This was not the original coastline, but somewhere farther inland.
Yet the tides had not receded.
Night had fallen. No stars or moon could be seen in the sky; only roiling dark clouds blocked out the light.
Waves battered the shattered houses, the sound of the sea mingling with the howls of demons.
"Kill—kill—kill—"
"Die—die—die—"
Though they were incomprehensible mutterings to human beings, what entered their minds were terrifyingly bloodthirsty words.
"Boom—!"
The colossal shadow beast clashed with the Sea Creature.
And even more beasts launched their assault on Skadi.
The bodies of these killing beasts were shadows seemingly formed from black matter, their scarlet eyes fixed upon Skadi.
Then, one beast had already charged before Skadi.
A flash of sword light.
The greatsword traced an elegant arc, cleaving the black beast in two midair. But even more beasts pounced from the darkness behind it.
Yet the waves arrived at once, shattering the beasts.
[Fuck, that was so cool.]
[Has anyone noticed that every time Didi shows up, it feels like the visual quality jumps up a whole level?]
[More than that—the lighting, the water, it's just incredible!]
[Super beautiful.]
[Hell yeah, absolutely hell yeah!]
[Didi holding Golden Flash's sword looks insanely cool too.]
[Awesome!]
[I compared them. Didi's scenes really do seem to have higher resolution.]
The battle had only just begun.
Beasts crawled out of the earth, emerged from the ruins, and leaped down from the shadows of the darkness.
Their red eyes were like bloody stars gradually lighting up in the night sky, and their numbers continued to grow. Hundreds, thousands, tens of thousands... still increasing.
Skadi leaped lightly into the beast horde.
Her movements flowed like a dance, yet a shockwave erupted when she landed.
Ripples spread outward from Skadi, and the first three beasts to