Although they believed in the Divine, they had never witnessed miracles.
In the end, it was a disaster akin to the descent of a demon that arrived at their doorstep first.
As time passed, the black sludge, seemingly alive, even began to mutate.
Grotesque, black figures emerged one by one from the dark mire that flowed through the streets, launching indiscriminate slaughter on all living beings around them.
Chaos and flames engulfed the entire city in an instant.
Countless innocent people perished under this inexplicable calamity.
The Church managed to utilize their Sealed Items to establish a few small sanctuaries and isolation zones near the chapels, but for Orn City, which housed over 800,000 residents, this effort was like a drop in the ocean.
It was during this time of dire crisis when an unexpected figure stepped forward.
Among the ruins of the City Square.
