It was soft, yet it broke through every other sound and struck deep within her heart.
Like a voice from within her own heart.
[Fate] froze in astonishment and abruptly raised her head.
"Who are you?!"
Ye Buyu jumped in fright and nearly fled with Mu Bingge on the spot.
"You only care about destiny... but what about fortune?"
The voice in her heart asked in return, seemingly puzzled.
[Fate] could not locate the source of that voice. She checked every possible source, including the two people before her, but still could not find its owner.
A chill crept into her heart.
"Who exactly are you? Why can you speak directly to me?"
[Fate] frowned. The freckled, brown-haired woman was drenched in sweat, frantically searching for something.
"Do you find them noisy?" the voice asked again.
[Fate]'s expression turned cold. "Of course. Tell me who you are. You can invade the depths of my soul and speak to me. What concept were you elevated from to become a deity?"
The voice did not answer that question and continued on its own.
"Since you don't like them, those voices can belong to me."
The moment those words fell, the clamor of prayers beside [Fate]'s ears vanished, leaving the world terrifyingly quiet.
In the overcast sky, the rolling lightning slipped into the clouds as though it had never appeared, gradually retreating as the dark clouds dispersed.
A golden light abruptly swept the clouds aside and descended, splitting into several pillars of light that fell upon the Fate Temple and illuminated the stone statue standing at its peak.
[Fate] was stunned. The woman shook her head repeatedly.
"Impossible. I didn't cancel the divine punishment. I didn't stop. Who is it?!"
The deity... or rather, the woman, spun around, fixing the two with a