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Twilight Light exploded behind the God of Combat. He staggered two steps, propped himself up with his greatsword, and slumped to one side, momentarily unable to make a sound from the pain.
Klein seized the opportunity to drag Antigonus away from him and move him to the other side of Calderón.
The mass of light inside Badheil's helmet flickered a few times. He had regained his senses, but after taking his own full-powered blow, his limbs were somewhat beyond his control.
"Door actually appeared here..."
A Door who had descended to the earth and attained apotheosis without carrying the Mother Goddess of Depravity's corruption-with a little thought, the God of Combat knew which Great Old One stood behind him. The Twilight Giant diverted some of his attention to repairing his wounds while effortlessly locating Bethel Abraham. His expression immediately darkened, but he soon calmed down:
He wants Antigonus all to himself, to become a dual-pathway true god? Then why not wait until we've both been badly injured? Is he trying to do me a favor? Still, if he just takes this mad wolf away, that isn't a bad thing for me... No, he was helping Antigonus attack me just now. He isn't merely here to take Antigonus away-he wants to attack me!
The searing pain in his back helped restore the intelligence he had just lost.
There's no conflict of interest between us, and I can hardly be said to have persecuted the Abraham Family. The God of Combat rapidly reviewed everything from Sequences to their past conflicts, arriving at a question mark. If Bethel Abraham is helping Antigonus fight me because we were enemies in the Fourth Epoch, that wouldn't be strange. But when did they develop a friendship that surpassed their desire to advance?
*Most importantly, why