Blood Lotus turned toward the ground when she heard those words. Her gaze fell upon a woman with striking red hair, who was looking up at her with a faint smile.
"Red Mist!! You've finally shown yourself!!"
Blood Lotus recognized the woman immediately. She had assumed that Red Mist had already left the area, but it seemed that she had been hiding among the people of the Great Shen Empire all along.
Red Mist raised her hand and crushed something between her fingers.
Crack!
A smile spread across her face.
"You don't understand that thing. You want its power? Did you even ask that being for permission? Fine, I'll let you face it yourself. If you think you can control this power, then you're sorely mistaken."
Suddenly, the air grew sluggish.
Blood Lotus's face turned deathly pale as she stared at the dark cube she had been desperately trying to suppress.
"NOOOO!!!"
