Four

Apollo squinted his eyes at the mansion. The entire five-story, hundreds-of-meters-wide building was covered in red symbols. They circulated around the mansion, protecting every corner as the dust clouds on the roof faded.

A frown appeared on the beggar's face as he realized the roof of the mansion was still intact, even after enduring his attack.

It's because of that thing, Apollo thought, studying the red symbols surrounding the building, though he couldn't understand them.

But he knew it was a barrier—a different kind from what they used inside the floors.

He raised his hand and sent a bolt of lightning towards the mansion, but like a drop of water in the ocean, the red symbols only rippled slightly.

"Hahaha, you wouldn't be able to stop the ritual!" the twins' voices rang out as they floated in front of the beggar.

"You two did it?" Apollo asked, his expression heavy.