Mirror's arrival eased the tension on the battlefield, if only for a moment.
"Bro, are you okay?"
Mirror came up to Dawn, her eyes filled with pure concern.
"I'm fine."
Dawn's voice softened.
"But it's too dangerous here. You shouldn't have come."
"A bunch of shadows had you all in this much trouble. If I hadn't come, you'd be dead."
Mirror spoke softly, but her reasoning left no room for argument.
The Water God grinned and laughed. "Exactly! Dawn, quit fussing. Your sister's a lot more useful than you!"
With the immediate crisis over, the six of them finally had a chance to catch their breath.
It lasted less than half a second.
"...Pointless... tricks..."
The God of Light still faced off against Qin Chuan. Brutality grew stronger on the god's half-rotten face.
Qin Chuan's [Concept Negation] had the god's Divine Authority locked down, leaving no chance to personally dispose of these ants.
But that didn't mean the god had no other means.
"...My... servants..."
"...Offer their... flesh and souls..."
"...To the great... light..."
A voice both vast and piercing echoed throughout the Void.
At the god's command, the doors of several of the grandest temples in the vast Divine Kingdom Cluster slowly opened.
This time, what emerged was not a horde of mindless Mutated Monsters.
Three figures stepped out instead. Each had a different form, but all radiated Twisted Divinity.
The one in front was a goddess.
She wore a magnificent platinum robe and held a cup that continually overflowed with silver liquid.
Her face should have been compassionate and holy. Instead, it bore an eerie smile that chilled the heart.
Her eyes, which should have brimmed with love, had become two black hollows dripping pus.
Wherever she passed, an invisible plague infected the Void, turning it a sickly