As if they could already feel death descending, all the Revolutionary Army soldiers' courage, hope, and hatred reached their limits at this moment. They stumbled and fell to the ground, eyes wide with terror as they watched the light of death bloom before them, unwilling to accept it.
However, beneath that crimson radiance...
A girl's figure arrived one step ahead of it.
Everyone saw a fluttering flag.
"My God is here!"
Joan drove the fluttering flag in her hand straight into the ground, gripped it with both hands, and struck a pose like a prayer. At that moment, golden light burst forth, covering the crimson radiance in an instant. The two clashed violently, yet it was not as earth-shaking as everyone had imagined.
Instead, it was utterly silent.
The red radiance representing death and destruction melted away before their eyes like snow, while the golden light symbolizing hope and protection covered the entire world.
Everyone bathed in that golden light.
They felt their hearts grow peaceful and tranquil. They felt what it meant to be protected, and they felt the presence standing before them all beneath that fluttering flag.
—God.
Everyone could not help but kneel and prostrate themselves upon the land protected by God, crying out loud like children who had suffered grievances and finally returned to their mother's embrace.
Even the Revolutionary Army's commanders.
Including Bratley.
This was the power Joan now displayed by using her original strength.
At this moment.
Seryu, watching from nearby, seemed to be utterly shaken.
She had seen the hatred in Jeanne Alter's eyes, hatred that seemed capable of devouring the world. Yet what she saw now was a concern that resembled a god's, protecting everyone.
She seemed to suddenly understand.
Giving all her love to those she ought to love, and all