No sooner had Black Earl finished speaking than everyone's gaze, which had already moved away from Angel, focused on him once more.
Even an Ancient One's subordinate could impersonate a Demon God. That meant the Ancient One's subordinate possessed strength at least on par with a Demon God. Yet Angel had not only met one of the Ancient One's subordinates, but had also obtained information about the Ancient One from them!
It was simply as fantastical as hearing, "A giant struck up a conversation with an ant by his foot. In the end, the giant left without crushing the ant."
Such a plot could only exist in a fairy tale.
And now, the fairy tale had truly stepped into reality.
The silent atmosphere continued to spread along with everyone's gazes fixed on Angel.
This time, Angel let everyone scrutinize him with their eyes, but refused to say another word. Since Angel did not take the initiative to speak, no one else could press him for answers. Even Black Earl found it awkward to ask, since this involved Angel's privacy and had nothing at all to do with today's subject.
After the stiff atmosphere had lasted for about half a minute, someone finally broke the silence.
"Why would the Ancient One's subordinate pretend to be a Demon God? Was it simply for that 'sacred relic' stolen by the 'thief'?" Kael asked.
"To develop a group of believers over an external object, and even go to such great lengths to secretly build a church beneath the City of Supernaturals?" Dox shook his head. "More importantly, could a thief really enter the Abyss and steal a sacred relic from the hands of an existence at the Demon God level? The more I hear, the more impossible it sounds."
"Then... why did He do