NOVEL NEXT Chapter 600: Sacred Bind!
"Elira, I've got your back!" Ethan shouted, his face grim as he charged into the fray.
He unleashed every ounce of energy he had, diving straight into battle with the two Angelic powerhouses.
But it was obvious—he was outmatched. His current state and strength just weren't enough to go toe-to-toe with enemies of this caliber.
One blow was all it took.
Ethan was sent flying, blood nearly spilling from his lips as he crashed backward, barely staying on his feet.
"My Lord!" Elira's expression shifted instantly, panic flashing in her eyes.
"I'm fine… don't worry," Ethan waved her off, forcing himself to steady his breath, though his body still trembled from the impact.
"Hah! Pathetic. You really thought you could take us on?" one of the Angelic warriors sneered, his voice cold and dripping with contempt.
But before they could press the attack—
A violent surge of power tore through the air.
"Wrath of the Sea God!"
Namyanna appeared in a flash, her Sea God's Trident raised high. With a single swing, she summoned a monstrous storm that crashed down like a tidal wave, swallowing the two Archangel elites in a deafening roar.
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
The sky shook with the force of it.
And right behind her, Andona descended like a blade of divine judgment, her Angelic Sword glowing with holy fire.
"You bastards want a fight? Then die!" she shouted, her voice ringing with fury. "Heaven's Verdict!"
A blinding beam of sacred light erupted from her sword, slamming into the two Angelic warriors with divine force.
Ethan's eyes lit up. "Now's our chance!"
He knew it—Andona, the Queen of Angels, had a natural advantage over these two. Her very presence was a counter to their power.
With her on their side, this battle had just flipped.
"Andona! Absorb their power if you get the chance!"
"I understand, My Lord," Andona replied without hesitation, already maneuvering to create an opening.
Elira didn't waste a second either. She surged forward, joining the assault, and the three of them—Elira, Andona, and Namyanna—launched a full-scale offensive against the two Archangel elites.
And just like that, the most intense battle of the entire war erupted.
Three against two.
But even with the numbers advantage, those two Angelic warriors were no joke. Both of them were at the absolute peak of 16-Tier S-rank, and they fought like it.
Despite being outnumbered, they held their ground, trading blow for blow in a brutal, high-speed clash that lit up the sky.
It was dead even.
Until Andona made her move.
"Gate of Heaven!"
"Sacred Bind!"
In a flash, she caught one of them off guard—her wings flared wide, and divine chains of light shot down from the heavens, locking the Angelic warrior in place mid-air.
"Now!" Ethan shouted.
Namyanna and Elira didn't hesitate. They unleashed everything they had.
BOOM!
BOOM!
"Umbral Cataclysm!!"
"Wrath of the Sea God!!"
The chained Angelic warrior didn't stand a chance. The combined might of Elira and Namyanna's ultimate attacks crashed into him like a divine hammer, obliterating him in an instant.
And then—his power didn't just vanish.
It was devoured.
The Gate of Heaven flared, and Andona absorbed the fallen warrior's Primordial Force in a blinding surge of light.
BOOM!
Her aura exploded outward, her Tier spiking as she began ascending toward an even higher level.
And she didn't stop.
Her eyes locked onto the second Angelic warrior—cold, focused, merciless.
Then it happened again.
"Gate of Heaven!"
"Sacred Bind!"
The second warrior froze, caught in the same divine trap.
And once more, Elira, Andona, and Namyanna struck in perfect unison.
Their combined assault hit like a meteor strike.
The second Angelic warrior didn't even have time to scream before he was torn apart—killed on the spot, his body disintegrating in a storm of light and fury.
And with that, the Primordial Force from the fallen Angelic warrior surged into Andona like a tidal wave.
So much pure Angelic energy flooding her at once—
Her Tier power finally broke through, reaching the absolute peak of 16-Tier S-rank.
"Hell yes! She did it!" Ethan's eyes lit up with excitement.
BOOOOM!
A thunderous shockwave rippled through the sky as Andona descended slowly from above, landing beside Ethan. Her aura was overwhelming—radiating divine pressure so intense it even caused the illusion of the Holy Fox Sovereign in the void above to flicker.
ROOOAAAR!
A low, guttural growl echoed across the battlefield.
Ethan's expression darkened instantly.
"Shit…"
Then came a voice—deep, ancient, and laced with a terrifying, unnatural power.
"Heh… So this is the power of the Angel Queen? Not bad. I didn't expect to find such a promising specimen in a place like this. Pure, potent Angelic blood… Submit."
"If you kneel before me, I'll grant you power beyond your imagination."
The illusion of the Holy Fox Sovereign spoke again, its voice like a rumble from the depths of the abyss. Even those far from the source felt their souls tremble under the weight of it.
CRACK!
Andona was blasted backward by the sheer force of the voice alone, her body flung through the air like a ragdoll.
But she caught herself midair, eyes burning cold.
"Keep dreaming," she spat, her voice like ice.
"Oh? Is that so…?" the Holy Fox Sovereign murmured, but it didn't press the attack. Its eyes opened briefly—glowing with eerie, ancient light—then slowly closed again.
It resumed its silent feast, absorbing the Primordial Force of the fallen across the battlefield.
Everyone watching felt a chill settle over them.
They might've had the upper hand for now…
But that thing—the Holy Fox Sovereign—was still there.
Still watching.
Still waiting.
Like a blade hanging over their necks, ready to fall at any moment.
A threat too big to ignore.
…
"My Lord, what do we do?" Elira asked, her voice low but steady.
Ethan's face was unreadable. "We don't provoke it. Not yet. Focus on leveling up—Tier strength is everything right now. And nothing boosts it faster than battle. That's our only option."
"Yes, My Lord."
"Understood…"
…
But just then—everything changed.
BOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
BOOOOM!
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