"It's draining the entire sea?!" Gildarts looked down, his face full of disbelief.
The waves along the shore had vanished completely. Vast stretches of seabed lay exposed as seawater surged into the sky at a terrifying speed.
In just a few breaths, everyone and the surviving residents watched in horror as the entire ocean ahead was forcibly peeled away from the earth.
Hundreds of millions of tons of seawater broke free of the seabed's hold, rising and hovering dozens of meters in the air.
An ocean hanging upside down in the sky had taken shape before their eyes.
Across the dried seabed, silt and reefs lay everywhere, and countless sea creatures were stranded, struggling.
Sunlight shone straight down on the desolate remains of the sea, yet brought not the slightest warmth—only a bone-deep chill.
The Hanging Sea suspended overhead could come crashing down at any moment, enough to grind the entire town to dust.
The dark-blue seawater was deep and eerie, sunlight piercing its surface and refracting into a bewitching glow.
Inside the sea, countless whirlpools formed and vanished at high speed, concealing terrifying energy of the most violent kind.
A mountain-like pressure bore down, making everyone's breathing turn sluggish and their hearts unbearably heavy.
"Impossible..." Caramiru collapsed limply to the ground, staring at the hanging sea overhead as she murmured in despair, "My Lord Water God Dragon... how could you possess such power?"
The Water God Dragon hovered at the center of the suspended sea, surging magic power holding up his body without any need for the seawater's support.
His crimson eyes were empty and lifeless, leaving only a pure desire for destruction.
The next moment, the onslaught descended.
The whirlpools inside the Hanging Sea suddenly accelerated, and countless giant water pillars as thick as houses dropped straight down.