"Because Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming was extremely hardworking and disciplined, spending most of each day hunting Mutant Creatures and absorbing their power to strengthen himself."
"That was why, despite his unremarkable talent, he became a genius comparable to the First Sequence."
"But unrestrained slaughter could not possibly come without any consequences."
"When he immersed himself in slaughter for the sake of power, he was destined to fall into slaughter in the future."
"Under the influence of his inner demon, he killed Ling, who was known as the Feather God. Ling's death also awakened part of his sanity."
"In the end, he died at Luoshui Sanxian's hands."
"Perhaps because Japan had not changed during this transformation, causing its National Destiny to remain stagnant; or perhaps Sacred Cherry Blossom: Ming and Ling's deaths had depleted their Fortune. For a long time afterward, no Espers with powerful talents were born."
"Only Luoshui Sanxian barely managed to sustain Japan's existence."
Jin Hong spoke with extreme calm. In its eyes, Luoshui Sanxian barely sustaining Japan's existence was no longer enough for it to continue onward in this era.
In other words, they had already been abandoned by this era.
No country could be protected by relying on a single person.
Luoshui Sanxian indeed possessed great strength and talent, but he could not protect an entire country.
The oceans occupied the largest area of Earth and nurtured all things. The number of First Sequences born within them far surpassed those on land.
Japan's unique geographical location naturally made it more susceptible to the effects of Mutant Sea Beasts.
Tsunamis and earthquakes also occurred far more frequently than before the Reiki Revival.
Once a Beast Tide broke out, the casualties would be devastating. A single First Sequence simply could not protect all of Japan.
Moreover, Beast Tides