Chapter 358

Chapter 358: Eighth Apostle

The Eighth Apostle, Rost.

This was the name of that supreme expert.

Simply put, this was a colossal octopus surpassing the Wind King Warship in size, with dozens of massive tentacles—a being far more terrifying than any Super Heart-Seizing Demon.

At its peak, even within its homeland of the Demon Realm, Rost ranked among the foremost experts.

Hence, it earned the title of “Apostle.”

In his past life, Midi had never encountered Rost in the flesh, nor understood why this Apostle had come to the Sea of Clouds. He’d merely received signals from the Legendary Thought Capturer aboard his warship before unleashing relentless bombardments.

When the seven-year war finally ended, ordinary adventurers found only the flattened ruins of the Apostle’s sanctuary and Rost’s mountain-like corpse.

Even in death, the colossal octopus was a shocking sight.

Though Rost remained hidden during the Star Ocean’s conquest, his name spread afterward. As master of the Star Ocean and the first Demon Realm Apostle slain by adventurers, he naturally became legend.

His countless lengthy tentacles earned him the nickname “Long-Legged Rost.”

Meanwhile, the Legendary Thought Capturer faded into obscurity after the battle. When Midi later rose among the alliance’s Higher-ups, he discovered the man had become a debauched noble under the Delos Empire’s patronage.

This outcome made sense—Thought Capturers were defensive specialists. Without psychic users to counter, they held no value. Once the Star Ocean’s Heart-Seizing Demons, including their mightiest Eighth Apostle, fell, the Empire saw him as useless.

His fate proved one truth: he possessed no true mind-related abilities, else he’d never have accepted obscurity.

But this life changed everything.

Now a prospective Ruler of Psychic Energy, Midi faced the Rost he’d only known as a corpse—a being actively seeking death at his hands!

Even for Midi, seasoned in strangeness, this stunned him.

Yet upon hearing Long-Legged Rost’s voice a third time, clarity emerged:

First—the shadowy figure in the Mind Maze likely carried Rost’s lingering will. The Maze was Rost’s creation; the “Inheritance of the Sea Emperor” was his legacy. The title “Ruler of Psychic Energy” fit this supreme Heart-Seizing Demon perfectly.

Second—Rost’s death request held over seventy percent sincerity. No trickster would gift the Sea Emperor’s Inheritance before striking. If hostile, Rost could’ve psychically sniped Midi daily from afar.

Thus, when Rost spoke again, Midi simply kept guard and asked: “Lord Rost, what must I do?”

“My physical form now obeys only beastly instinct,” Rost’s voice brimmed with sorrow. “Though weakened over a century, its vitality and attack power exceed your trio’s limits. Strike its weak point.”

“Where?” Midi pressed.

“Between the brows—the psychic core,” Rost answered plainly.

"Should I stab with this ‘Golden Forgiveness’?"

"Use ‘Golden Forgiveness’," Rost paused, then added, "Just withstand the psychic energy pressure and avoid my physical form’s attacks. Don’t worry about mind-related abilities!"

"Understood," Midi nodded.

For a moment, everything felt logical yet utterly surreal.

This Rost – who’d required seven years, countless lives, and warship bombardments to defeat in his past life – now stood as their ally?

Not only that, but he was guiding them to destroy his own body?

There must be some long, convoluted story behind this.

But before asking Rost’s will for explanations, winning this battle came first.

Nearby, Fina and Alice stared in shock at how Rost’s telepathy pierced through their mind-blocking earrings. Having heard Midi’s earlier explanations, they didn’t question further.

The two women wordlessly separated, taking strategic positions.

Fina stayed far back, using magic to raise an earthen platform. The famously powerful "Queen of Magic" claimed this high point to command the battlefield.

Alice summoned the red demon "Rose Hound" while airborne, simultaneously linking with the Crystal Spider Queen. She could summon this Heart-Seizing Demon’s bane at will.

Golden-Red Sword Lights enveloped Midi as he faced the temple entrance.

Before he could charge in, Long-Legged Rost’s physical form burst forth impatiently.

The mountain-sized octopus demolished the temple completely, hundred-meter tentacles thrashing as it roared like a territorial beast.

Crushing psychic energy pressure flooded over them like tidal waves, stealing Midi’s breath.

Now he understood why Rost insisted he become a top-tier Thought Capturer first.

This pressure would instantly kill ordinary people. Mid-level Thought Capturers would be crushed immediately!

Senior Thought Capturers might survive but be paralyzed or knocked unconscious.

Only top-tier practitioners could withstand it.

The psychic surge tore through the ground, erupting skyward as deep blue flames resembling volcanic lava.

Nearby fleets rocked violently, crews thrown about as warships threatened to spiral out of control.

This was the weakened power of a supreme expert!

What terrifying might the Eighth Apostle "Long-Legged Rost" must’ve possessed at full strength!

Even Midi – veteran of countless battles against heaven and Demon Realm experts – couldn’t fathom it.

Supreme experts existed in a different realm entirely.

Thankfully, the Mind Maze-designed earrings worked. Though paler than Midi, Fina and Alice held their positions firmly.

Their steady auras calmed Midi.

As the psychic wave subsided, he shot toward the octopus as sword light.

The colossal creature moved with shocking agility. Tentacles swarmed Midi immediately.

His dual swords "Eliminate" and "Kill" – capable of slicing through Fury Cruiser armor – merely left bloodstains on the rubbery limbs.

Fina’s Magic Beams proved more effective, blasting barrel-thick tentacles to shreds with each shot.

Alice summoned endless black vines from the Demon Realm. Though weaker than the tentacles, their numbers created entangling thickets that slowed the beast.

Midi pressed closer to the eight-eyed brow region.

Psychic pressure thickened like sludge here, dragging at his movements.

The octopus’s terrifying Vitality showed clearly – severed tentacles regrew visibly, while Demon Realm vines got ripped from the earth and shredded.