The earth is shaking.
A constant, low hum, like a hum coming from the deepest part of the world.
The frequency is very low, so low that it is almost inaudible to human ears, but the body can feel it - the bones are resonating, and the heart in the chest is beating faster than usual. I don't know if it is caused by fear or the vibration itself.
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna stopped.
When he jumped out of the window of the city hall building.
Kazama Hayato and Kokonoe Yuki followed him.
They originally planned to head towards the dock area.
But now Kamiizumi Nobutsuna is standing in the middle of the street, raising his head and looking at the sky.
"Wait a minute," he said.
Kazama Hayato stopped one step behind him, his hand already on the handle of the knife, his eyes sweeping from the sky to the ground, and then back to the sky.
Kokonoe Yuki stood on the other side, the hem of her kimono was blown up by the wind, and she held it down with her fingers.
The sky is getting dark.
Dark clouds spread from the horizon, like a tide, like night falling early, but they are thicker and more oppressive than any night.
Kamiizumi Nobutsuna looked at the spreading black and pressed his hand on the handle of the knife.
"This is..." Kazama Hayato's voice was a little tight.
"Stop talking." Kamiizumi Nobutsuna said.
His eyes passed through the blackness and saw something deeper - not what he saw with his eyes, but what he felt intuitively.
In the center of the black, something is "opening". It's like an eye is opening, or a mouth is opening.
Not a good thing.
Keluosi took down several members of Salvation Society.
His movements were so fast that the Salvation Society members in black robes didn't even have time to see his face clearly before they were knocked unconscious.
He pushed the last person to the ground, patted the dust on his hands, raised his head, and looked at the expanding black circle in the sky. "What's going on? What the hell did they do..."
Leisaina stood behind him with a serious face. Her smile disappeared, and her gray-blue eyes looked very deep in the afternoon sun.
As the one who is best at "perception" among Apostle, she has seen many things that ordinary people can't imagine. She rarely shows a "serious" expression to anything, because she always feels that everything is under the control of the great master.
But now, her brows were frowning tightly.
"It's not good news." Her voice was very soft.
Farther away - the entire land is "earthquaked".
Karelia, Vostok, Vagrian--Every country can feel the faint vibration.
Countless "black holes" appear across the continent
There was a vibration like something moving slowly deep in the earth's crust. People working in the fields stopped what they were doing, raised their heads, and looked at the expanding "black hole" in the sky.
The traders who were haggling in the market put down their goods, and the officials who were processing paperwork in the palace stood up from their chairs and walked to the window.
King Ghidorah, flying in the air, felt something abnormal in the surrounding environment.
His three heads were raised slightly at the same time.
His wings no longer flapped, but his body was still suspended in mid-air, as if an invisible hand was supporting him.
The hurricane dissipated behind him, the clouds rolled around him, and the golden scales looked particularly dazzling under the black sky.
He raised his head.
The three heads looked at the expanding "black circle" at the same time.
"Little Rodan, do you feel anything?" King Ghidorah's telepathy.
Rodan followed him, his red eyes looking at the expanding black circle.
His speed slowed down a bit. "Well... it's a little uncomfortable." Rodan's voice sounded in his consciousness.
"Okay, then it is probably caused by some stupid thing." King Ghidorah's telepathy.
He was still looking at the black circle.
A very strange feeling - as if something is "growing" from within this world, not something being summoned, but something "born" by the world itself.
This is very interesting.
"Do you not cherish your own world so much?"
His wings flapped violently, speeding up.
The black circle is expanding,
Its edges are blurry, like ink dripping into clear water and still spreading outward.
In the center of the black circle, something is condensing.
At the same time, people from different countries and locations looked up at the darkening sky.
Black circles appear all over the continent, from the East Sea shore to the West Sea shore, from the snowfields in the north to the coast in the south, from bustling metropolises to remote border towns.
Welcome,
supreme black crown,
The cracks in the sky are the hem of your clothes,
The echo of the abyss is the sound of your footsteps.
You divide the continent like tearing old silk,
Overturn the ocean like a broken cup.
The black crown hanging in the sky,
It is the tombstone of all things,
It is also the seal of destiny.
Everything is subdued and the gods are silent,
No one is afraid of your destruction--
For destruction is not your wrath,
But your name.
Open it, the curtain of the end,
Let the creatures--
Meet your destiny.
Salvation Society's headquarters.
His voice echoed in the empty conference room. No one responded, only his own echo.
"New World is coming." The corners of the president's mouth raised slightly. Then he heard the movement behind him, and the door was pushed open.
Several people walked in. Their footsteps were very light, but very clear in the quiet room. The president did not look back.
"Who?" His voice was low.
The leader is a man in white robes.
The hood was pushed down very low, covering most of his face.
"Ahem -" a voice came from behind the man in white robes. A big man walked out from behind him, wearing shiny leather armor, with a wide-edged dagger at his waist, and an old scar on his face that extended from the tip of his eyebrow to his cheekbone.
"I am platinum-level adventurer Angnade. I came to you after receiving a request." His voice was hoarse and low.
"Adventurer?" The president turned around, looked at the big man, and then at the white-robed men.
The corners of his mouth raised slightly, with a hint of sarcasm. "You're kidding. What kind of adventurer can find us? If any adventurer can find our headquarters, then what are we doing?"
He paused.
"Silence Society, you are already late." The president's voice returned to calmness, he turned around and faced the window again.
"It's not too late." The voice of the man in white robe was very calm.
"It's just to prevent you from escaping."
"Escape? Hahaha--" The president opened his arms and looked up at the ceiling, his laughter echoing in the room.
"No one can escape! The new world will come soon! The old world, the dilapidated, ugly, and everything that is not beautiful, will disappear!"
The man in white robe was silent for a moment. "I'm curious, why do you think so?"
"Why?" The president put down his arms and looked at the man in white robes. "War, hunger, emperors, civilians, violence... everything in this world is full of failure and pain.
Only when everything is completely eliminated will the world become better."
The man in white robe stretched out his hands from his sleeves.
"Wait a minute - so what you are saying is that a big tree has grown crooked or broken, so you have to cut it down."
"Yes." The president's voice came out.
"What if the roots of this tree are bad? Then it's just a matter of doing it all over again." The voice of the man in white robe.
"But, that will make people--" The man in white robe had not finished his words.
"Okay, don't waste any more time with you. Let's do it." The man in white robe put down his hand.
"It's up to you--"
He couldn't finish.
The surroundings suddenly lit up... many white figures appeared.
Those figures in white robes seemed to appear out of thin air, appearing one after another from the corridors and windows, and stood in a semicircle, surrounding the president in the middle.
The president's laughter was stuck in his throat.
The man in white robe lowered his hand.
"Silly," he said, with a hint of obvious sarcasm in his voice, "Why do you think I want to talk to you? Are you free?"
Finally, a change appeared on the president's face.
His lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he only managed to squeeze out one sentence. "It's a waste of effort..."
Then Angnade's big hand reached out from behind and slapped him on the back of the head.
The president rolled his eyes and fell forward. A man in white robes next to him reached out to support him, and then gently put him down on the ground.
Angnade looked at the president who was tied up on the ground and clicked his tongue.
"What to do now?" He raised his head and looked out the window at the sky covered with black clouds.
The man in white robe also raised his head.
"I hope His Majesty King Ghidorah can take action to solve this problem."
Anasi raised his head and looked at the sky.
The black circle was reflected in his pupils, like a huge black eye, looking down at the land.
The black circle is still expanding, and its edge is almost touching the horizon. Most of the afternoon sun is blocked, and the entire city is shrouded in it.
Nuoyaji stood opposite him, his expression ugly.
"What's going on?" His voice came out of his throat.
"A bit too fast..." Anasi murmured, "But it's okay."
"That's--their new god?"
"They call it 'New World's Reshaper', 'The Great Creation' -" Anasi's voice was calm.
"Arbiter of the End"
"Venerable Lord of Ten Thousand Crowns"
He paused.
"It'll take care of a lot of trouble."