The devastating roar continued.
Anna and Basaka lay prostrate on the ground, their bodies trembling like leaves in the wind as they awaited a god's judgment.
One second.
Ten seconds.
One minute.
Apart from the heartbeat growing ever clearer, threatening to shatter their very souls, the entire [Raven's Cage] was deathly silent.
The anticipated Divine Punishment, powerful enough to destroy heaven and earth, still had not descended.
This made no sense!
According to the legends of the [Black Emperor], if he descended, he could reduce them to ashes with a flick of his finger. Why delay?
As Anna knelt on the ground, her emerald eyes quietly shifted within her mangled face, and a seed of doubt took root in her heart.
"Great Majesty, your supreme might shines upon the entire world like a star, while I am merely a speck of dust beneath your radiance."
"Your mercy nourishes all things like the gentle rains of spring. Please forgive my sins, for I am nothing more than a lackey who was led astray."
She continued in the most abject tone she could muster, trying to probe for a response.
"I offer you my loyalty, my soul, my everything! I ask only to serve at your side. Even wiping the dust from beneath your feet would be the greatest honor of my life!"
"..."
Still, there was no answer.
All that answered her was the thump! Thump! Thump! of a death-knell drumbeat seemingly rising from the Nine Nether Hell.
Anna's heart sank.
Something's wrong!
Even a god should respond when two ants submit to him.
Either accept them or erase them.
This complete indifference is too strange!
Gritting her teeth, Anna risked being killed on the spot and raised her head with immense difficulty.
The illusion around them was still collapsing, but