Gargoyle Supremacy-Chapter 56: I Tap Stone Booty

Carn teleported again, leaving behind a blur of shadow and appearing behind another victim.

"What the—?!"

CRACK.

Another SWAT member dropped to the ground before the others could react.

The remaining agents heard the bone-breaking noise and spun around in shock. Muscle memory and instincts took over as their fingers squeezed the triggers. High-caliber rifle fire filled the room, and the deafening roar of gunshots echoed. Sparks erupted as bullets struck Carn’s stony exterior, leaving scorch marks and shallow abrasions on his impenetrable skin.

One agent, carrying a tactical shotgun loaded with slug shells, stepped forward. He aimed carefully and unleashed a barrage from just five meters away, the heavy slugs slamming into Carn like miniature battering rams.

For 30 long seconds, the symphony of destruction and lights blended in harmony. Smoke and white dust filled the air, obscuring everything. When the gunfire ceased, the agents reloaded in unison, and they aimed at the swirling cloud.

They waited and observed for any sign of movement.

The dust cleared slowly, revealing Carn standing in the same spot, motionless and unharmed. His face remained expressionless, radiating menace.

In the midst of the chaos, Carn’s fingers twitched. Unnoticed by the agents, he channeled 10 Aether marks into one of the fallen corpses. The lifeless body stiffened, slowly turning to stone according to his dark plans.

In the silence, Carn whispered to Fleur with his Aether voice.

"Do you want out?"

The gold coin vibrated as she absorbed Carn’s Aether as her new energy. Her voice echoed in Carn’s mind in response.

"What do you mean?"

"I’m planning to annihilate the ECD and kill one of their saints. Do you want in, or would you rather sulk in that coin forever?"

Fleur hesitated as she didn’t trust him. She suspected an ulterior motive and asked, "What’s the catch?"

"Serve me as one of my gargoyles, and I’ll craft you a new vessel. You will be able to move around again."

Her response was immediate and defiant. "I refuse! I am a demon lord of death! I bow to no one!"

Carn chuckled, unbothered by her resistance. "Suit yourself. But you’ll be missing out on a trove of Aether. I’ll take every string of Aether in the facility and military bases around the world then."

The coin’s vibrations ceased abruptly. Fleur’s voice cracked as she was surprised, "Wait, wait, wait! What do you mean, facility? Are you raiding the ECD’s stronghold?"

"Didn’t you hear me? I’m going to burn it to the ground. Join me, and you’ll have the first dip on the Aether inside."

Fleur’s grudge on Carn wavered as the humiliation she had endured at the hands of the ECD outweighed their feud, and the prospect of exacting vengeance and gaining an immeasurable amount of Aether from the human bases was irresistible.

Finally, she succumbed to the temptation, "Fine. I’ll use your gargoyle vessel, but I won’t be your puppet. My freedom is non-negotiable, and you can’t order me around!"

Carn’s smirk widened. "Good enough."

The deal was sealed. Carn channeled his power into the fallen corpse, finalizing its transformation.

The stone-imbued body rose, towering over the chaos in the room like an awakened zombie.

Meanwhile, the soldiers froze in horror as they watched their corrupted comrade lurch to its feet. The commanding officer yelled orders in panic.

"THEY’RE MULTIPLYING! USE THE HOLY WATER BOMBS AND FALL BACK!"

Two soldiers hastily pulled metallic spheres from their belts and hurled them toward Carn and the resurrected golem. The devices detonated on impact, spraying a viscous gold liquid onto both Carn and his creation.

The soldiers didn’t wait to see the effect. They retreated through the back door and called for reinforcement.

Carn glanced at the sticky substance, which was now coating his stone body and the new gargoyle. He noted the faint but unmistakable aura of holy energy emanating from it.

"Fake holy water. Tsk, tsk, tsk," he wiped a glob off his arm.

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With his attention back on the newly created gargoyle, Carn retrieved Fleur’s coin from his pocket. Without hesitation, he pressed the coin against the golem’s forehead, infusing it with 10 silver marks of Aether. At the same time, he channeled 10 holy marks into the vessel and the coin.

Fleur’s voice erupted in a piercing scream as her soul was forcibly transferred into the stone body. The golden coin in Carn’s hand disintegrated into dust, leaving behind only the glittering outline of its former presence.

The gargoyle’s body began to shift and reshape. The SWAT member transformed into a sleek feminine figure. Stone flowed like liquid, molding itself into an unnervingly slender woman clad in a flowing grim reaper’s cloak.

The cloak, while made of stone, seemed to ripple as if caught in an invisible wind. Beneath it, her curvaceous form was so striking that a weaker-willed onlooker might find themselves captivated or fallen in love at first sight.

Carn, however, was immune to such charm as he had seen Fleur’s heinous face in the past. He smirked and gave the new gargoyle a playful slap on her perfectly sculpted stone backside.

"Done. Go wild, Grandma," he teased.

Fleur spun toward him in fury. Even though her face was hidden in a veil, her hissing voice carried her her rage.

"Treat ladies properly, you stone monkey!"

"Whatever," Carn laughed and turned away. "I’ve got work to do. Oh, and use some of your excess Aether to clean off that fake holy water. It’ll slow you down."

Without waiting for a response, Carn teleported out of the room, pursuing the retreating soldiers. Three seconds later, the muffled sound of gunfire echoed through the house, followed by the sickening crunch of breaking bones.

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Fleur scoffed, glancing at the sticky gold liquid that marred her cloak. She focused her attention inward, probing her new body for its capabilities.

As she concentrated, a flood of knowledge surged into her mind. She smirked as she realized she now had access to unique gargoyle abilities, including the free teleportation perk and usage conditions.

Testing her new skills, Fleur activated her sentry gargoyle mode. Her form shimmered briefly before vanishing, reappearing 100 meters away in the middle of the street.

Coincidentally, a police car sped toward her, but the driver swerved at the last moment, narrowly avoiding a collision. The vehicle skidded to a halt, and the officers inside scrambled out, weapons at the ready.

Nearby MPs and agents, who had been converging on the area in response to the chaos, spotted Fleur instantly.

"There’s the target!" one of them shouted, mistaking her for Carn.

Fleur tilted her head, finding the situation amusing.

"Oh, this is going to be fun."