Seeing the figure walking out from behind the collapsed tower, the members of the
In their eyes, the man in strange clothes and a peculiar hat was nothing less than a monster—and a terrifying one at that!
Even a normal Beyonder, with this degree of bodily mutation, could be considered a monster!
Watching the reaction of the half-giants, Klein grinned broadly and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Gehrman Sparrow."
"You should be glad I can still control myself, otherwise you'd have lost your reason just from looking at me."
As he spoke, transparent worms continued to crawl slowly across his left cheek and the left side of his neck, while under his clothes on the left side, bulging traces appeared and squirmed gently.
A monster! The non‑demigod members of the City of Silver exploration team solidified their judgment.
"You—you're The World, no, Mr. Sparrow?"
Klein raised his left palm to cover his left cheek and chuckled.
"Life is full of unexpected events."
Before the little "Sun" could respond, Klein paused and added, "I already opened the door to the
Already opened the door to the Giant King's residence?
But because of the great distance, he couldn't see what was happening at the highest points at all.
Nevertheless, the fact that the frozen dusk had been replaced by the blazing noon sun itself spoke volumes.
Klein's gaze swept over this Chief of the City of Silver and Lovia, the elder of the "Council of Six" in black armor, then returned to Derrick's face, and he continued with a clear smile, "This also brought me some negative effects, as you can see."
With that, he clapped his hands and said in a tone like instructing children, "Alright, Beyonders below demigod, leave this place. The mutated '
The exploration team members other than Colin, Derrick, and Lovia inexplicably felt a wave of fear and all turned their eyes to the Chief.
Colin Iliad was silent for a few seconds, then turned his head and told them, "First leave the 'Giant King's Court' and wait at the edge. If you see a signal, act immediately according to the planned procedure."
Those carefully selected exploration team members were not only quite powerful themselves, close to demigod, but also carried different powerful sealed artefacts that complemented each other. Even against a Saint, they wouldn't be without a chance. However, in the City of Silver's original plan, they were not intended to be used as the main force. Colin Iliad led them here in the hope that when he and the other demigods fought their potential enemies to exhaustion, these members could play their role and rely on different sealed artefacts to deal with various emergencies, ensuring the team had no weak points.
Now, with the addition of a powerful external ally, and indeed the "Giant King's Court" had already mutated, with no one knowing what they would encounter during deeper exploration, Colin Iliad, in his caution, considered Gehrman Sparrow's suggestion reasonable. Moreover, he privately felt that members below demigod should not be subjected to unnecessary risk and meaningless casualties, so he agreed with the monster‑like strongman's opinion.
If the opportunity truly arose, he, Lovia, and Derrick could signal these members to come along the cleared path for reinforcement.
As for the problem of the whole team's Beyonder abilities becoming relatively monotonous and unable to handle different situations, Colin Iliad was not too worried because of the presence of Lovia, the former "Shepherd".
Those exploration team members below demigod exchanged glances, hesitated for a while, but ultimately chose to follow Colin Iliad's words.
"Yes, Chief sir!"
As they answered, they all cast a deep look at Derrick Berg, seemingly trying to remind the Chief to be careful of this Sequence 4 demigod: He actually knows a monster‑like living powerhouse!
To the residents of the City of Silver, who had almost never seen outsiders, this was a very suspicious matter!
Feeling the clear distrust from his companions, Derrick felt a pang of bitterness in his heart, and his eyes nearly reddened.
But in the end, he made no excuses, remained silent, and kept his back straight.
After the remaining exploration team members had left the "Giant King's Court", Klein smiled and pointed at the two demigods other than Derrick, "Let me guess: you must be the Chief of the City of Silver, the former 'Demon Hunter', now the 'Silver Knight', Colin Iliad, and you are a follower of 'The Hanged Man', the 'Black Knight' who shepherds His flock, Lovia?"
Lovia narrowed her pale gray eyes behind her visor and said, "You really are like a clown."
"The Hanged Man"? When he heard what "The World" had just said, Derrick nearly doubted his ears.
He had thought that Elder Lovia was somehow connected to Mr. "The Hanged Man", but he soon recalled the specific image of the "Fallen Creator"—a naked man nailed upside down to a cross.
"The World" used "The Hanged Man" to refer to the "Fallen Creator", and Elder Lovia rebuked him for being impolite? Derrick, who was just over two meters tall, nodded thoughtfully and sincerely admired "The World"'s audacity: He dared to give a nickname to a True God and even uttered it in front of that god's believer!