Chapter 42
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Chapter 42: The Mantis Shrimp Skull Crushing Fist!
“Boom——!”
The violent collision shook the entire battleship, violently thrusting the "Giant God’s Radiance" backward.
“Ugh——!”
Sulya gritted her teeth in the bridge of the "Giant God’s Radiance."
Her voluptuous figure swayed violently from the impact, causing her ample chest to heave.
This reminded Trilobite—who occasionally glimpsed the “young lady”—of female pilots from mecha games executing special moves or taking hits.
Above Sulya’s seat pulsed the biologized "brain" of the Giant God’s Radiance.
Though Sulya handled complex strategic calculations, the biological brain managed sensory adjustments and neural reflexes.
Sulya functioned as the warship’s true mind, while the biological brain served as its brainstem and cerebellum.
Originally, the Giant God’s Radiance wielded formidable power.
It boasted magic cannons and torpedo launchers for omnidirectional assaults. Yet after biologization, the warship had "digested" these weapons entirely.
Though now agile as any living creature, with armor rivaling a god’s avatar body—impervious to cannons, spells, and torpedoes—the cost was steep. Stripped of all weaponry, the warship became a thick-skinned battering ram.
Thus, the Giant God’s Radiance—or Sulya herself—stood as a "god."
Yet this god remained shackled to the primary material world, forced to combat foes through sheer, unadorned force.
Much like the monstrous spiritual sea dragon before them!
“Gaa——!”
The dreadful spiritual sea dragon lunged again, claws splayed.
More insect than dragon, its horizontally-split jaws—powered by massive muscles—snapped viciously.
“Screeeech——!”
Fangs scraped the Giant God’s Radiance’s god-tier armor, emitting a nails-on-chalkboard shriek.
But armor forged for divinity wouldn’t yield to a mere sea dragon’s bite.
True, heavy armor invites attack—but outlasting frustrated enemies remained sound strategy.
“Ugh…”
Sulya rocked violently yet held firm.
Her silver teeth clenched, resolve unbroken.
“I am the Giant God’s faithful!”
“I will not fail him!”
“Charge——!”
The Trilobite-shaped Giant God’s Radiance surged forward, slamming into the spiritual sea dragon.
“Crash——!”
“Aieee——!”
The sea dragon let out a pained howl, retreating dozens of meters.
Lacking thick armor, it naturally felt more agony than the “Trilobite.”
Yet this sea dragon differed from the "Giant God’s Radiance."
Its possessed terrifying long-range weapons!
“Roooar——!”
Its roared, lifting its head as twin jaws bristling with sharp teeth gaped wide, exposing glands hidden behind its fangs.
“What!?”
“That’s…”
Before Sulya could react, a terrifying light flashed!
A scorching, viscous heat—heavier than seawater—shot toward her back at blinding speed.
“Hahaha——!”
Maniacal laughter echoed from the sea dragon’s head, spreading across the waters.
Sea God High Priest Teach sat enthroned within a sturdy enclosed saddle on the creature’s back, sneering at the puny “ocean people” overreaching themselves.
“This is the ‘spiritual sea dragon’s’ ultimate skill—‘Venomous Breath’!”
“Magic that melts any steel!”
Sure enough…
“Sizzle——Hiss——!”
Just as Teach proclaimed, that “magic” surged onto Sulya’s back. The activated magic greedily bit, corroded, and dissolved, triggering violent reactions.
But…
“Sizzle…”
The Giant God’s Radiance’s armor stood unscathed. The “Venomous Breath” proved useless against the “Divine Shell”—instead, the hull gleamed brighter.
The fearsome attack had merely scrubbed the Giant God’s Radiance clean…
“But! Don’t rejoice yet!”
“Venomous Breath’s magic has a second effect!”
Indeed…
“Damn it, what’s this? I’m stuck!?”
The magic morphed into a terrifying adhesive, cementing the Giant God’s Radiance in place.
Though the vessel’s power fought to dissolve the slime, it needed time!
“Haha!”
“Now you’re at my mercy!”
“Strike! Mighty servant of the sea god!”
“Rend it! Shatter it!”
"Let this reckless sea beast learn the consequences of provoking the sea god!"
The massive sea dragon charged suddenly. Sulya struggled to break free, but clearly couldn’t escape in time!
The heaviest blow was about to land!
Yet at that very moment…
"Buzz——!"
Divine radiance erupted violently from the "Giant God’s Radiance."
"Roar——!"
Even in the murky ocean depths, the light shone blindingly bright, stinging the sea dragon’s eyes and forcing a terrified howl!
—-
"Spent: 500 points plus 1000 points of Chaos Energy!"
"Honestly, trilobites got scammed by their ancestors… If they could’ve just tweaked their limbs…"
Modifying a limb for the trilobite actually cost 500 Chaos Energy just to unlock mutation-allowing genes. Ridiculous.
No, more accurately, trilobites got scammed by their "dad."
Paleontologists believe the trilobite family had overly stable genes governing limb mutation, preventing evolution. That’s why while their shells diversified wildly—some growing spines, others sporting head tridents—their limbs stubbornly clung to ancestors’ laws, refusing to change.
Though limb modifications were simple, like adding muscle fibers… Extending the first pincer segment created a spike; lengthening the second formed claws. Neither required much Chaos Energy. But Trilobite always preferred going big.
Especially since this trilobite appeared as a young lady.
Now, the beautiful, golden-haired, plump young lady frowned with stubborn endurance and unwillingness, a sight that tugged at heartstrings.
Trilobite couldn’t withstand such a scene. He impulsively splurged on this "trilobite girl’s" paper young lady.
"Well then…"
Eyeing the selected "gift," Trilobite clicked "purchase" without hesitation.
"Crush everything!"
"Smashing Claw!"
"Evolve!"
"The path never imagined!"
【Ding——!】
【You’ve granted the ‘symbiotic creature’ access to the evolution shop.】
"Hah!?"
"This… seems I really shouldn’t have spoken carelessly!"
—-
"Roar, roar, roar——gawk——ugh——!"
The spiritual sea dragon’s pained roar abruptly ceased, becoming a short, muffled whimper.
Meanwhile…
"Thunk——!"
"Splurch——!"
The sound of a living being struck brutally by a blunt object echoed!
"Crunch——squelch——!"
The noise of flesh bursting apart and hard objects cracking filled the air.
The once ferocious spiritual sea dragon, with its massive jaws that could snap shut, had its head completely blown apart under the rapid strike of the heavy hammer.
The terrifying hammer, covered in armor, smashed into the sea dragon’s head at high speed. Its overwhelming momentum crushed the skull like a boulder smashing a walnut, splattering the tissues inside into fragments and a mist of red and white that slowly spread through the ocean.
"Whump——!"
The heavy, headless body slowly sank and slammed against the seabed!
Sea God Agor’s spiritual sea dragon had its skull shattered—it was dead!
"This… you…"
"The sea dragon…"
"How… is this possible…"
Priest Teach of the sea god assembly still reeled from the shock of his mount’s death. His mind refused to accept the reality before him, nearly robbing him of speech.
Meanwhile, the sea dragon’s "killer" flaunted its power amidst Teach’s stunned silence.
It was the Giant God’s Radiance. Sulya had broken free from the magical restraints, regaining her freedom.
"Clank——!"
The unremarkable "aphid-headed Trilobite" suddenly raised her body, revealing her chassis.
At the front of her ordinary limbs, a pair of hammer-like weapons had appeared!
The golden glow of divine grace still lingered.
Undoubtedly, the Giant God of the ocean people had intervened!
"Praise the Giant God!"
"My god has granted me the ‘Thunder Hammer’ to crush all foes!"
As she spoke, the Giant God’s Radiance swung her hammer again. High speed and overwhelming force stirred scorching currents, even—
"Zzap!"
Lightning sparked in the deep sea!
"Retreat now if you value your lives!"
"Or face utter annihilation! I’ll sacrifice your souls stained by selfish traits to my god!"
"This is your final warning!"
—-
Trilobite gazed proudly at his creation—a pair of ordinary limbs transformed into the raptorial limbs of a large aphid-headed Trilobite.
Thanks to Chaos Energy and the system’s shop, Trilobite had unlocked the limb mutation capability for his aphid-headed Trilobite. For 1000 Chaos Energy points, he’d directly equipped her with mantis shrimp limbs—
those terrifying hammers that spelled doom for anything they struck.
Launching at 30 meters per second, they shattered everything: crab shells, even the innards of Canadian spine worms—soft-bodied kin of earthworms—instantly pulverized!
At least, that’s how Trilobite saw it unfold.
"Excellent. Now even my symbiotic creature can defend herself."
"She won’t tackle giants yet, but she’ll hunt small fish and shrimp."
"What might she become someday?"
……
As Trilobite imagined the evolution path of this "raptorial aphid-headed Trilobite" with access to the "evolution shop"—
"Hm?"
"What’s this?"
His Olfactory Membranes and Lorentz Jar relayed an irresistible scent.
"These waters overflow with bounty!"
"Fresh prey keeps swimming right to us!"
