"Stop howling! That idiot will come running back on his own before long!"
Haoyue impatiently stopped Neumann and Little Ying, who seemed to want to chase after him, and continued to ponder possible emergency response methods with his head down.
"...Miss Haoyue, I know it's important to stay rational right now, but... I think it's time..."
"Well, I know what you mean, but I can only apologize... Sin Annihilation and I have barely spoken a few words, and Givinia is more of a romantic rival than a companion to me. I'm grateful to them, truly grateful from the bottom of my heart, but unfortunately... I don't have any feelings beyond gratitude. Perhaps I deserve to die more than they do."
"Then... who do you truly value?"
"Do you want the truth or a lie?"
"The truth?"
"It doesn't include you, anyway."
"...That's true."
South Spirit Continent--
Hundreds of millions of residents on the continent were trembling, praying for the monsters that brought disaster to leave quickly.
This continent, known for its beautiful natural scenery and the perfect harmony between humanity and nature, had more than half of it turned into a desolate desert. All the fine sand and dust were remnants of solid matter collapsing. From orbit, one could see that the northern and southern coasts of the South Spirit Continent were connected by a wide yellow band – the desert. Along this band were countless circular craters, ranging from a hundred meters to hundreds of kilometers in diameter, with spatial rifts stretching arbitrarily. All affected areas had become dead zones where no living thing could approach.
From the northern coast to the southern coast, the battle between two high-ranking individuals had directly spanned the continent. This devastation was their masterpiece. On the stone beach of the southern coast, with