Indeed, Alice initially took Eryx by surprise.
How many years had it been?
How long since someone had spoken to him with such audacity?
If she were truly a person of high stature, Eryx would naturally recognize her, and there would be no need for an identity token.
For a newcomer like Alice to be so brazen, it's truly the first time he has encountered such a thing since he began guarding the gates of the Sanctuary of the Celestial Gods.
Eryx's aura surged as he glared at Alice with wide eyes.
Unperturbed by any fault on her part, Alice raised an eyebrow and said coldly, "What are you staring at? Are you going to let us through or not?"
Eryx was taken aback. He released his own aura, which would typically crush anyone of lesser strength, obliterating their soul on the spot.
But he could distinctly feel that the energy he unleashed was absorbed instead.
