"..."
All of a sudden, the edge of the battlefield fell into an eerie silence.
The three separate factions had already formed their own formations.
The battle between two Eighth Stage powerhouses was right beside them, seemingly intensifying the tense atmosphere at every moment.
For a time,
not a single person in the sky or on the ground could be heard speaking.
Or rather—even if anyone was exchanging information, they were using techniques or coded signals, not daring to reveal the slightest trace of it.
Beneath the silent sky,
Bai Lin: Linsey, before the battle between Eighth Stage Awakened, you may have to face a chaotic melee among Seventh Stages first. Not that I'm saying anything, but this is a rare sight. You'd better be prepared. Bai Lin: Or do you have any way to escape? I'm still tasked with bringing Eris back to Starhorn City alive! Linsey: Don't ask that question a second time. Linsey: No matter what the Awakened over here stir up, my target has always been Heart's Edge Adrian. When focusing on one thing, I shouldn't casually change course.
Linsey and the little parrot communicated through the Friend Channel.
The air outside remained utterly still.
But at that moment, figures began to emerge from the surrounding land.
During the past few minutes, only the strongest Awakened had managed to reach the edge of the battlefield.
But as time passed,
ordinary people whose minds had been bewitched by divine techniques, as well as lower-stage Awakened, began appearing one after another.
All of them had the same goal: the deity at the center of the battlefield.
Some were devout to the extreme. Even while hurrying along, they would occasionally kneel and kowtow. Others merely glanced in this direction before becoming