The shadows spread across the floor of the entire room, as if they had absorbed all the light, dimming everything around them. The guards who had rushed in were entangled by the shadows, tightly bound and unable to move.
"Imprisonment!"
Seeing the surging shadows rushing toward them, Admiral Amyrius shouted.
Invisible walls abruptly formed around the three of them. They had originally been cages a Judge bestowed upon criminals, yet at this moment, they became the best defense against the shadows.
But they could only hold them back temporarily.
"Hmph!"
The shadows crashed against the invisible walls like waves, producing a violent roar.
Above those shadows, a giant in black armor nearly two meters tall emerged. Red light flickered behind his visor as he raised a dark, unfathomable greatsword high and slashed down at the barrier.
"Swish!"
The hard, invisible barrier seemed so fragile before that sharp greatsword. It was easily cut apart, then torn into fragments by the airflow kicked up by the blade.
At the giant's feet, the shadows finally broke through the obstruction and surged toward the three of them.
Amyrius's face immediately darkened.
On Blue Mountain Island, he and Qonas had fought together, yet even two Demigods working in tandem had been at a disadvantage. Now, he was the only Sequence 4, with two burdens beside him. Defeating their opponent was even less conceivable.
Then he would use his strongest attack to create an opening to escape!
An unprecedentedly powerful dignity suddenly radiated from Amyrius. He seemed to transform into a longsword that would judge all sins. Looking at Luther, he opened his mouth and said, word by word, "The power of corruption in this place shall be weakened. The power that judges corruption shall be strengthened."
With every word Amyrius spoke, the pressure in the