This was a magnificent monastery built atop a black mountain peak.
The entire monastery was constructed from obsidian. Its austere, smooth surfaces filled the building with a sense of cold and deathly silence.
"Ugh... it hurts... it hurts so much..."
"Come... keep me company... it hurts..."
Countless mummified corpses hung above the monastery like strips of air-dried meat.
Stirred by black currents of air, they let out spine-chilling moans and murmurs.
From time to time, they swayed from side to side and rocked back and forth.
Fortunately, their bodies were pitch-black. Wrapped in white cloth, they would have looked exactly like weather dolls.
At the very center of the monastery stood the chapel. Beneath its dome of colored crystal glass, an enormous spiderweb hung suspended in the air.
A monster with a human face and a spider's body rested silently upon it.
The monster's head and spider legs were made entirely of human heads and arms, yet its torso was that of a spider.
It could hardly have looked more bizarre.
It was downright uncanny and terrifying.
An ordinary person who saw it would probably have lost their sanity in a single second, suffered a mental breakdown, and died.
Yet this terrifying being suddenly opened his eyes and stared in horror at the empty space before him.
He cried out in a peculiar voice:
"Ohoho~~ Fish Abyss~~~ Fish Abyss actually declared war on me!"
A notification had appeared on the Virtual Light Screen that only he could see.
--[Player ID: Fish Abyss Shelter has used [Civilization War Token] and will launch a Civilization War against you in one hour. Please prepare for battle.]
After checking it several times and confirming that there was no mistake,
Isaac began seeking help without the slightest hesitation.
Naturally, he turned to the