The Lost City, fourth layer.

Inside one of the rooms.

Beside Rosen, followed a group of Thorn Cultists.

A monstrous creature with a bull’s head and a human body, with a robust upper body, fell backward facing the sky.

"This time, exploring the Lost City is much more difficult than last time. An Advanced Lord has appeared on the fourth layer. However, with the weakening of the ’Suffering Infection’ negative status, even an Advanced Lord is not a big deal."

Rosen raised his hand, his Spiritual Power enveloping the new Rune Characters, absorbing them into his palm.

"This should be the 32nd Rune Characters. Very good, one step closer to the ultimate Rune Language of the Lost City."

As Rosen and his subordinates were about to leave, suddenly the Light Gate leading to the outer layer flickered with light, and a group of people barged in!

Leading the group was a tall and sturdy figure, wearing an Iron Horn Helmet, his body wrapped in solid Armor, his aura as imposing as a range of high mountains, it was Bai Pu!

Behind Bai Pu were several Bishop’s Servants, also carrying the severely wounded Holy War Legion Commander, Parrot.

"Gangxin! You’ve caught up so quickly..." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Rosen was first a bit surprised, but seeing the heavily injured Parrot Corps Commander, he quickly understood, "You used the Suffering Mark on this guy’s body? No wonder you could keep up with our speed..."

Bai Pu swung his Great Sword, Sandfall Demon Fighting Qi expanded, instantly engulfing Rosen and his group within the Sandfall Domain.

The four Bishop’s Servants put down Parrot, directly liberated their Twisted True Forms, and simultaneously sprayed Freezing Beams!

Rosen raised his hand to prepare to cast Withering, when suddenly an immense, irresistible force seized his mind!

A grand female voice echoed:

[Detected forbidden item: Mind-Attracting Vine left by the Thorn Divine Envoy. According to the supplementary clause of the second item in the tenth article of the Origin Oath, it is now banned.]

Rosen found that the communication ability granted to him by Our Lady of Thorns was now in an unusable grey state.

Moreover, Rosen’s Spiritual Power could no longer be accessed!

"This is unfair!" Rosen could only activate the skill "Split Shadow" attached to his equipment, his body split into multiple afterimages, interfering with the Freezing Beams.

"What’s unfair about it, confiscating forbidden items, some collateral damage is inevitable." Bai Pu spread his hands, it’s just like how an anti-vice operation affects hotel business, who told your hotel to harbor filth?

If Rosen hadn’t possessed the Mind-Attracting Vine, hadn’t enjoyed the benefits left by Our Lady of Thorns, Gaia’s Will wouldn’t have targeted him with the ban.

In the state where Spiritual Power is banned, Rosen has no way to contend with Bai Pu, he immediately called upon the Divine Envoy, requesting the Divine Envoy to activate Divine Power and allow him to escape from the Original Sin World.

Rosen’s Divine Envoy is named "Bu Gui", similar to another Divine Envoy "Seven Kills", both belong to the Divine Envoys of the Lord of Death.

The Divine Envoy Bu Gui has always been responsive to Rosen’s requests, but this time, there was no response from Her.

"No... Gangxin still has the gaze of Gaia’s Will. That’s why the Divine Envoy Bu Gui dares not to show... She dares not use Divine Power to break the limitations of the Spirit Realm Law to forcibly assist my return!"

Must evade the gaze of Gaia’s Will!

Although the situation is dangerous, Rosen’s face did not show much panic, remaining calm. He flipped his hand to fetch a bone Horn and placed it at his mouth, blowing loudly.

[Call of the Netherworld: A-level Golden Artifact. Opens a Gate of the Netherworld, endlessly summoning Undead Creatures to fight for oneself until the energy of the Gate of the Netherworld is exhausted. The energy strength of the Gate of the Netherworld is equivalent to the Spiritual Particles strength of the Spirit Realm Plane (limited to the Awakened World). Uses available 0/1, need to expend Nether Crystal for recharge during the settlement screen after passing the level.]

The surrounding Spiritual Particles were drawn in like a storm, a gate exuding thick death mist gradually opened.

A squad of Death Knights, clad in black Skeleton Armor and riding Nightmare Warhorses, emerged from the Gate of the Netherworld, their bodies covered in frost shards.

Bai Pu surveyed them, these Death Knights possessed the strength of Advanced Enhanced Elites, their power in charge battle formation could rival a group of Advanced Warriors.

And making the grand entrance was a Death Knight Commander, taller and sturdier in skeleton.

He was an Enhanced Warrior, with a mist-emitting Battle Banner behind him. As the banner waved, an invisible icy force permeated the entire battlefield.

All living beings felt the chilling intrusion, shivering.

While the Death Knight forces, nourished by this cold power, found it quite "comfortable," even the Soul Fire in their eye sockets became more lively!

As the summoner, Rosen also enjoyed the blessing of the misty banner, with even the slowdown restriction of the Sandfall Domain being countered by half.

The energy of the Gate of the Netherworld was not exhausted, even after the appearance of the Death Knight Commander, Undead Creatures continued to crawl out of the gate.

"So this is your deeply concealed trump card you’ve been reluctant to use?" Bai Pu squinted.

Indeed, the Bound spoke correctly, Rosen did possess a powerful trump card capable of altering the course of battle.

Rosen’s face twitched, clearly the use of the A-level Golden Artifact this time was quite distressing to him.

He had no mood for chit-chat with Bai Pu, coldly said:

"Gangxin, this time you have Gaia’s Will favoring you, banning my Spiritual Power. However, Gaia’s Will must also operate within the limitations of the Spirit Realm Law! Next time we meet, you won’t have such good luck, I won’t give you any chances!"

Rosen turned to leave.

Meanwhile, the Death Knight Legion launched a charge! The oppressive swarm of knights, led by the Death Knight Commander, formed a rough blood-red arrow, aimed directly at Bai Pu.

Bai Pu attempted to have the Bishop’s Servants attack Rosen, but their vision was obscured by numerous Undead Creatures, even Lasso Strikes couldn’t lock on targets.

Helplessly, the Bishop’s Servants could only go for an alternative, using Freezing Beams to restrain the charge of the Death Knight Legion. But this charge carried a high priority Overlord State, even deployable within the Sandfall Domain, rendering Freezing Beams ineffective.

The charge of the Death Knight Legion was definitely not something the Bishop’s Servants could withstand.

"Fall back, switch to Annihilation Beam."

Bai Pu calmly commanded, drawing the Dark Gold Tower Shield, slamming it onto the ground, partially crouching. His defensive target was precisely the Death Knight Commander, also the arrowhead of the legion’s charge.

With a thunderous noise, the riding spear of the Death Knight Commander struck the Dark Gold Tower Shield, the spearhead even pierced through the shield, dropping the shield’s durability by 40 points in a single hit!

With a cracking sound, the riding spear snapped in half, and due to inertia, the Death Knight Commander was flung from the Nightmare Warhorse, the legion’s charge coming to an abrupt halt.

Bai Pu merely stepped back a few steps, his Great Sword swung up, engaging in a fierce battle with the group of Undead Creatures.

Seeing Bai Pu forcibly halt the charge of the Death Knight Legion, Rosen’s eye twitched.

He cast a deep glance at Bai Pu, stepping into the next Light Gate. Once the gaze of Gaia’s Will was evaded, he decisively opted for Divine Power Teleportation, escaping the Original Sin World.