Inquiry

"Fourth Face" remained silent. Though it did not answer directly, Colin guessed he was more or less right.

[You realize that once that item is bestowed, it will draw the attention of all Miracle Life forms centered around "Suffering," and the true battle will begin immediately.]

[Some external entities will also seize the opportunity to make their move. At that moment, beneath the orange-yellow light will become your only battlefield.]

Colin glanced over it a few times and roughly confirmed that "Fourth Face" had not lied. If they obtained the item, the final battle would almost immediately begin.

They truly had not made the necessary preparations.

And the second passage confirmed that once the two sides truly went to war, other things would also come looking to grab a share.

Colin was not sure whether the Fallen Race scattered outside would cause trouble, but he knew that certain Outer Gods or Old Gods would definitely come after both him and the Survivor.

Because the "System" was deeply bound to them.

And Colin could not possibly allow the "System" to split itself apart in order to protect itself.

With the "System," they might still have some hope. Without it, not only would the "System" be finished, but they too would be finished once the Countdown arrived.

In a sense, they had now become an alternative kind of community bound by fate.

"After the battle with the Suffering Church ends, the Countdown should be over."

Colin rubbed the corner of his eyes. It seemed that they had to begin preparing for the final battle now.

The battle against the Suffering Church would, barring any surprises, enter its most intense phase in an instant.

Because Colin knew that both he and those remnants of Suffering would do everything possible