Flames roiled, and heat waves swept the air clear.
The appearance of the Mist Giant instantly drew the attention of the battle in the sky.
The War God's killing intent was so intense that Qin Ran could clearly sense it even without the field of vision granted by [Tracking]. Calamity Lady's cold, unfathomable aura locked onto him immediately afterward.
The former was filled with the bloody stench of rust.
The latter carried an austere, mechanical severity.
At that moment, Qin Ran felt as though he were standing in an age-worn workshop filled with corpses.
Then...
That sensation became reality!
The scene before Qin Ran changed.
The Mist Giant's enormous body faded away.
He sensed several subtle changes.
They were subtle changes to his true body.
It seemed as though his muscles, bones, and blood were being replaced by something else.
[Destruction]!
[Conspiracy]!
[Trickery]!
The three types of Divinity began to intertwine, forming a new true body.
Then, with that body, he stood within a workshop.
Before him stood pitch-black machinery, while Crimson blood covered the ground beneath his feet. The machinery continued to operate with loud clanking sounds, but those sounds were soon replaced by battle cries and wails.
Or, more precisely, such sounds were coming from within the machinery, replacing the sounds of the machines themselves.
The battle cries were like thunder.
Shockwaves spread layer upon layer, as though they intended to tear apart the sky.
The wails were faint and lingering, as though they would burrow into one's body and tear apart one's soul.
Clank, clank-clank!
Amid the sound of armor scraping together, a three-meter-tall Little Giant rounded the pitch-black machinery and entered Qin Ran's view.
The other party's face was hidden behind armor, revealing only a pair of eyes as large as lightbulbs.
The mockery in those