When the world-ending meteor collided with the ground...
An explosion that swept across the surface thundered into the heavens, its relentless blasts swallowing all of Hokkaido.
Ze Zenin spread the wings of his complete Susanoo, shielding himself entirely within them.
Xuan'an, meanwhile, calmly stepped out of the Black Hole portal behind him, having even changed into a fresh set of clothes.
He had emerged completely unscathed from the explosion that ravaged the earth's surface.
Amid blasts like dozens of nuclear bombs detonating at once, billowing smoke had all but swallowed the entire island.
Ze Zenin piloted his Susanoo into a towering leap, its enormous wings stirring up whirlwinds that dispersed the dense haze around him.
Xuan'an likewise leaped into the sky, facing Ze Zenin in a silent standoff.
As the thick smoke below cleared, Hokkaido had all but ceased to exist, leaving only scattered fragments of land.
Hokkaido had been utterly shattered by the explosion, vanishing from the annals of human history.
Even northern Honshu Island had been caught in the devastation, submerged beneath the waters of the Pacific Ocean.
"Tch, going that hard? You really aren't afraid of destroying this country?"
Xuan'an clicked his tongue softly, as though merely griping.
He wasn't concerned about the country's survival. Without all those people, the power he could absorb after finally killing Ze Zenin would be greatly diminished.
"If they die, they die. What's that got to do with me?"
Ze Zenin didn't care in the slightest. Aside from the few people he was close to, he no longer cared about anyone in this world.
Perhaps he had once still felt a bond with the Zenin Clan, but it had already been nearly wiped out by Xuan'an's schemes.
Maki and Mai were now his only remaining family in the world.
"Let's continue."