Angel's first glance at the fountain landed on the humanoid statue within it.
Statues built in the vast squares of residential districts always carried some meaning. Perhaps its identity could offer a few clues.
With that in mind, Angel came over to take a closer look.
When the woman in the statue was revealed in full, Angel fell into thought for a moment. Without question, it was a goddess statue, for the halo behind her head, symbolizing divinity, proclaimed her identity.
But what goddess was she? Which religion did she belong to? Why had Abyss City allowed a goddess statue to be built in the residential district back then?
Those questions instantly filled Angel's mind.
Yet as the cleaning continued, all those questions were cast aside. Because he saw the naked child on the right side of the scales.
In that instant, a chord in Angel's heart was struck, and his experiences in Abyss City of the Nightmare Realm surfaced in his mind.
He desperately wanted to know whether this child was that... child from back then.
Fortunately, the statue's head had merely fallen into the fountain and had not shattered.
When the child's head was put back in place, the doubts in Angel's heart finally received an answer.
The same!
It was exactly the same face as the Pissing Child Statue at the entrance to the Stairway of the Hanging Prison!
"Did you spot anything strange?" Wai moved closer to Kael and asked. He knew Kael loved exploring ruins of all kinds, so perhaps he would know something.
Kael pondered for a moment. "If there's anything strange, it's what this statue once held in her left hand, and the child on the scales in her right hand."
"Judging from the grip of her left hand, it looks like