Angle's Arrogance? My Pact with the Succubus Queen!-Chapter 253: Brave the Gorge and Destroy the Altar!

Chapter 253: Chapter 253: Brave the Gorge and Destroy the Altar!

After years of planning.

The seven major cities of the Human Federation — Saint Heart City, Dragonspire City, Ironspire City, Blue Wave City, Frostspire City, Emberheart City, and Stormveil City — all had high-level Shadow Beings implanted.

They became the core puppets.

They controlled the city’s army, resource distribution, and defense system, and were already ready to launch a rebellion at the same time.

Originally, the plan was supposed to wait ten more years before taking action.

But now, the Shadow has identified Logan as a [variable].

From previous battle data, she found that Logan has a power inside him that could help her move forward. So she decided to take a big risk and act early.

The scene ends with Shadow Rift, Federation Nort, 800 kilometers from Saint Heart City.

The rift is always covered in black fog. Deep underground, a thousand meters down, the sealing altar is working faster. Shadow Vein flows like a giant blood vessel, collecting soul fragments from fallen soldiers and turning them into energy to break the seal.

Logan slowly opened his eyes. Amara was watching him with concern and asked: "Master, are you okay?"

"I found the location of the Shadow’s main body." Logan stood up, his voice serious. "Shadow Rift, 800 kilometers away."

After saying that, Logan picked up the phone and called General Darwin: "Tell Natalia and the others to come back. I’ve locked on to Shadow’s location. Also, all the commanders of the seven cities are puppets. They might rebel at any moment."

On the other end of the line, General Darwin’s voice changed. "All of them?"

"Yes, all of them." Logan said as he walked toward the exit. "The Federation’s internal clean-up only removed the lower and middle-level Shadow Beings. The key ones are still in place."

"If they all act at the same time, the Federation’s peace and order, which has lasted for hundreds of years, will collapse in an instant. It will fall into chaos."

"We have to stop them." General Darwin said, gritting his teeth.

"It’s too late to deal with them one by one." Logan shook his head. "The Shadow is about to break free. The only way is to go directly to the Shadow Rift and destroy the energy supply altar. That might slow down her release."

General Darwin warned: "You’ve been through several big battles already, and you’ve just broken through a stage. It’s too much for you."

As soon as General Darwin finished speaking, Logan was already by his side. "Three days from now, Shadow might already be free. Time is not on our side."

At the shore of Star Lake, the members of the Supervisory Council had already gathered.

Natalia, Lucia, and Sophia rushed forward: "The emergency meeting is ready. All the Federation’s senior representatives are online."

Logan nodded. "Tell them to gather all the strategists and fighters. We need a final plan within an hour."

In the central hall of Star Lake, the place had now become the headquarters of the Supervisory Council.

In the meeting room, holographic projections showed the images of the entire Federation’s senior leaders.

Logan walked through the door, and all eyes turned to him. Elder Corleone was the first to speak: "Logan, you’ve arrested a lot of Shadow puppets already. Are there any other threats left?"

Logan stood at the front, and said seriously: "The location of the Shadow’s main body has been confirmed. It’s in the Shadow Rift, 800 kilometers away."

"She not only uses Shadow Beings to control our leaders, but also uses the Shadow Vein to absorb soul fragments of the dead, speeding up her break free. Also, the seven city administrators who went missing before—are probably preparing to rebel now."

As soon as Logan finished speaking, the meeting room fell silent.

Elder Corleone’s face turned dark. "Do you have proof?"

"I just fought four Shadow Guards. All of this came from their shadow core’s memory feedback." Logan said calmly. "The Shadow has been infiltrating the human Federation for nearly a thousand years. The city administrators are her most important pawns."

At this, General Camilla frowned and asked in a serious tone: "What do you plan to do?"

"Two-front war." Logan held up two fingers and said clearly. "First, a surprise attack on Shadow Rift. I’ll lead the team to destroy the altar."

"Second, keep the Federation stable from within and monitor the movements of the seven cities’ armies. If there’s a rebellion, deal with it immediately."

Judge Diablo frowned and said: "Since Shadow Rift is Shadow’s main base, it must be heavily guarded. Who do you plan to take with you?"

Logan leaned back in his chair, pressing his temples as he answered: "This time, my familiar and I will be the main force. You just need to handle the defense in the Northern Border, just in case. Our goal this time is to destroy and then retreat — not a direct fight."

General Camilla thought for a moment and said: "Your condition doesn’t seem so good. Are you sure now is the best time to strike?"

Logan, hearing this, looked sharp and said slowly: "Shadow expects me to wait until I’m fully recovered. I’ll do the opposite and hit her when she’s least prepared."

The meeting room fell silent.

Elder Corleone council slowly nodded and said: "Speed is key in war. I agree. You just go and fight — the Federation’s matters are left to us."

Logan looked around at everyone and nodded. "Then I’ll trouble you. Move quickly."

After saying that, everyone stood up and watched as Logan left the room.

In terms of mobility, no one in the entire human Federation could match Logan.

He walked out of the hall, took one step into the void, and when he appeared again, he was already 800 kilometers away.

Logan gave a quick check and sensed that deep underground, the altar that sealed Shadow was giving off wild energy.

He pulled back his senses, then used Space Teleport again and jumped into the deep dark rift.

A thousand meters underground, there was no light. Logan had to rely on his soul power and Space Sensing to locate his surroundings.

Logan called out the Ancestral Spirits girl. As soon as she appeared, she released a patch of glowing spore fungi under her feet, lighting up the whole underground space.

Under the soft light, the altar’s shape was barely visible in the thick black mist. It was about ten meters tall, and its surface was covered with flowing black runes.

These runes weren’t still. They moved like living things, and each movement pulled energy from the surrounding veins and sent it into the black vortex at the top of the altar.

The vortex slowly rotated. Inside, countless twisted faces could be seen — they were the soul fragments of soldiers who had died in the Golden Sand City just a short time ago. They had been dragged here by the Shadow Vein and turned into pure shadow energy.

Logan’s eyes were cold.

The Ancestral Spirits girl whispered: "The altar is deeply connected to the veins. If we destroy it forcefully, it will cause a powerful energy backlash."

"Then let it backlash." Logan raised his right hand, and space energy gathered in his palm. "Shadow is using these veins to absorb the soul fragments of fallen heroes to speed up her break free. Every second it stays, more warriors will be trapped in pain."

Soon, the Spirit Palace appeared. A huge bone hand held a battle axe and stepped forward. Its energy locked onto the shadow creatures patrolling around the altar.

There were a lot of them. The weakest had the aura of a Master stage 5-star, and the strongest had the power of a 27-star guardian, close to Saint level.

Logan looked at the enemies and coldly said: "Since Shadow wants to absorb the souls of human warriors, I’ll make them into heroes first. Huge Bone, protect the Spirit Palace!"

"Roar!" The huge bone axe was raised in front of him, standing like a guardian god.

Then, Logan called out the Dragon Emperor, Dragon Commander, and the Ashen Dragon army. "You, take care of the weak ones."

"Yes, Master!" The dragon roars echoed like a mountain storm. Countless claws and fireballs rushed at the shadow army.

In an instant, black blood sprayed everywhere, and the underground space fell into chaos.

Logan didn’t pay attention to the battle. His eyes were fixed on the altar.

His Divine Perception went through the outer runes and analyzed the internal structure. The core of the altar was a black crystal stone three meters in diameter, connected to all the veins.

Inside the crystal, a huge number of soul fragments of heroes were trapped, being slowly refined by Shadow’s power.

"Found it." Logan said, forming a hand sign with both hands. Space energy stretched out like silver threads, cutting precisely into the connection point between the altar’s base and the veins.

But just then, the runes on the altar’s surface suddenly lit up, and a black energy barrier appeared instantly.

Clang! The Space Blade was pushed back by the barrier.

The Ancestral Spirits girl frowned and warned: "The defense system is activated. We need to attack all the connection points at the same time, or the barrier will repair itself."

Logan looked around. The bottom of the altar was connected to more than a hundred veins, each as thick as a leg, pulsing like blood vessels.

"One hundred connection points..." He took a deep breath. "Then I’ll cut them all at once."

He spread his arms wide, and thirty-two star marks on his back lit up at the same time.

Space energy split into more than a hundred silver threads, each aiming at a different vein.

"Thousandfold Space Cut, hundred-line execution!"

The silver threads shot out at the same time, cutting into the connection points of the veins.

The altar’s barrier flashed wildly, trying to block all the attacks, but the power was too spread out.

Seventy percent of the threads were pushed back, but the remaining thirty percent managed to pierce through.

The veins broke, and black energy burst out.

But it wasn’t enough.

The broken veins started to regenerate. The crystal core had to be completely destroyed.

"Ancestral Spirits, now!" Logan shouted.

The Ancestral Spirits girl put her hands together, and green light burst out from her body.

Behind her, an image of the Ancestral Spirits appeared, giving off an ancient and pure life energy.

"Life Purification – Green Tide!"

Green light spread out from her, and wherever it went, the black mist disappeared. Shadow energy melted like ice in the sun.

The green wave hit the altar’s barrier, making a loud hissing sound. The barrier started to crack.

Logan seized the chance, clenched his fists, and compressed all his space power into one beam. He shouted: "Break it!"

A silver light column hit the crack in the barrier.

Crack!

The barrier broke completely.

The altar was now exposed to the green wave, and its surface runes quickly faded.

The black vortex on top twisted wildly. Inside, the soul fragments let out cries of relief.

Logan jumped onto the top of the altar and placed his right hand on the black crystal. "Heroes! I’m bringing you home!"

He used his divine power to burn, and the power of his golden blood flowed up his arm into the crystal.

A golden inferno burned from the inside, eating away the trapped shadow energy. The crystal shook violently, and cracks spread.

At the same time, the heroes who had been pulled into the crystal were now free. They all floated away and were absorbed by the Spirit Palace.

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