The Five Elders had already fallen into despair.
Uranus, the "Heavenly King" they had placed such high hopes on, had actually been taken out in a single blow. It felt like a dream, but what they felt more than anything was despair. Against an enemy like this, even if they gathered all the World Government's strength, they would have no chance of winning.
Since that was the case, they might as well act more composed. If the other side wanted to kill them, there was nothing they could do to stop him anyway.
"My purpose?" Shin chuckled. "You'll find out soon enough. And by the way, I have no interest in any of you."
The moment he spoke, a powerful gust erupted from Shin's body. Everything atop the ruins was swept away, and the center of Mary Geoise instantly became an open expanse.
The Five Elders were hurled backward by the fierce airflow. After a while, they climbed to their feet and stared at Shin in the center. "What exactly is he trying to do?"
Then they saw Shin standing at the center, raising one hand toward the sky. The world seemed to freeze in an instant as a point of light spread outward from him. A complex pattern appeared in a flash where the World Government building had once stood.
If viewed from high above, one would see the pattern revolving and expanding around Shin like some profound and mysterious formation.
Layer upon layer of intricate, enigmatic structures emerged, yet no one could identify what sort of formation it was. In truth, from the Five Elders' perspective, they could not even see the entire pattern on the ground.
The light persisted for more than ten seconds before fading. The pattern Shin had drawn covered all of Mary Geoise, and