Gravel's pupils shrank to pinpoints.
He wanted to flee, but the reiatsu pouring from so many Gillian had locked his body in place. He could not move even a finger.
"No... don't..."
The crimson orb swelled to dozens of meters in diameter.
Then it fired.
VMMMM-!!!
A massive red beam slammed toward the ground like divine punishment.
Gravel and his squad, along with every allied shinobi within a hundred meters, were, the instant the light touched them-
Vaporized.
No screams, no explosions, no remains.
Only a smooth stretch of ground, melted into glass by the intense heat, proved they had ever existed.
And that was merely the Cero of a few hundred Gillian.
In the sky, three thousand hollow mouths lit up with crimson light at once.
Like three thousand crimson stars kindled above Amegakure.
"No... NO!!!"
"RUN!!!"
"HELP-!!!"
The allied shinobi broke.
They threw down their weapons, tore off their forehead protectors, and scattered like headless chickens.
But Gillian surrounded them on every side. Where could they run?
Liuyu stood atop the tower, calmly watching it all.
"Fire together."
He gave the order softly.
VMMMM----!!!
Three thousand crimson Cero erupted at once.
In that instant, the sky turned blood-red.
Three thousand beams, like three thousand swords of judgment, pierced heaven and earth and crashed into the most densely packed ranks of the allied forces.
An explosion.
An indescribable explosion.
Light swallowed everything. Sound drowned beneath the deafening roar, and crimson filled every field of vision.
The shock wave swept outward like a tsunami, grinding every building, tree, and corpse in its path to dust.
Amegakure's outer walls collapsed completely in the aftermath of that volley.
The Tsuchikage's summoned beast, watching from afar, squeezed its eyes shut against the blinding light.
When the light faded-
A crater more than five