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After all, people first paid attention to their own bodies, not to the state of the space around them.
By the time they noticed that the surrounding space had changed drastically, they had already been transferred elsewhere.
"Was the space transferred?"
Tobio Ikuse noticed the situation around them, and a black figure condensed behind him.
The Slash Dog.
It was the true body of the black-bladed dog god.
Although Tobio himself was not without strength, in essence, he was still something like a launcher for the Slash Dog.
"That's right... After all, you noticed too, didn't you? Kuoh Town has far too many eyes right now."
Anos asked with a smile.
"Not only us. Because of the three-faction meeting, a large number of powerful individuals from the three factions have gathered here. And gathered power draws even more power."
Tobio narrowed his eyes as well.
Even he could not be certain he would survive if something truly erupted here.
One had to know that in the original timeline, he had been qualified to go to Hell with Sirzechs and cause trouble for Hades.
"So we should settle this quickly. We cannot stay away from Teacher Baraqiel for too long."
Lavinia narrowed her eyes and focused her gaze on Anos. It was obvious that she was still very wary of him.
Anos was the person who had easily defeated Vali. To be honest, even with the two of them fighting together, she still did not feel especially confident.
That was why she had to give him one hundred percent of her attention.
The light of the Sacred Gear on her body grew dense to the extreme. Ice-attribute energy, condensed to the limit, remained restrained within her.
"Ice... [Absolute Demise]. Overall, it is quite a violent Longinus."
Anos reached out and lightly tapped the Sacred Cross on Ingvild's chest.
"Can you wait for me for a little while? We will be able to go home soon."
Anos said with a smile.
A golden halo released from the Sacred Cross and enveloped Ingvild's entire body.
Her eyes widened slightly.
Although she knew the Sacred Cross Anos had given her was not ordinary, she had not expected it to possess the power to protect her as well.
With this, Anos could temporarily feel at ease.
In terms of real-time protection, merely triggering the passive protection of the Sacred Cross on Anos's body was enough to block transcendent-level attacks.
Unfortunately, the power it could display right now was still far too limited.
Anos alone still could not bring the Sacred Cross's function to its limit.
"I..."
Ingvild thought about what she could do.
"Right!"
She suddenly realized what she could do.
"..."
A soft murmur flowed from her lips.
Pale violet particles floated around the violet-haired girl, dancing along with the beautiful song.
This was a song meant to inspire dragons.
This was what she had thought of, the one thing she could do for Anos.
She had previously sensed a dragon's aura from Anos. In that case, her song should be able to have some effect.
"This girl..."
Anos smiled.
In truth, he had not planned on using dragon power. But since Ingvild had taken such action, it was impossible for him not to respond.
"Since there are two of you, a two-on-two match should be fine, right?"
Anos asked the two before him.
"Ah, no problem. If anything, our side is three against two."
Tobio accepted.
By three against two, he was referring to the Slash Dog beside him.
At this moment, the Slash Dog had already changed from its original black puppy form into an upright dog-man. Just the black spiritual aura flowing from it was enough to show its power.
"That is good."
Anos shook his head helplessly.
In truth, it made no difference to him.
He mainly had to consider Ingvild's feelings.
"Since you want to take back Vali's Longinus, I will use his Longinus against you."
"I heard Vali using Juggernaut Drive was unable to pose any real threat to you."
Anos's words were very clear.
He was going to use the White Dragon Emperor's power.
As blue specks of light condensed, dragon soul power gathered around Anos.
Although he had other more convenient ways to use it, at the current stage, this was probably the only insignificant usage he could display before them.
A white wing frame.
Blue energy wings.
These were things Tobio and Lavinia were far too familiar with.
Seeing [Divine Dividing], the way the two looked at Anos changed slightly.
They still cared a great deal about Vali, their troublesome younger brother figure. Otherwise, they would not have chosen to stand up for him.
"Albion, how does it feel to see familiar faces?"
Anos asked Albion.
[What feeling could I have? This body's long-held wish has already been fulfilled. I can now fight my destined rival Ddraig endlessly until victory is decided. That is my dearest wish.]
Albion spoke words that sounded rather heartless.
But it was also the truth.
Becoming the White Dragon God Emperor had been a knot in his heart.
Why was it that the red represented by that fellow Ddraig had the Red Dragon God Emperor, while his side had no White Dragon God Emperor?
But in the end, all he wanted was to cross blades with the Red Dragon Emperor. His constant goal had been to surpass the Red Dragon Emperor.
Now that he had the chance to clash directly with Ddraig, why should he think about anything else?
When it was time to serve Anos, he would serve.
When it was time to fight Ddraig, he would fight.
Aside from Ddraig, he could also fight other powerful opponents.
Where else could he find such a good place?
And now, it was time for him to act.
[Vanishing Dragon Balance Breaker.]
[Balance Breaker: Divine Dividing Scale Mail.]
A layer of pure white armor covered Anos's body. The white armor and blue jewels reflected one another, naturally releasing a cool and aloof presence.
"..."
Waves of singing came from behind him.
It was Ingvild's voice. Gentle, yet carrying a power that inspired the heart. Glowing particles flickered around her, dreamlike and unreal.
"Hiss."
A blue light corresponding to Albion's color flashed across Anos's body.
He had tested Albion's power before, but that had been a completely different experience from now.
He felt that even a casual strike from him right now could reach the peak of his previous attacks.
"As expected, you possess the ability to plunder and use dragon-type Sacred Gears?"
Tobio sensed that familiar aura, and his heartbeat accelerated slightly.
"I already said no. If you still do not believe me, there is nothing I can do."
Anos did not bother arguing.
They could think whatever they wanted.
The World Dragon's Jewel merely had some overlap with that kind of Sacred Gear.
The World Dragon's Jewel could indeed plunder dragon-type Sacred Gears with dragon souls, but it could also suppress true dragons.
After saying that, Anos lightly shook his light wings and instantly accelerated beyond visible speed.
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