The many monsters exchanged glances, then burst out laughing.
"Hahaha, looks like they've been scared stiff by us!"
Suddenly—
BZZT!!
A terrifying pressure appeared out of nowhere and descended upon the monsters. Before they could understand what had happened, a deafening buzz rang out, making their ears hum.
An invisible impact suddenly erupted from the left. Its true form could not be seen; only flickers of dark purple light were visible within it. Wherever the impact passed, buildings and streets alike were reduced to dust.
It was unbelievably fast. Before the monsters had any time to react, they were all blasted away.
Gums and Evil Natural Water, who had been at the center of the impact, vanished instantly.
The strange impact did not stop. In the blink of an eye, it had passed through. From above, a massive trench could clearly be seen cutting across the streets at the outskirts of the uninhabited zone.
Everything in the trench's path had been turned to ash.
BOOM—!
Another violent burst of force swept through, scattering dust and smoke in every direction and leaving the monsters, who had just climbed back to their feet, in another miserable state.
After a while, the monsters finally staggered to their feet one by one, filthy and disheveled.
But the sight before them made their breathing stop.
"H-How... is that... possible?!"
A vast depression had suddenly appeared directly ahead, stretching into the distance like an enormous canal. Evil Natural Water and Gums, who had been standing where that canal now lay, had vanished without a trace.
The monsters all turned to look at the sole remaining Dragon-level monster before them, Nyan.
"M-My... lord, are we... still investigating?"
Nyan's eyes had widened to their limit. He had been scared shitless by the utterly brutal scene before him. Only