The instant the Maximum Technique struck the solid ground, the already crumbling sphere of light burst like a bubble.
Light flared, as powerful and imposing as ever. I couldn't be bothered to write it out, so I wouldn't pad the word count.
Anyway, once the light faded, another crater had been gouged into the ground. Everything had been pulverized by the heat wave and impact, leaving dust drifting through the sky.
Except for the shell of Riko Amanai's domain, and the patch of land behind it.
Once the commotion subsided, Yuji Itadori endured the thunderous ringing in his ears and struggled to his feet.
He cautiously stepped out of the domain to look, then froze in shock.
Everything was gone...
The forest, the river, even Yasohachi Bridge.
Even Kamo Xu's domain had been blasted into a vacuum zone. Everything had vanished without a trace, like a watermelon with a round scoop carved out of it.
Fortunately, Nobara Kugisaki had long since evacuated with Megumi Fushiguro at top speed. Otherwise, Kamo Xu would have had another human soul on his hands.
What? Why only one, you ask? Didn't Megumi Fushiguro count toward Kamo Xu's kills?
Come on. Mahoraga wasn't dead yet.
With the ritual unfinished, how could that glass cannon with a massive health pool possibly be dead?
That was as ridiculous as a saintess who had just been dragged into the Goblin Cave dreaming of seeing daylight again before she'd even fallen from grace or gotten a swollen belly.
Back to the point.
Amid the devastation, Mahoraga brushed away the ash covering its body as the Dharma Wheel sounded its final turn.
It had fully adapted to [High Temperature], too.
Put this thing in Monster Hunter, and it would be a bullshit monster with atrocious hitzone values.
High damage, a