Bab 738: As Clear As Day

Ryu's gaze was locked onto the skies, his pupils constricted to an extreme. 

This day, it was something not only the Zu had worried about, but it was something even the Martial Gods had alluded to. In that instant, several things clicked into place and Ryu grasped many things. Ultimately, he landed on one conclusion:

This was the final effort of the Heavens. 

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

The winds blade ricocheted off of the protective barriers of the main city, but many of the lower ranking cities didn't weather the storm as easily. Some split directly in two, other, more sturdy ones, found themselves knocked off course, threatening to leave the gravitational orbit of the Guild. 

The attack was so sudden and powerful that no one seemed capable of reacting for several moments. Even Ryu seemed frozen in time for but a moment.