Hollow No. 0.
At this moment, Eous was leading several Proxies and a gray-haired examiner through an assessment.
Everything had gone smoothly in the early stages.
That was, until they entered a spatial rift and defeated various Ethereals.
The detector in Eous's hand began to sound.
Seeing this, the examiner hurriedly took it from Eous.
"Wait... one beep means an active reaction, two means a significant active reaction, three means intense, four..."
A clear look of panic appeared on the examiner's face. Belle, who was controlling Eous, asked in confusion.
"What happened?"
The next second.
Bang—
The monitor exploded.
"Impossible, th-this is..."
Restless noises and enormous roars began echoing around them.
Their breathing quickened as the examiner hurriedly led Eous into a stairwell leading underground to hide.
Suddenly, the sky was obscured by an enormous black shadow.
A colossal black-and-white Ethereal floated in the air.
Red patterns covered its entire body, while countless tentacles unfurled behind it.
Its upper body resembled that of a human woman, while its lower half was like an inverted flower bud.
A fiery red trail streamed from its tail, its oppressive presence and visual effects both cranked to the max.
Countless small insect-like Ethereals swarmed around it, beating their wings like hornets.
Just as the examiner and Belle poked their heads out to watch it fly into the distance.
An Ethereal had already flown in behind them, exposing the spike on its rear and preparing to deliver a thousand-year kill.
Fortunately, Hoshimi Miyabi flashed over. Just as the Ethereal was about to attack the two of them, she swiftly drew her blade.
Blue blade light flashed in rapid succession.
The Ethereal was sliced directly into hero fragments.
Before Belle and the examiner could recover from their shock.
Hoshimi Miyabi turned without the slightest hesitation.
Her