Arthania stepped forward, passing by hundreds of bodies lying on the ground without life.
Some had already decayed, and some were still in the stage of withering.
She was very fast, so she reached the white streets in just a few moments, staring at those familiar buildings of beautiful white stone.
At the same time, the line in the sky grew wider while the Overlord of Puppets began to raise the curtain and reveal himself.
Even Arthania, who was almost beyond the limits of Rank 5, felt some intimidation from his overwhelming presence.
She knew she would not be able to fight this thing... even if it was a beast that used manipulation and hiding, the difference between them was still far too great.
Arthania looked around at the sprawled bodies and the white streets one last time before lifting her head toward the sky.
There, the fabric of the world warped, and a vast void formed in the sky in the shape of an open eyelid several kilometers long.
