Chapter 182

182: Overwhelming

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The ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍moment she sensed that familiar aura, Jasmine's expression changed drastically. She immediately extended her hand, and clumps of black mud instantly surged from her palm, erecting an indestructible pitch-black wall before everyone in a split second.

But ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍in the next moment, that shocking spear radiance arrived. The originally indestructible barrier instantly shattered, and along with the ocean beneath everyone's feet and the sky above their heads, it was split in two.

"Little ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍Ke…"

Evelia ‍​‌​‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​​‌​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​​​‌​​​​​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​​‌​‌​​‌​​​​​​‌‌​​‌​​​‌‌​​​​‌​‌‌‌​​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‍shielded Amya with her body, closing her eyes and crying out. Cerberus immediately retreated, using its body to block in front of them.

"Roar!"

Cerberus let out a wail of pain. Its mountain-sized body swayed, nearly collapsing on the spot.

On its body appeared a terrifying wound dozens of meters long. Dark red, scorching blood gushed out from it, splashing onto the sea surface and once again stirring up thick clouds of steam.

"Oh? It blocked it?"

Not far away in mid-air, Zophi looked at the heavily wounded Cerberus with considerable surprise, seemingly amazed that his earlier attack hadn't killed it instantly.

And in his hand, a completely crimson single-pointed spear had appeared at some point. The spear looked somewhat illusory, and the connection between its tip and shaft was shaped like a genetic helix of life.

"That is..."

Jasmine gazed at the crimson spear in Zophi's hand from afar, her expression instantly becoming quite grim.

"The Holy Spear, [Longinus]..."

"Hmm? Excellent eyesight, my dear daughter. However... while this can be considered the Holy Spear, it is ultimately not the original. It is merely a projection from a distant shore."

As if hearing Jasmine's murmur, Zophi smiled and offered an explanation.

"After all, the Holy Spear's original is currently with Father, isn't it? So I can only summon its projection. This can be considered a small privilege of mine as its former wielder!"

Zophi slowly raised the Spear of Longinus in his hand. His smile remained unchanged, but his gaze instantly became sharp.

"Then, what will you do next?"

In an instant, the remaining Spears of Judgment in mid-air were activated once more, transforming into countless golden meteors that rushed toward everyone.

"Roar, roar!"

Cerberus gave a low growl. The scorching breath in its mouth ignited once more, and streams of Hellfire sprayed out, continuously striking down the incoming Spears of Judgment from the air.

But there were simply too many Spears of Judgment. Eventually, a few still passed through the protective net formed by Hellfire and headed straight for Evelia behind them.

"Not good!"

Evelia was startled. Just as she tried to retreat, a Spear of Judgment had already arrived before her eyes, its sharp tip pointing directly at her neck! In that critical moment, Evelia suddenly felt herself fall into a warm embrace. In the next instant, a golden cross-shaped sword appeared in time, using its guard to deflect the incoming spear.

"Clang!"

With a clear ring of the sword, Evelia looked up and found herself facing Amya's somewhat worried gaze.

"Eve-Eve, are you alright?"

"Ah! I, I'm fine..."

"Don't worry~ I'll take over from here~"

In just a few words, the remaining Spears of Judgment had already arrived.

Amya raised an eyebrow. The sword in her hand danced once more at nearly invisible speed, another strike deflecting the incoming spear.

Then came the second one, the third one... Using the rebound momentum from each activation of [Seraph Sword], Amya's sword speed grew faster and faster, her movements becoming increasingly precise.

Just like that, while holding Evelia with one arm, she continuously waved her sword with the other hand, perfectly defending against all incoming Spears of Judgment.

"All attacks... returned to you!"

Feeling the sword in her hand that had accumulated power to its limit, Amya gave a mischievous smile. She gently released Evelia, and a golden longbow appeared out of thin air in her other hand.

Then, nocking an arrow, drawing the bow…

"Whoosh!"

The cross-shaped sword, condensed with massive magic power using [Seraph Sword], shot forth like a flash of brilliant light, carrying unparalleled momentum as it rushed fiercely toward Zophi.

Actually, perhaps because Amya usually preferred direct melee combat with her sword during battles, Evelia had somewhat forgotten.

Compared to swords, what angels were truly more proficient in should be weapons like bows and arrows!

Facing Amya's swift and fierce arrow, Zophi showed no sign of dodging or defending. The divine canon wrapped in eerie blood threads floated from his hand, hovering in the air beside him.

At the same time, that arrow containing massive magic power had already arrived before Zophi.

"Little trick."

Zophi nonchalantly extended his hand and effortlessly caught the arrow, which was moving so fast it had already surpassed the speed of sound, with his bare hand!

Perhaps to mock them, Zophi even raised the arrow and waved it in Amya's direction.

However, in the next moment, the arrow in his hand exploded without warning. The violent explosion instantly engulfed him.

"What! Pfft haha! Why did he actually catch it!? Acting tough? I'll let him act! Serves him right hahahaha!"

Seeing this scene below, Amya immediately laughed so hard she couldn't close her mouth. But very quickly, she couldn't laugh anymore.

Because she saw that after the smoke and dust cleared, Zophi remained completely unharmed. And in the center of his palm, a golden ball wrapped in blood-red threads was hovering there.

"Mm, nice trick."

Zophi smiled and nodded at Amya. But in the next moment, his expression darkened. With a light flick of his index finger, that golden ball instantly shot toward Amya's direction.

"Returning it to you!"

"Whoosh!"

The egg-sized sphere arrived before everyone at super-high speed surpassing Amya's earlier arrow. In an instant, a clear "crack" came from the sphere's surface, and the originally solid sphere instantly split open.

An intense sense of crisis instantly surged into the girls' hearts.

Intense golden light poured out from the crack on the sphere's surface. That was the magic power contained in Amya's earlier arrow!

No wonder Zophi was unharmed. The moment the arrow exploded, he had used an even more massive magic power to suppress the explosion's power and compressed it all into this small ball!

"Not good!"

Jasmine's expression darkened. Just as she prepared to activate the black mud to envelop and devour the ball before it exploded, the sphere that had been hovering in mid-air suddenly vanished, along with that suffocating sense of dread.

What happened?

Everyone present was stunned for a moment. Even Zophi cast a puzzled gaze at this scene.

No, to be precise... that ball hadn't disappeared.

Because something else had taken its place, hovering in mid-air.

It was a... completely pitch-black, compound-eyed, eerie fly with crimson eyes.