Lilith glared at Amon through gritted teeth. Her body abruptly returned to human form, and her aura surged severalfold-except that there was a fist-sized hole in the left side of her chest, exposing something grayish white and stone-like within.
Amon looked surprised. "You're injured? No wonder you didn't anticipate my move just now."
He adjusted his monocle, curiosity entering his expression. "But who in this world could hurt you, apart from a true god?"
Lilith's expression darkened. "I may be injured, but if I really fight to the death, none of you will come out unscathed."
Holding the quill, Adam looked calmly at Lilith. "Lilith, what you should be doing now is winning the war on the Southern Continent, switching to Red Priest, then plotting to fuse with Cheek and the City of Calamity to advance to Calamity of Destruction."
"The apocalypse is drawing ever closer."
Lilith sneered. "Heh, by apocalypse, do you mean that ring of Outer Deities outside Earth, or the Oldest One? If it's the latter, how do you intend to deal with Him?"
Adam said, "If the Oldest One's awakening is inevitable, then I have only one way to respond: replace Him, use His power to tear through the barrier between worlds, leave this place to find an uninhabited world, and then complete the awakening."
"This... was also the first solution I thought of when That Person first came to our world. It would minimize deaths as much as possible."
A faint light flickered in Amon's eyes. There was no telling what he was thinking.
Lilith froze. "You really do have a spirit of self-sacrifice."
Adam continued, "I said long ago that everything I do is to prevent the apocalypse."
"Fine! I admire you!"
Lilith gave him a thumbs-up, then said, "Then why must you oppose