Dharma Name: Fission
The gentle morning mist slowly dissipated beneath the sunlight.
"Ah!~"
A piercing scream shattered the quiet inside the Meteorite Crater.
A moment later, another scream rang out, waking more and more people.
The screams rose and fell, quickly spiraling out of control.
"What happened?"
Major Balmond rushed out of his tent. Though his clothes were disheveled, he still held a pistol he had just finished loading.
"It's the Kakaya tribe. They've all gone mad!"
Someone immediately relayed the news.
"What? Mad? What happened? Have the mercenaries or the Chinese made any suspicious moves? If they dare disobey, shoot them on the spot!"
Major Balmond issued the order decisively.
With everyone inside the crater panicking, the best solution was to act swiftly and put a stop to the chaos with force. Any show of restraint would only let things spiral further out of control.
"The mercenaries and the Chinese haven't moved. It's just that...the Kakaya people's sacred rock is gone!"
The soldier delivering the report pointed into the distance.
The enormous rock that had stood in the center of the crater, clearly visible from anywhere, had completely disappeared, leaving an oddly empty space.
"G-gone? How is that possible?"
Major Balmond stared in that direction. It really was gone.
That was a boulder as big as a small mountain, yet it had vanished in a single night!!!
It was like something out of a ghost story!
Not only was the boulder gone, but the temple on its summit had vanished too. All that remained was a pit more than ten meters deep. Inside lay a dozen Temple Warriors, while a little girl and a winged serpent flitted about in alarm.
"Kukulkan, don't run!"
The sleepy little girl reached out groggily and found nothing. She slowly opened her eyes, only