Taking Action, a Token of Allegiance! (Combined Chapter)

Saint Garling, tossing and turning in bed, ultimately failed to fall asleep. By the moonlight streaming into the room, he slowly sat up, draped a thin coat over himself, and paced to the window.

After its reconstruction, Pangea Castle no longer possessed its former grandeur. Once, Saint Garling could overlook the entire Holy Land from his room and take in everything within the city at a glance. But now, all he could see outside the window was a desolate stretch of empty ground.

No one knew what mutation had occurred in the Holy Land's soil. Ever since Tsugikuni Yoriichi's attack on the Holy Land, every place scorched by his Golden Flames had become barren.

It was as though some mysterious force had drained all nutrients from the earth. No matter what kind of vegetation was transplanted there, nothing could grow in this land.

The desolate sight seemed to stir Saint Garling's thoughts. Slowly raising his head, he stared at the silent night sky and fell into a daze.

Suddenly, among the dazzling river of stars, one star seemed to flash into existence. Its golden glow surged explosively within only a few breaths, eclipsing every other star.

Saint Garling seemed to notice the anomaly in the distance. With a soft sound of surprise, he looked toward the suddenly appearing star.

Under Saint Garling's gaze, that star suddenly fell from the sky, shooting straight toward the Holy Land. The abrupt sight left Saint Garling momentarily stunned, and he muttered in bewilderment,

"Is that a meteor?"

Although meteors falling upon the Holy Land were exceedingly rare, it was not unprecedented. The Holy Land still had weapons forged from extraterrestrial meteorite iron. Though their strength was not necessarily superior to weapons made from refined steel by master craftsmen on land, weapons forged from such