novelraw Chapter 124 - 122: Advent
Chapter 124 - 122: Advent
The massive Cave Mother Insect had been brutally torn into eight pieces by the powerful Mr. Lei. Now, its fragmented parts lay scattered on the soft seabed soil, like a butchered animal.
Countless spawn, having lost the protection of their mother’s nest, began to flee in a frenzy...
An A-rank sea beast was dead.
It was time to collect the spoils of war, yet no one made a rash move. No one dared to approach and take the sea beast’s blood.
Because they all heard a sound.
THUD—
THUD—
THUD—
An indescribable sound, like the beat of a drum, hammered against the hearts of Shi Ming and the other Awakened.
A strange vibration emanated from the deep sea abyss. Amidst the silent, dead tranquility, it instilled in everyone a sense of some unknown, immense crisis. Their instincts screamed at them to flee, but a powerful desire halted each person’s retreat.
This was a crisis beyond imagination,
but also an opportunity that comes once in a lifetime!
S-rank sea beasts were incredibly rare and difficult to kill. Now, with eight Awakened gathered, if they missed this chance, they might never get another one in their entire lives!
A sharp glint shone in Wright’s eyes. This was the moment he had always dreamed of.
Iwami’s grip on his sword tightened. A Samurai’s honor was something he would uphold until death.
Yize’s beast-like face showed great tension, tinged with worry.
The others wore varying expressions as well.
"Stay on high alert! We might have woken another powerful sea beast!" Wright’s deep voice spread out, amplified by the Dinglan Pearl.
But even without him saying it, the situation and atmosphere made it clear to everyone that a new crisis had arrived.
No, a new opportunity had arrived.
A small team of eight like this, having just easily slain an A-rank sea beast, was at the height of its fighting spirit.
Adrenaline began to surge. But Shi Ming was different from the others. He could feel it for real—every cell in his body was trembling. The Right Arm Red Pattern on the arm holding his Ice Blade grew scorching hot, like a ravenous glutton starved for half a year, its endless craving awakened.
Shi Ming’s left hand brushed over the Right Arm Red Pattern.
’If I want its power, I’ll have to put on a good show in a bit.’
’During the fight, I’ll see if I can find a chance to touch the pieces of the Mother Insect’s corpse...’
...
BOOM...
Without any warning, a roar—different from the previous drumbeats, a rumble so deep it was beyond the limits of hearing—erupted from the depths of the abyss. In the extremely oppressive atmosphere, time seemed to freeze in the eternal, inky blue, only to rapidly shatter.
The sound wasn’t like the roar of a sea beast, but more like an entire oceanic plate being forcibly snapped apart by immense power.
Shi Ming felt the seabed tremble violently, as if a sleeping ancient behemoth had convulsed in a nightmare and woken in a rage. Fragile rocks cracked apart like sheets of ice.
A massive, visible fissure, like the gaping maw of Hell, spread rapidly outwards!
An earthquake!!!
’Do all these S-rank sea beasts have such dramatic entrances? First the Rotting Whale, and now this Titan!’
Run!
Reyno yelled!
But no one fled. Aided by the Dinglan Pearl, they all just swiftly moved from their original positions, hovering in the seawater to resist the violent force emanating from the abyss.
The spawn, which had been everywhere moments ago, had vanished without a trace.
Powerless to resist, they had been instantly erased by the vibration, returned completely to the sea.
Utterly terrifying!
RUMBLE!
Another earth-shattering roar.
An "Undersea Giant" covered in a jet-black shell like cooled lava tore through the curtain of the abyss and slowly rose before Shi Ming’s eyes.
The "giant" was enormous, over 100 meters tall. Its entire body was covered in thick rock as armor. Just its shadow would have been enough to engulf the entire Cave Mother Insect’s nest. But what was even more oppressive were its eyes, which radiated an aura of annihilation. They were like deep whirlpools, threatening to devour every living thing in this stretch of sea.
HISS—
Shi Ming heard the sound of someone sharply sucking in a breath.
The unimaginable pressure made every Awakened hold their breath.
"This is an S-rank sea beast!"
"The Deep Sea Titan!"
Wright’s hurried voice rang out again.
One actor’s entrance stirred the others’ desire to perform. Without needing a reminder, all sorts of attacks began to form.
A bolt of lightning coalesced under Wright’s sword, then shot toward the behemoth’s eye like a beam of light from an electric eel.
The powerful ranged attack, a lightning bolt that looked strong enough to kill a C-rank sea beast, merely knocked some shells and coral off the Titan’s hide when it made contact with its head. It did, however, succeed in fully drawing its attention away from its frenzied, just-awakened state.
"Brothers, this is a crisis! But it’s also an opportunity! If we kill it, one of us can become an S-rank Awakened!"
"Fight!"
"Fight!"
The Titan had just woken up. It couldn’t understand the insects’ language, but it was already enraged by the tiny bugs before it.
An indestructible arm, carrying a turbulent current powerful enough to overturn anything, swept toward them!
"Buy me time!"
No one held back any longer. Mr. Lei’s body flashed like lightning, momentarily illuminating the entire seabed. His thunderbolts rapidly gathered power as a skill potent enough to shake any powerful sea beast was being prepared.
He intended to use this immense power to kill the sea beast in a single strike!
The others scattered, each working to draw the attention of the hundred-meter giant, the Deep Sea Titan.
Shi Ming attacked while paying close attention to any changes in the sea beast’s appearance.
The sea beast’s current appearance was identical to the brief glimpse he had caught of it that day.
’This means it hasn’t used any skills yet.’
’The power of the Ancient Titan has not yet been awakened!’
CRACKLE!
Mr. Lei’s first attack was fully charged.
A bolt of lightning as thick as a stone pillar, carrying an aura capable of annihilating everything, struck the Deep Sea Titan’s head. Before it could even react, all the rock on one side of the Titan’s face fell away, revealing the pitch-black skeletal structure beneath.
S-rank skill, Endless Purple Thunder!
Using his ultimate move right from the start, Mr. Lei wanted to catch it off guard and one-shot it!
ROAR—
However, this incredibly powerful move didn’t cause much damage to the Titan. Instead, it thoroughly enraged it. Its whirlpool-like eyes swiveled and locked onto the flickering bolt of lightning.
’How bold! How dare you tiny bugs harm my body!’
This made the Deep Sea Titan immensely furious! The nobility and trace of divinity from the depths of its bloodline gave it an absolute arrogance!
BOOM! The Titan’s giant arm swung viciously, like a collapsing celestial pillar, sweeping toward the cluster of purple lightning. But the purple lightning was swift, and in an instant, it struck the other side of the Titan’s head.
The others launched their own attacks!
This S-rank sea beast was angry, but it hadn’t yet displayed world-ending power.
’Maybe... maybe we really can kill it if we work together!’
All eight unleashed their ultimate skills. Shi Ming’s Ice Sword glinted with a cold light; each strike froze a thirty-meter section of the Deep Sea Titan’s body, slowing its movements. Yize had already entered his berserk mode. Iruka unleashed his full spiritual power and defensive abilities, shining for a moment like a dazzling star on the seabed...
The gentlemanly old man’s gaze was steady as he used all his power to support the seven combat-type Awakened!
"We have a chance! This Titan is just too clumsy! We are going to accomplish the glorious feat of slaying an S-rank sea beast!"
Wright shouted.
He had already reached the waters above the Deep Sea Titan. The lightning on his greatsword turned black as he plunged it viciously into the Titan’s head with the force of a falling mountain.
Rampant energy burst forth, destroying massive amounts of rock and coral!
It was like giving the sea beast a haircut.
ROAR...
The Titan let out a piercing, mournful cry.
Suddenly, the Black Tortoise Bloodline within Shi Ming seemed to resonate with something.
’Not good!’
"It’s about to use a skill!"
Just as he said, under the onslaught of attacks, the stones all over the Deep Sea Titan’s body began to tremble and crack.
An indescribable, ancient rhythm, like a divine presence descending upon the murky waters, began to emanate. This sea beast, which had survived since ancient times, was activating a skill it hadn’t used in over a decade!
It was seeking the power of its ancestors!
Descent of the Titan!
DONG!
An object like an Ancient Roman clock suddenly appeared in Shi Ming’s mind. It materialized as a phantom image behind the Titan’s back. Twelve divine symbols formed a mercury-colored ring, and the hands of fate ticked rapidly across the clock face.
TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK, TICK.
「Three seconds later.」
The hand stopped at the seven o’clock position.
The sound of chains began to ring out. The Deep Sea Titan’s body shrank rapidly, all its rock covering cracking and falling away. In an instant, it had become a slightly smaller, yet still hundred-meter-tall Deep Sea Giant. This giant was like an ancient Divine Spirit, its body covered in chain-like secret patterns. The patterns flickered with a metallic luster, dotted with specks of rust, and seemed to possess an unquestionable divine majesty.
Seventh form!
Chain of Order.