When the warships of various nations completely surrounded Itogami Island, countless fighter jets circled overhead, while massive airborne battleships hovered among the clouds, aiming every kind of advanced weapon at the island below.
The sight was enough to drive everyone on Itogami Island into despair!
Fortunately, Elysia had anticipated this and arranged for Aponia and the others to move the island's residents somewhere safe in advance. With her powerful mental abilities soothing them as well, the situation did not descend into even greater chaos.
"So it's come to this after all."
As she watched the fleets of the Sanctuary Treaty States, the outcome Natsuki Minamiya had least wanted to face had finally arrived.
She had not expected the Sanctuary Treaty States to react so quickly. She had thought they would only arrive after the Holy Annihilation ritual was complete, when everything would already be over.
Yet the Holy Annihilation System had apparently taken longer to activate than she had imagined, giving the others time to respond. And in that brief window, the forces of every nation had already arrived at their gates.
Still, it was fortunate that the island's residents were all safe and would not be implicated in this matter.
With the Fusion Soldiers summoned by Elysia watching over them, almost no one dared cause trouble. They only needed to lift the mental control once everything was over... and all would return to normal.
However, with no one left to defend the island, a large number of enemies had infiltrated Itogami Island.
"It's time to let those people out!"
She could sense the outsiders continually sneaking in. Although the witches and high-ranking magicians from the Library had formed a blockade, it was far from enough.
Natsuki Minamiya no longer hesitated. Things had already reached this point, so she could