More Terrifying Violence
What happened next in Kannawa Lake would be recorded in the history of Kami-Ota Shrine.
"On this day, the seal of Kannawa Lake was broken."
"Bee Serpents rampaged across the entire region like locusts."
"Disaster descended silently, like a nightmare."
"Faced with this overwhelming violence, no one could hope to measure up."
"Until even more terrifying violence appeared."
That was what had been recorded in the archives of Kami-Ota Shrine.
As the overwhelming army of Bee Serpents bore down on them like a stampede of thousands of troops and horses, three men stepped forward, causing vicious magical power to surge like a storm.
And so, true violence descended.
"'Drakon'!"
Vatra turned the surging magical power into a torrent, forming a gigantic serpent.
It was one of the nine familiars under Vatra's command—a ferocious green serpent dozens of meters long.
The giant serpent burst from the torrent of magical power and let out a roar like a dragon's cry. Its eyes fixed on the army of Bee Serpents ahead, blazing with scorching light. The radiance swept across the front like a Beam Cannon.
"Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...!!!"
A series of explosions rang out at once. Endless waves of flame erupted across the ground swept by the light, transforming into raging infernos that incinerated all the incoming Bee Serpents.
It happened in an instant.
The army of Bee Serpents was blown apart by the scorching light, instantly collapsing into disarray. Vatra had forcibly broken through both their formation and momentum with his overwhelming power alone.
With that single attack, the number of Bee Serpents destroyed had already reached tens or even hundreds of thousands.
It was a feat even the Self-Defense Forces' Special Attack Mage Unit had been unable to accomplish.
But that was only the beginning.
"Turn