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Raon lunged towards the cold-faced man, extending his Heavenly Drive. He concentrated the flames of Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation into his sword strike, incorporating the subtleties of the Heavy Sword. This was Raon Zieghart's sword style.
Second Form: Heavy Heavenly Cannon.
Using the gravitational force emanating from his sword strike, he drew his opponent closer before unleashing an extremely powerful attack. A massive shockwave erupted, sending a storm of Astral Energy in all directions. Considering his opponent as a wall blocking his path, he used all his power from the start, causing even the barrier to ripple as if it were about to break.
"Prepare to retreat immediately—"
As he was about to yell at the Light Wind division to prepare to escape this barrier, a shower of pure white light erupted from the flames created by the Heavy Heavenly Cannon.
"Mmm!"
Raon took a step back and brandished the Blade of Requiem diagonally. Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation, Heavenly Drive, Crimson Slash, Thirty-Six Directions. The flames that spread in thirty-six directions collided with the light rain falling like a meteor shower. The red flames and white lightning clashed incessantly, causing powerful explosions.
If his body hadn't been so strong, he felt his limbs would have been ripped off by that shockwave alone.
"He's strong."
He had thought the man was a shaman because he had instantly drawn him and the Light Wind division into this barrier, but his martial skill was also considerable.
While not exactly the aura of a Transcendent Warrior, strangely, he felt stronger than the First Apostle.
The flames created by the Heavy Heavenly Cannon dissipated, and the cold-faced man reappeared.
Judging by the fact that his outer garment wasn't even scorched, he seemed to be stronger than the First Apostle, as Raon had felt.
'If that's the case...'
He didn't have much time. Instead of confronting this unknown figure, escaping this place was the priority. Raon quickly spun on his ankle. He launched Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem towards the white wall on his right. It was a double sword technique that transitioned from Crimson Slash to Revolving Sky.
The fierce flames that erupted pierced through the white wall.
However, the barrier didn't completely break, and like water cut by a blade, it slowly returned to its original form.
"What is this..."
The strength he initially felt from the barrier wasn't that strong. He thought Crimson Slash and Revolving Sky would be enough to break through it, but it didn't work at all.
"As long as I'm here, you can't leave."
The cold-faced man shook his head, saying it was impossible.
"Mmm..."
Raon bit his lip as he looked up.
'Did he strengthen the barrier?'
Judging by his words "as long as I'm here," it seemed this damn guy had increased the barrier's durability.
-Well, I guess that's to be expected.
Since he created this barrier himself, it wouldn't have been difficult for him to improve its durability.
-That guy...
Wrath lowered his eyebrows as he looked at the cold-faced man.
-He's an angel.
'What...?'
Raon turned to Wrath with wide eyes.
—An angel, you say? A human?
-Indeed. He's a fairly high-ranking angel.
Wrath deeply frowned at the cold-faced man, as if disgusted.
'A high-ranking angel...'
Raon swallowed hard.
'Why would an angel help Sif?'
He couldn't understand how Sif and the Angels could be connected.
'Wait a minute...'
Raon bit his lip as he looked at the Angel, who was said to be of high rank.
'Could it be him?'
At that moment, there was only one person on the continent connected to the Angels. Derus Robert. That bastard's dirty face began to overlap with this Angel's.
-No, it must be him.
Sif had said he had met his god and had shown behavior that somehow reminded him of Derus Robert. There was a stench. Behind those guys, that evil spirit must surely be involved.
"Angel."
Raon nodded at the high-ranking angel.
"What's your relationship with Derus Robert?"
"Mmm..."
The high-ranking angel lowered his eyes slightly, trembling.
"To have discovered this far, you truly are a human possessed by a demon, as He said."
He covered his nose and mouth with his hand, as if feeling disgusted.
"Damn it."
Raon gritted his teeth as he looked at the high-ranking Angel.
'It was him again!'
Derus Robert was involved in all the despicable events that happened on this continent. He wanted to crack open that guy's skull to see what he was thinking.
"Originally, I should have given Beorn time to absorb your power, but you're making it impossible to leave you alone. In the name of the angel Bardiel, I will purify you."
The high-ranking angel, who called himself Bardiel, revealed a cold gaze.
—Bardiel? Suddenly revealing his true name?
Raon let out a dry laugh as he looked at Bardiel.
-Why do you think he does that? They have the illusion that only they are pure and that what they do is right.
Wrath wrinkled his nose, saying they were an absolutely despicable race.
"An angel? Like that monster from back then?"
Burren's lips trembled as if in shock.
"Angel or whatever! Get lost!"
Martha let out a roar as she struck the wall of light with her Astral Energy.
"Open the door..."
Runaan also emitted blue frost from her entire body, as if she didn't want to hold back.
"I'll have to drain some of your strength as well."
As Bardiel snapped his fingers, the white ground rippled like paint, and light beings wielding swords and spears rose up.
"Take care of them."
At his command, the light beings charged towards the Light Wind division without even emitting a battle cry.
"What are these things now?!"
Martha brandished her sword imbued with the Titan's Aura, gritting her teeth. Her powerful strike caused the charging light beings to crumble like sandcastles struck by a fist.
However, the light beings regenerated their bodies as if nothing had happened and attacked Martha again. It seemed to be Bardiel's ability when using this barrier.
"These guys keep regenerating!"
Burren shook his head, saying their regeneration speed was too fast.
"I'll handle it."
Runaan stood at the front of the Light Wind Formation and unleashed her Snow Flower. The icy energy that blossomed from the sword spread out in concentric circles, freezing all the beings of light charging toward the Light Wind Division.
"Hey! Nice job!"
Martha exclaimed, giving Runaan a thumbs up.
"Now let's break the barrier..."
As he was about to suggest breaking the barrier at that moment, the ice shattered into pieces, and the light beings began to move again.
"Idiot! I even praised you, so freeze them properly!"
"This is the best I have..."
Runaan pouted and sprayed cold energy again, but it only momentarily stopped the advance of the light beings.
-Unless you deal with that Angel, both this barrier and those light beings will keep persisting.
Wrath shook his head, saying they needed to deal with Bardiel first.
'I guess so.'
Raon nodded and looked at Bardiel.
-You've probably noticed, but that Angel isn't using all his power.
Wrath snorted as he looked at Bardiel.
-To break this barrier, we need to get serious in battle and have him spread his wings first.
He nodded, saying that when Angels use all their power, white wings sprout.
'I see.'
He understood why he initially thought Bardiel was stronger than the First Apostle.
That guy was hiding an angel's wings and power within a human shell.
—Then Sif hasn't completely absorbed the aunt's power.
Considering Bardiel's words and actions, it seemed he had created this barrier to buy time for Sif to completely absorb Alice's power. He didn't know what secret in the Zieghart blood made something so absurd possible, but what he needed to do was clear.
"It's complicated, but simple."
Raon lifted his chin towards Bardiel.
"We just have to catch that guy, right?"
"Indeed, humans are on the wrong path."
Bardiel shook his head heavily as he looked at Raon.
"The chicken is talking nonsense."
Raon snorted as he looked at Bardiel.
"Demon or angel, I don't understand why you keep babbling useless words."
-Hey!
Wrath shook his head and asked why he had suddenly mentioned Demons.
"I need to focus."
He was not only worried about Alice but also the people outside this barrier, which made him dizzy and made it difficult to make proper decisions. Imagining the worst-case scenario, he felt he couldn't control his emotions even with his Ever Impassive Mind.
But there was always one thing he could do: defeat the enemy in front of him. Thinking only about that, he readjusted his grip on Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem.
"You have been deeply contaminated by demons."
Bardiel raised an eyebrow and extended his hand. A white light erupted from his palm and headed towards Raon as if it wanted to erase his entire body. Unlike the light that formed this space, this one clearly showed an aggressive intent.
Raon didn't retreat but advanced using the Steps of Supreme Harmony. As he launched himself towards the wave of light that seemed about to melt his entire body, he applied the cold energy of Glacier to Heavenly Drive.
The frost of the demon king, mounted on the Gale Wind style, froze all the light created by the Angel.
"Mmm!"
Bardiel's eyes widened as he took a step back, seemingly not expecting his attack to be frozen.
-Don't run away, Angel.
Raon advanced at a speed that almost made it impossible to see and launched into Heavenly Path. Wrath's cold energy, which could freeze light, accompanied him. Heavenly Path shattered the wall of light created by Bardiel, and Raon plunged the Blade of Requiem into his heart. White frost bloomed on the red sword of resentment.
"Puaj!"
Bardiel swallowed hard and clasped his hands together. A sphere of light, shining like the sun, rose in front of his chest and abruptly pushed the two swords aside.
"Haha..."
Raon took a step back and exhaled gently.
-He's strong, but I can catch him.
Although the light Bardiel created was strong and fast, it didn't seem to have deep martial arts principles incorporated. He could definitely win.
"I'll make holes all over your body."
As Bardiel twisted his lips, white flashes shot out from the sphere of light he was holding. There were too many to cut with a sword. Raon raised Heavenly Drive in front of him. Frost flowers bloomed on the frozen blue blade.
The Spirit of Fire unleashed with Glacier collided with the flashes erupting from the sphere of light.
Bardiel's eyes gleamed fiercely in the battle where countless sword strikes and light clashed.
"This guy is really dangerous."
Judging by how he was erasing his divine power, he had clearly already adopted demonic power. If he was left alone, it seemed this barrier could be in danger.
Perhaps it would be better to eliminate him.
Remembering the incident where Raon had revealed Derus's identity, it seemed better to kill him there, even if his power and talent were lamentable. Bardiel crossed his arms, compressing the sphere of light to the size of a bead. He fired the vibrant sphere of light, which seemed about to burst, towards Raon.
The sphere of light that had been compressed expanded like a cloud right in front of Raon's eyes, causing a massive explosion.
'It's over.'
Even with demonic power, it's impossible for a human body that hasn't ascended to Transcendence to withstand that impact. As he was about to lower his hand, thinking it was all over, red eyes gleamed within the white shockwave.
Raon destroyed the ground with his toes as he advanced. The Void Slash, imbued with the Authority of Wrath, pierced through the wall of light and penetrated Bardiel's chest.
Not only Bardiel but even the space behind him split, and the white barrier began to open.
"Now!"
As Raon gestured towards the Light Wind division, the opening barrier closed again, and a pure white radiance rose from the ground. Bardiel's shell peeled away, and snow-white wings sprouted from his back.
"How dare a mere human!!"
He twisted his black eyes as if he had descended as a demon rather than an angel. Raon grabbed Heavenly Drive and the Blade of Requiem upside down, plunging them into the ground. Golden suns and silver moons rose above the barrier filled with white light, forging the divine and demonic swords.
"How dare an angel..."
Raon tilted his chin as he grabbed the falling divine and demonic swords.
"...stand in the way of humans."
* * *
"Dorio."
Sif approached Dorian, laughing.
"Puaj..."
Dorian took a step back, but soon his back hit the wall.
—I pretended not to know, but I knew about you too. You're Raon's closest aide and the Light Wind division's quartermaster, right?
Sif spun his Black Cursed Sword, smiling.
"I wonder what would happen if I showed Raon Zieghart your corpse with its limbs torn off. Maybe it would be easier to deal with him."
He lowered his Black Cursed Sword and said he was looking forward to Raon's expression.
"Aa ...
Dorian launched himself to the right just before Sif completed his attack. Thanks to that split-second decision, he escaped with only a minor wound instead of having his thigh cut off.
"Did you want to cut your leg off?"
Sif narrowed his eyes as he looked at Dorian.
"It seems you've learned something."
He shook his head and snorted.
-Alright. Then I'll do it properly.
"Ah..."
Dorian's jaw trembled as he looked at Sif's glowing red eyes.
'This is no good.'
He was able to dodge the first strike thanks to his Mind's Eye and Sif underestimating him, but this was too much. No matter when or how he moved, he felt he couldn't escape that Black Cursed Sword.
"This time it's your arm."
Sif declared that he would cut off his arm and gently brandished his Black Cursed Sword.
"Aaaaargh! Division Leader!"
Dorian closed his eyes and screamed for Raon's help. Instead of the pain of having his arm ripped off, he smelled the scent of clean wind.
"Huh..."
As Dorian slowly opened his eyes, his red hair swayed in front of him.
"That's rough. Did you call Raon instead of me?"
Rimmer turned to look at Dorian with a smile.
"Vice Leader!"
"Take this useless human."
He handed Alice, who was nestled on his left waist, to Dorian.
"Mmm?"
Sif narrowed his eyes as he looked at Rimmer.
-Where were you hiding to come out now?
"Well, I came out first, so I was outside this cave."
Rimmer nodded slightly with his Blade Sword resting on his shoulder.
"I was planning to go behind and ambush you after leaving the front to Raon, but things turned out like this."
He smiled and said that, even so, it had been lucky.
"No matter how well you hid your presence, Bardiel's barrier should have... Ah!"
Sif chuckled as he looked at Rimmer's ears.
—So that's how it was? Well, it makes sense, since it was a hastily created barrier.
He nodded, saying he understood now.
"This worked out better."
Sif curled the corners of his lips as he looked at Rimmer.
"Could it be fun to play with you?"
"Fun?"
Rimmer shook his head and snorted.
"I don't know what methods you used to steal this maniac's power..."
The blue wind that erased malice rose behind him.
"But I'll show you that a hastily built bridge is bound to collapse."
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