The dusky light on the horizon was like the dusk of every day. It was not scorching hot, but there was a kind of gloomy beauty to the ground. It was like a thin veil of light was draped over the body of a beauty.
Hogness held a pipe in his mouth. In the midst of the noisy post-war ruins, there were demonic bats and hellfire flying across the sky from time to time. This was really not a good place. He looked at the light and shadow in the distance, reached out and took the pipe, and said softly.
"In my time, we mostly dealt with vampires who had internal strife and foolish werewolves who couldn't suppress their instincts. At most, they were possessed by some Lord of Hell who came to the mortal world to commit all kinds of evil. When I was young, I also fantasized about being a savior and releasing that terrible world from the shadows of the Gods and Demons."
He sighed.
"But later, I realized that the biggest problem of this civilization was never the gods and demons who had left the world. The real problem of human civilization was themselves. Their souls were too weak, and they believed in the wisdom of the masses. However, they occupied a dimension that was coveted by all the extraterrestrials. They did not care about the precious secrets and loved to fight among themselves. There was a kind of sad arrogance that made them believe in the weak power in their hands."
"They were like children who looked at the world through a tube, thinking that they were the king of the world."
Saber looked at the old man from the corner of his eyes.
"What do you mean by that? I can understand every sentence, but when you put them together, I don't know what you're trying to say. "
He scratched his head and spread out his hands.
"You see, I'm just a boor, so you'd better be straightforward when you speak."
"Okay."
Hogness put away his pipe. At the edge of their vision, the angels flapping their wings were already in sight. Hogness waved his staff, and a layer of scorching Flame Shield blocked his body. He calmly took out three Mana Gems and handed one to Saber.
"What I mean is that this won't be the only time. This is only the first time, and there will be a second time and a third time in the future. When that wall collapses, cross-border invasions will become a normal occurrence. By then, how will this weak civilization protect itself? With their ridiculous steel against the power that can destroy a city in an instant? "
"Hey."
Seiber pouted at him. "You're also an old man with one foot in the grave. Why do you look like you're looking forward to the end of this world?"
Hogness shrugged and took a puff of his pipe with a smile.
"I'm just telling the truth. Even the Ancient One thinks so. No one can see where the wheel of fate turns. In short, from today onwards, the situation that this world will face is obviously much worse. I hope it is ready to face the storm...."
Looking at the approaching 13 Angels, Hogness tapped his staff on the ground.
"By the way, you must not have stayed here to fight to the death because you received the call of courage, right? You still have a trump card. If I let you face Gabriel, even the most powerful angel in Heaven can be fearless. Take it out, or we will all die here. "
Saber took the cigar from the corner of his mouth, threw it aside, and stamped it out with his foot. He said with a pained expression.
"It's a pity... This thing was not prepared for her, so you and the Ancient One have to compensate me for my loss!"
Hogness rolled his eyes.
"What are you talking about? I'm not forcing you to stay here and fight to the death. You can just ignore this place and leave..."
The old mage grinned with an undisguised mocking smile. "But Gabriel is already watching you, isn't she? My brother Seiber, do you think she'll let you go so easily? "
"So, helping me is actually saving yourself... It's just a matter of convenience, but I think if you can turn the tide, maybe the Ancient One will give you some rewards. You know, there are a lot of things in the Sorcerer Supreme's Treasure House that even I am envious of. Good things from various dimensions can be said to be priceless."
Saber did not answer. After a while, the sound of wings flapping in the air appeared in front of the two of them. The flashing wings behind Gabriel swayed, and her toes touched the ground. Her face was still the appearance she chose on Earth. There was almost no change, but at this moment, her mature appearance was given some kind of special feeling. It was a kind of perception, a kind of taste.
Full of the prestige of a condescending person, she looked at Saber and Hogness standing in front of her and said softly.
"Are the rats finally not running away? You are really arrogant. Facing us, the exiled aliens, and seeing us return to this world, you, who have already seen the power we hold, still choose to fight against us? "
"Gabriel! When did the Archangel of Heaven begin to wallow in the mire with the ruler of Hell? "
Hogness took a step forward and asked loudly, "Angels have appeared in this dark place, and with great fanfare, are you finally going to annihilate your faith in this world? Look at all this, betrayal! A massacre! Look behind you, a massacre... Is this your heaven? "
"No!"
Facing Hogness's accusation, the wings behind the Archangel moved, and 12 armed angels surrounded the two of them. Gabriel shook the light cast battle spear in her hand and replied.
"I'm just stimulating human nature."
"So you're going to give the world to the demons?"
Hogness sneered, "Sure enough, it's the same old saying, without darkness, light is meaningless. Thousands of years have passed, and humans have begun to look up at the stars, but you are still playing the same old trick! "
"But it's very useful, isn't it?"
Gabriel ignored the old sorcerer's sarcasm. She spoke as if she had already won. "You always think that you have the truth in your hands. You always think that humans are enslaved by God. But you have never seen the true face of the matter. Humans are favored! Everyone in this world, as long as they serve their faith, will be protected by God, and even be redeemed, no matter if they are a murderer, a sadist, or even a lunatic! "
"Think about it carefully!"
The Archangel's voice became low and magnetic. "In all the myths and ancient books, as long as you are willing to repent, God will open the arms of God for you. What kind of honor is that? What kind of mercy is that? In this dimension, there are many things in the universe that you can't imagine, but only humans have the right! Personally, I would like to call it a 'privilege'! It's very unfair. "
"And the ancients have hidden a lot from you. When the universe was on the verge of destruction for the first time, who stood up to stop the invasion of darkness? When the destroyers came, who stood up to protect this world? "
Gabriel's voice became impassioned.
"It's us! It's us! In the era before the Ancient One was born, it was us who protected this world from being destroyed by outsiders. Now, we just want to take back what belongs to us. But you, all you have to offer is faith, and only lose a trace of dignity to kneel to God. Is that more valuable than a life? "
"My dignity is worthless."
Saber's voice sounded behind Hogness. He walked out from behind the old sorcerer, holding something in his hand.
"But that's the only thing I have. It's my last inch of territory. Only in that inch of territory, I'm free. I won't bow to you just to go to your bullshit heaven!"
He raised his head, and under the helmet, his eyes flashed red. Gabriel looked at him, and a smile appeared on her mature face.
"No, of course you won't. You will die here, and your soul will be annihilated. You won't have a chance to go to heaven. I suddenly realized that I've said too much. Are you stalling for time until the Ancient One arrives?"
The six wings behind the Archangel spread out at this moment.
"Go and catch those fugitives back! The Hell on Earth will be in New York. Only when humans face the most terrifying demons will they be able to release their rarest souls. Only after surviving the Hell on Earth will you have the qualifications to enter Heaven … The era of the Gods will begin once again, tonight … with your blood as a sacrifice! "
The twelve angels flapped their wings and flew further away in accordance with the Archangel's command. Only Gabriel, Saber, and Hogness were left.
"Thump!"
The light-cast spear touched the ground, and in an instant, all the remaining ruins around it were destroyed, revealing the hidden Kamar-Taj magic nodes under the Sanctum. The Archangel stood in the light and looked at the two people in front of her.
"You!"
She pointed her finger at Saber, and the light falling from the sky turned into six railings, tightly binding the space around Saber's body. She looked at Saber with a hint of curiosity.
"I've always wanted to know what kind of ugly face is hiding under that mask of yours. You seem to have a lot of opinions about us, but that's not important anymore. After all, you're going to die in a few seconds. This mask can't withstand the wrath of an angel, and neither can your body of flesh and blood!"
Her spear's sharp light blade was pressed against Saber's neck. Hogness wanted to fight back, but Gabriel stretched out her left hand, and the tightly wrapped light chain imprisoned all the magic power within three meters around the old mage's body. The difference in strength was too great.
"Madman Saber, for the crime of disrespect to the gods, I sentence you to death. Now, do you have anything to say?"
Saber did not struggle. He looked calmly at the Archangel, who had the upper hand in front of him, and said softly.
"What's under this mask isn't a body of flesh and blood. It's a kind of will, a will that will never lower its head to trash like you. Your blade won't be able to kill it … However, since you've kindly given me this opportunity, what I want to say is …"
Under the mask, Saber's face showed a smile of victory.
"My lovely Archangel, why don't you look back?"
Swoosh!
The thing in Saber's hand turned into dark sand and flowed through his fingers. A huge, silent, and gloomy will shrouded the area where the three of them were at. Gabriel's expression changed a little. She threw a light blade at Saber's neck, but it was blocked by the darkness that escaped from the air.
"You! What did you do!!! "
Faced with this angry rebuke, Seiber shrugged and said, "It's nothing. I just made a call … to ask for help."
As he spoke, a super-large dark vortex appeared in the ruins not far from them. The moment it appeared, it swallowed everything that was left behind. The dark fog began to spread in all directions. The violent dark storm whistled and swept through everything in the surroundings. Everything, whether alive or not, was corroded into nothingness by the darkness.
The Archangel glared at Saber, but she knew it was useless to say anything. She flapped her wings and was about to turn into light and leave. However, the moment her body disappeared, four dark tentacles rushed out from the vortex. Like a predator, they tied Gabriel up in the air and dragged her down to the ground. The ground shook again.
"Things are so strange in this world. Ha …"
Seiber rubbed his wrist and raised his head. He looked at Gabriel who was still bathed in holy light but was now surrounded by darkness. He also looked at the dark figure standing behind her. The figure was wearing a black robe which looked very similar to Kamar-Taj's robe, but it was more ancient. It looked like a long trench coat, and there was a flame on his head. Amidst the flame, there was a pair of rainbow-colored eyes.
His arm grabbed Gabriel's neck from behind. The arrogant archangel completely lost control of her body at this moment. Even the scorching light around her was corroded by the omnipresent dark mist. She was at a complete disadvantage.
The situation changed so fast that Hognes, who was watching from the side, could not react in time. They had gained the upper hand. What was worse was that Saber seemed to have summoned an even scarier boss.
If one did not consider the danger in this place, it could be called … fighting poison with poison?
"Insufferably arrogant bigwigs will always have the opportunity to take revenge … and beat them down to the ground."
Seiber strolled forward and patted the expressionless face of the archangel. He caressed her smooth collarbone and whispered into her ear like a lover.
"You see, I'm not as weak as you think, baby … I didn't prepare this for you, but it doesn't matter. I'm quite satisfied with this result. Farewell, my Miss Gabriel. I'll miss you. Really … The blow you gave me before was really f * cking painful!"
He kissed Gabriel's face gently and turned to look at the incarnation of fire and darkness.
"It's been a long time, Mr. Domam. You see, as an old friend, I've placed a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in front of you … A dimension has been opened. It's within your reach. Go, devour them to your heart's content."
"Why don't we start with … Ms. Gabriel? She looks delicious."
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