Three-eyed Lalo rushed at Crow and sliced the blade toward Crow.

Crow turned into a strip of darkness and extended their distance. He snapped his finger in mid-air.

Countless Nether Weapons appeared around Crow and shot at three-eyed Lalo.

Three-eyed Lalo turned into a blur and struck rapidly at the upcoming purple weapons. He deflected them all and sent them flying to the surrounding areas.

The weapon exploded into Nether bombs when it came into contact with the ground.

"You’re quite something, aren’t you?" Three-eyed Lalo smirked. "You fight like a mage and yet your weapons are that of a fighter. What really are you?"

Lalo dashed at Crow and turned into a blur of gold.

"I am Lee Baek-un. I am Crow. I am the Abyssal Abomination."

Darkness flooded onto Crow as he activated his Abomination Form. All of his attributes were enhanced and the black trench coat exuded dark dense smoke around it.

The Nether Spear appeared in Crow’s hands as he used it to block the attack from the three-eyed Lalo. Crow was sent flying backwards.

He spun in the air to regain his balance and landed gently on the ground.

Three-eyed Lalo was a Rank-3 being. Crow was a Rank-2.

Whoever the being that possessed Lalo was, he couldn’t use all of his power. That was why Crow was able to stand a chance against. Additionally, Crow wasn’t a normal Rank-2 also. He had a lot of tricks in his sleeves.

"You’re weak, Abomination!"

Lalo appeared right beside Crow and slammed the golden blade at him.

Crow pointed his index finger at Lalo.

"Nether Beam!" A thin purple beam shot at Lalo and pushed him backward.

Nether Beam had become a Rank-3 spell, Nether Homing Beam. But Crow was still able to keep it because of his connection to Nether, similar to how Selina was able to use Nether in Rank-1.

"Come, Spider!" Crow mumbled.

Another being stepped out from within Crow. It was his Nether Spider, now took the form of an Abomination.

She summoned two curved swords and stood beside Crow.

"It doesn’t matter how many there are. You can’t win." Lalo grinned widely.

"We’ll know, don’t we?" Crow said.

The two shadows rushed at the three-eyed Lalo.

Arturo ’Tuco’ Von Schattenberg, the first son of the Von Schattenberg family was dealing with some personal business when everything happened.

He was in a secluded area, looking at his phone.

His men dragged a poor bastard out of the trunk and beat him mercilessly. Only when they’re sure the man couldn’t even stand that they removed the bandage on his mouth.

"Please... I didn’t do anything."

"Oh, you see." Arturo pocketed his phone. He squatted down and repeated pressed his finger at the man’s forehead. "You did. The automobile industry belongs to the Von Schattenberg and you establish a dealership in Aeliz City without our approval? What are you thinking, man?"

"I’m sorry! I didn’t know! What do you want? I will do it."

Arturo shook his head, "Too late now. People already know that you exist. If we don’t get rid of you, they will think we go soft. Drown him."

Arturo turned to his men. They immediately grabbed the poor bastard’s legs and poured him toward the water.

"No! Please! I’ll do anything!"

Suddenly, a familiar ringtone echoed in Arturo’s pocket.

"Huh? Why are you calling me?" Someone from the Von Schattenberg company had reached out to Arturo.

"We are being attacked, young master! Wherever you are now, do not come back."

"Attack? Are they trying to take over or company or something?" Arturo said.

"No, young master! They... Argh!"

There was only screaming in the other line and then it was cut off.

Arturo frowned. He got on the news and saw that all establishments belonged to the Von Schattenberg were being attacked.

Arturo crushed the phone due to anger.

"Who stupid enough to attack us? Leave that guy. We have things to do." Arturo said.

The poor bastard sighed in relief as they rode away. The Chaos created by those unknown terrorists had saved him.

"Give me your phone." Arturo asked his body guard.

He continued to check the news. The ACPD had responded and sent in their own men to stop the terrorists. But the attackers seemed very relentless. They struck fast, destroyed the place, and moved on. They were always quicker than the ACPD a few steps.

It almost felt like they knew exactly what the ACPD was going to do.

"Is this an act of the Union?" The reality made Arturo suspicious of the government. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

The government did not like the existence of private empires like the Von Schattenberg, that was obvious. But Arturo never thought they would outright attack them like this.

Suddenly, the car was lifted up to the ground and rolled a few times on the empty street.

"Fuck!" Arturo climbed out of the broken windows. His men were fine too.

Not that far away, a large demon with two horns was looking at them menacingly. It was Bash. He just threw Arturo’s vehicle away.

"What is that thing?" Arturo mumbled.

A second demon appeared behind the large demon. This one was female and she had a pair of wings on her.

"Infernal Rays!" Beams of orange Hellfire shot toward Arturo.

His body guards stood in front of him and activated a barrier to protect Arturo.

The barrier didn’t stay up for long and Arturo heard it shattering like glass.

He took out a pendant on his neck and clenched it tight.

"The gods above. Please protect me!"

Solarix summoned a large Hellfire Sun and threw it at Arturo. He was supposed to die.

A bright golden light enveloped around Arturo.

When the light dissipated, Arturo was now covered in a bright gold armor with a large scepter in his hand.

"I will kill you all, demons!" Arturo shouted. He wasn’t possessed like Lao. He only borrowed power from somewhere else.

Around him, golden mannequins appeared.

"Huh... Each of their member has the own type of blessing." Solarix said. "It is confirmed. Their patron is some type of pantheon."

Bash tapped his chest, "We can’t let any pantheon influence this world. This world belongs to Master!"

"I couldn’t agree more."

Within the darkness, the soldiers of the Illuminati emerged. They circled around Arturo and his golden mannequins.