"Isn't this Adamantite Sealing Chains?"
Uchiha Gen's cry of surprise naturally reached Queen of Rōran, but she merely glanced at him casually before turning her attention away.
"Adamantite Sealing Chains? What kind of name is that?"
"The Uzumaki! The Uzumaki clan!"
At that, Uchiha Gen immediately looked toward Queen of Rōran's hair. Could her long red hair be due not to her hair quality, but to the life energy of the Uzumaki?!
"You aren't from the Uzumaki clan, are you?"
"...I don't know. I've lived here since I was little."
Boom!
As they spoke, the seal suddenly erupted in a massive explosion. Uchiha Gen instinctively moved to shield the queen behind him.
"Forget about me. Hurry and do what you need to do..."
"But you..."
When Uchiha Gen turned around, he was instantly dumbfounded. After using Adamantite Sealing Chains, the queen slowly lowered her head, then her body went limp and collapsed to the ground. She had... died just like that.
"So... rushed..."
Though he had not known the queen particularly well, he still felt a trace of sadness. But this was not the place for mourning. Uchiha Gen turned his gaze to the gradually awakening Dragon Vein, his expression growing serious.
"Well... I can't waste your efforts. The people of Rōran will be in my care from now on!"
With that said, he stepped toward the Dragon Vein. It was said that the Dragon Vein's energy was limitless, for it had never run dry in all the thousands of years. Every rampage caused enormous amounts of energy to overflow, yet even after a hundred years, it would still rampage as usual.
Now that the Dragon Vein had broken free, its energy slowly condensed over time, gradually taking the shape of a gigantic Chinese dragon.
"Damn... this is ridiculous."
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