"Algalong and Mystic Dragon had both studied Napoli's divine patterns, but neither found much of use... Hm?"
Laplace stopped halfway through her sentence and turned her gaze toward the doorway.
A terrifying force was beginning to leak out from within.
Under the influence of that force, the lava lake at the bottom of the pit began to boil as well. Great quantities of orange-red lava transformed into dragons and serpents, surging up from beneath the lake and shooting straight into the sky.
When the lava dragons and serpents reached midair, another strange sight appeared.
A colossal hammer phantom over a hundred meters long crashed down through the curtain of clouds, smashing fiercely into the savage lava dragons and serpents. Thunderous booms rang out without end, and sparks exploded wildly outward whenever the hammer struck the dragons' and serpents' heads.
Even though Angel and Laplace were outside the room, they could clearly see the shower of sparks raining down.
One spark even fell just over ten meters away from them, scorching a hole into the ground and sending up hissing white smoke...
Such a startling phenomenon and such terrifying fluctuations sent the other Lairen in the room scattering in fright.
Some Lairen even ran outside and huddled trembling in the corridor.
Watching the scene unfold before him, Angel could not help asking, "This is...?"
"Napoli's ability," Laplace said.
Angel narrowed his eyes, seemingly considering something. After a moment of hesitation, he said, "Should we go in and take a look?"
Angel was seeking Laplace's opinion, but Laplace did not answer. Instead, she answered with her actions.
Laplace stepped sideways and entered through the door. At the same time, a curtain of light appeared before her, shielding her from the falling sparks.
Seeing this, Angel hurried after her and entered the light