Before anyone realized it, the meteors falling from the sky began to dwindle, until they vanished entirely.
The meteorites ravaging the earth finally stopped, and the unceasing earthquakes and swirling sandstorms gradually subsided as well.
Everything returned to silence.
Yet the ravaged noble district could no longer be restored to how it had once been.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
The sound of rolling rubble echoed everywhere.
The dust had not completely dispersed and still hung in the air like smoke from a battlefield.
"Whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—whoosh—"
Yulin continued beating her wings as she hovered in midair. Looking down at the ruins below, where only broken buildings and countless craters remained upon the utterly devastated ground, she restrained the urge to roar but could not hide the excitement in her eyes.
Clearly, this scene of destruction greatly pleased the nearly invincible King of Monsters.
Only then did Shien leap down from the dragon's head, landing as lightly as a feather while the surging magic power around him faded away.
The members of Vivian's Squad either raised their hands to shield their faces or collapsed onto the ground. Still gathered before House Poztut, they stared at the devastation before them, all rendered speechless.
Apart from a limited number of buildings, only House Poztut remained completely intact in the noble district.
Everywhere else had already been reduced to ruins.
"This..."
Lumya could no longer speak.
"..."
Tier fell silent as well.
"M-Mr. Shien?"
Merika seemed unable to believe that Shien had done all this.
Even Vivian stared at the scene in shock, then looked at Shien, who stood expressionlessly before the devastation. For a long while, she could not react.
"...You went too far."
After a long silence, Vivian could not help murmuring those words.
Shien curled his lip.
"Don't worry. I'm not crazy enough to