Another forty-five years passed. Cocoon's existence was made public, and at the same time, she came under siege.
Aircraft, artillery arrays, and all manner of heavy siege weaponry were brought out, along with powerful ability users. Among them were quite a few terrifying figures who had reached the ninth rank, capable of moving at the speed of sound and even effortlessly slaughtering an entire city.
The mortals made a foolish decision. If they continued stripping away the gods' thoughts and trampling upon their doctrines, Cocoon would soon die and dissipate where she stood.
Yet they actually chose to go to war head-on.
To directly challenge a terrifying being that their own civilization had accumulated over thousands of years.
One had to know that Cocoon was eighth rank. If she erupted with all her strength, she could shake mountain ranges and raze cities from the earth.
Not slaughter a city—raze it. Turn the entire city into flat ground. Those were not even on the same level.
Challenging such a powerful spirit of the age was extremely unwise. It might even turn every advantage they had into nothing.
However...
Cocoon did not strike back.
She endured every attack without making any response.
Just as had been said from the very beginning.
"Cocoon," the strongest anomaly ever recorded, called herself "Cocoon" and possessed extraordinary kindness toward humanity. Even when attacked, abused, or harshly reproached, she would accept it all unconditionally, like a mother.
The bombardment lasted three days and two nights.
Of course, in a world without the distinction of day and night, that was not how they measured time. That was Li Qi's calculation.
In short, after three days and two nights, Cocoon was on the verge of death.
At that moment, Li Qi suddenly stepped out from the shadows.
The world