Though the properties of the Divine Core protected him, the damage caused by Divine Power Blessing was extremely hard to purge. The Headless Angel resembled a short-circuiting robot, shrouded in golden light, sparks bursting from his body now and then with a sizzling crackle. Even so, his wounds were healing at a visible rate. Given enough time, he could recover from even the gravest injuries.
Unfortunately, Suzune had no intention of giving him that time. She looked expressionlessly at the fallen Headless Angel, then flashed forward. Without the slightest hesitation, she struck a fatal blow, severing his upper body at the base of his wings.
That was the Headless Angel's weak point, the equivalent of an ordinary person's neck and heart. As her blades fell, he screamed. His limbs jerked violently, then, with a thud, went still. The faint trace of Divine Core that had been working to repair him also fell dormant. Anyone who saw the corpse now would never detect its presence.
Suzune did not spare him another glance. She immediately sped off in pursuit.
She had done something to the Little King earlier and could sense the direction in which he had fled. Because Green had given her a Divine Power Crystal, Suzune had not completely exhausted her life force. Though she could not avoid being eroded by Divine Power in the end, she had gained several more months to live. Until the crystal ran out, she could wield her Calamity Rank strength without restraint.
So, after killing the Headless Angel, Suzune decided to pursue the Little King without pause and wring that bastard's head off with her own hands.
Yet she had barely covered a hundred meters when a chilling sensation suddenly rose in her chest.
Suzune stopped short and looked up warily. A flash of