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"Ever since the Blue Feather family offered up their little shrine maiden, the Yase family has been barely clinging to life on Itogami Island."

"Therefore, it is normal for Akishige Yase to make such a choice."

The old man sneered, letting out a sneer.

"However, this also shows the cold-blooded side of this guy."

Itogami Island was established not long ago.

It can be said that it was obtained from Yase Akishige and Aiba Asagi.

But this guy didn't show the slightest bit of reluctance.

Instead, in order to take revenge on Natsume, they chose to sacrifice all the innocent residents of Itogami Island.

"indeed."

The woman in the suit also sighed softly.

Outsiders like them bear immense pressure when doing such things.

But Akishige Yase made his decision easily.

"It has nothing to do with us."

"Complete the mission and evacuate as soon as possible."

The old man stopped talking, took two steps forward, and walked straight to the center of the bottom floor.

There are the ends of four steel cable lines extending from four artificial islands.

The anchor that secures the heads of all the machinery is a metal base in the shape of a miniature inverted pyramid.

At the center of the anchor pier is a beam, firmly driven into it like a stake.

Its diameter is less than one meter.

But it still bears the weight of millions of tons used to connect Itogami Island.

The foundation stone is a translucent stone pillar with a texture similar to obsidian.

"The remains of a saint who served the 'God' of the Western European Church..."

Looking at the stone pillars that form the foundation, the old man's eyes held a certain disdain.

Within that translucent stone, someone's "arm" emerged. A withered, mummy-like, emaciated arm.

The wrist bears cruel scars resembling those from nailing. The remains of a martyr who suffered and died for his faith.

Those are the medium through which God's holiness is manifested in the world, and thus they become objects of people's faith.

It is said that the body, possessing powerful sacred qualities, will never decay and can even trigger all sorts of miracles.

And part of the saint's remains were sealed inside the stone pillar.

"The spirit line—also known as the dragon vein—was used to create artificial floating islands and build new cities in the oceans it passed through. This was a groundbreaking idea at the time."

"Everyone believes that the spiritual energy flowing from the dragon vein will bring vitality to the residents and guide the city toward prosperity, but construction has been fraught with difficulties. This is because the power of the dragon vein, exposed by the ocean, far exceeds people's predictions."

"Xuan Shen Qianluo's design was beautiful. The artificial islands, divided into four sections—east, west, south, and north—were originally intended to be likened to the four gods in Feng Shui, using the organic combination between the island sections to control the dragon vein. However, even so, an unsolvable problem remained."

"The strength of the foundation."

"That's how it is, so he chose to use a part of the saint's body as a human pillar."

A stack of talismans appeared directly in the old man's hand.

The talisman is engraved with obscure and difficult-to-understand patterns, containing considerable magical power.

"That's why our work has become much simpler."

"As long as we take this thing."

"The entire Itogami Island will then collapse on its own."

As soon as the old man finished speaking, the talismans in his hand fluttered up like butterflies.

The sheets were neatly arranged and pasted on the pillar that had been sealed with many seals.

Then, the old man raised two fingers and held them up in front of his chest.

A massive amount of spiritual energy emanated from his body.

"break!"

……

"It seems there's a problem at the very bottom of the Foundation Gate; the surveillance cameras inside have been out of signal for half an hour."

"Based on the current situation, it is likely that the cornerstone of Itogami Island, the relics of the saint, has encountered a problem."

"Furthermore, there have been large transfers of funds from the Yase family's accounts."

After conducting an emergency search, Asagi Aiba reported the most likely answer directly to Makoto Haramura and Natsuki Minami.

"That old guy."

Nangong Nayue gritted her teeth, making a crunching sound.

She really did overlook this old guy.

After all, no one could have imagined that this old man would abandon Itogami Island, which he had built up over his entire life.

The violent earthquakes continue uninterrupted.

Standing on the ground of Itogami Island, Nanami Nagatsuki could clearly feel the shaking.

The island of Itogami is fragmented into pieces.

"It's probably too late to salvage the situation now."

Thanks to the equipment inside Leviathan, Makoto Haramura could see what was happening outside, even from inside the Leviathan.

The overall height of Itogami Island is currently decreasing due to the splitting of tectonic plates in each region, causing air to continuously flow into the seawater, creating eddies of varying sizes around Itogami Island.

"It's too late."

"I'll go and bring those guys back right now."

Nangong Nayue exuded a chilling murderous aura.

Judging from her current state, if she were to catch those criminals, she would definitely dismember them without hesitation.

Itogami Island is her hometown, the place she grew up in and loves most.

She protected Itogami Island for over a decade, resolving countless crises that threatened it, and never made a mistake.

But it only happened once.

She couldn't accept that Itogami Island was about to disappear.

"Natsuki-chan, it's too late."

"What I see here is that the 'foundation' was not taken away, but directly destroyed."

"Even if you, Nazuki-chan, kill them, you can't stop Itogami Island from sinking."

Sitting in front of the computer, Lan Yuqian sighed softly, clenched her fist, and closed her fingers together, her face showing a blank expression.

Now she doesn't know what she can do anymore.

What exactly does she need to do to stop all of this from happening?

"Why are you so desperate?"

Makoto Haramura's sudden voice pulled the two girls, who were in a state of grief, back to reality.

"Although we're in a bit of a rush, it's not like the problem is unsolvable."

These words made the two girls' eyes light up instantly.

"Can you solve this?"

Ignoring everything else, Nangong Nayue asked anxiously.

"I won't ask about anything else, but given the current level of technology, how long would it take to build a replacement foundation if we had enough time?"

As soon as Makoto Haramura finished speaking, the sound of Asagi Aiba's keyboard began to clatter.

"Times of Day."

"It will take at least a day."

"We can use resin to provide a protective fill first, which will give us time to reinforce it with other materials later."

Makoto Haramura turned his head and looked at Yutomi Eguchi.

"Is it possible to control Leviathan and entangle this pillar?"

The Leviathan is a full four kilometers long.

Despite Makoto Haramura's constant claims that this guy is a giant whale, in reality, he's more like a sea serpent in terms of size.

The foundation pillars of Itogami Island aren't that thick; with the length of Leviathan, they could easily wrap around Itogami Island dozens of times.

A very constructive suggestion.

At least when Nangong Nayue heard this suggestion, her breathing became a bit heavier.

"It is possible to do it."

Eguchi Yutomi nodded first, but her face immediately showed a troubled expression.

"The problem is that the cracking of Itogami Island is still ongoing, and if it continues like this, the enormous tearing force will also affect Leviathan."

"I don't think I can control it when I'm in so much pain."

No matter what, it was all just seduction.

It's not like they actually used mind control on the Leviathan creature.

When there is a strong external stimulus, it will definitely wake up.

"It's alright, the scale is about right now."

"It won't spread any further."

He put his hands in his pockets.

"You take control of Leviathan now, and you and Yukina stay here."

After giving instructions to these people, Makoto Haramura's gaze fell on La Fria.

"How about it, are you interested in coming with me to see a spectacular scene?"

La Fria smiled wryly.

"Of course, it's an honor."

……

"here it is?"

Standing in the gray mist, La Fria looked at the cracked walls around her, and in the center sat a little girl with long silver-gray hair, dressed in an elegant dress.

"The Gate of Foundations, ten levels underground."

"Standing before you is the Swamp Dragon."

You should know this, right?

As he spoke to La Fria, Makoto Haramura strode toward Granta.

"So you did find something at the Sacred Rope Lake in Japan."

La Freya suddenly realized.

"Your Aldiqia intelligence network is also very powerful."

"Then do you know what she represents?"

Makoto Haramura's hand was already on Granta's head.

"I don't know that."

La Freya honestly shook her head.

"She carries the legacy of the Holy Annihilation."