The Place She Ought to Go

"Rumble..."

On this day, Labyrinth City Orario was struck by another massive earthquake.

Just as when Thanatos had been sent back to the heavens and the Repatriation Light Pillar had appeared in Orario, astonishing power shook Orario once more tonight.

People stared blankly in the direction of the Pleasure District, their minds utterly dazed.

There, a golden thunder dragon rose from the ground and shot into the clouds. It twisted and danced through the air, roaring as it vanished into the night sky, illuminating the entire heavens.

That golden thunder dragon might not have been as sacred as the Repatriation Light Pillar.

That golden thunder dragon might not have been as magnificent as the Repatriation Light Pillar.

Yet, like that Repatriation Light Pillar, it connected heaven and earth, lit up the night and clouds, shook the entire city, and stirred every heart.

At the place where the golden thunder dragon had risen, everything in the surrounding area had been flattened by the Shockwave. Not even ruins or rubble remained.

When the thunder dragon vanished, all that remained was a shattered crater that continuously smoked.

"Clang!"

A severed Silver Spear spun through the air for a long while before falling into the crater. Its tip pierced the ground with a crisp ring.

"Ugh... ah..."

Amid an exceedingly faint groan, a battered hand struggled toward the Silver Spear, yet failed to reach the broken weapon.

Its owner tried to struggle to his feet as well, but unfortunately, he no longer had the strength to do so.

A closer look revealed that the fierce, murderous young Cat Person was now sprawled in the crater, barely clinging to life.

A massive wound nearly ran through his entire torso, almost cleaving him in two.

Blood gushed out like a spring, staining his entire body red