Rumble!!
Thunder rolled.
On this black night, the clouds in the sky piled up layer upon layer, like ink bleeding outward.
White light kept winding through the clouds, and amid the peals of thunder, electric serpents flashed through the air.
Crackle!
"Good God, what is that?!"
Old Jack, red-nosed and carrying a bottle, had just come out of the tavern when he saw the sight in the distance. A massive pillar, like something from an epic, seemed to connect heaven and earth, dazzling under the glare of lightning.
Then he felt his ankle tighten, and his body abruptly sank.
"Oh, no—!!"
With a miserable scream, Old Jack suddenly vanished into the shadow on the ground.
The same thing was happening in every corner of the town. No matter what anyone was doing at that moment, the Shadowkhan Ninjas treated everyone equally without the slightest courtesy and carried them all away.
The golden light atop the pillar grew stronger and stronger, and illusions began to appear before the eyes of the crowd present.
Some saw power, status, wealth, and women. Some saw a beloved hammer and a younger brother. Some even saw the hope of eternal life.
At the very top of that huge bronze pillar, there seemed to be something capable of making people's wishes come true.
It was calling out, quietly crying beside everyone's ears, inside their minds, and within their hearts.
[As long as you can reach the top of the bronze pillar, you can obtain what you desire and fulfill your wish~]
Everyone saw what they wanted. At this moment, the same thought rose in all their hearts: go to the top of the pillar and take a look!
Rumble!!
The ground shook violently. First, a beam of white light shone down from the sky onto the