Man on the ark, forced to become king

Boom!Boom!Boom!

The enormous impacts rang out one after another, growing ever closer. Under the bishop's watchful eye, the boulder blocking the passage suddenly shook, revealing a surface covered in dense cracks through which a faint golden light shone.

Without hesitation, he activated the emergency communication device.

boom!

The next second, the massive rock exploded with a deafening roar, shattering into countless fragments, with golden light shimmering in the smoke and dust.

'It's those two deep-sea hunters!'

In the damp cave, the dust from the broken stones quickly dissipated, revealing several figures emerging from the passage. Bishop Saltwind squinted and immediately recognized the newcomers. Weren't they the experimental subjects he had captured before, or the hunter who had suddenly barged into the research lab?

As for Philin and Blood Demon following behind them, they were insignificant characters in the bishop's eyes and were completely ignored.

So, they really did choose the most foolish approach, forcibly squeezing themselves out of the blocked passage?

Bishop Saltwind has reservations about what kind of mindset would lead to such a choice.

In the current situation, the reasons are no longer important, and how they did it is irrelevant. The most important thing is to find a way to delay the inevitable.

The biological weapon in the pool still needs some time to complete its initial transformation. The guards will arrive soon, but before that, he must hold off the two deep-sea hunters to prevent them from interfering with the experiment.

This matter is a little troublesome.

The deep-sea hunter who suddenly barged in was very strong, a fact that had already been verified in the previous research lab.

Bishop Saltwind did not believe his body could withstand that level of brute force.

"Disgusting monster."

Skadi removed the Hundred-Faced Furnace from her shoulder and saw the large pool of water in the middle of the cave. Her brows furrowed slightly, revealing a hint of disgust.

After learning the truth, she felt a deep loathing for such things, especially since they were created by the Deep Sea Church, which made her even more disgusted.

Before Kal'tsit and Laurentina could say anything, she took the lead, grabbed the Ordovician Greatsword, and charged forward.

Miss Hunter's idea was very simple: monsters must be killed.

So all she had to do was rush over and smash that thing into a pile of minced meat, preferably along with the bishop.

"Deep Sea Hunter."

Gulu~Gulu~

Bubbles rose from the viscous puddles on the ground, from which dark red tentacles grew and coiled towards Skadi.

Bishop Saltwind stood in front of the pool, raising his only remaining arm to manipulate the tentacles. Dark green magical energy coiled and gathered on his arm, distorting the sound.

"If you still care about the ordinary people in this city, you'd better stop now."

"There are tens of thousands of people living in Saltwind City. You don't want them all to die today, do you?"

"Believe me, if you keep going forward, you won't be able to save them."

Bang!

The tentacles were severed by the greatsword, and a black-green energy ball shot out, hitting Skadi and knocking her back several meters.

"........."

She didn't answer, but her actions spoke for themselves.

Although Skadi was only a dozen meters away from the bishop, and could have killed him with a single dash, she did not do so.

The bishop's threat worked.

Just as he had anticipated, Skadi could not ignore the life and death of all the residents of Saltwind City.

"Skadi, take him down."

Just as she hesitated, a dark green crystalline monster darted out from behind, followed closely by Kal'tsit's voice, which was chillingly cold.

The bishop can threaten Skadi with the lives of the inhabitants of Saltwind, but such a threat is ineffective against Kal'tsit.

She didn't believe the Deep Sea Church truly had the power to decide the life and death of tens of thousands of people. She felt that eliminating a bishop, even at a cost, would be worthwhile.

When necessary, she is never short of ruthless decision-making, just like the doctor during the Tower of Babel era.

Many people may die after the bishop is killed, but only by losing the bishop's leadership can they truly save this terminally ill city.

If a moment of kindness causes them to miss a golden opportunity, what awaits the residents of Saltwind City will be an even crueler hell.

"Damn it!"

Skadi was still hesitating, but Kal'tsit had already tamed Mon3tr and charged forward recklessly.

The spells cast by the bishop that could affect sanity had no effect on the crystal monster. The tentacles that tried to wrap around it were easily severed by its sharp, segmented limbs.

Under Kal'tsit's indifferent gaze, the dark green blade slashed through the air, cutting through the deep black robes and nearly splitting the bishop in two.

There's no other way, we can only...

With intense hatred and resentment blazing in his eyes, the bishop gritted his teeth, glared at Kal'tsit, and then fell backward, plunging directly into the pool behind him.

This is a theoretical approach, and he wouldn't want to do it if he had more options.

But now, he has no choice; if he wants to live, he has to take a gamble!

Pfft!

The body wrapped in a black robe plunged into the pool and was instantly entangled by countless tiny tentacles. Its flesh withered and even its bones dissolved in the water, leaving only a tattered black robe.

After devouring the bishop, the fleshy mass that was slowly writhing seemed to be accelerated, with large chunks of flesh growing wildly and its size expanding rapidly. The shape, resembling a flower bud, directly 'bloomed', forming a huge white flower that was several meters tall. Tentacles, like roots, grew out from under the flower's stem, dragging the enormous body and moving slowly. In the center of the petals was a mouthpart full of sharp teeth.

hum!

A piercing shriek rang out from the mouth of the newly molted monster, and an invisible wave of energy covered the entire cave with the shriek. Both Kal'tsit and Skadi felt their brains buzz and a roaring sound, and Warfarin even covered her head and took two steps back.

By the time they recovered from the monster's sudden transformation, the flower in the center of the pool had fully taken shape. Layers of white, fleshy petals nested together, unleashing a wild and flamboyant madness. Tentacle-like roots supported the enormous, monstrous flower, which was almost reaching the top of the cave, from beneath its stem.

Chapter 238 Kal'tsit: I think someone's watching the show

"The Ocean Harvester? No, that's not right, it's not that big..."

Laurentina, who was further back, did not make a move. Although Warfarin used blood magic to extract most of the potion injected into her body, allowing her to regain consciousness, the effects of the potion were still present. Even blood magic could not completely and accurately extract all the drugs that had been integrated into the bloodstream; some would inevitably remain.

The remaining small amount of sedatives was not enough to make her lose her senses, but it did cause her physical condition to decline. Her physical strength and reaction speed decreased significantly. She could not be said to have completely lost her ability to fight, but she was undoubtedly much worse than when she was at her peak.

So she didn't rush forward, in case something went wrong because of her poor physical condition, it might affect Skadi.

The monster that had devoured the bishop's body thrashed about in the pool, its thick, purplish-black hand rising high, causing the cave floor to tremble slightly.

In just a moment, the flower-shaped head that had been supported by the outstretched hand split into two, and its size increased again, showing a tendency to reach the top of the cave.

Laurentina was very familiar with this appearance; back in Agor, the deep-sea hunters had dealt with this kind of monster many times.

Although the evolutionary ability of the Sea Siren is very strong, there are actually not many different types of appearances.

Those fixed shapes have evolved over a long period of time and are suitable for the needs of the sea bream population, so there will be basically no significant changes.

The most common one is the 'Deep Sea Runner', which is the name officially defined by Agor. Its appearance is like a long mouth with two legs. The 'terror fish' that the outside world refers to mostly refers to this one.

They are not very destructive, but there are a lot of them. They often appear in groups and rely on their sheer numbers to overwhelm their enemies. They are not difficult to deal with, and any trained deep-sea hunter can handle them easily.

In addition, 'Deep Sea Spitters' are also common. They have a structure similar to closed flowers, move slowly, are good at ranged attacks, and often hide behind the sea creatures, attacking by spitting out sticky water arrows.

Then there are the 'Undersea Sliders'. Their structure is similar to the Spitters, relying on more flexible tentacles as legs for movement. Their heads have also changed from closed buds to open petals. They are much more destructive than the Runners, and their attacks can also cause minor 'mental damage'.

This is also the official definition from Agor: Haisi's attacks often contain neurotoxins. Once the skin is pierced, the nerves inside the body will be eroded by the toxins, resulting in physical discomfort, or even immediate coma and death.

In Laurentina's eyes, the monster that occupied almost half of the cave space in the pool looked very similar to the 'Bowl Harvester' in the Sealings group.

The Boar Harvester is an evolved version of the Slider. Its head is composed of denser petals, making it more threatening. Furthermore, after being attacked, it can enter a 'combat-ready' state, greatly increasing its movement speed and continuously releasing a high concentration of neurotoxins in a near-self-destruct manner.

These monsters often die on their own after entering a state of combat for a period of time, but before they die, their attacks become extremely ferocious, sometimes even difficult for experienced deep-sea hunters to handle.

However, the size of the Boar Harvester is usually about the size of a normal human, but the one in the cave is much larger. Such a huge size is rare even among the Sealings, because it takes too much nutrition to support such a huge body. Usually, only those giant sea creatures that have been polluted by the Sealings can maintain a body that is far beyond that of a normal human.

"Hold your breath and step back!"

The purplish-black tentacles thrashed about, emitting a large amount of pale green mist. Laurentina saw this and quickly spoke up to warn them.

Those green mists are neurotoxins emitted by Hai Si. With such a high concentration, if inhaled, it would be impossible to cope with under the current conditions. At that time, even the strongest power would be useless.

Skadi is a seasoned hunter with countless battles under her belt, and she was speaking primarily to Kal'tsit and Warfarin.

In reality, her size wasn't even needed. The smoke didn't look like anything good, and neither Kal'tsit nor Warfarin were novices, so they naturally wouldn't rashly make contact with it and immediately began to retreat.

As for Mon3tr, which was fighting with the two tentacles at the forefront, it did not return. It is not a living organism in the traditional sense; its entire body is made of crystals and it is not affected by neurotoxins.

"..."

Skadi, whom Laurentina expected would also retreat immediately, did not move. She held the Ordovician Greatsword, pursed her lips, and her face remained expressionless.

A faint golden glow emanated from behind her, forming a prayer pattern of a hundred aspects of a furnace. Several meters long golden wings took shape in the golden light, and with a single flap, they stirred up a violent storm, blowing all the mist back and drifting it to the other end of the cave.

The Wings of the Furnace!

She only learned these two moves from the prayers she received from Lin Lu, and her application of them was still a bit clumsy and not very flexible, but fortunately, she could still use them normally without any problems.

With the power provided by the wings behind her, Skadi soared into the air and swung her greatsword like a meteor towards the monster's massive body.

"!!!"

A sharp hiss echoed through the cave, and thick tentacles gathered together, attempting to pull Skadi down from mid-air. However, before the greatsword that emitted a faint light, the tough tentacles were all severed by the blade.