Extreme Cold Era: Shelter Don't Keep Waste-Chapter 623 - 587 Apulodi

The purple radiant light shot up like a pillar reaching from the earth to the heavens, appearing so suddenly in the undercity without the slightest warning.

Perfikot's gaze was somewhat solemn; although she was vaguely looking forward to the collision between the Godslaying Armor and the Evil God Sect, and to verifying whether the Godslaying Armor could truly slay gods, the grand spectacle before her nonetheless brought her some tension.

"They really prepared quite a grand scene for me! I thought these guys would use a more direct assassination!" she remarked, deliberately feigning calmness as she regarded the purple light pillar before her.

Yet whether she was truly calm was something only she knew in her heart.

At this moment, both large transport ships had already followed her orders and deployed all the Steam Knights aboard, while the two suits of Godslaying Armor had completed their activation and were advancing towards the origin of the purple light.

However, Perfikot unexpectedly issued an order to retreat the Flying Airship.

"Why are we retreating, Count?" the captain asked Perfikot in some confusion. As a soldier, he was not afraid of death and did not wish to miss such an obvious pivotal moment, eager to become a hero.

But Perfikot merely glanced at him without offering any explanation, instead emphasizing, "Carry out the order, don't make me say it a second time."

Faced with Perfikot's command, the captain couldn't refute. He could only meekly have his ship begin turning, signaling the other Flying Airships to also start turning their bows.

Watching all the Flying Airships begin to turn around, Perfikot finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, the tense mood somewhat eased.

She was not truly afraid, but she did not want the Flying Airships and the Thermobaric Bombs aboard them to be exploited by the enemy.

For in her eyes, the purple light pillar before her was far from being just a simple ray of light.

"Apulodi's Light of Joy"

"Material: Mythical"

"Crafting: Mythical"

"Effect: Anyone gazing upon it will directly confront the beauty of the Goddess of Beauty, delighting in her charms in fantasy, unable to firm their own will, and thus seduced by the Goddess of Beauty, becoming her most faithful ardent follower."

"Evaluation: Though it is merely a ray, this is indeed a Divine Artifact. Long ago, the Goddess of Beauty intended to spread her brilliance across the earth, making everyone kneel before her beauty, so she crafted this Divine Artifact, ensuring that all who saw this light would become her believers.

If you don't want to become a foolish creature licking that wanton's toes, then don't look at the light, stay away from it."

This was the second warning Perfikot received from the Jade Record since last contacting Hermodis's pointer, and she was certainly taking it seriously.

Although she considered herself resolute enough, confronting a deity named the Goddess of Beauty, feeling her beauty and resisting the temptation was something Perfikot thought was safer not to do.

Especially since she was now on the Flying Airship, and the ordinary crew on this ship did not have the firm will necessary to resist the Goddess of Beauty's allure.

If the crew on these Flying Airships were seduced, then the Thermobaric Bombs that were just being launched at the Evil God believers would end up on their own heads, or worse, become weapons for the enemy to breach the inner city.

To prevent this from happening, Perfikot had to take measures to avoid the worst-case scenario.

As for the Knight Order below? Even if some had weak wills, it wouldn't affect the overall situation, since without sufficient determination, how could one become a knight?

Of course, Perfikot's key factor for trusting them was that at least half of the Steam Knights were Autonomous Knights she produced using Langton City's factories over this period.

Although Langton City had enough Knight Orders, Perfikot only mobilized about sixty Grand Knights for today's operation, as they accounted for one-fourth of today's deployed Steam Knights considering these knights weren't fully equipped with Steam Knight armor suits yet, along with the need for defending the inner city, walls, and other aspects.

Because of this configuration, Perfikot had enough confidence in the Steam Knight Order's actions, believing they could resist the threat of this so-called Goddess of Beauty's Light of Joy.

But now they couldn't receive firepower support from the Flying Airship anymore; everything would rely on themselves, including the coordinated combat with the Godslaying Armor.

This situation left Perfikot somewhat uneasy, especially since the Evil God Sect this time had even deployed a Divine Artifact, which was much more challenging than the Death God Sect who merely summoned two divine creatures.

Amidst Perfikot's concerns about the situation, she saw through the Multi-Function Goggles two towering humanoid creatures emerge from the purple light.

One black, one white, these gigantic purple humanoid creatures were over ten meters tall, with robust muscles and ornate adornments. Their clothing seemed to stylize early Romulus Empire fashion.

However, Perfikot speculated that it might be an even earlier style, from the so-called mythical era.

These humanoid creatures appeared to be androgynous, with one half of their bodies exhibiting prominent feminine features, while the other half displayed masculine ones. Their four arms and hoofed feet were not particularly noteworthy.

Gazing at these goat-headed creatures, Perfikot quickly analyzed and assessed them through her goggles.

The results brought her some relief, for these two creatures were not particularly formidable and remained divine beings that the Godslaying Armor could contend with.

Nevertheless, Perfikot did not relax, as these creatures were significantly stronger than the divine beings from the Death God Sect.

If they had encountered divine creatures of this strength that night, Perfikot had ample reason to believe the Wolf Armor would have been severely damaged before Sanderion came for support, unable to gain the upper hand.

Fortunately, with the combat experience from the Death God Sect and the divine essence obtained from it, Perfikot upgraded both the Wolf Armor and the first-generation Godslaying Armor.

The current first-generation Godslaying Armor now had its official name—Gun Knight, while the Wolf Armor was named Claw Wolf under Sanderion's insistence.

Though Perfikot was not very satisfied with these names, considering they were mere codes, she did not fuss over them; practical use was more important than anything else.

At this moment, Claw Wolf and Gun Knight faced their respective enemies, and the battle was about to erupt.