Chapter 1 A Pity

Everyone's eyes were fixed on the long, wrapped object the large man carried on his back. Even covered by thick cloth, it exuded a commanding presence. If it were to be unsheathed, what kind of dazzling sharpness would it reveal?

The scarred giant was Loki, who had previously appeared outside the Vatican. It seemed he had specifically come here because of the deaths of his team members. However, his own domineering aura was completely overshadowed by the weapon on his back.

Fang Senyan recognized it at a glance. Before heading to the Epulos planet, Fang Senyan had used his rank to attend an auction. At that auction, a fierce battle had unfolded, and Fang Senyan had secretly acquired the Judgment.

What left a deep impression on Fang Senyan at that auction was naturally the mid-tier legendary main storyline item, the Philosopher's Stone of Nicolas Flamel! Its inherent ability to reverse death had a similar effect to Fang Senyan's Sigh of the Grim Reaper.

However, even such a powerful item like the Philosopher's Stone was overshadowed at that auction, completely eclipsed by another weapon!

A powerful legendary weapon!

The legendary weapon used by Odin, the King of Gods!

Gungnir.

Of course, Fang Senyan remembered this weapon. Although it was currently contained in a bag, and despite the addition of a holy and solemn aura to its original unstoppable, piercing sharpness, Fang Senyan still recognized it at first glance.

However, Fang Senyan looked at the legendary weapon carried on the man's back and couldn't help but feel a sense of incompatibility. Gungnir represented penetration! Like lightning flashing across the sky, like thunder piercing through the bodies and souls of enemies.

However, the other aura mixed into Gungnir's current state carried a heavy sense of dominating everything, the imposing presence of a king!

The combination of these two elements was like transforming a sharp, unparalleled general who pierced enemy lines into a commander who had to hold the central army. Although it wasn't entirely absurd, it was impossible to unleash its greatest power.

Looking at the man in front of him, Fang Senyan slowly recovered from his battle-ready state, straightened his body, and sighed.

"What a pity."

The large man glanced at him, intrigued.

"What's a pity?"

Fang Senyan narrowed his eyes and sighed.

"What a fine Gungnir, yet it accommodates the weapon spirit of the Spear of Longinus. Gungnir's characteristic is penetration, the unwavering determination to overcome any obstacle. However, the Spear of Longinus' characteristic is the symbol of power. Legend says that anyone within a hundred and twenty feet of the spear will submit, and the wielder can dominate the fate of the world. Combining the two can only result in Gungnir's lament..."

The large man laughed heartily.

"I remember now. You must have been present at that auction, so you recognized my treasure at a glance. You bought a weapon back then, a dark gold gun? Since you've seen what my Gungnir was like without a weapon spirit, it's not surprising you'd say that. However, the combination of Gungnir and the Spear of Longinus' weapon spirit was the perfect new weapon guided to me by a divine diviner. Without their combination, how could I have killed Dr. Adrian and arrived here in time?"

Fang Senyan saw Jackson Klawster move slightly, and finally felt somewhat relieved. However, after hearing Loki's casual last sentence, he couldn't help but gasp!

Killed Dr. Adrian and arrived here in time. It sounded simple, but killing Dr. Adrian likely meant a very brutal battle, yet Loki spoke of it as if it were as insignificant as spring water, dismissing it in a single sentence, as if it were a trivial matter.

If Loki wasn't lying, a shocking scene appeared before Fang Senyan's eyes. A light that seemed to be unstoppable flashed, and Dr. Adrian was pierced through. The person who attacked glanced over, then drifted away...

And after killing someone, he still had to rush here... Loki departed later than Fang Senyan and his team, and the distance he traveled was longer, yet he arrived after them, calm and collected. Such attack power, such speed! Could this be the powerful ability created by the combination of Gungnir and the weapon spirit of the Spear of Longinus?

"He's not lying. Otherwise, without any reliance, how would he dare stand before our entire team?" Fang Senyan said grimly in the team channel. "This is definitely not someone who likes to take risks and show off!"

Before Fang Senyan could ask what the man's intentions were, the large man bluntly said,

"I am Loki. Perhaps you've heard my name, perhaps you haven't. It doesn't matter. The reason I'm here is because you seemed to have done something big recently. I heard that a guy named Sailor actually broke through to the Awakened stage on the battlefield and fearlessly killed ten Awakened!"

"Indeed," Fang Senyan said indifferently. "So what? The one who told you this should be the one who escaped when they came to ambush me."

Loki laughed loudly.

"Did you think I came to praise you? You're wrong. I've already seen the scene when you killed them. It was very mediocre. The only thing worth praising is that strange ability that can infect people with diseases. The people you chased used all kinds of abilities – Flash, Leap, Weightlessness – but although they created distance in a short period of time, they were forcibly slowed down by frequent sneezes, colds, and coughs. The key is, I've never seen such a powerful area-of-effect slowing ability before!"

As Loki said this, a blood-red title of "Hundred-Man Slayer" suddenly popped up above his head! And the attributes were clearly visible.

Bronze Title: Hundred-Man Slayer!

Requirement: Kill one hundred and fifty Awakened to obtain this title.

Effect: All Contractors below the Awakened rank (including Awakened) deal 25% less damage to the wearer, and the wearer deals 25% more damage to all Contractors below the Awakened rank (including Awakened).

Everyone gasped. Loki had proven he wasn't bragging! And the man in front of them had likely broken through the shackles of the Awakened and might have even reached the level of the Cardinal Fang Senyan encountered in the Bloody Invitation.

Fang Senyan looked at Loki.

"So, what do you want? You can't have come to me just to say these few words, right?"

Loki laughed heartily.

"Of course not. To be honest, I want to make a deal with you first, and then... use you once!"

He plainly said the words "use," but there was an indescribable magnanimity to it, as if being used by him was an honor! Fang Senyan calmly said,

"What deal? And how do you plan to use me?"

Loki looked at Fang Senyan with a hint of appreciation.

"No wonder that guy has his eyes on you. According to his habits, you would indeed be put on the blacklist. Alright, my deal is, I want to see the attributes of your disease-creating ability. In return, I will return this writer, Jackson Klawster, to you, and provide some information about the guy who's been chasing you."

Reef suddenly spoke up.

"How does that work? What if you don't let him go after you've seen it?"

Loki laughed heartily, with a hint of disdain in his laughter.

"Although I, Loki, sometimes use unscrupulous means, I have never failed to deliver on my promises! If I had any ill intentions towards you, seeing those three guys behind me, I wouldn't have to do anything at all. Jackson Klawster would have already died in their hands! Your strength is far inferior to the Saint of Darkness. Although Fu has made a wrong move and is restricted to this world, his potential still exceeds your imagination!"

Fang Senyan suddenly took a step forward, narrowed his eyes, and said,

"Alright, I believe you."

With that, he presented the disease abilities he currently possessed. Of course, only the disease abilities. Loki looked very carefully, then immediately laughed.

"So that's how it is. Fu has imprisoned you for so long, which was equivalent to giving you a great opportunity to spread diseases and allow them to incubate, which led to those who besieged you being terminally ill. Plus, they exhausted all their strength when fighting your team, so you were unstoppable after breaking free... Tsk, your luck is really not bad."

Fang Senyan didn't show any particular expression after hearing this, just smiled and said,

"Luck is also part of strength."

Loki said meaningfully,

"Do you know why I said your luck is good? That's because, almost as soon as you started fighting, my brothers started causing trouble for Fu's servants! Just as they were about to succeed, Fu made his move – completely withdrawing his attention from you, and then my brothers naturally encountered danger, died. In the end, I had a head-on fight with Fu. By the time the fight was over, who knows how long ago your battle had ended! Otherwise, you wanted to kill ten people???"

As he spoke, Loki's tone already had a hint of contempt. Fang Senyan lowered his eyes, then said faintly,

"If you want to use us to deal with that guy called Fu, then you should give us more detailed information, right?"