From this distance, seeing Izumo in its entirety, she already knew the outcome of Kiana's plan.
Kiana, as well as everyone else...
They had probably all...
Failed?!
Her vision went black, and all the strength drained from her body.
She knew better than anyone what failure under these circumstances meant.
Kiana's image seemed to appear before her eyes again. Just moments ago, Kiana had smiled and said she had something to discuss with Sirin, asking her to wait for a while. The scene remained vivid in her mind.
The fear of losing Kiana made her whole body tremble. Looking at the homeland that had become utterly bizarre, she had only one thought in her mind—one thing she absolutely had to do. Gritting her teeth, she burst out with unwavering determination: "I have to return to Izumo!"
Half a system hour earlier.
Honkai Energy Concentration (Izumo): 72.22% (↑)
Looking at the Honkai Energy Concentration column on the system, Kiana nodded inwardly.
Before, she had feared that the Honkai energy concentration would become too high. Now, she only feared that it would not be high enough to reach one hundred percent.
"You shouldn't have stayed behind."
Everything was almost ready. Kiana closed the panel and turned her attention to the people over there who were recuperating.
"It hasn't even started, and you've already assumed we'll fail?"
The White-Haired Oni opened his eyes and looked toward the world that had become devastated, where humanity could no longer survive.
As a survivor from more than a thousand years ago, he should have fallen alongside his comrades in that era. But his hatred for the Kishin had supported him until now.
"I devoted my entire life to saving this world. How could I be absent from the final battle?"
Welt said.