Thatched cottage, setting sun, crows
The clown lay in the clearing before the door. Dozens of crows gnawed at the flesh on his body. By the time the sun sank beyond the hills, only his mocking face remained, while his body had become a skeleton.
"Caw! Caw!"
All the crows flew onto the branches, forming the shape of the Judge as they looked down at the clown, who had only a head left yet still grinned at them.
"What? Done playing?" the clown asked.
"This farce is about over. Your Zero Realm faction is somewhat stronger than I imagined. This battle ends with the death of an apostle and the sealing of Onizuka. I'll come play with you properly next time." As the Judge spoke, he used the brush in his hand to draw a door before him, opening a passage to the outside world. This place was merely an illusion created by the clown.
"You killed an apostle? Speaking of which, your current situation is quite dangerous. Who knows whether there'll even be another chance for us to meet?"
There was clearly a deeper meaning behind the clown's words, but the Judge did not take them too seriously. He pushed open the door and left.
At another main battlefield, no one dared to interfere in the battle between Yuan Zhi and Gu Chen.
Beneath Gu Chen's blood-soaked long hair, cracks had appeared in the skin of both arms. The scarlet flesh within gleamed with a demonic light. The original Sealed Land had long since been flattened by their battle, and their current battleground was a forest filled with blood.
"This man has actually grown stronger since last time. He truly deserves to be one of the strongest figures in the early Zero Realm." During this period of fighting