The sudden appearance of Gabriel made the Pantheon guild members shudder but they were quite relieved that only he came. They might have a difficult time engaging them but they can try to escape if push comes to shove. The only problem now is that they were steadily getting decreased by Gabriel and he was getting stronger by the second.
The others might have experience in battling the leaders of the angels, but they were not confronting them on equal terms. They were escorted by dragons back then and the powerful angels were fighting against the dragon kings. They were just on the side giving some cover fire for them.
They might have gotten stronger compared to back then but Adrian labeled the angelic leaders based on their energy levels. Adrian have seen Gabriel and Mikhail at a glance and told the group that they were at a top danger level. He told them that Gabriel is not something even a demigod can defeat as he saw the latter at greater power since the battle against the dragons lasted long.
"All units. Capture the Nephilim and the Mother of Dragons. I will deal with the lower beings." Pristina announced.
Pristina all looked at the other guild members and released a powerful burst of light that actually destroyed the Dark Curtains kill that Peridot casted. She then created numerous magic circles that rained light rays on each member of the Pantheon guild. Peridot knew that she cannot save every other guild member which is why she told them to scatter.
Regulus, who was missing a moment ago, suddenly burst out of a cloud and tried to bite Pristina but Gabriel suddenly appeared between them. Gabriel then kicked Regulus without even getting pushed back. Regulus is once again sent flying down as Soleil followed as she wanted to see if Regulus is fine.
Ark could not help but panic because Gabriel is now getting close to him. Peridot appeared between Gabriel and Ark while Vayu appeared behind the angel. Peridot and Vayu looked as if they planned everything and will make sure that they can at least finish off one of the angelic leaders.
Gabriel did not even flinch as he already has full control of the battlefield. Pristina did not just disperse the darkness energy in the surroundings but also filled it with light energy. All angels can have vision using the light element which means they can never be caught off guard when it is full in their surroundings.
"Foolish but I applaud you two." Gabriel stated as he suddenly met Vayu with his sword while shielded against Peridot's attack.
After Gabriel blocked the attack from Vayu, Pristina suddenly shot a skill called Lumen Beam towards Vayu. Vayu got directly hit and went crashing down as he got hit by confusion. Peridot wanted to blast Gabriel with an elemental spell but she was suddenly hit by the light sword.
Peridot's health decreased by a lot but that was not the thing that made her worry. She was hit by Gabriel's sword that could give anyone pierced by it the status ailment called Movement Seal. Peridot is suddenly frozen in mid-air as she is floating due to her status as a Ryujin.
Gabriel then kicked Peridot away and she was sent flying towards the ground. The other guild members saw this and knew that they needed to save her. Two of the guild members went to save her while the others charged towards Gabriel as he was already reaching out to Ark. Chains made of light could be seen getting created by Gabriel in an attempt to reach Ark but the other guild members destroyed them.
Ark could see his guild members fight valiantly but they are ultimately slain by Gabriel who is increasing in power by the second. Seeing that more flies are bothering him, Gabriel once again made chains of light as he attempted to trap Ark. Ark could see the chains coming towards him and is about to stop chanting when he suddenly heard a female voice.
"Do you need my help, brother?" A familiar female voice sounded as the trinket' wings suddenly opened up.
The chains made of light suddenly melted as a beautiful girl suddenly appeared before Ark. Ark suddenly felt elated as Lilith finally answered his call. He knew that she was resting most of the time as just moving around takes a toll on her body. Thankfully, Ark was able to call on Lilith as she would be able to deal with Gabriel.
Lilith appeared in a dress that is pure black while her platinum blonde hair made her beauty even more ethereal. Gabriel is stunned because he could see that Lilith had wings of an angel and a devil just like Ark. He thought that all of the Nephilim that are angel and devil hybrids were already dead, but he thought wrong.
"Another one! You shall be a great gift to my goddess." Gabriel stated as the Goddess of Light Luminaria would surely appreciate him more compared to Mikhail if he gives her two Nephilim. Lilith even called Ark brother which means that they are related by blood to the First Angelic Leader Samael.
"Disgusting." Lilith exclaimed as she suddenly created a sphere of darkness and launched it towards Gabriel.
Gabriel managed to defend against the darkness sphere but that was not the real attack. The darkness sphere suddenly sent him flying backwards as it released a powerful explosion. Gabriel managed to fix his posture back and balance himself but he realized that the little girl in front of him is not someone trivial.
"I was worried why brother called me but it seems you would have been captured if not for me here. I shall deal with him. You can deal with the other one as your friends are getting hurt." Lilith stated as she could see that Basil and Pana were getting played with by Pristina.
"Thanks a lot, sister. Make sure to pay him back as he killed my allies." Ark stated as he rushed towards his friends.