The People's God: Sacrificing Trillions to Ascend-Chapter 370 - Assassins

The intruders froze at Han Wu’s words and scrambled to find a spot to strike him down immediately. They had not expected the three of them to locate their position so quickly.

Han Wu left the area and sensed the assassins trailing him. He realized they were targeting him and recalled Ban Tu’s warning that the Monster Armor Association had sent them. Undoubtedly, they were the ones on his tail now.

Han Wu chuckled. Good. I was still figuring out how to gather the materials to upgrade my armor.

To minimize attention, he deliberately veered into the woods. Towering ancient trees loomed overhead, and the area was rarely visited—an ideal place for an ambush.

Once they confirmed the area was empty, the assassins revealed themselves.

“Boss, do you think he’s an idiot, running into the forest alone? He saved us a lot of time and effort,” one assassin mocked Han Wu’s supposed recklessness.

Their leader remained silent. His face was hidden behind a mask, leaving his thoughts unreadable.

Han Wu counted the attackers: eight in total, seven Demigods and their leader, a God. After spending a few days in the Armor Civilization, he had confirmed that most of the native Gods had already upgraded their armor to the Heaven grade. Since these assassins came from the Monster Armor Association, they almost certainly possessed Heaven Monster Armor as well. Defeating them would not be easy.

That didn’t mean he had no chance. He could overpower them with one of his stronger Skills, such as the True Demon King Transformation. However, that was his trump card, and using it now would shake the balance within the Armor Civilization. If his enemies discovered it and devised a countermeasure, things would become far more difficult the next time they clashed.

Unaware of his thoughts, the assassins transformed into monsters and lunged to kill him. Only their leader held back, watching.

Each transformation was distinct. One became a wolf with jagged fangs that ran on all fours. Another turned into a goat with a single horn capable of unleashing a devastating charge. A third grew into a hulking bear with golden claws that looked indestructible. Even a mutant appeared, sprouting two heads and eight legs.

Han Wu showed no fear at their twisted forms as he summoned the Black Dark Locust Armor. It molded to his frame with perfect precision. Though unadorned, it radiated raw, concentrated power.

“Attack!” the wolf roared, and the six other monsters lunged in unison.

Han Wu leapt high to slip past their encirclement and summoned ten locusts wrought from Dark Energy to attack the Demigod assassins.

They shrugged off their attacks and countered with a barrage of Skills. Han Wu drew on his mastery of melee combat to block every strike and seized openings to retaliate and leave them wounded.

Meanwhile, the summoned locusts tore into flesh with relentless hunger. Their darkness-infused mandibles corroded flesh and left gaping wounds with every bite. Once they had broken through, the locusts burrowed inside and devoured their prey from within.

At first, the seven assassins were too focused on fighting Han Wu to notice what was happening. Only when the locusts burrowed deeper into their bodies did they begin to realize the danger.

They examined their wounds and saw gaping holes where the locusts had bitten into them. Desperate, they tried to revert to their humanoid forms to expel the creatures and crush them, but Han Wu refused to give them the chance.

The balance of power had changed. The seven assassins, once trying to wear Han Wu down, now struggled to defend themselves. As the battle dragged on, they weakened rapidly. They had to dodge Han Wu’s attacks while preventing the locusts from devouring them from within. Their injuries were too severe to heal naturally. At this rate, they would not survive.

“Boss, help us!” one shouted, desperate for their leader’s intervention.

Only then did the leader notice the peril his subordinates faced. Pride had long kept him from lowering himself to fight alongside his seven Demigod underlings against Han Wu, but the mission outweighed his ego. He had no choice but to step in and transform.

As a God, he possessed a Heaven Monster Armor known as Blood Panther, whose domain could siphon the blood of enemies to replenish its wearer. With his aid, the seven Demigod assassins managed to retreat and revert to human form, extracting the locusts from their bodies. Meanwhile, Han Wu faced the leader alone.

They were evenly matched in physical strength, but Han Wu’s Black armor lagged two tiers behind the leader’s. In just a few strikes, the leader sliced open Han Wu’s arm, and fresh blood sprayed outward.

The leader absorbed the blood and converted it into energy that fueled his attacks. He struck faster and harder. “Your blood is delicious!”

Han Wu found himself cornered and resolved to use his trump card to kill the leader. Suddenly, a beam of light streaked across the battlefield, heralding the arrival of an unexpected intruder. Han Wu turned to see Ban Tu’s son, Lie Guang. He had never expected him to return after Ban Tu had sent him flying.

“You monsters from the Monster Armor Association! I’ll show you my true strength!” Lie Guang shouted.

Condensing Light Energy into his fist, he shaped it into a spear and drove it straight into a Demigod assassin.

The assassin had no time to react and was impaled instantly. The remaining Demigod assassins raised their guards. They recognized Lie Guang in his Light Armor and knew the extent of his power.

The leader frowned. Han Wu was already a formidable target, and now Lie Guang stood beside him. Even if he succeeded in the assassination, the cost would be severe. After a moment’s calculation, the leader ordered a retreat. He could not risk the lives of his loyal underlings after so many years of service.

Lie Guang wasn’t going to let them escape. “You won’t get away today!”

An array of brilliant light erupted beneath his feet and spread to encompass the entire area. This was Smite, a Skill he had once attempted to use before Ban Tu had interrupted him.

The assassins were trapped behind the radiant barrier. The leader, lacking Ban Tu’s raw strength, could not make the ground quake to disrupt it.

Their only choice was to endure the onslaught. It was do or die. Han Wu was stunned to realize he too was caught within the array, despite his status as envoy. He had never anticipated that Lie Guang would target him as well.

“Die in the glorious light!” Lie Guang laughed maniacally as torrents of brilliant Light Energy rained down across the battlefield. Every corner was engulfed, and no one managed to escape.