The ritual was disrupted.
When the Queen's Guard, which had been in the cycle of reincarnation for half a century, suddenly broke the cycle, when the "Gate of Transformation" in the ritual hall was destroyed by the invaders, when a group of unknown people rushed into the hall—when the predestined sacrifice offered herself to the green flames in front of the Pool of Primordium, this lofty and ultimate ritual had already reached the point of no return.
Now, the heretics had stormed in, savagely slaughtering the followers of The Saint and destroying decades of painstaking efforts.
"What have you done?!"
In the center of the pool, the leader of the heretics, resembling a blond young man, roared in fury. His body suddenly grew taller, supported by black mud, and transformed into a swollen and terrifying giant. He swung his arm at Agatha, and numerous thorns and bone spurs rapidly grew from the pool, covering the sky as they surged towards the gatekeeper who still stood in the flames.