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"The City of Calamity!"
The name suddenly sprang into Cheek's muddled mind.
The illusory figure quietly hiding inside 0-01, the being bearing the aura of the City of Calamity-who else could it be but the consciousness of this sefirah itself?!
Her originally befuddled mind, controlled by the instinct of Beyonder convergence, seemed to clear considerably all at once. But it was already too late. That momentary loss of judgment had seemingly caused her will to temporarily leave her body and appear somewhere unfamiliar.
At some point, the sky had become so vivid that it seemed capable of dripping scarlet blood. Everything was blanketed in the red of blazing flames.
At the sight, the Primordial Demoness gradually calmed down as well.
Once calm, she suddenly felt somewhat puzzled about why she had seemingly lost her reason and attacked the God of Thunder outright. Hadn't this instinct of Beyonder convergence come far too suddenly? Thinking it over, Cheek could not help feeling a lingering fear. Why exactly had she suddenly attacked, even disregarding a possible sneak attack from the Son of Chaos? Besides, both in her earlier plans and during the battle, she had intended to steal 0-01 amid the chaos. To obtain 0-01, she had even thrown away the Trunsoest Brass Book she had already secured.
What exactly was this... Cheek was somewhat baffled, but judging by the result, it did not seem entirely bad.
Leodero was dead, and the Hidden Sage happened to have obtained what he wanted as well. He had no interest in 0-01. She had acted in time, becoming the god closest to 0-01. That was a good thing however she looked at it; only the way events had unfolded was somewhat confusing.
Thinking of it this way, Cheek felt there was no need to keep