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The Church of Storms' barrier blocked only the middle section of the seawater. The wave, dozens of meters high, crashed into the city, crushing every building directly beneath it and turning an area near Bayam's harbor into a lake.
Barriers of Beyonder Abilities lit up in the embassy district and foreign residential district to the north. Military personnel maintained order with firearms in hand as people evacuated into the barriers in an orderly fashion.
The Faceless Puppet sat atop the lighthouse, swinging its legs in the air.
It admired the people milling about below like ants and let out a giggling laugh.
The first wave struck the eastern side of Bayam's harbor, far from Klein and the others, but none of those who witnessed that curtain of water slam into the ground entertained any hope of being spared.
The distance seemed great, but in reality, the seawater needed only one more surge to sweep them all away!
The military airship began descending and lowered a rope ladder. Elland glanced at the airship, then at Gehrman and Danitz, looking as though he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Klein understood his predicament. He truly did not need the airship to get around, and boarding it would instead interfere with summoning his messenger for Spirit World travel. So he said calmly:
"I have a means of escape."
"Take the information with you. If it arrives in time, there may still be a chance to stop all this."
Elland's expression grew solemn, and he said earnestly:
"You are a noble gentleman."
Then, without another word, he hurried after the other military personnel and climbed the rope ladder into the airship.
Suddenly, a thick bolt of lightning flared, its branches clawing out as it struck the airship.
Klein frowned. He saw the airship