An elder living atop the mountain, upon sensing the commotion, excitedly leaned on his cane and braved the tremors, running out of his house.
In the massive tremor, he fell to the ground, scraping his cheek, blood flowing down.
Yet he didn't care in the slightest, instead tremblingly crawling to the highest point of Giant Claw Island.
He watched the claw tips on both sides slowly moving, tears of excitement falling.
He knelt devoutly on the ground, shouting to the sky.
"Great Ancient Dragon..."
"You have finally... returned!"
Rumble.
The claw tips on Giant Claw Island moved more violently, eventually slowly closing together.
Countless trees and boulders fell, houses collapsed, and many people were buried alive without even having time to scream.
From afar, one could see the entire surface of Giant Claw City peeling away.
Beneath the cracked rocks emerged incredibly ancient, crystalline bone structure.
