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"Boom—!"
Accompanied by a thunderous explosion, the ground suddenly burst apart, sending thick clouds of dust and shattered stones flying before they crashed back down amid a deafening roar.
It was the destruction caused by three Giant Serpents slamming their enormous bodies into the ground at the same time.
Violent gusts erupted from the three Giant Serpents at the center, rippling out in every direction.
Within the shockwave, Erica, Lilliana, and Ena retreated from the thick dust and fierce winds in three separate directions, while the Cursed Power around them surged to its peak.
The first to act was still Erica.
"—Steel Lion, I entrust to you the Word Spirits of my sighs and wrath. Bathe in the sacred blood of the end times, and reveal yourself, Holy Lance Longinus—"
While retreating, Erica raised Lion King's Heart high and poured all of her Cursed Power into it.
At once, Lion King's Heart, which housed Golgotha's Word Spirit, burst into dazzling crimson light and continuously transformed within it. In the end, it became an extravagantly ornate spear.
"Haaahhh—!"
Erica cried out, gripping the spear tightly and drawing it back over her shoulder before hurling it forward with all her might.
The crimson-glowing spear instantly became a streak of light, cutting through space like a red meteor as it shot straight toward the Giant Serpents.
At the same time, Lilliana, still in midair, also raised Silver Greatsword in her hand.
"—Jonathan's