"Current Rift Sealing Rite repair progress: 9/9" "Enter the 'Facing the Devil God' phase?" "Yes/No" "Rift Sealing Rite repair countdown: 00:05:22" "Rift Sealing Rite repair countdown: 00:05:21"
Just as the countdown dropped to five minutes remaining, Gabriel completed the final black marker challenge.
Angel hesitated almost not at all before heading straight for the glowing gate.
He was about to enter the "Facing the Devil God" phase.
But at that moment, Nomephins emerged from the golden Sea of Flowing Flax, taking the form of a sphinx and blocking the gate...
"You..." Angel frowned deeply. "Are you trying to stop me?"
Nomephins had always played the role of assisting Angel, appearing to stand on their side, yet Angel had never known its true purpose.
Could Nomephins actually be on the side of the Devil God's divine consciousness?
It claimed it wanted to seal the Devil God's divine consciousness, but was it actually trying to save Him?
Yet Angel felt that something was off. Extrasensory Perception had clearly confirmed before that Nomephins had not lied about its stance...
As thoughts raced through Angel's mind, Nomephins spoke.
"I am not trying to stop you. I have no choice but to do this; it is a prerequisite for my rebirth."
"A prerequisite... for rebirth?" Angel narrowed his eyes. "What do you mean?"
"This takes a long explanation. I would have to start with the information I received in my mind when I was reborn in the Echo Library..." Nomephins had barely begun when it saw Angel's displeased expression. It immediately "coughed" and changed tack. "However, there are only five minutes left on the countdown, so I cannot explain in detail. I will make a long story short."
Nomephins sensibly went straight to the