Utaka's tone was wildly arrogant, but Uchiha Gen actually agreed with him. The only question was, how were they supposed to kill it now?
"What can you do? They're about to reach your tail fins!"
"Didn't you say you could stall them for a minute? That should be enough!"
"But..."
"Give me a hand, fellow countryman!"
But... I might not be able to hold on...
In the end, Uchiha Gen did not finish what he wanted to say.
"I understand!"
The moment he spoke, Uchiha Gen opened a barrier to the Mysterious Space. The terrifying pull robbed those Ghost Hands of their bearings, and they all rushed toward the spatial entrance.
Utaka could feel the pressure on him lessen, and he seized the opportunity to increase his speed once more.
The points of light within the Endless Black Sea guided lost ships onward. More and more scenes from Earth appeared in Utaka's longing eyes, and the men and women within them filled him with unbearable nostalgia.
"I'm here! I'm here!!"
Bang!!
Utaka slammed dumbly into a transparent screen of light. He stared blankly at the scene on the other side—the crosswalks and colorful signs outside were so dearly familiar.
But...
"Let me through!"
Bang!!
"Please, let me through!!"
Bang!
Uchiha Gen stared blankly at Utaka as he kept crashing into the light screen. This so-called fellow countryman did not seem to be faking it; his emotions were completely genuine.
He saw the scene outside as well. Cars flowed along the crosswalks, and the Route 13 Bus sign made his eyes sting with tears.
"There's even Beijing Roast Duck. Ha... as expected of a time-honored brand."
Bang!
Bang!!
Utaka kept striking the light screen with vacant eyes. Even when the Ghost Hands pounced on him and wrapped around him, he