115: Rage erupts
As the outer wall of the West Wing collapsed with a roar, the security System of the entire Prime Minister's Official Residence fell into utter madness.
Piercing alarms tore through the night sky, and several searchlight beams intersected like swords of judgment, illuminating the collapsed ruins, the Dragon-winged girl hovering in mid-air, and the figures fighting in the dust and smoke. Even the well-trained security personnel couldn't help but hold their breath—the scene before them had transcended their understanding of reality.
"Fire! Fire at will!" the commander's hoarse roar echoed through the intercoms.
In an instant, dense gunfire poured down like a torrential rain, bullets weaving into a metallic storm of death, frantically lashing out at all the non-human entities in the field.
Doma allowed the bullets to strike his body, sparking tiny bursts of light, while his handsome face still wore that compassionate smile. He waved the iron fans in his hands lightly, elegantly deflecting several stray bullets toward Lin Luo. "Everyone, please see the real enemy clearly!" His voice was clear and moving, remarkably audible even amidst the deafening gunfire. "These supernatural intruders from abroad are the true culprits destroying the nation's peace!"
This inversion of truth, coupled with his holy appearance, caused many security personnel to hesitate for a moment.
"Amitabha—"
The loud Buddhist chant rang out like a morning bell. Himejima Gyomei's hulking figure broke through the encirclement, his giant axe carrying the force to split mountains as it swung directly at Doma. "Vile demon, how dare you mislead the masses!"
"Protect the Prime Minister's Official Residence!" the security captain finally made a judgment. "Prioritize controlling the aerial target!"
The firepower immediately concentrated on Tohru. Bullets struck her Dragon scales, erupting in dazzling sparks.
"You idiots!" Tohru swung her Dragon tail in anger, sweeping away a barrage of bullets. "Look closely at who the bad guy is!"
Doma took advantage of the chaos to cast Blood Demon Art: Lotus Vines, but the ice crystal vines "happened" to appear in the movement path of the security team, making it look entirely like magic cast by Tohru.
"Watch out for special attacks!" The security team's formation was instantly thrown into disarray.
Lin Luo had to maintain the delivery of spiritual energy to Kanae's heart while dodging stray bullets flying everywhere; the fury in his eyes had reached a breaking point. He carefully protected the weak Kanae in his arms, every dodge pushing his sanity closer to the edge.
"This can't go on!" Lin Luo dodged an ice spike and shouted to Gyomei, "We must evacuate Kanae!"
Doma moved effortlessly between the three factions, every swing of his golden iron fans carrying a bone-chilling chill of death. He deliberately drew the battle toward the main building of the residence, leaving numerous scars on the classical architecture's outer walls with ice crystals and stray bullets.
Just as Tohru whipped up a gale to temporarily suppress the security fire, the exquisite ice lotus in Doma's hand silently vanished into the shadows of the residence's main building. He didn't look at the result, for his goal had been achieved—
"They're going after the Prime Minister!" someone in the security team shouted in horror, looking toward the main building. More searchlights and muzzles turned toward Tohru in the air and Lin Luo's group, who were preparing to break out.
At this moment, the long-suppressed fury in Lin Luo's eyes finally erupted completely.
"Tohru!" he shouted sharply, his voice carrying a resolve that could burn everything. "Get Kanae out of here!"
Without waiting for Tohru's response, Lin Luo quickly and gently pushed Kanae toward Gyomei. "Mr. Himejima, I'm counting on you. Please ensure her safety at all costs."
Gyomei was slightly startled but immediately understood Lin Luo's determination. He nodded steadily and took Kanae. "this humble monk guarantees her safety with my life."
"Lin Luo, you—" Tohru wanted to say something, but was deterred by the killing intent in Lin Luo's eyes, which had almost solidified.
"Go." Lin Luo's voice was ice-cold, devoid of any human emotion. "This piece of trash must die here today."
His gaze locked onto Doma like a sharp sword, and an unprecedented surge of spiritual energy began to ripple around him. The energy in the air gathered toward him frantically, forming a visible, violent cyclone, and the rubble beneath his feet levitated slightly under this power.
Feeling this unusual Aura, Doma's rainbow eyes showed genuine interest for the first time. "Oh? Finally getting serious?"
Holding Kanae, Gyomei quickly rushed toward the breach in the outer wall under Tohru's cover. Tohru gave Lin Luo one last worried look but still followed his wishes, flapping her Dragon wings and whipping up a gale to clear a path for Gyomei.
"Don't let them get away!" The security team tried to pursue, but was blocked by a spiritual energy barrier Lin Luo set up with a wave of his hand.
"Your opponent is me." Lin Luo's voice was terrifyingly calm, but anyone could hear the suppressed volcano about to erupt within. His gaze remained pinned on Doma like a poisoned dagger. "As for you... don't even think about leaving here alive today."
Doma chuckled, elegantly unfolding his golden iron fans. "Oh my, do you want to play with me alone? That makes me so happy."
Lin Luo didn't answer. His figure suddenly vanished from the spot, appearing in front of Doma in the next instant, his fist striking toward the other's face with the power to tear through space.
"So fast!" Doma hurriedly raised his fan to block, but was sent stumbling back by the punch. The smile on his face finally faded, and a trace of solemnity flashed through his rainbow eyes.
"Die!" Lin Luo's voice sounded like it came from the depths of Hell, saturated with a killing intent that would freeze everything.
His attacks followed one after another like a violent storm, each strike containing devastating power. Spiritual energy formed a dazzling halo around him, illuminating the night sky like day; the fury contained in that light made even the distant security personnel shudder.
Doma cast one Blood Demon Art after another, ice crystal lotuses blooming in the air like beautiful flowers of death, only to be crushed one by one by Lin Luo's violent spiritual energy. The aftershocks of their battle shook the surrounding buildings, causing even the security team to involuntarily retreat.
"Interesting." Doma chuckled and raised his fan to block, but was smashed to pieces—fan and face included—by a punch imbued with Lightning Technique! His head burst like a watermelon, and his headless body stumbled back.
A gasp went through the security team, and their gunfire instinctively paused for a moment.
However, in the next second, something that made everyone's skin crawl happened. The flesh at Doma's neck writhed frantically like a living thing, ice crystals condensed, and in almost a breath, his handsome head was reshaped, still wearing that chilling, hollow smile.
"That's quite a painful way to say hello." He tilted his newly grown head, his tone even carrying a hint of playfulness.
"Blood Demon Art: Winter Icicles!" He unleashed his Blood Demon Art with full force, as countless giant icicles fell from the sky, only to be crushed by an invisible force the moment they neared Lin Luo.
There was no surprise in Lin Luo's eyes, only a more intense, erupting killing intent. "I'll see how many times you can resurrect!"
He roared, his hands forming seals. Violent flames were born from the Void Realm, turning into a furious Dragon that coiled toward Doma—the ice crystal lotuses created by Blood Demon Art: Withered Garden, Drooping Snow vaporized instantly in the high temperature, and Doma's figure was swallowed by the flames, emitting the sizzling sound of charred flesh.
The flames dissipated, revealing a charred and carbonized body. But a blood-red light shone from within again, the charred shell peeled off, and brand new skin regenerated at a visible speed during his Rebirth.
"It's useless." Doma smiled, his rainbow eyes showing no ripples. "This level of..."
Before he could finish, Lin Luo had already closed in like a ghost! His spiritual energy condensed into a blade of blazing light—a horizontal slash! Doma was cut in half at the waist! While his upper body was still in the air, Lin Luo's foot, carrying the power to collapse mountains, stepped down, ruthlessly crushing his upper body into the ground and creating a deep crater!
Flesh was mangled, and bones were shattered.
The security personnel watched in stunned silence, their weapons unconsciously lowering. The unimaginable regenerative ability before them completely overturned their understanding. That guy in the priest's robes with the "holy" smile... was the true monster!
"M-Monster!" someone cried out. At that moment, all the gun barrels instinctively shifted away from Lin Luo, pointing with uncertainty at the "non-human thing" that kept regenerating from destruction.
In the deep crater, Doma's shattered body began to condense again, ice crystals and flesh intertwining with a nauseating writhing sound.
"As expected of a high-ranking Upper Moon, you're much harder to kill than ordinary trash." Lin Luo's voice was cold, but the suppressed fury within was like an erupting volcano, every word carrying a scorching breath.
The spiritual energy around him erupted with unprecedented intensity, becoming so dense it turned physical, like flowing golden lava covering his body, eventually condensing into a majestic Golden Raiment shimmering with light and flowing runes. The originally bright white spiritual light in his eyes was now completely ignited by the flames of anger, turning into a molten red; wherever he looked, even the air slightly distorted.
"Blood Demon Art: Crystalline Ice Mirrors!"
Doma's figure was finally fully reshaped amidst the ice crystals. He immediately cast his Blood Demon Art, and seven ice mirrors as tall as himself instantly condensed, surrounding him. His image was reflected in the mirrors simultaneously, making it impossible to distinguish the real one. The Domas in the mirrors smiled together, their voices overlapping with a hollow echo: "Such a passionate attack, I'm truly flattered~ Well then, I'll have to play with you a bit more seriously too."
Lin Luo's response was a strike that tore through the sky. He didn't even move; he just raised his hand, joined his fingers like a sword, and slashed through the air! A giant blade of spiritual energy wrapped in golden flames appeared out of thin air, like a sword of heavenly judgment, carrying his immense fury, instantly shattering and vaporizing the three ice mirrors in front along with the phantoms inside!
"Too crude." The Domas in the other ice mirrors showed expressions of regret simultaneously, but their movements were not slow at all. The remaining four ice mirrors shone brightly, and countless Ice Crystal Senbon coated in extreme freezing air poured out like a rainstorm, covering Lin Luo and a large area behind him, even affecting the security personnel who were still watching!
"Watch out!"
"Get back!"
Amidst screams, several security personnel who couldn't dodge in time were grazed by the ice senbon; their limbs instantly froze and necrosed, and they fell to the ground wailing.
Lin Luo didn't even try to dodge! Clad in his Golden Raiment, he was like an angry deity descending upon the world. The dense ice senbon struck the golden flames, making "sizzling" sounds as they were all annihilated by the high temperature and vast spiritual energy, failing to harm him in the slightest. He didn't even look back at the injured security personnel; his entire spirit and killing intent were locked onto the Doma in the mirrors, the fury in his gaze nearly burning away the other's very existence.
"Only know how to hide? You insect!"
Lin Luo roared and stomped his feet on the ground! Boom! The golden flames around him surged like a volcanic eruption, turning into several roaring golden fire Dragons that frantically pounced on the remaining ice mirrors around him! Everywhere the fire Dragons passed, the ground melted into charred blackness and the air boiled with distortion; the ice mirrors shattered and vaporized one after another, leaving not even water vapor behind.
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