In the New Light Sect palace atop the mountain, Samaruga, the warden, was enjoying the radiance bathing over him.
He looked to be in his thirties, a mixed-blood of Chi Luojia Duo and Federal People. He had a head of thick, curly black hair, slightly large nostrils, a powerful build, bronze sheen to his skin, and eyes filled with authority and aggression.
He wore a close-fitting white robe, with a golden sash hanging down at both sides of his waist. The symbol of the New Light Sect's radiance was emblazoned across his chest.
As the warden, he was qualified to enjoy the essence of light from the ring. He did not care whether he could witness the Light of Truth. He only knew that it could stimulate the growth of his Mutated Tissue.
As for the sect's doctrines, truths, knowledge, and the like, as long as the benefits kept coming, he could believe in them forever.
Other than during the annual sacrifices, most of the power within the light during Monthly Sacrifices like this was absorbed by him, with only a small portion going to the ordinary believers. This was also why he was willing to leave Central City, avoid the Convergence Zone, and remain here.
As he absorbed the light with complete focus, he suddenly sensed something spiritually. His brow furrowed. A powerful sense of danger had reached him, and even the spot between his brows began to ache faintly.
"Have they come?"
He looked below. He had received word earlier that the Chen-surnamed Fighter from the Da Shun Delegation, the one who required attention, along with the remaining members of the International Investigation Group, had boarded a train bound for the Sanoe Continent and applied for travel permits to come here.
They were clearly coming for them, and