The instant she glimpsed that wisp of crimson aura, Angel confirmed that the power corrupting these Beyonder Creatures—which kept dying and being "reborn," then swarming Anne and Bernadette in an inexplicable frenzy—indeed came from the Mother Goddess of Depravity.
Just as when she had first picked up Nast's trail in Belon Village in Intis and captured the dissipating crimson aura after destroying those malformed infants, countless crystalline ice mirrors condensed from water vapor appeared across the island. Floating in the air, they intercepted the Mother Goddess of Depravity's bestowed power and drew it into the Mirror World, where the destructive power of the City of Calamity annihilated it.
To contend with a complete Great Old One, let alone one of the pillars, a sefirah whose true form was sealed on the Western Continent would certainly not suffice. But to capture a wisp of aura, even a projection of the City of Calamity was more than enough.
Only after finishing all this did she slowly descend before Anne and Bernadette.
"Thank you, my contractor."
Anne, who had already ordered the warships by the shore to cease fire and had never taken her eyes off Angel, dipped into a slight curtsy, miming a lift of her skirt as she offered her thanks with considerable formality.
Bernadette, who had removed the Pale Death the instant the battle ended, also thanked her solemnly. Compared with Anne, an angel, she had felt the power of rebirth stir certain fears buried deep in her memories and had a much keener sense of the danger they had just faced. She felt sincere admiration for Angel's terrifying power, which had killed every Beyonder Creature the instant she arrived and even destroyed the source of the newborn tide.
"Even if I hadn't come here with Mr. Fool's help, you