Gargoyle Supremacy

"Ah, it's you people."

Han stood unyielding, glaring at the group. He activated his augmented blood, and his skin reddened. His blood seeped out from his pores and condensed into red plate armor around him. Despite losing a lot of blood, Han cast a basic healing spell on himself, and his condition was restored.

He was ready to challenge the holy spirits and their incarnations, especially Anna and Arthur, who had no experience in real combat. However, the presence of a new holy spirit disturbed him.

The new angel girl gracefully smiled at Han and descended, landing in front of him. She slightly raised her skirt and bowed like a noble lady.

"Hello, sir. I'm the 13th holy spirit of this world, born from your son's blessing. Nice to meet you, grandfather."

Han was taken aback at why this holy spirit called him grandfather, "What did my son do to you? I don't remember him being that close with you people."

"Oh, nothing much. I was just a cursed soul, who was fated to die for the Lich King. Your son found me, purified the curse, and offered my soul to a holy spirit. Because of him, my soul has ascended. Now, I'm a holy spirit. In a way, I consider him as my father."

Han's expression turned dark. Although he knew that Carn's real age surpassed his, their uncanny relationship put him in an awkward situation.

The angel brightly smiled, but her eyes were full of malice. She stated her agenda, "You see, we're not here to harm you or anything. We simply wish to ask you a few questions regarding the dead holy spirit. He was your sponsor, right?"

"Yeah, so?"

"Why didn't Demon Lord Pebble kill you along with your sponsor?"

"…What?"

Without warning, a circle of light shone on the ground below Han, and a gold energy spear emerged, piercing him from below. The holy spear punctured through his belly and trapped him on the spear pole.

The angel walked past Han and approached the young man and his father. She glared at the parent for a moment as she disliked him.

"A lowlife."

She snapped her fingers, and the man's head exploded. She then approached the teenager, who was trembling in fear.

Surprisingly, the young man was Jack, who was once Carn's classmate. In addition, the dead man was Hornet, Jack's father who had used his connection to get his family to live in a military base.

The angel smiled at Jack and extended her hand to him.

"Would you like to become a saint? If you agree, I'll give you power, wealth, and the authority of a king. You will be treated as a prophet of the new era, and nobody will look down on you."

Jack stepped back, terrified of the pretty girl in front of him. He shouted at the girl, "WHO ARE YOU?! WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS?!"

The angel's smile faded. Her lips curved down as she hated stupid people.

Instantly, Jack sensed a surreal weight on top of him, and he collapsed on the ground. The gravity below him pulled him flat on his belly. A second later, the unknown gravity force cracked his rib cages and internal organs.

The mysterious angel asked Jack again. This time, her voice distorted as if a man and a woman screamed in unison, "Shut up and answer me. Will you be my slave and work for me for the rest of eternity or die here along with other useless humans?!"

Jack had no choice. He bellowed, "DON'T KILL ME! PLEASE! I'LL DO WHATEVER YOU SAY!!"

The angel canceled her power and grinned. She clapped her hands once and healed Jack's injuries without touching him. She laughed, "That's more like it."

"…"

Meanwhile, Arthur dully stared at Han and Jack. He no longer cared if these supernatural entities suddenly ended the world. He wanted nothing more but the demise of his enemies.

Tired of this farce, Arthur shouted at the new holy spirit, "Miss Elaine, get this over with. We need to kill Carn Yunho next! Also, ECD-4 should be in that shelter. We don't want to deal with that pesky ghost!"

Elaine, the angel, raised an eyebrow and looked back at Arthur. She disliked being treated as a subordinate. However, seeing the face of the female angel behind him, she flinched.

That angel's strength was ten times stronger than her as she was born from multiple artifacts. As Elaine was afraid of Arthur's mistress, she grudgingly followed his instruction.

"Get up, boy. Let's get this contract over with."

Elaine grabbed Jack by the neck and injected holy power into him. She then created a gold lance out of thin air and passed it to Jack.

Meanwhile, a strange memory flooded Jack's mind. The memory belonged to Elaine in her previous life, but it carried her resentment and negative emotions when she was cursed.

As Jack was not a reincarnator or someone special, his mind was consumed by dark emotions. He lost his conscience, consciousness, and his soul. After being consumed by Elaine's power, he transformed into a knight in gold armor, similar to the holy spirit that Carn had murdered.

Jack stood motionless, staring at his new master. He accepted the gold lance and waited for Elaine's order.

Elaine was satisfied as a lifeless incarnation was better than Anna or Arthur, who retained their free will. She turned to the other two holy spirits and smiled.

"Done! I have my incarnation, now."

The group snorted and turned around. The four quietly flew south, heading toward the invisible beacon that Carn had erected.

Seeing their reactions, Elaine's expression turned sour. She looked at Han, who was still stuck on the spear pole. She sneered.

"Since killing a saint will degrade my holy energy, I'll let Fleur handle you. And you, boy, come with me."

Jack silently walked after Elaine. The angel then created a small magic circle underneath Jack and brought him along. They would also follow the team to invade Carn's new dungeon.

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Being left alone and hung on the spear pole, Han bitterly smiled. He endured the pain and attempted to break the magic spear in half. However, it didn't budge.

Giving up breaking the spear, he pushed his body backward. Minutes later, he pushed his body out and fell to the ground, with a hole in his stomach.

While gasping for air, Han healed his wound with a holy spell. He looked at the sky beyond the exit gate. Then, he questioned his goal.

Why was he there?

What was the point of being there?

Han bitterly laughed as he finally found his revenge pointless. He wished he stayed in the hotel or returned home with Carn.

As Han was daydreaming, five skeletons in dark cloaks and an alluring red-haired woman in a grim reaper cloth manifested and surrounded him. They all pointed the tips of their scythes at Han's neck.

Fleur recognized Han's red skin and his Aether signature. She crouched next to Han's face without caring if he could see her naked body within the cloak.

"Ban Lott? What are you doing here? Did you pick a fight with holy spirits earlier?"

Han sighed deeply. He expected a torturous death as he knew that Fleur was not a merciful demon lord. Still, he confessed as he had nothing to lose.

"I was planning to murder every motherf-cking government agent in the facility, but you beat me to it. But when I tried to leave, the holy spirits backstabbed me."

Fleur snickered, "Nah. I can tell it's the other way around. You reek of their holy energy… as if you are one of their underlings. I think you are the one backstabbing them first, and they punished you."

"I guess."

"Now, tell me honestly. What did you do to piss them off? I might let you die a quick death if you stop bullshitting."

Han paused and patted his chest. Unable to find a cigarette, he grumbled, "Can I smoke while I talk? I need a smoke."

Fleur waved her fingertip, and a dozen packs of cigarettes flew out of the corpses in the area, floating over Han. Fleur then dropped them on top of him.

Han picked a pack and calmly put one in between his lips. Pulling out a lighter from his pocket, he lighted it and savored the last taste that he might get.

"Alright. Here's the deal," Han began. "Do you know my son, Carn Yunho?"

"Carn…Who?"

"Demon Lord Pebble."

"Ahhhh!!"

Fleur got interested in the topic. She sat cross-legged and put her scythe away. The others also pulled back their weapons, but they still glared at him.

"Yes. I know him. Continue." Fleur found their relationship amusing. She wanted to hear more.

"So today, Demon Lord Pebble went to Manhattan and thwarted the holy spirits' plan, and they were mad. He returned to me and found me and my sponsor. Then, we got into an argument, and my sponsor revealed their master plan."

"What are they planning?"

"They and the new Lich King are in cahoot. They want the undead to invade this world and erase half of the world's population. They will then play heroes and drive out the Lich King."

"And then, they will be the saviors."

"Exactly. They want to be gods of the new world, and all incarnations will work as their prophets. Demon Lord Pebble got pissed and killed my sponsor on the spot."

Fleur cackled and slapped her knee. She laughed for a whole minute and exhaled deeply.

"That's very him. Oh, well. You've made my day, King Lott."

Han smiled bitterly and puffed another smoke. He also sighed, "So, what are you gonna do? Kill me?"

Fleur got up and paced around Han for three laps, falling into a deep thought. She then came up with an idea.

"You know, King Ban. Thanks to your son, I'm going to let you live!"

Han raised an eyebrow, doubting her, "And what's the catch?"

"Tell me everything about ECD and its facilities. Also, help me manage this thing."

Fleur pulled out a chalice, which Rosa and Merlin had failed to locate. It was the ECD-77, aka the Chalice of Infinite Sacred Water.

Seeing the Chalice, Han sat up and stared at Fleur's face. He didn't expect to see it here.

"Why do you have that?!"

Fleur shrugged, "I snagged this from some arrogant dude. What was his name? Ferdinand?"

"…"

"Look, you can use holy power, but I can't. Help me extract sacred water from that thing so that I can use it to gain some holy power. When I get that power, I'll release you. Simple, right?"

"Won't you kill me after I've done my job?"

"And piss off Demon Lord Pebble? I ain't stupid, King Ban. Just… do what I said."

Han finally laughed as he sensed fear in Fleur's words. He got back on his feet and extended his hand for a handshake, which Fleur accepted.

"I'll help."

"Good choice."

"Say, miss."

"What?"

Han coughed and pointed at Fleur's clothing, "Can't you wear something underneath? It's distracting."

Fleur looked down and chuckled. She then lied to him to indirectly get back at Carn, "Your son had seen more, so why should I hide from his parent?"

"…Huh?"

Fleur double-downed, "Demon Lord Pebble, I mean Carn Yunho forced himself on me and made me this way! Now, you as a father, must convince him to take responsibility, alright?!"

"…HUH?!"

Han was flabbergasted that Carn had done something unthinkable. On the other hand, Fleur inwardly laughed at the thought of forcing Carn to surrender something to hush her. She didn't care about mortal relationships. She simply wanted to humiliate Carn or ruin his love life if he had any.