"It probably wasn't her..."
After pondering for a few seconds, Elysia dismissed her earlier thought. That figure probably had not been the female Pope.
Then who could it have been?
She surveyed the surroundings but sensed no one besides the three of them. Not just people—there were no other living creatures at all.
But it could not have been a trick of her eyes...
They could not have run into a ghost, could they?
Could it have been Cain? But Cain had been dead for over ten thousand years. Although this place was called Cain's altar, the Holy Annihilation was not a ritual to resurrect him.
Surely Cain would not actually revive along with the activation of the Holy Annihilation ritual?
She was probably overthinking it.
This was where the Holy Annihilation ritual was activated—the origin point that twisted this world's rules, the place where falsehood and reality connected. Strange and miraculous phenomena here did not seem all that surprising.
Meanwhile, Vil-V had remained silent ever since entering. Her attention had been completely captured by the symbols and patterns covering the altar.
She examined those symbols and patterns with growing fascination. At last, she seemed to have discovered something, and delight filled her face.
"Incredible! This is absolutely incredible! So this is how such a design and set of rules work? The person who created this altar—this Holy Annihilation System—was definitely a genius among geniuses! Now this is interesting!"
Vil-V could not help cheering. It was as though she had witnessed a heaven-defying concept. What kind of genius could have come up with such an idea?
He had actually discovered the truth behind the world's rules and found a way to use it...
"Vil-V, did you find something?"
Hearing Vil-V's exclamation, Elysia hurried to her side and asked curiously.
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