Lord of Prayer

’Why are people from the Saw Murder Association here?!’

Zhou Chen was stunned. With no time to think, he immediately summoned Forbidden Object C-011: Emotional Outburst and manifested a Warlike Clone. Gripping Dream Light and Shadow, the clone charged toward the Bloody Butcher, brimming with fighting spirit.

CRACK!

The Crystal Spear Blade clashed with the Meat Cleaver, sending sparks flying. The Bloody Butcher grinned, a sadistic, twisted smile spreading across his face.

"I’ve finally found you, Joyful Sawman!"

The corner of Zhou Chen’s mouth twitched, and Erin, who was beside him, couldn’t help but let out a soft laugh.

The Bloody Butcher’s frame suddenly swelled, and he radiated an almost tangible aura of bloodlust and malice. "Hand over the Bloodthirsty Chainsaw! Otherwise, this day next year will be the anniversary of your death, and before you die, you will know what true cruelty is!"

He swung his Meat Cleaver, clashing with Dream Light and Shadow once more. The clang of metal on metal spread out like a hurricane.

The Meat Cleaver reeked of stale blood and had bits of rotting flesh clinging to it. It was clearly an Evil Artifact, able to clash head-on with Dream Light and Shadow without losing ground.

’So they really are after the Bloodthirsty Chainsaw...’ Zhou Chen was speechless. ’How obsessed are these guys with the Bloodthirsty Chainsaw that they’d dare to pull a stunt this brazenly?’

At the same time, several grim figures appeared in the distance. The man in the lead clicked open a small, exquisite jewelry box. Immediately, Zhou Chen felt his Soul connection with Li Xiye sever. Not only that, but the Secret Silver Bracelet that Erin had given him was also sealed by a Mysterious Power, cutting off his link to it.

’It seems that when activated, that jewelry box temporarily disables all jewelry-type artifacts...’ Zhou Chen instantly deduced the ability of the Extraordinary Artifact his enemies were using. With a single thought, he used Alchemy to create countless iron shards. Powered by the Burst Skill of his Cyan Flame, he launched them forward with a roar.

BANG!

Countless sharp iron shards formed a metal storm that swept toward the enemies. In an instant, two of them were sliced to ribbons. Blood flew as their bodies were mangled beyond recognition, rotten flesh hanging from exposed bone. They let out terrifying, panicked screams.

"Useless trash!" someone in the crowd cursed. No one moved to help them. With the Life Force of a Tier Three Ascender, they wouldn’t die from such injuries right away.

The assassins closed in quickly, unleashing various Extraordinary Abilities at Erin in an attempt to divide Zhou Chen’s attention.

WHIRRR~~~~

A golden light suddenly flared around Erin. The phantom of a majestic Golden Dragon flashed into existence behind her before vanishing. The light then contracted, forming into individual Golden Dragon Scales that covered her body, immunizing her against all of the enemy’s Extraordinary Abilities.

As it turned out, Giant Dragons existed in the Laine Kingdom!

Moreover, Erin was on very good terms with one of them. The last time she returned home, the Giant Dragon had given her a blessing from the Dragon Race, along with a few means of self-defense.

One of these was the ridiculously powerful blessing, Golden Dragon Scale Armor. It could only be activated once a week and lasted for ten minutes. While active, it granted immunity to all attacks from the spiritual, Element, and other similar realms. Only attacks based on pure Power or a Rule could break through the Giant Dragon’s blessing.

"Don’t worry about me." Erin pulled out a Heavy Titan GP23 Alchemy Rifle. The aggressive, hard-lined firearm was a stark contrast to her pure, elegant, and delicate appearance.

"I can take care of myself."

As she spoke, she pulled the trigger on an approaching dark figure.

BANG!

The muzzle didn’t spit out a red-hot bullet, but a scorching torrent of flame like a dragon’s breath. It struck its target and erupted in a brilliant flash, as dazzling and blinding as the rising Sun.

A thousand sparks rained down from the sky, vanishing in an instant.

The attacker froze on the spot, his body engulfed in a persistent flame that clung to him like a maggot to bone, burning his flesh with a mad hunger that wouldn’t cease until nothing but ash remained. A terrifying hole had been blasted through his chest; the surrounding clothes and flesh were carbonized by the extreme heat, charred black inside and out.

A single round had easily blasted clean through an Ascender’s torso.

This was the Flaming Dragon Breath Bomb—a single round with a price tag of ten million.

As the daughter of Grand Duke Elizabeth, Erin never wanted for money, let alone Extraordinary Artifacts.

BANG! BANG! BANG!

She fired like a cold-blooded, highly trained killer, pulling the trigger on her enemies again and again without a shred of hesitation or sympathy—this, despite her aspiration to become a Healing Type Physician and save lives.

Torrents of draconic flame spewed forth, hot enough to melt gold and iron, and struck several more assassins with deadly precision. Amidst heart-wrenching screams, their bodies of flesh and blood melted like wax.

Seeing how formidable Erin was, Zhou Chen’s worries eased. He stomped his foot, and his Cyan Flame spread out in surging waves. He planned to turn the area into his own Realm first to press his advantage.

"Put out the fire!" one of the assassins shouted.

An assassin immediately pulled a red fire extinguisher off his back, aimed the nozzle at the sweeping waves of pale flame, and squeezed the handle hard.

HISS!!!

The smoke from the extinguisher collided with the waves of Cyan Flame, and then something completely unexpected happened to Zhou Chen. His Cyan Flame, which had always been unstoppable, was actually extinguished. As the smoke billowed out, the raging sea of fire was instantly suppressed, the blaze put out with an illogical, brute force.

Zhou Chen was stunned, but he quickly understood when he saw the fire extinguisher in the man’s hand.

It was Forbidden Object C-332: Fire’s End.

*Extraordinary Ability: Can rapidly extinguish any fire, regardless of its size or the chemical elements involved. This even applies to Extraordinary flames.*

*However, extinguishing an Extraordinary flame requires a greater amount of dry powder, so it can be easily depleted when used against a large fire created by a high-Status powerhouse. The dry powder inside the extinguisher automatically replenishes every twenty-four hours.*

Clearly, these assassins had come prepared. They had not only sealed his Bonds Ring but also brought a Forbidden Object specifically to counter his Cyan Flame.

But if they thought that alone was enough to take him down, they were far too naive.

WHIRRR!!!

The ferocious roar of a chainsaw erupted, its violent clamor drowning out all other sound.

The Bloody Butcher, who was locked in combat with the Warlike Clone, immediately looked over at the sound. But in the next instant, the joy on his face twisted into furious madness.

"What did you do to the Bloodthirsty Chainsaw!!!"

"Relax. I just changed it into a form that’s more my style."

In Zhou Chen’s hand, his loyal Chainsaw Sword whirred and roared with glee.

Flames erupted, and Zhou Chen vanished, reappearing behind the Bloody Butcher. Simultaneously, a ball of Cyan Flame ignited out of thin air in front of the other assassins, and a high-explosive Alchemy Bomb dropped out of it.

BOOM! A violent explosion erupted, halting the assassins in their tracks.

Meanwhile, Zhou Chen had already swung his rapidly spinning Chainsaw Sword at the Bloody Butcher.

CLANG! CLANG! CLANG! CLANG!

Suddenly, a slender blade emerged from thin air, blocking the Chainsaw Sword. The spinning teeth of the saw met the steel blade, throwing off clusters of sparks. Then, the slender blade erupted with immense force, knocking Zhou Chen back.

A figure rose from the Bloody Butcher’s shadow.

The man wore a black suit and a black top hat. His face was covered by a blood-stained white sack, with only two jagged holes of different sizes torn out for eyes. The gaze peering from those holes was filled with endless madness and bloodlust.

The moment Zhou Chen saw this attire, he knew who it was.

The infamous Jack the Ripper of the American Chainsaw Murder Association!

In the next second, Jack the Ripper lunged at Zhou Chen, unleashing his pure, unadulterated killing intent.