'That's it, mortal... focus...!'
The voice of Evangeline echoed in Noah's mind as he began to float in the air... moonlight basking his ethereal figure...!
'Focus on channeling the spiritual energy and wrap them around your desired properties...!'
And Noah heeded her voice, turning his focus deeply... as he channeled the strange energy flowing within him throughout his whole ruined apartment—
Through everything his energy could reach...!
On the other hand—
"Kuh...! What in God's name...?!"
The head priest stepped back in extreme caution as he witnessed everything around him floating in mid-air...!
He quickly brandished his sword, preparing himself for whatever sorcery awaited as he frantically searched for his enemy—
"—!"
And he finally found the 'ghost' man himself... glaring straight into him with his deep red velvet eyes...!
"Damned heretic...!"
The grip on his sword tightened with his ever-increasing rage as he made a mad dash toward Noah—!
"Enough with your blasphemous trick—"
"'Never uttered lies,' you said?"
"—!?!"
But, with a simple wave of his hand... Noah sent a violent gust of psychic force outward—sending a barrage of shattered glass and debris flying straight toward the priest like bullets—!
The head priest twisted his body, narrowly evading the wave of deadly projectiles as they crashed into the walls behind him—!
However—
"Heh... what a load of bull!"
Noah's eyes glowed faintly before then—
A second wave was sent hurling toward the priest—!
Faster... and deadlier than before!
With gritted teeth, the priest quickly maneuvered through the telekinetic onslaught—
"—?! What the—!?"
"You think I'd just easily believe that crap?!"
—Noah had already sent the next wave of deadly objects from another direction—!
Without much choice, the priest raised his sword—!
Clash—!
Clank—!
Slash—!
He parried, blocked, and even slashed away at every flying object targeting him...!
"Ugh...! What are you implying, you damned evil worshiper...?!" The priest hissed under his breath as he frantically avoided a sharp shard of glass aiming for his neck! "That was the truth! I have never uttered lies—"
"Wrong!"
With another wave of his hand, Noah telekinetically hurled entire chunks of furniture straight at the priest with crushing force—!
"Guh...!"
The priest barely raised his sword in time, deflecting one before—
"—Gah!?!"
Another one slammed into him, throwing him back by sheer impact...!
"When you lunatics rudely barged into my apartment in the middle of the fucking night..." Noah started as he sent another wave of debris toward the priest, "...I remembered quite vividly—"
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"—we wish to offer our assistance in cleansing the spirit—"
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"How you fuckers said that you're here to 'cleanse' the ghost haunting this apartment!"
Another volley of debris was sent hurling, forcing the priest to continue frantically dodging amidst the chaos...!
"Guh...!"
"But all I've seen from you damn lunatics—!"
—The next volley was already incoming fast, the priest slashing wildly—trying desperately to cut away or deflect any of the flying debris—!
"—Were all of you fuckers trying to capture her!!!"
The debris that the priest had managed to deflect then quickly halted mid-air... before they were violently launched back at him—!
"Gah—!?!"
Those shards struck him with brutal force that almost knocked the breath out of him—!
But the priest only gritted his teeth, glaring back at the 'ghost' man controlling the relentless onslaught...!
"Guhh...! You damn heretics...!!!" he spat through the pain. "We have always intended to cleanse the evil spirit! But in order to do so, we must capture it and bring it back to our sanctum!"
"Like hell I'm gonna believe any of that crap!"
With a strong push, Noah resumed his onslaught—! Sending volley after volley of debris with the priest barely managing to defend himself against the barrage—!
"You fuckers not only trashed my apartment, but you especially also tried to fucking kill me!"
"Keh...! Silence yourself, you damned heretic!" the priest roared as he slashed away another flying piece of rubble. "You are obstructing our divine mission of vanquishing evil—! Thus you must be purged for your blasphemy—!"
"Shut it with your 'evil' bullshit as well!" Noah bellowed, eyes glowing red beneath the moonlight as his anger surged...! "Who the hell made you the judge of who's good or evil?! To hell with that!"
His emotions exploded, pouring out as spiritual energy that spread violently across the apartment—!
From the shattered wall, the crumbling floor, the splintered remains of furniture—all debris of the ruined apartment—!
"Uhhh..."
To even the fallen follower priests...!
The head priest's eyes widened in alarm... as he witnessed everything around him begin to float into the air... and the were all aimed straight toward him...!
"Your judgment ends here..."
Noah's voice echoed through the whole ruined apartment...
His scarlet eyes blazed with fury as he clenched his fists tightly...
Channeling all of his willpower into one violent swing of his hands—
"—Poltergeist Impact!!!"
All of the debris erupted forth like a raging storm, launched straight toward the priest—!
The telekinetic barrage roared across the room with incredible speed—!
The head priest, witnessing the incoming onslaught, quickly held out his hand—
"—DIVINE FORTRESS WARD!!!"
A blinding flash of light burst from his palm just as the wave of destruction met its target—!
CRASH—!!!
The entire apartment shook under the collision as dust and shattered fragments burst through the air...!
The deafening impact drowned out everything... until only the howling of pressure and breaking stone filled the room...!
And eventually, the dust finally settled and revealed...
A dome of light—!
A barrier made of divine spiritual energy—!
"Ngh... Ghhh..!!!"
The head priest gritted his teeth as he struggled to maintain the barrier... the golden dome flickered violently, bending and warping under the weight of the assault...!
Splintered furniture, shattered tiles, and even the limp yet twitching bodies of his fallen followers were pressed against the glowing barrier...!
"Whistle~ Not bad," Noah muttered with a faint smirk as he stepped closer, his hand still glowing—still maintaining the pressure. "Guess this is your ultimate defensive move, huh? Looks pretty sturdy and solid too. I'm impressed~."
"U-ugh...! D-Damned heretic...!!!" the priest spat with burning hatred, his arms trembling as he fought to keep the barrier from collapsing. "G-G-guhh...!!! E-enough with your petty defiance—!"
"Well, that just makes things easier for me."
"...What?"