"Tiamat, the Demonic Woman, Beast II."
Over the comms, Roman's voice came through. From his voice alone, everyone could tell that he was in an extremely tense state.
"Doctor, can you detect it? That thing." A bead of cold sweat hung on Fujimaru Ritsuka's cheek. Merely looking at Tiamat made her heart pound with fear.
Though Tiamat was the mother of this land of Mesopotamia, she was a very beautiful woman.
She simply stood there, atop the sea formed from black mud, with both her hands and feet bound. Her face was pure and beautiful, her pupils shaped like stars. Judging from her open mouth, her teeth were sharp, like those of some beast.
Of course, the most eye-catching thing was the pair of enormous horns growing from her pale blue hair.
It was precisely those huge, beautiful, yet bizarre beast horns that utterly shattered Tiamat's innocent aura, making her seem like a true [Demonic Woman].
Lawrence's gaze was fixed on Tiamat's enormous, ram-like horns, her expression grave.
As far as she knew, every Beast possessed "horns," as though they were some necessary trait.
"...Her magical energy is connected to the black mud. It'll be difficult to get a complete reading."
Roman swallowed and sighed before replying to Fujimaru Ritsuka.
"Mm, I understand." Fujimaru Ritsuka pressed her lips together and nodded. Then she took a deep breath, forcing down her unease before looking up at Ishtar.
"Miss Ishtar, I'm counting on you."
Fujimaru Ritsuka nodded.
"Mm." Ishtar did not hesitate much. This had been the plan from the beginning. "You all should fall back first. You're still too close here—it might affect my performance."
She gritted her teeth, her gaze toward Tiamat hardening. "No matter what... we have to do something."
"I understand." Fujimaru Ritsuka patted Zi Juan on the