In the unknown underground ruins, the Augustus Family's Chaos Hunter grew anxious. Even with Imperative Mage Tiest fighting beside him, they could not defeat Azik, and now that this place had been exposed, the churches' powerful figures could arrive at any moment.
After hesitating for a few seconds, he finally made up his mind. He took out a Grade 1 Sealed Artifact under his control and, while Tiest desperately kept Azik occupied, linked it to him...
The next moment, Mr. Azik let out a muffled groan, his mind reeling. He could no longer maintain the Underworld Gate, allowing Tiest, who had nearly been dragged inside, to escape with his life.
But the Chaos Hunter who had used the Grade 1 Sealed Artifact was in even worse shape. The skin on his face cracked as though it might shatter into countless pieces at any moment.
"You... You aren't..." Before he could finish, blood sprayed from the cracks in his skin, as if every blood vessel in his body had burst.
The sudden turn of events made Goddess's Eye and Ince, who were locked in fierce combat nearby, stop briefly and look over in alarm.
Imperative Mage Tiest was the first to recover. One look at the duke's condition told him that silencing the witnesses was impossible. While Azik was still dazed, he immediately grabbed the blood-soaked Chaos Hunter, rushed to Ince—whose trousers had fallen to his ankles—and pointed at Ilya opposite them, declaring:
"Banishment!"
Caught off guard, Ilya was thrown into the void, to some unknown destination.
But this banishment was only temporary. It would not be long before she found her way back.
Tiest signaled Ince Zangwill to grab hold of him, then activated Teleportation without hesitation.
In the abstract world with seven Pure Lights above them, Ince first confirmed