"Huff… huff… So, Satoru, can you tell me what just happened—" Janne began, her voice still breathless as she looked up at him, her curiosity evident in her eyes.
But her question was abruptly cut off, not by any response from Satoru, but by a sudden, deafening roar that made the ground beneath them tremble.
"BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!"
The sound was overwhelming, like a series of thunderclaps right at their backs.
Both of them instinctively turned around, their eyes widening in shock and disbelief as they saw the source of the noise.
The once-mighty ruins that had stood for centuries, shrouded in mystery and time, were collapsing in on themselves.
Massive stones tumbled down, smashing into the ground with earth-shaking force.
A thick cloud of dust and debris billowed up, obscuring the ruins from view, leaving only a chaotic pile of rubble where the ancient structure had once stood.
