Chapter 188 -188–Tier-6 Sacrificial Offering
"Annasi Town... so it truly has become a full-fledged city. The Caesar Empire has collapsed, and yet they’ve managed this? How?"
"This city is fascinating. I’m becoming increasingly intrigued by the deity said to reside here."
At that moment, a group of five travelers, dressed in resplendent robes that shimmered under the sunlight, arrived before the gates of Annasi. Their eyes widened as they took in the colossal walls, towering like a range of mountains, enclosing the bustling city.
Each member of the group bore an expression of astonishment. They were all veterans of the once-mighty Caesar Empire, well aware of how extraordinary it was for a town to ascend into cityhood in this turbulent era. The emergence of a new city, so soon after the Empire’s dissolution, was unheard of.
"This... could it be? Is there truly a deity here?"
The five elderly figures exchanged solemn glances, a deep seriousness in their eyes.
They had come with one primary mission—to verify the truth of the rumors that had been spreading over the past few months.
When whispers of a deity’s manifestation had first reached them, they dismissed them as nothing more than local folklore, the desperate fantasies of the downtrodden. They assumed someone had concocted the myth to draw attention, or worse, to lure curious souls into a spellbeast-infested death trap.
But the existence of this city had shaken their conviction.
Perhaps... a true deity had indeed descended upon the land.
Not long ago, places like Lonehawk Ridge, Howling Cavern, Five Eyes, and the Fallen Lands had all mysteriously fallen silent. They had believed it to be the result of internal spellbeast skirmishes, some great shift in beastial hierarchy.