Iver, who had grown slightly lax, became vigilant again after receiving Grey's letter—
Last year, Iver had still regarded the Ouroboros Ring as an apocalyptic disaster on the level of world destruction. He had done everything he could to grow stronger, desperately trying to prevent its arrival.
But after the two Ouroboros Ring Rituals so far, Iver had gradually become somewhat complacent.
After all, the descents of the Fallen Angel and the Blood Angel had both been much ado about nothing.
Although the Fallen Angel had completely ruled and controlled Asty, Asty had already been on the verge of collapse before its descent. The Fallen Angel's arrival had merely been the final straw that broke the camel's back. At the same time, Lucifer's Wings completely countered all of the Fallen Angel's abilities, allowing Iver to overcome the most difficult first Ouroboros Ring.
After defeating an Angel for the first time, Iver's Great Sin Beast had obtained an Angel Shard.
From then on, he at least had a foundation for victory in battle. He could plan around that foundation instead of relying solely on willpower, gambling with his life, and praying for miracles.
The Blood Angel that descended afterward could practically be considered half an ally. Rather than saying that Iver had defeated the Blood Angel, it would be more accurate to say that they had joined forces to defeat the Child of Void, after which the exhausted Blood Angel had passed its power to Iver, its comrade-in-arms.
Now, the Flame Angel that had descended in the Northlands had finally displayed the true destructive power of a descended Angel in its entirety—
The fact that the dwarves had dared to summon the Flame Angel, prepared a "backup plan," and possessed the confidence to carry it out meant that they should have