The sky darkened, and thick clouds gathered.

Muffled thunder rumbled.

On top of the shattered cliff, a shadow cloaked in a robe slowly appeared.

His eyes shone brilliantly.

As he raised both hands, the clouds pressed lower and lower.

Blinding lightning struck down wherever it landed, causing the Thorn Legion to scatter.

"Bozo!"

The two mouths of the Two-Faced Man uttered the same word.

Bozo, the former Sect Leader of the Storm Church, excels in Storm Mystical Arts, rumored to have the ability to significantly alter the weather. With adequate preparation, his impact on large-scale battlefields rivals that of a Lord!

Through the surprise attack and cliff collapse, the chaotic pile of boulders scattered the Thorn Church’s formations. Apart from having slightly more numbers on the Two-Faced Man’s side, other Holy Warriors were trapped together in twos and threes, giving the Thorn Cutters the chance to attack and defeat them one by one.

But so what?

The gaze of the Two-Faced Man turned cold. He quickly assessed the strength of his opponents—

Just a remnant of defeated Thorn Cutters, not even a third of his overall strength!

Thorn Cutters have no Lords, which is their biggest shortcoming.

Dreaming of winning by ambush, delusional!

The Two-Faced Man flicked his fingers suddenly, with intangible threads of Spiritual Power vibrating. On the right side, the Melt Gold Giant roared up to the sky, and a dazzling Melt Gold Domain bloomed!

Within the Melt Gold Domain, scorching heat filled the air, permeated by steaming white mist.

The Thorn Cutters within the Melt Gold Domain felt the surrounding air become hot, as if the air they inhaled were burning coals! Every movement consumed significantly more physical ability while enduring the burning damage of the Melt Gold Domain.

One by one, Holy Warriors transformed into their Twisted True Forms, howling as they engaged the Thorn Cutters.

Although dispersed by stone impacts and outnumbered in the engagement zones, within the range of the Melt Gold Domain, they could erase this disadvantage.

However, at that moment, a towering figure clad in golden armor leaped down from the cliff like a falling meteor! 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

It was Bai Pu.

Bai Pu’s dark gold Sandfall Domain unfurled, forcibly halving the power of the Melt Gold Domain! Additionally, it caused the Holy Warriors within the coverage area to stagger under the weight.

With the descending impact, he suddenly drew his Great Sword, lunging toward a combat zone formed by surrounding boulders!

There, a Holy Warrior confronted three humanoid creatures with fish scales on their skin. Among them was "Rui Xin," holding a Crystal Ball, with fish fins on the back of her neck.

"These three seem to resemble Mo Shate and Bogar of Stilan Star, bearing fish features! Are they Awakened from Stilan Star?"

Bai Pu’s mind raced, instantly connecting the dots to why the plans in the Original Sin World had faced obstacles, forcing temporary adjustments!

For example, the plan of having Bonnie secretly guide the Thorn Church and Redeemer Nur to clash for profit backfired when Nur defected, turning the tables on the Thorn Cutters;

Or like arranging Bishop’s Servants to feign seclusion in intense meditation, only to be easily discovered by the Two-Faced Legion;

And along the journey, why were they constantly tracked? This might be related to the Stilan Star Awakened holding the Crystal Ball!

The suspicion that Awakened might join the Thorn Church camp had long lingered in Bai Pu’s mind.

After all, his military rank advancement task included an "initial mission" to kill Otherworld Travelers, suggesting that Spirit Realm Will deemed it possible he would encounter Otherworld Travelers in the Original Sin World.

But only now, seeing the three Awakened of Stilan Star in person, Bai Pu’s speculation was confirmed.

Fortunately, the Original Sin World has a peculiarity; Spirit Realm Will does not offer appearance transformation services, only language translation functions! Hence Bai Pu could discern Rui Xin and others’ significant physiological differences from ordinary humans.

Bai Pu’s primary target for elimination became these three Awakened!

He realized the thorniness of the Awakened; although their direct strength wasn’t significant, they constantly employed peculiar and extraordinary tools and tactics, complementing the native strongmen of the Thorn Church, achieving a synergistic effect greater than the sum of their parts!

With them present, many of Bai Pu’s plans required additional considerations, making it difficult to fully unleash his abilities.

Seeing Bai Pu charging ahead, Rui Xin exclaimed in shock, intending to slide away with a surge of blue waves at her feet.

However, within the dark gold Sandfall Domain, the blue waves instantly dissipated, rendering this acceleration displacement skill unusable!

"A field that restricts displacement!"

Rui Xin cried out.

Her two companions, one with bulging fish eyes, stepped forward, raising a Shell Shield! The shield intertwined with dense, plant-like leaves resembling seaweed.

Bai Pu struck with his sword, and the violent force was absorbed layer by layer by those seemingly seaweed-like soft plants!

Despite Bai Pu’s overwhelmingly strong position, even with the absorbed force, the remaining power caused the bulging fish-eyed man to tremble, his feet sinking into the ground.

"Such strong force determination... This guy is a master!"

The bulging fish-eyed man shouted.

The other teammate, a fishman with a swordfish mouth, wielded two Thrusting Swords, circling toward Bai Pu from the flank. The Thrusting Swords soon flashed white light, rapidly thrusting toward Bai Pu’s waist.

This was an attempt to save a comrade in distress, forcing Bai Pu to defend, preventing him from pressing the attack, which might overwhelm their team’s MT, the bulging fish-eyed man.

Bai Pu snorted, not bothering with the incoming Thrusting Swords at all, as the Chainsaw Greatsword lifted once more, slashing down!

The Thrusting Swords hit Bai Pu’s waist, but a clang sounded as if they struck steel! The sword’s tip even bent slightly.

"Such, such strong defense!" the swordfish mouth man exclaimed.

The bulging fish-eyed man could only abandon his right-hand hammer, using both hands to brace the shield, gritting his teeth to withstand Bai Pu’s consecutive sword strikes.

Clang, clang, clang!

Three consecutive strikes left the bulging fish-eyed man completely exposed, Bai Pu then slashed into an open area.

Though this slash seemed unremarkable, following the trajectory of the wind, it created an Eye of the Storm on the ground! The violent Gang Wind swept up, drawing the three Otherworld Travelers in.

During this time, Bai Pu also activated the Volcano Shield, enduring Rui Xin’s Water Element Magic as well as the attacks from a Holy Warrior in the area.

Bai Pu unleashed the Eye of the Storm using Sandfall Demon Fighting Qi, its power unquestionably stronger and its priority more dominant! The three Otherworld Travelers struggled to escape, Bai Pu directly slashed toward Rui Xin’s neck.

The bulging fish-eyed man’s body flashed white light, raising his hand toward Rui Xin, instantly a layer of white halo enveloping Rui Xin.

Bai Pu sensed a connection of Life Force between the bulging fish-eyed man and Crystal Ball Rui Xin. During the white halo’s duration, any damage Rui Xin sustained would be shared by the bulging fish-eyed man!