Dungeon of Pride, Laplace

Chapter 1013- Seraphim of Honor— [Barachiel] (10)

"[Ten Rings of Destruction]".

 The very sky twisted unnaturally as ten massive rings formed in the sky. Then with a point of their finger, one by one those rings started becoming smaller and closing in on Jumeriah.

The latter dodged left and right, using her divine magic to purge any attacks coming too close to her. However, the rings even after getting destroyed, swiftly reformed back and continued chasing her.

Realising that she couldn't dodge them, a light of resolution flashed in her eyes.

 "The wings of the Seraphim cannot be tainted by the likes of you" She cast [Divine Requiem] a powerful magic that came at a big cost. @@novelbin@@

Numerous beams of divine light pierced through the void, destroying the rings and attacking the two subordinates of Envy who were caught off guard.

CRACKLE… blinding sparks of light flashed, the clouds split apart and the sky groaned. The attack from Jumeirah was so strong and fast that before the two even had time to defend, they were struck by the beam sending them flying for dozens of miles.

FWOOSH… Jumeirah staggered, a drop of blood sliding down from her mouth. An attack so powerful that even the two subordinates of Envy were unable to see it coming despite them working together, it was bound to have severe drawbacks.

 One pair out of the five pair of wings she possessed, lost their radiance and receded back. At the same time, her overall strength dropped a notch.

BOOM… in the distance, Vincent and Garvex pulled themselves out from the caving mountain.

"[Edge of Terminus: Silver Horizon]" Vincent pressed forward not giving any time for his opponent to react.

The image of an Ancient Symbol bearing the mark of Silver appeared inside his sword.

SLASH… His strike was so precise and fast that it transcended distance itself, bypassing defences and slicing through Garvex's armor.

SHRRRKKK! The demon snarled, his chest split open and black blood pouring out but the demon did not fall back. Instead, he gave a wide grin.

"Hehe, it looks like it is too much for that friend of yours to handle my two comrades at the same time. Looks like I finally found a chink in your armor" Saying that, Garvex disappeared again.

"Where did he go? Shit that guy he can't be!!"

Realising where Garvex was headed, Vincent cursed and was just about to follow him, when three Demon nobles blocked his way. His eyes stared at the demons who dared step before him.

Given by their aura, he realised even without needing to activate his [Aprraisal] that they were all Demon Archdukes and quite powerful ones at that.

While Vincent was being held down by two Demon Archdukes, Garvex and the other two subordinates of envy joined hands to pressure Jumeirah who had already fallen into a disadvantage.

"You'll need more than that to put me down!" Outwardly, she appeared strong refusing to show any weakness in front of her enemy. However, even she knew that against three vs one, even she stood no chance.

"Hahaha, stop with the act, we all know you aren't capable of stopping the three of us. But… what you said does make sense. With just this level of power, it is indeed difficult to bring down a Cherubim. Then allow me to get more serious"

Garvex's sinister laughter echoed across the battlefield. Then with a strange sound, his body started to morph.

— SCHLICK— his body convulsed the three baleful eyes that marked his forehead burned with a menacing crimson glow, and before Vincent and Jumeirah could react, his entire body sprouted countless more.

Eyes of all sizes emerged across his arms, chest, and even the air around him shimmering ominously. Floating eyes that locked onto their targets with unnerving precision.

"I'll admit, you guys are worthy for me to use this skill on you. Behold the power Lord Agramon bestowed on me. [Envy's Edict— State of Invidia]… [Evil Eyes of Endless Gaze- The All-Seeing Abyss]". With those words from Garvex, the numerous eyes moved strangely. Under their gaze, the battlefield warped, space itself trembling as an omnipresent sense of surveillance filled the air.

Every movement, every heartbeat, every thought felt exposed under the oppressive gaze of thousands of crimson orbs.

"I'll let you taste the full power of the state of Invidia".

Garvex's voice resonated, causing a shiver to run down even the high ranking demon nobles. He was not done yet, after activating one evil eye, he activated two more.

[Evil Eye of Dominion: Submission's Shackles]... Omnimous looking shackles started sprouting up from everywhere, sky, land and even space, there was no place where these ominous tendrils weren't growing.

That was not all, from the numerous eyes, beams of destructive light that dissolved anything that they struck, were released— [Evil Eye of Dread: Life's End]. In front of Garvex's full power, Jumeriah did everything to struggle.

 "[Cherubim Descent]"... A huge avatar of five winged angel made of pure divine energy, manifested behind her. The angel's huge sword capable of levelling mountains and severing space, tore through the shackles and destructive beams.

However, in front of the state of Invidia, she was helpless. No matter how many times she destroyed those shackles or those eyes, they regenerated immediately and continued attacking her.

Before long, she was completely pushed onto the defensive and the avatar of Cherubim behind her slowly shrank at the onslaught of attacks.

The other two subordinates of envy did not stay still either. Seeing that this was their chance to finish off one of the subordinates of a Seraphim, they held nothing back and activated their own [Edict] given to them by Agramon.

[Edict of Envious Legion: Devouring Shadows] Tendrils of shadow surged forward, consuming light and matter alike, turning everything into soldiers. A new legion arrived.

[Edict of Envious Desire: Covetous Reflection]... Another activated. A shimmering mirror-like illusion flickered in front of him, absorbing his image.

Within seconds, exact copies of his emerged from within the mirror, a perfect replica having the same appearance and ability as him.