The giants' battle came to an abrupt halt. The shattered earth fell back into place, and the rending tremors vanished without a trace.
Sensing [Earthshaker]'s presence steadily weakening, [Wind and Thunder King] turned and fled without the slightest hesitation.
"All that talk about getting the message [Tempest Fiend] left for me as long as I helped you ascend, and you ended up utterly defeated. What a complete waste of effort."
He was just about to turn into lightning and shoot into the distance when [Earthshaker]'s voice suddenly sounded in his ears.
It was [Earthshaker]'s final echo. Having finished his own battle, he entrusted all the secrets of the Three Calamities to this junior.
"The Three Calamities represent earth, water, and wind. We were the first Calamities born in the universe, and once stood at its pinnacle. We are closely connected to humanity, yet our essential nature has little to do with humans.
"But in every world, we are the beginning of their disasters, the first enemies they face. [Wind and Thunder King], perhaps you will find this hard to accept, but it seems that we Three Calamities have never defeated humanity.
"You may choose not to believe what comes next.
"In every world, [Abyssal Erosion] undergoes another iteration, choosing someone to become the next [Abyssal Erosion].
"Meanwhile, [Tempest Fiend] chose to help humanity. Despite countless failures, he never changed his original intent.
"As for me, Panshi Star had long since bound me in a distant time and space. Only today did I see those wills and souls again. Setting everything else aside, I truly did love that planet.
"This is my endpoint, and the ending I truly wanted through my wait of a thousand centuries.
"[Abyssal Erosion] chose to stake his last hope on humanity. I finally met the end