There was no emotion in her voice.
Or rather, for someone who had endured countless torments, her entire outlook had long since changed.
Because this world was a killing ground to begin with.
The harder you fought, the deeper you sank into it, until not even your bones remained.
And for someone to be driven into bargaining with an irreconcilable Evil Demon was proof enough that she understood its brutality better than anyone.
Lin En gazed at her for a long time.
Finally.
"All right. I promise."
But Lin En had not agreed purely to repay her.
Whether through his encounters with Firstborn or his growing understanding of this world, he had come to realize just how much influence the Gods' Families wielded here. To him, those gods who had yet to die were undoubtedly a sword of Damocles hanging over his head.
And as long as he wanted to establish himself in this world...
He would inevitably collide head-on with those ancient gods. Even if he did nothing, bearing the title of [Lord of Crawling] meant they would spare no effort to hunt him down.
And that meant he had to prepare in advance, rather than remain ignorant of them until disaster arrived at his doorstep.
Clockwork City.
Lin En leaped out of the Spirit Realm Overlay and looked up at the sky high above.
The Red Moon hung overhead.
Some time had passed between his departure and his return.
He had no idea how deeply Hana Ye had been affected by the Red Moon during that time.
But he knew.
If the King of the Red Moon truly intended to complete his final revival and rebirth, Hana Ye would surely be led to that Outer God's burial ground under the Red Moon's influence, completing the final