A few seconds later, the gigantic wave crashed into the shore, sweeping everything along with it. The sound of the water coursing violently as it spread everywhere filled the entire world.
The ground shook as if it was hit with an earthquake. Nothing was able to stop it and nothing lasted long enough in front of it.
In a matter of seconds, the wave crashed into the walls of the resort, turning them into mush almost instantly.
Then, it quickly gushed into the compound, destroying everything in its way.
"WHAT THE FUCK?!!!"
Many guards saw that and were struck with a paralyzing terror. Their minds didn't understand what happened but their bodies wanted to run.
However, how could that even be possible? The wave had already reached them. All they saw was the looming shadow of death as it descended on them before everything turned into painful, suffocating, darkness.
The cries of pain muffled by the sound of the water moving and crashing into everything mixed together. In less than 10 seconds, tens of people died and the rest found themselves stuck in buildings as they collapsed one after the other.
'This is bad. I tried to stop it somehow but it didn't even change anything!' Cursing his horrible luck, Talon jumped from one building to the other as he headed to the main one.
Even though his idea had cut the wave's power by a good chunk, the results were still far from good. It was simply not something that can be stopped.
It was a disaster of a different scale. The wave didn't seem like it was going to stop any time soon.
In the distance, he saw a glimpse of two silhouettes standing on the roof of a building as they waited anxiously.
"Talon!!" Seeing the young man, the two beamed with hope as they rushed to him.
"What is going on?!" Hyun-Jae asked as she looked beyond him. The wave had already reached half-way through the resort and quickly spread everywhere.
"It's the same disaster that struck us a few weeks ago. The second expansion. We need to leave right now! That wave isn't waiting for anyone!" Talon replied as he put Katashi down and released him from the ropes.
"We don't have time to idle around. Listen here, I'm going to release you for now. I want you to use your wings to carry us to a safe spot."
"What?! I can't carry that many people all at once. We will fall!" The man tried to stand up, only for Talon to push him down.
"Who said I wasn't going to help you?" Saying that, Talon summoned his two Aetherial Blades again. "Use these to reduce the weight. They can act as a support."
"..." Katashi's face turned grim when he heard that.
"You have no other choice. Either help us or we will all die together here. Choose wisely."
The man looked down as he sucked in a deep breath. He knew that he had no other choice at that moment. The wave was about to reach them and kill them all.
'Curse all of you!!! He yelled in his head before he looked up and activated his wings.
"Fuck! Hurry up and grab onto me." He said.
As he started flapping his wings, Hyun-Jae and Sophie grabbed onto his legs while Talon held his arm to make sure he didn't do anything.
Then, he positioned the Aetherial Blades next to him. Katashi put his hands on the flat Sides of the blades and left them to carry some of his weight.
Meanwhile, the waves have already reached the main building as it smashed violently into it. Glass burst open and the walls crumbled down.
The building started swaying with them as they lost balance.
"Ugh!!!" Katashi groaned as he started rising up. The weight of three people was something that he couldn't easily carry even if he was using some support.
He had no choice. Hyun-Jae was trying to kill as many as she could using long range lightning attacks and Sophie was holding the last barrier between them and the man-eating abominations underneath.
With no other choice, Talon tried to create small fireballs using Azure Flames. Then, he threw them at the monsters.
A chain of explosions erupted everywhere, illuminating the dark world.
Many monsters fell dead and even more were burnt to ashes. However, those would instantly get replaced by even more monsters.
Meanwhile, Katashi was struggling to fly. The wind had been abusing him the entire time. His wings were soaking wet and his body was in so much pain that he could barely breathe.
"Don't stop throwing attacks at them. We're close to getting out of here." Talon said in a not-so-optimistic tone.
He knew that his words were just bluff since he could barely even keep himself conscious after wringing his Aetheris dry.
His hands were burnt to a terrifying degree and his muscles ached so much they were starting to spasm.
'Think! There has to be something I can do!' No matter how much he tried to find a solution, things only kept getting worse.
*Cut*
At that moment, he heard a sound. Looking down again, the net had been pierced as a fish flew through the hole, aiming for Hyun-Jae.
The latter threw a lightning bolt at it. But, because of the frantic movement of the monster and the strong wind... Her attack missed.
The fish dodged it and flew right toward its target, aiming for her face. Everything happened in a split second and Hyun-Jae didn't even realize it.
The only one that saw it and felt it was Talon. His pupils expanded as he felt his heart stop. The entire world stopped for him at that moment as he realized something.
Hyun-Jae was going to die. No matter how he looked at it, the moment the fish bit her face, she would fall and it would be the end. That realization snapped something in him or to be more precise, awakened something that he had been feeling for the past few days.
A soul-numbing fear that came from his nightmare. A nightmare where he saw his mother's dead body. For a moment, that image overlapped with that of a dead Hyun-Jae.
That alone completely wrecked his mind.
'No...' He thought to himself and in a split second, he made a decision. It didn't even come to his head that it was a bad one, he simply moved according to his heart. He had no energy to fight and no ability to actually try and kill the monster before it hit her.
But, he had one thing he could do.
Releasing his hand, he swung himself toward Hyun-Jae as he punched the monster away. But, by that time, he was already starting to fall.
At that moment, his eyes met with hers and they shared a glance. He saw shock, terror, and realization in her eyes. He felt the soul-shaking emotions that flashed across her eyes before she even uttered a word.
Yet, for some reason, all he wanted to do at that moment was to smile. A sad yet also warm smile.
Opening his mouth, he spoke.
"Wait for me."
"TALON!!!!!!!!!!"
The last thing he heard was the muffled cry of his dear companion before he was submerged in darkness.
[Volume two: Leader Of The New World.]
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