Crack——
Rumble——
Above the clouds, beneath the ground, two special portals slowly opened at the same time.
Two envoys, representing [Heaven] and [Hell] respectively, arrived as scheduled, surrounded by their followers.
From the [Heaven] side, it was a male archangel wearing silver refined armor, with a pair of pure white wings on his back, a resolute face, and long golden hair.
He was Michael, the leader of the [Seven Archangels], who once led the [Angel Legion] to defeat Lucifer!!
And from the [Hell] side, it was a demon with a burly figure, wearing a black suit, appearing as a male human.
Naturally, it was Brees, the [Demon Lord] who was deeply trusted by Marduk Curios!!
In fact, he also had another unknown identity, that is, before being expelled from [Heaven] for rebellion, he was also a powerful [Archangel].
So he had known Michael since then.
If it were normal times, as mortal enemies, the two would inevitably engage in a life-and-death battle as soon as they met.
But today, both of them restrained their emotions very well, and did not stage a tense scene in the [Ceasefire Zone].
After fighting for a thousand years, it's still good to relax for a day once in a while.
"A thousand years feels like yesterday, it's a pleasure to see you again... Michael!" Brees walked into the [Ceasefire Zone], looked at the opposite side, and said with a fake smile.
"Brees, it is also my... honor to meet you here!"
Michael slowly flew into the [Ceasefire Zone] and responded expressionlessly.
However, just as he was preparing to make a phased summary of the wars that had occurred in the past thousand years as usual, he was interrupted by Brees waving his hand.
"I said, this is not the first time we have participated in the [Truce Agreement], let's just skip those boring links, after all, we all know what to do next, don't we?"
"Brees, are you trying to break the rules?"
Michael keenly noticed a trace of abnormality, and looked at the other party hesitantly, "No matter whether you have any doubts about this, the rules set by the [Truce Agreement] cannot be changed... Huh? Who is that person?"
At this moment, a figure suddenly walked in from outside the barrier.
It was Necrodamus, the black wizard who was completely controlled by Karl.
"Brees, what trick are you trying to play again?"
Michael frowned, but his face was full of fearlessness.
As the most powerful archangel among the [Seven Archangels] in front of God, Michael was not afraid of any enemy or any conspiracy.
Even when facing a powerful enemy like Lucifer, he never retreated half a step.
His power is beyond doubt, just like the true meaning of his name—"Similar to God"!!
"Oh no, this has nothing to do with me."
Brees didn't notice the abnormality of the human wizard, and tried hard to put on an innocent look and shook his head.
"You wouldn't have forgotten, would you? After the [Truce Agreement] begins, no angels or demons other than the two of us can enter here... Isn't that so?"
"That's right, but I know too well what kind of person you are, Brees."
Michael obviously didn't believe the demon's nonsense in front of him, and said mercilessly:
"Even if you superficially abide by the rules to the letter, you will still try to find loopholes in secret to engage in some underhanded tricks."
Then, he turned his gaze to the figure that was constantly approaching, "But one thing you said is correct, he is indeed neither an angel nor a demon, but a... mortal?"
"Honorable Mr. Michael, you are right, I am indeed a mortal."
Necrodamus... no, it should be Karl, after all, he is the one who is truly controlling this body right now.
'Karl' stopped slowly at a distance of about ten meters from the angel and the demon, and then nodded to the two of them like a gentleman.
"Please allow me to introduce myself... My name is Necrodamus, and I am a talented wizard!"
"Mortal, if you have something to say to me by coming here, then please speak quickly," Michael interrupted in a deep voice, "After all, this is not a place for humans to come!"
"Okay, then I'll get straight to the point... I'm actually very curious, why would God design a [Truce Agreement] that allows mortals to interfere at will?"
'Karl' asked with a curious look, "I don't think he would make such a low-level mistake... unless it was intentional."
"Human, I have to say, your thinking is indeed very keen. The war between [Heaven] and [Hell] has lasted for thousands of years, but you are the first human to notice this... You guessed right, this is not a mistake at all!"
Michael first glanced at the [Demon Lord] on the opposite side, seemingly weighing something in his mind, but soon explained slowly:
"In fact, at the beginning of the establishment of the [Truce Agreement], God considered the influence of human factors...
We unanimously believed at that time that if we want to maximize the stimulation of human free will, then we must give them the right to intervene in the war between [Heaven] and [Hell]."
"Whether it is to put the world on the verge of destruction; or to take the initiative to stop the disaster and win this war for themselves... the initiative of choice should be handed over to humans themselves!"
"And what we [Heaven] have to do is to ensure that humans have this fair opportunity to choose as much as possible in this endless war."
"Of course, if humans cannot take on important responsibilities in this matter, or even make wrong choices, then this balance will eventually be broken."
So, humans have to thank you [Heaven]? 'Karl' almost laughed out loud after hearing this.
The origin of this great war between [Heaven] and [Hell] was clearly caused by the internal split of the [Heavenly Forces].
Humans have always been the most severely affected and suffered the most casualties.
How come now, in Michael's mouth, it seems that humans are the real culprits who started this war, and then [Heaven] has become the "savior" who is trying its best to redeem humanity?
Tsk tsk tsk, I've seen shameless people, but it's rare to see someone so pretentious and shameless!
"Mr. Michael, thank you for your frankness? That is to say... even if God knows that the situation may worsen due to human intervention, he will still not interfere and let everything proceed?"
The smile on 'Karl's' face became more and more intense, he raised his hand and took out an exquisite hand crossbow from his windbreaker, and pointed it directly at Michael, saying:
"Then, in order to verify whether what you just said is true or false... Mr. Michael, you shouldn't mind if I use this little thing to conduct a small test, right?"
The reason why 'Karl' chose to attack in such a grandiose manner is neither because he is arrogant nor because he is brainless.
But because otherwise, as a mortal "Necrodamus", there is no possibility of successfully hitting a war-tested archangel commander in this special barrier space.
Even if the distance between the two is only about ten meters, even if it is a sneak attack...
But as long as Michael wants to, he can completely kill "Necrodamus" at the moment he strikes, or calmly dodge.
Although 'Karl' can still use the power of the "Five Little Ones" to complete the assassination, doing so will inevitably expose his identity in advance, which will not only fail to achieve the strategic intention of "diverting the disaster", but also add a powerful hostile force to himself.
This result is simply not worth the loss for Karl.
That's why he decided to continue to adopt Necrodamus's original plan before the action, that is, to use Michael's arrogance to attack as he is doing now.
That's right, it's [arrogance]!
A kind of arrogance from "God" towards the small human beings.
"Mortal, what I want to tell you is that everyone has a dark side in their hearts, but what can truly save you... is the side that is dominated by humanity."
Just as 'Karl' expected, Michael didn't have any intention of attacking or dodging at all, and his face was still that expressionless and arrogant look.
Because he simply didn't believe that a mere human could hurt himself with a mortal weapon.
"I know what you want to do, but I still hope you don't do that, because everything you do is ultimately in vain... human weapons cannot kill me!"
"Is that so? But I don't think so."
The next second, 'Karl' pulled the trigger without hesitation.
Whoosh——
The silver crossbow bolt, blessed by the two special [Rune] of "Speed" and "Stealth", disappeared from the sight of the three almost at the moment 'Karl' pulled the trigger.
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Then, like teleportation, it directly and accurately hit Michael's chest.
Pfft——
A smear of golden holy blood splashed out.
"This is..."
Feeling the power of the curse contained in the "Archangel Killer", and the deep resentment from Judas, Michael, who already knew that his fate was coming to an end, finally showed a rare look of shock on his expressionless poker face.
As the holy archangel chief who once personally defeated the King of Hell [Satan], almost all the tough battles in [Heaven] over the years have been handled by Michael alone.
It can be said that he has seen big storms.
But he never expected that one day he would capsize in the hands of a human wizard, and so thoroughly.
Wait!
That's not right...
Suddenly realizing something, Michael's eyes widened suddenly, and then he turned his head to look at the [Demon Lord] Brees, who had been silent since the human wizard appeared and chose to "watch the show".
The arc that flashed across the corner of the other party's mouth already explained everything.
Damn it, he was the one who did it!!
What exactly does Marduk Curios want to do, isn't he afraid of triggering the "insurance mechanism" and causing a full-scale war between [Heaven] and [Hell]?
Time seemed to be infinitely stretched at this moment, so that Michael had enough time to figure out the trick.
That's right, that demon boss is really not afraid.
Because the person who did it was not a demon, but a... mortal!
Just as he said to 'Karl' before, the [Truce Agreement] considered the influencing factors of humans at the beginning of its design.
And this influence may be positive or negative.
I'm afraid Marduk Curios and Brees had already realized this, so they would have tried their best to find this human to carry out the assassination?
In this way, the "insurance mechanism" of the [Truce Agreement] will be automatically triggered due to the death of the [Heaven] envoy, and the portal to Earth will be permanently closed.
But at the same time, since the person who attacked was not a demon, but a human... so [Heaven] has no reason to launch a full-scale war against [Hell].
They can only sit back and watch Marduk Curios's demon army invade the human world without restraint!
Good plan!
Good means!
No, I must let God know who the real mastermind is!
Time seemed long, but it only passed in an instant.
"Ahhhhh..."
Michael desperately mobilized all the divine power in his body to resist the fatal erosion of the "Archangel Killer".
Just to be able to delay even a second, so that he can pass the information to those angels in the sky who have not yet recovered from the shock...
Even if he knew that no sound could be transmitted from within the barrier of the [Truce Agreement]!!
"The... the real murderer is..."
But contrary to his wishes.
The crossbow bolt inserted in his chest, after tasting the blood of the archangel, instantly "lived" like a completely resurrected fierce evil ghost, and then sucked dry all of Michael's life force in one gulp.
Michael's angelic body suddenly appeared with countless fine cracks on the surface, like a shattered statue, and dazzling golden light flickered from these cracks.
Boom——
Michael's entire person instantly exploded into a dazzling golden light, and then disappeared from the spot.
An invisible [Subspace Power] forcibly plundered Michael's soul essence from a [Law] that still existed in Michael's consciousness and was responsible for the recycling, and from the deep resentment from Judas inside the crossbow bolt.
At the same time, a line of prompts jumped out on the light curtain in front of Karl.
...
[Reputation Value +999, +444, +444...]
[Detected a collectable high-level angel soul, number of subspace souls +1]
...
Nice!!!
A satisfied look appeared on Karl's face.
But the plan is far from over at this point!
The real good show is about to begin...
Due to the sudden incident, from the time 'Karl' attacked and assassinated, to Michael's death, the entire process actually only took one or two seconds.
Therefore, the members of the Angel Legion responsible for guarding the periphery of the [Truce Treaty Barrier] were stunned for several seconds after Michael's death before they recovered from their extreme shock.
"That damned human, he... he actually killed Lord Michael?"
"Impossible, human weapons can never harm Lord Michael!"
"Kill him..."
In an instant, hundreds of angel warriors wielding weapons flapped their holy wings and rushed madly towards 'Carl's' location below.
Bang bang bang—
Bang bang bang—
But the next second, they all crashed into the golden barrier and were bounced back by an invisible force.
