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Sarutahiko glared at Hydra with utter anger and disbelief, but he could barely do anything—it was over for him.
He wanted to scream, to curse Hydra, but in the end, he only laughed and smiled faintly.
"Hahaha... To think it would end like this... what a joke..."
Despite his fury, Sarutahiko acknowledged the dragons' strength, gazing at them with both resentment and admiration.
"Oh well... I did have a lot of fun... Your name was Hydra, right? You're... a strange one."
Sarutahiko slowly vanished, leaving nothing behind.
Or so Hydra and Celene thought—until a moment later, something glistened amidst the Kami's ashes.
A small, cube-shaped blue crystal hovered in the air, condensed dimensional energy crystallized into form.
Hydra reached out and grasped it as it floated toward him, realizing what it truly was.
"He really gave me a part of his powers?! But..."
Hydra was stunned. He had thought Sarutahiko was just a cruel god, a ruthless force bent on destruction.
