The First Count Wayne smiled as Qin Ran slowly emerged, arrogance written across his face.
"As expected of the Dawn Church's 'Son of God.' If you weren't carrying something of mine, I probably wouldn't have discovered that you were not only alive, but hiding nearby."
His voice was full of admiration.
Then his tone shifted.
"I told you that when the time was right, I would tell you everything."
"But given your suspicious nature, Sir 2567, I thought it would be better to have someone else explain."
"So I believe we can continue working together."
That was what he said.
"Work together?"
"Someone else has told me everything?"
"Then..."
"What about the Angsilanko Codex?"
Qin Ran sneered.
"The Angsilanko Codex?"
"You're still concerned about something so inconsequential?"
"I thought you would be a little smarter."
"If you had attacked immediately, you would have had a twenty percent chance of winning. But now?"
He shook his head, a trace of regret appearing on his smiling face, then raised a hand and pointed at the sky.
The darkness that had appeared earlier had not dispersed.
Instead, at some unknown point, it had settled over the enormous pit like a lid, sealing it completely.
Whooo! Whoooo!
An icy wind rose.
Every gust was saturated with negative energy.
Where it swept across the ground, the earth immediately corroded, as though doused in concentrated sulfuric acid.
The bishop releasing brilliant white lightning bore the brunt of it.
"Aaaaargh!"
His agonized screams went on and on.
The First Count Wayne watched and listened, feigning distress as he said, "My student, although you modified your body, your head and brain remain unchanged. You still have weaknesses, no matter how powerful your body is. What a pity. If you had obtained more of the core secret arts, you