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"Patrick? How is this possible..." Helio stared at the person before him in disbelief.

It was Patrick's aura. Although Helio wanted to deny it, this was indeed Patrick-

not some modification or copy, but the real Patrick himself.

Patrick then revealed the bionic arm he was holding.

"What's wrong? Is it so strange, Helio? I'm still me."

Both of them stood frozen. Dahlia stepped forward, cautiously calling out, "Patrick."

In an instant, Patrick appeared by her side. His bionic arm swung down, and Helio quickly pulled her back.

"You're not Patrick at all, you copy!"

Helio said this only to prevent Dahlia from getting any false hopes. The Patrick before them had already shown hostility, which meant that even if he was truly their old friend, he was now their enemy.

Suddenly, a machine gun materialized from Patrick's bionic arm.

"I've come for revenge, Helio!"

At 12:10 pm, the battle around the building continued.

Sterling and Avery were brought to the ground by a mass of tentacles.

The frenzied tentacles attacked the two, forcing them to retreat strategically. That was when Avery noticed that this creature was immune to his elemental attacks.

Sterling, however, seemed to be handling the situation with ease. Avery decided to support Sterling instead.

He informed Sterling of his discovery. "Sterling, don't get entangled by those things! We just need to destroy that crystal!"

Understanding Avery's intention, Sterling charged straight toward the underground. The surrounding tentacles reaching for him were restrained by Avery's rock control. While it could not cause damage, it could at least restrict their movement.noveldrama

Sterling unleashed an attack, and the crystal appeared before him.

Sterling swiftly swung his blade multiple times. The crystal quickly shattered under the fierce strikes,

but the violent force seemikes,

grow

even more frenzied.

Countless spikes erupted instantly, leaving Sterling's body battered and torn.

However, this was nothing new for him. With his immortality curse, even gods could not kill him.

At that moment, numerous dark shadows converged in the basement.

Sterling quickly jumped to the surface.

He knew the true enemy was finally revealing itself.

Then, a black shadow flashed before them.

Appearing in front of the two was the artificial deity, the God of Shadows.

Its true form consisted of only six pairs of eyes and a single arm. The two

them realized they stolet

no

sance against this enemy

Suddenly, the power of shadows infected the ground.

The two were completely immobilized and held firmly in place.

Just as the shadows were about to deliver a fatal blow, Sven descended from the

sky.

With one punch, he shattered the shadows on the ground. "Looks like I arrived just in time."

"Mr. Bridget!" Avery exclaimed, relieved by Sven's timely rescue.

Mica also approached.

"Um, I'm here too," Mica said.

Though powerless, he wanted to

observe the battle up close et

to see how true heroes would resolve this crisis.

While it seemed reckless, the three could not spare attention for Mica now.

The God of Shadows launched another attack.

The three quickly jumped, realizing they were safe as long as their bodies were not covered by shadows.