On the outskirts of Sonia Island, Bernadette, who had transformed into a pure information entity, re-condensed her form. The part of her consciousness eroded by "Pale Death" voluntarily peeled off and merged into the surrounding void, into the nearly formed Nation of Death.
With Aaron's blessing and the enhancement from the alternate Underworld within the Nation of Disorder, Bernadette had absorbed enough knowledge related to the authority of death, allowing her to fully unleash the power of this Grade 0 Sealed Artifact.
Her eyes, as blue as the clear ocean, narrowed slightly. Before Bernadette, an endless torrent of knowledge converged, and a figure quietly took shape.
He wore rather ornate clothing, had long, slightly curly chestnut hair, blue eyes, a high nose, and thin lips. It was Roselle Gustav, the Knowledge Emperor of Sequence 1 during the era of the Great Emperor.
After advancing to Sequence 2 Sage, Bernadette's Mystical Reenactment ability had also sublimated. She could reenact a past scene, a Beyonder ability released by someone, or briefly reenact a person.
Not far away, Nast's body stiffened for a moment. Looking at the figure that only existed in his memory, the dark red light in his deep black eyes flickered slightly.
Will Auceptin, wrapped in silver silk, muttered silently. His tender palm suddenly clenched, crushing the "Yesterday Once More" charm in his hand.
A giant Snake of Fate quietly appeared, leaping into the River of Fate. Above the tributary corresponding to Sonia Island, it opened its mouth and bit its own tail, forming a mysterious and exaggerated wheel.
This tributary of fate deviated, but under Will Auceptin's control, an illusory tributary covered it, briefly concealing this deviation of fate.
At the same time, the Nation of Death, which had quietly permeated the entire Sonia Island, fully revealed itself. Its terrifying pressure broke through the concealment of "Wish Power."
Countless illusory symbols appeared in Roselle's eyes, making the entire illusory Nation constructed by "Pale Death" even more terrifying, instantly plunging Sonia Island into deathly silence.
Cavendish, who had consumed most of his power, took a deep breath. He borrowed enough Wish Power from his past self and, with a devout expression, spoke:
"I hope my summoning succeeds!"
The low voice, accompanied by the Wish Power of an Angel's rank, dissipated like a flood. Cavendish's body became increasingly ethereal, and his trembling arm pulled a figure from the surging historical fog.
With brass-colored hair and golden eyes revealing endless majesty, it was Trunsoest, the Night Emperor, who had already assimilated three portions of Sequence 1 Hand of Order and was only one step away from divinity, needing only to assimilate the Uniqueness through a ritual of apotheosis.
Aaron, whose main consciousness had already returned to the Nation of Disorder, also decisively acted. Surging dark golden mist enveloped a resplendent chaotic crown, embedded with a crimson-gold eye at its top, as it appeared.
This terrifying Sealed Artifact, personally stripped from the Night Emperor's Sequence 1 characteristics, began to tremble violently. Golden threads emerged from the crimson-gold eye, carrying awe-inspiring majesty.
The entire Nation of Disorder also showed anomalies, like water boiling to its peak.
The embryonic Divine Kingdom leveraged immense power, self-activating like boiling steam, converging into a torrent. It enveloped the Night Emperor's aura remaining on the "Chaos Crown" and, under Aaron's control, surged into the belief star symbolizing Cavendish.
As a descendant of the Trunsoest imperial family, having fused with the Night Emperor's only remaining Divine Kingdom fragment and taken charge of the Nation of Disorder, Aaron was the only one who could truly reproduce the Night Emperor to a certain extent.
With this blessing from the Sefirah corresponding to the Justiciar Pathway, the Night Emperor, who was essentially just a historical projection, seemed to be endowed with life. His cold, hollow eyes moved slightly, and the rules of this space were instantly modified.
Aaron's voice emanated from the Night Emperor's projection, declaring with divine majesty:
"The departed shall return!"
All of this happened too quickly, as if rehearsed countless times. Several Angels acted almost simultaneously, launching an indiscriminate, saturation attack that instantly submerged the two Angels hidden beneath Sonia Island.
Sonia Island, already turned into a dead zone, directly collapsed and caved in amidst the terrifying aftershocks. Some peripheral archipelagos were even submerged and disappeared into the seabed.
Looking indifferently at the tragic state of this ancient elven island, Aaron, who had used the Nation of Disorder to modify the rules and project his will onto the Night Emperor's projection, raised his right hand and clenched it fiercely towards the chaotic space where reality and the Spirit World collapsed and intertwined.
Endless twilight light surged forth, enveloping a book made of thin brass. This Sealed Artifact, which was essentially the Justiciar Uniqueness, had its activation level significantly increased by Aaron's stimulation.
Driven by its innate drive for Convergence and influenced by the rules Aaron had previously modified, the brass book broke free from the control of Liam, the leader of the Church of the God of Combat's pursuers, who was being attacked by several Angels.
A silver-white ethereal light followed closely after Trunsoest's brass book, and Liam, completely covered in silver-white armor, appeared.
As a Warrior Pathway Beyonder, known for their supreme defense and physical strength, his aura did not weaken in the slightest, even when ambushed.
But upon seeing the divine bestowal fall into the hands of the figure composed of golden light, what surged into his heart was not the anger of desecration, but terror and bewilderment. As an ancient Angel who had survived the War of Four Emperors, he had already recognized the identity of that figure.
An enraged roar erupted from the collapsed pit of Sonia Island. Awatoma Einhorn, who had fully revealed his complete mythical creature form without reservation, was pierced through the body by the "Spear of Longinus."
Roselle's projection, Nast, and Bernadette were trying to encircle and kill this Weather Warlock at all costs. This was also the plan decided before the action.
Compared to the "Glory" who was tough and durable, the Weather Warlock, whose perception of his army was cut off by the Nation of Death enveloping Sonia Island, was relatively easier to deal with.
Even if they couldn't kill him, they had to severely wound this Angel, who could truly unleash the power of a war machine, in the shortest possible time, so that the Feysac Empire would lack a high-ranking individual influencing the course of the World War.
From the emergence of the crisis premonition to reaching such a predicament, it was only a matter of a few breaths. This was a long-premeditated conspiracy targeting the Church of the God of Combat!
Liam, who had not been targeted by any Angel, his expression drastically changed, instantly understanding this point. He no longer held any lucky and, while returning to reinforce, prayed for a divine descent.
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Frayins, the capital of the Feysac colonial zone.
Peter Einhorn I, who was confronting Astolfo, suddenly changed his expression. He had lost contact with the anchor point for his return and descent that he had left on Sonia Island.
Lure the tiger out of the mountain!
This sentence from Roselle suddenly appeared in the mind of the founder of the Feysac Empire. The uncontrollable rage caused the faint mark on his brow to deepen in crimson.