Watching the dead rise again, Daly felt her entire body stiffen, leaving her barely able to move.
Oppression, terror, and the unquestionable dominance of a higher-ranking Beyonder of the Death Pathway over a lower-ranking one left her unable to even think of resisting. The fact that she had not fallen to her knees in submission already proved her considerable mental fortitude!
This pressure... at least a Sequence 4 demigod...
The thought crossed Daly's mind as she watched the figure emerge fully from the grave.
He was a tall old man with deathly pale, bluish skin and hollow eyes, looking for all the world like a corpse. A pair of enormous wings grew from his back, their white feathers stained with pale yellow grease, making them look filthy and eerie.
Thud, thud, thud...
The old man walked forward step by step, his movements stiff, awkward, and wooden, like those of a corpse.
Is he one of the Numinous Episcopate's higher-ups... why would he be here...?
Fear welled up inside Daly, but she could not flee. All she could do was watch him leave the grave and step onto the road.
Bang!
He stepped on the cowering, translucent mass, bursting it outright. The Bronze Gate swiftly closed immediately afterward, withdrawing from the real world.
"..." The old man turned stiffly, his gaze meeting Daly's.
Fortunately, he did not seem interested in her. He simply began walking down the road. As he moved farther away, the aura of death surrounding him weakened, his skin regained its color, and his steps grew more nimble, as though he had truly returned from the dead.
During this process, the grease-stained white wings slowly retracted into his body as well.
Daly remained motionless until the old man disappeared at the far end of the cemetery. Only then