For a moment, Aequus was filled with anger and regret.
If he had not insisted on coming, Christa would not have followed him, and she would not have died.
It was all his fault.
"Damn monster, go to hell!"
At that moment, Aequus forgot the pain of his injuries. All he wanted was to make that monster join Christa in death.
But just as he was about to charge down and fight to the death, a sound he knew all too well suddenly rang out.
Rumble—crackle—
That was the sound of thunder and crackling electricity!
Hearing it, Aequus's heart jolted.
Just then, the clear sky suddenly darkened.
Layers of black clouds blotted out the sun, with blue arcs of lightning flickering within them.
The next instant, all that lightning suddenly converged on a single point.
And that point was directly above the monster's head.
Then a pillar of lightning ten meters thick struck down, instantly engulfing the monster in blue light.
The monster screamed again and again, enduring the lightning as he dodged to one side.
His entire body was charred black, without a single unscathed patch remaining.
Yet his presence remained as powerful as ever.
The pillar of lightning kept striking down, and a small figure rose from the pit.
Aequus stared at that figure with wide eyes.
It was Christa.
The moment he saw her clearly, tears streamed down his face.
Then he hurriedly looked away. The glare of the lightning made his eyes ache.
But Aequus did not care. Relief and joy had already filled his heart.
Christa was still alive!
Just then, the pillar of lightning changed again.
The lightning within it began surging wildly toward Christa.
Then, as though it were solid matter, the lightning began taking shape.
Finally, as the pillar dispersed, a lightning