David saw the blurry figure still approaching him, and he tried to step back. However, his legs felt as heavy as lead, and when he attempted to lift his arms, it seemed like all strength had been drained from his body. The blurry figure eventually reached David, and a chilling voice echoed in his ears, “Human? Daring to kill my people!”

This voice carried immense authority, and each word felt like a heavy hammer, relentlessly pounding on David’s eardrums. It caused him unbearable pain, and blood began to seep from his ears. He had never experienced such overwhelming pressure, enough to make him feel as though he would disintegrate in an instant.

However, it was clear that the figure had no intention of killing David. She just gazed coldly at him. From her voice earlier, David deduced that she was a woman, or perhaps a goddess?

David instantly thought of the Spirit Emperor of the Divine Clan mentioned by Edmund. Only such a being could exert such terrifying pressure on him.

“Who… who are you?” David managed to speak through the pain and discomfort. Upon hearing his question, the figure smiled faintly.

“You don’t need to know who I am. From today on, you will be an enemy of the Divine Clan. I’m quite curious to see what kind of waves a mere human can stir up in this world. While Edmund was nothing in my eyes, the fact that you killed him suggests you have some capability. Are you prepared to face everything that comes next?” The figure’s cold voice continued to ring in David’s ears.

This made David even more convinced that a member of the Divine Clan had appeared. In Edmund’s words, their hidden strength was the Divine Clan. In a daze, David saw the figure reach out her arm and pluck one of the blood-red moons from the sky. She played with it in her hand and smiled faintly at David. “Young man, you are still too young to bear the fate of the human race! The Divine Clan will rule over everything. Hehe.”

As she spoke with an ethereal laughter, she inserted the blood moon into David’s body with a single movement.

“Ugh!” The intense pain was almost unbearable for David. Even though he had reached the level of a Dark God, in the presence of the figure, he knew that his level was just a measure of strength, not his status. The agony he felt was because he had encountered a true deity.

The blood moon slowly penetrated David’s body, feeling like a steel blade stabbing into his skin. Cold sweat immediately covered his forehead. He wanted to scream, but no matter how hard he tried, his throat couldn’t produce a sound. He could only silently endure the pain of the blood moon entering his body.

“Fall into a dream. Whether it’s real or fake, it’s up to you to decide. If you can withstand it, you will live. If you can’t… hehe, you will become a corpse,” the figure said before turning to leave.

In that moment as she turned to leave, David slowly raised his hand and brought his finger to his mouth. With all the strength he could muster, he bit down on his own finger. The self-inflicted pain brought him back to his senses, and the hazy surroundings became clear.

He could finally see the figure clearly. She wore a colorful robe and a phoenix crown on her head. Sensing David’s change, she paused and turned around once more.

“Do you recognize me?” When the woman’s appearance came before David’s eyes, he suddenly felt his entire heart stop beating. He opened his mouth wide and stared fixedly at the woman in front of him. This face, he couldn’t be more familiar with it—it was Sally!

“No… it can’t be!” David said, furrowing his brow and shaking his head. ｂ𝚍ｎｏｖ𝚕．ｃｏｍ

“Is what you see… real? Or is it fake?” The woman said before disappearing on the spot, and David also did at that moment. Everything went black, and he passed out.

“David will be fine! Why did we suddenly lose consciousness? Why did the captain pass out too? What happened in between?”

“Stop arguing, let’s all leave and let David rest.”

It’s unknown how long passed. David heard a familiar voice in his ear. He could tell that all of them were the voices of people around him, and the last one was Sally’s voice.

Then, footsteps were heard leaving the room. Suddenly, everything fell silent, except for faint sobbing: “David, you must not be harmed, you must wake up! What will I do without you?”

David could hear clearly. It was Sally crying. Huh? Sally? That elusive and mysterious woman? Could Sally be related to the Divine Clan?

A series of questions suddenly popped into David’s mind. He needed to solve these questions, so he abruptly opened his eyes.

Sally, who had been crying while looking at David, was startled by his sudden awakening. Then her face, streaked with tears, froze in place. After a while, an excited smile appeared on her face, and she rushed over to hug David tightly.

“You’re finally awake! You scared me so much! I’m so relieved!” Sally held David tightly, as if afraid he would faint again.

Feeling Sally’s warmth and that familiar scent, David furrowed his brow again. Because he didn’t sense the aura of that woman on Sally.

Could it be… that woman was trying to confuse him? But why did she take on Sally’s appearance? Why not Arnold, Duke, or Fatso? Could Sally really be related to the Divine Clan?

In that moment, memories of meeting Sally, falling in love with her, and even fighting together flooded David’s mind. He couldn’t find anything unusual about Sally no matter how hard he tried. This left David puzzled once again.

Sally also noticed David’s unease and quickly let go of him, asking nervously, “What’s wrong with you? Are you still feeling unwell? You’ve been unconscious for three whole days. Are you hungry? I’ll go make your favorite braised pork for you. Just lie down and rest.”

Saying this, Sally carefully released David and prepared to go to the kitchen to cook braised pork for him. Her words, mentioning his favorite dish, didn’t seem suspicious in any way. So David smiled and nodded.

Watching Sally hurry out, David lay on the bed, deep in thought. He remembered the blood moon that the divine woman had implanted in his body before leaving.

“What is the purpose of the blood moon?” David asked to himself, trying to get an explanation from the system, but the system didn’t respond as it usually did. This made David feel uneasy.