*Whoosh!*

The enormous spear swung toward me. Its length exceeded ten meters, and the swirling light and shadow encasing it reflected its wielder’s contradictory existence.

Archangel Uriel—a paradoxical being.

Was it still a servant of the goddess, or had it fully become a pawn of the demons?

*Clang!*

I intercepted the blow with precise timing, executing a *Just Guard* to negate the knockback and damage.

However, Chris, an Onmyoji, lacked access to such precise counters.

*Thud!*

"Ahhh!"

Chris managed to block Uriel’s spear using her *Barrier Talisman* technique, but the knockback effect launched her several meters away. She stumbled before …