It was less like piercing them than devouring them.
The Sin Thorns kept burning like dry firewood, turning into black smoke.
The Pearl Clam sucked the black smoke inside like a water pump. This suction only fueled the flames further... As for the giant formed from the Sin Thorns, it gradually twisted within the vortex of suction.
Yet after absorbing a certain amount, the Pearl Clam suddenly spat out water.
The water fell to the ground, but it did not spread in all directions and flood the towns. Instead, like a cannonball, it shot straight into the depths of the earth in the form of a water column!
And like insects scalded by boiling water, countless Sin Thorns quickly scrambled out of it, baring their claws and fangs.
The moment they crawled out, Iver captured them with the authority of the Sin Beast and dragged them onto the Sin Thorn giant. The water on their bodies was then baked dry, and they joined the flames.
The information was decompressed within the fire, turning into foul yellow-black smoke.
And just then.
"—Are you really going to do this, Iver?"
Suddenly, a voice that was somewhat familiar yet somewhat strange rang out from the void.
It was definitely not an illusion.
Even Lily could not help widening her eyes.
This was a miracle only she could witness and understand—
As the black smoke gathered, a human figure as ethereal and shapeless as mist gradually took form.
It was a certain kind of information released when Iver burned the Sin Thorns with the Primordial Fire.
But this information did not belong to the Abyss Angel...
"...Sigh."
A sigh came from within the smoke.
As the flames continued burning, the human figure grew clearer.
"'Saving the world is by no means easy. One must