At that moment, the sun journeyed west, gilding the horizon with molten gold.
Yet the instant the man spoke, everyone, regardless of strength, felt a chill in their hearts.
In a daze, they felt as though a great yellow sun had fallen from the sky.
It threatened to plunge all of Rōran into boundless destruction.
Amid the surging waves of gold, a towering giant with a human face and avian feathers seemed to stand.
The giant wore Tengu Armor and held a massive sword. Glaring furiously, he cried out again:
"Sinner!"
"What are you going to do to my son?"
"Hmph!"
At the sight, Anrokuzan immediately realized he had fallen into an illusion.
He unleashed a thunderous lion's roar, its sound booming like thunder, finally dispelling the mysterious power within the sound waves that threatened to engulf him.
How exactly had the enemy before him appeared?
Anrokuzan's heart jolted.
He checked the sealing barrier's formula array while carefully sensing the chakra energy threads he had left throughout Rōran for surveillance.
But no matter how he checked...
The barrier's formula array was flawless, still standing firmly in the air and protecting Rōran.
The strange thing was...
A vast stretch of Dragon Vein chakra energy threads, from the barrier to this location, had vanished without a trace, giving him no warning.
All signs indicated...
The enemy before him had crossed the sealing barrier out of nowhere, then swaggered straight here.
Only when the man deliberately spoke had he noticed him.
If this enemy had chosen a sneak attack instead of speaking just now...
Anrokuzan's heart jolted, and he asked cautiously:
"Who are you, sir, and why have you intruded upon my Rōran without cause?"
"You injured both my sons, and now you're actually asking who I am? Isn't that utterly absurd?"
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