Sosuke stood atop the high stone platform in the palace, his eyes sweeping over the surroundings.
Only from this height could he spot the clues.
He saw that the dozens of towering stone pillars in the palace were covered in carvings of countless fearsome monsters.
Among them were even the enormous Gillians that had appeared on this land before, trying to devour Aizen!
They were at the very bottom of the pillars, their bodies immense!
Yet in the carvings, they knelt obediently at the bottom, like loyal hounds.
Above them, arranged like the steps of a pyramid, the fearsome creatures grew smaller in size but more and more imposing.
And there was more!
Just looking at the statues of the humanlike creatures at the very top sent a chill through Sosuke, making his back turn cold.
His gaze was grave, his expression wary!
Yet inside, he was utterly shocked!
He knew full well that this feeling came from his instincts as a human being!
A few statues alone had made his subconscious sense an enormous threat to his life. If these monsters were truly alive, how terrifying would they be?
Only after examining all the monsters carved on the dozens of pillars did Sosuke finally pull away his grave gaze. A light sheen of cold sweat had already appeared on his forehead.
Aizen watched Sosuke with a smile in his eyes, the corners of his mouth slightly raised. He seemed quite pleased with his reaction.
Sosuke took a moment to steady himself, then looked at Aizen, who sat on a stone chair with a faint smile, and asked in a solemn voice,
"What exactly are those monsters on the pillars...? You must know more about them...!"
"Were those creatures you called Gillians earlier merely the lowest-ranked monsters?!"
Aizen slowly shook