Unlike him, Lucifer still needed to touch the object directly to have his decay take effect, at least for now.
While the APF Variants were flustered at the sudden destruction of their maze, something flashed past them, akin to a human figure.
But it was too fast. And when they tried to take up defensive positions, the APF group noticed that their hands had vanished at some point in time.
They were incapacitated. And seeing their defenseless states, a passing Uprising Warlock tossed molten metal at them, melting their bodies.
Another pair of APF's strongest Warlocks was killed right when it seemed like they could hold on while having an advantage.
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In a different part of the city, a gust of wind sent a house flying far away.
The house crashed into another battlefield, causing the team of people from the opposing sides to dodge it in a hurry. Intense sounds rumbled from the crash as a couple more houses took off to the air.
A little spoiler. The FL will be revealed not long after this takeover arc