At this moment, the clouds and mist shrouding the island had completely dispersed, revealing a brilliant starry sky and three bright moons.
The unceasing earthquakes finally stopped as well. Only the monsters endlessly fighting the Outsiders still charged savagely at these ordinary living people.
Across the island's surface—in the town cemetery, the woods, the town itself, the docks, and the hills—one small red tree after another suddenly exploded. Blood Mist drifted outward, causing more and more red vegetation to spread across the island's surface.
Blood trees continued to grow in every corner of the island, staining the grass and flowers red. Even the underwater plants beneath the lake's churning surface, stirred by the fierce battle, had all turned red. This process could not be stopped. Even the Ring Arcanists aboard the hundreds of ships that had just entered these waters noticed a layer of red fungal carpet appearing across their decks.
At the top of the giant tree's crown, bright red light surrounded Edwardz. The light grew brighter and brighter, while the starlight and moonlight became increasingly dim.
Not everyone had been looking up at the treetop again, but when they realized that it seemed as though all the light in the world was fading, they raised their heads and saw that the glowing mass atop the crown had become the only light upon this land.
The world darkened, leaving only that light, as though it had become the sole eternal radiance shining upon this land.
Several Thirteenth Ring Warlocks flew from the ground toward the giant tree, only to discover that they could not reach that place no matter what they did. Darkness was devouring everything. Those places not illuminated by the massive red light seemed to have fallen into eternal silence.
Suddenly, scattered points of light appeared. The