(⊙⊙) When the Wind Scatters Its Ashes
At this very moment, whether they were the two giant swords or Galk, they had all vaguely guessed who the newcomers were.
Without a doubt, those two—especially the seemingly frail girl of thirteen or fourteen—were no ordinary people, nor ordinary monsters or Awakened. She was none other than the infamous former "one of the Three Great Awakened," "Lifuthru of the West"!
"..."
"..."
But while Galk and the soldiers and officers atop Rabona's inner-city walls were so terrified by the girl's dreadful aura that they fell silent, the two giant-sword knights—one tall, one short, and seemingly appearing out of nowhere—didn't waste time talking.
They merely exchanged a glance, then resolutely dragged their enormous blades, disproportionate to their respective builds, toward the girl and the burly man who looked anything but normal.
"Oh?"
"You don't feel like talking?"
"Fine, then!"
"Dauf?"
Seeing that the two didn't intend to give her the chance to keep talking or make sarcastic remarks, Lifuthru of the West wasn't annoyed. Instead, she smiled and patted the head of the burly man at her side, who was like a pet.
"Yes, Master."
Dauf answered in a deep, muffled voice. He reached out and slowly lowered Lifuthru from his shoulder, then suddenly charged forward. Halfway there, he transformed into a towering, armored giant of an Awakened and lunged ferociously at the two giant-sword knights coming toward him.
BOOM!!
The moment they met, he swung a vicious punch at the two swords, smashing a huge crater into the streets of the western district and sending dust billowing into the air. The shock wave swept through the surroundings like an explosion, instantly shattering the wooden and stone buildings along the street within dozens of meters of the impact.
"Careful!"
"He's powerful. Target his