The sky abruptly went black.
Then came a deafening peal of thunder.
Boom!
The dazzling white light made heaven and earth seem dim by comparison, carrying an indescribable heavenly might, as though it would sink the entire land.
South Los, Sisk Harbor, the lighthouse.
A Golden Arrow stood straight upright.
Before the thunder struck, an invisible force field rose from there, linking the clock towers or mills from the Jia'er Mountains to Springwater Town, Grassbranch Town, Bath Town, Barney, then South Town, Byrne Manor, Oak Manor, and onward to Poer Lake, Mandelra, Kemail Manor, and Harold Manor.
At that moment, South Los became a single whole.
This was one of the trump cards the Old Count of South Los had left his daughter-known only to the Count of South Los.
It had originally been a precaution.
But now?
The timing was perfect!
"Bonaparte Guard Defense?"
The Old Lion froze, then burst into laughter.
"When the Empire collapsed, the Bonaparte Family's Veteran Guards escorted their emperor away in square formation. All fifteen thousand Veteran Guards died in that battle, and the emperor fell as well.
"Later, during the Silver Age, the Count of South Los shamelessly proclaimed himself a descendant of the Bonaparte Family... Everyone thought he was spouting drunken nonsense, trying to glorify himself. After all, everyone knew he was just an islander.
"An islander from Elba Island.
"A godforsaken place.
"No one believed him, but no one doubted that the Bonaparte Family still had descendants, either.
"Hahaha!
"Clever! Truly clever!
"To have an opponent like this...
"I'm delighted!"
His laughter was deafening, no quieter than the thunder. Amid the golden radiance, the Old Lion transformed into a real golden lion and charged straight toward the thunderbolt descending from the sky.
Boom!
The thunderbolt struck the golden lion squarely.
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