CHAPTER 671: CHAPTER 667: TIME TO GO HOME (TODAY’S TWO CHAPTERS COMBINED, NOT SEPARATED)_2

The only regret

was that the artificial deity retreated too quickly.

Otherwise, according to Ronald’s original estimate, this strike should have already cleaved the creature in two.

At this moment,

watching the now clearly slower regeneration and the rather weakened posture of the artificial deity,

Ronald spoke, which was rare in this battle:

"Fake... Modimo, now you should understand my true strength."

"If you don’t want to die too painfully, give up resisting now."

"..."

Ronald’s flat ’persuasion’ immediately sparked the anger of the artificial deity, whose face bore an expression as furious as a demon from Hell, ready to devour someone.

The artificial deity even slowed down the speed of repairing its body, then lifted a finger towards Ronald, and with a voice as trembling as that finger said:

"Mortal... you, you truly have a death wish!"

"If you’re so arrogant, then I will let you experience the despair of blaspheming divine power!"

As the words fell, the demeanor of the artificial deity instantly changed.

If in all previous battles this creature always held an air of superiority, as if it had the whole situation under control,

now it exhibited an attitude of desperation, a resolved stance to fight to the death!

"..."

Seeing that his ’persuasion’ failed,

Ronald didn’t say another word and continued to attack with his sword.

There was a ’ding’ sound as the artificial deity once again brought out the protective shield in front of him that had fended off Ronald’s attacks earlier.

But now, while casting the spell, the artificial deity’s weakness was overly apparent, and it even took a step backward due to the impact of the engagement.

However, this was no big problem.

Because it had seen through Ronald’s spell.

As long as it could successfully establish its defense, it would be safe until the interval between uses of "Humanity’s Endpoint" passed.

With an expression of staking everything on one blow,

it resolutely began to speak:

"To His Highness Lorenzo de Medici from Niccolò Machiavelli:

Those who long for favor from sovereigns are usually accustomed to offering the sovereigns their most cherished possessions or things that would greatly please them. Thus, one often sees the offering of fine horses, swords, robes embroidered with gold, gemstones, and other ornaments befitting the sovereignty’s esteemed status..."

"..."

"The Prince"?

Compared to the resolved expression of the artificial deity, Ronald was equally shocked.

He knew the origin of this curse or rather, the homage in the text without anyone reminding him.

Wasn’t this Niccolò’s work, "The Prince"?

Given this classic’s status and content on Earth, Ronald was very certain that it was something extremely threatening.

At this very moment, facing this angrily determined artificial deity.

The inner certainty of Ronald’s victory was immediately replaced by heightened vigilance.

And while Ronald silently awaited the interval for "Humanity’s Endpoint" to pass,

the artificial deity also demonstrated the true reason for invoking this classic in front of him.

Because with the incantation of "The Prince",

different locations on the Fake God’s body began emitting distinctly different Magic Fluctuations.

As a Caster who also possessed several classics,

Ronald immediately realized that all these Magic Fluctuations were the classics under the control of the artificial deity.

But unlike his mere possession,

the relationship between these classics and the artificial deity was not one of possession, but one of construction!

Everything made sense now.

The artificial deity, as one of the top creations of the mystical side during the Dark Age,

was naturally built on the basis of these top-tier mystical items—the classics.

Some classics were responsible for the body, others for constructing the soul, and yet others for shaping its thought process.

And the "The Prince" incantation it chanted at this moment was the crucial item responsible for uniting and coordinating all the classics during its construction process.

In other words,

this was the core of the artificial deity!

Facing Ronald’s pressure, it was even willing to discard the possibility of escape, instead unleashing all its power for a life-and-death battle with Ronald!

Only a few meters apart from each other,

Ronald’s brows were tightly knit.

He did not know what type of Complete Technique "The Prince" was.

But in his heart, Ronald already had a premonition—this must be some kind of powerful force capable of confronting "Humanity’s Endpoint"!

"..."

At this moment, both Ronald and the artificial deity were very aware.

The outcome of this battle—rested on this one strike!

Boom—

Everything was perfectly timed.

The interval for Ronald’s "Humanity’s Endpoint" passed, and the artificial deity’s spell was also fully ready.

The next second, a powerful Magic Fluctuation burst forth.

The snowflakes in the sky around the two of them grew more chaotic, and standing opposite each other, the pair resembled the final showdown of a fate-laden epic.

"Mortal, meet your end!"

"..."

Activating all its abilities, the artificial deity concentrated all its power into the scepter in hand and fiercely brought it down towards Ronald’s head from above.

On the other side,

Ronald didn’t hesitate to extract the maximum amount of power from his classics.

Simultaneously activating "Humanity’s Endpoint," the pitch-black sword of Saint Catherine also emitted a brilliant glow and thrust forward.

Boom!

In the final decisive strike between Ronald and the artificial deity.