Seeing the Grey Tide blocked by the flames and become part of them.
Catherine could not help but utter a surprised "Eh?"
She then saw a stream of fire rise into the sky from the ancient castle that had become ruins, gathering in midair into a figure carrying a Wind Lantern.
War Bishop Tony Dawn!
At that moment, he carried a bizarre Wind Lantern in his hand.
The lantern's shade was made of dried skin, while the part that should have been a metal frame had been replaced by grayish-white bones.
Flesh, blood, metal, and other materials could also be seen mixed into the lantern, giving it an overall horrifying and grotesque appearance.
Inside the Wind Lantern, firelight shone—a deep crimson flame.
From time to time, illusory black smoke emerged from the lantern's vents.
As that smoke rose into the air, it transformed into fighting figures. Some raised weapons high, some let out silent roars, and some held aloft fluttering banners.
"Attack together."
"Otherwise, I'm leaving!"
Catherine spoke first. She sensed something unusual about that Wind Lantern—more precisely, about the deep crimson flame within it.
Even Angels could still feel threatened by it.
The Demoness's hair suddenly thickened, each strand swelling into a small golden snake.
Some of those snake hairs grew eyeballs, some opened their mouths, and some sprouted scales.
At the same time, Catherine's black dress became somewhat illusory, naturally releasing wisps of black aura.
Those auras were filled with Mystical Bacteria, capable of creating viruses and spreading plagues.
The Black Saint's originally fair skin became even paler, approaching the gray of lifeless stone, while one three-dimensional blue-black symbol after another surfaced across it.
Those symbols contained an immense amount of information, along with knowledge beyond human comprehension.
Anyone who looked directly at them would suffer a violent