Chapter 95: Chapter 94: An Unexpected Ending
Just as mentioned before, there are many ways to utilize time.
Besides affecting enemies, it can also affect oneself.
Fang Zheng didn’t care about Emiya Kiritsugu’s low-level Inherent Time Control; it was merely speeding up or slowing down his own body. To put it plainly, that method was only necessary for mortals like Kiritsugu to rely on in combat. For Fang Zheng, his speed, comparable to that of a Jumping Bug, was sufficient to pin Kiritsugu, even with ten times the Inherent Time Control enhancement, to the ground and beat him a hundred times.
Of course, whether Fang Zheng would die with a body modified by the Zerg was still a question, but whether Emiya Kiritsugu could survive was definitely not.
So, for Fang Zheng, there was only one other method of manipulating time that could allow him to benefit while weakening the enemy.
This was also why Fang Zheng could always dodge Bella’s attacks in time. Apart from the evasion skills he learned in the Black Soul World, it was also because he harnessed the power of Future Sight. Fang Zheng concentrated all his Time Ability into his left eye to foresee the future a few seconds ahead. This was precisely why he could continue to fight evenly with Bella. Without such Prophet-like power, Bella wanting to escape would indeed have been troublesome for him.
No, to tell the truth, Fang Zheng’s head was actually hurting now.
Looking at the Six-Armed Snake Demon pinned under a huge rock, Fang Zheng reached up to press his forehead, one eye on the present, the other looking to the future. It might sound cool, but the actual use was indeed headache-inducing. Fang Zheng didn’t know if real Future Sight caused headaches, but after maintaining it for so long now, he felt his head starting to throb. This was not only due to using the ability but also because Fang Zheng had to choose between the two visions he saw: not to mistake the present for the future, nor the future for the present.
Otherwise, this wouldn’t be a Golden Finger, but rather a deadly poison leading one to doom.
But thanks to Future Sight, Fang Zheng was able to effortlessly kill the Six-Armed Snake Demon… Oh, I misspoke, she isn’t dead yet, but in Fang Zheng’s eyes, her death was just a matter of time.
Meanwhile, Nymph reappeared at Fang Zheng’s side and revealed herself, vigilantly staring at the Six-Armed Snake Demon and cautiously hiding behind Fang Zheng.
“A mortal, an angel weaker than a Demon of Cowardice, and yet I’m defeated by you two!!”
Bella glared at Fang Zheng, her six arms clenched into fists.
“But don’t you dare… Aaargh!!”
Before Bella could finish her sentence, suddenly, a column of light descended from the sky, engulfing her, while simultaneously, the Old Archbishop’s voice echoed over the ruins.
“Demon, this is not where you belong, accept your fate!”
With the Old Archbishop’s roar, the column of Holy Light grew brighter, and at the same time, Fang Zheng saw countless pitch black bats fluttering out of the darkness and gathering together. Then, the Vampire Old Archbishop emerged from the swarm of bats, radiating holy radiance, holding a Holy Scripture in both hands, and striding forward.
Seeing this scene, Fang Zheng hesitated briefly, ultimately choosing to remain silent.
Using Holy Light as a vampire… this is too ironic for me to even comment.
“This time, you will have no chance to escape! Bella, be purified in the Holy Light!”
With the Old Archbishop’s roar, the light column rapidly expanded, and soon Fang Zheng saw the countenance of the Six-Armed Serpent Lord grow unsightly, the shadows around her began to dissipate, but that wasn’t important. What was important was that, as the shadows melted away like snow, a small Green Snake appeared from beneath, painfully writhing and loudly shrieking in sharp, angry cries.
“You people playing with Holy Light have dirty hearts!!”
Watching this scene, Fang Zheng couldn’t help but shake his head. That Six-Armed Snake Demon was truly cunning, pretending to be the big boss and spewing harsh words to buy time on one hand and secretly planning to escape on the other. That’s a typical boss tactic, although…
Thinking this, Fang Zheng glanced at the Vampire Old Archbishop, who now seemed solemn and sacred under the glow of Holy Light, a formidable aura emanating from him. Hmm, if only the light were red, then he would perfectly embody a grand vampire, like Count Dracula…
Fang Zheng really wanted to ask him if, before joining the Sanctuary, he was also a boss-level figure; otherwise, how could he be so familiar with a boss’s tricks?
But the next moment, his expression abruptly changed.
“Not good, retreat quickly!!”
“You will pay for everything you have done!!”
Before Fang Zheng could finish speaking, he saw the small Green Snake, symbolizing Bella’s true form, suddenly roar in anger. Right after, Fang Zheng felt a dark energy burst forth from the Green Snake, forming a semi-circular pitch-black barrier that spread outwards, successfully blocking the Holy Light’s assault. Meanwhile, the body of the Green Snake and the Six-Armed Snake Demon began to fade away, soon replaced by a much larger phantom of a Six-Armed Snake Demon.
At this scene, the Old Archbishop’s expression drastically changed as well. He hurriedly raised the Holy Scripture in his hand, but in the next moment, suddenly accompanied by the sound of thunder, countless pitch-black lightning bolts abruptly materialized from thin air, bombarding the ground around them. Meanwhile, the figure of the Six-Armed Snake Demon also grew increasingly larger.
Indeed, the second stage transformation is a standard procedure in a boss fight!
Facing this sudden lightning, Fang Zheng hurriedly pulled Nymph over, then raised his right hand and swiftly switched to the Kerrigan’s Soulstone to deploy a Psionic Shield. He had no idea how powerful this thing was, but Fang Zheng wasn’t eager to find out, especially since the ground that got hit by the black lightning, breaking apart, was enough to prove that this black lightning wasn’t just a time-wasting cutscene during the transformation process!
“No good! She’s about to activate the Eye of the Soul!”
The Old Archbishop was also greatly alarmed at this moment, he hurried back to Fang Zheng’s side, hiding within Fang Zheng’s Psionic Barrier as well, glancing at the Vampire Bishop beside him with a wry smile.
“What is that? Do we have a way to deal with it?”
In response to Fang Zheng’s inquiry, the Old Archbishop frowned deeply, the radiance of his Holy Scripture had dimmed significantly, perhaps for this reason, the column of light that had been striking the Six-Armed Snake Demon also began to darken gradually.
“I have only heard the legend of the Six-Armed Serpent Lord’s third eye, which is said to have been born with three eyes in the Abyss. The third eye allows her to absorb the power of souls, making her always the frontline warrior as carnage makes her grow stronger! Also, there is a rumor that this third eye is where the soul of the Six-Armed Serpent Lord resides… ”
Isn’t this just a real version of gaining experience points to level up?
Hearing this, Fang Zheng looked at the Six-Armed Serpent Lord in surprise.
Could it be that this lady is also a transmigrator?
“None of you will escape!!”
With Bella’s roar, Fang Zheng saw the surroundings suddenly covered with fresh blood. The corpses of the mercenaries and cultists scattered around suddenly shriveled up as if their blood was being extracted by an invisible force, along with their souls, merging into Bella’s apparition. And at that moment, she seemed like the god of this place, the God of Blood!
“You are all going to die here, tremble before my Eye of the Soul, I will suck your souls into… ”
While speaking, the Six-Armed Serpent Lord slowly raised her hand to her forehead, while Fang Zheng, Nymph, and the Old Archbishop had a solemn expression. However, Fang Zheng’s expression was a bit weird, as he had already seen what was about to happen through Future Sight; only, that future…
Had he not fully mastered it yet?
Just at that moment, the Six-Armed Serpent Lord’s arm had already reached the center of her forehead, then… her expression suddenly changed.
“Where is my Eye of the Soul? My third eye, how could it be with you? How did you… ”
At this point, Bella seemed to realize something, her gaze in astonishment turned towards Fang Zheng and his companions. And just then, Nymph was holding a bright red orb—this was what she had earlier taken from the head of a broken statue.
“Is this what you’re talking about?”
Fang Zheng and the Old Archbishop weren’t fools, following Bella’s gaze, they immediately spotted the issue.
“Give it back to me—!!”
Watching this scene, Bella screamed and her figure moved rapidly, the torrent of blood, mixed with anger, furiously charging towards the three of them.
But at the same time, the Old Archbishop turned to look at the gemstone in Nymph’s hand, then roared angrily.
“Holy Light Judgment!!”
Accompanying the old man’s roar, the Holy Scripture in his hands suddenly burst, transforming into a bright Light Orb. Meanwhile, the blood-red gemstone in Nymph’s hand seemed to sense something, furiously erupting with a powerful force, trying to disengage from the Little Angel’s hand to escape the Light Orb. But at that moment, Fang Zheng suddenly reached out his hand, and an invisible Psionic force instantly bound the gemstone firmly.
Immediately following, the Light Orb flashed and directly hit the bright red gemstone.
Accompanied by this scream, the approaching Bella instantly turned into a pool of blood, utterly bursting!