A blinding white light engulfed everything between heaven and earth.
No one in the world understood what was happening.
"Mommy, I want that cotton candy."
"Sure, what flavor would you like?"
"..."
On the outskirts of Ward 1, people went about their lives leisurely—shopping, watching TV at home—completely oblivious to the catastrophe about to unfold in the distant central district.
The investigators surrounding the Washuu estate stared up at Amaha Byakuya with blank expressions, unable to imagine what was about to happen...
Directly below, Tsuneyoshi and the others sensed how dire the situation was, but they were utterly helpless. There wasn't even enough time to flee.
"Something incredible is about to happen..."
Eto murmured from the rooftop.
"What is Byakuya doing?!"
Akira asked urgently.
But before Eto could respond—
Almighty Push!
In that instant, the entire world seemed to fall silent...
With the space directly beneath Amaha Byakuya as its center, a terrifying invisible force annihilated everything in its path.
In essence, it pushed all matter outward from the center in every direction.
Buildings, trees, grass, even the earth itself—everything was destroyed.
The radius of destruction continued to expand...
Until the entire Washuu estate was reduced to rubble!
The Almighty Push had literally reshaped the terrain. The once magnificent Washuu compound was transformed into a massive crater in the blink of an eye.
Every member of the Washuu Clan was buried beneath rock, soil, and building debris. How many survived was anyone's guess...
[Ding! Host has defeated CCG General Chairman Tsuneyoshi Washuu. Reward: 300 Fusion Points!]
[Ding! Host has defeated CCG Bureau Director Yoshitoki Washuu. Reward: 200 Fusion Points!]
[Ding! Host has defeated a Washuu ghoul. Reward: 60 Fusion Points!]
[...]
According to the System's assessment, every member of the Washuu Clan had been defeated by Amaha Byakuya.
[Ding! Host has destroyed the Washuu Clan. Reward: 500 Fusion Points!]
However, as the Washuu estate was annihilated, the rocks, dust, and debris sent flying in all directions would inevitably endanger the investigators positioned nearby.
"Run! Everyone run!"
Marude, reacting faster than most, shouted desperately at everyone.
The investigators only snapped out of their daze when they heard his voice. They scattered immediately.
Some didn't even bother with their weapons, dropping their firearms to run faster.
They'd all been stupefied by what they'd just witnessed. Now they were acting purely on survival instinct.
"Fall back."
Arima also ordered Squad Zero to retreat.
Hairu and the others immediately followed Arima, moving swiftly.
But their speed couldn't outrun the tsunami-like wave of debris-laden earth rushing toward them. In moments, they would be buried.
Then, inexplicably, all the debris suddenly changed direction, converging toward the sky above.
Byakuya naturally didn't want to harm innocent people. Using the Rinnegan's power, he took control of everything within the Washuu estate's perimeter.
A black sphere emerged from his hand—chakra compressed to its absolute limit.
This was one of the Rinnegan's abilities—Planetary Devastation!
Everything within the estate's boundaries was drawn toward the black sphere by its terrifying gravitational pull.
A colossal rock sphere formed in midair.
It hung there, frozen in the sky, an eerie sight...
Anyone with megalophobia standing below would have felt their scalp tingle with terror.
Even without such a phobia, many investigators below had gone weak in the knees at the sight, cold sweat streaming down their faces.
"Stop staring! Get away from here!"
Marude urged the investigators still rooted in place, his expression anxious.
His own face was covered in cold sweat.
If they didn't run and that meteor fell from the sky, they'd suffer catastrophic casualties.
Marude had no mental bandwidth to wonder how Byakuya had created such an enormous meteor. Right now, survival was all that mattered!
Soon, every investigator was running for their lives toward safety.
Those too weak to run were helped by their comrades to get clear.
Seeing that no innocent people would be caught in the aftermath, Byakuya released his control over Planetary Devastation.
The massive rock sphere began its descent, plummeting into the crater directly below.
BOOM—!!
The collision with the crater produced a deafening roar. Fortunately, the countless fragments of debris and dust that scattered didn't harm anyone.
Whether it was Almighty Push or Planetary Devastation, Byakuya had carefully controlled their power.
He'd calibrated the force to destroy only the Washuu estate—nothing more.
The strength of these Rinnegan abilities depended on the user's ocular power and physical condition. If Byakuya had used Almighty Push and Planetary Devastation at full power, the destruction and range would have far exceeded what Nagato achieved while controlling the Deva Path of Pain.
After all, Nagato's mastery over Madara's Rinnegan, as well as his physical condition, couldn't compare to Byakuya's.
Or to put it more simply—Byakuya was Uchiha Madara, having directly fused with Madara's abilities...
"This is unbelievable... just how much strength has that guy been hiding?!"
Eto exclaimed in amazement.
Her eyes sparkled with wonder.
In mere seconds, Byakuya had displayed powers that completely exceeded her comprehension!
"Is he... really still human?"
Akira murmured as if in a dream, unable to believe what she'd witnessed.
"Whether he's human or not, I honestly can't say."
Eto remarked. "But it doesn't matter. As long as he's still the Byakuya we know, that's enough."
"Mm..."
Akira nodded slightly.
Eto, who had been sitting demurely with her legs tucked beneath her, suddenly stood. "The Washuu Clan is finally destroyed, though not in the way I expected..."
She turned to face Akira directly. "So then, shall we settle things between us, Akira-san?"
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