(Heartfelt thanks to 'You Bi Ji Yue', 'Invincible Origin', 'Wufeng Haotian', 'Yan Ai Ai', and 'Zhai Zhi Dongfang' for their donations!)
The rolling winds that had swept out of the vividly colored magic circle gradually began to subside, dispersing the dust and mist that had shrouded the entire space.
Noah waved a hand, brushing away the dust before him. One hand tightly gripping the Gorgon Stone, he raised his head and looked ahead.
There, a tall figure slowly emerged from the vividly colored magic circle.
It was a woman surrounded by an eerie, silent aura.
She had a tall, voluptuous figure and wore a black bodysuit resembling a one-piece skintight dress, exposing her shoulders and thighs. She also wore black shoulder-length gloves and thigh-high stockings.
While displaying an irresistibly alluring charm, she also gave off an inviolable, sacred air.
Most striking of all was her extraordinarily long purple hair, nearly as long as she was tall.
Furthermore, she wore a visor over her eyes, completely concealing them without leaving even the slightest gap.
Noah even wondered whether she could see her surroundings at all.
Yet, somehow, she showed no sign of impaired vision. With firm, decisive steps, she walked out of the magic circle and came before Noah.
In that instant, Noah clearly sensed that she seemed to be examining him.
Though her eyes were entirely covered by the visor, Noah could still feel her gaze. It was truly rather strange.
Was this a Heroic Spirit who had descended into this world in the form of a Servant?
At the same time, Noah felt a searing pain on the back of his left hand, drawing his gaze there.
There, at some unknown point, a mark had replaced the bruise-like holy stigmata and been branded onto the back of Noah's left