The Wondrous Effect of the Black Sun's Rib

When the person across from him accurately named the Beyonder Characteristic of his Copper Plague, Evan knew better than to dismiss her words as a bluff.

With the wings on his back, Evan grabbed Greenfire, whose body had been reduced to half its length. He nimbly dodged a spatial rift, then seized the Blood Chains around the Captain to help stabilize his form.

Gurgle, gurgle, gurgle~

Just then, a strange sound rang out through the air.

Evan knew that sound well. It was like the noise he made sucking on a straw after finishing a milk tea, when it drew up nothing but air.

Afterward came a slow, viscous swallowing sound.

It was as though someone had scooped out their brains and was now slowly swallowing them, savoring every mouthful.

Evan kept watch on his surroundings as he asked the armored figure, "Who are you?"

A cool voice tinged with sadness answered unhurriedly.

"Just a dead woman."

Faced with such an obviously evasive answer,

Evan did not press her. Instead, he said, "Then I'll help you win your resurrection match!"

"After all, the first step to winning a resurrection match is dying!"

He promptly let go.

Seeing how decisive Evan was, the voice hurriedly made the Captain's body retreat two steps.

The sadness in her voice vanished, replaced by a strange nonchalance.

"You lunatic! Aren't you afraid of the Holy Sword Execution Squad at all?"

Evan said nothing. He simply stared at her.

After a brief two-second silence, the voice answered honestly.

"You can call me the Copper Saintess."

"When I said I was dead, that wasn't an excuse to deceive you."

"I died four hundred years ago. Someone dug me up recently, and I've been working hard to come back to life."

"All the necessary materials are ready, but