『Wow, Mother, your blood is red after all. I thought it was green all this time.』  Kronos smiled coolly.

Mother Earth could not reply to Kronos’ taunt, and she looked at her severed wings with a grim expression. 『How could this be…』  She could not believe what had happened. Her Illusory Change had failed her. She should have been able to deflect the attack or send it rebounding back to Yeon-woo, but that didn’t happen at all.  

『Why are you so surprised, mother?』  Kronos’ voice rang out from Vigrid. 『Since you’ve taken your grandson as your Apostle, you should accept his adorable behavior!』

『Ack…!』  Only then did Mother Earth realize what method Yeon-woo had used. He was currently her Apostle, even though Mother Earth did not want this connection. This meant that they were linked by a Channel, and Yeon-woo used it to enter Mother Earth’s Idea and interfere with her Consciousness.

One’s Consciousness created Illusory Change, and if one’s Apostle influenced one’s Consciousness, the Illusory Change could malfunction. The effects of the Illusory Change could be nullified even before they’d taken effect. However, although this seemed simple to do, Mother Earth was...