There was no response from inside the gates.
Water God leaned forward and muttered, "Boss, did we scare this monster so badly it won't open up? Want me to blast the gates down with a water cannon?"
He had barely finished speaking.
The faces carved into the Bronze Giant Gates suddenly came alive. Hundreds upon hundreds opened their mouths at once and let out piercing shrieks.
Then, with a teeth-grating scrape, the two hundred-meter-tall gates slowly swung apart.
A cloud of Sin Karma so dense it was nearly liquid surged out.
When the haze cleared, everyone drew a sharp breath at the sight beyond the gates.
An immense plaza stretched beyond sight. Its floor was buried under a thick layer of mutilated divine bodies.
There were winged Birdmen, enormous beasts, and even several remains that still radiated the aura of Upper Gods.
Every last trace of Divinity had been drained from them, leaving only empty husks.
At the center of the plaza stood a dining table tens of thousands of meters long.
It was piled high with chunks of unidentifiable flesh.
A monster too bloated to stand lay across the table, frantically stuffing food into its mouth.
It had no skin. Its fat was exposed to the air and shook violently with every chew.
At the sound of the gates opening, the monster stopped eating and turned its head with difficulty. The enormous mouth that took up its entire face spread into an impossible grin.
Drool dripped from its chin onto the table, eating holes through it.
"You've finally come... you rule-tampering worm..."
Its voice was no longer the shrill roar of its projection. It was thick and oppressive, making it hard to breathe.
This was the Gluttony Sin God's true body.
The instant its gaze fell on the seven-person