Levi fell silent for a moment after hearing He Ao's words. Then he said hoarsely, "Once abyssal life leaves the Abyss, it loses its immortality. You want to use his descent into the real world as a chance to escape the Abyss and kill him?"
He raised his head and looked at the vortex in the sky. "That would indeed be the best outcome, but you're only B-rank right now, and I'm seriously injured. We probably can't handle an uninjured angel, much less hunt him down."
"We have to try."
He Ao raised the golden longsword in his hand. A red insignia flashed across the back of his right hand.
Seemingly sensing the power that had flashed by in that instant, Levi glanced at He Ao. His words paused for a moment.
In the end, he seemed to make some sort of decision and continued,
"The fundamental nature of abyssal life differs from that of the real world. Once it descends into the real world and loses the Abyss's direct support, its power will drop sharply. Even angels are no exception.
"Though that guy used to be human, he was completely transformed into abyssal life during his advancement.
"And although this area has begun to be transformed by the Abyss, it is still part of the real world.
"So when he leaves the Abyss and descends here, there will be a brief period of weakness. If we can seize that window, we'll have a chance to get rid of him for good.
"However—"
He turned to look at He Ao and said quietly,
"This weakened period will be very short, because this Descent Ritual has another crucial component: 'fear' and 'chaos.'"
He turned back and looked at the city whose vague outline emerged from the deep darkness.
"Once the people