But before they had run more than a few steps, the deity of the Night Lizard People hiding in the shadows—Salrutaka—seemed to sense their intentions, and at that moment, the ground suddenly began to shake violently once more, swaying left and right, causing the lonely island in the center of the 'Valley' to crack under the strain.
At this moment, in Golande, above King's Square, because the Ether channel was collapsing, the screen in the sky also underwent severe distortion, but people could still see everything happening in the 'Valley' through the twisted images.
They saw a long crack emerging from the center of the lonely island. It spanned east to west, almost bisecting the island, and beneath the crack, a huge, pale spine was breaking through the crust, slowly rising into view—
