On the snowy mountains, the shadow of the Tower of Babylon blotted out the sky, nearly shrouding all of Shangri-La. A blizzard dozens of degrees below zero swept through the Eerie Investigation Bureau's camp, carrying a chill cold enough to freeze everything. The bonfire that had just been lit solidified into a block of orange-red ice.
The moment the Tower of Babylon appeared, Li Yunyang had grabbed her trekking pole and rushed into the heart of the mountains. By the time she arrived, there was no trace left of either the monument or Lin Jue's body—only powdery debris formed from shattered ice crystals scattered across the ground.
Lin Chen lay on his back amid the snow, his chest hollowed out by a massive bloody hole. A pool of scarlet blood stained the snow beneath him red, taking on a vivid pale pink beneath the setting sun.
Only an existence on the level of a god could have done all this in an instant. But why would a god appear in this Godfall Land? And which god had come?
Chu Yining had once left behind a prophecy that Qi Si would return to reality after Si Qi's death, but a year and a half of peace had been enough to breed far too many possibilities. A baseless prophecy sounded more like alarmist intimidation than a solid deduction.
Besides, if it really was Him, why kill Lin Chen?
Li Yunyang couldn't understand it, but the fact that a god had descended was already before her. Those questions no longer mattered. She picked up her radio and called out, "All personnel, listen up! Cease all operations and retreat immediately!"
Static crackled by her ear, and Li Yunyang wasn't sure whether the message had gotten through. She stared at the open doors of the