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The man with a slightly pale face said indifferently:
"Heh, perhaps he's just lingering in some lady's bed, forgetting the time."
"He is a Zombie; these past few days of fear and suppression need to be vented."
"Venting desires? At this time..."
Squall didn't finish his sentence. Although he was somewhat dissatisfied, the other party was their leader, and this wasn't exactly a private matter, so he couldn't give them anything to hold against him. These guys weren't as harmonious as they appeared.
He rationally restrained his emotions, but a faint unease stirred in his heart, as if something bad was brewing.
"Steel" Maveti's subordinate, "Blood Brambles" Hendry, seemed to have a higher bounty than Danitz. Leyton recalled the information about the other party, then pulled a pale yellow paper figure from his pocket and threw it out.
The paper figure distorted and expanded in mid-air, finally transforming into specks of starlight that seeped through tiny cracks into the villa's interior.
By the fireplace on the first floor of the villa, Squall and Hendry, along with other Beyonders, turned their heads simultaneously.
They saw brilliant starlight surging, penetrating the walls and roof, and pouring into the living room.
The specks of starlight instantly began to re-coalesce inside, revealing a humanoid figure clad in starlight armor, silently floating in mid-air.
"Who are you?"
"Blood Brambles" Hendry shouted loudly, seemingly trying to transmit his voice outside the villa.
Squall, facing him, rose with a serious expression, simultaneously flicking his right hand to sprinkle powder, as if ground from pearls, towards the nearby fireplace, allowing his spirituality to dissipate.
"Fire!"
He softly chanted an ancient hermes word.
Whoosh! Boom!
The flames dancing in the fireplace suddenly intensified, exploding violently, leaping out of the fireplace, and setting the room ablaze.
"Heh, quite cautious, aren't you!"
"You'd better pray that the important figure Maveti mentioned can arrive quickly. Once I lose my patience, you'll be reunited with Maveti."
Leyton chuckled, but he didn't stop their actions, maintaining his starlight avatar, floating in mid-air.
By the fireplace, Squall and the others' faces were either pale or rigid.
For a moment, inside the villa, besides the continuous roaring and burning of the flames, only the heavy breathing of Squall and the others remained.
In the thick shadows of the roof, Leyton's eyes were covered with a faint blue glow. He silently calculated the time in his mind.
8, 73, 2, 1!
The next moment, the flames surging within the villa suddenly came alive, like a group of ghouls writhing out of hell, extending their grotesque hands to grasp the figure clad in starlight, floating in mid-air.
The instant it was touched by these hands distorted from flames, the figure clad in starlight suddenly exploded, transforming into countless starlight fragments that instantly enveloped the entire villa.
These starlight fragments instantly condensed, forming a giant transparent amber, which encased the entire villa.
The next moment, a streak of scorching white light descended from high above.
It was a spear of extreme purity, extreme scorching whiteness, seemingly composed of pure sunlight.
The moment the spear touched the transparent amber, it exploded violently, expanding into a miniature Sun of extreme scorching whiteness, bright enough to illuminate a City.
The entire Bayam was plunged into daylight at that moment, and the rich aura of the Sun was particularly conspicuous in this City of Storm.
The tranquility of Bayam was shattered in that instant.
"You're truly a madman, even more insane than our Rose School of Thought!"
A strange, low voice, not seemingly coming from a throat, echoed around.
At the Cathedral of Waves in the Bayam urban area, Alger Wilson, who had obtained the anesthetic gas provided by Moon Emlyn and was preparing to set sail, was summoned by Jogori, the Church of the Lord of Storms's bishop of the Bayam diocese.
The bishop said in a deep voice:
"Due to the conflict between Vice Admiral Iceberg and the King of Immortality, the pirates throughout the Sonia Sea have recently become agitated, and rumors are spreading that the fifth king of the sea has appeared."
"Our informants have noted that Vice Admiral Iceberg's Golden Dream is approaching the Rothschild Sea. Her destination is very likely Bayam. Keep an eye out."
"Find out who the strong individual who repelled King of Immortality Agalito is, and which force he belongs to?"
The elderly man, whose hair had already turned gray, was still energetic, speaking faster than a young person, as if he could rush out at any moment to personally resolve all problems.
This is impossible to investigate. I can't just believe those rumors from the sea, and it's also very likely to anger the King of Immortality... There's no need to take such a risk. Just inquire around the periphery, Alger muttered to himself.
With an unrevealing expression, he solemnly clenched his fist and struck his left chest:
"Understood, Your Excellency Jogori!"
"May the Storm be with you!"
Bishop Jogori was very satisfied with Alger's attitude and returned the same courtesy:
"May the Storm be with you!"
Alger, encouraged, nodded slightly, then turned to leave.
He hadn't walked many steps when he saw a light shining into the cathedral from outside, as bright as sunlight.
Alger was slightly startled. Sunlight? It's night now!
Immediately, he felt a gust of wind sweep past him, and when he looked back, Bishop Jogori, who should have been behind him, was gone.
This light is problematic, Alger quickly hastened his steps to follow.
Stepping out of the cathedral onto the square, he saw the outside, illuminated brightly like daylight, rapidly dimming.
He quickly walked to Bishop Jogori, who was still looking around the square, and looked towards the direction from which the dazzling light had come, his voice full of confusion and worry:
"Your Excellency Jogori, what is this?"
"Sun Pathway, Beyonder ability of demigod level."
"This is a provocation to the Storm!"
Jogori's tone became serious, his voice filled with anger.
The old man with gray hair clenched his fists, and the anger within him almost solidified, as if it could erupt at any moment.
"You go back and warn those pirates. At times like this, there are always some shady characters who want to stir up trouble in the chaos."
After saying this, Jogori didn't wait for Alger's reply and soared on the strong winds towards the Loenese residential area, which was also Bayam's affluent district, where the upper class resided.
Someone actually used a Sun Pathway demigod-level Beyonder ability within Bayam City, and it was clearly an offensive technique... This is a provocation to the entire Church of the Lord of Storms!
Alger pondered in his heart, while also guessing what had happened.
In the Loenese residential area, the extremely scorching white miniature Sun that illuminated the entire Bayam lasted only three or four seconds before rapidly extinguishing.
It wasn't that Leyton couldn't make it last longer, but there was no need, and the intense light, if prolonged, would have a significant impact on ordinary people nearby.
In the sky, the figure who had just cast the scorching white spear revealed himself.
He was enveloped in a faint golden light, which made his appearance somewhat blurry. Only his brown long trench coat flapped in the strong wind.
His gaze was cold as he stared at the villa area below, which had already lost its outline, like an emotionless puppet.
"You are truly insane!"
"Are you worried that I pose a threat to you? Or do you want to use the power of the Church of the Lord of Storms to encircle me?"
The surrounding temperature rapidly dropped, and the water vapor that had evaporated re-condensed in mid-air.
Soon, a translucent layer of ice crystals appeared, and at the same time, a phantom, ethereal figure wearing a white robe embroidered with gold threads rapidly emerged and stepped out from it.
His hair was light yellow and slightly curly, his face gaunt and bony, and his brown eyes held an uncontrollable malice and madness.
On his relatively thick lips were golden nails covered with intricate patterns, sealing his entire mouth, giving him an eerie and terrifying feeling.
He made no attempt to conceal the malice in his eyes, his gaze fixed intently on the mid-air. His lips, sealed by nails, did not move, yet a chilling voice echoed around:
"A Sun Pathway demigod? No wonder you have the courage to face me directly."
Leyton's blurred figure, enveloped in faint golden light, slightly raised his hand. Golden phantom flames ignited out of thin air around him, emanating the vast aura of the Sun.
Along with these flames, a cold voice also appeared:
"'The Silent One' Mahmosi, for the Tree of Flesh and Blood? It seems the rumors are true."
As soon as the words fell, the surrounding golden flames instantly condensed into spears, shooting towards Mahmosi.
Mahmosi' figure suddenly became ethereal and transparent, then reappeared from another ice crystal, then became ethereal again, reappearing from another ice crystal.
As Mahmosi continuously leaped between the mirror-like ice crystals he created with his Beyonder ability, Leyton's image reflected in his eyes became increasingly clear.
In mid-air, an ominous premonition gradually rose in Leyton's heart, and it was growing stronger.
Whoosh~
The howling wind around them suddenly intensified, causing the golden flames around Leyton to constantly undulate. The ice crystals created by Mahmosi through his Beyonder ability were also swept into the air.
The howling gale transformed into a tornado, attempting to carry them away from the urban area.
Golden flames and ice crystals, mixed with the aura of death and decay, repeatedly collided within the tornado, staging a fierce confrontation of ice and fire.
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