The instant the Black Monolith appeared, the Marionette whipped his head around and looked toward Raphael.
The aura of the Dark Hut on Raphael had drawn out the Black Monolith, but it had also exposed him!
He did not panic, however. He watched the Black Monolith while retreating sharply.
The black boulder stood taller than the treetops, looking somewhat out of place amid the lush forest. It was as pitch-black and profound as the night-this was a tomb!
A thought suddenly sprang into Raphael's mind: This is a tomb!
He did not know who was buried inside, but his spirituality suddenly understood that this was a tomb!
At the same time, he sensed a subtle connection between himself and the tomb!
Meanwhile, the Rose School's Marionette, Wraith, and Werewolf did not immediately give chase. They studied the Black Monolith for a second or two and sensed a subtle connection with it.
Only then did they immediately pursue Raphael, for they had all realized that the person who had been hiding in the shadows was not a Saint.
With a Sequence 4 Marionette among the Rose School's three members, killing him would not be difficult, even if he possessed some unusual Sealed Artifacts.
They would eliminate this unpredictable factor first, then return to study the Black Monolith properly.
Their plan was sound, but Raphael's peculiarities were beyond their imagination.
After putting some distance between himself and the Black Monolith, Raphael immediately summoned the phantom of the Eye of Illusions. The Black Monolith visibly shuddered, which was precisely why Raphael did not want to fight too close to it.
Since the Dark Hut's power could draw it out, there was no telling what other consequences it might trigger.
After some consideration, however, Raphael still decided to fight using the Eye of Illusions'