The light from the center brightened the dark chasm.

—What happened…

Balim groaned weakly. Thorns made of light penetrated into her heart and bound her so that she couldn’t even budge. All the members froze in place because they were stunned by Evelyn’s way of fighting. Though she was clearly using divinity, her way of wielding it was no different from a witch. Balim couldn’t comprehend what was happening at all.

Even though Evelyn had reached the peak as the Abyss Witch, she currently had the light’s blessing. Considering that she was now using power on the complete opposite end of the spectrum from her previous power, she should have had a difficult time. Yet Evelyn was utilizing her divinity as deftly as she would her knowledge from her past. ‘How could this be possible?’ Balim wondered, not knowing that Chi-Woo had awakened Evelyn’s ability ‘The Light of Wisdom that Never Goes Out’.

All streams returned to the ocean in the end. And because Balim didn’t understand the meaning behind these words, she didn’t understand what was happening.

—How in the world…?

Before Balim even finished speaking, thorns of light encircled her and struck her. In the blink of an eye, she became a hedgehog with spikes of light all over her body, and as she felt a powerful divinity eat her away, she laughed humorlessly.

“Do you get it now?” Evelyn said with a drawl. “Tell me then. Why did you leave your remnant in this place when you...