Because of Father Leisos's arrival.
The girl who had just stepped out of the bathroom hurriedly dropped to her knees in the most devout posture, hands clasped before her chest in prayer.
The eyeballs rotating within the grooves of her face also tried their best to remain fixed in their normal positions.
In comparison, the boxer-like man on the recliner appeared far more casual... He merely sat up slowly, turned his sack-covered head toward the priest, and offered an ordinary greeting.
"Z, Mero, this is your new teammate, Nicholas.
"The three of you will form a team and take part in the final selection."
The kneeling girl had not expected a new teammate to be found so quickly. Her two eyeballs spun at High-speed Rotation within her spiral-shaped head, trying to peer into Han Dong's bodily structure this way.
The information she gleaned was strange—the Newcomer chosen by the priest was an abyssal demon who had yet to touch the door, yet he contained a divinity that only an Ancestral Body could possess.
Mero tilted her head, her face full of confusion.
To ensure harmony within the team, the priest added,
"Nicholas killed a craftsman from a Saint-tier World in the church corridors. His strength will not be weak... Mero, I'll leave the specific arrangements to you.
"You three are the individuals I think most highly of, and the ones most likely to resonate with the miracle.
"I hope you perform well in the upcoming selection competition."
With that, darkness enveloped the priest, and he left the resting area.
The moment the priest left, the sack-headed man called Z immediately collapsed onto the bench and fell asleep, showing absolutely no interest in his new teammate.
Mero, whom the priest had appointed captain, had the exact opposite attitude. She was very