The massive Sacrificial Magic Circle had a powerful ability to correct its own errors. When the node in Ferul City fell out of balance, the Magic Array immediately began adjusting itself. It soon drew enough Psychic Energy from two nearby nodes to make up the shortfall, restoring the entire array to a stable balance.
The sudden change drew everyone's attention. But once the Magic Array reviving the Sea God stabilized again, it seemed to have been no more than a brief hiccup. The larger course of events remained unchanged.
Though the Magic Array's display was less imposing than before, the Sea God's revival did not slow. As the array continued to operate, the Sea God Broodmother in Dortnad Town swelled rapidly, contracting and pulsing at an ever-faster pace. Its rhythm even fell into step with heaven and earth, until it felt as though the entire Void World was pulsing along with it.
Inside the Sea God Broodmother, the Sea God's slowly awakening consciousness radiated anger. Beneath that anger, there seemed to be fear.
Fear? Why would the Sea God be afraid? Could a Deity even feel fear? Did he not want to be revived now?
By then, Modi, who had been guarding the Sea God Broodmother all along, had left the Sacrificial Magic Circle's range the instant it activated and entered an exceptionally well-hidden place.
It was an Ancient Ruins site in the mountains of the southern Human Kingdom. A strange spatial distortion left anyone inside it occupying a different space from their surroundings.
Three men in Divine Eagle Empire military uniforms stood in the space, which measured less than ten meters on each side. Their leader was a bearded Senior General. The other two were Lieutenant Generals. All three were formidable Calamity Rank fighters, and the bearded Senior General