Watching the interior of the enormous fortress, Green quickly noticed something amiss.
At the center of the enormous fortress was a vast hall. Its otherwise empty floor was covered in fine, multicolored runes, each radiating a different hue and dazzling to behold.
The hall's edges were lined with Top-Tier Lifeforms from other civilizations. The golden radiance of Immortal Particles flickered from their eyes from time to time.
At the center of this enormous Altar stood a player from the Player Civilization.
Green was locked in a battle of wits with the Five Great Civilizations, but they had never stopped preparing for the sacrificial ritual.
After discussions, they had finally decided that the Player Civilization, one of the Five Great Civilizations, would select a player to perform the sacrifice.
They had chosen the Player Civilization partly because it was the most eager to proceed. More importantly, its players could never be in mortal danger. Even if something went wrong, they could abandon their bodies at any time.
This unique advantage was something the other civilizations could never match.
At the center of the rune-covered hall, the player from the Player Civilization held a device that fired lasers and continued adding to the runes at the edge of the Altar.
The ritual required the Altar to be constructed by a living being acting alone, so the others could only watch.
Around the Altar, beings from the various civilizations stood on high alert, continuously mustering their strength.
Time ticked by, and the runes on the Altar were soon nearly complete.
The silence in the hall reached its peak. Even the breathing of every being present seemed to cease.
When the runes on the Altar were complete, the player from the Player Civilization turned to look at the armored president of the First