Chapter 545
by fanqienovelChapter 545: Whoever Touches My Debtor, I’ll End Them!
"Damn!"
Trilobite had truly been scammed.
But he couldn’t blame anyone else—only his own carelessness in failing to read the system’s instructions carefully.
He’d assumed the borrower was the "ancient cup animal colony," overlooking the "No. 2" designation. Later, he realized this "ancient cup animal colony No. 2" referred precisely to the floating larvae spawned after he’d fed those ancient cup animals in the "sandbank waters"!
Those larvae must’ve already found prime real estate to "settle," establishing a fresh colony.
The newly formed colony consisted entirely of flabby polyps, their nematocyst-equipped tentacles likely undeveloped. With zero self-defense capability, they were utterly vulnerable.
Thus, they required massive amounts of Chaos Energy to fortify themselves—growing calcium carbonate skeletons and nematocyst tentacles swiftly to fend off predators and hunt passing prey.
Upon reflection, this couldn’t truly be called a scam.
"Uh…"
"Honestly, even if I’d noticed it was ‘Colony No. 2’ back then… I’d probably still have loaned the energy."
"After all, a matured ancient cup animal colony doesn’t just buffer tidal waves—it guarantees me steady ‘cash flow’ income."
"But that also means…"
"I absolutely won’t tolerate any harm coming to them now!"
"If disaster strikes, my loaned-out million-plus Chaos Energy becomes worthless debt!"
"How am I supposed to survive?!"
Though Trilobite still possessed "fixed assets" like his spawn, watching his "savings" evaporate overnight would shatter anyone’s sanity.
"So…"
"Whoever dares target my quality customers—I’ll wipe them out!"
Fortunately, locating these "quality customers" proved simple, marked clearly on his mini-map.
"In the ocean!?"
"No problem!"
"We Beautiful Nodosaurus are hailed as the Jurassic’s most aquatic theropod dinosaurs!"
While BBC documentaries inaccurately portrayed Beautiful Nodosaurus burrows and overrated Mosasaurus, their depiction of this dinosaur’s habitat remained broadly correct.
These early megalodon superfamily dinosaurs inhabited Europe’s fragmented archipelago.
Survival demanded they patrol coastlines for "rank seafood" washed ashore and even swim between islands to forage.
Occasionally, they fished in open waters…
Island life proved harsh, forging Beautiful Nodosaurus into expert swimmers.
"Splash—!"
Powerful hind legs kicked while robust forelimbs paddled.
Though its tail lacked the Spinosaurus’s flattened propulsion design, rapid side-to-side swishing still generated considerable thrust.
The swimming posture might be ungainly, yet their speed surprised—agile and swift through the waves.
“Of course, being fast and agile was relative to other land animals; if a similarly sized plesiosaur or sea crocodile showed up, I’d be done for.”
“Fortunately, they weren’t here.”
The location of the "ancient cup animal colony No. 2" wasn’t too far, and the journey went smoothly; Trilobite quickly reached his destination.
“Damn it!”
What he saw shocked him.
First came the sight of ancient cup animals strewn across the seabed, some even cracking apart, Ancient God Fragments swirling in the water, and a "big fish" poised to dive down and crush more ancient cup animals!
“Damn it—!”
Realizing he’d already taken losses, Trilobite burst out cursing.
“That’s right.”
“With this gear, facing a plesiosaur or sea crocodile my size would finish me.”
“But if I can’t handle a plesiosaur or a sea crocodile, can’t I handle you bony fish freaks!?”
“Time to bring out the big-fish hunting gear!”
“To hell with all of you!”
“Roar—!”
Trilobite didn’t hesitate to use the "Mask of the Shape-Shifter" again.
“Buzz—!”
That slender, crocodile-like snout reappeared!
But this time, it differed from the earlier Megapnosaurus head.
This skull had a higher rear, teeth packed tighter yet sturdier, and a broader throat.
Every tweak let its original owner hunt bigger fish in deep waters!
“Exactly!”
“I’m cosplaying a Spinosaurus!”
“Uh…”
“Even if it’s just the head!”
“Buzz—!”
Powerful hind legs kicked hard!
The diving big fish was now within reach!
If he wanted, Trilobite could’ve identified its species right then.
But this wasn’t the moment for studying obscure ancient fish.
The priority was…
“Buzz—!”
Layers of a see-through shield stacked up before Trilobite.
“Ball Joint Armor!”
“100 layers!”
—-
“What the hell—!”
The Ether Usurper leading the charge instantly realized something was wrong and tried to swerve.
Though they knew nothing of concepts like "natural enemy," "spinosaurus," or "ancient creatures," the sheer oppression from the massive Divine Body and overwhelming divine aura made it clear this thing wasn’t to be trifled with.
Worse still, they’d been entirely focused on destroying the "Ancient Cup Outer Gods," completely overlooking the approaching threat.
The ambush magnified their disadvantage!
“No—!”
Despite the Ether Usurper’s desperate attempt to pivot its Divine Body and dodge the clumsy oncoming beast, its own built-up momentum and inertia worked against it.
At such blinding speed, a full turn became impossible!
And so, moments later…
“Boom—!”
The colossal creature with giant jaws slammed violently into the Ether Usurper!
“Buzz—!”
The collision of two giant beasts unleashed frenzied ether waves, hurling Ancient God Fragments across the seabed and shrouding the ocean floor in chaos once more.
To the shock of the trailing Ether Usurpers and Ether subordinates, countless shards of the "Ancient Cup Outer Gods" were swept up in the blast!
Even those heavy divine bones were tossed about like weightless leaves, flung wildly through the water by the immense force!
“Stay calm, everyone!”
“Hold your ground!”
After weathering the initial chaos, several Ether Usurpers in the rear steadied themselves.
They shouted to restore order.
Amidst this turmoil, charging in might not help—it could worsen things.
Regrouping was crucial.
Besides…
“Our comrade might still prevail!”
“He is the ‘Horned Ether God’ Aismondis!”
“Though that thing struck fiercely, force is mutual.”
“Aismondis bears terrifying horns!”
“A direct hit would surely wound it!”
“If he injures it in one blow, Aismondis can seize the counterattack!”
“Just watch!”
Sure enough…
“Hiss…”
A streak of crimson now mingled with the scattering Ancient God Fragments.
The horned head of the "Horned Ether God," Aismondis, broke through the haze.