Rescuing the Angel

My brain raced, and I tried countless methods—from Spiritual Power to the Wind Force to brute force, even the Demon Dog's teeth—but nothing worked. ✊💚 ඏ☆

However, during this process, I discovered some clues: the greater the power, the worse the effect!

When using Spiritual Power, the chains bounce back as soon as they touch them. The Wind Force can shake the chains but cannot destroy them. The Demon Dog's teeth can leave scratches but are not hard enough. When you pull hard with your hands, you can clearly feel the chains deform slightly.

If there were enough time, the chains could be broken by constantly twisting them back and forth, but time is of the essence now, and such a little bit of wear and tear cannot be tolerated.

If the Demon Dog's teeth can leave scratches, then the Gale Sword must be able to too!

Instead of using the Wind Force to wrap around the blade, I directly slashed at the chain. A burst of sparks flashed, and I actually managed to cut a notch in it!

Then I hacked away at the gap again, successfully severing the chains binding the legs of an angel!

Is this a return to simplicity? Divine Strength and the Natural Power are useless, but the most primal force has the effect, which is truly unexpected.

I mustered my strength and quickly freed the two angels' limbs. I could ignore the thin chains binding them for the time being. With a sword in one hand and the Demon Dog in the other, I used the Wind Force to propel the two angels out of the prison. At that moment, I sensed the aura of Light Element below the clouds.

The angels are back!

If I were alone, I could escape at any time, but it's different with two burdens. So, the most dangerous place is the safest place.

Instead of falling, I continued upwards. It was pitch black here, and they might not be able to spot me.

I used my Wind Riding Technique to its fullest extent, moving upwards as much as possible. Soon the angels returned to the prison and were thrown into chaos upon finding it empty.

"Damn it! Those two bastards have escaped! I'll go inform Lord Meriel, you all search the surrounding area!"

"They wouldn't be around; this place is empty, there's nowhere to hide. They must have crashed and escaped!"

"Don't worry, they have no wings and no strength, so they won't fall very fast. We can still catch up!"

"Then let's go after them!"

After the angels finished their discussion, they dispersed. I breathed a sigh of relief, but I didn't run away immediately; it wasn't safe yet.

Since they haven't considered the area above, they'll definitely try to find a way out in the sea or on land when they can't catch up. That's when they'll be truly safe. After all, there aren't many angels, and if they're scattered, there's nothing to worry about.

With that in mind, I continued to move upwards little by little. Although it was hard work, it was to save the two poor angels.

They looked quite different; one had bright gold pupils, the color of the sun, while the other had dark purple pupils, the color of the night sky.

Because I was afraid of making a sound and being discovered, I didn't speak or ask their names. I'll wait until we get back to the ground.

I don't know how much time passed, but I estimate it was about three or four days. We ascended a little further, and by then we could no longer hear the angels' chatter.

Even though the War Aspect granted me abundant power, I couldn't withstand such continuous depletion. Moreover, the higher I went, the more difficult it became to use the Wind Riding Technique, to the point where it was almost as slow as crawling.

Fortunately, I'm more resistant to hunger after becoming Aspects, otherwise I'm afraid I'd become a dried-up corpse.

After holding out for several more hours, I decided to head back down, and then I suddenly sensed something approaching from not far away!

What could this place be, in the middle of nowhere? Could it be that angels have come on patrol? If so, all our efforts over the past few days will have been in vain!

I immediately held my breath and secretly gathered my strength, knowing that if things went wrong, I would have to take action.

Soon this "object from outer space" approached. I used Wind's Breath Insight to sense it, but I didn't feel Light Element Strength. Instead, I felt the familiar Wind Element Strength!

When the other person came into view, I found that he was a middle-aged man, and at the same time I also sensed another familiar aura, Aspects!

"I felt like I knew this place. Oh, it's the War Aspect. What are you doing here?"

"Shh! I'm being chased by angels, keep your voice down."

"Angels? Angel City is deserted now. I just came from there. I was wondering why I hadn't seen them today. Turns out they went to find you. Hey? Isn't that an angel next to you? Oh, I know, you kidnapped two angels!"

"No, I did save them, but it's a long story. Let's leave here first."

"I heard Pantheon is dead. You're his successor, aren't you? I'm Gora, the Storm Aspect. And you?"

My name is Yasuo.

I was worried about encountering enemies, but it turned out to be allies, and Storm Aspect at that.

He was very interested in my Wind Riding Technique, and I was interested in him as well, but there was no time to talk about it now; we'd discuss it once we returned to the ground.

Gora was on his way back to Mount Targon, but when he met me, he decided to lend a hand.

With a casual wave of his hand, we were immediately surrounded by Wind Force, like a balloon. Soon the balloon was moving faster and faster, and I could no longer even see the scenery around me.

After a while, when the speed slowed down, Gora released the balloon. "Alright, we've reached Mount Targon. There definitely won't be any pursuers here."

Thank you, it's so good to have met you.

"Huh? I actually heard 'thank you' from War Aspect. Pantheon always has a sour face; he never smiles at any of his allies other than the Twilight Aspect."

"Haha, should I feel sorry for him then?"

"Hmm... In that case, you'll probably have to apologize to all the Aspects, haha. Let's go find the Creator Aspect."

We fell for a while and soon landed on the Mount Targon. We had just left not long ago, and I didn't expect to be back so soon.

The empty Mount Targon remained unchanged, but a new small house had appeared next to Bard's quarters. Leona and Diana had already noticed us and were waiting for us.

"Yasuo? You're back so soon?"

"They're here to seek refuge, we'll talk about that later. First, let's help unlock their chains!"

"Oh, this is... an angel?" Leona exclaimed in surprise.

"Yes, they were imprisoned by their own kind in a dark dungeon, where they suffered terribly."

At this moment, Bard also came out. His face only had three holes, so his expression was unreadable, but his tone was full of sadness:

"Why were these two poor children treated like this? Their wings and hair were plucked, and they were even bound with the Celestial Chain!"

"Could you open it? I dare not forcefully cut these chains binding me."

"I can't open it, but don't worry, the Celestial Chain are easy to remove."