The black AS merely raised a hand, and a visible shield of light enveloped Ange, who had already resigned herself to death yet wore a stubborn expression. From before its other arm, it released an invisible energy that filled people with terror. In an instant, AmbriO's Black Mecha was blasted away and crushed into a flat sheet of iron.
This black AS was gorgeous beyond compare, even more magnificent than AmbriO's machine. It too was primarily painted black, but dazzling patterns glowing with a faint green radiance ran across its entire body. The whole machine appeared seamless, filled with the beauty of sleek lines.
It looked nothing like the rough, simple, boxy AS units around it. Two pairs of wings were mounted on its back, while a pair of dreamlike, dazzling Wings of Light streamed from it. One pair was a weapon backpack that could be detached and used whenever needed. The entire machine looked like a black angel clad in magnificent armor, wearing an imposing helmet and bearing wings upon its back.
This machine was Renard's Iron Fallen Angel, a brand-new unit built shortly after he had arrived in this world and taken over Amalgam. It was an AS designed to suit Renard perfectly, built with technology from the Burning Legion.
Based on the original Iron Fallen Angel, it used new armor, materials, and weapons. It had been fitted with more advanced cooling technology—the green-glowing patterns on its armor—and equipped with the Radiant Transmitter System, a new energy source, and a small Particle Storage Tank.
After AmbriO's machine had been flattened into a sheet of iron, the black Fallen Angel piloted by Renard canceled the shield protecting Ange. It crouched halfway down, let Ange step onto its palm, then began emitting green particles as it flew swiftly toward Xiao