Division

A silent change began to take place.

Where he stood, as Arthur reached out his hand, faint ripples began to appear throughout the Abyss World.

It seemed as though the world around them was beginning to waver. At that moment, with Arthur's movement, the fluctuations started to gather above the Abyss.

The power of the Abyss began to pour down. At that moment, Arthur drew upon his own authority.

As the Abyss Lord, Arthur held authority over the region before him.

This authority was absolute. Though it could not rival the Abyss Will's ownership of the entire Abyss, under normal circumstances, he was the Master of this region and governed everything within it.

In this situation, he called upon all the power of his authority.

Then, across the world before them, every living being looked up in a daze, sensing a change beginning to take place.

The world around them began to change. The power of the Abyss World surged forth and flowed into Arthur's body.

With these powers bolstering him, Arthur's strength began to grow steadily, climbing beyond the limit of the Sixth Order he had reached.

Of course, this growth had its limits. Under normal circumstances, with the Abyss Will's restraints in place, he would have had no way to advance. He could only remain at this level, unable to do anything more.

But Arthur had clearly anticipated this situation.

So his expression remained calm. He paid it no mind.

A silent message emanated from him and reached Chardo and the others in the distance in an instant.

"It's begun..."

Feeling the command Arthur had sent, Chardo took a deep breath. Then, with the many Destruction Priests behind him, he began to act.

They were in a church, where they began drawing one magic array after another.

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