At this moment, to Yelia, they were the source of the Secret Sea's destruction.
Yelia was about to strike and punish them for their crimes.
But just then, Kumiloni stepped in. "Wait..."
"There must... there must be something we haven't figured out yet."
"This can't be right."
Kumiloni shook her head, unwilling to believe it.
Yelia's expression was complicated, too. She didn't want to wait; she wanted to put an end to everything immediately.
But a hand came to rest on the back of hers.
"Big Sister Yelia, can't we uncover the truth before passing judgment?"
Seeing Kumiloni struggle in such agony made Lu Cang feel sorry for her.
Still, it seemed this was the truth.
Having learned something of the darker side of this world, Lu Cang had already formed some suspicions.
The Light Church, which colluded with the Nest, was probably no good.
And the other churches might not be up to anything good behind the scenes, either. Birds of a feather flock together, after all. Most likely, they were no better.
"There's an angel here, too."
Kumiloni looked toward the distant angel.
Even the angel had been affected by Lu Cang's mental influence and was currently dazed and confused.
Yelia looked toward the angel.
Her emotions also stirred with extreme complexity.
Part of the reason she had wanted to act so quickly was...
Yelia didn't want to learn the whole truth.
The angel and these people were all here. It gave rise to an extremely troubling suspicion in Yelia's heart.
But Lu Cang held her hand in place.
His hand was like a solid boulder. Though it seemed to rest lightly on the back of her fair hand, Yelia couldn't move it in the slightest.
Lu Cang's thoughts shifted slightly.
Whoosh—
The angel in the distance was