No one expected the Exorcist Association to be of the surrendering kind.
Though they never surrendered, facing the Weird Times with sacrifice, they were indeed the first to loosen their grip on the ropes preventing the world from sliding into the abyss.
When Lu Li arrived, the world was on the brink of destruction, knowing little about the Exorcist Association and even less about the investigators.
The clues of nightmares and truth simultaneously pointed to the Exorcist Association—provided it hadn't yet been destroyed.
But that possibility was slim.
Yet miraculously, as Lu Li approached the city, entering the ruins of the Old Era, traversing the collapsed ruins, he saw ancient, repeatedly renovated Marian tower-style buildings still standing among the rubble.
This kind of sturdy structure had extended into near-modern castles, with the drawback being that one could sense the complexity inside without even setting foot in it.
