The explosive crack of Apparition still reverberated through the air. Wade wiped the rain from his face and shook his head gently, a trace of helplessness appearing on his face.
Grindelwald had been furious when he left, even abandoning his usual elegant composure.
The commotion when he Apparated had been like someone setting off a bomb on the rooftop. The violently compressed air had even blasted the surrounding rain into scattered white mist.
But Wade was not worried about Grindelwald's anger.
Seeing that those who came after him were even more outstanding and thorough than he had expected, shouldn't one who had walked ahead feel gratified?
Grindelwald might be arrogant, cold-blooded, extreme, conceited, skilled at manipulating hearts, and lacking reverence for life... but at least he was not petty.
Wade turned his gaze back toward the city below, ravaged by the torrential rain, leaving only cold scrutiny in his eyes.
By the coast, three-meter-high tidal waves roared like black walls, crashing toward the shore with irresistible force!
A man brimming with confidence, who had deliberately come to surf when the storm arrived, was instantly slammed beneath the wave. In the blink of an eye, he vanished from the surface, as quickly as a stone tossed into the sea.
"No, John—" His companion on shore was completely stunned. Coming back to herself, she immediately let out a heart-wrenching cry. "Help... John... John..."
Underwater, the man was swept up and rolled about by an enormous force. Seawater poured into his nose and mouth as he struggled desperately against the suffocating pressure.
But no matter how he flailed his arms and legs, he was still caught in the current and dragged rapidly down toward the deep sea.
Just as his consciousness was about to scatter, a powerful and sudden thrust surged violently