Cosmos, Beastfolk military camp platform.
Originally, there had been nothing here but the corpses of Beastfolk slain by the Starry Arrays. Other than the bloodstained ground and the bloody silence, there had been nothing else.
Yet at this moment, besides the corpses of the slain Beastfolk, there were also people lying unconscious everywhere.
Almost all of them lay sprawled across every corner of the platform. Some were Beastfolk, some were Goddesses; some were large, some small, some young, some old.
They had appeared here soundlessly, and at some point, there was finally some movement.
"I..."
The instant Shien opened his eyes, he discovered that he was lying in the very center of the platform, one of the many people who had fallen unconscious.
His head felt muddled, and he could not even process what had happened.
Or rather, he had never known what had happened in the first place.
"How did I get out of the gap?"
Looking at the familiar platform and the blood-soaked Beastfolk camp, Shien's mind buzzed, leaving him completely bewildered.
Only after a while did Shien notice something.
"My Holy Sword...!?"
His Holy Sword was gone.
But he quickly relaxed.
Because he could clearly sense the Holy Sword's presence.
At some point, the Holy Sword had entered his body. Just as he had seen in his sea of consciousness, it bathed in golden radiance, surrounded by a blue jewel bathed in blue light and a red jewel bathed in red light. It continuously gave off sacred fluctuations, allowing holy power to flow into his entire body.
"Thump—thump—thump—"
Pulses like these constantly came from the Holy Sword, perfectly matching Shien's heartbeat.
Under such circumstances, Shien's body seemed to be undergoing some sort of change.
It felt like evolution, yet also like being reborn.
The sensation made every