Isaiah suddenly raised his head and looked toward the distant prison, his eyes slowly narrowing.
"Teacher?" Mina noticed the change in Isaiah's expression. "What's wrong? Is there something over there?"
"I sense a dangerous presence," Isaiah said. "Beneath the prison."
Mina's heart instantly leaped into her throat. "Could it be..."
"It should be It," Isaiah said softly. "Einhejar."
The Star Ring Devourer—the giant serpent Einhejar—was also the Star Relic God's most powerful servant.
As Star Relic people, they had all grown up hearing that name. They also knew It resided in the deepest reaches of Abyss Prison, coiled around the doors of the Final Gate as the prison's final gatekeeper.
Mina had not expected Isaiah to sense Its presence before they had even entered the prison.
"Is It coming out?" Mina asked, her face full of tension.
"Not yet. It probably only noticed the commotion outside," Isaiah said, shaking his head. "Besides, It will not leave the Final Gate. No matter what happens outside, It will remain there, because that was the task our Lord gave It."
Learning that Einhejar would not suddenly burst out and give them a surprise, Mina immediately breathed a sigh of relief. Yet when she thought of how they would eventually have to face Einhejar, that breath caught in her throat again.
"How do you plan to deal with It?" Mina could not help asking.
She knew her teacher was unquestionably the strongest person beneath the Gods.
But Einhejar was the Star Relic God's most powerful servant, a true Demigod.
Mina did not dare say who was stronger, the strongest beneath the Gods or the legendary Demigod.
Isaiah did not answer Mina's question directly. Instead, he said slowly, "That is not something we need to consider now. Before that, I should properly greet an old