Suddenly, one of the two accompanying maids raised her hand and pointed toward the exit at the other end of the hall.
An overwhelming sense of foreboding instantly welled up within Dark, and his gaze snapped in that direction.
Sure enough, standing at the exit was a lean figure that had not been there before.
Only when his gaze fell upon that figure did he seem to suddenly become aware of it, sensing an indescribably bizarre divinity.
Bizarre, yet powerful.
And unlike the divinity of those ice statues, which was merely superficial, this was clearly the divinity of a "true god."
"The newcomer is a god!"
Dark suddenly realized.
And the first thought that sprang into his mind was to kill this unknown "god" on the spot!
For someone who had never been particularly bloodthirsty, this was an extremely strange reaction. Yet it seemed to arise entirely from instinct, as though allowing that "god" to exist for even one more second would pose an enormous threat to himself.
He almost thought he had placed himself in the Demon God of the "Abyss"'s position.
Only when the word "position" surfaced in his mind did he suddenly realize that god's purpose—and why he had immediately wanted to kill it.
This truly was instinct, but not the instinct of the Demon God of the "Abyss." It was a creature's instinct for "survival"!
—If I don't kill it, I'll die!
"Demon God Abyss Walker, Omen of Sin!"
The instant the thought turned, Dark had already issued the command.
[Demon God Abyss Walker] moved faster than his thoughts. It had already reached the "god," and the [Godslaying Sword] in its hand was already halfway through its swing.
But a Magic Guidance Master's command was compulsory.
[Demon God Abyss Walker] abruptly halted its sword swing and