As Fang Li wagered his soul on the final battle, Sylvia and Gabriel's fierce clash entered its final stage.
It was a one-sided battle.
Facing the most powerful enemy she had ever encountered, Sylvia had also given everything she had.
And the result was displayed perfectly.
"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa----!"
Beneath a sky suffused with brilliant gold, Gabriel let out a piercing cry.
It was a shrill scream of fury and hatred unlike anything before, carrying a faint, imperceptible trace of fear.
Amid that cry, the attack swallowed the archangel.
"Whoosh----!"
With the sound of something cutting through the air, countless figures appeared around Gabriel.
They were Valkyries clad head to toe in armor, silver swords raised in their hands.
Yet each and every Valkyrie resembled an angel as well. Like Gabriel, they had uneven wings on their backs, like mountains of swords.
However, they were not Ice Wings, but beautiful wings condensed from starlight, with galaxies swirling around them.
"Laaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa----!"
Gabriel shrieked furiously at the Valkyries, these beings that had profaned angels.
That shriek ignited the battle.
""""Hah!""""
With vivid, melodious battle cries, countless Valkyries charged toward Gabriel.
The charge was extremely simple.
The Valkyries lined up in perfect order, forming a formation like a spear amid an army of thousands.
Then, the Valkyries thrust their silver swords forward in unison.
Boom----!
The next second, an explosive sound rang out.
A terrifying impact surged forth with the charge of that vast army, becoming invisible vibrations that plowed through the atmosphere before crashing violently into Gabriel and blasting her away.
The impact triggered another impact, sending a ring-shaped gale exploding outward in every direction.
Carried by that astonishing force, Gabriel seemed to be pinned before an invisible spear as she plummeted straight toward the ground.
Bang----!
With a thunderous roar, the earth shook