Chapter 298

Chapter 298: So Ordinary, Yet So Confident

"Hmph, once caught by my ‘micro divine rank tentacles’, you won’t survive!"

Truthfully, the statement by the Ether Ruler Ubersalas held some accuracy, yet remained incomplete.

Normally, the micro tentacle divine rank affected deities dwelling long in the "Ether Swamp Universe," particularly those submerged in the Sea of Ether within the "Swamp Universe."

But such effects were limited to dizziness and sluggish movements.

The "micro divine rank tentacles" forged by the Ether Ruler Ubersalas, however, differed entirely. The "micro divine rank" merely served as raw material for these tentacles.

When numerous micro divine ranks clustered, they transformed into a terrifying entity capable of threatening those very "micro divine rank tentacles!"

They dispersed into "micro divine rank insects," invading the Ether Dragon or other infected deities to wreak havoc on Divine Body structures and magic circuits, reducing them to chaotic hellscapes.

Frequently, they even disrupted Souls!

Though deity bodies possessed strong self-healing capabilities and Souls could gradually expel "micro divine ranks," weakening symptoms proved unavoidable.

Instant death wouldn’t occur, but falling into dizziness, double vision, full-body weakness, and clogged magic circuits became inevitable.

Their power plummeted rapidly.

In combat, exerting even ten percent of their original strength might prove difficult.

Facing another enemy under such conditions meant certain doom.

And the Ether Ruler Ubersalas intended to have the Ether Dragon Clodius bite his mother—whose strength had likely fallen below one-tenth of normal!

"Emerald Shadow!"

He watched the battlefield intently, utterly unaware of the presence nearby…

"Boom—!"

"Boom—!"

"Boom—!"

Every few seconds, an impact shook the "ocean floor" formed by Ancient God Fragments.

The Sea of Ether rippled faintly, carrying an ominous aura.

Clearly, an unfriendly creature approached.

And it was massive!

Nearly matching the Ether Ruler’s own size!

Such commotion would ordinarily alert Ubersalas immediately, prompting swift countermeasures.

Even if events unfolded as planned, allowing him to leisurely watch the show, he’d have detected the disturbance.

But now…

"What!?"

"This…"

"How!?"

He stared in disbelief as Tiberea—who had slain his ally and been struck by his "micro divine rank tentacles"—still evaded Clodius’ bite!

"Normally, right after getting hit, it should have been unable to move at all!"

"What had gone wrong…?"

The Ether Ruler Ubersalas quickly ran out of time to think about this problem.

Because…

The vibrations from the Ancient God Fragments and the ripples in the Ether Sea were growing more intense!

—-

"What the heck!?"

"How had I not noticed this?"

"Was this shelled Big Squid stupid?"

In truth, four-legged animals had a huge disadvantage when moving in water; they made too much noise. Even with light footsteps, they easily scared away the animals in the water.

So, wading birds caught fish by standing still and then suddenly striking from above.

Or like otters, who relied on their swimming speed to catch prey.

Catamounts often waited in ambush on the shore before suddenly diving into the water for a surprise attack!

However, as a postosuchus, he did not possess those skills.

His actions were relatively slow and he still used quadrupedal movement, creating too much contact with the water body. This situation only suited something like an Alaskan brown bear, which squatted in the stream, waiting for exhausted salmon to swim right into its reach.

Unfortunately, this was not a shallow stream.

Although the "seawater" was not deep, reaching only up to Trilobite’s chin, the noise he made was enough to send the "alert" fish scattering in fear.

"So, you weren’t escaping…

Was it because you were sick and unable to flee? Or did you have absolute confidence, thinking you were a beast that no one dared to provoke?"

"Why were there so many ordinary yet confident fellows those days…?"

Let’s not even talk about anything else.

Even one of the top leaders among squids, the giant squid, surely weighed less than a ton.

Usually, they just got eaten like fries by sperm whales.

Such a large creature was only able to move in the deep sea; running into shallow sea…

Did it think it could compete with a polar bear?

Running to the shallow sea to bury itself in sand, and it didn’t even run away when others approached…

What kind of thinking was that!?

"In system vision, you still appeared as a red-orange fellow, much thicker than that diluted Haisigen Toothfish!"

"Sacrifice oneself for others? Helping others brings joy? Feeding the tiger with one’s own body?"

"Great compassion and mercy?"

Trilobite thought for three seconds but couldn’t figure out what this "shelled Big Squid" meant.

"I don’t care anymore."

"No matter what reason it had, it all tasted the same once in its mouth!"

"Then I wouldn’t let your good intentions go to waste. I’d eat up all the meat, not leaving a single bit behind, just to smash you!"

"Boom… Boom… Boom…"

They were very close now. Trilobite completely ignored the waves of the "water" and the changes in the "sand", charging at full speed towards the huge monster buried in the sand.

At this moment, the "shelled Big Squid" finally reacted.

"Hiss—!"

It shook its tentacles and slowly floated up from the "sand", ready to face the charge of the "postosuchus"!

—-

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Gunfire echoed continuously.

Holy Light shots exploded inside the "spacious pipes", lighting up the interior brightly.

Like raindrops, the explosive projectiles pounded heavily on the dark, worm-like monster!

"Ziii—!"

"Roar—!"

The twisted, terrifying monster writhed and howled, gradually turning to ashes under wave after wave of Holy Light.

"The attack was effective!"

"They feared the ‘Holy Light from the Sun’!"

"We could blast them from the front!"

However, the situation remained grim.

After killing one batch, another wave of dark worms surged in!

Finally, they had a close combat encounter with the Solar Knights!

"Buzz— Buzz—!"

The sounds of power swords and chainsaws filled the air.

Holy Light clung to these weapons, quickly turning the monsters into ashes!

"Bang—!"

Sylvia blasted a worm’s head apart with her Holy Light pistol, then elegantly pierced another worm’s body with a lance made of condensed Holy Light.

"Ziii— Ziii—!"

She watched delightfully as the black worm was burned to ashes by the Holy Light!

"Great is the Giant God!"

"Thank the Giant God for the brilliant arrangement!"

She laughed joyfully.

This "new workplace," though dark and dreary, seemed to treat them as part of the Giant God because of the "dispatch contract." The Ether Dragon’s body let these "foreigners" roam freely within it.

Sylvia could feel as if the entire body was supporting her!

"What an excellent working environment!"

"Hahahaha…"

"What are you waiting for, brothers?"

"Blood sacrifice for the Giant God! Skull offering! Flesh offering!"

Amidst the raging shouts, Sylvia led the Solar Knights in a fierce attack, slicing through a large number of black worms as if cutting vegetables!