BOOM—

An incredibly violent self-destruction sent waves of flesh and bone surging in all directions.

In the real world.

A fierce hurricane swirled up on the surface of the Rhine-Danube River.

It kicked up massive waves over ten meters high, instantly capsizing a small steamboat nearby.

This terrifying scene made many residents of Ogrande City, who had already taken cover, peer out to watch.

They guessed that powerful Transcendents must be fighting in the Rhine-Danube River.

The waves and hurricane dissipated. Inside the Mirror World,

Zorn quickly unleashed the Calamity Black Mist while using [Life Absorption] to rapidly absorb the surrounding remnants of flesh and bone.

GURGLE GURGLE GURGLE...

Zorn absorbed them with great speed.

More and more remnants of flesh and bone turned to ash.

A dozen or so seconds later,

Whether in the Mirror World or the real world, all the scattered remnants of flesh, bone, and the blood mist imbued with Life Force had turned to ash and dispersed.

Francis had still managed to escape using Resurrection.

However, Zorn had also absorbed a considerable portion of the exploded remnants of Egunus’s flesh.

’It’s about the same amount as that arm from before.’

’Losing this much flesh and bone, and with no Calamity Black Mist to remove the weakened state after Resurrection...’

’And the people on the other side have long since laid a trap. With them prepared and him unsuspecting, his death is all but guaranteed.’

’After all, Isaac possesses a powerful Slaying Skill.’

’And Alvin himself is a BOSS Sequence.’

This time, Zorn had invited the young Rat Catcher, Isaac, to deliver the finishing blow.

Hunting such a powerful Evil Spirit was, after all, his specialty.

Having done everything he needed to do, Zorn walked across the water to the riverbank.

At that moment, Zorn sensed that a powerful expert had arrived nearby, and that this formidable master had already detected that the battle had taken place in the Mirror World.

’Time to go!’

Zorn swiftly left the scene of the crime.

A few minutes after Zorn left,

a Level 3 [Reflected Man] and a Level 5 [Holy Light Divine Mage] jumped into the water and arrived on the surface of the mirror river. The two of them gazed out at the Mirror World, where the aftershocks of the battle had yet to fade.

"It was an Evil Spirit fighting someone else who also had a malevolent aura."

The [Holy Light Divine Mage] cast a spell, attempting to rewind the scene of the battle.

But the scene was blurry and indistinct.

He could only make out scattered fragments and traces.

"Hm? The [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] self-destructed? It looks like he was heavily injured, likely wounded during the confrontation at that ritual."

"The self-destruction happened just a few minutes ago. He must have been cornered. He would have died if we caught up to him anyway, so he wouldn’t have self-destructed unless he had no other choice."

"Based on our intelligence, this [Evil Spirit Divine Mage] most likely has a means of Resurrection."

"The self-destruction wasn’t suicide, but—an escape!"

"A pity... we still let the damn bastard get away!"

"As for that Wizard with the evil aura who was chasing him, he was clearly after the fleshly remains of that terrifying Evil God called Egunus."

Lost in thought, the Level 5 [Holy Light Divine Mage] shook his head.

The fleshly remains of the terrifying Evil God Egunus were indeed dreadful, containing an inconceivable power.

It wasn’t just their Church that was collecting them. 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Other Evil God Organizations were also scheming to obtain that powerful flesh.

That Evil Wizard already wielded strange powers of darkness and Death, so it was only natural for him to covet the flesh of Egunus.

...

As the light radiating from the golden Holy Fierce Sun grew more solid,

golden ripples swayed and undulated ceaselessly within the small alley.

BOOM—

An old wall to the side suddenly exploded.

A [Gray Mist Ranger] from the highlands had his head slammed through the wall by Zorn.

"Hurry up!"

Zorn urged in a low voice.

SHREEEED—

Like the tearing of cloth, the thick Mirror Image of the [Gray Mist Ranger] was rapidly ripped off and devoured by the Magic Mirror.

After the Magic Mirror had consumed the Mirror Image,

CRACK—

Zorn snapped the neck of the [Gray Mist Ranger] from the highlands.

Zorn had now returned to his original appearance.

Since he had come out to hunt an enemy, he figured he should bring a head back.

Besides, quite a few people from the [Sun Secret Cult] had indeed managed to escape.

After leaving the River Bay District, Zorn had searched the area for a short while before finally finding a suitable candidate—a fellow who carried the aura of the [Sun Secret Cult].

What followed was a small combo, leaping out from a Mirror Image and unleashing a barrage of attacks on his target.

After the man was dead, Zorn collected his "Sequence Crystal Core."

He then dragged the body to the side of the road.

This Level 3 Sequence Crystal Core could serve as a decent offering in exchange for a [Ranger] Sequence.

Then, Zorn looked into the distance at the terrifying "Dark Demon Tree" that had already risen from the Dark Forest, and at the Golden Sun opposing it.

After scrutinizing the Dark Demon Tree for a long time,

Zorn slowly retracted his gaze.

’This time, I’ve really caught a big one!’

’The Demon Tree Bishop, one of the three Cardinals.’

’It’s just... this fish is so big, it might just capsize the boat.’

Originally, Zorn’s plan was to capture the Bishop hosting the meeting here, along with the Vice Bishops and a certain number of Priests.

He also planned to capture the nobles who had pledged allegiance to the Sun Church and destroy their many strongholds.

By doing so, he could deal a heavy blow to the Sun Church.

This would prevent them from raising the [Crying Blood Sun].

He never expected that the Demon Tree Cardinal of the [Sun Secret Cult] would actually be participating in this important meeting.