novelraw Chapter 440: Master, You Finally Came to Save Me—Piloting the Twelve-Tentacle Titan!
Chapter 440: Master, You Finally Came to Save Me—Piloting the Twelve-Tentacle Titan!
"Qi..."
An murmured the name through blurred consciousness, her blood-stuck eyelashes fluttering as she weakly lifted her broken fingers.
Why would she see Chen Qi at this moment? Why would she hear his voice?
And why was there a woman in dark feathered clothing beside him? Wasn't that the wanted Doctor Crow?
Am I dying... An's chest heaved uncontrollably as she thought she must be experiencing deathbed hallucinations.
People always say strange things and see strange visions before they die.
However, she didn't have any strength left to utter another word, her hand collapsing limply.
"An?"
Chen Qi asked again.
An's condition seemed much worse than he had imagined.She was supposed to be the ultimate phoenix rising from ashes, capable of activating a special Book affinity release at the final moment of her life.
But my sudden appearance seems to have interrupted An's final burst.
"Who is she?"
Could she be the Ice Witch's disciple? Little Crow blinked, recognizing the blood-stained blue rose on An's chest.
In the White Tower Federation, the blue rose represented immense authority, usually reserved for outstanding students who had passed rigorous examinations.
Chen Qi actually had connections with someone from the White Tower Federation.
"Huh?"
Little Crow gasped in surprise as a dark Ember's Touch suddenly wrapped around her waist.
Immediate medical attention was needed... Without hesitation, Chen Qi used Ember's Touch to grab Little Crow, then leaped to An's side.
Chen Qi knelt down, cradling An in his arms while assessing her condition.
An's entire body was mangled, blood flowing like a waterfall.
Little Crow immediately produced a medical kit and began treatment:
"Concussion, lung damage, heart damage, blood coagulation..."
For a fourth-tier Transcendent's body, organ damage wasn't the main concern.
The truly terrifying thing was the mutation disease!
Even fourth-tier practitioners, or those stronger, remained trapped by mutation disease for life.
The next moment, Little Crow bit her lip, suppressing her sorrowful expression as she whispered:
"Her black whale blood poison has permeated her entire body, her spiritual energy is paralyzed..."
Drip! Drip!
Blood fell to the ground, quickly coagulating into writhing black blood clots.
Due to throat damage, An could only make whimpering sounds, but her expression clearly showed her agony.
Little Crow slowly wrapped bandages around An, then gently pried open her lips to pour Flower Witch's potion down her throat...
Fortunately, the potions crafted by Flower Witch were all Sage-Level healing elixirs.
Even the poison from the Black Whale's edge could be suppressed.
However, just like her own condition, without developing an antidote, the final outcome would inevitably be complete body decay and death by madness!
"Huff, huff, huff..."
Under the influence of the Witch Potions, An hugged Chen Qi's body like a frightened infant, azure flowers blooming from her wounds as her breathing gradually calmed.
"Qi..."
"It's alright now..."
Chen Qi breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, as a close-combat mage, An's physical constitution far surpassed that of ordinary Book affinity users.
At that moment, three Black Blood Empire soldiers gritted their teeth, overcoming their fear as they aimed heavy repeating crossbows at Chen Qi—
Boom!
Suddenly, a tall steam mecha violently slammed into the Black Blood soldiers, charging toward Chen Qi—
Boom! Boom! Boom!
"Waku waku (Master! I knew you would come to rescue me!)"
"Waku waku (Master! I missed you so much!)"
"Waku waku (Master! If you hadn't come, I would have jumped into fire to end myself!)"
Water Spirit Number Three inside the mecha cockpit shed torrents of tears, overwhelmed with emotion.
So many days being treated as playthings by humans! So many humiliating days being trampled under the Book Saint's feet! So many days longing for its master!
It always knew that one day, its master would come piloting the deep-sea titan to find it!
The massive steam mecha charged toward Chen Qi and Little Crow—
"!!!!"
The mecha was at full power—if it crashed into them, it would disrupt the treatment.
Where did this big guy come from? Chen Qi couldn't hear the sounds from inside the mecha, raising his right hand to gather storm energy—
With a thunderous crash!
The powerful Storm Power directly blasted the poorly constructed steam mecha into scattered pieces.
"Waku waku (Master!!!)"
Water Spirit Number Three, tears flowing like oceans, used a Water Explosive Bomb from the wrecked mecha to launch itself into Chen Qi's embrace—
Waku waku—
"Waku waku (Master!)"
The seventh water spirit... Little Crow blinked, remembering what Fen had told her—that Chen Qi once had an incredibly intelligent water spirit capable of autonomous ship navigation.
Its wisdom far surpassed the other six water spirits, a peculiar variant with the talent to become a water spirit archmage.
Little Crow looked at the wrecked mecha—
A water spirit piloting a steam mecha?
Even third-tier mechanical masters with Hammer affinity might not necessarily be able to operate mechas in combat.
"º·(˚˃̣̣̥⌓˂̣̣̥)‧º·!!"
"Waku waku! (Master! You definitely came to rescue me, right! Master is the best!)"
"Waku waku! (Thank you for your hard work, Master!)"
"Waku waku! (Master! Don't worry about me! I've been surviving diligently under the white-haired human's control.)"
Water Spirit Number Three hugged Chen Qi, looking up while forcing a happy expression:
"ヾ(≧▽≦)o"
Then it moved aside as much as possible, not wanting to take An's spot.
Water Spirit Number Three could be considered the most considerate water spirit.
"Hmm..."
Chen Qi reached out and patted Number Three's bouncy little head.
"Hehe (๑>
◡<
๑)ﾉ~"
The water spirit's face flushed red as it made contented sounds.
Number Three, you're here too... Chen Qi coughed slightly, feeling a bit guilty inside.
He had come here firstly to recruit sea beasts, secondly to see An, thirdly to have the Book Saint establish a rift workshop, and fourthly to collect black whale blood...
As for Water Spirit Number Three...
Well...
It's worth remembering that Water Spirit Number Three had left him after heroically operating a ship's self-destruct sequence to cover their retreat.
Ahem!
But if Number Three hadn't suddenly appeared, he might have almost forgotten about it.
Chen Qi smiled slightly:
"Of course, how could I possibly forget you, Number Three!"
"Waku waku (I love you most, Master!)"
The long-lost Water Spirit Number Three hugged Chen Qi, refusing to let go even for a moment.
So clingy... Chen Qi patted Number Three's little head.
"Alright, Number Three, stop fooling around, we still have matters to handle..."
Chen Qi picked up An and handed her to Little Crow, then stood up and surveyed the battlefield before him.
At that moment, all hundred thousand people across the smoke-filled battlefield had fallen into chaos.
Whether it was the White Tower Federation's Tower Masters, association presidents, adventurers from other nations, Black Blood Empire squad leaders, or civilians trembling in the towers—they all looked at him.
Just from his stance alone, they could tell this person was terrifyingly powerful!
However, most eyes held more fear than anything else.
The White Tower Hunters thought Chen Qi was Black Blood Empire reinforcements.
Meanwhile, the Black Blood soldiers also thought Chen Qi was a White Tower Hunter, reinforcements for the White Tower Federation!
"Never expected you to have reinforcements!"
Both warring sides exclaimed simultaneously.
Neither side made the first move, nor dared to.
This person before them was very likely a saint-level powerhouse.
But in their memories, there had never been saint-level powerhouses on the high seas.
Until a Black Blood soldier who had personally witnessed the Black Hunter shouted loudly:
"It's the Black Hunter!"
Whoosh—
Before he could finish, the Deep-Sea Twelve-Tentacles Titan rose again and slammed down heavily.
Boom!
In most situations, people could hardly see the Deep-Sea Titan's full form.
The lower body of Twelve-Tentacles was a massive twisted ship hull, while the upper part grew twelve tentacles covered in bloodshot eyes.
When it surfaced, it resembled a winding mountain of tentacles.
Among titans, Twelve-Tentacles measured three kilometers total length—already quite large, upper-middle class—with vitality far surpassing other titans.
Compared to other titans, its characteristics were slow speed and extremely massive vitality.
Additionally, its tentacles could continuously absorb supernatural substances to expand.
With twelve lives and freely moving blood-eyed tentacles, it was the perfect titan shield.
Although it had currently lost several lives, it remained a terrifying leviathan.
Especially in this mobile sea city-state, it was a giant among giants, able to perfectly display its combat power.
Chen Qi gently raised his hand.
"Ugh (Following your command—)"
The Deep-Sea Twelve-Tentacles Titan emitted an ancient voice.
The twelve giant tentacles continuously grew twisted forked tentacles that descended from the sky!
Instantly, the entire mobile city-state turned upside down as massive impacts smashed into the Black Blood soldiers' formations—
Just from size comparison, the three-meter-tall Black Blood Heavy Armor Soldiers looked like ants—
Relying on Black God's Weapons potions, five thousand Black Blood soldiers could cut through tentacle roots and resist tentacle slams even in the storm.
However, under the titan's assault, the White Tower Hunters transformed from initial panic to delight.
An ally!
And a saint-level ally at that!
Though they didn't know what had happened, though they didn't know who had summoned this war god!
They all understood that now was the moment to sound the counterattack horn.
"For the White Tower!"
"Counterattack!"
The entire battlefield situation instantly reversed.
Relying on Twelve-Tentacles' slams, the Book Tower's defensive turret arrays activated, fourth-tier powerhouses unleashed their releases, and the White Tower Hunters advanced irresistibly!
Black Blood Empire soldiers roared:
"General Blood Lion! We're facing calamity-level enemies!"
"The intelligence was wrong!"
Blood Lion resisted the Book Saint's firepower while glancing back at Chen Qi:
"Goddamn it! Why!"
His lion-like fierce eyes locked onto Chen Qi.
He never expected Chen Qi would appear at the Book Tower.
Could this also be within the Ice Witch's predictions?
He bellowed:
"Where's the Black Sea Mammoth corps! Ram those damn tentacles to death!"
According to schedule, their carefully cultivated Black Sea Mammoth corps should have arrived by now!
After receiving the Great Whale's blessing, the Black Sea Mammoths had grown even larger—
In the distance, the Black Sea Mammoth herd's figures appeared once more.
"Moo—"
Elephant cries rumbled like thunder across the sea, the clanging of black stone elephant armor mixing with the ground-shaking thuds of elephant feet, turning the entire sea into a trembling drum surface.
Though as siege weapons they couldn't match titans, they could still buy precious time.
"Soldiers! Prepare to counterattack!"
The Black Blood Empire squad leader waved the battle flag, activating blade release as he shouted.
However, the next moment—
Suddenly, fifty Black Sea Mammoths displayed azure chains and lamb patterns on their bodies—
[You are charming the Black Sea Mammoths—]
[The Black Sea Mammoths are charmed by you, they find your body petite and lacking aesthetic appeal—]
[However, your spiritual energy field radiates unprecedented dominance and the majesty of the Deep Sea Ancient God!]
[They suddenly think your petite body isn't so bad, quite cute actually, being small isn't bad—]
[Black Sea Mammoths successfully charmed!]
[Capture Success!]
[You have captured Black Sea Mammoths: rewards include Black Sea Mammoth Tusks (can craft weapons), Mammoth Powder (can make potions to make you strong as an elephant), ten points of Deep Sea Power.]
In the Black Sea Mammoths' eyes, I'm a spiritual energy field powerhouse shota... Chen Qi thought helplessly.
Black Sea Mammoths were rare populations active at the edges, inherently powerful sea beasts comparable to lamp-moon sea dragons.
Moreover, these Black Sea Mammoths here were carefully cultivated by the Blackfin Crew, far superior to ordinary sea elephants.
If he could incorporate them into his flock, it would significantly enhance his herd's combat power.
Chen Qi watched the fleeing Black Blood soldiers like a sheepdog observing escaping wolves.
Boom! Boom!
The Black Blood Empire soldiers stared wide-eyed at the lamb marks on the Black Sea Mammoths.
They understood the power of Beast Tamers.
But even after countless battles, this was the first time they'd witnessed someone taming giant beasts mid-battle.
Normally, shouldn't you cultivate relationships with giant beasts first?
This was like during a Beast Tamer duel, when the opponent suddenly stops fighting, smirks, and pulls out an ultra-powerful master ball to capture your familiar—
The Black Sea Mammoths ceased attacking, using their massive trunks to absorb seawater—
Gurgle gurgle—
Mammoth Blast Cannon!
Fifty high-pressure water columns swept across the battlefield—
The Black Sea Mammoths' appearance perfectly compensated for Deep-Sea Twelve-Tentacles' blind spots.
Amid the mobile city-state's roaring, the five thousand Black Blood soldiers' formations rapidly crumbled.
If not for the Black God's Weapons potions and Blood Lion's War Beast enhancements, their bodies would have already collapsed.
"General Blood Lion! Enemy target strength is calamity-level, no, it's titan-level!"
"We need reinforcements!"
"We need to retreat now!"
The one-sided situation caused even the War Beast soldiers to panic severely.
"Damn it! Damn it!"
Blood Lion gritted his teeth so hard they nearly shattered.
He trembled with rage as he looked at the Book Saint before him.
What to do? Should they retreat?
The Book Saint hovered high in the air, hair flowing, her arrogant gaze never leaving Blood Lion for even a moment.
Taking advantage of the black whale blood poison's power, this was the only chance to seriously injure the Book Saint... Blood Lion's chest rumbled as he gripped his war axe and took a step forward.
At that moment, Chen Qi also approached with leisurely steps, arriving between the two combatants.
Chen Qi looked up at the battered and bruised Book Saint in the air, extending his hand as he asked amiably:
"First time meeting, need some help? Book Saint?"