(Heartfelt thanks to 'Wufeng Haotian,' 'True Dragon Tiger King,' 'Izayoi,' 'Xiao Lai,' and 'Youyouzi's Lament' for their tips!)
"Rumble..."
Amid the lingering echoes of thunder, the dark clouds that had blanketed the entire sky finally began to disperse, revealing the originally clear night sky beneath the moonlight once more.
The Lightning Bolt flickering along the mountainside also dimmed after an unknown length of time.
The platinum divine blade raised high into the sky withdrew its dazzling radiance as its owner slowly lowered it.
Demon Slayer was held in one hand.
Savior's Blade was held in the other.
The divine power coursing through Noah gradually subsided as he looked ahead.
"Ugh..."
"Argh..."
"Ah..."
Pain-filled groans continuously rang out from in front of Noah.
At that moment, the sight before Noah could not have been described as anything less than miserable.
The once-steep slope had been brutally shaved away.
The ground was entirely charred black, with steam-like smoke rising everywhere.
Broken stones and rubble littered every corner.
Wails and groans filled the air.
In such a place, people of every race—humans, dwarves, elves, beastfolk, Amazons, Pallums, and more—lay scattered across the ground. One or two currents of electricity occasionally ran through their bodies, making them convulse all over.
If there had to be a phrase to describe the scene before them, there was probably only one.
—Too horrific to bear looking at.
Under the direct strike of the lightning, the entire Freyja Familia, one of the strongest factions in the dungeon city of Orario, had been defeated and could no longer rise.
The armor on their bodies had already shattered.
They could not even lift the weapons in their hands.
As though they had been thoroughly ravaged by an enemy, every member of the Freyja Familia lay on the scorched ground, their