Cursed energy surged within Kamo Xu, yet, strangely, none of it leaked out.
The black car remained parked in the shade, sheltered from the scorching sun.
Quiet... unnaturally quiet.
Pedestrians still walked along the streets, shopkeepers still called out their wares, and lilting music continued to play in the restaurants.
Had... Kamo Xu done nothing at all?
He slowly lowered his hand, settled into a more comfortable position, and closed his eyes to sleep.
The moment his eyes closed...
Everything began to change!
Japan was prone to earthquakes. At first, there was only a faint tremor, and the pedestrians were mildly startled but paid it little mind.
They had intended to ignore it, but the shaking showed no sign of stopping!
What began as a faint tremor beneath their feet became, in an instant, a violent upheaval that seemed to tear heaven and earth apart!
The ground felt as though ten thousand horses were charging beneath it. Even remaining upright became an impossible hope!
Pedestrians staggered and fell, some sprawling, others landing on their backsides. Their endless wails became the main theme of this scene of misery!
Storefront windows shattered under the violent shaking, scattering shards across the ground. The crisp sound of breaking glass mingled with the apocalyptic scene, adding its own accompaniment!
The once-lilting music cut off abruptly, replaced by the blare of an official earthquake alert-a final celebration of what was to come!
At last... hell arrived!
Bang! Bang! Bang, bang, bang!
The manhole covers in the street flew off as though explosions had erupted beneath them, hurled through the air as crimson columns of water shot several meters high from the pitch-black sewers!
Then they became surging waves, washing over everything in the street.
Pedestrians... shops... cars. Everything those waves could reach was swept away!
Everything