My Arms Can Turn into Blades

Chapter 528 - 35: Courage and Spirituality

Igri Saba stumbled, suddenly falling forward, ending up with a face full of dirt.

Extremely embarrassed.

"Gentleman, I must say, you’re very rude!"

Tang Language’s crisp voice sounded again, schadenfreude in her tone: "You won’t even respond. Do you really think you can walk out of here? Didn’t you say that when you step on the beach, you become the sun here? That wherever there’s light, it’s only because you say so?

Heh heh, where’s the light? Show me some."

"..."

Igri Saba felt a bit hopeless.

As it turns out, he had no experience fighting in darkness.

So, the situation reversed dramatically.

The roles of the two people switched completely.

...

On the other side.

Chen Lusi heard Tang Language’s voice.

But she ignored it, instead focusing on Hank Machado who stood dazed and still after the sheepskin paper explosion. Then she reached out, grabbed his neck, and slowly lifted him up, her momentum rising: "What exactly is your goal?"

For some reason.

Chen Lusi felt that the person before her was somewhat strange.

Ever since the sheepskin paper exploded.

He seemed to have fallen into a state of chaos, one not merely of shock.

For he was even drooling...

It looked as if he had fallen into some paradox, like an AI gone out of control... even when his companion Igri Saba was punched away, he had no reaction.

"...How on earth did you do it!?"

Hank Machado’s face turned crimson red from suffocation, finally snapping back to reality, glaring forward.

He couldn’t see anything.

Before his eyes was only chaotic darkness.

But it was as if he saw something terrifying, his expression twisted in fear, he screamed in a strained voice, "Why can you use Igri Saba’s Authority Ability? Why did my Holy Words explode!?"

"Now it’s your turn to answer my questions."

Chen Lusi’s right hand slowly exerted more force, increasing Hank Machado’s feeling of suffocation, causing him to struggle wildly: "What is your purpose? Celestial Punishment Weapon? Besides you and that black man, who else?"

Hank Machado didn’t answer, but suddenly raised his hand.

A sheet of sheepskin paper appeared abruptly.

But before he could chant and activate the Technique.

Bang——

Chen Lusi shifted her gaze to the sheepskin paper.

The sheepskin paper exploded again.

Turning into chaotic Holy Light.

This time, Chen Lusi didn’t even utter a sound.

"...What...?"

Hank Machado once again witnessed the explosion of Holy Words, gazing at Chen Lusi, and the light bursting in front of him, his liver and guts wanted to shatter.

Then, as if he entered a crash state, he forgot even to struggle.

"Answer me?"

Chen Lusi applied more pressure.

"...Why? Why? Why? Why? Why?"

But Hank Machado didn’t respond, instead, he stared blankly ahead, repeatedly saying "why" like a fool.

"..."

Chen Lusi frowned lightly, then realized something, quickly turned her head, and reached out her other hand to grab the suddenly appearing Slender Ghost Shadow.

But the Slender Ghost Shadow also seemed somewhat dazed... rather than attack him, it was more like an inferior product created by Hank Machado’s subconscious activation of his Authority Ability.

And when grabbed by the throat by Chen Lusi, the Slender Ghost Shadow neither struggled nor vanished, it just repeated "why" like Hank Machado.

Very strange.

Chen Lusi’s brows furrowed even tighter.

After looking at the information sent by Ji Xin, he also carefully checked the details of the Slender Ghost Shadow.

Because among that personnel list, it pointed most directly to the Authority Ability.

And although the Slender Ghost Shadow was just an urban legend, birthed from forums, similar to the domestic Ghost Tale...even if it were just an urban legend, as a Level 1 Officer of the Roman Catholic Inquisition, he shouldn’t be that inept.

After all, Ji Xin once said that the Roman Catholic Church and the Russian Orthodox Church aren’t on the same level, the former being the real gathering place for Church System Empowerers.

Furthermore, the information didn’t specifically indicate he relied on the sheepskin paper Technique as a Church Empowerer.

His title was simply ’Slender Ghost Shadow’.

But ever since their landing, his Authority Ability only caused the Security Army temporary chaos, other times it wasn’t very formidable, and he hardly used the sheepskin paper.

In comparison.

Igri Saba’s Authority Ability was practically divine.

This made Chen Lusi feel something was off.

Was there an error in the information? Did she become stronger after promotion? Or was there another issue.

Chen Lusi fell into thought, until Hank Machado suffocated unconscious, on the brink of passing.

She snapped back to reality, threw him aside, ensuring he wasn’t faking unconsciousness, and turned her head to the direction of the Ise Jingu Empowerers, swiftly flying over.

...

Outside.

The person in charge of the Celestial Strategy Mansion in Lu City arrived at the edge of the chaotic darkness, suppressing the urge to reach out, looked at Li Zheng, and asked: "Are you sure that black man isn’t the one releasing the Authority Ability?"

"Do you think if he released the Authority Ability, it would drag the Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church Empowerers in as well?"

Li Zheng put away the Celestial Punishment Weapon, also coming to the edge of that chaotic darkness: "And don’t forget, just now the darkness was dispelled by Chen Lusi, even if that black man activated his Authority Ability it’s nothing to worry about, just wait patiently."

After experiencing so much together.

Li Zheng’s trust in Chen Lusi was no less than in Ah Yue.

And as the second-in-command of the mobile unit...

He should be considered the second-in-command.

He was quite clear about Chen Lusi, the main officer of their unit’s Authority Ability.

Li Zheng had witnessed Chen Lusi imitating others’ Authority Ability before.

So when the Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church Empowerers vanished, he guessed what had happened.

But it was not something to talk about.

It couldn’t even be mentioned.

"If it’s not that black man."

The Lu City Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge looked at Li Zheng, suddenly asking: "Then who released the Authority Ability?"

Li Zheng looked at him without speaking, just lightly shook his head, as if saying he didn’t know, or implying not to ask further.

The Lu City Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge examined Li Zheng’s facial expression for a while, remained silent for a moment, decided not to press further, and switched the topic: "Then how did you get here? How so fast? Less than five minutes to get to the scene? I remember you had already left? Didn’t you leave? Did you know they were coming?"

Li Zheng looked at him again, once more lightly shook his head, as if saying he didn’t know, or indicating not to ask further.

"..."

The Lu City Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge saw Li Zheng’s gesture, took a deep breath, then discreetly caught a cold breath.

What’s going on with this mobile unit exactly!!!

He fell silent again for a while, then once more shifted the topic asking: "....These Celestial Punishment Weapons, have all of your personnel been equipped?"

Li Zheng wanted to shake his head.

"Hey! You just fired it in front of me! Can’t you talk about this!?"

The Lu City Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge faced Li Zheng, seeing he wanted to shake his head, got a bit anxious.

"No."

Li Zheng shook his head, then pointed behind him.

The Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge quickly turned his head.

That chaotic darkness, at some point... had disappeared.

And Igri Saba lay on the ground, with Tang Language standing over him, hands on her hips, stepping on him.

Hank Machado was lying farther away, also on the ground, his life status unknown.

As for Chen Lusi, she stood not far away... at her feet lay dozens of Ise Jingu and Mujin New Church Empowerers, groaning.

The Lu City Celestial Strategy Mansion person in charge saw this scene, eyes narrowing, heartbeat abruptly accelerating.

Just like that... all resolved?

What about this mobile unit’s main officer!!?

"Hey? Why did the Authority Ability get canceled! I haven’t played... I mean, we haven’t completely won yet!"

Tang Language, hands on hips, noticed the chaotic darkness disappearing around her, somewhat surprised.

But Chen Lusi ignored her, looking at Li Zheng, suddenly saying: "Li Zheng, please contact Ji Xin, ask her to come over immediately."

"To accept the captives?"

Li Zheng looked at the now powerless invaders, then at Chen Lusi’s serious expression, sensed something was off, but still said: "In terms of that we..."

"No."

Chen Lusi directly interrupted him, then looked into the distance at Hank Machado: "I feel something is not quite right, let her come and take a look."