Anox said nothing more. He knew now that Huntley was actually terrifying, not only in terms of strength but also state of mind. What Huntley''s parents instilled in him was purely revenge against Maxim.


    Therefore, Anox knew that no matter what he said, it would be useless.


    Huntley was driven by revenge and could not listen to anything. What was even more terrifying was his ability topletely conceal his inner intentions.


    Although Huntley calmly said he was searching for the truth with a straight face, Anox knew that this guy''s absolute priority was killing Maxim.


    Anox knew that either Enid or himself were just tools that Huntley would use and discard.


    There was a sound outside at this time. The other three people had arrived and were walking over.


    ...


    "Where... is this?" Enid looked around. It was pitch-ck, and there was nothing.


    Suddenly, an old woman walked toward her.


    "Who are you?"


    "Long time no see, Enid."


    Enid was very puzzled and stammered, "H-How do you know my name?"


    A kind smile appeared on the olddy''s face.


    "Maybe you don''t remember, but I still can''t forget that day in that ruined temple..."


    At that time, it was when Maxim eliminated the immortal spirits in the entire area. Naturally, the Mother of Immortals became the first object of elimination.


    The war that broke out at that time could almost be described as an abysmal darkness. Due to the impact of war, people were living in dire states.


    que could not bear looking at the situation, so she nned to have a peaceful discussion with Maxim.


    However, Maxim, an exorcist whose power could even shake the gods, never gave que any chance at all.


    As expected, after seven days of fierce battle, Maxim won in the end.


    Of course, Maxim''s victory was ensured by various conditions. He already knew that it was almost impossible for him to fight the Mother of Immortals head-on, so he waited for an opportunity.


    The power of immortal spirits would be affected during the summer solstice. Maxim then locked que into a seal on the seventh day of the summer solstice. que was not idle without any backup n, of course. She ced a curse on Maxim and severed a fragment of her soul at the same time. That fragment took advantage of the chaos and escaped from the seal.


    To Maxim, this soul fragment was already at the end of its power, so he felt there was no threat at all. Maxim ignored the soul and continued to entrap and suppress the immortal spirits.


    que''s soul fragment fled to a ruined temple and then fell into apletea. After some time, she suddenly sensed a living presence.


    "It''s a human... Did that guy catch up to me?!"


    que turned into human form. She knew that no matter how much she disguised herself, it was useless. It was better for her to strike first.


    She then gathered all the strength she could, intending to kill the man before he came in. However, she could not maintain her power. She had already consumed too much energy just maintaining her human form, and now, she could notunch any more attacks.


    At this time, the footsteps were getting closer and closer.


    que copsed to the ground helplessly.


    "Oh well, I''m at the end of my limit..."


    As the footsteps got closer and closer, que slowly began to lose consciousness.


    After an unknown amount of time, que''s eyes fluttered open again.


    The warm fire in front of her sentfort and warmth to her chest.