1531. 'Winged Strike Hunter'
"Rumble..."
The ground, walls, and ceiling of the underground city all began shaking violently at that moment.
People cried out in surprise, grief, and terror. They fell into a panic, seemingly at a complete loss as to how to deal with the situation. All they could do was turn their backs on the massive explosion and flee with all their might.
This was the weakness of this underground city—its lack of combat power.
Although many people living here were protected by or served the papal faction, there were very few Aerial Knights here. There were even fewer Humanoid Demon Scarabs capable of fighting. At present, the only combatants who could truly be counted on were Ripa and Chris.
The two were flying toward the explosion at full speed.
Even Anneroj had left Aries Imperial Palace and was gazing in that direction from the rooftop, deep in thought.
Under these circumstances, Emily was blown backward from the center of the explosion. Black, tide-like Collapse Power still surged around her, while unstoppable fluctuations of power spread from her entire body.
That power was truly far stronger than Reyal's had once been—strong enough to leave Reyal far behind.
The possessors of Collapse Power truly possessed such terrifying combat ability.
Just as Anneroj had said, only Collapse Power could oppose Collapse Power—or a force equal to it.
Holding Collapse Power, Emily looked down at the center of the explosion from above and muttered to herself.
"Did I go too far?"
After fighting to this extent, even someone as carefree as Emily began to reflect a little.
After all, at the beginning, Emily truly had not intended to use Collapse Power.
"No matter how strong he is, after taking a full-force strike from my Collapse Power like that, he couldn't have