The entire High Tower was still gradually sinking underground.
Inside the High Tower, rumbling rang out incessantly, and dust and rubble kept falling from the walls and ceiling.
Amid these earthquake-like conditions, Cola's silver-gray figure darted between falling rocks, racing toward the top of the tower.
Ahead of the cat, the order barriers vanished floor by floor, faster than Cola could run, revealing the original tower.
The twentieth floor...
The thirtieth floor...
The fortieth floor...
When the dispelling reached the fortieth floor, a frog was the first to leap out of the mist of order, landing on the stairs leading to the forty-first floor. It was the Pocket Toad.
"Ribbit!"
After appearing, the Pocket Toad looked up at the stairs above, kicked off with its hind legs, and leaped upward, clearing more than a dozen steps with each bound.
Froglet was the creature closest to the top of the tower at that moment. Mu You had just told it where the Divine Pen was and instructed it to retrieve it immediately.
Froglet made full use of its jumping prowess, climbing ten floors in one go and finally reaching the top.
The top of the tower was a vast space resembling an octagonal cage, densely packed with countless stone statues. Every statue depicted a human believer kneeling on the ground, expressing devotion to a god in various poses.
At the center, surrounded by these sculptures like a moon amid stars, stood a golden altar. A lamp stand was fixed on the offering table atop it, originally intended to hold the Miracle Lamp. At that moment, however, a long, slender writing brush lay across the stand.
"Ribbit!"
The Pocket Toad immediately confirmed that this was the Divine Pen Mu You had mentioned and hurriedly hopped toward the altar.
By now, the