Chapter 990 - Cleaning Up (2/2)

But it was due to this reason that this brought an opportunity to Rhode. The reason was simple. After they defeated Grazite’s worshiper and subjects, Grazite would show up personally. And as long as Rhode seized the opportunity and reversed the ritual, he could drag Grazite out from the Bottomless Abyss. The scenario would be similar to fishing where Grazite was the fisherman and his worshiper was the fish that took the bait. Meanwhile, if the hooked fish suddenly transformed into an enormous whale, the fisherman would be pulled into the ocean by the mighty force.

Rhode was waiting for this moment to happen.

However, a Devil Monarch like Grazite could easily break free from the reversed ritual if the ritual were an ordinary one. This was why Rhode had to provide his powers as the Void Dragon to strengthen the ritual. Although they could also choose to defeat Gabe and gain control over the ritual, Grazite might become more wary and stay away from the ritual after sensing the presence of dragon soul power. This was the reason why Rhode decided to take action after Grazite transferred his powers to Gabe. Even though Grazite was careful, he couldn’t avoid violating the laws of nature. Since he wanted to create a clone, he would need to have contact with the main body and for this reason, their fates were ultimately bound.

And since the plan worked, the surging devilish energy poured into the ritual from the void of the dark cloud above. Anne raised the shield, protecting Christie behind her, while Mini Bubble Gum clenched her fists, gazing ahead in excitement. Canary folded her hands, golden runes and magical powers coalescing around her. A single thought could rip through the sky and rupture the ground. Celestina wielded the chain sword, narrowing her eyes at the surroundings. A puzzling scarlet ritual had appeared underneath her feet with a hint of evil and death. Even she had to be careful against a devil of Grazite’s caliber. Gracier and Madaras were nowhere to be seen, hidden away in the shadows. But as master assassins, frontal battles weren’t their forte to begin with.

The downpour of dark energy stopped, leaving a large, pitch-black ‘lake’ over the ground. Shortly after the ground trembled. A raging presence emerged from the peaceful ‘lake’.

“———!”

It was an enormous, pitch-black, human-like figure. It expanded the black wings on its back with the blazing aura of purgatory. Rhode widened his eyes immediately, extending his hand forward.

“Christie!”

“… Yes!”

Christie nodded firmly and raised her right hand. All of a sudden, the radiance of Order shone from above, producing a white scroll and feather pen in her hands. Lines of text swiftly appeared above the empty scroll—the enormous, vicious Devil Monarch emerged from the darkness, snarling and glaring at the enemies. But the power of the main plane imprisoned it…

Then, Christie inked the scroll with the feather pen, adding a final statement—diminish its powers and cut off all connections from the Bottomless Abyss.

“No———!”

The gigantic figure suddenly shrunk like a deflated balloon, howling furiously. It expanded its wings and zoomed toward the little girl.

At the same time, Rhode unsheathed his sword.

“Attack!”