Chapter 55: Scepter Liberation 【Five-Bind Sacred Judgment】

As the crown constructed of words and asphalt formed on Jason's head, the air in the entire basement suddenly froze.

That hideous and ugly crown exuded a nauseating pressure, as if countless pairs of eyes were watching everyone present through those twisted words.

And Jason, with the crown on his head, his aura was continuously rising in everyone's eyes.

At the same time, his body was also continuously mutating.

“Truth be praised!”

His vocal cords suddenly split into three, the overlapping sounds rumbling in his asphalt-like throat.

The originally metallized right arm began to proliferate, and six tentacles covered in twisted words pierced out from his shoulder blades.

The skin on his neck suddenly cracked, and the agate-like ribs made a crisp sound.

Liquid metal climbed up his spine, forming a metallic growth in the shape of a crown of thorns on the surface of his skull.

The asphalt-like words drilled into his pupils like living things, and the moment his irises were completely swallowed by the ink-black color—his skin began to flow.

Just like a flowing portrait.

Jason's facial contours continuously collapsed and reformed in a metallic luster, and the alchemical golem severed by Lawrence turned into quicksilver, covering his body's surface again, forming a second layer of skin.

“This is....”

Hyde's pupils contracted suddenly, as if he had seen something extremely terrifying.

Blood dripped from the corners of his eyes, leaving two bloody trails on his cheeks.

“Mythical Form...”

“How is that possible, isn't he of the Silver stage?”

Vilnia said subconsciously, her gaze lingered on Jason's body for a moment, then she looked away because she couldn't bear the sharp pain that directly struck her brain.

“It's the effect of his scepter.”

Lawrence frowned deeply, “His scepter allows him to automatically ascend one rank upon liberation. This guy right now, is a genuine Stibnite stage....”

“Witness... the power of truth...”

Jason's voice became a reverberation of grinding metal and flipping pages.

He raised his hand, and a scorching flame ignited.

The surrounding candlelight suddenly surged, and then under Jason's control, transformed into streams of green fire snakes rushing to kill the four of them.

Hyde reacted quickly, firing both guns.

The silver bullets drew graceful arcs in the air, but were easily swallowed by the liquid metal floating around Jason.

The sword-cane in Lawrence's hand burned with a holy flame, he brandished the weapon, trying to sever the attacking fire snakes.

However, the flames unexpectedly merged upon contact, spreading up the body of the sword.

“Tssss—”

The scorching green flames left shocking burns on Lawrence's arm, he gritted his teeth and took a few steps back, enduring the intense pain.

Vilnia raised her hand to summon a shadow barrier, however, Jason just casually waved his hand, and countless tiny metal fragments easily tore the barriers apart like bullets.

“A ridiculous struggle. Do you really think you can stop the advent of truth with such insignificant power?”

Jason's voice was filled with fanaticism and contempt.

His right arm suddenly expanded, turning into a huge metal hammer, and with a deafening roar, he smashed it into the ground.

“Boom!”

The entire basement shook violently, and the ground split open with countless spiderweb-like cracks.

Just then, Jason's body suddenly began to twist and deform.

His torso elongated, his limbs turning into sharp metal blades.

His original face completely disappeared, replaced by a hideous mask composed of countless twisted words.

“Feel... the weight of truth!”

Jason's voice had completely lost its humanity, becoming a creepy metallic grinding sound.

His body, like a bolt of lightning, instantly appeared in front of Hyde.

Hyde's pupils shrank, and he instinctively raised his guns to shoot.

However, the bullets just passed through Jason's body, leaving smoking bullet holes in the wall behind him.

“Pfft!”

Blood splattered, Hyde's chest was neatly sliced off by Jason's metal blade, blood instantly dyeing his clothes red.

The intense pain made him let out a painful roar.

Vilnia seized the opportunity to raise her hand, the surrounding shadows seemed to come alive, turning into countless sharp spikes stabbing towards Jason.

However, Jason's body was like mercury, easily weaving through the spikes, his laughter filled with madness and distortion.

“No, if this goes on, we're no match for him at all”

Mel stood beside Hyde, one hand on his shoulder, continuously channeling healing arts to stop his bleeding.

Just then, she heard Hyde's voice in her ear.

“Wait... Lawrence will liberate his scepter—remember, as long as you hit him five times, we will have succeeded.”

As soon as his voice fell, Lawrence at the side suddenly sheathed his sword-cane.

Then, he raised it high and thrust it into the ground.

—Scepter Liberation 【Five-Bind Sacred Judgment】!

The scepter trembled slightly in Lawrence's hand, then burst out with a dazzling silver light.

A translucent halo spread out from Lawrence as the center, enveloping the entire basement.

At the same time, both Mel and Vilnia felt a strange power emerge within their bodies.

The two looked at each other, then simultaneously looked at Jason.

The New Moon rose in Mel's hand, and the shadows at Vilnia's feet boiled.

With the liberation of Lawrence's scepter, an invisible force instantly swept through the entire basement.

A strange silence filled the air, as if time itself had frozen at this moment.

Jason's twisted metal body trembled violently, as if he had sensed some kind of threat.

On his hideous mask composed of countless twisted words, a trace of unease suddenly appeared.

Mel's fingers traced the outline of 【The New Moon】, and when the second fire snake pounced, she immediately turned, grabbed Vilnia's hand, and the two of them escaped into The Void together.

The next moment, a gap was torn in reality, and before they had even arrived, a dark red blade of light flew out from The Void.

The moment 【The New Moon】 pierced through the liquid metal, the first glowing rune was branded on Jason's left rib.

At the same time, his movements also paused briefly.

“The first one.”

Mel whispered in The Void, Vilnia followed closely behind, the surrounding shadows condensed into a spike in her hand, and struck fiercely towards the flowing metal spine.

“Ding!”

Jason's back suddenly hardened, but it rippled under the shadow's thrust.

Vilnia's pupils lit up, and with the burning of Quintessence, the shadow spikes instantly split into twelve cold glints, tearing spiderweb-like cracks on the metal surface.

The second rune lit up on his spine.

“Damn debauchees!”

Jason's metal mask twisted into the shape of Sanskrit, and six tentacles shot through the air.

Hyde, spitting blood, rolled to dodge, pressing his twin guns against his jaw and firing continuously, the silver bullets accurately hitting the words of truth at the joints of the tentacles.

The third rune emerged in the cracks of the joint.

Lawrence drew his sword-cane again, under the burning flames, the sword-cane had almost melted, yet it stubbornly maintained its shape.

The holy fire spread along his charred arm, but it failed to stop the steps of this believer of Order.

Shadows entangled Jason's legs, and with the triple attack just now, his body's reaction had visibly slowed down a lot.

Lawrence raised his sword-cane high, like holding a spear forged of light, turning his lifelong faith into a thunderbolt to pierce the heretic.

“In the name of Order!”

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