And this time—
they are the sacrifices!
Under the gaze of the Dragon Divine Statue, the wails at the pinnacle of the Pyramid gradually began, merging with the low chants, coalescing into a strange dark cloud that spread toward an unknown direction over the Gana Continent.
And all this, merely to exchange for that elusive peace...
...
"Tsk tsk, how barbaric."
In the shadow of the Bronze God Statue, a pitch-black figure stood like a sculpture.
Watching the bloody ritual, a playful smile lifted at the corner of Thanos's mouth, and a deep, cold voice seemed to breach from another world, calm yet carrying a shuddering oppressive presence.
He watched the beating of the vibrant heart on the altar, until it ceased several seconds later.
As a Platinum Level Demon, he had killed countless, yet it was the first time he had seen a heart continue to beat after being extracted from the chest cavity.