Chapter 137: The Great Shadow
The world was silent.
As if even air molecules had frozen, nothing stirred—nothing could be felt.
“......”
Within that halted moment in time, the only thing I felt as I looked at the being before me... was a skin-crawling sense of revulsion.
‘...What the hell is this feeling?’
Normally, when confronted with such an overwhelmingly powerful entity, you can feel something—an aura, a pressure—even if you're not trying to.
That was how it had been with Lady Meredia. The Emperor, too. Even the Shadow Witch exuded a tingling, electric presence.
But the atmosphere emanating from the being now in front of me wasn’t like any of that.
It was discomfort—no, more than that. It was a visceral rejection. A primal revulsion that blanketed my entire body.
“What’s wrong?”
“......”
“Haha. Surprised I came to greet you in person?”