Deep in the night, the surface of the sea was ablaze. The Shieki Eight Families had poured a heavy layer of oil across the water, and Minamoto Wakasei had tossed a flaming torch onto the waves, unleashing howling gales and firestorms that climbed into the sky.
Every team had suffered varying degrees of damage, and their military forces and ammunition were nearly exhausted. Igniting the sea to fend off the ghouls was a desperate measure of last resort; to pull it off, the Shieki Eight Families had even sacrificed a ten-thousand-ton cruise liner.
This was a do-or-die battle with their backs to the wall. Success meant everything; failure meant death. Everyone had cast all thought of retreat to the winds.
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