thump.
Heartbeat.
It was the sound of heartbeat that woke up Rabbi Lins who was stunned for a moment.
He realized that he had gone too long and gone too far.
When you go too long and too far, even if you want to stop...
The road beneath your feet will not stop you.
He laughed ferociously.
But it's like a grin when the heart hurts.
He seemed to think that using the crazy smile he had always had, and the madness shown in this effort, he could wash away the fleeting weakness.
"Alicia."
He just called his daughter's name and said nothing.
Ignoring the burning in the corners of his eyes, he crushed the chess piece in his hand.
The soul lock was broken.
Alicia's eyes lost their light and fell to the ground like a lifeless puppet.
The cryptex designed by Dal Vinci appeared in the air.
The golden hand took off the cryptex.
Sean in the distance, Wendy underground, and Wright, who had just woken up from the impact, felt something almost at the same time and raised the back of their hands.
The chess piece totem that symbolized the strength of the female chess player disappeared.
Alicia Pompeo is dead.
Rabbi Lins, who got his wish, did not look at his daughter's body. He had just learned that King-level personnel dispatched from outside had just arrived in Ocean City.
The philosopher's stone that his daughter guarded with her life has fallen into her hands again.
He had more urgent and important things to do, and of course he would not hunt down the scattered remnants himself.
After giving orders to the arriving Foundation personnel, he began to contact senior personnel through the labyrinth emblem.
Alicia wasted too much of his time, and the throne of the Utopia might be occupied by other gods at any time.
The ceremony can no longer be delayed.
Stepping over Alicia's body, he had already begun to arrange the ceremony of becoming a god using heraldry.
Rather than worrying about anything else, he wanted to make sure the ceremony was flawless.
Before taking action, Sean, Wendy and Wright had already established a communication mechanism.
When Alicia's two men were still in shock, fear, confusion, and pain, they heard Sean's voice.
No panic, still calm: “Don’t be reckless, don’t do stupid things.
"First, let's regroup."
——
The sudden appearance of a metal forest on the street, red pupils emerging with inhuman howls, and a swarm of Foundation staff caused a certain amount of panic in Ocean City.
With the help of panic, Sean and his party temporarily moved from the dangerous core area to the industrial area with relatively few people.
However, their hiding place is not stable, and the Daedalus personnel who are conducting an all-out search are very likely to discover their whereabouts later.
It was also a critical moment for Rabbi Lins at this time.
"The ceremony cannot be disturbed...
"If they launch a suicide attack during the ceremony, I don't know what will happen..."
Rabbi Lins was thinking as he headed towards the mission area.
All three Aces under his command have been killed, and the Aces outside have been restrained from rushing to the aid of Ocean City.
At this moment, there are only three King-level reinforcements that have arrived.
Three King levels are already all the cards in Labillings' hand at this time.
"The other party may have prepared means to interfere with the ceremony - I must ensure the safety of the ceremony site."
Thinking like this, he arranged the three kings and most of the combatants in the church area - the site of the godhood ceremony.
"No matter what, we must ensure that the ceremony goes smoothly...
"As long as I pass the ritual time where I can't move, everything will be settled."
——
Inside the secret center.
Nikolai Tesler leaned forward and was looking attentively at the black and white surveillance screen in front of him.
He could see that Sean and his party had sneaked into an abandoned factory in the industrial area, while Daedalus and the pursuers from the Ocean City Public Security Bureau had entered the heavily guarded industrial area and blocked the access to the industrial area.
In his last contact, Sean asked Tesler not to interfere with anything in the city, lest he alert Rabbi Lins.
He did so, taking his hands off the control panel and just watching everything happen.
However, everything that happened in front of him made the Serbian invention's hands full of sweat...
——
Sean panted slightly and glanced out the broken window of the abandoned factory building.
Outside the window is a huge open space, which seems to be the site for a new factory planned for Ocean City in the future.
Passing through the open space, you can see the gap between the buildings in the distance very close to the entrance and exit, and there are pursuers like a swarm of ants approaching here...
Turning your attention back to the room - everyone survived and was in good condition.
However, everyone seemed very depressed.
Alicia Pompeo is gone.
She used her own life as the last line of defense, but was still broken by the already crazy Rabbi Lins...
What they don't want to admit and face is that the female chess player actually lost the bet.
In order to become a god, Rabbi Lins was able to kill his own daughter.
"Be vigilant and don't lose heart." Sean shouted in a low voice, "We are still alive, aren't we?
"As long as we are alive, there is hope!"
Sean still has cards to play to stop Rabbi Lins' plot to become a god.
However, in order to ensure that the secret would not be leaked, he could not mention it to anyone.
Wendy was the first to stand up. After killing Kilia, her eyes and expression were still cold: "Yes. The matter is not over yet."
Under the leadership of Sean and Wendy, the group of people recovered from their confusion or sadness, and their eyes became firm again...
There seemed to be no strong ones among the pursuing troops, but there were quite a few.
Regardless, they must be addressed.
——
After Rabbi Lins' personal urging, everything in the church district was ready.
All irrelevant persons were asked to leave the church area, and in order to ensure that Alicia's remnants would not come to cause trouble, the entrances and exits were also blocked.
King-level personnel, leading hundreds of members, are fully armed and guard the church area.
In the cathedral of the Utopia, clergymen wearing various robes stand under the statues of the gods they believe in.
The archbishop of the "Utopia" was waiting on the high platform that had always been vacant.
"Lucky Jimmy" was also among the believers of Melinas, the messenger god.
For some reason, he was particularly excited and happy today - it seemed because the Utopia was about to welcome its own supreme god.
Although he didn't know much about the president of Daedalus, the strange thing was that he, like other church members, was happy to cooperate and support this man in becoming the god of the Republic.
Maybe, this is fate.
Jim felt extremely honored to be able to witness with his own eyes the scene where a mortal became a god for the second time in history.
The Foundation's own press staff were on hand to take photos.
"My image will also appear in this historic moment!"
Thinking this, Jim Cain straightened his back more and more, looking solemn and devoted.
Once the Utopia welcomes its destined god...
This religion will no longer be a union of minor gods, but will become a force powerful enough to compete with the salvation religion.
Everyone here today may become a powerful figure in the future...
In endless reverie, the door of the cathedral was slowly opened.
A tall man wearing a "god robe" with a white background and gold thread walked solemnly towards the high platform step by step.
Rabbi Lins had waited too long for this moment.
But he was not in a hurry, and still maintained his due dignity, walking towards the high platform step by step, as if he were otherworldly.
