Diomedes gave Karl no time to adjust.
The instant Karl froze, time suddenly began to slow around him.
The light drew inward once more, and everything dimmed. The tongues of flame that had been swallowing everything around them gradually slowed, nearly solidifying.
At the instant the flow of time around them slowed, bright golden radiance simultaneously flashed in Oswald's eyes.
Like dawn, it carried an extremely faint vermilion tint within its platinum-white glow.
--Advanced Divine Arts Acceleration! The power of the Hourglass descended upon him without prayer.
Within Diomedes's domain, his speed was not merely unaffected by the slowing effect—it was instead boosted even further.
Oswald instantly appeared before the Flame Demon, then came to a halt.
Light resembling Diomedes's Lines of Light wound around his fingertips. Their colors were only slightly different—Oswald's were white, while Diomedes's were closer to a dim yellow. They were like the light emitted by two bulbs with different color temperatures.
Radiance flashed over him once more.
--Advanced Divine Arts Silk!
The threads empowered by the Gray Angel's strength transformed into razor-sharp blades.
Oswald suddenly raised his right hand, and the sharp Lines of Light tore General Karl's body apart! They were like blades of glass, yet also like the claws and fangs of a savage beast.
The spreading attack even cleaved through the wall behind General Karl!
Karl was grievously wounded in the instant they met.
Yet no blood burst from his body. Instead, amid dazzling, blinding white light, countless golden-red sparks like those from electric welding shot outward--
General Karl did not panic in the slightest. He merely grunted, flames blazing in his pupils. The torn halves of his body were fused together by fire, leaving only a deeper scar.
Shafiya remained silent as she shook the staff in her hand.
The silvery-white