Beyond Imagination (2)

The Scolata Archipelago was a medium-sized island surrounded by smaller islands. It was home to the Scolata Kingdom, a mid-sized nation with a population of around ten million.

But now the kingdom was in chaos. People crowded the streets and alleys, scrambling to flee.

"Quick! Get out of here!"

In the Imperial City at the center of the kingdom, Scolata's nobles and ministers hurriedly gathered their valuables, terror on their faces, then rushed toward the coast under military escort.

Whoosh!

A towering wave rose on the distant horizon. A slash spanning a hundred thousand meters hurtled toward them, tearing open the earth and splitting mountains in half before it struck the Imperial City.

Severed limbs flew. No one knew how many civilians were reduced to sprays of blood.

Chunks of stone shot through skulls like bullets, while collapsing houses crushed families as they ate their meals.

Wails of anguish, despair, and terror echoed throughout the Scolata Kingdom.

"Damn it! Weren't Red the Aloof and God in the Atlas Sea yesterday? How did they end up here?"

A pirate crew cursed as they fled, abandoning their plans to buy supplies. They wanted to put as much distance between themselves and the island as possible.

"We can't stay on this island! Retreat! All of you, retreat!"

"Run! God and Red the Aloof are on this island!"

"Damn God! Damn Red the Aloof!"

Rumble!

A storm swept over the crowd. Then a blazing mushroom cloud bore down on them, and the pressure of the blast ripped up the ground. Countless civilians flew away like kites with cut strings. Those without the strength to survive died on impact; those who did scrambled up and ran without even wiping away their blood.

"You old bastard."

Ye Chen's hair hung loose, and blood seeped from the