"Getting serious?"
Tot's pupils contracted, and her expression froze completely.
She blurted out, "You're not saying you haven't been using your full strength all this time, are you?"
"That's more or less what I mean."
The instant those words fell, Gabriel erupted with dazzling crimson light.
Boom!
The air in every direction began to tremble violently.
Her white clothes vanished, replaced by an exquisite suit of crimson armor.
The wings that marked her as an angel became wings of light, and an overwhelming presence swept outward in every direction with Gabriel at its center.
"This..."
Feeling the pressure rushing toward her, Tot's expression changed instantly. Almost instinctively, she darted backward.
She stared blankly at Gabriel in the distance, feeling every cell in her body tremble.
For one hazy moment.
Gabriel's figure seemed to disappear, replaced by a crimson Heavenly Dragon throwing back its head and roaring at the sky.
Gulp!
Tot swallowed involuntarily as a sense of foreboding rose in her heart.
Her opponent had yet to attack.
But the sheer force of the aura she unleashed already made Tot's soul tremble with fear.
After a moment's hesitation, Tot's gaze sharpened again.
No matter what, she had to try.
If it doesn't work...
Then that's that.
At least I'll have done everything I can for the Demons.
Tot drew a deep breath, and the magic power throughout her body began to run wild.
At that moment.
She unleashed her strongest Curse Magic, sending it hurtling straight toward Gabriel.
Without a sound.
Everything ahead seemed to be eroded by some inexplicable force.
The earth, the dust, the air, even the sunlight.
Anything tangible or intangible.
All vanished into nothingness the instant Tot struck.
And yet.
Faced with all this, Gabriel remained perfectly calm.
She watched quietly and merely extended her right