Apocalypse Forecast

Chapter 412 - 355: Heaven Punishment (Part 2)_1

It was as if a hundred thousand Celestial Soldiers had arrived above his head while he was sleeping, surrounding him completely in a tight net, waiting for a one-eyed black man with permed hair to jump out with a pair of guns and shout at him, "Surprise motherf@ker!"

Now, the surprise descended from the heavens, illuminating Huai Shi's pupils.

He stiffly raised his head, looking up at the violent Thunder flashing across the sky, his mouth agape in shock.

Mother, what kind of sin have I committed!

Did I talk in my sleep again, saying something like 'I want to defy the heavens'? But surely, I couldn't have shouted it hundreds of thousands of times in my sleep?

There was no time to shout 'Wait, you got the wrong person!' before the forest of Thunder plummeted from the pitch-black clouds, inch by inch piercing towards Huai Shi's astonished face as time itself seemed to freeze.

The speed was so swift that Huai Shi had no chance to react.

If an exact moment had to be pinpointed, it started at the comma between 'Mother' and 'I'm done for.' And within Huai Shi's expectations, he would be struck by lightning at the very instant the word 'done' began, and finally, he would completely turn into a charred block in the lingering sound of the word 'for,' thoroughly chilled as the echo drew out.

However, in reality, he was not chilled at all. In fact, his body temperature even rose slightly. Because at the moment the word 'Mother' had yet to escape his lips, a Power more solemn and terrifying than Thunder burst forth from the depths of the blood, accompanied by the hoarse chanting of millions, as a sacred melody resonated from the emptiness. And a pure white light slowly emerged from behind Huai Shi's dog head, ascending.

"Holy! Holy! Holy!"

An invisible force twisted the air, obscuring its outline, but as tens of millions of bolts of Thunder descended from the sky, a wild gravitational pull erupted from within, dragging in all those searing, dazzling lightning bolts.

It was just like a super-sized Lightning Rod, and not even the slightest ripple of residual force fell upon Huai Shi.

After greedily devouring all the lightning bolts, it appeared to have finally completed its Metamorphosis, revealing its form from the void.

Huai Shi stiffly turned his head, his eyes wide in disbelief.

"What the hell is this?!"

A pair of 24K gold dog eyes were illuminated by the light that emanated a grand and solemn hymn.

Like a crystal formed from pure light and Thunder, it was the appearance of countless Souls being granted substance.

Hundreds of thousands of departed Souls emerged from the blood, reborn from the Metamorphosis of the Divine Body, and then, under the fervor of faith, they formed a perfect, flawless Halo.

Numerous patterns, sharp-angled and edged, radiated outward like thunderbolts on the huge Halo.

At this moment, behind Huai Shi, an immense Halo rose like the statues of Gods in temples, rotating slowly.

It was as solemn and sacred as the Sun itself.

The fervent prayers of innumerable Souls emerged from within, blending together to become a vast, Truth-like chorus.

They were praying, they were chanting, they were praising!

Praising the sole great Power in this world, the God who descended from the clouds to the mortal realm, the majestic presence who redeemed the Kingdom from Hell, from Doomsday.

——Praise Huai Shi!

"Holy! Holy! Holy!"

"The Almighty God! The eternal Power, the indestructible savior and unbeaten Holy Spirit!"

"Holy! Holy! Holy!"

Through the inclusiveness and Metamorphosis of Huai Shi, they had found shelter and redemption from their suffering and despair.

Now, their Souls raced through Huai Shi's blood, their consciousness lay in Deep Sleep within Huai Shi's Soul, and their faith and reverence had transformed into this unblemished and majestic Halo.

As the Halo turned, it seemed to stir countless heavy mechanisms between heaven and earth, setting everything in motion, proclaiming the location of all Truth and redemption in this world.

This was the last act of the Lizard Men for their savior, their insignificant offering and gratitude.

If Huai Shi truly were to save all this, then all this Power would rightfully belong to Huai Shi, belong to the savior of the Lizard Men——the only Hero in this world willing to bear the entire Kingdom on his shoulders and walk out of Hell!

As the Halo spun, an almost inexhaustible Source Substance flowed from it, filling Huai Shi's shell.

He felt as if he had gained an intangible organ, an additional mana bar crafted from the ultimate devotion of over a hundred thousand Souls... Compared to his own reserves, a terrifying capacity more than a hundred times greater and a completely unscientific recovery rate!

And now, as Huai Shi rose to his feet, the crimson storm dissipated without a sound.

Like red dust blown away by a hurricane.

From the deepest darkness, a ghastly profile that was wholly different from the past finally emerged.

The remaining lightning poured down from the Sky Dome, but it dared not touch his figure. Only a momentary flash of light, gone in an instant, illuminated the figure standing amidst the blood-red storm.

"Ah, I really am more accustomed to my current form..."

Huai Shi slowly lifted his forelimbs, gazing at his clearly defined fingers, a grin on his face.

From the sweep of the hurricane, his back limbs also slowly unfolded, stretching his torso at ease. His upper body, covered layer upon layer with crimson scales and layers of carapace, appeared as if encased in Armor, revealing a ferocious beastliness.

His lower half still retained the menacing appearance of the original Wolf Beast, with sturdy limbs topped by sharp claws and the sharply segmented tail swinging casually, creating sparks as it scraped against the shattered earth.

As he raised his head, the ghastly face that still vaguely retained his former contours now had four curved horns pointing diagonally toward the sky, where the electricity danced, illuminating his huge Amber-like vertical pupils.

As Huai Shi moved his body with relish, the Giant Beast, over a hundred meters tall, let out a satisfied roar which shook the earth and air, causing the ground to tremble in fear and hurricanes to bellow out in all directions, whipping up the dancing dust.

With the vast Halo as a backdrop, all this took on a profound solemnity, as if a myth were replaying itself.

The newborn overlord, the great Power from within the Abyss... Today's Huai Shi had indeed become the unrivaled Owner of the Great Mob, the supreme God in this Night of the Witch!

Thus, he defiantly raised four middle fingers towards the still malevolent Sky Dome. Fourfold disdain.

"Come at me again!"

Above the sky full of rifts, thunderous rage burst forth once more.

As the clouds abruptly dispersed, a colossal rift slowly opened up, resembling a giant eye as the destructive Sun hung in the sky, looking down and shedding its malevolent light.

Rays that obliterated everything instantly covered the land.

But for the reborn Huai Shi, it was as though a breeze brushed across his face, completely insignificant.

Then, from within the giant eye, blinding flames ignited.

A scorching beam descended from the heavens, bringing with it the terrifying might to reduce all of creation to Ashes, descending upon the mortal world.

In an instant, the air emitted layers of mournful cries.

As if another Sun had descended onto the earth, the ferocious temperature instantly vaporized everything.

And as Huai Shi raised his hand, the Long Spear, condensed as if from the Sun itself, stopped abruptly in front of him.

Scales were instantly scorched red, hissing loudly.

But as one arm after another was laid upon it, it began to emit a sound of unbearable strain. At last, under the vigorous effort of four arms, it snapped cleanly into two pieces.

It was as if a nuclear bomb had been forcibly shattered.

When cracks appeared, the structure of the dense crystal completely collapsed, releasing all its contained energy without reservation.

The annihilating heat, together with the flames, surged out, engulfing everything.

The ground shook, fierce winds swept through, and the ruins of mountains and cities were ripped apart layer by layer, forming a profound depression, where a heavy mushroom cloud slowly rose from the scorched recess.

Soon, the mushroom cloud was torn apart cleanly, revealing the charred silhouette within.

Countless scales and carapace were burned to charcoal, rapidly falling off and just as rapidly healing with the scorched flesh, returning to wholeness once more.

In the end, the ferocious head of the Dragon Wolf slowly raised up, grinning, and curiously asked the sky, "That's it?"

No one responded. Only an increasingly profound malevolence slowly condensed from the giant eye of the Sky Dome.

Huai Shi slowly bowed his head, and in his hands, the elongated Sacrificial Knife revealed its outline once again with the flow of Source Substance, its elaborate reliefs and Gold decorations rapidly emerging with the nourishment of blood. But then, he couldn't help but shake his head.

Something was missing. Too light.

The Sacrificial Knife dissipated, to be replaced by the now-hundreds-of-meters-long Spear of Compassion, which still felt too light. Even the weight of the Axe of Anger couldn't stir interest in this excessively large body.

Finally, Huai Shi took a deep breath and slowly raised his hand, allowing the memories of countless Souls to surge through his blood.

Then, the high-pitched sound of iron friction echoed between heaven and earth.

Between his outstretched fingers, a light of steel burst forth, grew, and multiplied—if sorrow could be solidified into iron, then at this moment, all the pain and hardship that the Lizard Men had ever endured in Huai Shi's Soul was enough to forge the hardest weapon in the world.

Layer upon layer of lightning covered it. From the dazzling flames, a pitch-black, heavy iron block slowly emerged on the slender handle, which he now held in both hands. With the unique scales of warm-blooded creatures and the barbs and patterns left from past mutations, one could feel waves of illusory, sharp pain just by looking at it.

A heavy Iron Hammer emerged from the Power of the Hand of Confinement.

This was the testimony to the tribulations endured by countless Souls, solidified from the blood and tears under the torment of Doomsday—The Hammer of Sorrow!

In that moment, Huai Shi grinned, looking up at the Sky Dome, staring at the giant eye.

"Then feel the Power..."

"—of Pain!"

The earth cried out and trembled, cracks spreading layer by layer.

And the monstrous beast that could now be called the 'Behemoth' had leaped into the sky, trampling gravity, flouting common sense, and tearing through the hurricane with an unreasonably violent force.

In an instant, it had surged to the very top of the Sky Dome.

The crevice so like a giant eye, now within reach!

Facing its pupil, Huai Shi raised The Hammer of Sorrow in his hand, and at the enormous heavy end of the hammer, fissures burst open, spewing out plasma flames gathered from Thunder!

Like pain itself, after long torture, at the moment of unbearable frailty, it erupted like a volcano.

The Source Substance disintegrated, creating a fleeting, terrifying explosion that provided unimaginable, terrifying acceleration to the swinging hammer!

Next, all the sorrow and despair of the Lizard Men turned into tangible weight, descending upon the giant eye!

BOOM!!!

Countless streams of horrific lava, like blood, fell from the Sky Dome, creating a rain of destruction, completely incinerating the land.

And amid the roar, the Behemoth landed on the ground and slowly raised its head, looking up at the slowly closing crevice above.

As if truly feeling the pain, the Heaven Punishment awkwardly fled from the earth. And before that... the pupil of the giant eye had already disintegrated amidst the sudden onslaught of pain.

Shattered by Huai Shi's decisive hammer blow!