But why had Kokomi brought him here, and how did she know what had caused Yashiori Island to sink?
Before Zhong Baiye could voice his questions, Kokomi explained.
"After surveying all of Watatsumi Island just now, I discovered an incomplete Sacrificial Magic Array. The Abyss Order originally intended to sacrifice Watatsumi Island, but the Snake God happened to destroy their formations."
Although the Snake God's rampage had inflicted devastating losses on Watatsumi Island, it had also thwarted the Abyss Order's plot, sparing the island from sinking into the sea. Whether any of this had been worth it was hard to say.
The thought left Kokomi feeling conflicted. After a long pause, she continued speaking to Zhong Baiye.
"Sinking Yashiori Island was only the Abyss Order's first step. The seal beneath Narukami Island exceeded their expectations. Simply severing the ley line connections between Inazuma's major islands wasn't enough. They'll have to do something else to break that seal."
Through Kokomi's analysis, Zhong Baiye finally understood that everything the Abyss Order had done was aimed at the seal beneath Narukami Island. They would stop at nothing to free Pride.
More importantly, this was not the limit of what the Abyss Order would do. Narukami Island remained unchanged, with no major incident having occurred there. That meant their next target might be Watatsumi Island or Kannazuka.
With a Demon God now protecting Watatsumi Island, they most likely would not target it. The Abyss Order's forces might therefore have all headed to Kannazuka.
After a moment's thought, Kokomi and Zhong Baiye flew toward Kannazuka together.
From the skies above Kannazuka, neither of them noticed anything wrong. The only oddity was that the people here seemed entirely unaffected by Yashiori Island's sinking and were still going about their usual routines.
That sense of dissonance