Terrifying Indeed

Within the brilliant pillar of light.

That figure standing in midair wore the standard black military uniform of the Garratt Duchy.

Glittering medals of every color hung from his sash, a gilded saber rested at his waist, and gleaming knee-high military boots covered his feet. Behind him, his greatcloak snapped fiercely in the sea breeze.

Most importantly, the glorious Golden Cyan Divine Light behind his head, like a solar corona, unmistakably proclaimed his identity.

"Evan Garratt!"

"Sea Monster Mother" Ecto raised her head and stared in disbelief at that great figure descending from the heavens, murmuring a name under her breath.

At this moment, the sight felt dreamlike yet painfully glaring, making her cry out inwardly:

"He actually succeeded in advancing to the fifth tier so quickly? A demigod, or even a Truth Embodiment? Is this bastard the Child of the World or something? Why?!"

Virtually every big shot in the Material World knew all about the résumé and growth trajectory of the legendary Evan.

Yet Ecto simply could not understand how, starting from when he enlisted at fifteen, he had taken less than twenty years to obtain power that countless Extraordinary people could only dream of even after a lifetime.

He had even become capable of standing shoulder to shoulder with her.

A mere twenty years!

For gods, whose lives were theoretically infinite, twenty years were no different from taking a nap.

This evil god, who had always hated all land creatures, recalled the hardship she had endured in attaining demigodhood, as well as that old foe who shared a rather close relationship with him.

Creak, creak.

She ground her silver teeth until they creaked, and an uncontrollable surge of Jealousy and Hatred nearly burst from her chest.

"There are quite a few old friends here."

Unaware of what