Merciless flames devoured houses, and the wailing of children and the screams of people became utterly desperate and helpless in the monsters' sinister laughter.

Lilith, barely alive, was tied to the execution stand in the square.

Her body was soaked in blood, covered in ghastly wounds from her left chest to her left abdomen, resembling as if torn by a wild beast; one could see her crushed ribs and organs.

Around Lilith, the ghastly humanoid monsters delightedly burned houses and slaughtered captive Transcendent Soldiers and resisting civilians.

This is Silver City, one of the four cities of the Free City State, a beautiful and wealthy border city.

However, at this moment, this city with a population of thirty thousand had turned into a living hell.

Fierce fires burned through the city, and corpses were visible everywhere under the flames.

The surviving Subjects were forcefully gathered in the central square of the city.

They looked around terrified at the humanoid monsters enclosing them, shivering and fearful.

A tall humanoid monster paced back and forth in front of the people.

His gaze swept over the crowd, let out a sinister laugh, then abruptly grabbed a trembling man praying softly with an incomplete "Savior" Holy Emblem he clutched, lifting him like lifting a chick.

"Even at this time, you are praying to the 'Savior,' foolish and pathetic fake believers. Are you provoking the great God of Hatred and Deformation?"

Looking at the monster's ghastly face, the man grew more fearful.

Yet he shook his head, clenched the incomplete Holy Emblem tighter, and stammered out in condemnation:

"You shameful monster, you... you will eventually receive the Divine Punishment of the Savior!"

Hearing the man's words, the monster narrowed his eyes, which suddenly became dangerous.

He snorted coldly, squeezed his hand, and directly crushed the man's skull with a loud pop.

Blood splattered, and this terrible scene elicited screams and cries from the people, while the monster, unconcerned, tossed the headless body aside and sinisterly watched the crowd:

"See that? That is the fate of those who disrespect the divine!"

After saying this, his gaze continued to shift among the crowd, quickly locking eyes with a young woman.

The woman, holding her child, hurriedly bowed her head in terror; however, the monster's face already showed interest.

He approached the crowd and roughly pulled the woman out amidst her child's cries of "Mommy! Mommy!" and likewise lifted her.

"Speak, will you convert to the great God of Hatred and Deformation, becoming a follower of our Lord!"

He commanded slowly.

The woman's face was pale, trembling severely.

She spoke in a difficult and faint voice:

"I... I am willing to become..."

Before she could finish her words, the monster again crushed her skull, and amidst her child's cries, tossed her body aside, and then lazily yawned:

"Huh... the voice is too low, I can't hear clearly."

After speaking, he looked at the crowd again; everyone quickly bowed their heads in fear, not daring to meet his gaze.

Only the crying child, holding his mother's body, viewed him with eyes filled with hatred.

The monster narrowed his eyes.

He gave a cold laugh, preparing to approach the child, but suddenly a weak coughing sound arose from behind him:

"Cough... cough... if... if you keep slaughtering like this... you will never... gain the faith of the Free City State..."

The monster slightly halted his movement.

He turned around, looking back at Lilith, who was on the execution rack, his eyes showing surprise.

He turned around, approached Lilith, and looked down at her with a slight smile:

"As expected of a Transcendent whom Lord Adora took interest in, suffering such severe injuries, yet you still have the strength to speak."

As he spoke, his expression twisted into a ghastly sneer:

"However, the thing I hate most is preaching, since you value these useless ones so much; then watch them be killed right before your eyes!"

After saying this, the monster gave a sinister laugh, reached toward the child again, but just as he was about to touch the child, a dark green light suddenly descended from the sky.

The light struck the monster, and his body quickly melted, soon turning into a pool of viscous blood.

A deep voice slowly resonated, as if echoing in everyone's hearts:

"Lilith is right, if you fools keep on slaughtering, it would indeed trouble me, as a God."

Hearing this voice, the surrounding monsters trembled and quickly kneeled on one knee:

"Ah... Lord Adora!"

"Adora...?"

Lilith struggled to lift her head, only to see a giant nearly sixteen feet tall with three heads and six arms, slowly approaching her amidst the kneeling worship of humanoid monsters.

Swirling around his body was a dark green divine light, carrying immense pressure and supreme aura.

The moment he appeared, dark green mist spread around, quickly reaching the lucky Subjects. Amidst their screams, their bodies quickly deformed, sprouting terrifying tumors and limbs.

Merely a glance caused Lilith's eyes to pain, her vision instantly blurred, and two lines of blood tears ran down her cheeks.

God of Hatred and Deformation!

She recognized the giant's identity.

Watching her groan but not fainting from the "direct gaze at the God's" punishment, God of Hatred and Deformation Adora appeared surprised.

He came to Lilith, concealed his divine light and Law, and took an intrigued look at the dying girl before him:

"You must be the Devouring Witch Lilith, this aura... haha, you indeed have been blessed by 'Origin'..."

Then, towering over her, he lifted her up:

"Your body is failing, I give you a chance, submit to me, and I will grant you a new life, as well as grant these Mortals a new life."

Struggling to lift her head, looking at God of Hatred and Deformation Adora, whose divine light had faded, she let out a cold laugh and said,

"Monster, do you think I... would believe... your bullshit?"

God of Hatred and Deformation Adora's expression darkened.

He deeply looked at Lilith and let out a light laugh:

"Is that so? That's truly unfortunate."

As he spoke, he glanced toward the horizon, suddenly chuckled:

"Well, it doesn't matter."

"Anyway... He has already arrived, and your 'task' has already been completed."

He...?

Lilith was stunned.

She struggled to lift her head, only to see in the sky, a crimson light, like a meteor, rapidly approaching her location.

Though far away, she still clearly recognized the familiar presence.

Teacher...

It was her teacher!

Lilith's heart shook.

However, as soon as she saw the triumphant smile on the God of Hatred and Deformation, she realized something...

This is bad...

It's a trap...

A trap aimed at the teacher!

"Teacher... don't..."

Lilith struggled to shout.

But before she could finish, she felt a pain in her chest.

Then... everything spun around.

She was thrown away by the God of Hatred and Deformation.

Thrown away like trash.

In the hands of the God of Hatred and Deformation was a still-beating heart.

Watching the beating heart in the hands of the God of Hatred and Deformation, Lilith's consciousness quickly blurred.

Ah...

Is this the end?

So powerless...

Even in the end, couldn't protect everyone.

Teacher... will likely be quite disappointed in her.

Her vision gradually dimmed, and Lilith sank into the darkness.

At the edge of her consciousness, she felt as if she had fallen into a warm embrace, faintly hearing a familiar voice.

However, she knew nothing anymore.