“What the hell are these guys!?”
Yuma was surrounded by a group of angels and carried to the edge of the floor.
His arms and legs were seized, rendering him unable to move, but Yuma transformed his body into Liquid Metal, slipping out of the angels’ grasp with a slimy motion.
The instant he returned to his original “Winged Black Armor” form—he transformed his arm into a sword and swung it around.
This forced the angels to back down. Yuma and the group of angels maintained a certain distance, glaring at each other.
Yuma floated in the air, staring intently at the angels. Angels clad in silver armor, holding large lances.
They were different from any angels he had seen before.
Were they the guardians appearing on the final floor? Yuma tensed up, transforming his left arm into a longsword as well. He sprouted two arms from his back, transforming their tips into red and blue dragon heads.
The Flame and Ice Cannons rested on his shoulders. Perfect for dealing with a large number of enemies.
“Alright, come at me, you angels! I’ll take you all down!!”
The angels charged all at once. Yuma fired the Flame Cannon on his right shoulder.
A Fireball shot out, hitting one of the angels and exploding. The sheer power engulfed the surrounding angels, turning them to ash.
Firing the Ice Cannon on his left shoulder, the angel struck by the ice bullet instantly froze, and the scattered ice shards slowed the movements of the other angels.
Yuma also glided forward, swinging the swords in both hands.
Deflecting the angels’ lances, he cleaved through their bodies. The swords, imbued with the power of Wind and Lightning, easily tore through the angels’ weapons and armor.
“I can do this!”
Yuma shifted into an even higher gear, spinning his body and slashing at the angels one after another. He fired the cannons at those who were further away, shooting them down with Fireballs and ice bullets.
—I can’t afford to dawdle! I have to go help everyone else quickly.
Yuma pierced an angel’s body with his sword, then flung it away to attack the next angel.
The angels tried to surround him, but Yuma skillfully evaded their attacks, swinging his swords at high speed.
He beheaded two angels and turned his attention to the approaching angels. Yuma sprouted a Metal Red tail, piercing an angel’s torso with its tip.
He channeled Fire Magical Power into the tail, burning the angel from the inside out.
The writhing angel fell powerlessly, plummeting to the bottom of the floor.
Ten angels remained. They charged at him all at once. Yuma also moved forward.
The moment they collided in mid-air—he fired the cannons, causing a violent explosion. Amidst the scattering flames, three angels fell in a spinning motion.
Yuma spun around, swinging his swords and slashing at the angels one after another. The relentless attacks left the angels helpless, and they fell to their deaths.
Having defeated the angels, Yuma immediately spread his wings and glided down towards the bottom of the deep floor, where massive pillars stood tall.
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Akito and Rui held their weapons, glaring at the angel before them.
Around them was a mountain of corpses. The Israeli Seekers had been massacred. There were no survivors.
From the start, it had been a dangerous conquest. Everyone had probably resigned themselves to death, but they couldn’t have imagined it would end like this.
Akito and Rui distanced themselves from each other, sandwiching the angel from the left and right.
The angel had its back turned, but it had Light Swords in both hands before they knew it.
“Rui! Be careful, it looks like he’s coming at us with dual swords!!”
“Yeah, we’re done for if we even touch him! Let’s keep our distance and attack!”
Akito aimed Gae Bolg at the opponent, firing the six spearheads. The spearheads, crackling with Lightning, attacked the angel.
However, the six spearheads passed through the angel’s body, all flying off aimlessly.
“Damn it! It’s not working after all!”
Akito clicked his tongue and tried to retrieve the six spearheads by swinging Gae Bolg. At that moment, the angel approached him.
A light-speed movement technique. Akito was momentarily slow to react.
“Akito!!”
Rui used Godspeed, instantly closing the distance to the angel. He drew his Katana and took aim.
“Kokufu Kinjichou Ichinotachi!!”
The slashing sword flash tore through the sky. Black Flames burst forth, and it felt as if the very dimension had warped. Even so, the angel remained unmoved.
There was no wound on the body that should have been slashed. The angel slowly turned around and looked at Rui.
Rui drew another Katana, Clarent, and glared at the opponent with both swords at the ready. The angel also slightly raised the swords in both hands and slowly approached Rui.
Rui kicked off the floor. Using Godspeed, he circled behind the opponent and swung the two Katanas. He slashed at the angel, but the swords still passed through the angel’s body.
It was as if he was fighting a phantom.
The angel swung down the Sword of Light. Rui raised his Katana, managing to stop the Sword of Light with a clang.
—I can block the sword!? If that’s the case, then the angel isn’t a phantom!
Rui deflected the sword and backed away.
It has a physical body, but I can’t touch it… What is this? As Rui was perplexed, a voice came from behind.
“Rui, get out of the way! I’ll handle this!!”
Turning around, Akito was pointing the spearheads of Gae Bolg towards him. The six spearheads spun around the spear, and plasma burst forth.
Rui immediately jumped back.
“Eat this! Lightning Full Blast!!”
A massive flash of light engulfed the angel. An attack with the same power as the Yellow King’s Annihilating Flash. No one could survive being hit by that.
Or so Rui thought, but the angel spread its wings and emerged from the light.
Completely unharmed. Despite the desperate situation, Rui and Akito still swung their weapons.
The next moment—Gae Bolg shattered, and Akito’s right arm was severed. Rui jumped out to protect the blown-away Akito.
However, Rui’s Scorching Blade was also split in two, and his severed legs danced in the air.
The angel closed its wings and lowered the swords in both hands. It leisurely looked down at the humans rolling at its feet.
【White King Austerium】
Mana Index 656790
Physical attacks are ineffective
Magical attacks are ineffective
Can move at the speed of light
Can regenerate infinitely as long as there is the Magical Power of Light
Can convert the Mana in space into the Magical Power of Light