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"Then I shall begin, Glenda!"
Saying this softly, I looked at Glenda's tender, youthful face, then hesitated before placing my hand upon her gray-black hair.
An expression of comfort immediately appeared on Glenda's face.
But at Aiba Asagi's words, Glenda's eyes instantly turned hollow and vacant.
"Contractor—authentication!"
"Bloodline authentication initiated!"
"Bloodline verified, spiritual fluctuations verified, confirming contractor—Cain's Witch!"
"Connection established!"
"Holy Annihilation legacy, unfolding!"
What, then, is the Holy Annihilation?
In the world of Strike the Blood, it is widely known as the revenge of the progenitor of the demon race, Cain, against the Celestial Gods who exiled him.
Using the power he obtained in the Otherworld, he dragged the high and mighty Celestial Gods down from their pedestals, corrupting them from divine beings into base demons.
This is a technique capable of altering the very rules by which the world operates.
This is the explanation historians have for the Holy Annihilation.
Thus, every nation is filled with dread regarding the Holy Annihilation, terrified that someone might appear who could master it and arbitrarily rewrite the laws of the world.
The formula for the Holy Annihilation is gargantuan!
Sitting upon Aiba Asagi's throne, William shared in the Holy Annihilation formula currently being uploaded to the five supercomputers on the Island of Gen'ei.
Such is the immense volume of information contained within the Holy Annihilation formula.
Because of this, William finally understood why the four families who founded the Island of Gen'ei had insisted on building such an over-specced control room on this island.
Having continuously recorded the Holy Annihilation into his own mind, William understood clearly.
In truth, the Holy Annihilation is a hodgepodge that blends together all the magic formulas of this world, grimoires, and even the Spirit Arts that Cain learned in the Otherworld.
As the saying goes,