Chapter 38
: The Demon Pretending to be an Angel
Yahweh's figure grew fainter and fainter.
It starts from the feet and spreads upwards.
He looked down at his disappearing body, his face expressionless.
"It's up to you now."
He said, "Summoning the Kingdom of Heaven is already a struggle for me; you will have to maintain it from now on."
"Yes, sir!"
Raguel stood up.
Behind him, four archangels appeared and maintained the coming of the Kingdom of Heaven.
Five archangels stood side by side, their twelve wings slowly flapping behind them.
Raguel looked up at the sky.
He opened his arms, connecting his spirit and flesh with the Kingdom of Heaven without reservation.
In an instant, Raguel's image was projected onto the sky above the entire world.
No matter where you are, you can see him as long as you look up.
"who is he?!"
In the coalition command center, an old man slammed his fist heavily on the table.
The people around looked at each other in bewilderment, and finally someone spoke up.
"He looks... a bit like Archangel Raguel."
Every angel has an image walking among humans, and this one, bearing holy light and blazing fire, does indeed resemble Raguel.
"Raguel?"
The old man frowned, an instinctive unease creeping into his heart.
Now, within the thick fog, figures from various faiths are resurrected in bizarre ways.
The Archangel Raguel, though appearing noble and holy, is absolutely inseparable from the dense fog.
and--
"I remember Raguel... he seems to be an exiled angel?"
"That's right."
The person who answered was clearly very knowledgeable about religion, readily citing various allusions and references.
"The angel Raguel is recorded in the Book of Enoch."
"But the Book of Enoch itself is controversial and has been accused of being a apocryphal text by some scholars."
"In the seventh century AD, he was even accused by the Roman Catholic Church of being a 'devil posing as an angel' and was excommunicated from the almanac."
A demon posing as an angel...
This is indeed an intriguing title.
The old man thought carefully for a moment, then asked, "Is there anything else special about him?"
"some!"
The respondent continued, "The Book of Enoch says that at the end of the world, seven angels will stand beside God, and at that time, Raguel will sound the trumpet to announce the coming of divine retribution!"
"A declaration of divine retribution?!"
The old man immediately realized the seriousness of the situation.
Could this be the end times as described in the Book of Revelation?
He looked up abruptly, and there in the sky, Raguel was slowly opening his eyes.
There was no emotion in those eyes.
He spoke.
"The Kingdom of Heaven will come again."
The voice wasn't loud, but every word was etched into everyone's minds.
"The rescue is about to begin."
……
At this moment, everyone in the world is in a state of deep confusion.
Heaven has descended? Salvation has begun?
Is it true or false?
On the other hand, the decision-makers in various countries clearly saw everything.
Satellite images show that the edge of the North American continent is being eroded away little by little.
The fog continued to expand.
Southern Alaska disappeared first, followed by the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Those places once had cities, people, streets, and houses.
Now there's nothing left.
Not very big.
But that area was once home to millions of people.
Being swallowed by the thick fog hardly qualifies as a rescue.
"We must stop it!"
Someone made the decision: "No matter the cost, we must stop the dense fog!"
This is indeed what the decision-makers truly think.
Although they did not go deep into America, they saw those demons with their own eyes.
If they were to descend upon the earth, it would be a true apocalypse.
but--
How can we stop it?
They didn't even know where Raguel was.
At that moment, someone suddenly saw it through the view of the sky.
"That looks like Jackson Square?"
He said, "I've traveled there before, so I have some memories of it."
Jackson Square?
Is that New Orleans?
The intelligence quickly spread throughout the coalition forces.
When Zhou Zhiguo saw the place name, he was suddenly startled.
Just yesterday, the coalition forces sent a small team into the area as pioneers to explore the dense fog.
And just one day later, this change occurred in New Orleans.
Is there some connection between the two?
……
Qiao Ye opened his eyes.
His first reaction was to look down at his wrist.
The watch is still ticking.
A full day had passed since he lost consciousness.
He is still inside the spatial rift.
He can't be seen from the outside, but he can see from the outside.
It's like being separated by a layer of transparent glass.
At this moment, Raguel stood side by side with the four archangels.
The four archangels continuously emitted light, maintaining the Kingdom of Heaven.
Before Raguel lay countless scenes.
Those are scenes from all over the world.
When people saw Raguel, Raguel also saw them.
And so, Qiao Ye saw it too—
He saw crowds surging southward through Canadian cities, with thick fog chasing after them.
He saw in Mexico that soldiers formed a wall, facing the advancing gray line, their hands trembling as they held their guns.
He saw the last cargo ship on the Atlantic Ocean speeding eastward, but it was inevitably swallowed up by the thick fog.
The whole world was before him.
end.
The real apocalypse.
"They're the ones maintaining things..."
Qiao Ye looked at the archangels, "As long as they are still here, the fog will not stop."
We must find a way to stop it.
But what can he do?
Even if he uses all his trump cards now, he still can't shake these archangels in the slightest.
Qiao Ye is too weak.
And at this very moment—
Raguel suddenly turned his head and looked in Qiao Ye's direction.
He seemed to have sensed something.
Qiao Ye immediately held his breath.
Raguel watched for a while, then finally turned his head away.
It seems he didn't really discover Qiao Ye.
I just sensed that something was wrong.
When Qiao Ye was unconscious, hiding in the spatial rift, he could barely avoid the angels' gaze.
After all, the person who hid him was Joe's father, who briefly possessed the power of Yahweh.
But it's different now.
Even the slightest movement by Qiao Ye could alert the angels.
He knew he couldn't just sit and wait to die any longer.
My current strength is insufficient to change the status quo.
But in dreams, things might change.
especially--
Qiao Ye also has the "Invitation of the Demon King," which allows him to travel to the strongest world at present without any conditions.
He was unconscious for a whole day, and now his dream has been refreshed.
Entering a dream!
Right now!
Although Qiao Ye was not sleepy and was even standing, he had to fall asleep!
Fortunately, the [Dream Master]'s talent, when activated, forces the user to fall asleep.
When he closed his eyes, his consciousness immediately sank.
When I opened my eyes again, I was already in that pure white space.
Qiao Ye immediately presented the "Invitation from the Demon King".
"Dream Maiden, send me into this dream now!"
The ultimate dream, we absolutely must not let him down!
"Are you sure?" The maiden was clearly hesitant and wanted to persuade her further.
"There's no time!"
Qiao Ye didn't have time to explain, "You have no idea how dangerous it is outside!"
"Oh well……"
The Dream Maiden no longer insisted and accepted the Demon King's invitation.
In an instant, the envelope suddenly opened, sucking Qiao Ye inside.
When he opened his eyes again—
Before me lay a city engulfed in flames.