"Rumble..."
The sound of an explosive shockwave rang out from the top of the Gate of Foundation.
Countless gigantic tentacles emerged from the thick fog and swept forward with a howl. They pressed against the gale swirling high above, creating powerful explosions and sending out wave after wave of impact.
The countless tentacles rampaged without restraint. Driven by the Meiya Sisters' fury, they charged straight toward La Folia.
In the next moment, La Folia's figure was swallowed by countless tentacles.
If La Folia had not fought back...
"Bang—!"
At the exact moment the countless tentacles swallowed La Folia, a dazzling flash appeared alongside a loud firing sound.
The flash shot through the air like a beam of light, piercing and severing the huge tentacles one after another. Countless tentacles fell from the sky, burst into flames, and gradually turned to ash.
"What?"
"The tentacles were...!?"
The furious Meiya Sisters were both startled by the sudden change before them.
Yet La Folia's figure appeared completely unharmed among the tentacles that had been burned away.
"How rough."
As La Folia spoke, she was somehow holding a gun in her hand.
It was a matchlock decorated in an exceedingly luxurious style, yet with a distinctly antique appearance.
"That is...!?"
Emma was astonished.
"A Cursed Gun...!"
Octavia cried out in shock.
Indeed.
The weapon in La Folia's hand was a Cursed Gun, an extremely rare and precious weapon that ordinary people could never possess. It was valuable enough to be displayed in a museum, and was specially used to fire Cursed Bullets containing enormous amounts of magical and spiritual power.
The flash that had just burned through countless tentacles was a special bullet of tremendous power—the Cursed Bullet.
"W-why does she have a Cursed Gun?"
"Isn't that an expensive item only royalty and nobles