Chapter 1004 - 1004 1003 Coronation

Chapter 1004: Chapter 1003: Coronation Chapter 1004: Chapter 1003: Coronation Fifty-one hours have passed since the “Node War” began.

Due to the dispersal of the Glory Waterfall, the Pyramid was slow to restore its energy supply, and the early demise of one of the Nine Pillar Gods…led to disarray among the external forces, resulting in a retreat at every turn.

Following Clerk Funa’s breach of the Fertility Temple.

Scarecrow Sam, Dean Richard, and Togu Gonzales successively defeated their corresponding Nine Pillar Gods, stripping away their divine patterns.

At the same time, the bottom entrance breached by Funa was fully invaded by forces entering the Pyramid.

The “Particle Radiation” team could barely maintain the balance when coordinating with the High Priest against the Clerk.

The high-voltage alternating current could harm Funa’s body, and Decomposer Watter’s attacks were also very effective, able to rapidly destroy Funa’s arms.

As for the town hall guard, they were handed over to Pides from the Schrodinger Mechanics Laboratory within the team, to be dealt with alongside the High Priest.

This balance was quickly broken.

A bald-headed figure with a buzz saw embedded in its head and body wrapped in iron chains, accompanied by a group of demon nuns, immediately turned the tide of battle.

Soon after, Scarecrow and Dean Richard also arrived in succession.

The balance was completely lost, leading directly to the annihilation of the priests guarding the lower level, and even to the death of one of the High Priests…It wasn’t that the High Priest was too weak, but that the townspeople were too strong.

Compared to Han Dong’s time, the overall level of Other Derry Town was on the rise.

The qualitative change in Dean Richard also incentivized the growth of the other Ten Devils…their overall combat power was stronger than Han Dong had anticipated.

The bottom defense line was completely overrun.

The entire “Particle Radiation” team was marked with the Void Mark, daring not to move…as any movement would cause a ‘starry sky’ change, and their spirit bodies would be altered.

Surrounding their ears were only the songs of the Clerk, the sound of flesh growth from Dean Richard, the dragging of chains, and the noise of the mechanical Scarecrow rubbing against the wall.

However, the Clerk, previously wounded by their team, was in a state of rage, with hundreds of arms attacking from various areas, intending to tear their flesh apart.

At the critical moment, they were shielded by a layer of iridescent light.

A halo of light appeared before the four of them, and when they reopened their eyes, they found themselves on the surface of an unknown planet in the universe.

Dean Richard’s true form stood before them.

“You may go…Nicholas said that if we encountered you during the siege, we must not kill you.”

Such a large influx of reinforcements into the Pyramid also meant that the Nine Pillar Gods had been largely defeated, and the battle had spiraled out of control.

Being on the edge of death, they had no good choices.

Rage was futile, and even though they met the standard of True Fate, the brand of [failure] was deeply etched in Tesla’s heart, causing a certain change in his demeanor.

Opting for settlement, the four-man team withdrew from the current world.

It was at this moment.

A resounding voice spread through the Pyramid and echoed above the City of Gods.

“I, Ed Louis, declare surrender. All [Defensive Forces] within the first ring area, please lay down your weapons. Those who surrender will not be attacked.

I will transfer the Pharaoh’s authority in the Eye of God Room in the Pyramid.”

As the news of military defeat spread, the warriors of God’s City, who were still fiercely resisting, lost their last shred of morale…They could never have imagined that under the leadership of the Nine Pillar Gods, they would lose the war.

Han Dong also transmitted his voice to all the invaders.

Declaring victory in the war and ordering that those who surrendered and laid down their arms were to be restrained, not killed, in an effort to minimize battle losses.

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[Eye of God Room]

That is Ed’s office as the Pharaoh.

Footsteps echoed from the staircase.

Ed Louis, along with the few remaining High Priests, returned here.

Following were Han Dong and the [Guards]—the Ten Devils of Other Derry Town accompanying him.

Moreover,

The entire Toad team, Dragon City Team, and Meat, who had switched sides to Han Dong early, along with the executioner High Priest, had also arrived here.

Regarding this war that suddenly ended, everyone had their doubts.

However, at such a crucial moment, no one said much. Their only duty was to be witnesses.

Just as Ed was about to hand over the node authority, his eyes suddenly changed.

“Nicholas, you still had a trick up your sleeve? Let them come out…You, you never leave me any way out.”

Han Dong chuckled foolishly, “Come out.”

Following Han Dong’s order, four cloaked figures, wrapped in dark life and partly merged with the darkness, emitted waves of contaminating aura as they separated from the shadows.

“The fifth squad, just the ones I know… I had arranged for them to infiltrate the pyramid, waiting for the moment you were lured out here to try to steal the ‘Eye of Horus’. Now, it seems unnecessary.”

With a glance from Han Dong, the dark denizens concealed themselves again; they could create their own unique plane in the darkness, completely isolated.

“To think even demons would listen to you… this deal doesn’t seem bad at all.”

Ed smiled and led Han Dong to stand before the throne.

This was a throne Han Dong had never seen before, the same throne upon which every Pharaoh must ascend when they come to power.

The design of the throne was the pinnacle of Dark Bio-Tech.

The curvature, connections, and material combinations were all perfect, and the back of the chair depicted a “City of Gods Scroll” – sun, moon, stars, and all things were in the palm of humanity’s hand through bones and dotted metal.

Both armrests were made of streamlined shiny silver metal, and the ends were designed after perfecting an alien skull.

By verifying the Pharaoh’s identity and touching the armrests, the eye and eye sockets would rise, forming the ‘Eye of Horus’, for the Pharaoh to observe everything in the world.

Below the seat was a biological integrated circuit, connected to the core of the pyramid, for the Pharaoh’s control.

Furthermore.

This throne had a height of seven meters, and to sit upon it one must step on seven shiny black bone steps, each emanating a different aura with different patterns carved on the surface, seemingly representing something.

Both standing before the throne, though Han Dong tried to suppress his emotions, excitement still flickered in his pupils, the excitement of ascending to the throne and achieving his ultimate goal.

Ed looked at Han Dong, reminded of himself when he had stood before the throne after passing the identity assessment.

“Cough cough… Since it’s a ‘transfer ceremony’, we still need a somewhat proper process.”

With a wave of Ed’s hand.

The servants in the Eye of God Room played a symphonic version of “The Entrance of the Gods into Valhalla” on a biological instrument. This was the same song Han Dong heard when he stepped into the White Giant Temple Area, the theme of the Alien movie series.

However, there was still one last step in the handover ceremony.

Crack–the sound of breaking bones.

Ed directly inserted his arm into his chest cavity and pulled out a sticky, pitch-black rib from inside the Pharaoh’s body, placing it at the base of the throne.

Upon accepting the rib, the biological throne immediately began to ‘grow’.

It sprouted an eighth step. The throne grew by exactly one meter… corresponding to Ed as the ‘Eighth Pharaoh’. The origin of the steps was now clear.

Each step at the base of the throne came from the ribs of former Pharaohs.

The change of Pharaohs signified the growth of the throne, and it also meant the City of Gods was developing towards a higher realm.

“Go ahead, go and feel what it’s like to control the world…”

Ed made an ‘invitation to ascend’ gesture.

A dazzling multifaceted crystal emerged from his palm, symbolizing the world node of “Prometheus”.

Taking the crystal,

Amidst the rousing symphony,

Under the gaze of all present,

He boldly ascended the rib steps of the previous Pharaohs,

Sat on the throne, merging with the pyramid into one,

And gazed upon the entire City of Gods, the slaves in the war zone cheering for him, looking upon the world territory he had conquered.

“The transfer of the ‘Prometheus’ node is complete. The Ninth Pharaoh of ‘God’s City-Akamagan’ has been determined to be—Nicholas Valen.”