While Zhong Baiye was testing his teleportation ability, the outside world had already undergone earth-shattering changes.
The Snake God had suffered grievous injuries in his battle with Zhong Baiye, so the moment he escaped, he began preying on the ordinary people of Watatsumi Island.
Normally, a Demon God would never stoop to attacking ordinary people, but the Snake God's injuries were so severe that he needed vast amounts of life force to sustain his power.
As a result, the people of Watatsumi Island suffered a disaster they had done nothing to deserve.
Sangonomiya Kokomi and Gorou watched the Snake God ravaging the island's civilians with impunity, their hearts filled with utter despair.
The instant the Snake God appeared, he swallowed the resistance forces on Watatsumi Island in a single gulp. Had Kokomi and Gorou not been discussing matters at Sangonomiya and escaped that first attack, they might both have died in his jaws.
Only now did Kokomi and Gorou realize just how powerful a Demon God truly was. Remembering how they had been discussing ways to defeat the Raiden Shogun mere hours earlier, they found themselves utterly ridiculous.
Demon Gods were not called Demon Gods because they bluffed and deceived people, but because of their absolute strength.
Before such power, ordinary people seemed unimaginably insignificant. Even if the entire resistance pooled its strength, they might not be able to break a single scale on the Snake God's body.
Only a Demon God could contend with another Demon God.
As Kokomi watched the Snake God devour the island's people in swathes, her heart bled.
At the sight, Gorou's face twisted with rage, and he moved to charge forward and avenge the civilians who had died.
Kokomi reached out to stop him and said calmly,
"Go to Narukami Island and ask the