"Jihahahaha! You've got courage! Then let me deliver the final blow!"
The Floating Man laughed uproariously, and his Conqueror's Haki descended again with the might of heaven.
But this time, it did not fall upon Black Mountain King.
The beasts charging at him suddenly whimpered one after another, their savage red eyes turning into spirals.
Black Mountain King, who had already prepared himself for death, suddenly saw light before him.
But it was not the light of dawn.
A figure appeared before him—the very Floating Man.
The man bent down and touched the ground with his hand.
Confusion crossed Black Mountain King's face. What was he doing?
The question had barely crossed his mind when his entire body began to shake.
It was the ground beneath his feet that was trembling.
"Lion's Might: Earth Roll!"
The Floating Man's golden hair whipped wildly about. This sudden earthquake had to be his doing.
The next second, the ground erupted.
The island cloud suddenly rose into the air, gathering together along with the buildings upon it.
In the blink of an eye, a mighty, roaring lion's head appeared before everyone in Birka.
The lion's head stood dozens of meters tall, its eyes, mane, and sharp teeth all vividly lifelike.
"Wh-what is that?!"
The captain of the God's Guards sank helplessly to his knees, his hands tugging mindlessly at his hair.
"No one could possibly do that! We're dead!"
The vice-captain knelt beside him, staring blankly at the lion's head that blotted out the sky.
They had thought the beasts were terrifying enough, but what followed was even greater despair.
"Have we been fighting something like this all along? He's a demon!
There's nothing we can do!"
One of the Four Priests slumped bonelessly against a broken wall nearby, covering his face tightly with