One Hundred Million Enemies Eliminated, We Retreat to the Astral Realm-The Advantage Is Ours!

Ao really lived up to his reputation as the big brother of the astral titans. He was dependable, kept his word, and never let anyone down.

He'd said he would draw the others' attention and give the titans a chance to break through, and he'd done exactly that without hesitation. As the Cloudmist Wall rose from the ground, it blocked more than half of the pursuing Chaos forces behind the purifying barrier, greatly easing the pressure on the titans breaking through.

Even so, the situation varied from one titan to another.

Titans like Avalon, who already had faith aspects, were in the best shape. The weakened Father of Oaks hadn't been battering them across the battlefield with his giant hammer. Instead, with overwhelming strength, he covered the retreat of the Maiden of the Moon and the Storm Queen. Aided by the demigods from his divine kingdom, they raced toward the junction between the Warp and the Astral Realm without looking back.

Just as Old Su had his own pack of wolves in the Warp, the other New Gods had more or less gathered demigods of their own to help them. Most of these demigods had been created with the power of their divine kingdoms. They weren't native to the Astral Realm, and naturally, they couldn't fit in with Mannis's lot of demigods.

Now that the divine kingdoms had perished and their contracts had ended, these demigods had weakened as well.

They were all loyal, and did their utmost to protect their respective masters as they broke through. But without the shelter of their divine kingdoms, they were simply unable to cope with the Warp's evil onslaught.

A single wave of filth swept away three of the four demigods guarding the Maiden of the Moon. She tried to save them, but