Chapter 73: I will kill you, not once but a thousand times!

"I will kill you, it's enough."

Char's light and ethereal words, like a ghost appearing out of nowhere, entered Mevis's ears.

Her pupils contracted, and her figure instantly disappeared from where she stood.

This guy...

Mevis, dressed in a moon-white wizard robe, had a tense expression on her beautiful face, and a cold sweat formed on her forehead.

Although she had been blessed by the power of light, she couldn't sense Char's current level.

Mage?

Paladin?

Or... something even higher?

Her heart raced, a sense of unprecedented crisis enveloping her.

Even though she had used dimensional travel too many times just now, Mevis didn't dare to pause.

As long as she could hold on until the effect of the Goddess of Light's blessing ended, she could immediately counterattack Char.

"Hehe, what are you afraid of?"

Seeing this, a pair of brilliant golden wings extended from Char's back. With a gentle flapping, he locked onto Mevis tightly, moving at a speed comparable to teleportation, as if he were a shadow closely following her.

Originally a knight, Char didn't possess any magical abilities apart from his physical prowess and a few extraordinary powers granted by the system.

However, with the buff enhancement from the Goddess of Light, his proficiency in magic surpassed Mevis at this moment!

The fierce wind rustled his black hair and robe, and bathed in the power of light, he laughed heartily, feeling as if he could accomplish anything now.

As he gazed at Mevis's fragile figure, tottering in front of him, Char maintained his high-speed flight and snapped his fingers lightly.

In an instant, a massive magic matrix, covering an area of hundreds of meters in diameter, appeared beneath Mevis's feet, resembling a clock at first glance.

"?!?"

Mevis's eyes flashed with a hint of fear as she looked at the matrix under her feet.

The next moment, the second hand, which had been moving rapidly, was enveloped in a burst of light. It then trembled twice as if held by an invisible hand before coming to a halt.

In an instant, time froze around Mevis.

Time, the authority belonging to the Goddess of Light.

"Crack, crack."

Being frozen within the time stop range was not a pleasant feeling, but fortunately, Mevis had battled time magic users before. After hesitating for a second, she launched a counterattack.

A green radiance flashed in her pupils, transforming into a powerful impact that crashed into the time barrier.

Accompanied by the sound of shattering glass, her body swayed lightly, and then, in a rather disheveled manner, she escaped from the time stop area.

Char wasn't surprised. In the instant she broke free from the time stop, he snapped his fingers once again.

"Boom!!!"

The brilliance of divine magic bloomed, and a radiant sphere accompanied by a violent explosion engulfed Mevis's delicate body with the holy and majestic power.

Then, in the moment she hadn't yet regained her senses, Char's wings fluttered lightly, instantly appearing at the center of the explosion!

The power of light couldn't harm him in the slightest, so he accurately grabbed Mevis's small face within the explosion and violently hurled her towards the ground!

With a loud crash and the sound of the earth cracking, Mevis's body turned into a blur, fiercely piercing into the hard rock ground, raising a large cloud of dust.

Cough, cough, cough...

As the dust gradually settled, Mevis trembled while spitting out blood, slowly climbing out of the deep pit.

The constitution of a mage is relatively weak, so it's no wonder she was injured so badly.

At this moment, Mevis's originally beautiful face was extremely pale, filled with undeniable shock and disbelief.

"The great sage...?"

Mevis stared at Char, who was hovering in the sky, appearing like a saint descending. She bit her lip tightly, speaking in a dazed and lost manner.

Below the demigod level, the great sage was the limit of a mage's cultivation.

They were beings that surpassed even the Divine Magi.

Mevis had initially thought that Char's status would be at most on par with hers, but now it seemed that she had been overly optimistic.

Char chuckled lightly, looking down at the disheveled Mevis from above.

At this moment, her mage robe, originally moon-white, was covered in dust. Amidst the tattered fabric, a glimpse of flawless, fair skin could be seen.

"Tell me the truth about the destruction of the Adelaide family."

"... "

Mevis bit her lip tightly and took out her magical device from the dimensional ring.

It was a magical device similar to a fortune teller's crystal ball, with a pale grey mist swirling at its center.

"Snap!"

Char snapped his fingers again, and the pure light power exploded around Mevis once more!

Accompanied by the continuous rolling and retreating of a slender figure, Mevis managed to withstand the attack, but she was sent flying and crashed heavily into the rocky ground.

"I need the truth," Char took a step forward, appearing before Mevis once again. "Tell me, which deity was responsible for the massacre during the Twilight of the Gods."

Hearing this, a bitter smile appeared on Mevis's lips. "Whether I speak or not, it makes no difference since we're all going to die anyway."

At this moment, Mevis's once lofty position as an magician was instantly overturned.

And this reversal happened in just a few minutes.

"Tell me, and I will let you 'live'," Char said calmly.

Of course, the specifics of how she would live and whether she would be possessed were not something that could be said right now.

Char hadn't forgotten his promise to Miss Ember from their previous encounter.

However, he never expected that just a few days later, that promise would come true so quickly.

It could only be said that Miss magician was truly remarkable.

Hearing this, hesitation flashed in Mevis's eyes.

"Is it true?" Her eyes were fixed on Char, seemingly verifying the truth of his words. "Are you really... going to let me go?"

Char nodded without confirming or denying.

"In that case, I..."

As Mevis spoke, she seemed to be struggling, lowering her head deeply.

After a long, long time.

Just as Char furrowed his brows, preparing to speak again and inquire further, Mevis finally raised her head and said in a low voice, "...I'll tell you."

"Your parents... died in a ritual conducted by the organization."

"At that time, in order to gather all the materials for the ritual, which required the blood and souls of two hundred humans, they targeted the nearest village..."

"And I happened to pass by that village and discovered your sister's extraordinary talent, so I took her out of the village."

"You know the rest."

Mevis smiled bitterly as she spoke.

From beginning to end, it was an unabashed act of murder and slaughter.

There were no reasons to justify it as noble or righteous, nor were there any other explanations that could barely make sense.

It was simply because they needed it. They needed life and blood as one part of the sacrifice. It was as easy as plucking a weed by the roadside, effortlessly killing over two hundred villagers.

For this so-called answer, Char had given everything he could for the past ten years, enduring unbearable pain that ordinary people couldn't bear.

But when he finally heard this answer, it felt incredibly unreal.

Human life is as insignificant as grass and weeds. This absurd and ridiculous statement appeared before him once again.

Destroy you, what's it to you?

Char laughed.

Just because of such a simple reason?

Just because of such a simple reason, and it caused the death of over two hundred lives?

Just for the sake of... your so-called saving the world?

Char's pupils grew distant.

He could never forget the brutal battle his parents fought to protect him before their deaths, and the helpless look in their eyes as they fell in a pool of blood.

"..."

As Char was lost in his thoughts, a hint of cruelty flashed in Mevis's eyes.

The mist in her crystal ball silently churned, quickly condensing into the shape of an eye.

An ancient and majestic aura instantly descended upon the area.

Seizing the moment Char was distracted, Mevis's figure disappeared in an instant, leaving only the nearly shattered crystal ball, which fell to the ground.

An invisible gateway seemed to open, and a powerful divine aura exclusive to gods erupted!

Mevis belonged to the Tower of Mages, and her faith was in the trinity of the gods of wisdom, and the symbol of the god of wisdom was an eye.

"It's not just you who can invoke the descent of gods."

Mevis's face turned pale, and her rank rapidly fell, soon reaching the level of Archmage.

The god of wisdom was a gentle being, and generally, devout followers who prayed to Him and offered sufficient sacrifices would receive responses that far exceeded their expectations.

For example, on that day in the arena, Angelica expended a great deal of magic power and summoned a being comparable to a transcendent knight.

And now, Mevis paid an incredibly painful price, praying for a personal intervention from the god of wisdom, Adrien.

"Die!"

Madness and murderous intent flickered in Mevis's eyes.

She gazed at the young boy bathed in the power of light at the center of the storm, and then she blinked in surprise.

Why... isn't he running away?

In terms of aura, although Char had been blessed with the power of the Goddess of Light, it was absolutely impossible for him to withstand an attack from a god-level being.

"Seeking death."

Just as she was about to speak, the next moment, the remnants of a smile froze on her face.

A vast pupil slowly appeared in the sky, covering it completely, formed by condensing clouds and mist, resembling a divine creator overlooking the world.

Yet Char, instead of panicking, looked at the direction Mevis was fleeing with a smirk on his face.

"Hum—"

Accompanied by a strange tremor, a pale divine light bloomed on Char's forehead!

A shrunken eye symbol appeared on his forehead, flickering with a majestic radiance, seemingly conveying a message to the eye Mevis had summoned.

Suddenly, the thunderous storms and condensed tempests in this area stagnated.

Then, in Mevis's horrified gaze, the celestial phenomenon brought by the god of wisdom rapidly receded like a tide, disappearing completely within a few seconds!

"Forget to tell you," Char said in a low voice, "I seem to know quite a few divine beings."

Then, he flashed and instantly appeared in front of Mevis.

Feeling Char's condescending gaze, Mevis's legs went weak, and she fell to the ground.

"You, you said you could spare my life..."

Upon hearing that, Char smiled happily.

But the words that came out of his mouth made Mevis feel an icy chill in her heart.

"Ten years ago, my parents and the villagers in my territory prayed to you like this, but you didn't care." Char grinned, his pale teeth giving him a menacing look. "And now, why should I spare you?"

"Why should I... grant you the mercy of sparing your life?"

Char said each word deliberately.

"I would not be satisfied even if I killed you a thousand times."

.....

When the Formless Demon sensed a repulsive signal emanating from Char's sea of consciousness, her heart couldn't help but panic.

She, who was accumulating her strength in a sly and secretive manner, hadn't waited long before it seemed like she was about to be expelled by Char.

But when her ink-like true form appeared in the real world, she was instantly stunned.

In front of her was a beautiful woman dressed in revealing clothes, covered from head to toe in scars from abuse. At the moment, with the help of the Holy Healing Art, her wounds were slowly healing.

Miss Ember was slightly taken aback.

Because the woman in front of her looked exactly like the enemy in Char's memories.

"This is..."

Miss Ember hesitated a bit, as she subconsciously recalled Char's promise to her last time, and couldn't help but glance at him in astonishment.

At this moment, Char was enveloped in golden light, with a cross-shaped symbol of light suspended above his head, looking like a divine being walking among mortals.

"The Holy Healing Art is really convenient," Char calmly gazed at the beautiful woman before him, who was already mentally stunned. "Next, it's your turn."

Just now, he used all the means at his disposal, constantly torturing Mevis. Every time she was about to die, a Holy Healing Art spell would barely save her, and after she regained consciousness, she would once again unleash a barrage of magic and fists.

Because she had experienced pain beyond her limits, she had already become somewhat mentally broken.

Upon hearing this, Miss Ember looked at Char with some surprise. "You... are you willing to set me free?"

"It's not that, you still have other uses," Char sneered, "Do you understand the meaning of the symbol behind my head?"

Upon hearing this, Miss Ember's eyes flickered with a hint of disappointment, but she quickly adjusted herself. "I understand, I will continue to provide you with assistance as before."

Char nodded.

Then, under his gaze, the Formless Demon completely transformed into a sticky, slippery liquid, tightly enveloping Mevis's body like a slime.

Afterwards, it slowly seeped in through every pore on her skin.

"I... probably need an hour..."

After initially gaining control of Mevis, the Formless Demon, manipulating this body, spoke with some difficulty.

"Good, I seem to have something to do as well."

Feeling the faint flickering of the light power on his body and the faint summons in his ears, Char had a realization in his heart.

Then, he slowly descended to the ground, and the symbol of light on the back of his head gradually shattered and flew in front of him with the breeze.

Then, under his gaze, these fragments slowly pieced together into a portal of light.

Char sighed and walked slowly into it.