The moment Sadako bit into the Ghost Nun's portrait, everything changed.
A beam of light shot into the sky. Most of the resentment evaporated on the spot, and the blow sent Sadako's combined form crashing backward onto the ground.
The Flower of Saint Laurent bloomed in Tokyo. Countless petal-shaped flecks of light drifted down from the beam, each bearing the flower's pattern. When they landed on Shibuya's neon signs, even the cold lightboxes took on the soft glow of stained-glass windows.
But the next second, cracks appeared at the center of the beam.
Wisps of black smoke seeped into the light like ink dropped into clear water, spreading along the patterns on the petals.
Then a tall figure slowly descended through the light. At first glance, she truly had something of a nun's sanctity.
For a moment, Kotoko Higa genuinely thought this was Li Dan's backup plan—reinforcements he had summoned from Heaven.
Tamamo-no-Mae's lips parted slightly. No wonder that scheming man had been so confident. He really did have powerful connections.
As for Tengu, he curled into a ball the moment he sensed her aura.
Then the holy light slowly faded and revealed her true appearance. Everyone was stunned.
A plain white veil fell to her shoulders, and the hem of her habit curved softly. A cross even hung at her chest. But as she drew closer, a blue-black face and a demon's slit-pupiled eyes emerged beneath the veil.
At first glance, she looked like the Virgin Mary.
On second glance, what kind of demon wore a cross on her chest?
Valak landed without a sound. The Flower of Saint Laurent petals still floating in the air instantly lost their warmth, turned into black moths, and scattered in every direction.
Along the street that the light had illuminated, streetlamps suddenly