The forest breeze swept past, and the leaves rustled. In the rocky area within the forest, Su Xiao rested one hand on the hilt of the blade at his waist.
Seeing this, the Armor Man across from him let out a cold snort.
"Weaklings of Paradise, everything is ordained by heaven's will. Strength... is innate."
The Armor Man crushed the black lump of flesh in his hand. Black blood splattered everywhere, and slippery, slender tentacles drilled out from the gaps in his armor, wrapping around it.
Countless black tentacles surged forth and coiled around him. In an instant, the Armor Man became an ugly monster over three meters tall. It retained a humanoid shape, but a huge one-eyed organ grew from its chest. Its pupil was made of worms, which writhed with their plump bodies as if trying to crawl out from within the giant eye.
"This is... an ancient god!?"
Baha sounded both surprised and excited.
"No. He was merely born with his body being eroded by an ancient god's power. He has no divine source."
Su Xiao drew the long blade at his waist and signaled for A'Mu to guard the rear, Baja to guard the left, and Baha to scout from above. Bubu Wang would adapt to the situation.
Just as the black monster—Alek—thought he was about to be surrounded, the enemy's summons all scattered instead, leaving Alek somewhat confused.
Alek came from Fallen Star, a world ruled by ancient gods. There, the gods were supreme, and mortals did not even possess the qualifications to spy on them. Those who spied on the gods would have their bodies transformed and their souls twisted, while their minds would inevitably descend into madness.
As for Alek, he had always been proud of being someone who could face and converse