Gabriel felt his arm touch something soft, but there was no time to ponder about that because he could feel that the crushing presence from earlier was much closer.
"Stay still," he whispered in her ear.
"Mmmmm." That was the only thing that came out of mouth, realizing his hand had landed somewhere it shouldn't. Her cheeks turned crimson, but there was no time to react.
Slowly, Gabriel stood up from his position, staggering to his feet.
Even for someone like him, the fall had been fatal, and as a result, he felt sore all over his back.
His gaze scanned around. The place was dark; he could only make out faint traces of purple creatures all parting to the side for a towering silhouette about three meters tall.
'So that's where the powerful presence came from.' His eyes flashed, and his grip on Crimson Judgement tightened.
The silhouette's body was constantly releasing waves of aura that forced him back!
Suddenly—click—click—click—several mechanisms activated around the cavern.
