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Chapter 218: Chloe, You Screwed Me Over! · Oct 18, 2026

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201 Chapter 201: The Advantage of Range is Irresistible 2026-10-18
202 Chapter 202: Steam Rifle 2026-10-18
203 Chapter 203: The Killing Range Is Greater Than the Shooting Range? 2026-10-18
204 Chapter 204: The Entire Archipelago Disappeared? 2026-10-18
205 Chapter 205: Airship Skin and Technological Lock 2026-10-18
206 Chapter 206: ”Prince” 2026-10-18
207 Chapter 207: Armored Train 2026-10-18
208 Chapter 208: The Slowly Moving Steel Behemoth 2026-10-18
209 Chapter 209: Deep Sea Dream 2026-10-18
210 Chapter 210: Chloe’s Humanity 2026-10-18
211 Chapter 211: The Price of the Extraordinary Disappeared? 2026-10-18
212 Chapter 212: Swearing by the Ancestors 2026-10-18
213 Chapter 213: Hand-Cranked Gatling Gun 2026-10-18
214 Chapter 214: Beyond-Visual-Range Shooting 2026-10-18
215 Chapter 215: The Roar of the Heavy Machine Gun 2026-10-18
216 Chapter 216: The Almost Forgotten Box 2026-10-18
217 Chapter 217: You Lost the Heretical God!? 2026-10-18
218 Chapter 218: Chloe, You Screwed Me Over! 2026-10-18
219 Chapter 219: Out of Control 2026-10-18
220 Chapter 220: Monsters! The Sea Is Full of Monsters! 2026-10-18
221 Chapter 221: Fire and Light in the Storm 2026-10-18
222 Chapter 222: Pope 2026-10-18
223 Chapter 223: Total Line Collapse 2026-10-18
224 Chapter 224: The Husk of an Outer God 2026-10-18
225 Chapter 225: Need to Find a Way to Make the Church of Candlelight Take Action 2026-10-18
226 Chapter 226: Another One Who Only Listens Without Speaking 2026-10-18
227 Chapter 227: The Airship Is Complete! 2026-10-18
228 Chapter 228: Assault 2026-10-18
229 Chapter 229: The Rising Sun on the Battlefield 2026-10-18
230 Chapter 230: In the Face of Explosives, the Extraordinary and the Ordinary Are Equal 2026-10-18
231 Chapter 231: Gwen 2026-10-18
232 Chapter 232: Now We Can Set Sail to Explore 2026-10-18
233 Chapter 233: The Pope Joined the Group Chat 2026-10-18
234 Chapter 234: Your Church Is Fake 2026-10-18
235 Chapter 235: Another Coincidence? 2026-10-18
236 Chapter 236: The Monster’s Change 2026-10-18
237 Chapter 237: Traversing 2026-10-18
238 Chapter 238: The Secret Tradition of the Sea 2026-10-18
239 Chapter 239: Castel’s Sinking 2026-10-18
240 Chapter 240: Full Mobilization! 2026-10-18
241 Chapter 241: Final Preparations 2026-10-18
242 Chapter 242: Let Me Summon a Heretical God for Fun 2026-10-18
243 Chapter 243: Did None of You Notice She Disappeared? 2026-10-18
244 Chapter 244: Traceless 2026-10-18
245 Chapter 245: Restoration 2026-10-18
246 Chapter 246: Arrival at Gem Bay 2026-10-18
247 Chapter 247: Entering the Dream 2026-10-18
248 Chapter 248: Contact 2026-10-18
249 Chapter 249: The Real Culprit 2026-10-18
250 Chapter 250: Smash the Heretical God Right on Its Head! 2026-10-18

You lost my body?!

Hughes looked at Chloe, feeling a headache coming on.

Aside from his Lord Hughes body, he only had that one usable body, and now she had lost it?

That was way too unreliable!

If he had known earlier, he would have made sure to keep that body.

And now, who knew where it had ended up?

Wait a minute.

Hughes suddenly realized—he could descend!

He could descend directly and check where that body was, and that would solve everything!

Moreover, Worker Hughes’ body could still listen to the prayers of believers, which might allow him to communicate with the outside world.After all, Isaac and the others were still in the North.

Damn, how could he have forgotten about this?

”Where exactly was the lost box?”

”Uh, about here.”

Chloe tapped the ground with her toe.

”It was in the former base of the Moths Chasing Fire.”

Hughes recalled the place.

It was right under the trapdoor in the old church.

That was where they had hidden.

”Speaking of which, I haven’t seen the church after its renovation. Where did you place the door?”

”Remember how the Guardian Inscription was modified before?”

”I placed the door within the inscription.”

Hughes’ eyes widened.

”You guys need to go to the Guardian Inscription to return to the hideout now?”

”Wait a second, wasn’t the Guardian Inscription completely sealed off?”

As the core of all Castel, the Guardian Inscription was of utmost importance.

Hughes had built a six-meter-thick reinforced concrete wall around it, using up all the steel ingots the steel plant had been stockpiling for ages.

”That’s only when the Guardian Inscription is inactive.”

”When it’s not running, we do need to go to its physical location to enter.”

Chloe blinked.

”But when it’s active, anywhere covered by the Guardian Inscription is a door.”

Hughes took a deep breath.

”So what you’re saying is…”

”Exactly.”

Chloe casually tore open the air, revealing a passage.

”In most of the main cathedral, you can enter directly.”

”Wait, that’s impressive and all, but didn’t the Guardian Inscription cover most of Castel?”

”Why is it that only the main cathedral allows access?”

”Because our hideout isn’t that big.”

”What do you mean?”

”You can think of the hideout as a space within the walls.”

”We can open the door anywhere at any time.”

”But I can only choose a location on the walls to enter from.”

”The hideout itself is real space.”

”We’ve only hidden its entrance, not linked it to another world.”

”So basically, it’s more like an illusion—just a very advanced one?”

”Exactly.”

Chloe nodded firmly.

”I designed the cathedral myself, so I placed the hideout underneath it.”

”If you were to hollow out the entire cathedral, you’d still be able to enter the hideout even if you didn’t know where the door was.”

Hughes rubbed his chin, pondering for a moment.

Then he suddenly asked, ”So, the box you lost was left inside the hideout?”

”Yes.”

”But you don’t know exactly where it is?”

”We know where it was originally.”

”But for some reason, it must have triggered the hideout’s door.”

”And where that door leads is unknown.”

”In theory, it could be anywhere in the entire main cathedral.”

Hughes nodded.

So, the box was still somewhere inside the cathedral.

He could just descend and sense it directly.

”Chloe, you head back first.”

”I’ll have Connor help you look for the box.”

”Draw a picture of it.”

”By the way, was the box locked?”

”It was.”

Chloe hesitated.

”But the lock is mainly for containing what’s inside.”

”The box itself is more of a seal.”

”It’s actually quite easy to open from the outside.”

Oh, great.

That meant even if he descended, he might not be able to open the box.

Hughes felt a headache coming on.

Chloe, feeling guilty, returned to continue the search with her team.

The disappearance of the box was strange.

She was worried that whatever was inside might have gotten out.

That was an Outer God, after all.

Once Hughes confirmed that Chloe had left, he closed the door.

Then he found a comfortable position and lay back in the armchair.

He planned to check things out first.

If he was trapped inside the box and couldn’t get out, then there would be nothing he could do.

But if he could move freely…

Hughes slowly lowered his head.

His eyes gradually became vacant.

When he regained awareness, he was already seated upon the Golden Throne.

『￥%……#&%*（……！#』

A burst of static rang out in his mind.

Hughes instinctively covered his ears.

But then he realized—he wasn’t ”hearing” the sound.

He was perceiving it.

This sensation felt very familiar—

A Mind Link.

Wait a minute.

Wasn’t the Mind Link something that came with the Symbiotic Contract?

Only Lord Hughes could use it, even Worker Hughes couldn’t.

The static vanished in an instant, as if it had been an illusion.

『Hello?』

『Is anyone there?』

『Are you talking to me?』

Hughes tentatively asked a few times.

There was no response.

He thought about it but couldn’t come to any conclusions.

So he turned his attention to Worker Hughes.

Worker Hughes slowly raised his head.

His blank expression quickly became vivid.

Then his consciousness sank.

When he awoke, he found himself lying on a… shelf?

The surroundings were dark.

Hughes took a moment to adjust.

It seemed he was in a room.

The room was a bit messy, but Hughes didn’t bother to look around.

He was too thrilled by the realization—

He could move!

He had descended into this Worker Hughes body countless times before.

And every time, he was trapped—either in complete darkness or completely immobile.

But now, he could actually move.

This was the first time.

”Looks like someone broke the seal on my box.”

”Where am I? The main cathedral?”

Hughes moved his limbs.

Despite being bound for so long, his body wasn’t stiff.

He examined himself in the darkness.

Nothing seemed too different from before.

There was still a massive wound piercing through his chest.

And not a single drop of blood flowed from it.

Hughes touched his heart.

It seemed like only half of it remained.

It wasn’t beating.

He held his breath.

Even after counting to 200, he felt no discomfort.

The sensation was strange.

It was as if he had transcended the constraints of life.

Suddenly, Hughes’ body froze.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his feet.

Why did it feel like the wooden floor beneath him was swaying?

He listened carefully.

The night was silent.

But occasionally, he could hear the sound of waves.

The salty sea breeze also felt oddly familiar.

”Why does this place feel like it’s on the ocean?”

Hughes’ eye twitched as he felt the faint rocking beneath his feet.

And soon, he realized where he was.

”Chloe, you screwed me over!”

”Didn’t you say the door would only open inside the main cathedral?!”

”Why the hell is the main cathedral in the middle of the ocean?!”

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