novelraw Chapter 797 - 758: An Unprecedented Tsunami
Chapter 797 - 758: An Unprecedented Tsunami
Nimíng, the vice president of the Floating Life Guild, was also the chief in charge of guarding the headquarters at Floating Harbor.
He was currently leading millions of troops stationed at Floating Harbor, remaining on high alert.
At the moment, the atmosphere throughout Floating Harbor was filled with tension. Millions of people were attentively monitoring all directions, their voices involuntarily lowered. The huge port was eerily quiet.
The Heavenly Curtain Barrier had been fully activated, its sturdy light shield enveloping the entire harbor, extending all the way to the seabed, resembling a transparent glass dome over Floating Harbor.
Rows of magic cannons were aimed at the surroundings, with the operators not daring to leave their posts for a second, ensuring that each cannon could fire at the fastest possible speed!
All operations at the docks had long been suspended, with countless vessels anchored in the harbor. It was as if a looming storm was about to strike, forcing them to seek shelter here, unable to venture out to sea.
"Everyone, remain at your positions and hold out until dawn!" Nimíng, still feeling uneasy, shouted another command across the entire port. His voice echoed across the sky and earth, reminding everyone of their duties.
He couldn’t afford any negligence. Just moments ago, Fuchan Fenrao, far away on Hero’s Continent, had personally logged off to call him, warning him to be vigilant as something significant could happen at Floating Harbor.
Standing at the coast, his sharp, eagle-like eyes vigilantly scanned the ocean ahead, his expression grim. The endless, dark sea before him was cloaked in shadows and carried an inexplicable sense of oppression.
"Hmm?" At this moment, Nimíng’s pupils contracted abruptly as he locked his gaze on the ocean.
In the distance, a sudden white line appeared on the horizon, rapidly sweeping forward under the moonlight, growing larger and closer!
"Tsunami!" At once, many others noticed the rapidly advancing white line in the ocean, gasping collectively!
From afar, the ocean seemed to rise dramatically, its waters towering far above the ground level, surging forward with the unstoppable force of crushing mountains, leaving nothing unscathed in its path!
Soon, several ships moored outside the Heavenly Curtain Barrier were instantly swallowed by the tsunami, disappearing like paper boats without even leaving a ripple!
The small islands that once stood on the water were also consumed in the tsunami’s wrath, vanishing completely from sight!
Such a violent tsunami was something no one present had ever witnessed before!
"C-can we even withstand this?" Some people within Floating Harbor swallowed hard, murmuring fearfully.
Finally, the colossal wave surged forward and collided against the Heavenly Curtain Barrier encasing Floating Harbor!
"Boom!" The crowd instantly heard a thunderous sound that shook heaven and earth, pounding in their eardrums as though they were about to burst!
The massive tsunami struck the Heavenly Curtain Barrier like waves crashing against a towering wall, sending turbulent spray soaring into the sky, blotting out the sun, and then slamming back down again, striking the barrier once more!
The Heavenly Curtain Barrier trembled violently under the assault, growing dimmer and more unstable with each tremor, as if its magic could be depleted at any moment!
Once the Heavenly Curtain Barrier shattered, everyone within Floating Harbor would be mercilessly engulfed by this tsunami. Even with life-saving skills, they would still be swallowed by the overwhelming waves, their fate sealed.
"Switch to Holy Crystal Stones! Stop using Magic Stones!" Nimíng urgently shouted an order without wasting a second!
In the Magic Tower at the city center, personnel quickly pulled out some specially prepared Holy Crystal Stones to replace the previously used Magic Stones, tossing them into the energy furnace of the Heavenly Curtain Barrier, where they burned fiercely!
The Holy Crystal Stones, with far greater power, emitted waves of pure magic energy as they burned, feeding the Heavenly Curtain Barrier outside. Gradually, the barrier stabilized, and its brightness began to return to normal!
However, the consumption rate was alarmingly high—even a single Holy Crystal Stone couldn’t last a full minute before being completely burned out into useless residue. Those in the Magic Tower could only painfully toss in yet another Holy Crystal Stone again and again!
One by one, the precious Holy Crystal Stones were consumed like running water, yet the tsunami showed no signs of abating. Wave after wave of massive surges continued their relentless assault on the Heavenly Curtain Barrier!
The areas outside the barrier remained at the mercy of the sea, with vast swathes of forests submerged and entire mountain peaks toppled! An extensive region around Floating Harbor was forcibly turned into an ocean! Floating Harbor itself was entirely submerged and sunken to the seafloor, with players looking up at the sky to see only endless ocean water fiercely streaming over the barrier high above them, battering it ceaselessly!
Pale-faced, players stared at the unending torrent of water overhead, while some of the more timid ones shivered uncontrollably. Even Nimíng, the overseer of the defense, felt utterly at a loss for how to calm the crowd, as he, too, was deeply shaken!
Where had this abrupt and violent tsunami come from? Why was it targeting Floating Harbor specifically? None of the players could wrap their heads around it, though they vaguely suspected it might have something to do with Huang Yi.
"Hmm? What is that!" Just then, some sharp-eyed players gasped in horror, pointing out an enormous dark shadow rapidly moving through the depths of the ocean, resembling a small island smashing its way forward! With its approach, waves of tsunamis arose out of nowhere, spreading in every direction!
Finally, the source of the tsunami became clear to all—it was that massive shadow!
"That is—Deep Sea Demon Flesh!" Some well-informed aquatic race players cried out upon seeing the enormous shadow, their voices trembling with fear!
"Oh my god! Even the legendary Deep Sea Demon Flesh has shown up! What’s going on?!"
"Isn’t the Deep Sea Demon Flesh supposed to remain dormant at the ocean’s depths for thousands of years? Why would it suddenly surface now?!"
Everyone in the harbor stared intently at the massive Deep Sea Demon Flesh. It was beyond anything they could hope to contend with! Even if they ignored the cost of Magic Stones, it would take countless rounds of concentrated bombardment from every Magic Cannon just to kill it!
But to fire the cannons, they would have to deactivate the Heavenly Curtain Barrier, leaving themselves immediately vulnerable to the merciless ocean and its waves—not to mention firing!
Nimíng felt a chill in his heart; he knew this disaster at Floating Harbor was unavoidable. With the arrival of the Deep Sea Demon Flesh, it was only a matter of time before the Heavenly Curtain Barrier collapsed. No amount of Holy Crystal Stones could withstand it!
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This Deep Sea Demon Flesh was Huang Yi’s weapon against Floating Harbor.
When Huang Yi plotted his route to the Central Continent, he had long intended to create a disturbance at the Indonesian Continent, personally targeting the Floating Life Guild. Only by inflicting a heavy blow on Fuchan Fenrao could he hinder her from comfortably invading Hero’s Continent.
Securing the Deep Sea Demon Flesh made the plan even simpler. As a High-Level Heavenly Domain entity, its power rivaled that of a Top-Level Heavenly Domain force. Within The Second World, it represented the pinnacle of conventional combat strength, surpassed only by Demigods. However, the few rare Demigods in The Second World seldom interfered with worldly affairs, rendering the Deep Sea Demon Flesh virtually invincible!
At the moment, Huang Yi’s Cloud Sail Battleship rested within a harbor-like cavity of the Deep Sea Demon Flesh’s massive body, traveling together with it. The Tidal Calling Siren Princess was tasked with securing the safety of the ship—a trivial matter for her, as she had already ascended to the Heavenly Domain level.
"The Deep Sea Demon Flesh will likely remain under our control for another five or six days! Once the effects of the Celestial Demon Grass Juice wear off, we’ll lose control. We need to cover as much distance as possible and not linger here," the Tidal Calling Siren Princess remarked, her enchanting gaze briefly fixed on Floating Harbor before turning back to Huang Yi.
"Alright! Destroy this harbor, and let’s move on! But their Heavenly Curtain Barrier might hold up for a while—apply more pressure!" Huang Yi nodded in agreement. He didn’t intend to tarry here; once Floating Harbor was obliterated, the Floating Life Guild would be dealt a severe blow.
The Tidal Calling Siren Princess immediately raised her hand, unleashing a powerful Water Magic attack that struck one of the massive tendrils of the Deep Sea Demon Flesh!
The colossal creature shuddered, noticeably accelerating its movements. Its enormous body soon slammed into the Heavenly Curtain Barrier of Floating Harbor with devastating force!
"Boom!" This time, the Heavenly Curtain Barrier endured the dual assault of the tsunami and the Deep Sea Demon Flesh. Even with the Holy Crystal Stones powering it, it dimmed rapidly, teetering on the brink of collapse!
Meanwhile, within the Magic Tower in the harbor.
Personnel responsible for refueling the barrier’s energy furnace had just tossed a freshly prepared Holy Crystal Stone into it. Yet mere moments after the Deep Sea Demon Flesh’s collision, the stone was incinerated into ash almost instantly, its energy entirely drained!
Desperately, they threw in another Holy Crystal Stone, only to find that it, too, burned out within moments, consumed at an astonishing rate that left everyone aghast!
"This is bad! We only have eight Holy Crystal Stones left!" one player operating the energy systems shouted in panic.
"Then throw in all the compressed Magic Stones as well! Don’t hold anything back! If the Holy Crystal Stones run out, use the Sky Crystal Stone! If even the Sky Crystal Stone can’t hold them off, then we’re doomed!" commanded another player, who appeared to be leading the operations!
In no time, all types of magic fuel, including compressed Magic Stones and Holy Crystal Stones, were dumped into the energy furnace without hesitation.
One player even brought out a dazzling, radiant white stone. Its presence immediately overshadowed all other fuels in brightness and aura.
This was the exalted Sky Crystal Stone, of which they had prepared just one!
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