Chapter 257: Demigod

"Look, the master here is furious?"

Li Mochen, mimicking Creasey Jakes's tone, looked at the three on the platform with a half-smile: "Rest assured, I will thank you, and grant you a painless death as best I can."

Edwin Antonio's face twitched, then he raised his gun and fired six shots from his magic revolver at Li Mochen.

But Li Mochen didn't even dodge; the bullets were all stopped by the translucent blood screen surrounding the pentagram array.

The secret technique they used to seal off the inside from the outside was originally meant to ensure their own safety, to be free from threats before the resurrection of the Calamity Dragon Maiden Adriana, but it also left the three helpless against Li Mochen before them.

"Meaningless venting."

Li Mochen stepped forward and came before the blood screen.

"But I understand you. You are angry, resentful, helpless, afraid—aren't you? Just like the little girl on the cross. I think she also needs to vent, and might even wish to tear you apart, to inflict everything she has experienced onto you. But you are lucky; I don't want her to be controlled by her emotions after awakening. Your deaths will be my responsibility."

At that moment, the translucent blood screen gradually thinned.

And the smile at the corner of Li Mochen's lips grew even more delighted: "Remember, you three, at 11:57 PM on October 31st, Hazel Willtonstein achieved demigod! All thanks to you!"

"Don't be too smug, you piece of shit!"

Edwin Antonio pressed his hand on his ring while staring intently at Li Mochen, his eyes dark and unfathomable. He couldn't understand how this kid, not yet seventeen, had such great ability—not only killing the Calamity Apostle but also helping the little girl Hazel steal the power of the Calamity Dragon Maiden.

Could he also be the vessel of some deity? But how had the Willtonstein family not noticed?

Yet these questions were destined to remain unanswered today. Their crushing defeat was already a fact, and they were about to face mortal danger.

"You think we have no way out? That's not necessarily true!"

"Nothing more than teleportation spells or scrolls, or Dark Realm talismans and the like—"

Li Mochen's lips curled into a chilling smile: "You three, if I weren't confident, how could I speak such bold words?"

Just as the three on the platform felt a nameless dread, the red blood screen vanished completely. They immediately used their magic equipment and scrolls.

But at that moment, the three hundred and sixty 'Star Dou Divine Swords' simultaneously struck the condensed starlight onto Antonio, Creasey Jakes, and the other.

The teleportation array was instantly halted, and the Dark Realm talisman stopped changing.

Li Mochen himself, holding 'Death's Declaration,' fired coldly. A magazine of twenty bullets, in an instant, punched at least seven holes in Creasey Jakes, completely extinguishing his life.

His body stepped away from the spot with mysterious footwork, moving lightly around the pentagram-shaped blood pool, dodging the bullets fired from the high platform.

Li Mochen did not change the magazine but threw aside 'Death's Declaration,' picked up the 'Dragon's Might' hanging on his back, and aimed with concentration.

"Bang!"

As Li Mochen pulled the trigger, a high-grade armor-piercing explosive bullet effortlessly blew off Edwin Antonio's skull.

Then, when Li Mochen aimed the muzzle at the vampire count, the latter, with desperate eyes and a pale face, raised his hands high.

"Don't kill me! Mr. Willtonstein, I can serve you! I have profound knowledge and decent combat ability. I can swear a blood oath and become your servant. You can trust me one hundred percent—"

"Bang! Bang! Bang—"

Li Mochen fired six shots, emptying the cylinder of 'Dragon's Might,' opening six bloody holes in the vampire count's body. The latter transformed into countless bats, trying to dodge Li Mochen's bullets.

But Li Mochen's wish to the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' was for accurate hits to vital points!

Thus, no matter how the man changed, it was useless. Li Mochen's bullets hit the six most important bats among them, forcing the vampire count to re-form his body while letting out a painful howl.

Following that, Li Mochen reached out and summoned his long-unused 'Yin Yang Life and Death Mirror,' using the Yin mirror representing 'death' to shine upon the opponent.

He didn't have many holy or light-type bullets, and compared to firearms, this 'Yin Yang Life and Death Mirror' was the perfect weapon against death creatures like the vampire count.

Then, Li Mochen didn't spare another glance at that man; his gaze once again focused on the inverted cross on the platform.

At this moment, the massive dragon soul had become extremely weak. It no longer tried to enter Hazel's body but turned its blood-red dragon eyes toward Li Mochen, letting out a deafening roar before gradually dissipating.

Li Mochen could hear the hatred and killing intent contained in the roar, but he couldn't be bothered.

The Calamity Dragon Maiden Adriana and her seven Calamity Apostles were not completely dead; they still had a chance to be resurrected in this world. The dragon soul's roar expressed that it would return from the void sooner or later and make Li Mochen pay.

But with Hazel having stolen most of her power, that possibility was extremely slim.

So at this moment, Li Mochen's full attention was on the girl on the inverted cross. She had opened her eyes, and the spikes on her body rebounded out one by one, while the chains binding her shattered inch by inch.

At the same time, Hazel's face showed pain and madness. The vast magical source emanating from her body was nearly chaotic, forming a magical storm around her that showed signs of growing larger.

And the skin on Hazel's body, which even level 16 bullets couldn't penetrate, now showed numerous cracks.

Li Mochen sighed softly, knowing this was the price of gaining power. A little girl's soul could never bear the power of a demigod; the consequences were far more severe than a three-year-old wielding a giant axe.

So if nothing was done, Hazel would be torn apart by the magical source within her, and her soul would be annihilated.

Thus, a seal was necessary! He had to do his utmost to seal away most of Hazel's power, leaving only what she could handle.

At this moment, Li Mochen sensed the 'Divine Fortune Purple Gold Pagoda' and found that the colorful spiritual light缠绕 on it had increased to 467 strands. Notably, these all came from the moment he helped Hazel usurp the Calamity Dragon Maiden's power; the previous ones had been completely consumed.

Li Mochen thought this was barely enough, but it was a pity that the merit energy he had gathered tonight would have to be spent entirely before it even warmed in his hands.

He sighed first, then without hesitation stepped forward to stand before Hazel. Her eyes showed ferocity, and her dragon wings suddenly spread, but when she saw it was Li Mochen, she restrained this hostile move. At that moment, Li Mochen's finger touched her brow, and his external elixir emitted a strong light.