Chapter 244

Kayle leaped upwards, his eyes beneath his armor filled with disgust.

"Morgana, you've actually associated with such people... You've truly fallen... Even your last shred of justice is slipping away. I'm so disappointed in you..."

"Justice, justice... You keep talking about justice, but is your justice the right kind of justice?" Morgana glared back angrily. "You've been blinded by your own light, Kayle!"

"Stubborn to the end!" Kayle climbed upwards again, and then his free left hand stretched out.

The next moment, another dim and dull holy sword appeared out of thin air.

A moment later, the sword also ignited with her sacred flames.

"I must absolve you of your sins for my mother!"

"Then let's see if you have the ability!" Morgana reached out towards the sky, and a ball of black flame shot up.

Kayle flapped his wings and flew swiftly, nimbly dodging the [Dark Binding], and then swung his sword at the two people on the ground from a distance.

Flames from the astral plane erupted from the twin swords, their terrifying power causing even Chen Ce, protected by a magical shield, to be wary.

He quickly tackled Morgana, who couldn't dodge in time, and Kayle's rage set the entire earth ablaze.

Fortunately, this wasn't the center of the Great City, and people had all rushed to the palace; otherwise, who knows how many innocent people would have been harmed... This so-called "guardian angel" always disregards the lives of mortals.

Chen Ce increasingly wanted to tear off her delusional wings and then press her head to the ground so she could experience what it felt like to be a mortal.

Unfortunately, things seem a bit difficult now...

Although Rhaast can also help him Darkin, he doesn't possess the ability to fly like Aatrox... Even with [Paranoia], he can only launch one long-range attack, making it difficult to catch Kayle is constantly flying in the sky...

Chen Ce was momentarily at a loss for how to quickly resolve the situation.

Fortunately, another angel beside him had an idea.

The sound of chains slipping rang out again, Morgana slowly crouched down.

Her dark wings were fully spread.

"Although I haven't flown for hundreds of years, I don't think this should be difficult for me... Come on up, Chen Ce."

"Hmm?" Chen Ce stared at the other person's smooth, fair back, momentarily stunned.

But Morgana just smiled easily:

"I'll carry you up there and take care of my dear sister..."

After more than half an hour of fierce fighting, the royal family's second batch of reinforcements finally arrived.

With overwhelming numerical superiority, the Great City garrison easily defeated the rebel magicians.

Hundreds of newly released mages were once again shackled with Petricite chains, and each one looked as if they had lost their parents as they were escorted back to prison by the Mageseekers arrived later, to await their judgment.

Grand Marshal Tianna finally entered the palace.

Her feelings at that moment were complicated... a mixture of trepidation and anticipation; unease and excitement.

Finally, she pushed open the door to the main hall of the palace.

Several corpses lay inside, along with Xin Zhao, the Seneschal of Demacia, whose face was ashen.

"Where is His Majesty the King? Where is His Highness the Prince?" Tianna asked hurriedly.

Xin Zhao dejectedly raised his head, his lifeless eyes filled with self-reproach and shame.

"I... I failed to protect His Majesty the King... I lost to... the assassin..."

Upon hearing Tianna fell silent.

None of her trusted confidants made a sound.

After a long while, a tall, thin man squeezed through the crowd and came to Tianna's side.

Eldred lowered his head and whispered in a voice only the two of them could hear:

"My esteemed Grand Marshal, please look..."

"On the throne..."

"Completely deserted."

Chapter Ninety-Eight: Angels Fallen to Earth

This was the first time Chen Ce had ever ridden an angel in his life...

Hmm... "riding" in the physical sense.

"Hold on tight? We're about to take off."

The black-winged angel beneath him adjusted its posture slightly, and its wings, which looked as if they had been scorched by fire, slowly unfolded.

"Hold on tight..." Chen Ce responded, carefully wrapping his arms around the other's smooth, fair neck.

But his "refined" behavior only earned him the other party's disdain.

"Are you a little boy? Why are you so timid?" Morgana rolled her eyes. "If you don't hold on tight, don't blame me if you fall."

As she spoke, she gently tugged at the two hands that were wrapped around her, signaling the other person to hold her tighter.

"Oh... then I won't be polite." Having received such a signal, Chen Ce immediately revealed his shameless side.

Hugging someone by the neck is not only unstable, but also dangerous... If you want a tighter hold, you should hug them lower.

The ideal position is between the waist and the halfway point below the chest.

It has to be said... Morgana's figure is much better than her sister's.

It's fuller... its clothes are nicer, and it's soft and cuddly.

If you don't keep thinking about her identity as an "angel," this warm feeling is like hugging a beautiful, tall, and voluptuous older sister.

"You're hugging me really tight..." The sudden, strange feeling made Morgana a little...

But it's alright, now is not the time to think about those kinds of things.

As long as it doesn't affect her flight and you can hold her tight, use whatever position you like.

Are you ready?

"Of course." Chen Ce freed up one hand to grip the Darkin Scythe tightly.

The next moment, it took flight...

Uh... okay, it didn't really soar into the sky...

Morgana flapped her wings vigorously, swaying precariously as if she might fall to the ground at any moment.

Before Chen Ce could ask, Morgana explained in an awkward tone, "Ahem... It's been too long since I flew... I'm a little not used to it... But don't worry, it'll be absolutely fine!"

"Really...?" Chen Ce's left hand slipped onto a certain full mound several times from being jostled around.

"Don't worry..." Morgana continued trying to balance her body, making it difficult for her flight path not to appear erratic.

High above, Kayle watched this scene and his first thought was that the two of them were plotting something.

But soon, she realized that her dear sister was simply... stupid.

"Morgana, you're really getting worse with age..."

Kayle shook his head dismissively, then swung his sword again.

Holy flames swept down from above, and Chen Ce was prepared to use the Darkin Scythe to withstand a few hits—after all, Morgana, who hadn't flown for hundreds of years, was flying far too slowly... and very unsteadily, making it impossible for her to dodge Kayle's attacks.

Chen Ce's body began to Darkin, and a hard shell enveloped his mortal body.

But just then, he heard Morgana laugh.

The next moment, the flight speed suddenly increased.

Whoosh! It was almost the sound of an arrow slicing through the air.

In a split second, the two not only dodged Kayle's attack, but the distance between them also closed rapidly.

"I've remembered what it feels like to fly!" Morgana's confident voice echoed across the sky. "I've measured the earth with my own two feet, but I've never broken my wings!"

"Well done!" Chen Ce couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Under Kayle's astonished gaze, the two parted ways high in the sky.

Wielding a giant scythe and clad in armor, Chen Ce charged forward, the dazzling crimson light already close at hand.

"Damn it...!" Kayle never expected Morgana to change so suddenly in such a short time, and was caught off guard.

She hurriedly raised her sword to parry, but the giant scythe in Chen Ce's hand was even more deadly.

Clang--!

It was another head-on collision, and the overwhelming force instantly suppressed the two "divine swords".

Although the Aspects weapons weren't so easily broken, Kayle's own strength was insufficient to sustain the attack—she was slammed down from the sky, and even her desperate flapping of wings was to no avail.

The instant she crashed to the ground, Morgana, who had been waiting patiently, unleashed the magic she had prepared—[Dark Binding].

And, [Tormented Shadow].

A dark magical cage imprisoned the golden-armored angel, while dark magical flames scorched her obsessive soul.

"You actually helped an evil mortal to oppose me, a fellow god... Morgana...!"

Kayle suppressed the urge to utter a single wail, nor did she display the extreme pain of those mortal traitors who were being burned, but her hateful tone betrayed everything.

Morgana looked coldly at the stubborn, arrogant, and haughty angel, the last trace of pity in her eyes vanishing with the resentful accusations and curses.

"This is your own doing... Kayle. For all these years, I've never sought you out, yet you've relentlessly searched for me, trying to arrest me..."

"I'm here to cleanse the sins in your heart...!" Kayle almost screamed, "I'm going to take you to receive the baptism of the astral plane...!"

"You're still so stubborn... You always try to force your ideas on everyone..." Morgana shook her head, no longer wanting to argue with her.

It's futile to talk to someone who can't listen to any other opinions and stubbornly sticks to their own views.

"Go away, Kayle... I don't want to kill you."

Morgana sighed softly.

But Kayle showed no sign of giving up.

The power of the astral plane erupted once more, and her eyes beneath her armor shone with a dazzling golden light.

"I... am justice...!!"

Click... Bang!

With a crisp sound, Morgana's magical cage was shattered by the power of the astral plane, and the black flames on the ground cracked into countless small pieces like glass.

Kayle's helmet fell away in a flash of golden light, revealing long silver hair that cascaded down her back, and her radiant eyes seemed to possess a divine quality.

Her wings unfurled again, appearing larger and fuller than before—like the "six-winged archangel" described in some myths.

"Accept the punishment of justice!"

Kayle soared into the sky once more, the twin swords in his hands now burning with holy flames without needing to be deliberately imbued with magic.

It's like they've evolved.

She stepped onto the Divine Ascent...

With such a violent force attacking, Morgana dared not confront it head-on—even with the protection of the [Black Shield], she could not act rashly.

Chen Ce on the other side felt the same way—he knew Kayle, this [hero], all too well—perhaps her overall combat strength wasn't very high, but in terms of output alone, it was absolutely terrifying.

Just like Kayle in the Rift.

"Chen Ce!"

Morgana also flew into the sky to dodge—this doubled the angle from which she could evade.

Chen Ce once again flew on Morgana's back, constantly looking for an opportunity to attack.

After a fierce attack from Kayle, the two of them slowly approached each other.

"Now!"

Chen Ce jumped off Morgana's back and charged at Kayle in an offensive stance.

Morgana also swooped down in perfect unison, ready to catch Chen Ce after he finished an attack.