessed】. A 【Divine Blessed】 follower can communicate with you regardless of spatial distance and receive the power you grant. (Current limit: three persons).】

“Divine Blessed?”

Seeing those three words, Lynn was momentarily stunned.

Recently, everyone had been calling him that—he hadn’t reacted for a moment.

Only he knew that his so-called identity as a “Divine Blessed” was completely fake.

The so-called “Divine Blessed” and “Lord Angel” were one and the same human consciousness.

But he hadn’t expected the system reward—

To actually give him real Divine Blessed followers this time!

“This works nicely. With people like Colin traveling so far, I couldn’t communicate before—this should save me plenty of trouble.”

Moreover, since Divine Blessed followers could bear part of his power limit,

They should endure far more than Liz could when he forcefully infused her before.

This way, he wouldn’t have to personally descend everywhere—solving many problems.

Finally, his church would start looking like a real church.

As for the new divine art 【Divine Might Unbound】…

After reading its description,

Lynn thought it was a rather tricky auxiliary ability.

It could trace the source and strike precisely.

He no longer had to fear hidden enemies striking from the shadows!

For instance, during the Parasitic Plague—

If Lynn had 【Divine Might Unbound】 back then, he could have targeted the root directly—attacking the parasite’s mother body!

He might have bought enough time to completely purify the city,

Avoiding the disastrous siege by tens of thousands of insects.

In terms of usefulness, it was no less than the “Dongfeng-61 express delivery” from his previous life!

“But I’ll have to be careful using it.”

“Like when the Rotten Lord used corpse blood-eyes to spy on me.”

“If I had cast 【Divine Might Unbound】 back then, I might’ve concussed myself…”

Lynn didn’t let the rewards go to his head.

He understood well that the new divine art was a double-edged sword—used well, it could eradicate evil from the root.

Used poorly—

He’d be delivering himself straight into the enemy’s mouth!

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