A scream came from the edge of the plaza.
The Vengeful Infant, Gao Ye, and Hong Zhou were startled. All three turned their heads in unison.
The sky over that area changed from chaos into an ink-green hue stained with copper rust. Then, a ghostly, translucent white light descended and condensed into a human figure.
The figure was over two meters tall.
It had a woman's outline.
Her features were exquisite, and her bearing was lofty and noble, as though she possessed a sacred quality untouched by any filth of the mortal world.
The moment she appeared.
The entire plaza seemed to be dyed with a layer of radiance.
It became warm and tranquil.
Brimming with vitality.
"Half-God!"
The three of them were not bewitched by the aura sweeping across the plaza.
They identified the other's status at once.
Then they frowned.
"Not a complete Half-God. It should have been summoned through some kind of Divine Descent ritual."
"The Longevity God Church doesn't have this Half-God."
"Where did she come from?"
The Vengeful Infant asked in puzzlement.
At the same time.
The terrifying giant wantonly scattering black flames across the plaza also stopped. It turned around and stared directly at the woman's distant figure. It seemed to have sensed some kind of threat as well.
The thick iron wires wrapped around its body suddenly tightened. The barbs driven deep into its flesh tore through skin and muscle.
Even more blood dripped down.
"She may have been summoned by that little bug," Gao Ye said solemnly. "He has something to do with certain secrets from the Nether Era Age. But he summoned a Half-God without us noticing. It seems Archbishop Posen, hiding in the shadows, helped him considerably."
"Hmph!"
The Vengeful Infant let out a cold laugh.
"Posen can barely protect