Yelia's impulsive attack was something Lu Cang could understand.
From his perspective, he knew what would happen next.
But from Yelia's perspective, she had no idea that eighth-tier monsters existed, nor that there were even more powerful angels.
All she had seen was a ritual here that might awaken the Lord of the Ocean.
She wanted to stop it.
But she hadn't expected...
What she'd seen was only a tiny corner of the whole picture.
It was like discovering that someone in a small village wanted to awaken an evil monster and deciding to do everything in your power to stop them.
But after taking action,
you discovered it wasn't just a small village.
The whole country, the entire world—everyone was doing the same thing. With only her own meager strength, it was impossible to sway such a massive undertaking.
Only then did she realize that she was nothing but an insignificant, inconsequential weed in this grand scheme, neither here nor there.
"Lu Cang."
"Did you already foresee all this?"
Kumiloni asked uneasily.
Lu Cang shook his head slightly. "No. I only just found out myself..."
"But at least now, it seems what's happening in the Secret Sea is far more complicated than we thought."
"It might even have something to do with the gods."
Lu Cang paused, then asked, "Kumiloni, if you discovered that Sophia wasn't what you thought..."
"What would you do?"
Faith was an extremely complicated matter in this world.
It wasn't merely a spiritual pillar. It was also a source of strength.
If someone's faith crumbled,
the consequences wouldn't be limited to their state of mind...
The most immediate effect would be losing the church's support and various blessings of power, directly costing them part of their combat strength.
On top of that, beliefs shaped one's