Sky City's Barrier came under the King Beasts' violent assault for the first time.
The entire fortress trembled.
"No! They're going to break in! Take down the Authority and use the Annihilation Order on them again!"
"It's useless! Didn't you see?! The Curse is already gone from their bodies. Hell's mechanisms no longer work on them!"
"It's Lynn!! The one Father God wants dead!!"
The black-robed figures atop the walls stared with eyes nearly bursting from their sockets.
And overhead.
The beam striking the Hell Borderland still needed more time.
Dozens of ascended King Beasts had already surged up to the fortress's Barrier and launched a frenzied assault.
"All we need is one tiny opening."
The enormous Constantine bathed in divine light. Under the effects of Firstborn Power, his body had shed its stark skeletal bones. The moment he ascended, he had taken on human form, black hair falling to his shoulders, pitch-black death energy and the profound light of souls flickering in his eyes.
He was like a Soul Weaver of Death, plucking the long threads of the mind.
"They still possess self-awareness. They still create projections in the Sea of Loss. As long as those exist, that will be enough."
Lynn gritted his teeth, forcing himself to sustain the immense expenditure of Firstborn Power.
He immediately relayed this information to all the King Beasts present.
Upon receiving Lynn's command.
One of the King Beasts abruptly raised his head. He resembled a winged lion from ancient myths, and a fierce blood-red light blazed from his eyes. He suddenly drew back without saying a word.
Yet in that very instant, he let out a deafening roar. Somehow, he borrowed the Firstborn Power enveloping his body and sustaining his ascended state.
He condensed chaos in his left claw and gathered Firstborn