"When——! When ——! When ——! When ......"

As soon as the words ended, an inexplicable grotesque and eerie bell rang throughout the facility, accompanied by a three-level alarm, like an elegy for everyone. The civilians instantly became nervous, began to speculate, wait, and some began to quietly evacuate the main common room. I'm sure the branch doesn't have a single big clock. And every time the bell rang once, through the closed door, there was a heart-rending scream in the corridor, the creepy gurgling of broken limbs, rubbing, and squeezing, and in such a strange situation, even the continuous and extremely grotesque singing could be heard. The clerical also gave up all composure at this moment, and began to run wildly towards the corridor on the other side, the staircase leading to the upper floor, and all the passages that could get out of here. I couldn't stop them, I couldn't keep order, the whispers stopped for a moment, my confused brain came to my senses, and I waited as I stared at the screaming gate.

"Uhhh

With the twelfth scream, the bell also stopped abruptly. I clutched Paradise Lost, and I knew that a brutal battle was about to begin.

The door opened, and nine twisted and strange creations were greeted by "Huh! "Even though I had been mentally prepared in advance, I was still startled by the terrible appearance: they all wore the masks of the beak of the plague doctor, only more hideous—mixed with blood-colored teeth and exposed outwards, like evil spirits, showed us a strange grin, and a pair of blood-colored red eyes stared straight at all the living things in sight; They still retain their human form, but they are nearly three meters tall, carrying their backs and having wings on their backs, but they cannot fly, and blood-red lines are embedded in their blasphemous white bodies; They wield weapons of scythes, scepters, and spears, as if in a silent trial.

"Ahhh Damn it! What the hell is that! In this situation, no civilian can keep his senses, and all the civil servants who saw those twisted creations fell into a painful madness at the first moment, and they either fled quickly, or fainted in fright, or directly pulled out their pistols and pointed them at their throats, and pulled the trigger without hesitation......

The group of monsters looked at the scattered people and slowly raised their heads, as if laughing. One of the leaders saw the clerk sitting on the ground not far away, and it was obvious that he was so frightened of what was happening in front of him that his body felt as if he was nailed to the ground. Slowly, as it approached a piece of fish to the slaughter, it came to the side of the clerk, raised its spear in its hand, and pointed it at the trembling employee.

"You don't ...... No...... No...... Yes......! "Poor fellow, he didn't even have time to exhale a full word.

"Click!" The spear pierced the creature's skull and ripped it from its body and plunged it deep into the ground, as if it were poking a balloon tied to a piece of paper. "Bang!" With a little force, the monster's head disintegrated in an instant as if it had exploded, and the ground was covered with a disgusting mixture of flesh, bones, and brains, a puddle of filth, and I couldn't bear to look at it directly.

At this moment, the monster seemed to be quite proud, and it immediately withdrew its weapon contentedly, and the piece of flesh instantly turned into blood-colored wriggling dirt, leaving only a miserable headless corpse. After that, the other monsters gradually became active, and began to wantonly torture the civilian positions around them, until finally, they showed their bloody and hideous smiles, and they all looked at me.

Attack! Immediately!

The belated order of the supervisor, and the angry me. "Die!" I lifted Paradise Lost high, gathered all my strength, and pressed the handle of the staff to the ground with a crisp thudding sound.

There was a sudden silence, in the space where only me and the nine apostles were left of the living creatures, everything stood still. Time seems to lift my mind, and I wait with bated breath.

When I grasped this weapon, I felt the same anomaly as when the plague doctor appeared, it was an EGO, the same origin as the plague doctor's power, and also the same origin as the abominable power in front of me.

"Click...... Click! With a violent cracking sound, huge cracks suddenly appeared in the ground in the distance, and blood-colored snakes, curved thorn fences, and countless sharp vines rushed out of the cracks, and mixed with countless profane blood-colored soil and slime mixtures poured down on all the apostles, and in an instant, the sharp thorn grates penetrated the apostle's solid shell, the blood-colored basilisk sucked the life of the apostle, and the tenacious vines slowed the apostle's pace, and the terrible monster's dominance finally ushered in resistance.

But the apostle did not fall because of this, and even if he was attacked so horribly, it did not have the slightest effect on the monsters' vigorous vitality and desire to kill. The Apostles swung their weapons, sometimes slashing, sometimes screaming, their blood-colored wings constantly informing themselves in real space, breaking free in a grotesque and utterly unreasonable way, as if time and space had been disrupted by their terrifying and strange power. I gritted my teeth, clenched Paradise Lost, and struck the ground again, hitting the spirit to increase the intensity of the attack. But the repeated attacks were quickly and easily defused by the cooperation of the ten apostles who had already established themselves. In my anger and nervousness, I saw the smug smiles of the apostles.

"Damn......" I raised Paradise Lost, and was about to attack again, when suddenly a grotesque black energy ball flew towards me, I was violently excited, and immediately put away Paradise Lost, and an emergency turned sideways, flashing away in a thrilling way.

As expected, it was a blasphemous black light bullet fired by the Apostle of Scepter, and at this time, the three Apostles of Scepter came to the front of the battle and began to manipulate the powerful forbidden power of the Scarlet Scepter to launch a continuous long-range counterattack against me. After a brief accumulation of strength, the four spear apostles on both sides of the flank flanked me with an extremely incomprehensible swiftness, while the two scythe apostles in the center were responsible for confronting me head-on, approaching me step by step with heavy steps.

The situation suddenly turned very unfavorable, and these abominable monsters showed a very threatening sense of cooperation, and the task of destroying them became extremely tricky at the moment. "Can't sit still!" With that in mind, I gripped Paradise Lost and rushed towards the oncoming Scythe Apostle, dodging the black light bullets that fired. Thankfully, the sprinting Spear Apostles still obey the laws of this world's physics, and their speed has forced them to follow a huge turning radius to make a complete U-turn and reorient themselves to make another charge towards me. This bought me precious time, and I soon came to the nearest Scythe Apostle, who was forced to stop his attack when he was caught in the blind spot, and the Scythe Apostle quickly swung at me with the mighty scythe, and I dodged a slash and a sweep with ease, and finally stepped on the sliding scythe to the limit in a high slash, and at the same time jumped high, somersaulted, and stepped on the monster's wide hunchback.

"Taste this!" I immediately stood on my feet, lifted Paradise Lost, and slammed the sharp handle of the staff into the scarlet-streaked hunchback of the Scythe Apostle.

"Click, whoa!!"

The effect was outstanding, and in an instant, the body of the Scythe Apostle produced terrifying cracks, and countless vines, hedges, and blood snakes drilled out of the cracks again, gnawing, devoured, devoured, entangled, and pierced the Scythe Apostle's body, wings, and smiling face. I immediately jumped off its back, and as I landed, Paradise Lost slammed into the ground again, and with a crisp sound that I hadn't seen for a long time, countless vines burst out of the cracks in the ground and immediately wrapped the legs and wings of the four spear apostles who were rushing towards me, while the scepter apostles on the other side were pierced through their hands and heads by the protruding thorn hedge, and were forced to stop interfering with me. Eventually, I dodged and avoided the other Scythe Apostle who was still free to move but was slower.

It's clear that the monsters are quickly shaking themselves off, the grotesque freeing is happening again, and they seem to be more skilled at it, and I must free up more of Paradise Lost's power.

I planted Paradise Lost firmly on the ground, and for some unknown reason, I closed my eyes and began to pray in a low voice, and the content was to recite sin, and the words were full of blasphemy, greed, self-interest, repentance, help, and many more indescribable words and filth words, which I have never remembered before, but which I had a great sense of experience and reality. At the same time, as I shook my head in front of the staff like a devout defender, the Apostles quickly broke free and regained their combat strength at a desperate rate: the Apostle of the Spear slashed the vines and galloped towards me after a brief build-up, and the Apostle of the Scepter broke free of his shackles in a strange power and gathered a forbidden beam of energy once again, intent on killing me with a single blow.

“…… Allah, bring me true salvation! ”

With that, I immediately widened my eyes and lifted Paradise Lost high again, and even more intense energy surged through me, gradually converging into the blood wings of the staff and the scarlet apple. And with the sound of a breaking wind, the speared apostle rushing towards me was close at hand, and at this moment, my life was like a candle in the wind.

But my heart is like a peaceful lake, there is no fear, only the joy and relief of being redeemed......

"Bang-" With a crisp sound, the golden aura on the top of the scepter suddenly emitted an extremely dazzling light, the light was so strong and dazzling, that all the apostles present immediately stood in place like wooden people whose souls had been drained, and the flesh and white armor also began to melt rapidly at the same time, and the scarlet pupils immediately lost their minds, like a grotesque statue.

When I actually unleashed this power, I realized that it was not of the same origin as the hideous monsters in front of me, but from another ...... There is another, higher, greater and more sacred being, beyond my reach.

But just as I breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that I had solved the difficulties in front of me, suddenly my eyes went dark, and the unspeakable pain that had once been once again attacked my fragile soul, and after a period of unspeakable pain and labor pain, I vomited a mouthful of blood and fell to the ground in despair, my body as motionless as a corpse.

And even more desperately, contrary to my embarrassment and anguish, the apostles, who had thought to be dealt with, were rejuvenated by this sudden onslaught—yes, the apostles stood up again, like ghouls, and healed their wounds at once with unimaginable speed, and their bodies quickly returned to their original shape. They grinned again, staring at me, fully armed, pressing on me.

"Ahem!" After coughing up another puddle of blood, I suddenly felt a strange feeling of comfort, and my body gradually regained strength and consciousness, and I looked briefly at myself to see that on my horrific wound, countless white organic matter was rapidly approaching and repairing my tissues. I immediately realized that it was a healing bullet that the supervisor had used to keep me alive.

I got back on my feet again, and the battle with the apostles came to the second round.

At the beginning of the opening, I once again let out the sparkle of the apostles, and the apostles were once again incapacitated like sculptures. But the attack didn't last long, and I felt a great sense of detachment and weakness, and my consciousness began to blur. I immediately realized that this type of attack was a huge burden on my body, and I couldn't go any further.

At this point, the Director set up a shield stand for me, and ordered me to evacuate the area, reach the upper level of the main rest room in Sector 2 before the nine apostles, and continue to hold them back there.

I was stunned, in the midst of the great change in the past, many of the civil servants had fled to the upper echelons of the Second District, and if the Apostle had made it there, it would inevitably mean more madness and death......

These brutes must not be allowed to go on! I gritted my teeth and plunged Paradise Lost deep into the ground, and I roared, already out of anger. I manipulated the ground to open cracks, and with iron hedges, blood snakes, and vines, I pinpointed the way to the upper levels, and unleashed a near-frantic attack on the Apostles. Obviously, I didn't carry out the supervisor's orders, and I decided to gamble, with my life at the moment, on the supervisor's compromise.

The Apostle was already familiar with my attack routine, and they began to work together in pairs, with the most powerful Scythe Apostle breaking free from the vines first, and the Scepter Apostle smashing the blood serpent that drained life force for him; Even with several iron fences attached, the Scythe Apostle regained his freedom of movement, wielding the scythe to free his companions, and the Scepter Apostle's side quickly distorted in time and space, thinking it was on its feet again.

I pulled up Paradise Lost, and while it was still on its footing, I began to focus on a number of apostles, constantly interfering with their formations and coordination, while secretly accumulating strength in preparation for another burst of light. The apostles were clever enough to see the change in my tactics, and they immediately adjusted their tactics, keeping only one of their companions out of trouble, and mobilizing their main forces to launch a concentrated attack on me.

Soon, a large number of difficult black beams and bullets of light were aimed at me again, and the Spear Apostle charged at me. I tried to do the same, trying to get into the blind spot of the remaining Apostles again, but I soon realized how stupid it was: the three Lance Apostles changed formations and outflanked me in three different directions and speeds, forcing me to defend passively at a rate that was not at all as fast as the Spear Apostles. Eventually, I was far from the Apostle of the Scepter, and I stopped where I was, lifted Paradise Lost, and waited.

Seeing this, the Apostle of the Spear immediately struck three ways and launched an attack on me, and the Apostle of the Scepter was also accumulating energy to kill me all. Time is not on my side, the speed of the Spear Apostle is fast, and the stride is only a stone's throw away from me, and the Scepter Apostle has also completed the accumulation of power, and a huge black beam of light surging with terrifying energy is surging towards me with indescribable power under the combined force of several Apostles.

"Whew......," I took a deep breath, secretly tightening the grip on the vine-ridden apostles, and slammed Paradise Lost on the ground. In the next second, a powerful beam of energy engulfed me like a tumbling flood, even affecting an unfortunate spear apostle, whose body was melted like wax by the black profane power poured out of it, and fell to the ground.

The apostles seemed to have solved the crisis, and when they turned away, they were surprised to find that the apostles who had been bound not only did not regain their freedom at this time, but were even drained of their vitality by the blood snake, leaving only an empty shell.

"Ding!" There was another crunch, and countless cracks appeared from it again, and iron hedges, blood snakes, and vines rained down on the remaining apostles, enveloping them in groups. Even more threatening, the attack was clearly more targeted: the vine restraints were less effective against the Apostle of the Scepter, but the thorn hedges greatly limited the attacks he attempted; The Spear Apostle is agile and nimble, easily dodging the spurs of the hedge, but unable to move under the entanglement of countless vines; The Scythe Apostle was incredibly powerful and unusually hard, but it made the Blood Serpent even more excited, and it would greedily drain its life force with a terrifying efficiency, and the Scythe Apostle's power was greatly weakened.

The monsters went from surprise and uneasiness to chagrin and anger, and under their scarlet and terrifying eyes, from a crack in the abyss, I stepped on a vine, held Paradise Lost in my hand, and slowly lifted my body back to the ground, and swaggered before the apostle's eyes.

I made a bold attempt, wielding Paradise Lost to manipulate the Abyss to create a crack beneath my feet just as the devastating beam was about to tear my body apart, and in this way I tore through the plane of time and space under the power of Paradise Lost, appearing as if by magic in front of these desperate monsters who wanted to drink my blood.

"Come on! Let me finish you! "I lifted Paradise Lost, gathered that great power again, and prepared to unleash a light powerful enough to wipe out this group of abominable monsters once and for all.

"Bang ......!"

There was a strange noise. It's that familiar feeling again! I felt the intense discomfort again, and blood spat out from the corners of my mouth, but my body didn't collapse, "Could it be the anti-soul stance that the director has placed on me?!" "But I didn't have to think about it. The apostles, once again, regained their vitality and struggled with excitement as if they had been beaten with blood, and their countenances were even more hideous, with boundless anger and unbounded pride, as if to declare to me their immortality and the futility of all that I had done.

The second round is over, and the brutal third round begins.

I couldn't stop, even though my body was filled with an unbearable feeling of weakness. I pinned Paradise Lost to the ground and began to pray......

The light, the shining light once again illuminated the entire space, the apostle struggled excitedly, but could not get rid of his fate of being destroyed, in the powerful light that lasted for thirty seconds, the nine apostles once again stood in place like sculptures, motionless.

I gasped for breath, my body almost reaching its limit, and I glanced at the apostles who seemed to have had their souls drained, and along with their melted bodies, I was myself with the same severe pain and festering skin, and a terrible fact immediately appeared to me: I could ...... may be no different from them, the same flesh and blood, the same origin. At this moment, the discomfort of the staff after working with the epidemic doctor, the bizarre and absurd strange dream last night, and the minister's earnest reminder that I will never be allowed to get rid of Paradise Lost, seemed to have an answer for a while. I didn't dare to think about it any further, but at this time, even greater doubts haunted me: what kind of power could it be to completely suppress the five apostles with such great power in front of me?

But I didn't have time to think about it, and I barely dragged my almost weak body to my feet under the effect of the regeneration reactor in the main lounge. It was at this point that the Director issued an order to me to proceed to the upper levels of Sector 2 again.

Looking at the weakened body and the apostle who did not know when he would resume his actions again, I carried out this order, Paradise Lost struck the ground again, manipulated the abyssal rift, and after a strange spatial distortion, I managed to reach the upper level of the Lord's rest.

There didn't seem to be as many civilians here as I expected, and they all seemed to be being evacuated in an orderly manner, presumably on the orders of the supervisor, so I went to the main break room in the first district, and while helping with the evacuation, I called on the civilians who remained here to go to the upper departments as much as possible, as high as possible.

The civilians did not dare to slack off and quickly withdrew upward. And I picked up Paradise Lost, and in the following time, I braved the soul damage that appeared from time to time, and used the huge main lounge of the central headquarters to constantly deal with the nine dead and alive apostles.

The Director didn't seem to like my gamble, but he kept me back. Until the Apostle broke through my resistance step by step and came to the upper level of the main lounge in District 1, which was only one step away from the upper department.

At this moment, the supervisor did not order me to continue to hold on, but told me to immediately withdraw to the upper department and go to the main lounge of the training department.

I did, I wasn't sure that I would be able to keep these dead and alive monsters here, and if I let them go to the small upper divisions, I would have no chance of winning alone. Stepping on the carved carpeted but bloodstained staircase, I arrived at the large storage room on the lower level of the Ministry of Intelligence, where I took my first steps and suddenly realized the gravity of the situation - it was "it"! "It" is in the Ministry of Training, not far from the Ministry of Intelligence!

Suddenly, a wave of timidity came over me. This is not out of fear of injury, loss, or death, but of guilt, of guilt, as if a pathetic thief had taken someone else's life.

But the supervisor's order at this time became more and more urgent and nervous, and the apostle was still pressing behind me, and I had no reason to stop, I forced, drove my legs, and walked step by step towards the "place" of the training department.

In a trance, I seemed to recover the memories that had been sealed in the dust and should not belong to me: the plague doctor, the blessing, the apostles, the one sin and the white goodness...... And most importantly - traitors.

These memories are so painful and terrifying that even any fragment of it can lead to intense emotional outbursts. But thankfully, these memory fragments are too complex for me to put them together. I had to keep deceiving myself and quickened my pace to go to the training master to rest.

The apostles' footsteps were so tight that even if I set up a large number of vines and iron thorns along the way, I could only delay their steps only to a limited extent. I have to get all of this done as soon as possible.

I finally arrived at the training department, but just as I was about to take the elevator to the main lounge, an extremely loud whisper sounded in my head:

“““

You don't have to worry, I've heard your slightly frightened prayers.

Listen to my teachings and forsake your flesh and blood to usher in a new life.

A new world is coming, arise, my servants, and sing for my arrival.

“““

The whisper was so strong that it caused the body to lose its mind uncontrollably in place for a few seconds; It was so irresistible that at that moment, I almost let go of Paradise Lost in my hands......

"It's Daphna-senpai!"

In the dark, I heard the voices of Camille and Parker, and immediately cleared my spirits, and looked as hard as I could, and sure enough, I found them in the corridor on the side. "Senpai is here!" As soon as they saw me, they showed unexpected surprise, and with their support, I completely regained my senses, and I did not pay attention to their words, but just moved forward, and everything I did at the moment was only for one purpose, and that was to get there—the main lounge.

Camille and Parker followed closely, and after crossing a hallway, we came to the elevator hall on the other side, where I had no strength to press the up button, and with the help of the two who followed, I finally reached the middle level of the training department, to the door of the main lounge, which I feared, I feared, and I hated.

"It's mine, my final battle ......," I muttered, pressing the button.