This was no longer the time to hesitate over whether to pledge allegiance to the Apostle. It was time to do everything possible to stay alive.
Sebastina had already known that Mulan was an Apostle, and entering the Otherworld had indeed revealed more conclusive evidence. The Raven Queen was definitely in the Otherworld, where the Apostle's power was also more complete.
Sebastina had no doubt that the Apostle possessed the power to kill her. Even the devastating power of his earlier Holy Gun Light Spear had been extraordinary, let alone here in the Otherworld. Without hesitation, she had immediately revealed her identity and pledged allegiance to the Apostle, then abandoned all resistance and left the choice to Mulan.
Trying to outsmart an Apostle would have been utterly foolish, and Sebastina felt she had been rather lucky.
In Dover City, that entire neighborhood had been sealed off. Black Castle students surrounded it, and even the local residents within a certain radius had been evacuated.
At the site of the Gate Ritual, Professor Haisen personally used magic power to keep the ritual running smoothly. Several Holy Temple bishops prayed continuously a short distance away, asking the holy light to bless Mulan.
More than ten minutes passed after Sebastina entered the "gate" without any sign of activity. Even Haisen frowned, keeping the fluctuations of magic power within his body at a heightened level, ready to seal the gate shut at the first sign of trouble.
Suddenly, the ritual array lit up, and the outline of an archway appeared in the air.
"Someone's coming out."
Haisen gave the warning, then slowly released his binding on the "gate." A moment later, under everyone's somewhat anxious gazes, Mulan and Sebastina emerged one after the other, followed by the burly Balu.
"It's the Legion Commander!" "The Legion