The howling seawater whipped up a storm, carrying violent hurricane winds over the narrow road beneath the mountains.
The road was almost entirely paved with gravel. Seawater seeped out from between the stones, washing over the wet tracks of the Armored Cars.
Dense ranks of Armored Cars and lightly equipped soldiers wearing Exoskeleton Armor swiftly advanced along the narrow rocky beach.
Pitch-black Dragon Rider Fighters flew almost flush with the ground, closely following the soldiers. Layer upon layer, they piled together like heavy dark clouds.
Boom--
Roaring thunder exploded across the sky, bringing brilliant flashes through the hurricane.
That surging radiance bloomed between heaven and earth, striking a Dragon Rider Fighter in the air in an instant.
The fighter immediately fell from the sky, wreathed in blazing flames, and crashed into the troops below before they could get out of the way.
Boom--
A huge, thunderous sound echoed beside everyone's ears. The howling hurricane still raged, while surging waves piled up at the edge of the sky, forming tides dozens of meters high.
The tidal wave sped across the rolling sea, riding the hurricane as it "flew" toward the narrow rocky beach.
Behind that wave, fresh waves surged from the sea one after another, carrying tremendous force as they crashed toward the shore.
Boom--
Another clap of thunder exploded in the sky, followed by countless more identical blasts.
Brilliant lightning densely filled the sky and sea.
Several Dragon Rider Fighters and a Mecha burst into flames in succession, crashing into the ground and into the crowd.
The howling wind grew louder and louder, and the layered waves drew ever closer.
The soldiers who had been advancing blankly stopped, raised their heads, and looked at the roaring sea—at the waves that covered the sky and earth, illuminated by lightning above the