Kasuya halted. Seeing this message from an old friend, he froze.
"Purple Time told me some things about Holy Light. He might be interested in your situation. But Holy Light's nature is no better than the Celestial Tower's. You need to think this through and prepare yourself mentally." —Red Whale.
"Me..." —Sword Net.
Kasuya's throat felt unbearably dry.
"Think it over carefully. Although Holy Light may also bring disaster, the Celestial Tower's disaster is imminent, while Holy Light's troubles will only erupt later. So..." —Red Whale.
"...I understand." —Sword Net.
Kasuya gave a bitter smile. Yes, at this point, did he still have the right to choose?
Whether the power behind Holy Light was another Celestial Tower or not, it could at least preserve what was before him for now.
Wasn't that enough?
He fell silent for a moment, then closed the private chat window.
Then, his thoughts settled on the avatar labeled "Holy Light Shines Upon You" in Rainbow Light's contacts list.
Whoosh.
Suddenly, in the distant sky, a slender blood-red meteor burst through the thick white clouds from afar and came screaming down toward the land in the distance.
Kasuya watched that meteor. He knew it was an apostle monster breaking through the atmosphere.
That incomparably evil red meteor trailed a long plume of fire. Though its light was not particularly dazzling, it still stabbed painfully at his eyes.
Gritting his teeth, he finally hardened his heart and opened a private chat with Holy Light, carefully considering his wording.
"Long time no see. You haven't been talking in Rainbow Light lately. Have you been busy? Want to come over to my side for a little trip?"
Based on what he, Red Whale, and the others had deduced...
They absolutely could not let Holy Light know the coordinates of