The ground shook.
"Earthquake...?!"
Soldiers scattered in confusion. The earth trembled, trees fell, and rivers cracked.
Even the vast plains where Ovidis stood, and the massive mountain range that surrounded it like a crown.
Far away, startled birds rose in unison from the mountain peaks. Beasts ran wild, and frightened horses bolted from the military camp.
-KUGUGUUGU—!!!
The mountains and valleys wailed.
The mountains and plains howled. Fleeing soldiers collapsed in the chaos, and camp tents crumbled. A series of violent crashes came from the warehouses storing weapons and war supplies.
Watchtowers tilted, and sentries barely hanging on screamed in terror.
-KUGUGUUGU—!!
Ivan rolled off his horse and twisted his body to land on his feet. Despite managing a decent landing, he couldn't move for a while. The earthquake engulfed the entire Ovidis plain.
He scanned the hills, looked down at the plains, then turned his gaze again.
He stared at the distant mountain range causing landslides from the earthquake.
"Ah, ah, Uncle!!"
Isabelle, thrown from her horse, screamed and clung to the ground.
"What's suddenly happening?! What is this?!"
Despite Isabelle's screams, Ivan continued staring at the distant mountain peaks.
"Earth Network Excavator."
"What...?"
The one that remained after all others were destroyed during the Great War.
"Garz (War)—!!"
First, an echo is heard.
"Garzeu (War)—!!!"
Then, vibrations crushing the ground spread.
"Garzeuu (War)—!!!!"
Soil collapses, and mountain ranges crumble.
The final relic of distant ancestors that can never be restored. The ultimate artifact that proves the bloodline of a great race.
With the landslide, it reveals itself by bursting through the middle of the mountain.
Even amid the thunderous noise, the shouts of those wielding blades spread like war trumpets, covering the mountains and valleys.
"Garz, an Garia (March forward, warriors)—!!!"
The king beneath the mountain and his descendants have arrived upon this land.
Breaking through every peak of the mountain range that surrounds Ovidis like a crown.
Beyond all mountains, fields, and rivers within sight. With the rumbling of the earth.