A Core Ship From The Start-Chapter 889 - 624 Chaos’s Gift

Dessel was extremely pleased with himself.

He had acquired the antidote for the Neverwinter City plague, and next, he just needed to pass through the Teleportation Portal, return to Heim Fortress, and offer the antidote to that incomparable great being he worshipped. By doing so, he would attain supreme glory!

Stupid Vanswick, stupid Nasher, when he asked them to lift the blockade on the castle space’s Guardian Stones under the pretense of needing to transfer the power of Heim Believers to Neverwinter City, they were actually foolish enough to believe his words. But soon, they would understand that the plague was not a curse, but a gift and an offering! It was a gift to countless lives, allowing them to feel the Supreme Will’s...... Eh?

However, when Dessel passed through the Teleportation Portal, what he saw was not his brethren waiting to perform the ceremony, but the castle engulfed in flames, and the tall figure that stood in front of him.

"Yo, isn’t this Knight Dessel?"

Looking at the Dessel in front of him, Duanmu Huai let out an icy and murderous chuckle.

"It seems arriving early isn’t as good as arriving at just the right time."

"You...... What have you done!"

Seeing the stronghold gradually being consumed by flames before his eyes, Dessel was furious, his plans, everything, completely destroyed!

Why? Wasn’t Eribeth supposed to send them to find Master Dussel? Why were they at Heim Fortress?

And how could they have possibly breached the fortress?

Although Dessel was very reluctant to accept the fact, the reality was that Heim Fortress had been breached, and it was now engulfed in raging flames.

"Stop right there, Dessel!"

In Dessel’s moment of stupor, a scolding suddenly came from behind him; Duanmu Huai then saw a boy armored and wielding a Longsword, along with a girl who passed through the Teleportation Portal and stood behind Dessel, raising the Longsword at him.

"Put down the antidote and surrender immediately!"

............ It seemed something had also gone wrong in Neverwinter City.

Observing the two people behind him, Duanmu Huai raised an eyebrow, and Amelia too was taken aback.

"Mr. Kasim? Miss Roxia? What is this...?"

"Miss Amelia!"

Seeing Amelia who was standing opposite Dessel, the boy named Kasim was also greatly energized.

"Please help us stop Dessel! We’ve finally collected the ingredients and produced the antidote. But unexpectedly, Dessel snatched the antidote... Lady Eribeth is currently struggling to stabilize the Teleportation Portal; we followed him here!"

"Dessel! What on earth do you think you’re doing!"

After hearing Kasim’s words, everyone finally understood the situation in Neverwinter City, and Amelia swung her Longsword, pointing it towards Dessel and asked sharply.

"...... Ugh........."

Facing Amelia’s interrogation, Dessel clenched his teeth and then grasped the vial in his hand tightly.

"If that’s the case, then none of you shall have it......... Aaargh!!"

However, before Dessel could act on his thoughts, Ogis, who was hiding behind Duanmu Huai, flicked her fingers slightly. In the next moment, Dessel’s palm was instantaneously severed, and the threads wrapped around the falling vial traced an arc through the air before landing perfectly in Ogis’s hands.

"Well done, Miss Ogis!"

Seeing this, Amelia was overjoyed. She had worried that the other party would use the antidote as a hostage to force her, but fortunately, Ogis acted in time to stop Dessel’s move. At this moment, Dessel had lost his threat, and now... it was just a matter of them taking him into custody!

"Surrender, Dessel, though I don’t know what you plan to do, your conspiracy has completely failed!"

"Huff, huff, huff, huff..."

Clutching his severed right arm, Dessel’s complexion turned pale, but he still showed a hint of a crazed smile.

"Conspiracy? Wrong, you understand nothing. This is not a conspiracy, this is for the world, to let the lives of this world feel the great Fatherly love! Soon, you all will understand the true essence of life. By that time, you will shed this useless shell, becoming your true selves! What Heim, what Tyler, in front of that great existence, they are nothing but remnants, fragile and small like infants! Only by following the Father’s teachings, accepting Its favor, is the only choice and path!"

"What, what are you talking about?"

At that moment, Dessel’s zeal was so close to madness that Amelia was somewhat at a loss. Duanmu Huai, however, snorted coldly.

"Just another ugly, stinking, fat shut-in, the ploys of the Corrupted Foil are still as disgusting as ever, fit only to fool children."

"Shut your mouth, how dare you disrespect the Father! You......!"

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s mockery, Dessel suddenly became enraged and pointed at Duanmu Huai with his hand, but quickly, Dessel seemed to realize something, and his expression dramatically changed.

"How could you know...... No, who in the world are you......"

"The Tribunal is here, you spawn of the Heretical Evil God."

Duanmu Huai gripped the War Hammer and took large steps toward Dessel.

"One day, I will destroy you and your filthy and disgusting Evil God together, but for now, prepare for your death, whether it’s flesh or soul, both will be completely purified in the flames of the Tribunal, you won’t have a chance..."

"No... No...! I won’t die!"

Perhaps sensing the terrifying aura emanating from Duanmu Huai, Dessel trembled even more, but in the next moment, he gathered his courage and suddenly reached into his bosom, then pulled out a strange piece of flesh—it looked like a continuously thumping heart, yet also like a peach created from flesh and blood, with numerous tiny tentacles wriggling beneath it.

"Praise the merciful father—!!"

With a scream, Dessel swallowed the eerie piece of flesh, and in the next moment, the unimaginable happened.

In the blink of an eye, Dessel’s body rapidly inflated; he began to contort, his muscles swelling and deforming, twisting until, in a moment, he was transformed into a massive, dark green creature. Its head had completely sunk into its flesh, and the two claws looked like indescribable products of chaotic fusion, a mere glance at which nearly plunged one into unspeakable terror!

"Ohhhhhhh!!!"

However, Duanmu Huai didn’t wait for Dessel to complete his transformation like villains waiting for a Magic Girl to transform. On the contrary, the moment Dessel made his move, Duanmu Huai directly threw his Thunder Warhammer, and once again accelerated, charging straight towards Dessel!

"Bang!!"

The enormous War Hammer struck Dessel, who was still expanding and deforming, causing him to suddenly veer backward. At the same time, Duanmu Huai charged into Dessel’s embrace like an out-of-control dump truck.

"Your mutation only turned you into a Chaos Spawn; that shows you were destined for mediocrity, idiot!"

"Roar—————!!"

Under Duanmu Huai’s impact, the mutated Dessel crashed through a wall, and at this moment, it seemed Dessel’s transformation was complete. It roared furiously, lifting its massive, sharp claws, and swiped at Duanmu Huai!

"Seeking death!"

Confronted with claws that looked capable of slicing him in half, Duanmu Huai roared and threw a punch that landed on Dessel’s claw. In the next instant, Dessel’s claw, along with its arm, was blown apart by Duanmu Huai’s punch, turning into a mass of dangling flesh. But for Duanmu Huai, this was just the beginning.

"Ora ora ora ora ora ora ora!!!"

Clenching his fists, he threw a relentless beating at Dessel, with his punches becoming a relentless storm of phantom blows, mercilessly striking Dessel’s body. Wherever Duanmu Huai’s fists connected, Dessel’s body exploded, as if it held countless miniature bombs within.

In the span of a mere moment, Dessel had become unrecognizable under Duanmu Huai’s assault, and then, Duanmu Huai clenched his Iron Fist and launched it forward!

"Ora—————!"

The punch pierced directly through Dessel’s enormous body, creating a hole over a meter in diameter right through it!

But obviously, that wasn’t enough to completely destroy the Chaos Spawn because, in the next moment, Dessel suddenly raised its arm and hugged Duanmu Huai tightly. Simultaneously, the flesh on its body rapidly grew and expanded, quickly wrapping Duanmu Huai completely inside!

"How can this be..."

Seeing this scene, everyone was dumbfounded, uncertain of what to do. The battle had taken a turn far beyond their expectations. Amelia and the boy named Kasim instinctively wanted to help, but just then, Miss Ogis waved her arms, manipulating threads to stop the two of them in their tracks.

"Miss Ogis?"

"Wait, isn’t that very dangerous?"

"Your approach is the dangerous one."

Miss Ogis looked indifferently at the mass of flesh before her, her expression unchanged.

"Master said, if you touch this thing even a little bit, you will become a second Chaos Spawn, so that’s why he told you not to get close."

"A second one?"

Hearing this, Amelia and Kasim instinctively retreated—not because they were cowardly, but because the monster before them was even more disgusting than an Abyss demon, and nobody wanted to turn into something like that!

Well, to put it bluntly, they were indeed scared.

"But Mr. Duanmu, he..."

"Master will be fine."

"Boom—————!!!"

As if to verify Miss Ogis’s words, in the next moment, a column of black flame erupted, soaring into the sky and utterly devouring the Chaos Spawn. The massive lump of flesh dissolved under the blaze of the Black Flame, then shrank and turned to ash, disappearing into the air.

At the same time, a towering figure emerged from it.

"Thump... thump... thump..."

Watching the large figure emerge from the flames, eyes shining with a brilliant crimson light, everyone involuntarily gasped.

Is this a Mage?

Staring at Duanmu Huai, Luganis was utterly baffled.

At the moment, only one thought repeated in her mind.

This is absolutely not a Mage, right?!