Chapter 106: The End
Chapter 106: The End
At this moment, two kilometers from Graypage Island, on a small yacht—
Chi Yansong stood with his hands clasped behind his back, his fiery red hair fluttering gently in the sea breeze. Behind his old-fashioned glasses, his gaze was fixed intently on the distant island crowned by a towering volcano.
A roaring bellow echoed through the vast sky, stirring faint ripples across the ocean’s surface.
“Heh heh.”
A soft laugh escaped him, and a smile, faint but profound, spread across his weathered and lined face. Taking the tall-stemmed glass handed by his secretary, the dark purple liquid swayed gently against the transparent vessel. He drained it in one gulp; the wine spilled over the corner of his mouth, staining the pristine white collar with a dirty mark.
Unconcerned, he raised his sleeve to wipe away the stain. Casually, he threw the glass overboard. The splash of crystal-clear water glittered in the calm sea.
“It’s time to go.”
Waving to his secretary, the two retreated into the cabin.
The yacht’s engine roared to life—throbbing, loud—and with a wake of white foam behind it, the vessel sped swiftly away from Graypage Island.
…
On Graypage Island itself, Lu Yun was resting alongside Max when suddenly the earth beneath them trembled violently. The ground seemed to be torn apart by an overwhelming force, deep fissures forming and spreading.
“An earthquake?”
Lu Yun’s heart skipped a beat, a sudden alertness rising within him.
No, something was wrong!
His heightened senses, a gift from the Electric Dragon within him, instinctively drew his gaze toward the towering volcano in the distance.
Dust and shattered rock cascaded down its slopes with the tremors. Like a peeled fruit, Mount Lagon’s gray-white volcanic rock was exposed beneath the dusty outer shell. A thin plume of white smoke rose from the volcano’s summit, drifting slowly upward before dissipating in the fierce upper winds.
Lu Yun swallowed hard, his pupils contracting, hairs standing on end.
Within his perception, a colossal and terrifying energy surged upward from deep beneath the earth, shattering his very understanding.
“What… what is that?”
A wave of dread swept through him, muscles stiffening, as if the blood coursing through his veins slowed.
Boom!
A deafening explosion erupted from the volcano’s crater. A blast of air surged outward, sending a towering cloud of white smoke skyward.
The violent gust swept dust from the ground into the smoke, turning the entire sky into a shroud of gray haze.
The cloud expanded rapidly, billowing like an invisible beast—a gray, smoky monster formed from dust and stones—spreading swiftly in all directions like a pale gray rose blooming against the empty sky.
After a century of slumber, Mount Lagon had finally awakened!
Its pent-up fury, amassed over countless years, now vented unchecked.
Orange-yellow lava erupted suddenly from the crater, scattering showers of fiery sparks.
The searing heat consumed everything in its path, reducing it to blackened ash.
Like a drop of ink spilled into clear water, a deep black scorched hue appeared amid the gray smoke, creeping and spreading at a terrifying speed, engulfing the entire smoky cloud.
Lava burst forth, melting rock into fiery meteors that plummeted toward the ground, driven by immense force.
An apocalyptic disaster unfolded before their eyes.
Though panic gripped the vanguard troops, under Max’s command they moved with order, seeking shelter.
“Electric Dragon, move quickly!” Max urged anxiously.
“It’s useless…” Lu Yun shook his head, muttering to himself regardless of whether Max understood.
The vast, scorching power had already blanketed the entire island like a shadow.
No matter how far they fled, escape was impossible.
With a strange expression, Lu Yun fixed his eyes on the volcano’s crater veiled in thick black smoke.
Deep within the smoke, a darker shadow slowly took shape.
Crimson flames of thunder flickered within the black haze; molten lava crackled and splashed in the air.
Suddenly, a claw—like one reaching out from the depths of hell—clawed fiercely at the crater’s edge.
A dull collision echoed through the air as rock shattered, melting instantly into dark red molten lava under the intense heat.
From within the smoke, a pair of blood-red eyes opened wide, radiating madness and rage.
A fierce gust scattered the smoke violently, revealing the ancient divine beast hidden within.
Its body was armored in deep crimson plates glowing with searing heat; bright orange lava rolled down its form.
Conical, bone-white spikes jutted from its head, tail, and torso, resembling a terrifying war machine capable of crushing all before it.
A set of crimson serrated jaws lined its head like a bulldozer, golden pupils blazing with fury and cruelty.
The legendary land-creator, Groudon, had awakened from its long slumber and returned to the mortal world once more!
A thunderous roar of wrath reverberated across the heavens, stirring wild waves upon the distant sea.
Lu Yun stood rooted, mesmerized, staring blankly at the godlike beast looming above the clouds amidst the black smoke.
His blood surged wildly through his veins, an intense thrill rising from deep within.
Though he had seen many divine beasts in past lives through anime and games, this was his first time witnessing one in reality.
For a moment, ignoring the frantic danger signals screaming in his mind, he was captivated by this most perfect masterpiece of nature.
Groudon roared, venting its boundless rage.
A heavy yellow aura expanded outward from its massive body like a protective shield.
It stirred the earth’s deepest energies, unleashing invisible waves of destruction.
“Earthquake!”
Spiderweb cracks spread densely across the ground; lava overflowed.
The whole island of Graypage seemed like a molten cake, cleaved apart by an unseen blade.
Deep crimson lava oozed from its armored shell, brilliant energy bursting across its skin.
Groudon gathered its overwhelming strength, preparing to unleash a devastating attack that would annihilate all in its path.
“Cliffbreaker Sword!”
An endless blaze of light and heat filled the air.
The atmosphere screamed under immense pressure; rock and soil shattered into dust beneath the overwhelming force.
The sky itself seemed rent asunder, revealing a magnificent starry expanse hidden beyond the storm clouds.
Graypage Island, forged over nearly a thousand years, became history beneath Groudon’s fury—erased with a stroke of indifference from the maps of the world.