[MAIN QUEST ISSUED]
The system notification suddenly flashed before Ryuk’s gaze.
[You Have Come Across a Representation of a True Archangel.]
[Quest: Defeat an Arch Angel has been issued.]
[Rewards:
1. +3,000,000 EXP!
2. +5 Level Up Cards.
3. +300,000 Purchase Points.]
’For the system to issue such rewards, then... it must be quite the strong opponent,’ he silently thought, as both his hands reached to his sides, and quickly frosty white lights congealed as the Abyssal Howlers reappeared.
The Arch Angel finally awoke, his head rising to meet his gaze—but then, Ryuk’s lower jaw hung in shock and surprise as his body suddenly remained rooted to the ground, watching the notification flash before his eyes:
[Host Has Been Placed Under an Absolute Racial Skill: Eyes of Arch Angel]
[All of the Host’s Motion Has Been Fully Paralyzed.]
The system notification flashed—and in an instant later, it all ended.
The Archangel moved, appearing before Ryuk less than a split second later and half that time.
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
Two of his wings pierced forward, digging into Ryuk’s torso and instantly ripping out from his back, dark-red blood trailing on them as it lifted him off the ground.
VROOOOOOM
The air flapped faintly around him, and an instant later, Ryuk was sent flying off, slamming into the golden walls, 200 meters away, golden dust filling the air and obstructing the view.
And silence enveloped the entire hall.
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"That’s...that’s it?" Radiant Aveia thought in surprise as she looked at the silent hall—the fight which she had anticipated so much seemed to have already ended in an instant.
’But, he’s yet to give up.’
’Could he have gone unconscious?’
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HOOOOOWWWWLLLLL!
HOOOOOWWWWLLLLL!
Suddenly, two howling noises rang out, piercing through the golden dust.
Two bullets shot forward, so fast it was almost impossible to catch with the naked eye, appearing right in front of the Archangel an instant later.
FLAAAPPPPPPP
A single reverberation of its wings, and the Arch Angel appeared just a meter to the side, faster than teleportation.
The two bullets continued into the distance, slamming into the wall and carving deep craters into it.
’It’s fast...’ Ryuk thought, raising his head—just in time to see the halo of a golden sword piercing down toward his skull.
He moved away, and the ground where he had just stood was now a crater from the sword’s impact.
FLAAAPPPP
A mild reverberation of those four wings—and the Arch Angel was once again before Ryuk.
BAAAANGGG!
BAAAAANNG!
HOOOOOWWWLL!
HOOOOOWWWLL!
[Active Skill: Howl of Ruin has been activated!]
Ryuk shot backward at speed, both guns extended forward as he fired repeatedly.
An instant later, an infinite abyssal afterimage of pistols suddenly filled the air before him, shooting toward the Archangel, who dashed after Ryuk at terrifying speed.
It wound its four wings around itself, completely covering its body, and when the bullets landed—
DIIIIIIINGGGGG
They were instantly repelled, scattering around the hall as Ryuk fired hundreds more—but not a single one penetrated through.
FLAAAPPPP
A sudden vibration in the Arch Angel’s wings, and it instantly vanished from Ryuk’s sight.
Sensing it, Ryuk paused, his legs dragging on the ground.
An instant later, his upper body ducked downward as a wing slashed through the space, cleaving it in half.
HOOOOOWWWLLL!
HOOOOOWWWLL!
Two more howls rang out instantly—but then—
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIP!
The space was slashed into pieces, along with both bullets, before the golden claws slammed into the ground as Ryuk appeared 10 meters away, a faint sweat dripping from his temples.
’It’s fast. Ridiculously fast. And its wings hold a force that doesn’t even allow the bullets to enter.’
"Without a touch, the paralysis effect of the Abyssal Howlers won’t be activated..." Ryuk thought, watching as the Archangel slowly rose from the cracks its attack had caused in the floor, turning once more to look at him.
The instant their gazes met, a "Tch" of displeasure left Ryuk’s lips.
[Host Has Been Paralyzed!]
The system notification flashed—and an instant later—
RIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIP
The sound of something being ripped apart rang out as the claw slashed toward Ryuk’s shoulder, only for the space before it to be crushed like glass.
An instant later, Ryuk was gone, the claw blasting into the ground again.
He turned to look at his shoulder, finding a portion of his skin, along with part of his neck, had been cleanly cleaved off, revealing his skeletal system, also now enveloped in cracks.
[Your Abyssal Howlers are powerful weapons. But the energy running them—your Forst and Void Energy—is only at the Initial Eternity stage.]
[The Arch Angel is at the Apocrypha stage.]
[Do you understand?]
The system notification flashed as Ryuk turned to look at the weapons in his hands.
’Yes... The Abyssal Howlers don’t possess enough firepower due to my low level of cultivation.’
’They can one-shot Eternity-stage experts—but Apocrypha-stage beings can easily ignore them,’ he silently thought.
And an instant later, the weapons disappeared from his hands.
’Then... I’ll just fight this the best way I know.’
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"His weapons are useless, and he seems to have realized that..." Radiant Aveia thought, watching from above as Ryuk’s weapons disappeared.
"But he still doesn’t seem to want to give up yet."
"I wonder what he’ll use to fight next..." she mused, a bit of interest flashing in her nonchalant eyes—but then, her movement suddenly paused in shock.
She felt an overwhelming, dangerous aura spill out all of a sudden, instantly overpowering her.
Unconsciously, she snapped her head to the Void of the sky—
—and that’s when she saw it.
CRACCCKKKKLLE
CRACCCCKKLLLE
The deafening sound of crackling golden lightning.
She vanished from where she stood, and a moment later, the entire glass surface succumbed to nothingness as an incredibly powerful arc of golden lightning smashed through it, descending straight onto Ryuk, followed by a monstrous roar that shattered the glass above even more.
Radiant Aveia appeared to the side, her heart racing within her chest as she looked down, watching him, now enveloped in crackling golden lightning.
But soon, it all faded away, and the being that was revealed made her heart thump violently.
A single emotion, one she never thought possible, assaulted her and forced her a step back in shock.
And that emotion was
Fear!
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