Chapter 33
Our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/PazjBDkTmW
Chapter 33: Dance of the Ancient Bacteria
Let us rewind time for a moment.
At this moment, Trilobite’s divine power had just wrapped around the ocean people’s "Giant God’s Radiance."
Then…
“Praise the Giant God!”
“Great is the Giant God!”
The Solar Knights knelt down, and even the Old Man who brought the “warning” and “prophecy” bowed before this power.
“Never had I seen such a generous deity!”
“A god who rewarded his followers!”
In this world, the Order God’s main duty wasn’t to uphold justice or ensure “good deeds brought rewards,” but to maintain “order.”
The order of realms, the order within the Crystal Walls, and the absolute order between humans and gods.
Whether this order was “good” or “bad” remained another matter.
After all, even the poorest order surpassed chaos consuming the whole world.
Thus, deities often proved stingy.
Though restoring followers’ lives or creations was effortless for gods, most refused this simple act; followers owed devotion to gods, but divine rewards…
Were practically nonexistent!
Rather like those “Greek gods” from certain tales.
Deities were miserly and cold, yet they stood as pillars against chaos. To fight the crueler, more brutal chaos, humanity needed these beings.
“Such was the nature of most gods I’d witnessed.”
“But the deity before us differed entirely!”
“His generosity stunned everyone!”
“Now I wondered…”
Even the Prophet considered whether changing faith remained possible.
But belief could wait.
The Prophet became captivated by the unprecedented spectacle.
“Buzz——!”
“Swoosh!”
Countless divine powers guided the ship’s fragments, floating them back into place; as if time flowed backward, the shattered hull restored itself.
This was merely the beginning!
More divine power surged forth, not only repairing the hull but making the "Giant God’s Radiance" tremble slightly.
The hull, forged from “divine bone,” twisted as strange new “organs” sprouted. “Pipes” unfurled, “viscera” took form, and where the power chamber once stood…
“Gulp… gulp…”
A heart-like object, about the height of a person, was pulsing.
“Zzzz…”
In the command room of the "Giant God’s Radiance," a white, translucent object was twisting and expanding.
It had complex folds and intricate tentacles connecting to many white "pipes" in the chamber.
The shape…
It seemed to be a "brain"!
The "Giant God’s Radiance" was alive!
“Are we awakening lifeless things!?”
“This is a miracle! A divine miracle! A divine power that surpasses all miracles!”
“I have never heard of another deity doing something like this!”
The Prophet finally knelt down, fully convinced, and strengthened his resolve. The god he once followed…
In his eyes, was just a selfish and useless false god!
“I understand.”
The Old Man’s eyes sparkled with clarity.
“I crossed many obstacles to come here and hid my true identity; it was far more than just giving a warning!”
“My new mission had been revealed!”
But the Old Man seemed to realize too early; the "awakening" of the hull wasn’t the end of the miracle!
Sulya slowly closed her eyes, walked to the "brain" of the cockpit, and gently reached out her hand.
“The Giant God is calling me!”
“He has given me a stronger body!”
“He wants me to join with this giant ship!”
—-
【Special Skill: Dance of the Ancient Bacteria】
【Description: Though ancient bacteria and true bacteria fought each other for millions of years, and their wars caused big disasters—like the Great Oxidation Event and the Huronian Glaciation—great teamwork also happened between them, setting the base for future life forms.】
【By chance, aerobic true bacteria got into ancient bacteria with inner membrane structures, slowly forming a symbiotic relationship. This endosymbiosis created eukaryotes with mitochondria, starting life’s foundation!】
【Actual Value: You can pick one "spawn" as your full symbiont and give them a new form and body, even a "soul." Their life will tie completely to you, and you can carry them with you.】
【Magic Power Use: Changes with the spawn’s body changes; higher ranks need more use.】
“Good, you’ll be the one!”
“Brave and strong Trilobite, let’s fully join!”
But the matter wasn’t over yet.
【Ding——!】
【Spent 500 points of Magic Power.】
【You could spend 200 points of Chaos Energy to choose one "Devoted One" as the permanent "soul" for your symbiotic creature.】
【The "soul" enabled the "symbiotic creature" to perform more complex tasks.】
【You could only choose one "Devoted One."】
A young lady appeared before Trilobite—the beautiful blonde with full curves and long legs whom he had often dreamed of holding, hugging, and touching!
"Now I get it," he muttered.
"I thought that girl kept popping up in my dreams just to make the transformation less boring."
"Turns out I was raising an ‘AI’!"
"But what’s this? A custom ship girl? Wait, a bug girl?"
"Can I buy her ‘naughty’ skins like in Azur Lane?"
But now wasn’t the time for such random thoughts.
"Hmm…"
"Sniff… sniff…"
His sensitive olfactory organs and the Lorentz Jar warned Trilobite that uninvited guests were lingering in the waters overhead.
"Oh? Dinner time already?"
"Well… food first!"
"Are animals really this reckless nowadays?"
"Loitering over a predator for so long!"
"You’re the one! Trilobite!"
"Lure them all down!"
"Ah, but before that…"
Trilobite checked his remaining 2,500 magic points.
"First, let’s give you ‘Ball Joint Armor’—a skill from trilobites, perfect for you!"
—-
By now, all crew members had evacuated the "Giant God’s Radiance."
Thanks to the Giant God’s miracle, the ship no longer needed them.
Living saint Sulya—founder of the Solar Holy Light system, chief Solar Knight, leader of the human resistance, and spawn of the Giant God—piloted the vessel as its "core."
The massive ship had fully "come alive," with Sulya’s body and soul fused to its hull. She commanded it as effortlessly as her own limbs!
As a living entity, the "Giant God’s Radiance" required no crew. It had become a giant beast named "Sulya," with her as its human-shaped core!
Since the ship’s hull was a gift from the Giant God itself, its strength matched an avatar body!
Only "Solar Knights" remained aboard now.
But they could no longer enter the "Giant God’s Radiance."
A living organism naturally barred other creatures from invading.
Instead, grooves on the ship’s exterior were repurposed. With added fittings, they could openly carry many warriors.
As the hull was essentially Sulya’s "second body," male Solar Knights were barred from boarding.
Luckily, the Solar Knight role wasn’t gender-exclusive, and many women already served, so no issues arose.
The Old Prophet was permitted to stay after Sulya verified her true identity.
Clearly, she wasn’t just a simple "prophetess," and her warning might not be her sole purpose.
This disguised, identity-hidden prophet likely had other missions, but Sulya didn’t dwell on it.
"Whoosh—!"
About fifty female Solar Knights knelt on one knee before living saint Sulya, the "Giant God’s Radiance" core.
The first Solar Knight had changed outfits.
Her once-modest armor was replaced by a daring, skin-tight chitinous bodysuit that hugged her full, curvy frame. The segmented design seemed inspired by the Giant God’s original form and the ship itself.
The ship girl—or "trilobite-girl"—Sulya gazed down at the knights from her "back." Though part of the vessel, her connection wasn’t as fixed as an organ to a body.
Divine power still linked Sulya to the "Giant God’s Radiance."
While her new god-granted strength was immense, she had no time to revel in it.
Because…
The mission was critical!
"Sisters! The target bit the bait!"
"That twisted Outer God brought hordes of its warped spawn."
"To complete the deity’s task, we must let some spawn board us, feigning weakness through staggered defenses."
"Only then will those two mad Outer Gods fully take the hook!"
"Now—"
But Sulya hardly needed to speak.
A frenzied aura engulfed the battleship as a colossal shadow blotted the waters above the "Giant God’s Radiance."
The Outer Gods and their twisted spawn were closing in!
