Chapter 1004: The Fallen Angel's Objective

"Whoosh—"

In the pitch-black sky, four figures flew by quietly. On the backs of these four figures, pitch-black wings were spread out, the color of which was even deeper than the night.

It was a group of one male and three females. The one flying at the very front, possessing the strongest aura and acting as the leader, was strikingly a girl with an extremely voluptuous figure. If Hyoudou Issei were to see this girl, a look of astonishment would inevitably appear on his face, because this girl was none other than his former first love, Amano Yuuma. No, perhaps she should be called the Fallen Angel Raynare now.

"Are you sure you haven't tracked the wrong target? Is Asia in this direction?" Raynare asked the people behind her.

"That's right, we have already tracked Asia's aura. However, Asia went out with Fried. Now Fried's aura has completely vanished; it is estimated that he was eliminated by someone, so we cannot afford to be careless!" said a man wrapped in a thick coat and wearing a bowler hat.

"Heh, what does that trash Fried count for? Even if the other party could eliminate Fried, could they possibly be our match? When the time comes, leave the others to us, and you, Lady Raynare, go do your own business!" said a little girl who looked like a thirteen or fourteen-year-old loli with a giggle.

"Found her, she's over there. Hmm, is that... a Devil?" Just at this moment, two figures appeared within the field of vision of the four.

Asia and Tachiro Shirone were walking on the deserted street. Because Tachiro Shirone had encountered some matters earlier, their return time was slightly delayed.

"Phew, Senior Akeno is truly a good person. Someone like her must be liked by many people!" Asia carried her schoolbag, a bright smile on her face.

Although for many students, school life can sometimes even be described as dull and uninteresting, for Asia, who was experiencing school life for the first time, such a life was interesting and wonderful.

Moreover, Asia actually got along quite well with Rias Gremory and the others; at least for now, no one in the entire Occult Research Club was ostracizing Asia. And Tachiro Shirone, who had been entrusted by Lingyun to take good care of Asia, was even more dutiful, protecting Asia firmly. Because of this matter, Hyoudou Issei had suffered no small amount of sanctions from Tachiro Shirone, causing him to reflexively retreat three feet whenever he saw Asia now.

"Careful, there are enemies!" Suddenly, Tachiro Shirone's pupils constricted, and she instantly protected Asia behind her.

In the sky in front of them, four pitch-black figures appeared, hovering in the air at some unknown moment.

"Fallen Angels?" Looking at these four figures, a hint of gravity could not help but emerge in Tachiro Shirone's eyes.

"A Devil's aura? I didn't expect her to have actually run over to the Devils' side. No wonder that trash Fried was eliminated!" The big man's gaze fell upon Tachiro Shirone.

Because she had been by the side of Rias Gremory and the others for a long time, Tachiro Shirone's body was also tainted with a thick Devil aura. Although she had not been reincarnated as a Devil, it was already enough for the Fallen Angels in front of her to imagine many things.

"There are actually four of them?" A hint of gravity could not help but emerge in Tachiro Shirone's eyes. "Asia, I will hold them off, you run quickly. As long as you find Lingyun and the others, you will be safe!"

"But, Shirone, you!" Asia looked at Tachiro Shirone with a face full of worry.

"No matter what, I still have the ability to protect myself!" Tachiro Shirone said.

"Leave this little one to us!" The Fallen Angels other than Raynare suddenly raised their hands.

Spears of light emerged from their hands, and were then thrown toward the direction of Asia and the other.

"Careful!" Tachiro Shirone's pupils constricted; she grabbed Asia with one hand and exerted force with both feet, leaping backward violently.

The spears of light bombarded the ground, instantly causing a violent explosion, and countless fragments of stone flew out. Because she had not been reincarnated as a Rook, Tachiro Shirone's body did not possess powerful defensive capabilities, and the stone fragments left several wounds on her body.

"Shirone!" Asia let out a cry of surprise, and then a bright green light suddenly appeared between her hands, and a pair of rings appeared in her hands.

Under the shroud of the light, the wounds on Tachiro Shirone's body healed rapidly, and finally disappeared completely.

"Is this the power of the Sacred Gear on Asia?" Tachiro Shirone narrowed her eyes. She somewhat understood why the Fallen Angels were targeting Asia's Sacred Gear; if such a Sacred Gear were used well, it would be a sharp weapon in battle.

"Heh, so what if she possesses the ability to heal? If I kill her in an instant, or tear her body to pieces, will your healing be fast enough?" One of the Fallen Angels revealed a cruel smile on his face.

"Damn it! Was I careless?" Tachiro Shirone discovered that Asia, behind her, was showing a hesitant expression on her face.

Although the four Fallen Angels in front of her were only Lower-tier Fallen Angels, with her current strength, it was not an easy matter to confront these four Fallen Angels simultaneously. Most importantly, the other party could completely have one or two people hold her back while the others went to deal with Asia. Even more importantly, the other party could fly, which was a disadvantage that was difficult for her to overcome.

Actually, in the current situation, if she left to seek reinforcements, these Fallen Angels might not necessarily chase her; after all, their target was only Asia alone. However, Tachiro Shirone's gaze soon became firm. She had promised Lingyun to take good care of Asia, so she could not break her word!

"Heh, want to resist to the end?"

The other Fallen Angels revealed cruel smiles on their faces, and then separated, pouncing toward the direction of Asia and the other. Spears of light condensed once again, and then attacked toward the direction of the two with a shrill whistling sound.

At this moment, the pendant that Asia had always worn on her chest suddenly released a dazzling light. A ring of light suddenly appeared around Asia and the other; the spears of light bombarded the ring of light, without even stirring up a ripple.

"This is?" Looking at the pendant on Asia's chest, a hint of confusion could not help but emerge on Tachiro Shirone's face.

"This was given to me by Lingyun, saying that it is my temporary guardian!" Asia picked up the pendant on her chest.

A long dragon roar suddenly sounded from the pendant, and then the two were astonished to see four rays of light of different colors gushing out from the pendant, condensing into four divine dragon phantoms in mid-air.

"Th-this is, what is this? Could it be, a dragon?" Looking at the divine dragon phantoms appearing in mid-air, Tachiro Shirone's pupils constricted violently. From these four phantoms, she felt a kind of suppressed aura.

One must know that in this world, dragons were extremely powerful creatures, but now four dragons had appeared in front of her all at once. Although they were only phantoms, this was simply too exaggerated.