"He's gone?"
"Why did he disappear?"
"That's the Governor-General of the fallen angels! An ordinary powerhouse couldn't possibly be his opponent!"
"How could someone that powerful disappear without making the slightest sound? Even if wings had grown from beneath their feet, they couldn't have recruited troops this quickly, much less an army of women!"
Naturally, there was a reason for all this. Once the fallen angels learned that their Governor-General had disappeared, they descended into utter panic!
Where did our enormous Governor-General go? How could he just vanish?
Upon learning the news, countless fallen angels scattered in every direction to search for Azazel.
Unfortunately, they would probably never find him in this lifetime. Azazel had already been captured alive by the angels of Heaven.
During the time Azazel remained out of contact, the remaining fallen angels became like headless flies, wandering endlessly through the city without ever identifying the crucial point.
Vali could no longer bear watching them, so he finally spoke up to remind them. Otherwise, with their intellect, there was no telling how long it would take them to find Azazel.
"Stop searching."
Just as the fallen angels were growing increasingly anxious, a voice came from nearby. Every fallen angel immediately turned toward it.
A silver-haired young man stood beside the wall. Although his build did not appear particularly muscular, he was clearly the sort who possessed a well-defined physique beneath his clothes. Combined with his handsome appearance...
None of the fallen angels doubted that if the man walked down a busy street, countless beautiful women would scream at the sight of him.
The fallen angels also regarded him with considerable respect. Without question, he was a famous and powerful figure!
"Lord Vali...?"
The fallen angels immediately revealed the man's identity, their gazes becoming seventy percent respectful and thirty percent fearful.
Although the fallen angels treated Vali in such a manner, he still did not spare them a proper glance.
The reason was not difficult to understand. It was simply the vast disparity in strength between them.
Vali was not a fallen angel, but his strength absolutely could not be underestimated. Even against every fallen angel present, he would still possess a chance of victory.
In other words, Vali's status here was only slightly below that of Azazel, the twelve-winged fallen angel.
But who was Azazel?
He was the leader of the fallen angels!
Therefore, the instant Vali spoke, countless fallen angels and their subordinates turned toward him, eager to hear what he intended to do. However...
"Go directly to the place where Azazel was last seen. You should be able to find some clues there..."
"An enemy capable of forcing Azazel into a difficult battle is obviously no ordinary opponent. Even if you went, you would be useless."
Vali's answer was brutally honest. In this world, strength was the only truth. But why did hearing it feel so unpleasant?
It was as though someone had pointed directly at their noses and called them weak...
Yet there was nothing they could do about it. The fallen angels present could only hope that Azazel would return soon...
Although some fallen angels had poor relationships with Azazel and frequently mocked him, they still had to rely on him at critical moments. After all, not just anyone could rule the entire fallen angel faction.
"I'll take this opportunity to head out as well!"
The instant his words fell, a pair of blue wings of light abruptly appeared behind Vali. With a light leap, he vanished from the spot, leaving only his voice echoing behind him...
"Leave Azazel's situation to me for now. Continue operating as usual. Don't let Azazel return only to discover that his headquarters is gone."
A thousand meters above the ground, a white figure soared through the sky with its wings spread wide.
His entire body was encased in silver-white armor that looked exceptionally striking. The blue wings of light behind him were especially impressive, resembling futuristic thrusters.
From time to time, blue motes of light erupted from the armor, making him appear even more magnificent!
This was Vali, who had just left the fallen angels' territory. The armor covering his body was the Longinus he possessed—
Divine Dividing!
Like Boosted Gear, it was an immensely powerful Longinus housing the soul of one of the Two Heavenly Dragons!
Its primary ability was Divide, which allowed it to halve an enemy's power and absorb the stolen portion. Beyond that, it possessed numerous other formidable abilities.
It was precisely because he possessed such an overwhelmingly powerful Longinus that Vali, despite his youth, could stand alongside the relatively weaker fallen angel faction and oppose numerous ancient pantheons!
Not that he had any particular interest in such matters...
Inside the armor, Vali narrowed his eyes slightly, clearly thinking about Azazel's actions...
Why had Azazel dispatched so many subordinate forces to serve as informants near the Church?
Why had he still considered them insufficient after sending so many people, even going there personally?
Vali had not understood before, but on that day, the moment the God of the Bible released His power and intimidated the entire world, he finally understood!
He understood why Azazel had remained anxious and fearful ever since learning the news.
It was because the God of the Bible was a monster on the same level as Great Red and the Infinite Dragon God!
In a certain sense, He was also one of the goals Vali sought to surpass!
Even the Divine Dividing he wore had been created by that being, which clearly demonstrated just how powerful He was.
Even if Vali encountered Him, his only option would be to flee.
However...
"So what if He is the God of the Bible?"
"One day, I will also..."
The fact that Vali was not His opponent now did not mean he would never become His opponent in the future.
The growth rate of human beings was frightening in its own right!
...
"Mmm-hmm! Mmm-hmm!"
"So that's what you intend to do?"
Within Heaven, Metatron looked with interest at Azazel, who had already been charmed and whose eyes had lost their light.
Just moments earlier, she had used her exceptional charm to make Azazel reveal every detail of his plans.
Although Azazel possessed little loyalty to speak of, his ability to shift allegiances as a fallen angel was truly remarkable. Otherwise, the fallen angel race could never have survived for so long while trapped between the angels and devils.
"But... his reasoning is sound. It seems I truly must inform my Lord."
Azazel's ambitions were clearly far greater than she had imagined. They could even influence the balance of power throughout the world!
This was no longer something Metatron could decide in private. She had to report it immediately!
"Hmm?"
But at that moment, Metatron detected a disturbance...
"Did someone trigger the trap I prepared?"
Metatron had predicted that someone would visit the previous village in search of Azazel, so she had deliberately left behind a small gift. It appeared someone had stumbled into it.
"Don't worry. It was only a tiny explosive formula. It won't kill anyone!"
Vali: ...
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