Half an hour ago, in a secluded residence within Arcadia Royal City.
Accompanied by the flickering starlight, Hippomenes emerged from a bronze altar, engraved with stars and Hermes Script patterns.
Looking back at the dissipating miasma above the Arcadian Mountains, a deep apprehension arose in his eyes.
Thousands of prematurely birthed artificial life forms, along with blood and flesh accumulated from repeated battles on site, were already nearly depleted? That entity was terrifyingly powerful!
It seemed, he had to make that move ahead of schedule!
Ensuring that no one was around, a flash of fierceness gleamed in Hippomenes's eyes. He immediately donned a robe adorned with stars and moons, grasped the Caduceus from the Magic Circle Diagram, pulled on a hood to conceal his face, and stepped out of the barrier-protected courtyard.
"Priest, you've returned!"