"Consumption."
"Scum."
An icy plain.
Chi Ao led numerous Crimson Family Plague Exterminators as they faced the beggar's phantom before them.
A mocking smile appeared on her face. "A Pestilence that was frightened into retreat by Ultimate Bliss, fleeing everywhere and unable even to become the overlord of the Dark Continent—how dare you stand in the way of our Medical Department?"
"You're all nothing more than Kindly Father's appendages..."
Chi Ao raised her head.
"In this world, there is only one greatest disease: Kindly Father."
"And you are merely its accessories, complications at most."
Her voice carried through the howling wind and snow.
[Consumption] turned around.
The phantom gradually solidified, revealing its true form.
No, it was not exactly its true form.
It was a humanoid figure completely covered by a cloak—at least, normal humans did not have four arms.
At the same time, beneath the cloak, its frontal chest cavity was completely exposed. Its rotten lungs had turned outward, their surfaces covered in honeycomb-like holes that continuously oozed pus, blood, and grayish-white mucus.
Countless squirming Mycelium could be seen inside the cavities, contracting and expanding with each breath as they emitted wet, gurgling sounds.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough! Well said!"
"How could weak ants like us possibly stand shoulder to shoulder with the great Father?"
"An Outer God beyond the stars, a soul above all else..."
Consumption's voice was utterly intoxicated. "How about this, young lady from the Medical Department?"
Consumption mimicked a human tone, while its Disease Domain filled with vast quantities of [Fungal Aerosols].
"Give that [Title-Class] combatant to us, and we... will make you and your family [Masters of the Holy Land]."
Consumption extended all four arms, looking as though it were making a pilgrimage.
Obvious killing intent flashed through Chi Ao's eyes.
This was