Lalgan Nation, within the mist.
"Boom!!!"
A massive foot descended from the sky, crushing three armored vehicles of the Solloma Empire forces into iron pancakes and killing everyone inside.
The other surviving soldiers were on the verge of collapse. "Captain, this Nightmare Beast is too powerful. We have to retreat!"
"No!" The captain commander's voice came through the walkie-talkie. "Your mission is to hold back the giant Nightmare Beast. Anyone who retreats without orders will face a court-martial!"
"But—"
"It's coming again!!!"
"Boom!!!"
The massive foot descended once more, instantly crushing more than a dozen Solloma soldiers who had failed to dodge into a cloud of blood mist.
The remaining twenty or thirty people could no longer endure it. Even a court-martial was better than waiting to be trampled to death.
Ignoring the captain's orders, they began retreating. At that moment, the massive foot rose again and came down toward them.
"No!"
Bzz—
An invisible ripple seemed to spread through the air.
The giant's foot stopped abruptly above the soldiers' heads, as if restrained by some force and unable to descend.
The soldiers stood frozen in place, their blood seeming to turn to ice as they had no idea what was happening. In that instant just now, their lives had already flashed before their eyes. They had never expected to survive.
"You can retreat. Leave this place to me."
The sudden voice jolted the soldiers awake. They looked over and saw Adam!
The soldiers who had escaped death immediately withdrew, and only then did the massive foot crash down.
"Sorry for the trouble, but search the area for the Fog Gate," Adam said to the four women. "I'll handle this big guy."
"Adam, be careful!"
Even though the four women knew how powerful Adam was and how special his ability