Chapter 10: Facing the horde
"All of you, go into the building and barricade yourselves. We will remain here, facing the monsters and ensuring your safety, so there is no need to worry."
When those without Gifts heard those words, many were relieved, yet others looked at the building with worry in their eyes. Not only was it full of blood and corpses, but the continuous earthquakes had weakened its structure, and it might collapse if they kept happening.
"Are you questioning my command? Are you questioning God?"
Before any of the people could utter a word, Asmael’s voice grew cold as he looked at those people with eerie eyes. Although they had valid concerns, that no longer mattered as rationality did not matter to faith.
With their heads down, they began to walk into the building, but there was one person who did not move, and that was Vlad, who soon became the center of attention.
Vlad could feel the pressure of all those eyes focused on him, but no matter what, he would not enter the building. It was not the earthquakes, much less the blood, that terrified him, but something else.
He had observed the behavior of the abyssal monsters and noticed a sharp tendency to march to the most populated areas. After seeing the nature of the angels, he did not doubt for even a second that they would escape if they found themselves overwhelmed, bringing only the Gifted and leaving the others as a distraction for the abyssal demons.
Jessica’s eyes widened to see Vlad standing there, but a cold light appeared in her eyes as she was about to taint him as well. But before she could utter a word, a white Force burst from the young man’s body, surprising everybody.
"I managed to kill one of the abyssal monsters when they invaded the building. I am also a warrior of God and would not be able to live with myself if I failed Him. Although I have no Gift, I am prepared to remain and fight as that is the will of God."
A sharp light appeared in Asmael’s eyes as he stared at Vlad, seeing that the young man was not a sheep that would just lie down and follow his commands blindly. But as he saw how all the people glanced at him, he only smiled.