Chapter 90: You, I, Strangers – 9 (1/2)

Heaven’s Army defended the Wall of Chaos against numerous predators that tried to invade them and conquer the many worlds under their protection..

Until the day the Wall of Chaos regains its power to completely prevent the intrusion from those predators, the angels would never be free.

[Uu, I wanna see IlHan.]

The angel, Lita, no, Liera, who acquired strength and new powers through a class promotion prior to the war, was no exception. Because of the way she always spoke, Yu IlHan’s name was spreading throughout the camp, and if the person in question knew of this, he would be too embarrassed to lift his head up.

[It’s an attack. West 47!]

[Strike Force 11, move out. I repeat. Strike Force 11, move out!]

In a base quite distant from the truly infinitely vast Wall of Chaos.

Liera, who was muttering Yu IlHan’s name in the room allocated to her, lifted her head abruptly after hearing the order which resounded across the base.

Strike Force 11 referred to her. A unit composed of her alone. Such was Strike Force 11.

It wasn’t that she caught the loner-ness from Yu IlHan due to being with him for so long, but because she had exceptional battle power even amongst angels.

[I’m going now. Please open the portal!] (Liera)

[Liera-nim. This way!]

Liera rushed out while arming herself. She equipped her armor and weapon from her inventory. That figure didn’t look too much different from Yu IlHan taking out his equipment from his Cross bag.

She asked loudly to the lower ranked angel that guided her to the portal.

[How many are there!]

[200 5th, 7 6th! The defense forces are blocking them, but that’s all they can do!]

5th referred to the first step as higher existences, the 5th class, while 6th referred to 6th class. By that time their existences were a miracle itself after their piled up records agglomerate.

Erta was a 5th, and Liera just became 6th.

How can she fight against so many transcenders even though she had just become 6th?

That was exactly the reason why Liera became a transcender affiliated to Heaven’s Army even while accepting the annoying fact that she wouldn’t be able to bring out her power in a lower world.

As soon as Liera ran into the portal, the surrounding environment changed. It was West 47, where clashes occurred frequently even within the vast Wall of Chaos, and one where the gap in the wall was quite large.

The defense army permanently located here were all emanating light while casting defensive magic, meanwhile, giant strange-looking monsters were causing a mess, trying to kill those angels.

[She’s already here?]

[She’s here! Liera’s here!]

[We can win now!]

Ignoring the naive shouts of the angels, Liera charged out. When she overlapped her white gauntlets, a long, sharp spear of light was created.

[Go croak!] (Liera)

With a simple shout, she threw the spear. That instantly destroyed tens of 5th class predators who were just about to break the defense magic and assault the angels.

[Damn, it’s the Bloodied Angel.]

[She and Spiera really rampage around.]

Some of the higher ranked predators who were inferior to her despite being 6th class, retreated. Liera confirmed their appearances and gritted her teeth.

[Destruction Demon Army. You finally started to move.] (Liera)

[Well, it seems like the Wall of Chaos might close soon. We retreated in vain every time, but we wanted to be a little bit more greedy this time.]

Nonchalantly chatted one of the retreating higher ranked predators. Liera wordlessly charged and shot out a strong wave of light. Its power was so strong that the surrounding space made noises whilethe wave of mana expanded to transfer the energy throughout all of the space.

[Ugh, to think you’d come so quickly!]

All 5th and 6th class predators tried to avoid it by moving quickly, but dodging Liera’s attack physically wasn’t the end of it.

Unfortunately, tens of 5th class predators who didn’t know and guarded against it, all collapsed at that place.

[Truly an absurd power. The harmony of magic and physical power is teeth-clatteringly beautiful.]

The 6th class that replied to her the first time replied while laughing, but on his forehead was a small drop of sweat.

[I only know this, duh. Well, then. I heard you were ‘a little more greedy’? Come at me.] (Liera)

Laughed LIera while clanging the gauntlets on her fists. That wasn’t a simple movement, but a process of amplifying energy for her next skill.

However, the man retreated a step while shaking his head.

The other predators also showed signs of retreat as if they were facing a ferocious beast. The appearance of Liera alone made such a scene.

[Oh, I don’t want to fight with you, I mean it. I’d rather fight you not in such bright places like this, but under the faint moon, and in a more ‘private’ place. Softly, but violently.]

[Oh, yeah, whatever.] (Liera)

Liera smiled brightly while clanging her gauntlets again. At that moment, a wave that shot out without any signs seemed to cover the group, before setting a target the next moment and compressing infinitely.

[Ugh!]

[Khhhh!]

The predator that said what he shouldn’t to Liera casted defense magic as if he knew what would happen, it shattered without being able to endure Liera’s power. This was because all beings that guarded the Wall of Chaos was supported by the Akashic Record and had a blessing from Heaven.

Yes. The Angels were fundamentally having a war in an advantageous position. If not, the Wall of Chaos would’ve been breached long ago.

[Uuuugggh!]

[I think I’ll retreat now.]

[S, save me! I didn’t enter Destruction Demon Army to be killed by an angel in vain……!]

The predators also seemed like they knew what they were facing. While Liera was attacking, the majority of the 6th class predators returned behind the wall, and the one that was in charge of blocking her attack dissipated the attacking waves by summoning the 5th class predators .

[Phew.]

The man widened his eyes in surprise at Liera’s power.

[They said ‘Either you survive by sacrificing everything else, or die by heading forward when meeting the Bloodied Angel’. It really is true.]

[You really are talkative.] (Liera)

Liera didn’t stop. She changed her magic power into Heaven’s power, a higher form of energy, using her angel wings. She used that power to drive herself forward, while stealing the defense force’s magic power, who were just dumbfounded while watching her.

[L, Liera-nim!?]

[You don’t need defense magic now.] (Liera)

The magic power she stole seemed to circulate with the angel’s ring on her head as the center, and looked like a drill made of energy. Liera charged forward just like that and literally ground up all the predators on the front lines.

Even though they were all once legends in their own world, and have broken through to higher existences, they were all ground apart whether they were trying to dodge, block, or counterattack in their own way.

It didn’t take that long until all of the predators other than the sole 6th class died.

If the 6th class actively tried to fight back, then the angel’s side would have gotten serious damage, but he just watched the whole thing. No, he even brought his own allies in front of him in order to dodge Liera’s attacks.

[You’re stronger than the rumors! Even though you were just a little known for your martial arts some time ago.]

[I know you’re a close combat class. Come at me now.] (Liera)

However, despite Liera’s taunt, the man kept his calm. At least, on the outside.

What he said after was the following:

[How did you become so strong! Ah, that’s it. The forgotten millennium, is it?]

[You.] (Liera)

Liera swung her fist. The predator tried to jump back in attempt to retreat, but Liera’s fist was too fast and grabbed his collar before he could. The man’s expression almost fell apart, but he barely succeeded in holding back.

[Your objective was to approach me from the beginning, wasn’t it?] (Liera)

[Bingo.]

The man wryly smiled.

[Come to this side. For us Destruction Demon Army to gain the upper hand in the upcoming chaos, we need the power of the archangel known as Liera.]

[I’ll be disappointed if that’s all you’re going to say.] (Liera)

Her free hand gripped into a fist and she swung it. He quickly guarded with both of his arms trying to dispel the power inside her fist. It seemed like a unique martial art that stemmed from fist arts, but perhaps due to his power being inferior to Liera’s, he couldn’t completely block it.

[Ugh…… We need you, who knows Earth well.]

[Why are you so fussed up about such a small world?]

[The forgotten millennium, and the connection with countless worlds – In the center of all this is that small world. Everything is changing!]

Liera’s eyes trembled upon hearing that, but her fist didn’t. Until she heard the man’s next words, that is.

[Do you know where your beloved lower existence is, currently?]

Her fist trembled. It trembled mercilessly, generating countless waves, which all exploded on the man’s body after some time.

[*Cough*!]

The man coughed blood while stepping back. She was now sure that the man had a unique martial art specialized in dodging. This could be seen from how the man only ended up coughing out a bowl of blood despite meeting Liera’s newly learnt finishing move head on.

[I see you really love him? Amazing. How can a lower existence move a higher existence’s emotions? It should be physically impossible.]

[You, shut up.] (Liera)

[One more thing.]

The man held up his face and smirked.

[My specialty is not close combat. It’s movement.]

[What?] (Liera)

Just as Liera asked back, the man disappeared from the place. The problem was that Liera was moving along with him.

[You damned……!] (Liera)

[I did not block your attacks. I only sent the energy within it to another place. This skill is quite tricky to use against enemies so I have to fulfill some conditions……]

I fulfilled those conditions from our contact just now. – Said the man while laughing.

[You and your schemes.] (Liera)

Liera immediately realized where they were. It was beyond the Wall of Chaos. It seemed it was impossible for the man to move long distances as Heaven’s Light could be seen faintly, but it was also a distance that was very far for her.

[I hid it until now in order to capture you. How is it? Splendid, right? Well, then. Let me ask you again.]