Chapter 270

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"Another failure…" Syd murmured with a trace of regret.

Throughout the ordeal, his vision-self had attempted to use illusions and light manipulation to disrupt the ancient god's movements. Unfortunately, it only managed to throw the eldritch being off for a few seconds before it recovered and somehow locked onto him again.

In the next moment, Syd watched his vision-self get wrapped in black tentacles, vanishing into the writhing mass.

The light dimmed.

The eerie transformation began.

He had died once more.

"Just accept your fate. Why struggle in vain…"

"Resistance is pointless…"

"…Becoming my puppet is your only end…"

Before the death vision dissipated, Syd heard the ancient god's mocking words.

The scene shifted, and his surroundings reverted to the secluded corner where he had started.

"Another failure… I wonder if reaching Level 5 Divinity could change things…" Syd reflected, feeling a mix of disappointment and hope.

After testing the death vision, he put away the Power Stone and black artifact before taking out the Mind Stone.

Sensing the growing surge of faith energy around him, he began absorbing it.

With the Mind Stone purifying the drawbacks, he heard a series of notifications.

[Divinity (1033/2000) Level 4]

[Divinity +1 Experience]

[Divinity +1 Experience] …

[Divinity (1176/2000) Level 4]

His Divinity experience surged significantly.

While continuing to absorb the faith energy, Syd walked away from the scene of his recent activities.

Time passed, and by two in the afternoon, he was basking in the sunlight, contemplating which ability to train next.

Light Beam, Divine Touch, Reflection Shield, Black Particle, Spatial Shift, Sunshine, Chaos Magic…

As he considered each ability, he found himself focusing on Sunshine and Chaos Magic.

One could potentially unleash unprecedented power at Level 5, allowing Sunshine to reach its full potential. The other could enhance the probability of altering reality significantly.

After a moment, he settled on Sunlight Blessing, as its progress was more reliable than Chaos Magic, whose enhancement might not match his expectations.

"Sunlight Blessing does take longer to level up…" Syd muttered before shrugging it off and beginning a basic version of Sunlight Blessing.

In the next instant, a soft white light emanated from him.

[Sunshine +1 Experience] …

After half an hour of practice, just as he was preparing to continue, Syd sensed some movement and turned his gaze toward the distance.

A buzzing sound grew louder as it approached.

A dozen black drones, each about the size of a human head, flew toward him.

As soon as they detected him in his white attire, they sprang into action.

Thumb-sized white missiles rained down from the drones, shooting toward him in an instant.

Syd frowned slightly, feeling irritated.

He raised his hand, and a red glow of Chaos Magic enveloped the missiles, tossing them to his right.

The missiles crashed against the walls, detonating one after another.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

A fiery blast filled the scene, covering everything in an orange glow.

Syd erected a red shield of Chaos Magic to protect himself.

The explosion's high temperature and shockwave obliterated everything within its reach.

Once the dust settled and the smoke began to clear, the alley had been reduced to rubble, and everything within a hundred-meter radius was now a wasteland.

Observing the lingering smoke, Syd muttered in surprise, "Are they insane?"

"This place is close to a residential area, yet they dared to use such powerful missiles?"

Initially, he thought these were mere annoyances intended to lure him somewhere. However, their strength suggested they were genuinely designed to eliminate him.

Even though the missiles packed a punch, they couldn't overcome his Chaos Magic shield enhanced by Level 5 Light Power.

Syd began to feel something amiss.

"Oh well, as long as they don't interfere with my Divinity and Sunshine training…"

Nothing was more important than gaining power!

Once his strength reached a certain level, all these plots would be meaningless!

With that thought, Syd took to the air, gliding toward the residential area.

He hadn't gone far when another dozen black drones appeared.

In the residential area…

People both inside and outside their homes could hear the distant explosions.

The ground even trembled slightly.

"An explosion?"

"Is it an earthquake?"

Terrified residents rushed out of their homes.

While the residents were gripped with fear, Syd arrived at a quiet spot within the residential area.

As he paused, he heard the sound of a TV coming from a nearby home.

"Colonel Simon, what is your opinion on the recent global phenomenon caused by the White Knight?"

A familiar, pleasant female voice filled the room.

After a moment, Syd recognized it. It was the voice of Irina, a reporter he had encountered before.

Colonel Simon's reply came over the television, his voice authoritative.

"The White Knight's reckless actions have severely disrupted social order and caused massive unrest worldwide, leading to incalculable losses."

"The military will bring justice to the people and hold the White Knight accountable…"

Hearing this, Syd raised an eyebrow, a slight smirk on his face.

"Accountable?"

He scoffed internally.

"Let them try."

"I do what I want. No one can control me…" Syd mused with a faint smile.

Even if the phenomenon had indeed been triggered by him, he wouldn't concern himself with such trivial matters.

To him, this was merely a flimsy excuse the military was using to come after him.

(End of Chapter)

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