(Heartfelt thanks to 'Yan Ai Ai,' 'Shun Luan,' 'Star Assault Blast,' 'Yue Xing,' 'Fleeting Years,' 'Xiluo Meow ('?ω?',' 'Magic Feitan,' 'Journey of Ten Thousand Paths,' 'Crazy for You [x],' 'Imitation Sky-Painting Halberd,' 'Give Me a Loli and I Can Start a Harem,' and 'Dusk Love Home' for their rewards!)
"Rumble—!"
Amid the trembling earth, three enormous serpentine monsters as tall as high-rise buildings crushed the fragile ground beneath them, plowing trails into the earth as they charged toward Noah and the others.
The sight was like several towering mountains bearing down on the group, carrying an utterly terrifying momentum.
Watching the three Giant Serpents charge forward with such overwhelming force, Noah's eyes flashed coldly as threads of Cursed Power gradually surged around him.
But before Noah could act, Erica and Lilliana spoke up at the same time to stop him.
"King, leave this to us for now," Lilliana said in a stern voice.
"Please conserve your strength for Athena."
"They are merely Divine Beasts. Sending out a Godslayer Demon King would be making a mountain out of a molehill," Erica said in the same elegant, relaxed tone.
"This is probably only Athena's test. Or perhaps Athena is still adjusting to the power she has just regained and is merely trying it out. As our trump card, you cannot reveal your hand so casually."
After saying that, Erica and Lilliana exchanged a glance and nodded.
Erica raised Lion King's Heart high and once again chanted Golgotha's Word Spirit.
"—Eloi, Eloi, Lama Sabachthani, my Lord, why have You forsaken me—"
The Word Spirit, filled with despair, echoed through the air once more, causing the surrounding temperature to plummet instantly.
As Erica used Golgotha's Word Spirit again, Lilliana likewise raised Silver Greatsword and made her declaration.
"—People, hear David's lament. How have the