But if Archbishop Valentine joined the fight—a specialist trained specifically to kill demon lords, whose power increased tenfold against demonic targets, who'd already killed seven of her kind…
She'd lose. Definitively. Quickly.
"I'm trying to end this!" she broadcast back. "But the Heroes are stalling! They're not trying to kill me—just delay me! I've killed fourteen Fallen Heroes but they keep repositioning, teleporting away from killing blows, healing each other!"
Through the network, she felt Valentine's presence beginning to move—walking across the battlefield toward where she fought.
But Valentine was Not rushing. Just walking calmly, like someone taking pleasant stroll.
Which somehow made it more terrifying.
"You have minutes before he reaches you," Loki warned. "If he arrives before you've killed or disabled the Heroes, you'll be fighting four Heroes AND Valentine simultaneously. You can't win that fight."
"I KNOW!"
