720. Archangel Part Three

720. Archangel Part Three

It was an incomprehensible sight to Edithe.

But it was not incomprehensible in the same way the swarm of corruption was to her. When she saw the deluge of distortion and bright colors pour out of the crater in the earth, she couldn’t believe what she was seeing, because she had never seen such a sight before.

They were creatures that existed beyond her comprehension. It was unlike anything she had ever imagined when she was told about the corruption by Salvos. And Edithe finally understood why the Kobolds were so fearful of the end of the world.

So it was incomprehension that stemmed from witnessing something she couldn’t possibly have imagined.

But right now, her incomprehension for what she saw was born from having only imagined seeing such a scene from her dreams. After all, there wasn’t just one Supreme Spirit engaged in battle before her. There were over a dozen of them.

Edithe stared at the small army of [Ophanims] descending from the guy, sending beams of iridescent light down into the outpouring corruption. Each blast eradicated almost all the smaller corrupted entities that were swarming the landscape. And even the smaller Corrupted Heavenspaces were destroyed from the pillars of destruction.

As a child, Edithe could have only dreamt of what a Supreme Spirit looked like. In fact, she would lie in bed, imagining summoning one to battle— like she was Melissa the Oracle of Light, challenging the Demon King to a duel.

And only in her wildest dreams, did she ever think of being capable of summoning perhaps two Supreme Spirits. After all, the idea of summoning more than that was too ridiculous, even for a child to imagine.

The highest-leveled Humans in the world right now peaked at just above Level 150. And there were only said to be two Humans in history to have reached over Level 200. So she always thought that only the Spirit Lord and perhaps his most elite guards were of the same level.

But right now, that belief was completely washed away as the [Ophanim] sent another blast down into the swarm of corruption. Edithe expected to reel from the attack— to recoil from the sheer force of the blast like she did when the Archangel destroyed the crystalline fortress.

However, these beams of light fired by the [Ophanim] didn’t even touch the ground. They didn’t ravage the landscape, nor did they send a pulse that even rippled through the air. All they did was purge the corruption from the world— eradicating the distortion that filled the sky and earth.

Edithe was left gaping at this sight.

“Just what are they? Where did they even come from?”

The redhead asked as her head spun, watching as another Corrupted Heavenspace was ripped apart. And from the side, a voice spoke up.

“They’re the [Ophanim]…”

Willy whispered. Edithe turned to face him as the [Ophanims] continued to purge the corruption from the world.

“The Vanguard of the Spirit Lord.”

Willy finished, and Edithe’s eyes grew wide.

“Vanguard…?”

She looked towards the dozen or so [Ophanim] there as she tried to register this. That meant these weren’t even the Spirit Lord’s strongest soldiers. They were simply the ones that were sent out first.

As the Archangel cursed, watching the corruption he freed be destroyed, the largest of the Corrupted Heavenspaces flew straight up at the nearest [Ophanim]— the very same one that was struck by the Archangel’s attack just earlier— and it coiled its tendrils around the giant wheel.

Edithe heard a low groaning noise as the wheels were slowly ripped apart, revealing a giant burning eye floating on the inside of the wheels. The largest of the Corrupted Heavenspaces slowly reached for the inside of the [Ophanim], but the other [Ophanims] turned their gazes towards its threatened comrade.

And all at once, all of the [Ophanims] unleashed their pillars of light at the Corrupted Heavenspace and their comrade. Edithe winced, thinking that they had just killed the [Ophanim] too.

But as the flash of light faded away and the largest of the Corrupted Heavenspaces peeled off the [Ophanim] it was attacking… Edithe’s eyes went wide. The [Ophanim] was left unscathed by its allies’ blasts. All the while, the largest of the Corrupted Heavenspaces disintegrated to nothing.

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Upon seeing that, the Archangel flew up to face the [Opanims] as it shouted.

“I’ve had enough of you annoying pests!”

The Archangel let go of its iridescent blade, and the weapon faded away. Slowly, the [Ophanims] turned to face it. The iridescent light in their eyes shifted, turning red. But before they could attack the Archangel, it raised its hands in the air.

Clapping, the Archangel grinned and whispered, its voice washing over the entire landscape.

“[Crucifixion].”

Edithe blinked, and suddenly the sky turned dark. It was a sudden shift, she almost thought she was transported to another world. But the landscape didn’t change. Even as the wind howled and the ground beneath the Archangel cracked open.

And emerging from the broken earth was a temple— larger than any temple Edithe had ever seen. It ascended to right below the [Ophanims] as their many eyes darted down to stare at it. Even the corruption slowed to stare at this monolithic structure.

But before anyone could react to the sudden appearance of this giant temple, the entire structure collapsed.

Right as it did, three of the [Ophanims]— including the foremost one which was attacked by the Corrupted Heavenspace— were suddenly and rapidly ripped apart. Their wheels were shattered, and the flames coating their eyeball-like bodies flickered out.

Giant crosses made out wood shot down from the sky, pinning these three [Ophanims] to the ground. And before they could even try to break free, an ethereal figure that resembled the Archangel itself appeared before them, carrying a burning lance. It stabbed all three of the [Ophanims] one after another, before fading away.