Out of the corner of his eye, Diablo saw the black-haired woman completely motionless beside him. Dead, probably.
"Heh. Wasn't expecting this, eh?" Diablo felt like crying. "Angor… you b*stard…"
The covenant didn't work, which meant Angor wasn't intentionally trying to kill him. To Diablo, he was going to die for no reason at all.
He sensed a small hole around his forehead. He would be dead for real if he let his soul slip through it. He tried very hard to suppress his soul from escaping his body.
"Not yet… Not so fast…"
When he thought he could no longer make it, a glowing barrier suddenly emerged around him. The barrier cut off all energy surges and hazards. Diablo and the woman nearby fell from the wall as the sharp current assaulting their bodies was lifted.
"HA! Thank, thank heavens…" Diablo gasped as he breathed painfully. Not minding the stinky blood on the floor, he lay sprawling and tried to ease every part of his body.