Seeing that Babayak still looked like he didn't quite understand after she finished explaining, Evelina simply used an analogy:
"Just think of Black Star as an egg right now."
The moment he heard that, Babayak understood.
"Oh—so that's how it is!"
Thinking about it carefully, Evelina's child neither cried nor fussed, and his body was wrapped in a layer of purplish-red crystal. He really did resemble an unhatched egg.
If there was any difference, it was that Black Star's eggshell was made of crystal, and a flexible umbilical cord protruded from it.
Seeing that Babayak had understood, most of Evelina's worries dissipated.
Once her nerves were no longer taut, the exhaustion of both body and mind crashed down upon her.
Not to mention that she had to devote most of her consciousness to negotiating with the Demon God that existed beyond the intangible void.
"I can't hold on anymore. I need to sleep for a while... I'll leave our safety to you..."
After uttering those final words, Evelina's eyelids closed, and her body completely slumped to the ground.
Dense demonic energy seeped from every pore in her skin, turning into layers of blackish-green "bandages" that wrapped around her body again and again.
In the end, she became an olive-shaped cocoon.
The Goblins looked at one another.
When they found no answers on the faces of their nearby companions, all eyes finally turned to Babayak.
"Chief, we..." Mite began, preparing to say something.
But the next second, Babayak nodded and took over in a solemn voice:
"Take Lady Evelina back to the settlement. Use every ounce of our strength to protect her!"
Mite's gaze swiftly hardened. After giving a slight nod, he ordered the surrounding Goblins:
"Did you all hear that?"
"Maintain formation! Rear to front, everyone retreat!"
"Yes!" The Goblins