At this mont, the tone of darkness was full of confidence.
It wasn’t just him; the followers from the Dark Relief Center seed very confident about this battle. So sneered, others were arrogant, and so even showed contemptuous eyes toward Reiger, looking at him as if he were a dying man.
Only the scythe woman, who had removed her hood, seed more interested in Beluti held by Reiger.
"Isn’t this the famous Saint Beluti, the angel rumored to save the suffering?"
As if seeing a toy worth bullying, the scythe woman lightly laughed and provoked, just like when she faced lo last ti.
"I didn’t expect the famous Saint to be sneaking in the woods with our savior at such a late hour. If this spreads, those who regard you as their faith would go mad, wouldn’t they?"
"I rember Saint hadn’t t with the savior before. Why did you dive into his arms upon first eting?"
"It seems like, even as pure and innocent as you are, when encountering a man worth attracting, you can’t help but cozy up to him."
"I just wonder if you would regret it if both of you died here tonight?"
The malice in the scythe woman’s words was so obvious, so much so that one could easily perceive her sadistic mindset at this mont.
Clearly, just like when she t lo last ti, the scythe woman’s twisted pleasure flared up again, eager to pull the high and mighty girls down from their pedestal and tornt them.
But unfortunately, Beluti was much more patient than lo.
Once she realized the current situation, she silently got down from Reiger’s embrace, tightened her robe, and despite the dangerous circumstances, she didn’t change her expression, showing a smile instead.
She smiled like this, as if dispersing the perilous atmosphere in the air, as if purifying the murky air within the barrier, exuding a presence not much weaker than Reiger.
"...You can still smile?"
The smile on the scythe woman’s face vanished, replaced by full displeasure.
She hated Beluti’s smile, pure and immaculate, sacred and spotless, making any woman before her ashad.
Including the scythe woman, the sa was true.
Coupled with her psychological issues, she couldn’t bear to see Beluti remain so calm and assured in her presence, without even a hint of panic or anxiety.
This made her feel defeated, upset, and angry.
"Our Saint seems not worried at all."
Darkness squinted his eyes, casually remarked.
But this remark elicited an unexpected response.
"Of course I’m not worried." Beluti’s face remained smiling, "Although I don’t know how you all set up the current situation to harm Lord, why should I worry about a situation destined to fail?"
"I’m not just unworried; I’m even happy."
"Because, if Lord can navigate such a dangerous situation, it proves His ability exceeds what I imagined."
"As a mber of the source, how can I not be happy knowing the savior we’ve been eagerly waiting for is so capable?"
Upon hearing this, not only were the scythe woman and others stunned, but even Reiger, who had been calmly watching the situation, turned with interest towards Beluti.
"You have such confidence in ?"
Reiger asked with interest.
To this, Beluti had only one answer.
"Of course."
This answer by Beluti wasn’t firm, but rather very calm.
However, this calm answer made Beluti’s words more convincing.
"Why?"
Reiger pursued another question.
"It’s simple," Beluti replied concisely, "because I haven’t ’seen’ what will happen tonight."
Upon hearing Beluti’s statent, everyone was montarily paralyzed.
Except for Darkness and the scythe woman, the two seed to realize sothing, their faces changed drastically.
Reiger also understood where Beluti’s confidence ca from.
Actually, the reason was very simple.
"I can foresee impending disasters, but I haven’t seen tonight’s events."
"This ans that tonight’s events, for , for Lord, and for others, don’t count as disasters."
"Since it’s not a disaster, isn’t what that implies very obvious?"
Beluti looked at the people from the Dark Relief Center, smiling lightly as they showed astonished expressions.
"Even if you set such a dangerous situation, it will eventually be broken."
"And it will be broken without risk."
"Knowing this, why should I worry, or why should I not have confidence in Lord?"
A few simple words were transmitted to the ears of the people from the Dark Relief Center, wiping the sneer, arrogance, and contempt from their faces.
Especially the scythe woman, whose expression beca sowhat ugly.
"...I want to see if the rumored angel Saint truly has such insight."
Darkness’s expression turned somber, and his tone beca extrely cold.
"Take action!"
With no further hesitation, Darkness gave the order. His figure flashed and, instead of advancing, he retreated, drifting backward.
The other powerful mbers of the Dark Relief Center also took the sa action, scattering around to fixed positions.
Upon closer inspection, the positions they occupied after scattering ford a mysterious formation.
Then, Magic Power began to burn from their bodies.
"Buzz—"
Magic Power, burning like flas, shot up like pillars of fire, lding into the overhead barrier and causing it to emit a buzzing sound.
In an instant, the barrier lit up with an aura, as if awakened, causing changes in the space within.
Reiger and Beluti could both feel an inexplicable fluctuation arising along with the barrier’s transformation.
"My lord!" Beluti seed to have discovered sothing and hurriedly said, "They have locked down the flow of Magic Power inside the barrier!"
In other words, from this mont on, both Reiger and Beluti, trapped inside the barrier, could no longer use magic.
This was a very common tactic.
Reiger had experienced this many tis, trapped by an enemy’s barrier, forbidden to use magic.
It’s a common way to deal with powerful magic practitioners.
"Our preparation isn’t limited to just this black sea, Master of the Holy Sword Marfa."
The cold voice of Darkness rose once more.
"After the previous battle, we learned that you possess so ability to control distance, even the Abyss Demon Fire can’t harm you, not even a trace while you walk through it."
"To deal with you, naturally, we must first dismantle your defenses in this regard."
"This way, you’re no longer invincible."
As Darkness finished speaking, the black sea below began to riot again.
"Rumble—"
The sea boiled, making pillars of water rise, spinning violently like waterspouts, directly assaulting Reiger.
"Screech!"
The cry of the Nighthawk rang out, with wild thunder flashing again over its body. As it flapped its wings, it unleashed a barrage of thick lightning bolts, scattering the attacking waterspouts and crashing down into the black sea, creating chaos.
"Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!" "Swish!"...
At this ti, the powerful mbers of the Dark Relief Center also moved, each transforming into a blur of shadows as they rushed toward Reiger.
These were skilled close combatants, wielding either swords or spears. Leading the charge was the coldly elegant scythe-woman, rcilessly slashing at Reiger, attempting to decapitate him.
anwhile, the magicians led by Darkness stood still, collectively chanting a lengthy spell, preparing to cast tactical level magic.
Once they made their move, it was a complete thunderous assault, with not a hint of restraint in their murderous intent.
Faced with such a group of enemies, even a saint would be in peril.
No wonder, because whether it was Darkness, the scythe-woman, or other powerful mbers of the Dark Relief Center, they could contend against the Amber rank.
Especially Darkness, who had reached the peak of the Amber rank, equivalent to Lv.8’s pinnacle.
A siege by a group of Lv.8 enemies, even a Lv.9 saint, would face a crisis, not to ntion the surrounding barrier with highly restrictive effects and the black sea below made of countless nocturnal spirits.
Such an array is enough to take down a saint, making them fall.
However, while Reiger is Lv.9, he is far from an ordinary Lv.9.
Darkness’s plan was destined to fall through.
"Snap!"
When a crisp snap echoed, it was as if heaven and earth were changing. Everyone felt a blur before their eyes, and their perspective shifted.
The powerful mbers of the Dark Relief Center found themselves in different positions, so opposing one another, so appearing before the rear magicians led by Darkness, and one even replacing Reiger’s original position, appearing next to Beluti and giving her quite a scare.
Then, the Abyss believers, who had been preparing to swing their weapons at Reiger, let their poised attacks fall on the people in front of them.
"Psh!" "Psh!" "Psh!"...
The sound of blades piercing flesh rang out successively.
"Aaaahhhhh...!"
Screams erupted simultaneously.
The Abyss believers seed to begin a sudden fracas among themselves, swinging their weapons at their comrades, either piercing their bodies or cutting them down, resulting in horrified wails of pain.
The magicians who were preparing tactical level magic were especially tragic, having their heads cut off and dying on the spot.
"You..."
Darkness looked incredulously at the person in front of him.
A scythe was embedded in his abdon, its tip stained red.
"What?"
The scythe-woman stared wide-eyed at the scene before her.
Her mind went blank.
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