Devouring World Dragon

Chapter 127 The Great Flood

"On February 17th, the springs of the Great Abyss burst open, and the windows of the heavens opened..."

—The Old Testament of the Bible

The next day, the seventeenth day of the second month, Noah was six hundred and twenty years old.

At the seaside, from the distant horizon where the sea meets the sky, a faint crimson glow gradually rose. Then, the glow grew larger and larger, eventually rising high into the sky. The blazing sun gradually unleashed its brilliant and dazzling light, shining upon the earth as it had always done.

On the beach, a massive ship, like an airtight box, silently awaited the impending unprecedented catastrophe...

The ship was filled with animals, but they were unusually quiet, without the usual restlessness they make, as if they were waiting for something.

Shem, Noah's eldest son, looked somewhat uneasy. Although he already knew about his father's so-called "prophecy," he was actually somewhat skeptical. Indeed, if your father suddenly told you one day that the world was about to be destroyed, and that it would happen in 120 years, no one would believe it.

However, as the large ship was being built, he was unsure whether his father's ramblings were true or not. The animals that had been converging on this location and behaving extremely abnormally since a few days ago also made him feel deeply uneasy. This unease was even mixed with a strong premonition, which made him even begin to believe... that it was true.

Shan couldn't help but turn his head to look towards the window, where Noah, now middle-aged, was leaning against the window of the ship, staring blankly at the sky outside. The once naive and curious boy now had a full beard, and his murky eyes were filled with deep confusion as he looked at the sky.

"Father……"

It couldn't help but call out in the direction of its father, but Noah did not respond, as if he hadn't heard it, and just murmured while looking out the window at the sky.

"coming……"

what?
“Crack!!!”

Before Shan could figure it out, a thunderous roar suddenly came from outside the ship, making his ears ache. Then, the bright light streaming in from the windows suddenly dimmed, and the entire ship became somewhat dark. The ship then began to shake violently, causing Shan to almost lose his footing and fall onto the wooden floor.

"Moo..."

"Whoa whoa……"

Various animal cries of restlessness rang out, and the entire ship began to rock violently. But Shan, who had built the ship himself, knew that this was impossible. This ship, weighing over ten million tons, was something that even Shan, who had built it, found astonishing and unimaginable. What kind of impact could make such a large ship sway and rock?
Is it...

In that instant, a thought flashed through his mind. Ignoring his still violently swaying legs, he stumbled towards the window, grabbed it, and suddenly looked up...

A magnificent and breathtaking scene, far beyond human imagination, appeared before this tiny human being.

The sky is broken.

That vast sky, which bears the cycle of the sun and moon, the changing of billions of stars, the endless clouds and the endless glow of the sun, and which covers billions of miles of land high above... has now revealed a huge flaw.

In the throes of his shock, right in the center of the sky, an indescribably enormous hole was reflected on his retina. Even with his eyes wide open, he could not make out the whole picture of that enormous hole.

Cold, silent, deathly still... yet magnificent.

In his vision, the numerous clouds and rays of light swirled around the enormous hole like broken ribbons, while lightning and storms flashed within the clouds, and even the sun lost its luster before the massive hole.

From that enormous hole, endless water poured down from the crack in the sky, forming a vast column of water that flowed directly into the sea.

Even the most imaginative painter could not possibly depict this frenzied and magnificent scene. The column of water was so striking and conspicuous, as if it were a colossal pillar supporting the heavens and the earth, pouring water from the celestial realm onto the land. The water rose so rapidly, forming wave after wave of towering tides that blotted out the sky, surging in all directions amidst a deafening roar. Those tides, thousands and tens of thousands of meters high, swept towards every corner of the world like collapsing mountains.

Under Flash's gaze, the towering waves that surged from afar advanced step by step toward him, growing larger and larger with each step, and the crest of the tide rising higher and higher until... it was so high that it blocked out all the light, so high that it blocked out the entire sky, filling all of Flash's vision. That majestic, infinitely tall wall, higher than a mountain, was insurmountable, stretching across the space between heaven and earth.

"..."

A deep despair filled Flash's heart, his pupils uncontrollably dilated and widened, and he unconsciously opened his mouth wide, but the extreme shock made this human even temporarily lose the ability to speak, unable to utter any sound.

"Rumble..."

In the rapidly widening pupils, the towering wall, as high as the sky, crashed down with a deafening roar...

……

Babalogu.

This is a port city, known as the "Black Pearl of the Sea" among the surrounding countries, because hundreds and thousands of merchant ships and fleets shuttle back and forth here every day, conducting trade with nearby towns and even more distant countries.

The faithful guards, clad in enchanted alchemical armor, patrolled day and night, while sorcerers wielding magic and alchemy, merchants harnessing the power of money, and the citizens residing in the port all contributed to this vibrant port city. And Gillian, atop the lighthouse, was the guardian watching for any potential pirate attacks.

During the day, he monitored the movements of ships at sea to guard against sudden attacks by pirates; at night, he lit lighthouses to guide lost fleets through the darkness.

From its father and grandfather onwards, its family has steadfastly upheld this work for nearly a thousand years, an extremely long period even for humans with lifespans of a thousand years. But even in this long history, Gillian, and indeed its entire family... have never witnessed such a breathtaking scene.

High in the sky, a huge hole appeared.

The water pouring down from that hole formed a massive column, clearly visible even from the harbor, and the tides it created were sweeping towards the prosperous city at an unimaginable speed…

His mouth gaped open in astonishment. In his vision, the tide was initially just a thin white line, then gradually thickened, and then formed the outline of the tide. Subsequently, it became thicker and larger, until finally... it was as large as a behemoth about to devour the port city.

Fear, shock, profound despair...

But a last shred of reason allowed this guard, who had upheld a tradition for a thousand years, to finally react instinctively.

He gripped the battering ram tightly, then strained with all his might, drawing upon the last of his strength from his trembling, fear-stiffened muscles…

"clang!!!!!!!!!"

In an instant, the deafening warning bells rang throughout the entire city.

"escape!!!"

Amidst the tolling of the bells, there seemed to be a hoarse, desperate voice.

The next moment, the overwhelming tide surged in, instantly destroying the entire lighthouse and swallowing countless ships.

(End of this chapter)