Chapter 1030

Church.

Confessional.

A faint roar echoed from all directions outside the church, making Chen Ling, who was nailed to the cross, instinctively look up, a flicker of bewilderment in his eyes.

"Fourth Senior Brother... what's that sound around us?"

Mojiao smiled. "If I'm not mistaken, reinforcements have arrived."

"Reinforcements?"

"Mm." Mojiao nodded slightly. "I was the fastest to arrive; after all, my ability is unique."

Chen Ling had long been familiar with Mojiao's ability; he seemed able to turn any inconspicuous character into his clone. The last time Chen Ling ran wild at the Guild of Stars, it was Mojiao's clone who saved him.

This time, Mojiao had most likely sent a clone to deliver his meal.

"Senior Brother, where is your true body then?" Chen Ling couldn't help but ask.

Mojiao's eyebrow twitched slightly. Just as he was about to speak, a chaotic sound erupted from the corridor!

A character, moving at an unperceivable speed, pierced through the void, shooting like a bullet towards Chen Ling's glabella. At the same time, an Eighth-level aura surged forth like a monstrous flood!

This was definitely an attack from an Adjudicator Agent, so fast that even Chen Ling couldn't react. Only when the character flashed before his eyes did he realize that the Silver King had probably discovered someone was coming to rescue him and had preemptively moved to kill him.

But to send an Adjudicator Agent specifically to kill him seemed a bit too formal.

Not only had Chen Ling's control over his limbs been stolen, and he was nailed to the cross, but even if he could escape, he wouldn't be able to dodge this attack. He instinctively closed his eyes, preparing to face his death.

But the next moment,

A hand firmly seized the whistling character.

Chen Ling froze. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Mojiao's hand blocking him. Streaks of blood flowed from his fingertips as he crushed the character in his palm!

"Junior Brother, it seems you've misunderstood something." Mojiao turned and gave him a gentle smile.

"The one who brought you food wasn't a clone... it was your Senior Brother's true body."

Chen Ling stood frozen.

True body??

Inside the Wuji Realm's stronghold, right under the noses of the Silver King and Sovereign Wuji, the one who had nonchalantly delivered him meals for two days... was actually Fourth Senior Brother's true body?!

"Junior Brother, hold on a little longer. Your Senior Brother will go resolve some trouble for you... Soon, someone will come to get you out."

Mojiao took a step forward, his figure seemingly erased from all of Chen Ling's perceptions, melting into the void.

Deafening roars erupted from outside the corridor, as if a major battle had truly begun.

Inside the silent confessional,

It took Chen Ling a long time to snap out of his daze.

The sounds of battle were not only outside the door but also outside the window, in every corner of the Wuji Realm. He knew something immense must have happened outside, but he couldn't see it for himself.

This feeling was agonizing. In this war, he seemed to be the source of everything, yet he knew nothing about the situation outside.

Who was fighting outside? Were they his companions from the Twilight Society? Could they defeat the Usurpers of Fire? How would they deal with the Adjudicator Agents, Sovereign Wuji, and the Silver King? Would they die because of him?

Chen Ling felt his mind in turmoil. He wished he could tear off his own limbs and crawl to the window to see what was happening outside.

Audience Expectation Value +3Current Expectation Value: 68

The moment the audience expectation value increased, a cacophony of voices once again came from outside the door:

"How did the church get such a big hole punched in it?!"

"That Lord seems to be fighting someone. How many people do we have left now?"

"I don't know... everyone's scattered. Those Twilight Society people are fierce; our defenses have been torn apart. It seems someone is already breaking through here!"

"Where are the King and Sovereign Wuji?!"

"Sovereign Wuji seems to be gone. The King... the King hasn't been contacted. He should be in the church, but we've searched everywhere and haven't seen a trace of him!"

"Damn it... What about Chen Ling?! Has Chen Ling been killed?!"

"Go inside and check!"

The confessional door was kicked open. Three or four disheveled Usurpers of Fire stood at the entrance, looking as if they had just been through intense combat.

Seeing Chen Ling nailed to the cross, their expressions immediately turned grim.

"The one from before didn't succeed?"

"Never mind that... kill him now!"

Ignoring everything else, this group of Usurpers of Fire immediately drew their weapons and aimed them at Chen Ling on the cross.

Not all Usurpers of Fire possessed the Thief Saint-level ability to extract organs from a distance. For most Usurpers with weaker combat power, weapons were still a crucial part of killing.

Just as they were about to open fire, a violent blast erupted from the stained-glass window behind the cross!!

BOOM—!!!

The sacred and magnificent stained-glass window shattered in an instant, its scattered fragments glimmering with various colors in the morning light, like multicolored gems strewn by gods upon the human world. And amidst the flying shards, three backlit figures, brandishing their weapons, charged forward as if they had just broken through a siege!

Nailed to the cross, Chen Ling didn't see the moment the stained-glass window behind him exploded, but he saw instant sunlight flood the dim confessional, and three shadows race across the floor, darting past him.

Bang, bang, bang!

Almost simultaneously, the guns in the Usurpers of Fire's hands fired.

Three bullets flew towards Chen Ling's face, but all struck the figure bursting from behind the window. Blood splattered, but that person, along with the other two, landed steadily on the ground in front of the cross and slowly stood up.

"Tsk..." A figure in black with a wolf tail disdainfully stretched his neck. Three bullets were expelled from his chest, clattering onto the ground.

"Didn't hurt a bit... Is that all you've got?"

Sun Bumian, standing nearby, slapped the back of his head with a crisp sound, like slapping a ripe watermelon.

"Stop showing off, get in there!"

Jian Changsheng: ...

Jiang Xiaohua, standing nearby and half-naked, reacted the quickest. He unhesitatingly kicked out with immense force, directly collapsing the chest of the nearest Usurper of Fire, sending the person flying backward like a kite with a broken string!

Jian Changsheng and Sun Bumian simultaneously activated their domains. Two figures, one black and one red, like ghostly specters, charged directly into the crowd!

The high-ranking Usurpers of Fire were currently outside fighting the Twilight Society's Jack and Queen. Those remaining in the church were not strong and were naturally no match for these few.

Within mere tens of seconds, the three ended the battle.

Amidst the shattered glass on the floor, Jian Changsheng slowly turned. A smirk played on his lips as he twitched his wolf tail, then began to sing, looking at Chen Ling on the cross...

"Yo～～～～～"

"Don't worry bro～～～～～～"

Chen Ling: ...