CHAPTER 644: CHAPTER 641: SHADOW TRAVEL TECHNIQUE

As his words fell to the ground,

Ronald activated both the "Authority Angel" and "Archangel" spells from the Heavenly Chapter, simultaneously launching a dual attack of incantations and brute force that instantly reached the artificial deity.

At the same time,

Ronald himself charged forward, holding the Dark Holy Sword in his hand.

It was now deep into the night in the Springs, and he was able to activate all of his enhancement techniques, and even had the Origin Text "Species Origin" added to his arsenal compared to last time when he confronted this artificial deity at Barrier Mountain.

Even though the real world did not greatly amplify magic power like the "Infinite Negative Territory,"

Ronald still displayed strength far beyond human capabilities.

Leaving behind an afterimage in the air, he appeared instantly before the artificial deity, and thrust out a strike with the sun-powered Dark Holy Sword of Saint Catherine!

Clang—

A crisp sound echoed.

At this moment, the artificial deity’s eyes remained tightly shut.

Yet, in front of it, a semi-transparent membrane materialized, blocking the attack of Saint Catherine’s Sword outside of it.

"..."

"It has grown stronger..."

In the face of such an attack, the artificial deity merely bowed its head slightly.

It had a very precise grasp of the differences between the two worlds and the changes in power, so despite the significant gap, it immediately noticed that Ronald’s strength had increased since their last encounter.

And on the opposite end,

was Ronald, who had thrust out the sword.

From this initial clash, he confirmed a fact—the artificial deity’s injuries had been repaired.

Facing his dual-spell attack and the single sword strike,

The artificial deity’s figure merely moved back a few meters in the air without any further reaction.

Compared to the encounter in the "Infinite Negative Territory," the enemy’s abilities were clearly a whole level stronger!

"Seeking death!" "Audacious!" "Get lost!"

At the same time, the other wizards from Barrier Mountain caught on.

Accompanied by a chorus of angry shouts, a complex and diverse series of spells almost simultaneously greeted Ronald.

Hum—

The white light of the "Guardian Angel" illuminated.

Then, in just an instant, this light, protecting Ronald, flickered multiple times.

After all, this was the might of several Origin Text holders acting at once.

Even with the exceptional defense of the "Guardian Angel," it could not withstand such frequent and intense consecutive attacks.

The flickering of the light was actually the "Guardian Angel" weakening and reinforcing in alternation—it was also fortunate that Ronald didn’t need to move, and could instantly cast spells with a mere thought.

Otherwise, facing such a barrage of spells,

he likely wouldn’t have any chance of survival.

"..."

At this point, the artificial deity, seeing Ronald directly repelled by the dense spells, spoke again with an extremely calm tone:

"I can give you a promise."

"Surrender and serve Barrier Mountain faithfully, and you can live on today..."

Boom!

An explosion suddenly erupted from the chest of the artificial deity!

Although the damage was blocked by a defensive spell, it was still caught off guard by this sudden assault with words barely begun.

What was it that bypassed layers of spells to appear before it?

The artificial deity raised its eyes toward Ronald.

But Ronald in the air was also looking puzzled—he was in the process of extracting magic power from the Origin Text and reciting the spell "At this moment, please gaze into the abyss. The river of blood is right before your eyes!"—preparing to change the entire battlefield at sea!

The incomprehensible situation did not last long.

Just a few seconds later, half a head emerged from the shadow at the fabricated deity’s chest, its gaze merely swept over the artificial god in an instant before quickly retracting.

The movement of this head was incredibly fast.

However, for someone at Ronald’s or the artificial deity’s level, that instant was enough for them to discern the other’s appearance.

The appearance of that half head.

It was undoubtedly the Chief of the Investigation Bureau!

Ronald instantly turned his head to look.

He then discovered that the Chief of the Investigation Bureau, who had just led the retreat behind the Springs defense line, had now vanished into the night.

This was not a mere change of position.

Even within the sensing range of Ronald’s "Fury", the Chief of the Investigation Bureau had completely disappeared from the vicinity of the port area. Apart from the momentary attack on the artificial god, there were no traces of him to be found.

At this moment, the response came first from Barrier Mountain.

Compared to the real world, where magic information was sealed away to protect intelligence, the wizards at Barrier Mountain dedicated to arcane research made a judgment and loudly warned:

"Shadow Travel, it’s Shadow Travel!"

"I’ve seen records of it in the library, a spell that hides in the dark world of shadows. Only when this fellow attacks can we strike back!"

"Shadow Travel..."

The calls from the wizards at Barrier Mountain not only alerted their comrades.

From these reminders, Ronald also understood the significance of the Investigation Bureau Chief’s spell.

Although he was still unclear about the opponent’s original text and the principles of the spell.

But judging only from the current situation, it had to be an assassination spell lurking in the shadow world, utilizing attributes like darkness and shadows.

So... isn’t this perfect?

A smile curled at the corner of Ronald’s mouth.

Thanks to the interruption from the Investigation Bureau Chief’s sudden attack, he had successfully recited several verses from the "Divine Comedy", and had tapped into the original magic power for enhancement.

Boom—

The next moment.

A massive amount of black mist emerged from behind Ronald.

Because of the enhancement using extracted original magic power, the speed and density of the hellish black mist’s appearance far surpassed any other time. What was usually a tumbling spread of spell now even had the exaggerated momentum of a hurricane!

Feeling the power contained within, Ronald held high expectations for this attack.

Under an attack of such a caliber.

Not to mention those wizards unprepared for defense, even those with slightly weaker protection would definitely not be able to withstand it!

And it was at this instant, Ronald heard a voice at his shoulder—

"Much obliged."

Ronald spun around sharply, only to see a shadow falling from his shoulder, and nothing else but empty air.

But Ronald still smiled.

Because he recognized the voice—it was that of the Chief of the Investigation Bureau.

The pitch-black environment created by the dark fog perfectly suited the casting conditions needed for his Shadow Travel.

However, such a vast commotion.

Could not possibly go unnoticed by the wizards at Barrier Mountain.

Realizing the danger of the spell before them, those wizards also formed a team, and immediately someone chanted their own incantations against the black mist.

Ronald could faintly make out a few key words:

"Research Plan A!

Regarding the continent of Europa..."