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Raon narrowed his eyes as he looked at Bardiel, who had spread his pure white wings.
"He has definitely gotten stronger."
As Wrath had said, when Bardiel unfolded his wings, his aura intensified dramatically.
It was an energy even more immense than what he had initially felt from the Second Apostle.
'On the other hand...'
Raon scanned the ceiling and walls of the barrier, pursing his lips.
"The barrier has weakened."
As Bardiel grew stronger, the power forming the barrier had weakened. It seemed he had regained the energy he had initially put into this barrier.
-However...
Wrath shook his head gravely.
"Unless you take down that damn angel, we won't be able to get out of this barrier."
He clenched his fist, insisting that dealing with Bardiel was the priority even if the barrier had weakened.
"I suppose so."
It would be impossible to break through the barrier while Bardiel looked at them with those icy blue eyes. They first had to take down the angel.
"And I need to do it quickly, conserving as much strength as possible."
If his predictions were correct, they would face Sif immediately after leaving that barrier. To fight that depraved son, he needed to conserve as much stamina and aura as possible.
"That means I have to make the most of my sword skill."
Raon suppressed the growing anxiety in his mind and ascended the steps of Supreme Harmony. He moved quickly, as if he had become the wind itself, infiltrating Bardiel's left flank. Before Bardiel could react, Raon unleashed his divine and demonic swords, imbued with the essence of extreme speed.
First, bolts of fire and frost shot out, closely followed by the shadows of the Divine Sword and the Demonic Sword.
It was a double snap of ice with an extremely short time difference. Bardiel clasped his hands as if praying against the ice snap heading for his neck and heart. A white light burst from the tips of his fingers, forming a shield with strange patterns.
The four streams of Frost Snap could not penetrate the light shield Bardiel had created and were violently deflected, crashing into the ground.
"Your swords cannot reach me."
As Bardiel moved his fingers, the shield with its strange pattern split into six and rotated around him to form a wall of light. It looked impenetrable from any angle.
"Die where you stand."
As Bardiel extended his hand with a chilling look, a pure white cloud appeared and began to rain down light hailstones. Raon twisted his ankle sharply. Step of Supreme Harmony. With just a stretch of his left foot, he evaded the area where the light hailstones were falling. He heard the metallic sound of the hailstones hitting the ground behind him.
"It's useless to run."
However, Bardiel seemed to control this space himself, turning the direction of the clouds towards where Raon was dodging, continuously raining down light hailstones.
-It seems he intends to hide behind his shield and only attack from a distance.
Wrath glared and remarked that this was shamefully typical of an angel.
"He doesn't seem to be a martial artist."
Raon squinted and kicked the ground with his toes. He covered the distance he had traveled at double speed, thrusting his Divine Sword and Demonic Sword towards Bardiel's shield. Although he aimed for the space between the shields, Bardiel enhanced the rotation of the shields to deflect the Divine Sword and the Demonic Sword. Now there were no visible gaps.
"It seems you only know how to attack recklessly like a monkey."
Bardiel sneered and raised his hand to rain down light hailstones over a wider area. The space to dodge them was rapidly shrinking.
'It's useless to learn the movement pattern of the shield.'
No matter how fast he threw his swords, it was impossible to penetrate the shield's rotation and cut Bardiel.
-Even if you use the Space Sword, he will push the shields inward to block it. We'll have to break through sooner or later.
Wrath shook his head and said they had no choice but to break the light shields to flush out that coward.
-Of course, it will consume a lot of aura, but we have no other option now. Use all your strength to break them.
Unable to help with his power as usual, he offered verbal advice. It felt like having a friend cheering him on, which gave Raon strength.
'Thank you.'
-Those words are unnecessary!
Wrath blushed and shouted at him to focus on the battle.
-Hurry up and break that bastard's shield!
"It's not necessary to break the shield."
"What?"
"If he doesn't come out, we'll just have to cut it from the inside."
Raon aimed his Divine Sword at Bardiel.
"The Space Sword? I've seen it before."
Bardiel infused his shields with a stronger light, claiming it wouldn't work anymore.
"That's right. The Space Sword."
Raon nodded, easily admitting it.
"But it will be a bit different from what you've seen."
As he wielded his Divine Sword, rotating his shoulder, he infused it with the principles of the Space Sword. The flames that had been vividly coloring the air split the space and erupted from inside Bardiel's shield. The fire blade, flickering like a serpent's tongue, carved a bright red wound in Bardiel's chest before he could react.
Bardiel's eyes widened as he looked at the blood gushing from his chest, seemingly not expecting the Space Sword to activate so quickly.
"...It wasn't this fast before."
He trembled, his chin splattered with droplets of blood, unable to believe what had happened.
-He's right!
Even Wrath exhaled in surprise.
-Why has the speed increased so much?
"I had a revelation."
Before Bardiel revealed his wings, when Raon cut him with the Void Cut, he had gained a deeper understanding of the principles of the Space Sword.
"It was just as Aunt said."
Alice had told him that the growth of the Space Sword was tiered. She said that even if it seemed stagnant and wasn't improving, if he kept trying, he would eventually see results. It was exactly as she had said. Thanks to the understanding gained while cutting Bardiel, the distance and speed at which he could pierce space with his sword had improved immeasurably.
It seemed he had almost caught up to Alice, though he had not reached her level.
"!!"
Bardiel raised both hands. The white clouds swelled to more than double their size and unleashed an uncountable number of light hailstones. It seemed he was trying to overwhelm Raon with attacks, leaving no space to use the Space Sword.
"You are running away."
Raon twisted his lips and raised his demonic sword. He extended the demonic sword as if unfurling blue silk, wrapping it around the light hailstones. Dance of the Golden Flame from the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation. The sword technique, originally born to calm malicious energy, seemed to understand the current situation and erased even the angel's light.
"Not yet!"
Bardiel created an even greater number of hailstones, as if everything up to now had been a simple joke. He seemed to be trying to buy time to heal his wound.
"As I thought, you're not a martial artist."
Raon chuckled. If he were a martial artist, he wouldn't retreat now but would attack. Bardiel had stepped back without hesitation. As he had felt while using the barrier, this guy was not a martial artist.
"So what if I'm not!"
Bardiel frowned and sharpened his hand, transforming the round, light hailstones into swords and spears. They were imbued with a fierce energy that seemed capable of tearing flesh and breaking bones upon contact.
"It's wise to run."
Raon stepped into the Third Step of Supreme Harmony among the falling hailstones like the light of stars. The Third Step of Supreme Harmony is the smoothest and most graceful of the Steps of Supreme Harmony. Like water that cannot be cut by swords and spears, the weapons made of light couldn't even touch the hem of Raon's clothing before crashing into the ground.
"How is this…?"
Bardiel let out a murky groan, as if it were impossible.
"Your movements are clumsy."
Raon drove his divine sword and swept his demonic sword among the waves of the hailstones. The red-hot blade spewed the breath of a fire dragon, while the demonic sword, wrapped in blue frost, dispersed like a dream.
The extreme Flame Dragon Strike and the extreme Dream of the Silver Sword. These two incompatible sword techniques harmonized through the principle of the Space Sword and exploded from within Bardiel's shield.
A massive explosion erupted from inside Bardiel's shield, sending red flames and silver frost shards in all directions. The impact was so great that the entire barrier shook, and the flames and frost enveloping Bardiel continued to burn as if they could never be extinguished.
"I expected as much."
Bardiel's voice came from within the flames and frost as Raon slightly lowered his Divine Sword and Demonic Sword. A powerful light burst forth, shedding the layer of flames and frost, revealing Bardiel. Inside the rotating light shields around him, a new, blackened shield could be seen.
"Now even that Space Sword won't work."
It seemed he had created another shield within the light shields to block the Flame Dragon Strike and the Dream of the Silver Sword.
"I'll show you a fitting end."
Bardiel, apparently thinking he no longer needed to retreat, created clouds that filled the entire barrier. As the clouds slowly descended, enormous spheres of light emerged. Unable to strike directly, he seemed to intend to kill by detonating them.
"Die, everyone."
Confident in the perfection of his attack and defense, Bardiel remained in place and let the enormous spheres of light drop. His intent to kill not only Raon but the entire Light Wind Division was palpable.
"You are moving exactly as expected."
Raon filled his body with the heat of the Ten Thousand Flames Cultivation and the cold of the Glacier, taking a step forward with his right foot. Step of Supreme Harmony. With the swift footwork that traverses the light, he advanced and stood before Bardiel, holding his Divine and Demonic Swords.
Using the principle of the Space Sword to the extreme to avoid being blocked by Bardiel's tricks, he poured bursts of flames and frost into the second shield.
"Didn't I say I expected this?"
Bardiel sneered, as if he knew everything, moving the second shield inward to block the Space Sword.
"Your sword no longer works."
"I don't think so."
Raon curved the corners of his mouth in response, twisting the blades of his Divine and Demonic Swords. The cuts that had advanced, splitting the space, collided with Bardiel's second shield. But the sword strikes did not disappear; instead, they unleashed intense flames and frost as if they were pushing against the shield.
Fierce Wave Arts. The martial art of Beast King Ogram that ignores the enemy's defense and attacks from within penetrated Bardiel's shield and deeply pierced his chest.
With a sound like a massive tree falling, Bardiel's chest exploded outward.
"Kuuaagh!"
Bardiel stepped back and let out a scream mixed with blood.
"This... this cannot be..."
Even with intense pain, his eyes trembled as if he could not believe what had happened.
"I was trying to kill you directly, but I suppose angels are tough after all."
Raon clicked his tongue briefly.
"Well, it doesn't matter. I'll finish you off right now."
He approached Bardiel, provoking even more intense flames and frost. The sight of Raon closing in with his Divine Sword soaked in blood and his Demonic Sword tilted, his Black Dragon Cape billowing, must have looked to Bardiel like a reaper or an absolute demon.
"Ugh..."
Bardiel staggered back, coughing up blood, but soon collided against the barrier wall.
"Stay away!"
He screamed in fear and then disappeared into the barrier wall.
"Did he escape?"
Raon squinted and looked at the barrier where Bardiel had vanished.
-Indeed! That is the true nature of angels!
Wrath gritted his teeth and said that it was characteristic of angels to flee without fighting to the end.
"Haa, is it over?"
Martha sighed deeply, lowering her sword.
"Seeing the light, humans stop; it seems things are settled for now."
Burren nodded and straightened his back.
"Yes, the puppets are disappearing..."
Runaan slightly lowered her chin, watching as the light humans slowly sank.
"Damn it..."
Kerin bit her lip and stomped her foot hard.
"Dorian is gone! That stupid bastard..."
She trembled, gripping her sword, saying that Dorian seemed to have remained above.
"It's alright..."
Runaan shook her head and looked at Kerin.
"The Vice Leader will save him."
She tightly gripped her Snow Flower, saying that Dorian and Rimmer were surely together.
'Vice Leader...'
Raon bit his lip and looked back. At first, he hadn't realized, but when those light humans appeared, he recognized that Dorian and Rimmer had disappeared. He believed that Rimmer would protect Dorian and Alice, but given that the opponent was a transcendent warrior, he was so worried that it hurt his heart.
"We'll leave immediately. There may be an ambush, so be prepared."
Raon instructed the Light Wind Division and approached the barrier wall through which Bardiel had escaped. He took a deep breath and swung the Crimson Slash at the barrier wall. The barrier opened, creating a dimensional opening to the outside, even though he hadn't put much force into it, probably because Bardiel was gone.
"Let's go."
Raon entered the darkly opened dimension, using the Perception of the Snow Flower. When he opened his eyes after closing them, he saw Bardiel with a pale complexion.
"!!"
Bardiel looked at him with eyes full of resentment and fear.
"I didn't expect you could pass through Bardiel and come out so quickly. As expected of Raon Zieghart."
Sif's voice came from behind.
"But you arrive a bit late."
Ignoring Sif's mocking voice, Raon turned around. He intended to attack Sif immediately, but seeing the situation before him, his legs wouldn't move.
"Ah..."
Sif smiled coldly as his Cursed Black Sword pierced the left side of Rimmer's chest.
"It's over."
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