The moment Sosbach appeared, the cheers on Light Holy Mountain came to an abrupt halt. An inexplicably heavy oppression weighed on everyone's hearts, as though something had lodged in their throats, making even the simplest sound extraordinarily difficult...
Under this invisible pressure, an inexplicable fear sprouted in everyone's hearts. The handsome man revealed a strange smile and stepped into the sky, one step at a time, as though invisible stairs lay beneath his feet.
The Abyss army also came to a stop. The monsters that had been charging forward with savage fury suddenly became utterly silent, yet the oppression pressing upon the hearts of the Church members was even greater than before, like the stillness before a storm.
Michael, Gabriel, and Raphael appeared in the air at the same time. Raguel did not follow them, merely watching the battle from afar.
"Sosbach!" Michael's gaze locked tightly onto this enemy who radiated an overwhelming pressure. "You came alone? Where is Quiliana?"
"Would Quiliana need to act against worms like you?" Sosbach's smile gained a trace more contempt. "Hand over the Book of Creation, and perhaps I may grant you the honor of becoming slaves of the Abyss."
"The Book of Creation?" Raphael said coldly. "You'll have the chance to witness it—at the final moment of your life."
Sosbach shook his head. "Weaklings who are fearless only because they are ignorant—have you still not realized how weak you are?"
"Enough nonsense. Since you've come here, let's settle this with life and death." Gabriel spoke in a deep voice as the Sword of Sacred Melody emanated an intense sharpness.
The Three Supreme Angels were of one mind. The power of their domains, long prepared, erupted at once. In the blink of an eye, their domains fused into one, the resonance they emitted like