Chapter 147: Persistence
This is a truly powerful demon, and its power is far beyond my knowledge and experience, and even beyond my imagination......
Originally, it was just an irrational Chaos Egg with a frenzied killing and predatory instinct, but I had just awakened it with a reckless and stupid attack. Now it is much smaller, and it may be weakened in absolute power compared to the Chaos Egg just now, but a demon with reason, rich combat experience and skill, its threat is far beyond the ability of a beast with empty power.
How can a mortal contend with such a terrifying being? Just by facing it, I felt incomparably weak and afraid, and I had no will to fight.
"I feel your fear, mortal. Now, embrace your doomed death! β
With a roar from my mind, the double-edged tomahawk slashed at my neck with an ominous evil aura. I couldn't make any moves to resist, but my instinct to survive allowed me to instantly increase the strength of my shield.
The shield I had strengthened with all my will had to take only one blow before crumbling completely, a seemingly casual blow with the power of a heavy artillery blast - at my level, even if I were hit by a petrified lizard cannon, there would be more or less one layer of shield left.
The impact was so great that it would spin and fly away. Thanks to the shield's support, the axe didn't hit me directly in the neck, but allowed me to use the power to get away. In my field of vision, everything was spinning, and it was extremely difficult to find balance in gravity-free space, because there was not even a support point to borrow from, and I had to touch the subspace directly to get a little help. By the time I had tried my best to stabilize myself, the battleship that had been a stone's throw away from me was already a full kilometer away.
The demon didn't have time to chase after me for a while, but my doom didn't end there, but really just began. When the shield collapsed, my whole body was exposed to a vacuum, the most extreme environment that can cause a person's death quickly.
The zero air pressure in the outside world made my body seem to be expanding inside, and the air pressure in my lungs and blood pressure could rise through my body at any time, turning me into a mass of flesh that I could no longer distinguish the shape, and then the cold close to absolute zero would turn me into a hard lump. The pain of choking made me subconsciously open my mouth, and then I even felt saliva boiling on my tongue......
I have killed many people, and many times I can hear the wails of those souls after killing them at close range, and even feel their near-death pain for a certain time, which has given me great torture, and at the same time, these painful experiences have greatly strengthened my willpower, and I have a strong mind that can calmly face desperate situations. Although the pain caused by the torture of the vacuum far exceeded all my experience, since I am not dead, and since the mind can still go on normally, there is hope.
I tried to gather my will to reconstruct the shield around me, then took out a compressed air bottle and released the air inside, allowing the shield to regenerate a certain air pressure. The air that has been stored in the cylinder for a long time has the smell of rust, but at this time it is the most precious and sweet gift of life. I didn't put too much power on the shield this time, no matter how strong it was, it still couldn't withstand the demon's blow, so it was better to have some spare strength to rebuild it after it collapsed. I didn't release much air, as long as the air pressure was sustainable. I don't have a lot of air bottles in my collection, because air is not a necessary munition like munitions, food, and medicine, and I rarely have the opportunity to collect itβand even less have the opportunity to use it.
Then, the demon flew over.
"Haha, mole ant, why don't you accept a quiet and painless death? Well, since you choose to struggle, then I can make your death a little longer. β
It didn't rush to attack this time, but circled around me as if it was choosing a place to strike.
"Being mortal is inherently mortal, but I would never be today. Today, I will only reap the glory! "I condensed my roar into a psychic shock and fought back with all my might. Although I am not a psychic expert, my usual casual blow is enough to tear apart the soul of a mortal, and even a Space Marine, it is inevitable to be shocked for a moment, but at this time, facing this demon, it is like a drop of water hitting a rock, leaving not even a trace.
The demon's psychic power was so powerful that it squeezed my ribcage like a physical force, making it difficult for me to breathe and my heart beat. I didn't dare to make contact with its gaze, that would make me lose my mind and fall into madness, and I didn't dare to use my mind to locate it, and that kind of direct contact with the soul was completely self-depraved.
Even a demon born from slaughter has an innate ability to corrupt and pollute. Like the rumored dangerous heresies and filth, it can corrupt beings with just one look or a word.
Bless all beings, only the emperor!
I silently recited the important verses of the Imperial Scriptures, and at the same time recalled when I was fifteen years old when I made the pilgrimage to the Golden Throne. It's like looking at the sun or other stars up close, the supreme majesty, the incomparable scorching heat, makes people feel the urge to almost moth to the fire......
I have always called myself the sword and shield of the emperor, the flesh and blood to keep off the invasion of heretics and aliens, the sword and gun to defend the majesty of the empire, the blood and bones of thousands of enemies to sacrifice the emperor, victory after victory has brought me glory but also ignorance, and made me arrogant. It was only at this moment, facing this impossible enemy that I realized my own insignificance again, and realized that only the emperor was the last barrier of mankind.
But I am not a priest or a nun after all, and prayer and confession can only give me a glimmer of peace of mind and courage to face the unspeakable filth, but it does not really give me strength.
After all, the only things I can rely on are swords, guns, and the forbidden power that comes from the subspace like the demons.
Extraordinary Courage, a psychic spell that can erase the adverse effects of fear both mentally and physically, making people fearless like Space Marines. It's not my specialty, but I'm pretty good at it, because I often use it on the battlefield to demoralize the cowards and encourage them to make a decisive charge. However, it is very rare to use this spell on yourself.
Extraordinary Strength, which is a spell in the realm of vitality, is able to improve the overall quality of the human body, making people strong and agile. With my physical foundation, after applying this spell, I can almost reach the level of a Space Marine, the level of a naked Space Marine. But vitality is an extremely dangerous realm, especially for me, a psionic who is not a vitality specialist, because the spells in this realm are all applied directly to the body, using subspace energy to strengthen and heal the body. In view of the evil and unstable nature of subspace, the slightest deviation will bring irreparable and bad consequences - the body is polluted by the power of subspace, resulting in mutation and degeneration......
Thanks to the Emperor, both spells were successful, and the dual strengthening of my will and body gave me the confidence to fight again.
"Hahahaha, tiny ant, do you think these clumsy witchcraft can save your fate? In front of me, your strength is completely worthless! β
Facing the demon that lunged at me with a psychic roar, I fired back with an automatic cannon in my hand. The autocannon's powerful recoil means that it only takes three or five shots to shatter the internal organs of a mortal, and only I can withstand it directly after being highly strengthened. The small-caliber cannonball didn't cause any visible wounds on the demon's body, not even the evil aura around its body, but I didn't want it to hurt it.
The demon's flesh is made of the purest form of subspace energy, its wings borrowed directly from subspace, allowing it to fly freely even in a vacuum, far faster than a raptor warrior using a jetpack, and more agile than a bird. I'm clumsy by comparison, but with two auto-cannons in hand, I can get the propulsion I need with ease, maybe not as nimble as the demon, but at least I can move flexibly.
Then the demon's axes fell into the air, and I had time to flap my wings on me. Although I still couldn't avoid flying out in a whirlwind, the shield actually held up the blow.
"Do you think you'll win? I've killed 10 million people, many of whom were as brave or clever as you, but more struggle has only been a more painful death! β
I've seen a lot of sadistic believers, and they're almost as murderous as you, but it's really rare to see people who talk as much nonsense as you. I stared at the demon that circled and flew back, and laughed in my heart. However, I don't have the strength to launch a psychic impact.
I would never fight alone. As an Imperial Guard, I have thousands of comrades-in-arms. And the defense army itself, in many cases, does not win by annihilating the enemy, many times, we just need to hold our positions and hold out until reinforcements arrive.
In the distance, the massive Luna-class cruiser Markena Shine was still pitch black, but some flames lit up in some inconspicuous corners, and the attitude control engine was starting. The kilometer-long steel creature looked like a sleeping beast waking up, slowly turning its body.
It won't be long before the sidestrings of the fully loaded naval guns will be directed to my side. At that time, the power of the light spear that is enough to destroy all things can be done.
And Sylvia, she's a warrior who really does a miracle, and she's never let me down.
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Ah, it's done. Do you need to say more digressions at the end?
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