In the Old City District, Nana sat amid the rubble, covered head to toe in blood. After fighting through the night, she was already utterly exhausted.
Fortunately, the Abyssal Creatures had retreated, temporarily giving everyone a chance to catch their breath.
Still, Nana's expression was somewhat complicated as she let out a sigh.
Throughout the Old City District, crying could be heard everywhere. In a single night, at least a hundred thousand people had died there.
Nearly every household had lost someone.
A chilling suspicion even began to rise in Nana's heart.
She felt that the Abyssal Creatures could have completely overrun the Old City District in one assault, yet they had deliberately held back. The unseen conspiracy made her heart pound with dread.
Take the battle before dawn, for example. Every defender had exhausted their Soul Power, and even their Soul Tool supplies had been depleted. By the end, it had nearly become a close-quarters melee.
She herself had been injured in that melee.
Yet just when the defenders and the citizens of the Old City District were at their most exhausted, the Abyssal Army had retreated.
"Sister Nana."
In the distance, a group of people carrying all manner of injuries ran over. They were the Core Members of the Sun God Cult Mingdu Branch.
"How is the situation?" Nana asked in a low voice.
One of them stepped forward, his expression grim. "It's terrible. Several Old City Districts have suffered enormous losses, and the New City District is no better. An Imperial Soul Tool Master has already perished together with two Abyssal Creatures called Guardian Sky Bulls."
"But besides that, there's something involving our Sun God Cult," a girl interjected solemnly.
Nana frowned. "Something related to us? What happened?"
The girl said helplessly, "Some people prayed for Sun