"Clack!"
When the bronze mask shattered into pieces and fell to the ground, Gu Sang was stunned.
"Duan Chen—! I'll kill you—!"
No one had expected such a turn of events. Gu Sang's roar echoed for a long time, and Tun Yue also fell to the ground in shock, staring at Duan Chen with her mouth agape.
Even Jun Ci and the others had not anticipated Duan Chen would do such a thing.
After the bronze mask fell to the ground, it emitted a dull gray light. Then, its once hard texture visibly became fragile, eventually turning into a puff of dust that scattered in the air.
Gu Sang even tried to reach out, to catch the ashes in his hand…
But when he saw his empty palm, he suddenly came to his senses.
Mask Number 04 was gone forever.
This loss was not insignificant. If Gu Sang had foreseen Duan Chen's actions, he would have surely covered the small black box with the mask.
He would rather lose an altar than permanently lose a mask!
After all, as long as they had masks, Apostles could be replenished continuously. But if the masks were gone, even if an Apostle became one, they would be unable to inherit the power of the evil god.
The mask was the sole medium between the Apostles and the evil god.
After Duan Chen destroyed the mask, he turned his gaze back to the altar.
A thin, gray-black film enveloped the altar. He cautiously fired a shot.
"Dong—!"
The sound was prolonged and deep. The bullet did not penetrate the film but slowly melted into it, finally being "swallowed" by the membrane.
Only when he heard the gunshot did Gu Sang snap back to reality, his face sinking like water.
"Duan Chen…"
Duan Chen ignored him, his brow furrowed, staring intently at the altar.
Their purpose here was the altar. Destroying the bronze mask was merely an unexpected bonus. But ultimately, now that they had discovered the altar, there was no way they would leave it.
"Duan Chen!"
From afar, Apostle Number 01 also sensed the disappearance of Mask Number 04. With a grim expression, he came flying from a distance.
He could never have imagined that Duan Chen would attack the bronze mask!
If he had known this would happen, he wouldn't have let Tun Yue guard the mountain altar!
Damn it!
"You again?"
Two Apostles at once, this was going to be difficult…
Duan Chen let out a sigh of relief.
No matter how difficult it was, he had to take down this mountain altar today!
"Xue'er! You guys stop Apostle Number 01!"
"Brother Duan Chen, what about you…"
"Apostle Number 01 is much more formidable than Gu Sang. All of you, go and stop him. I'll deal with Gu Sang!"
"Yes!"
Apostle Number 01's steps abruptly halted. He coldly shouted, "Don't overestimate yourselves, get out of my way!"
"Not a chance!"
Of this group, Mi Xue'er had the highest combat power. Wielding her long sword, she stood at the forefront.
"Heh heh… If it were the real Mi Buwei standing before me, I might be a bit wary. But you… you need more practice!"
Apostle 01's expression turned stern, energy surging around him!
"Gu Sang, the score between us is long overdue."
"You? Duan Chen, don't think too highly of yourself!"
Duan Chen wasted no words and attacked directly.
"Sequence 012: [Pseudo-Electromagnetic Cannon!]"
"Sequence 035: [Raven Swarm!]"
"Sequence 016: [Fairy Law!]"
"Sequence 021: [One Fist Combination!]"
Gu Sang's expression changed, and he unleashed his four ultimate moves without hesitation!
"Do you think they're still useful in my hands?"
Duan Chen's eyes were indifferent, as if Gu Sang were already a dead man before him.
"Duan Chen! Don't get too cocky!"
Gu Sang's face contorted in ferocity, madly draining his energy!
The night sky loomed, still carrying a viscous, evil aura. However, in the face of Duan Chen's ultimate moves, the stars, the moon, and even the sun seemed to dim and lose their brilliance.
*Buzzzz!*
Golden light, a flock of ravens, and a giant fist, carrying a world-destroying momentum, descended upon Gu Sang.
"Block it for me—!"
Gu Sang gnashed his teeth until they bled. His eyes were bloodshot, his body trembling.
It was a tremor from the depths of his soul!
"It seems you still haven't realized the gap in our strength."
Duan Chen smiled faintly, his smile devoid of any emotion.
"Boom!"
The moon, accompanied by the stars, crashed down. The sun flickered in mid-air, clearly unstable.
"Pfft—!"
In the end, Gu Sang was defeated. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his body flying backward.
"Not good!"
Apostle 01 was handling his situation with ease, but he hadn't expected Gu Sang to fall so quickly. If this continued, even his mask might be destroyed by Duan Chen.
"Get lost!"
A black light flashed from Apostle 01's hand. Mi Xue'er was directly forced back a few steps. He disengaged, shaking off Jun Ci's bullets and Qin Nanyuan's fire dragon.
"Duan Chen! Stop!"
"Dream on!"
Duan Chen arrived before Gu Sang and fired his gun!
"Bang!"
Apostle 01 was still faster than him, ripping the mask off Gu Sang's face.
But Gu Sang, he no longer had the strength to save.
"Chsss!"
The bullet pierced through his forehead. Gu Sang breathed his last, glaring at Duan Chen with his eyes before death, his eyes wide open in eternal regret!
It was over!
Duan Chen retreated, holstered his gun, and coldly stared at Gu Sang's corpse.
This former friend, enemy, was now settled, no matter what!
Looking at the mask in his hand, 01 breathed a sigh of relief.
It didn't matter. As long as the mask was still here, it was fine. In other words, even if the mask were gone… he could still use a secret technique.
Apostle 01's eyes flickered as he looked at Duan Chen.
"Duan Chen, you don't intend to fight me, do you?"
"What do you think?"
"I'm very curious, how did you discover our highly secret stronghold?"
Duan Chen's expression was indifferent. "How I discovered it, do I need to inform you?"
"Was someone guiding you from behind? I'm really too curious."
Apostle 01's face was calm, without the expected rage.
Duan Chen let out a cold laugh. "Curiosity killed the cat, don't you understand that?"
"Attack!"
Apostle 01 snorted, "Nightfall!"
That was Gu Sang's move!
"Brother Duan Chen, be careful. This Apostle 01 can use the ultimate moves of other Apostles!"
Duan Chen raised an eyebrow.
They had tricks like this?
"Duan Chen, with me here today, you won't be getting the altar."
"I don't want to fight you. I advise you to quickly take your people and disappear from my sight!"
Seeing Duan Chen unmoved, Apostle 01 gritted his teeth.
"Mirror! Chaos! Reverse!"
*Swish!*
A flash of white light, and Duan Chen's group vanished from sight.
They were directly teleported away by Apostle 01. The moment they left, Apostle 01 sealed the altar, preventing Duan Chen and the others from returning.
He looked at the resentful Gu Sang lying on the ground, then at Tun Yue, whose eyes were filled with terror as she retreated continuously.
"Trash!"
Apostle 01's figure suddenly appeared before her and, grabbing her by the neck, twisted it slightly.
*Crack…*
He exhaled a breath of turbid air. This battle had come at a heavy cost!