The Prophet ignored the sword spirit, Verdandi, as he walked past her. To him, she was nothing more than a phantom, a remnant left behind to guard the sword of a warrior.

“…”

He continued toward the roots of the World Tree. They were just a few steps ahead, and once he extracted what he needed from the Chaos Beasts clinging to them, all that remained was to buy time.

‘All that’s left is to stop the possessor and her group. I’ve already sealed Brunhild’s thunder spear—Gungnir—with [Gleipnir], so she’s no longer a significant threat.’

Although he hadn’t completely removed …