The ones who had come to Osiris Temple were none other than Tesla's team.
They were accompanied by a group of Brute Force Priests specifically responsible for suppression—each at least three times the size of an ordinary person, with outrageously developed musculature across their exposed upper bodies. Their arms were wrapped in Thorns, which used pain to restrain their ever-growing muscles.
The Thorns converged around their palms, forming iron gloves that gathered energy... allowing their strength to be concentrated more efficiently in their hands.
Each of them was also equipped with an exaggerated weapon as long as their body.
For example, spiked war hammers, heavy serrated cleavers, double-bladed axes studded with skulls, and cutters made by assembling countless blades onto chain mechanisms.
Only slaves who received an A- rating or above in the "muscle strength test" qualified to be chosen as Brute Force Priests and receive the strength-type Black Water specially supplied by the Black Gold Pyramid.
Such a Brute Force unit could swiftly suppress rebels in a given area within a short time.
This time, they had only one target for suppression—Nicholas.
Just as the group stepped into Osiris's Death Branch Temple, preparing to suppress Han Dong and the others who had just completed their assessment,
a dense aura of fear wafted out from within.
The fear was astonishingly dense. It had even condensed into liquid between the floor tiles and walls, transforming into black arms that clung to the legs and feet of those entering, transmitting fear into them.
It immediately made Tesla and the others recall the fearful assault they had encountered during the Ascension Competition, causing their bodies to tremble.
Even the Brute Force Priests slowed their pace.
"What's going on?"
By the time they reached the deepest level of the temple, the area had already