Chapter 1
As the number of unexpected intruders appeared one after another, a sense of anxiety gradually grew in Heidi's heart!

Because she knew that these things, which resembled humans but were not, were far more powerful than the cultist she had dealt with before.

That cultist was just a human who had made a pact with a Deep-Sea Demon. Even if he had some ability, he was essentially just a fragile mortal. Dealing with him in her "area of expertise" wasn't too difficult!

But these black-clad "people" were different—they weren't human at all!

They were the remnants of the Sun's Progeny, messengers and kin evolved from that malformed, terrifying thing in the sky.

In essence, these things were even part of the Wriggling Wheels, an extension of that Ancient God's power!

These creatures had no normal thought processes, nor did they possess a personality structure that mortals could comprehend. Heidi, as a psychiatrist, found that her knowledge and skills were of limited use when dealing with such enemies!

But the psychiatrist still took a deep breath to calm herself down, and gripped the golden cone tightly in her hand!

The Sun's Progeny did not accept negotiations with mortals. Their hatred of intelligent beings was unconditional and indiscriminate.

There was no other option but to fight. What's more... there was also the powerful witch, Lucrezia.

The lady seemed to know her father. Although she was a bit scary, in this situation, she wouldn't just watch her die here, would she?

Thoughts flashed through her mind, and the next second, Heidi noticed that the figure of a black-clad "person" suddenly blurred in her vision, and a sense of crisis suddenly struck!

The blurred black shadow disappeared into the air. Almost at the same time, Heidi felt a sharp pain in her abdomen.

She slowly looked down and saw a tentacle had pierced through her torso, tearing open a fatal wound!

The attacker's vague figure only now faintly appeared at the other end of that tentacle!

A golden cone instantly stabbed from the side, a persona lunging at the tentacle, the golden cone stabbing sharply downwards in the air.

It directly pierced the hazy figure, causing the latter to let out a strange roar and retreat after suffering some damage!

Heidi's body slowly fell to the side, but before she hit the ground, her main consciousness had transferred to another persona next to her, and the moment she completed the transfer, she waved the golden cone in her hand...

...stabbing towards another shadow that was attacking head-on!

At the same time, she quickly raised the revolver with her other hand, pressed it against her temple, and pulled the trigger without hesitation!

A new persona appeared behind her, quickly filling the mental entity she had just lost!

At the same time, more black-clad figures rushed to the scene, heading for the obviously more threatening Lucrezia—shadows shuttled through the forest, as if walking in the cracks of light and shadow, all kinds of tangible and intangible forces swarmed towards the place where Lucrezia was standing, tearing the air, shattering the ground, and leaving behind corrosion!

Lucrezia's figure, however, passed through all the attacks like an illusion, and quickly approached the back of one of the attackers. Before the black-clad freak could react, she had placed a finger near its shoulder!

The freak let out a piercing roar, and along with this almost unbearable ear-splitting noise, a string of garbled sounds seemed to echo directly in their minds.

Heidi and Lucrezia heard at the same time, "You saw him, you must die here."

"No one wants to see your malformed, detestable 'kin'," Lucrezia simply shook her head indifferently.

Now, it was time to bloom...

The black-clad freak suddenly raised its arm, and an invisible shadow condensed into the shape of some kind of ritual object within its coat.

But at this moment, Lucrezia had already retreated lightly to several meters away!

And where her finger had lightly touched, an unusual color suddenly appeared on the black-clad person's shoulder.

Immediately afterwards, that paint-like color spread rapidly, animated, and in the blink of an eye turned into countless brightly colored flowers and wildly growing vines.

Countless dense plants grew from the body of this non-human being, accompanied by the terrifying sounds of flesh tearing and grinding, instantly devouring the remnants of this Sun's Progeny!

However, along with the fall of this attacker, more silent footsteps and the aura of converging shadows came from all directions!

Under the sunlight, in the dense forest, several tall figures wearing black coats and exuding a strange, ominous aura appeared out of thin air, and approached Lucrezia and Heidi step by step, forming an encirclement!

And behind these figures, in the places where the sunlight shone, even more shadows were gathering, and even more attackers were entering this dream.

Lucrezia frowned subconsciously, but before she could think about how these attackers had managed to pour into this dream in such large numbers, a new attack arrived!

Several black-clad freaks appeared beside her in an instant, taking advantage of the cracks between light and shadow!

Lucrezia was already prepared. The moment the enemies appeared, the baton had reappeared in her hand and she pointed it at the enemy closest to her. However, just as she was about to release the curse.

A slight dizziness appeared abruptly, delaying her movement!

A sharp wind swept past her ear. Lucrezia broke free from the dizziness at the moment she was about to be attacked, and transformed into countless dancing colored paper pieces, flying to the side. Then, her figure appeared from the colors, and she immediately looked in a certain direction!

A blurry, distorted cloud of smoke appeared because of her "gaze." The smoke rose and writhed in the air, like a strangely shaped jellyfish. A black chain extended from the jellyfish's body, extending to a young man who was appearing out of thin air!

At almost the same time, one of Heidi's personas had already been severely injured. She was knocked away by an invisible force, and half of her body was almost torn apart. But before this persona dissipated, she still used her last strength to raise her hand and fire three shots in a row at the smoky jellyfish that had appeared out of thin air, bang, bang, bang.

"Ms. Lucrezia, this is the invader I mentioned to you."

"You didn't have to use such a tragic way to talk to me." Lucrezia looked expressionlessly at the persona, which fell not far in front of her, gradually dissipating with an unclosed-eye look, and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice.

Then, she suddenly raised the "baton" in her hand to block a sharp, piercing tentacle that was stabbing towards her, and at the same time looked up at the Annihilation Cultist who had suddenly shown up now. It seemed that the madmen who followed the Deep-Sea Saint Master had joined forces with the madmen who followed the Black Sun?

"I wasn't planning to show myself, but now it seems that our temporary allies do need a little help."

The Annihilation Cultist, who was still wearing the blue uniform of a medical facility worker but whose face had completely changed, stood high up and said with a leisurely smile. The three shots that Heidi's persona fired before her death did not cause any damage to the smoky jellyfish. His gaze swept over the psychiatrist and the sea witch who were gradually showing signs of weakness under the siege of the "remnants," and then he looked up and glanced at the terrifying Sun's Progeny in the sky, nodding slightly!

"I hope you can keep your promise, we will continue to 'dig deeper'!"

The "sun" quietly hanging high in the sky did not give any response, but the "sunlight" that enveloped the entire forest was obviously a bit hotter than before!

Keep the promise? Dig deeper?

Lucrezia instantly noticed the two words that the Annihilation Cultist mentioned, but she didn't have time to think about it, and another black-clad "remnant" had already teleported to her side!

Taking advantage of a sinister blind spot, the freak raised its arm, and several "limbs" with sharp blades and barbs swept towards Lucrezia.

Lucrezia's figure suddenly dissipated into colors and condensed several meters away, and at the same time, she had already raised the baton in her hand, pointing it remotely at the enemy!

However, the next second, the enemy in her eyes blurred for a moment, and had already turned into another appearance.

Tirian's figure appeared there, looking over here with a look of astonishment!

"Lucy, you're in trouble..."

Lucrezia's baton suddenly turned into an exaggerated giant scythe, and then she raised this terrifying weapon high, and chopped it down at "Tirian's" head without hesitation!

Just this little trick? As the enemy was cut in two by the scythe, Lucrezia's face was stained with some blood. She smiled and turned her head, looking at the Annihilation Cultist standing in the distance, "Do you usually bully ordinary people with weak minds, and you've gotten used to it?"

The Annihilation Cultist didn't open his mouth, but the smoky jellyfish floating beside him suddenly contracted and bulged. Immediately afterwards, Lucrezia heard the sound of wind in her ears. She turned her head and saw that Lunie, the clockwork doll who had served her for many years, was standing not far away with a dazed and horrified expression!

The scythe was raised without hesitation and chopped down, cutting Lunie's figure into a flurry of gears and ceramic fragments, and these chilling fragments turned into turbid flesh and blood before they hit the ground!

The next second, Talanel's figure replaced a "black-clad remnant" and appeared in front of Lucrezia.

She also raised her hand without hesitation and swung the scythe—while constantly swinging the scythe, she walked step by step towards the Annihilation Cultist who was disrupting the scene!

The figure of the rabbit Rabi appeared, and she was cut into two pieces without hesitation!

Sarah Mell, the magistrate of Lightwind Port, appeared in front of her, still swinging the scythe!

Looking at the Annihilation Cultist, who was gradually showing a panicked look.

Only a trace of contempt floated in the Sea Witch's eyes!

Another slight crackling noise appeared nearby. Lucrezia looked up and saw her father appear in front of her!

She finally hesitated for a moment, and the tension and fear that were almost deeply rooted in her soul made her stop for the first time!

But the next second, she still shook her head forcefully, throwing all the hesitation behind her, and raised the scythe in her hand high!

"This psychological attack has improved, but it's far from enough."

The scythe fell!

Lucrezia didn't notice the momentary daze and astonishment on the face of the Annihilation Cultist not far away!

She saw the faint green flames that suddenly spontaneously ignited on her scythe!

The "illusion of her father" in front of her raised his hand, pinched the blade of the scythe, and looked at her with a look of surprise!

"Lucy, are you still dreaming?"

Lucrezia stopped stiffly!

This… is real!