Chapter 56: The Holy Dragon Princess's Embrace of Benevolence, Kokabiel is Stunned
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Kokabiel, sensing the arrival of Durandal, no longer felt like playing around with Yuuto and Yumi.
"Goodbye, little girl. It seems the other girl over there is more interesting," Kokabiel said, lowering his wing, which had been toying with Yumi's holy sword.
"Your holy sword is quite impressive," he remarked casually. "But unfortunately, it's still too weak! The swords you create now are nothing compared to what they could be."
"Kokabiel!!" Yumi shouted, seeing Kokabiel drop his guard. She seized the opportunity and charged at him!
"Foolish," Kokabiel muttered, narrowing his eyes as he casually fired a light spear.
Earlier, he had merely been in a good mood, playing around with her. Otherwise, even if she had used her Balance Breaker, Yumi wouldn't have stood a chance against him!
Sizzle!
The light spear pierced through Yumi's demonic armor as easily as a hot knife through butter, instantly piercing her abdomen.
Thud!
Yumi fell to her knees, her abdomen completely pierced. The high temperature of the light spear instantly vaporized her blood, leaving no chance for her to even bleed.
Just as Yumi was about to collapse, a green light enveloped her.
This was Asia's long-range healing ability. Akira hadn't been training Asia for nothing. Compared to the original timeline, Asia had developed her long-range healing abilities much earlier.
"Miss Yumi! You can't fall here!" Asia cried, tears streaming down her face.
Although she hadn't known Yumi for long, Asia's empathetic nature made her deeply concerned for her. Thanks to Asia's powerful healing abilities, Yumi's wound healed rapidly. Within seconds, Yumi was back on her feet.
Gritting her teeth, Yumi stood up amidst the green healing light.
Kokabiel narrowed his eyes and slowly began to walk toward Asia.
"Do you really think I'll let you get away with this? Everyone, attack! Raynare! Kalawarna!"
[Evil Dragon's Flame!]
[Domain of Darkness!]
[Dragon's Dominion!]
Three sacred gears activated simultaneously, launching an assault on Kokabiel. Cursed flames, a dark domain that hindered movement, and a gravity-based dragon's prison all converged on Kokabiel, immobilizing him.
Asia turned her head, looking in the direction of the new arrivals. She saw three fallen angels who had just joined the battle.
"Miss Mittelt?" Asia recognized Mittelt, who had arranged for her to stay at Akira's mansion when she first arrived.
"That's right, Asia. It's me. Let's work together! We just need to hold out until reinforcements arrive!" Mittelt gave Asia a thumbs-up.
In truth, they had been aware of the situation for a while. However, they had been hesitant to intervene. It wasn't until they witnessed Asia's incredible healing abilities that they finally decided to join the fight. If they didn't act now, Kokabiel would crush them one by one!
As for the reinforcements Mittelt mentioned, they weren't referring to Akira but to the Governor of the Fallen Angels, Azazel. Given how much Azazel valued Akira, he would surely rush over as soon as he learned Kokabiel was causing trouble.
Raynare, wielding her Evil King's sacred gear, smirked.
"Kokabiel! Don't think that just because you're a ten-winged fallen angel, you can do whatever you want!"
"Let me show you my new ability!"
[Illusion!]
Raynare's violet eyes glowed with a mesmerizing light, causing Kokabiel to momentarily freeze.
Illusion was an ability Raynare had awakened after her intimate encounters with Akira. After their first encounter, Raynare had realized something extraordinary about her powers.
This was why, during their second encounter, she had boldly kissed Akira without hesitation. Now, she had fully awakened her abilities.
Every high-ranking fallen angel family had unique magical traits. Raynare's awakened ability was similar to a demon's magical traits. Only by unlocking their true potential could fallen angels break through their limits. Otherwise, they would remain at the same level they were at before their fall.
Kokabiel was a prime example of this.
Unfortunately, while Raynare had awakened her ability, it was still too weak.
"Get lost!!" Kokabiel roared, unleashing his full power.
Boom!!
An unprecedented surge of light energy erupted, clearing the dark domain and the prison in an instant.
"I was just playing with you. Did you really think you could challenge a Maou-class powerhouse?!"
With [Illusion] broken and the sacred gear effects nullified, Raynare and the others spat out blood. However, healing light immediately enveloped them, thanks to Asia.
"Stubborn fools!" Kokabiel growled. "I'll wipe you all out in one go! Let's see if you can heal from that!"
Kokabiel finally understood: as long as that golden-haired nun was alive, these people were like unkillable cockroaches. If that was the case, he would just have to eliminate her first!
"Ahhhhh!!" Kokabiel raised his hand, and an enormous light spear began to form. This was a weapon of mass destruction, capable of obliterating all of Kuoh City in one strike!
"Asia, leave this to me!" Xenovia's Durandal finished charging, and a torrent of holy sword energy erupted, shaking the ground!
Kokabiel smirked, wrapping his massive wings around himself. A few seconds later, the holy sword's light faded, and Xenovia gasped for breath as she stared at the molten ground.
Whoosh!
Kokabiel's wings spread open, revealing him completely unharmed at the center of the destruction. Moreover, the light spear in his hand continued to grow larger!
"Durandal, huh? I didn't expect you to still be a holy sword wielder," Kokabiel sneered. "But do you really think you can defeat me? The previous Durandal wielder might have stood a chance, but you? You're still too green!"
The light spear in Kokabiel's hand grew to a size capable of annihilating an entire city. On the other side, Xenovia's eyes hardened as she began to charge her own attack.
"Durandal! If you are the tyrant, then show me your divine might and fury! I will dedicate my life to your praise!"
Xenovia knew she was holding Durandal back. If it were the previous wielder, things might have been different. But even so, as a holy sword wielder, she had her own ultimate technique!
"Asia, heal me!"
After saying this, Xenovia focused entirely on channeling the holy sword's power. Having Asia nearby was a blessing; otherwise, using this technique would have killed her. Xenovia truly understood the value of having a healer on the battlefield.
"Hey, hey, hey… Xenovia's going all out…" Irina muttered, swallowing hard.
She had thought that with Asia's help, they might have a chance against Kokabiel. But now, it seemed they had been too naive.
Meanwhile, Asia continued to fire healing arrows while contacting Akira. Seeing Xenovia's determination, Asia quickly sent a message to Akira. Soon, she received his reply and let out a sigh of relief. Since Akira had given her permission, she could no longer hold back.
Asia was deeply grateful to Akira. Not only had he taken in so many girls and given her a place to belong, but he had also helped her awaken her sacred gear's Balance Breaker. Now, Asia was more convinced than ever of the authenticity of her "Empress" title.
Though the probability was small, if she were ever needed to bear a child, she would do so without hesitation.
On the other side, Kokabiel finished charging his attack before Xenovia. However, he didn't fire it immediately. Instead, he held the massive light spear and smirked mockingly.
"Durandal wielder, is it worth it? Sacrificing your life like this?"
"Of course it's worth it! For the sake of the Lord, even if it costs our lives, we will not hesitate!" Xenovia replied coldly.
Hearing this, Kokabiel couldn't help but burst into laughter.
"Ahahaha!! The Lord? What Lord? That dead God of the Bible? Do you even know that your God is already dead?!"
"What… do you mean… the God of the Bible is dead?!" Xenovia's mind went blank.
"I figured you didn't know," Kokabiel said with a twisted smile. "The other holy sword wielder doesn't know about Durandal either. That means your position in the Church is nothing more than that of ordinary holy sword wielders! Ordinary wielders wouldn't be privy to such information!"
"But I'll be generous and tell you. Your Lord, your God, the once invincible God of the Bible… is dead!"
"The Lord… is dead?" Xenovia staggered, nearly dropping Durandal.
"Demons lost their original Maou, angels lost their God, but we fallen angels still have our leader! We can still fight! But Azazel, that bastard, unilaterally ended the war! Unforgivable! Absolutely unforgivable! If the war had continued, the fallen angels would have been the ones to prevail!"
"Today, I will reignite the war and recreate the battlefield of the gods!"
"Xenovia! Don't listen to him! The Lord is merely resting and has not died!" Asia shouted, sending a vision from her Empress ability to Xenovia.
As the green healing energy enveloped Xenovia, she saw the vision Asia had sent.
"This feeling…!"
In an instant, Xenovia's eyes turned gold, and even Irina froze, her gaze distant. They saw the birth of a new "Lord" in the seventh heaven.
"Insects! Disappear!!" Kokabiel roared, hurling the light spear.
"Durandal! Purge all evil!" Xenovia swung her fully charged Durandal.
Boom!!
The holy sword's energy clashed with the light spear, but Kokabiel's attack began to push it back. A ten-winged fallen angel was simply too powerful. Even with Xenovia's life on the line, she couldn't defeat him.
As the massive light spear closed in, Xenovia thought to herself,
"Is this it? Was the vision from the Empress a lie? Am I going to meet the Lord sooner than expected? But… maybe this isn't so bad…"
The golden light engulfed Xenovia, and her figure began to fade. But at the last moment, a figure clad in gray-gold armor rushed in front of the light spear.
"Xenovia! Don't give up!"
Asia, wearing her gray-gold dragon armor, stood firm against Kokabiel's full-powered light spear. Not only did she block it, but she was also pushing it back!
Asia thought to herself, A ten-winged fallen angel's light spear? Watch me push it back!
[Balance Breaker—Holy Dragon Princess's Embrace of Benevolence!]
Akira's "Balance Breaker Mode" reward not only helped him unlock his own sacred gear's Balance Breaker but also allowed his servants to do the same. After contacting Akira and receiving permission to use her Balance Breaker, Asia finally unleashed her full power.
In the original timeline, Asia didn't awaken her Balance Breaker until much later. With the overwhelming defensive power of "Holy Dragon Princess's Embrace of Benevolence," she had easily blocked attacks from even the strongest foes.
However, this Asia was slightly different from the original. In the original timeline, Asia had formed a contract with the Golden Dragon King Fafnir, giving her golden armor. But now, having received the love of the Infinite Dragon God Ophis, her armor was gray-gold.
Seeing the healer who had been supporting them from the back now blocking his strongest attack, Kokabiel couldn't help but curse.
"Damn it!!"
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