"Not that much time has passed, but it feels like so much has happened."
Ye Qiyan stood up.
Looking at his palm, he pulled open his collar and lifted out the little Dream Eater still sleeping against his chest.
"~~"
"Sleep more later~"
"~~"
It floated onto Red Tears's head and found a comfortable spot in the hair between her two little demon horns.
"Let's begin, then."
Taking a deep breath and steadying himself, Ye Qiyan pressed his right palm against his heart.
Then he spoke quietly.
"Ascension!"
His talent activated-
Azure streams of light emerged from his fingertips.
Then-!
Rumble-!
What was that sound?
It was a tsunami.
Ding, ding, ding-!!!
What was that, then?
It was the system blaring.
So tired... my head hurts so much...
Ye Qiyan's vision blurred slightly.
Countless red system Light Screens spread outward around his body!
Thump, thump-!
His heart pounded wildly!
[Warning! Warning!!!] [Special interference detected!!!!] [Warning!!! Human rights protection activated!!] [Interference prohibited!] [Processing-!] [Ding!] [No special interference remaining!] [Prying?] [...] ["From here on, you're on your own."]
What's the system making all that noise about? I can't hear it clearly...
Ye Qiyan swayed on his feet.
His mental energy and stamina drained rapidly.
Like a dam with its floodgates opened, the flow could no longer be stopped.
Meanwhile.
In the Wasteland.
Directly in front of the train!
Something resembling an enormous cliff appeared.
No, it was not a cliff.
It was water.
It was a tsunami!
A tsunami had appeared in the Wasteland?!
The enormous wave reached the sky, as though it would swallow Ye Qiyan and his train whole right there!
Lisette supported Ye Qiyan to keep him from falling as she watched the tsunami outside the window.
At that moment, the black-haired young man actually gave a