Before she even landed, Angel spotted two carriages moving away from the area. They bore Earl Hall's family crest. She knew Audrey had safely left and that she had held out long enough. It was time to slip away.
During the brief battle, she had realized that facing a Shepherd who had Grazed multiple souls was still too much for her.
Unfortunately, Ms. D only grew fiercer as the battle went on, switching abilities with astonishing speed. Having just blasted Angel away with the Dawn Paladin's Storm of Light, she instantly switched to the Arbiter pathway and issued a Prohibition against all flash movement in this area.
This deadly decree struck at Angel's greatest weakness, rendering her Flaming Jump, Mirror Substitution, Paper Figurine Substitute, and even Staff Substitution unusable, as all of them possessed the characteristics of flash movement. These Beyonder Abilities were practically all of her life-saving measures.
As she fell from the air, she could only barely use Frost and spider silk to form a hollow block of ice around half her body to protect herself upon landing. However, she was not proficient with this combined ability. When she hit the ground, shattered frost scattered everywhere, and Angel tumbled several times inside before dispelling the force of the explosion.
A shadow slid swiftly down from the top of the wall and entered the lawn outside the villa. Angel had just gotten to her feet when Ms. D's blood-red-robed figure emerged from the shadows.
Watching the departing carriages, the Shepherd had clearly realized that her scheme had failed. Her blue eyes withdrew from the distance and glanced at the new target before her.
"You're a Demoness of Pleasure. Did the Demoness Sect send you to stop me, or did you betray them?"
As she spoke, she slowly approached. Flesh