Modern World Warlock

As Megan and Sabelio continued their battle in the plaza, Zac was trying to recover from the spell that was still plaguing his body.

Sabelio used a spell called "Creeping Death," which he had never seen Dante use before, so he wasn't sure what was happening to him.

During one exchange between Megan and the old man, she skillfully took her healthstone out of her pocket and threw it towards Zac, landing right in front of him.

The redhead quickly squeezed the healthstone, which instantly healed the few bruises and cuts he had. However, the excruciating pain wasn't going away, making him grit his teeth while enduring it.

'Damn it… It hurts, it hurts, it hurts!' Zac thought with a bit of desperation.

"Hmmm, serves you right!" Saris interjected, sitting beside Zac with a mocking tone as the redhead kept struggling with the pain.

Zac didn't reply and just stayed kneeling on the ground, looking down and clenching his fists.

["Dr. Sylva was picked up by the Beta Team!"] Camille said on everyone's earpiece, which explained why the banshee had gone to mess with Zac.

*Ra-ta-ta-ta-ta-ta* *BOOM!* A barrage of gunshots and explosions could be heard not too far from the plaza as the Alpha and Gamma teams were driving down the main road, taking out any demons they saw with their high-caliber rounds.

"Nghh…" Zac grunted in pain, making the banshee gaze at him, seemingly uninterested in his struggle.

"It lasts for a minute… Just wait a few more seconds," she said, still unamused.

'A minute? Okay… I can do that—probably.' Zac thought, his entire body tensed in pain.

Sabelio, hearing the commotion that the other teams were creating, got nervous and began attacking desperately, which only made his attacks easier to evade for Megan.

While his spells weren't as powerful and destructive as Dante's, the old man had a large amount of umbra to use, so his barrage of low-ranked spells got stronger.

When Megan appeared less than a meter away from Sabelio with her dagger, she noticed a shadow darkening the ground beneath them.

Her position wouldn't allow her to get away from the area, so instead of avoiding the attack, she accumulated a vast amount of umbra in her weapon, slicing upwards and catching Sabelio's shoulder.

Blood gushed out from the old man's wound, but he didn't hesitate to cast his spell.

"Vile Taint," he muttered, making the darkened ground that was covering the area release an explosion of shadows.

Zac widened his eyes in shock after seeing Megan getting shrouded by the explosion, fighting off the pain to stand up.

The banshee looked a bit impressed at Zac's prowess and kept attentively looking at him. 'Three, two…' she thought.

A second later, Zac bolted away from his position at high speeds with his bat in hand, rushing towards the shadowy explosion.

The two combatants were still standing in front of each other, but Megan looked a bit more worn down than her opponent after receiving his spell head-on.

Some of the shadows were stuck to her body, giving her a burning sensation from head to toe. However, she didn't falter and kept her gaze locked on Sabelio.

The people at Camille's tower were worried when they saw Megan getting caught up in the spell, not knowing if she would be able to resist it.

Clara, who had been training as an affliction warlock, remembered hearing the name of the spell in one of the study materials that Dante left for her, so she deduced that Sabelio was the same type of forged warlock as her.

Camille needed clarification, and Clara explained that "Vile Taint" created a small explosion of burning shadows, which would stick to their victims and keep burning them for some time.

Still, Clara said that the pain they produced was supposed to be unbearable, and seeing that Megan had half of her body covered by them was pretty shocking.

*Gulp* "Megan…?" Zac asked his teammate, seeing her standing still, holding her dagger deep in thought as blood dripped down her head.

Sabelio's heart pumped, trying to heal the slice on his shoulder. However, when he noticed that it wasn't fully regenerating, the old man got a bit desperate.

Megan glared at her opponent, her eyes sharp and cold, making Sabelio feel like everything around him had turned dark—and all he could see were Megan's emerald eyes staring him down.

'W-what is happening…?' Zac pondered.

The redhead was able to see the umbra when it was highly condensed, and at that moment, he could only see the overwhelming pressure extruding from Megan's body.

"Huh? Interesting…" Saris interjected, standing beside Zac and startling him.

"Wh-what is?" The redhead asked.

"A dark warrior and a dark rogue in the same team?" the banshee asked with a bit of sarcasm.

'A dark rogue?' Zac pondered, turning his gaze back at Megan.

Suddenly, a massive explosion coming from the cathedral caught everyone's attention, making them turn with shock.

The building was crumbling down as its massive structure was encased in a wave of hellfire that lit up the area.

Pillars of fire rose violently from within, going up higher than the crumbling roof while the walls were blasted away.

"How…?" Sabelio muttered, watching the scene in shock as he knew that Astaroth and Dante were inside.

Zac was just as shocked as his opponent, wondering if Dante was truly okay.

On the other hand, Megan watched the explosion and glared back at her opponent, seemingly uninterested in the cathedral's destruction.

When Sabelio sensed Megan's overwhelming bloodlust, he quickly turned around and released a barrage of shadow bolts toward her.

Nevertheless, Megan raised her dagger and sliced the air to the side, making all of the projectiles turn and hit the ground beside her.

'She deflected all of them!' Sabelio thought, widening his eyes in shock as Megan's power kept growing during their battle.

Still, their interruption wasn't over. Before Megan could go on the offensive, an earthquake hit the plaza, alerting Sabelio.

"This means…" he muttered, unable to finish his sentence when another loud explosion came from the cathedral.

When the group looked at the building, they saw Dante flying upwards with a grin on his face while a giant monster appeared from the cathedral with Astaroth riding on top.

"Behemoth…" Sabelio uttered, feeling a mix of fear and admiration for the giant beast.