Thud, thud-!
The thunderous noise seemed to erupt not from the ground, but from deep within their souls, one blast following another like pounding war drums or the sounding of a doomsday horn.
High above, blazing light tore across the sky. Thousands upon thousands of attacks converged into a torrent of destruction, mingling flames, lightning, blade flashes, and sonic booms. In a single instant, they gathered, pierced through, and crashed down!
The sky beneath that barrage collapsed as though it had been hollowed out. A Dark Giant as tall as a mountain stood amid the ruins, its immense silhouette seeming to devour the light. Even the air beside it wailed, churning with terrifying distortions.
"Fall back-!"
A Neo Marine commander roared, but before his words faded, an invisible shock wave came crashing in. Like divine wrath descending upon the earth, it seemed to force all of Elbaf to the ground beneath an unseen hand and grind it to pieces.
BOOM!!!
The ground shook violently. Cracks tore through the earth like demonic fangs, while waves of dirt and stone surged upward, scattering high into the sky before slamming back down.
Countless giant warriors, pirates, and soldiers were hurled away. Some flew across the battlefield like kites with severed strings; others crashed heavily to the ground, sending up great clouds of bloody mist.
Jin An stood at the front line, his cloak snapping in the gale. The stones beneath his feet were torn apart by the blast and ground to powder, yet his gaze never shifted. He stared fixedly at the Dark Giant ahead, which still had not fallen.
"Has its power already reached this level..."
He slowly clenched his teeth, his heart pounding even harder amid the tremors.
This was not his first encounter with a powerful enemy, but it was