Before the rift could fully open, a thorny branch shot out, impaling the monster's corpse and dragging it back towards Saphiros.

Then, she forcibly tore the monster's corpse into pieces and swallowed them.

Wiping her mouth, Saphiros collapsed back onto the corner of the earth, feeling her injuries gradually heal.

She had just closed her eyes, but the next second, she suddenly became alert.

Its snake-like eyes were fixed intently on the sky.

Before anyone knew it, a black crow was gracefully perched on a branch.

"interesting."

“I remember, your name is… Saphiros, right?”

At this moment, all that remained in Saphiros's eyes was the raven.

For some reason, my body's instincts made me want to escape from this place.

[Detection Target, Hazard Level]

Unpredictable

She tried to stand up and take a step, as if she wanted to escape from here.

Suddenly, a black, distorted array flashed across the green ground.

Countless dense tentacles emerged from it, quickly wrapping around Saphiros's body and tightly controlling her.

Sometime during the day, a monocle appeared above Vega's eyes.

His dark body was dressed in a matching black suit, and he wore a black top hat.

He looked just like an elegant old gentleman.

"Yes, if it were Viktor, he would be just as elegant right now."

"Well then, please allow me to politely introduce myself."

In Saphiros's eyes, behind the elegant raven overhead, seemed to appear a huge phantom of a black eagle.

It flickered and swayed incessantly, its eyes appearing exceptionally deep, as if containing two worlds.

The shadow seemed to be expanding, completely enveloping her in darkness.

A deep, ancient voice clearly reached her ears.

"I am an evil god—"

"—Harbika."