My avatar is becoming the final boss

Chapter 209 Accomplice in Destroying the World (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
Caesar stared blankly at the bottomless ravine in the forest. After a long while, he drove his Christmas sleigh into the forest, stretched out his hands, and picked up Agubaru, who was sitting on the barren ground.

He placed the baby shark on his shoulder, then turned to look at it, asking in surprise:

"Aguru, so... you can grow that big?"

At first, Caesar thought that the form he saw in the bedroom was already the complete form of Agubaru.

But after seeing it tonight, he realized that it was just the tip of the iceberg, no, perhaps not even the tip of the iceberg...

Judging from Yagubaru's performance, it might even get bigger?
"Impressive, isn't it?" Yagubaru said casually. "The sharks get bigger and bigger as they eat, so remember to feed them often."

"So that's why you eat these fragments all the time? Does that mean you'll eventually grow bigger than the legendary whale?"

"The legendary whale is only 200 meters long. If the shark eats a little more, surpassing it will be no problem at all."

"Aguru, are all your races this powerful?"

“No, I’m an exception.” Yagubaru shook his head. “Shark is a once-in-a-millennium genius among sharks, a noble among sharks.”

After saying that, it raised its eyes and looked at the pop-up notification box in front of it, muttering: "Battle Through the Heavens, Chapter 1: The Fallen Genius, Shark is banished to the Box Garden".

[The third card event in the "Whale Garden" event—"Exterminating the Snake-Wolf-Horse Clan"—has been completed.]

As a reward, the event card "Shadow Beast Tide" has been added to Unit 3's event card book.

Agubaru poked the notification box with his fin, and the event card book interface popped up.

It selected the first event card and looked at the card's description screen.

[Event Card Name: Shadow Beast Tide]

[Event Card Number: ③]

[Event Card Effect: Creates a swarm of shadow beasts within a specific area to hinder and disrupt your enemies.]

[Event cards disappear after one use; selling an event card grants 1 skill point.]

"Should we sell it?" Yagubalu raised his fin and scratched his jaw.

"What are you selling?" Caesar looked down at it.

“No, I was thinking that after we leave the Little Garden, should we secretly slaughter and sell Li Qingping, that pig?” Yagubalu said. “He can sleep so much, he must be a very valuable fat pig.”

"oh oh."

While the man and the shark chatted on the sled, the commotion from the forest had already awakened the town's residents. This wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred, and they were prepared for a potential crisis.

A guard in armor, carrying long spears, led the way, followed by an envoy carrying a book of strange tales.

This fully armed and well-organized team, like worker bees guarding a hive, stood attentively at the forest's exit. After waiting for a long time, they saw no sign of the beast tide, and even the huge commotion that had just come from the mountaintop had disappeared.

The old man in charge of reconnaissance crushed the disposable "moving staircase," climbed the suspended staircase, stood twenty meters in the air, squinted at the front, and suddenly his eyes bulged and his face turned pale.

"What did you see?"

The old man was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a long time. He saw a bottomless ravine in the mountains. The ravine was filled with flattened trees and animals, and the emerald green and sandy yellow colors were mixed together in a mess, like shattered blocks of color.

"The beast tide has disappeared..." he said haltingly, "but it seems there's an even bigger monster in the forest?"

These alarmist remarks immediately heightened the guards' nerves, and some even considered backing out. But behind them lay their homes, and their families were waiting for them to return.

They dared not retreat an inch, otherwise their families would be the ones to die.

Everyone here understands that those high and mighty royalty will not even glance at them from the heavens.

From the moment they are born, they have become pathetic frogs at the bottom of a well.

They can only stay in the shadows forever, looking up at a corner of those beautiful floating castles through the narrow opening of the well.

They knew they would never be able to leave that cramped well.

After the children were born, they pointed to the magnificent buildings in the sky and said: When they grow up, they will also live in those tall castles and stand side by side with the clouds and the moon.

The adults were speechless. They could only pat their heads and lie to them, saying that they would definitely be able to do it when they grew up.

But everyone knows in their hearts that they were born only to look up to others.

The miniature garden in the whale enclosure has neither sun nor moon.

But for them, the older they get, the more blinding those towering castles seem, like staring directly at the sun.

Therefore, the older people are, the less willing they are to look up at the sky; only children will have bright eyes and point at the sky, shouting and yelling.

At this moment, no one here would expect the royal guards to come down and help them.

Because everyone understands that no nobleman who is complacent will truly care about the island's inhabitants. They are currently sound asleep in their luxurious palaces, and they cannot hear the cries of the common people.
Therefore, they cannot retreat; they can only rely on themselves. Even a frog at the bottom of a well must protect its own well.

Without this well, they would lose even the right to look up at the clouds and the moon.

"An even bigger monster?" someone in the guard murmured.

"It's alright, the royal court team should be here soon. Even if the royal court team doesn't come, there are still the elite guards of the palace."

"Are you kidding? When have those royalty ever cared about our safety?"

“But Li Qingping will come. I’ve seen that child; he was in my wife’s tavern.”

"Li Qingping has already left the Wangting team, haven't you heard?"

"Why don't we retreat a bit... Don't rush, maybe we're just scaring ourselves."

"We can't back down," the elderly man at the head of the group said in a low voice.

He was clearly emaciated, his frame so small that even his armor couldn't support him, yet he held his head high, like an angry Vajra.

Everyone watched his retreating figure and silently stopped themselves from backing away.

However, they waited anxiously for a long time, but still saw no sign of the monster. Instead, a long, drawn-out cry fell from the dark blue sky, reaching everyone's ears and making their nerves tense.

The town's guards looked up at the sky for a moment and saw two deer breaking through the wind and snow, dragging a crimson sled as they flew through the midst of a sky full of swimming fish.

Through the swirling snow, they saw a white-haired, blue-eyed boy sitting on a sled.

Agubaru had already hidden in Caesar's pocket, and it poked its round head out of the pocket, curiously watching everyone's expressions.

“I’ve taken care of those snake-wolf horses, you can go back and rest,” Caesar shouted to the underground guards from the edge of the sled.

The town was brightly lit, and the residents held the ubiquitous wonder, the "Never-Ending Light," like countless fluorescent lights scattered throughout the town. By the scattered lights and the eerie glow of the whale's belly, they could make out shadows in the sky. The white-haired, blue-eyed boy sat on the sled, smiling and waving at them: "Everyone, go to sleep."

His white hair swayed, and under the bright black light, his blue eyes were as clear as a lake.

"Is that the third prince?"

"The Third Prince stopped the beast tide for us?"

"He accomplished this all by himself?"

"Don't forget, he beat the second prince in the Colosseum last time."

"The Third Prince personally came down to protect us?"

The guards gasped, and murmurs rose among them. They then realized that there was no monster in the forest as the scouts had described; the biggest monster was actually the third prince riding the sled…

The old man at the head of the group waved to Caesar, who seemed to spot him in the crowd. He then slowly lowered the sled and landed at the entrance to the town.

The guards immediately laid down their weapons, knelt on one knee, and saluted the young prince.

“Your Highness Caesar, thank you for your help,” the old man said. “The magical creatures on the mountain haven’t rioted for a long time, and our guards haven’t fought in a long time. They might not be able to stop them. Without you, many people would have died in this beast tide.”

"You're welcome." Caesar shook his head. "I am, after all, a prince, and it is my duty to protect the country."

“My name is Ivak, and everyone in town owes you a favor,” the old man said. “If you ever need help in the future, we will do everything we can to help you.”

“It’s alright,” Caesar smiled. “I’ll be leaving the Little Garden soon.”

Ivak was taken aback: "Leave the small garden?"

Caesar nodded: "Yes, I'll be leaving early next month and probably won't be coming back, so there's no need to thank me."

Ivak remained silent for a long time: "What a pity... We will be there to see you off then."

Agubaru rubbed his head against Caesar's pocket and muttered softly:

"Oh no... This must be one of those plots, the kind of cannon fodder plot that's essential in prince revenge stories."

What are you babbling about?

As Caesar spoke, he glanced at the little shark in his pocket.

Yagubalu raised his head and asked in a low voice, "Are we really going to bring them along? If a fight breaks out, the Royal Court team could wipe them all out with a single move."

“It’s alright. Maybe Mother will spare us from killing us because there are so many people around,” Caesar smiled. “Using them as shields isn’t a bad idea. They must all have families, right? If they disappear, at least it will cause a public uproar.”

Aguru was taken aback.

It looked up from its pocket, staring blankly at Caesar's chilling smile, thinking to itself, "I'm doomed. There's no such thing as a corrupted elementary school student. I was thinking you were corrupted from the start."
“Just kidding… This is my business, it won’t involve anyone else’s life.” Caesar shook his head. “Besides, if there are too many people, and a fight breaks out, Li Qingping will be in the way and won’t be able to intervene. It might even have a negative effect.”

Yagubaru breathed a sigh of relief and touched his little heart with his fin.

"Don't joke like that."

Caesar gave it a smirk, then looked up at the old man named "Ivak" from the little shark's head.

He said, "Mr. Ivak, there's no need for you to see me off that day. It might be dangerous. Goodbye."

Ivak paused for a moment, about to speak, when a gust of wind and snow blew in his face as he looked up.

Amidst the long, drawn-out cries, the elk pierced through the wind and snow, flying towards the whale's belly against the backdrop of the sky, passing through a school of shimmering fish. In the howling wind and snow, the sled fearlessly traversed beneath the whale's belly.

Caesar looked up and silently watched the whale leap out of the sea. The moonlight flowed like mercury on the whale's belly, enveloping the entire miniature garden.

He suddenly smiled, took the Agubaru from his pocket, and placed it on his shoulder.

Under the empty sky, he shouted, "Aguru, do you want to eat the whole world?"

Agubaru was taken aback: "How did you know?"

“It doesn’t matter, let’s just destroy it all, destroy this mountain, this sea, this sky,” Caesar looked up at the sky and said softly, “After we destroy it, we’ll feel much better, and we can travel around the world together, free and unrestrained.”

"Then you will become a great sinner, a prince who betrayed his own country."

“We’re accomplices, aren’t we?” Caesar said. “With you here, I’m not afraid.”

Abbasa suddenly fell silent.

It raised its head, gazed at the white-haired boy's innocent face, and remained silent for a long time: "You're right... Caesar, we are accomplices."

After a pause, the little shark continued, "But what if I were to destroy not just the whale garden, but the entire world?"

Caesar was taken aback.

"Destroy the whole world? Your ideals are so grand, Aguru."

"Yeah, will you be on Shark's side then?"

Caesar was stunned for a long time, then raised the corners of his mouth. "I'll be with you. If the whole world is your enemy, then the world is my enemy. Didn't you tell me that?"

"That's good." The little shark shrank back and whispered, "You're too naive, Caesar. You'll be taken advantage of if you act like this."

"Nayabulu, are you using me?"

Caesar looked at it curiously, his eyes shining brightly in the moonlight.

The little shark shook its head: "No, you are Shark's good friend."

"It's okay to use me, because without you I would have died long ago."

"I told you I wasn't taking advantage of you."

"That's good." Caesar smiled. "Let's go back, it's time to rest."

"it is good."

In the distant courtyard, Li Qingping leaned against a tree, hearing the relentless sound of wind and snow from the sky. He yawned, opened his eyes, and silently watched the white-haired boy on the sled and the shark on his shoulder.

"Green Tea Shark..."

He hugged his shoulders, leaned against the maple tree, slowly closed his eyes, and fell asleep again with his head drooping.

　Asking for a monthly ticket.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)