Only after an unknown amount of time did everything finally settle and return to calm.
However, the vast forest that had once stood here had completely vanished, replaced by a devastated wasteland.
Because of Cang, the ground was covered in pits where entire layers of soil had been forcibly torn away and sucked up. Some were large, some small, and all were irregularly shaped. Then, when Cang was dismissed, huge amounts of shattered rock and gravel had rained down from the sky, subjecting the area to indiscriminate physical bombardment. Aside from the countless craters and ruins, piles of broken rocks of every size littered the land, making it resemble a chaotic stone forest.
Once the smoke and dust dispersed, Riezel descended from the sky and landed on the ground.
"Bang..."
Before him, a figure seemed to be dragged over by an invisible force before crashing heavily onto the ground.
Naturally, it was the final remaining Abyss Believer from the Dark Relief Society—the Scythe Woman whose life Riezel had spared.
"Ugh..."
The Scythe Woman lay before Riezel as though all her strength had been drained away. She looked terribly weak, her face frighteningly pale, as if she might breathe her last at any moment.
Her body twitched a few times, as though she wanted to struggle to her feet, but she failed.
Clearly, escaping Cang's gravitational pull had cost her dearly.
"My lord!"
Riezel silently watched the Abyss Believer from the Dark Relief Society. Before he could speak, a voice came from overhead.
Segelros's Saintess was seated atop a white Divine Dog, which carried her down through the air. Once she reached Riezel's side, she carefully jumped down, then jogged over to him as the Divine Dog transformed into a shadow and vanished.
"My lord, are you all right?"
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