Volume 7, Chapter 70 – One After Another

“Hmph—is it my turn now?”

Letting out a light breath, Laxy gently beat her wings, her gaze fixed on an empty spot on the floor not far away.

“You’ve hidden well, but you can’t escape an angel’s mark.”

Pouring strength into her wings, Laxy skimmed over the heads of the monster horde and flew straight towards the spot she had been watching. For a long time now, she had noticed this unusual area. The reason no monsters were here was not because they didn’t want to get close, but because they didn’t dare. A far more terrifying monster was hidden beneath the floor.

A slime giant.

Even without seeing its true form, Laxy could be certain. This was not an angel’s intuition or detection magic, but the mark of [Sacred Fire]. [Sacred Fire] would mark all monsters it had burned. As long as a marked creature approached the user, the mark could be sensed by the angel. And since Laxy had only used [Sacred Fire] on the slime giants until now, the opponent’s identity was obvious.

“I won’t let you get away this time.”

[Blessing of Flowing Light]

[Sacred Fire]

[Strength Boost]

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[Mighty Strength]

[Charge]

Adjusting the [Sacred Fire] to its maximum, Laxy raised her rapier above her head and dove towards the ground from the air. The massive flow of magic power created a white trail of vapor in the air. Carrying a momentum that could split a mountain in two, she collided with the creature stirring restlessly beneath the floor.

BOOM!

Like a giant rock thrown into a deep pool, the floor suddenly bulged up with Laxy’s strike at its center. One after another, water-like ripples spread out across the ground. The fragments produced by the shockwave became the sharpest of blades at this moment. All the monsters that touched the debris were turned into a bloody pulp, creating a blank space devoid of life.

Tssssss—

Like a red-hot branding iron being plunged into water, a sizzling sound erupted from the twisted earth.

“Tsk, it’s not dead?”

Her vision obscured by steam and dust, Laxy subconsciously leaped back. And the moment she did, with a sound of something bursting from the ground, countless spikes formed from light green slime shot out from the earth.

If she hadn’t sensed the danger, she would have become one of the countless corpses in the plaza by now.

But as an angel of guidance, it was impossible for her to make such a mistake. The only thing she regretted was that her detection ability had failed due to the passage of time. Otherwise, that last strike, if not killing it, would have at least robbed the slime giant of its ability to resist. The lack of her detection ability made her unable to grasp the opponent’s vital points.

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The slime giant’s pursuit continued.

Clang, clang, clang, clang, clang—

A series of floor-shattering sounds.

As the slime giant moved beneath the surface, the floor continuously bulged up. If she did not retreat, Laxy would be ambushed from below.

I can’t give it a chance.

“Such tenacious life force. It has come to this.”

Evading the sneak attack from the ground, Laxy spread her wings and distanced herself from the floor. She held her rapier above her head with both hands. As if absorbing the sun’s light into the blade, the surrounding sunlight grew dimmer, while the light on the rapier grew ever brighter.

A dignified voice came from the sky.

“In the name of the supremely glorious Trino, I, Laxyphinia, hereby exercise the duty of a guidance angel, to purge the filthy and the evil, and to spread the brilliance of the Goddess here—『 Starfire Aria 』!”

An indescribably immense pressure.

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Like dark clouds covering the sun, or like a lowly subordinate witnessing the arrival of their ruler, an intense golden light that overshadowed the sun’s brilliance enveloped the earth. The oppressive force brought by the surging magic power was almost suffocating. Some monsters were even so frightened that they lay on the ground, unable to move. Even the soldiers at the edge of the plaza couldn’t help but bend their knees slightly, their breathing becoming much more rapid.

This was a high-level spell that could only be used in a place where the sun could be seen.

It gathered the light of the sun onto the sword and, with the power of the gods, unleashed a scorching light that could tear the earth apart and vaporize all things.

When the light, like a second sun, descended upon the earth, all who looked directly at Laxy temporarily lost their vision due to the intense glare. And the monsters in the plaza, enveloped in the light of purification, were instantly turned to ash without even leaving a charred corpse. Wisps of white mist rose from the ground, which was now a large, sunken crater. In the central area, one could even see dark red, solidifying lava.

Including the slime giant, there was no longer a single trace of life in the plaza.

“Hah… hah… did I succeed?”

Landing on a building surrounding the plaza, Laxy wiped the sweat from her forehead.

[Starfire Aria] was a spell she had never used before. If it weren’t for the high-efficiency power core, a weapon of such high quality that it wouldn’t be damaged by a large amount of magic power, the endless supply of magic from the Source of Mana, the scorching sunlight, and the large number of evil creatures as a target, a level 40 like herself would have been unable to use a fifth-tier spell, which was above her level. To be precise, she had only unleashed a small part of the spell’s power. [Starfire Aria] was originally a seventh-tier spell. Both its power and its range were much greater than what she had used. The spell just now could only be considered an inferior version.

But no matter what, she had succeeded.

She had annihilated all the monsters in one blow, and the lava created could also block anything that might crawl out of the giant pit later. If there were other Third-Rank Angels present, they would surely be dumbfounded by her performance. Even among the Fourth-Rank Angels who specialized in combat, only a few could use [Starfire Aria].

“It’s over now.”

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Taking deep breaths to adjust her state, the magic-depleted Laxy spread her wings. Originally, she should have fainted from magic power exhaustion, but due to the existence of the Source of Mana, she would no longer face such a situation. Although Laxy didn’t want to use the Source of Mana, she had to admit now that without it, she couldn’t have used the spell just now.

“I hope no one noticed… it’s not time to tell my lord the truth yet…”

If I continue to fight nonstop, someone will surely notice why I have an endless supply of magic power, especially Yisi, who knows the function of the Source of Mana. Once she sees it, she will surely question me about it. And at that time, my only choice will be to sacrifice my body and hand over the Source of Mana.

Does the Kingdom of God really still exist?

No one could give Laxy an answer. To die now might mean to truly die.

Even if she were called selfish, even if doing so would damage the honor of an angel, she still wanted to see more of the scenery she had not paid attention to before—just for half a year, no, a month would be fine. As long as she had one month, even if no one discovered that she had the Source of Mana in the end, she would tell Yisi the truth. But at least for this one month, let me live a peaceful time. No one else can know that I have the Source of Mana.

A heavy feeling of guilt and remorse built up in her chest, difficult to dissipate. Feeling the magic of the Source of Mana slowly reverberating in her body, Laxy walked with heavy steps, step by step, to the edge of the roof, preparing to fly to Mary and the others.

However—

Translator Note

what an evil cliffhanger tsk tsk (not me ok?)