Man on the ark, forced to become king

One of the monster's heads suddenly turned, and a large amount of mucus gushed out from its petal-shaped head.

Hey!

With her wings dissipating, Skadi stopped mid-air, narrowly avoiding the spray of slime. She stepped on Mon3tr's head, used the momentum to leap up, and changed her greatsword from a slash to a thrust, plunging it into the center of the monster's head.

She doesn't need to hide.

At that moment, her only thought was to kill the monster.

Honest people get angry too, and when they do, it can be quite terrifying.

After learning the truth, the combination of the Deep Sea Church and Hai Si directly stepped on her landmine. No matter what, it had to die!

"Danger!"

The blade pierced the center of the petal, creating a huge gap. The force that erupted from it shredded the mouthparts filled with sharp teeth, along with the surrounding flesh.

However, this injury was not fatal to the two-headed monster; instead, it made it even more ferocious. Skadi, on the other hand, was so aggressive that she exposed her back, and several thick tentacles lashed down with sharp whistles, completely enveloping her back.

In the critical moment, two bloody bands burrowed into the gaps between the tentacles, wrapped around Skadi's waist, and pulled her backward. Mon3tr waved his limbs and used his body to block the two tentacles, forcibly creating a passage large enough for a person to pass through.

Snapped!

The crystalline body suddenly exploded, and dark green magical energy spread out, causing the monster to pause in its movements.

The tiny crystal fragments swirled and danced, returning to Kal'tsit's side and regrouping into a rhombus-shaped crystal. Skadi was also dragged back by Warfarin's magical bond and landed next to Laurentina.

"Skadi, calm down!"

Seeing that the hunter girl, who had just landed, was about to rush forward, Warfarin and Kal'tsit grabbed her shoulders on either side and shouted at her.

This isn't the way to go. If we keep charging in like this, how many more attacks can even the strongest body withstand?

Kal'tsit observed intently and discovered that in the brief moment they pulled Skadi back together, the petal-shaped head that had been mostly shattered by the greatsword had already been largely repaired and restored to its original state.

Clearly, this monster possesses extremely strong self-healing abilities, and engaging in a battle of attrition is not a wise move.

Thinking of this, Kal'tsit took out two dark metal cylinders from her pouch and said coldly, "Find an opportunity to put the fire into its mouth and burn it directly."

The cooperation with Yan Kingdom has been going on for some time. The special props provided to Yumen Pass to fight against evil spirits were initially made by Nian, but now they have been mostly taken over by the engineering department and have been optimized and upgraded based on their original functions.

The tools forged over the years provided the engineering department with an idea. After mastering the specific production methods, the engineering department was able to incorporate more types of power into them, rather than just being limited to black flames.

Before coming to Iberia, Kal'tsit had prepared some things and brought them with her, which are now coming in handy.

The 'fire seed' in her hand was the latest product developed by the engineering department. It could instantly burst into a large amount of ash-extinguishing flames, making it perfect for destroying living beings, especially large ones. The flames would not go out until the creature was completely burned.

So what if it has strong vitality? The Ash Flame is specifically designed to deal with things that have strong regenerative abilities!

Given the opportunity, these two fire seeds can burn the monster to ashes, which is far more efficient than brute force.

"hold head high!!!"

However, just as Kal'tsit made her decision and before she could take any action, the monster that had been wildly swinging its tentacles suddenly stopped, curled its tentacles back under its body, turned its huge petal-shaped head toward their position, and surprisingly showed a hint of calm.

The unintelligible hiss seemed to spread with some kind of subtle fluctuation, and Laurentina's expression suddenly changed as she held the large saw.

"It's calling for its companions!"

The old hunter, who had dealt with Hai Si countless times, reacted immediately, his brows furrowed, and he solemnly said, "Use whatever method you have quickly, this place may soon be submerged by Hai Si's waves."

She knew all too well what made the sea monsters so troublesome. The most difficult thing about these sea monsters was not their individual strength, but their enormous numbers. Once you got entangled with them, you would be facing an extremely large number of monsters.

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of figures shrouded in black robes rushed out of another passage leading to the cave. However, these members of the Deep Sea Church who suddenly appeared did not attack immediately. Instead, they fell to the ground one after another as if they had suffered a severe blow, and a large number of them collapsed in the blink of an eye.

The sound of flesh being torn apart echoed in the cave, and a strong smell of blood spread. The black robes of the fallen cultists were stained with blood, and deep-sea runners emerged from their bodies.

After completing the task of hatching the sea creature, its already broken body shakily rose from the ground and surged toward Kal'tsit and the others in an extremely contorted posture.

For a time, the sea of ​​strange creatures surged like a tide, their numbers indistinguishable.

"Burn them first!"

Warfarin snatched a fire seed from Kal'tsit and was about to throw it. There were just too many monsters to keep track of, and none of them had mastered any area-of-effect spells, so they were at a disadvantage. Only the fire seed that could ignite a sea of ​​fire was of any use.

"No, they're charging at us with fire, we'll be burned to death too."

Kal'tsit stopped Warfarin's actions, and Mon3tr reformed from the rhomboid crystal, its size noticeably smaller than before.

A flame that can burn away life is certainly useful; if spread out, it could easily burn all the monsters in the cave to death.

The problem is that the Ashfire can only be ignited with a spark; they don't have the ability to control flames like W and Lin Lu do. If a sea of ​​fire breaks out, they will be trapped inside.

"Go back and find some stones to block the cave entrance!"

"You guys go first, I'll cover the rear."

Facing the surging sea of ​​monsters, the only one whose expression remained unchanged was Skadi. The hunter girl held a greatsword, her face cold and indifferent. Her eyes were still fixed on the now-calm giant monster, as if she was thinking about where to start.

"Goodness, you'd better be more careful!"

Seeing her stubbornness, Warfarin felt overwhelmed and grabbed Skadi's waist without saying a word. Her small body burst out with surprising strength, dragging Skadi back through the passage she had come from.

The passage they entered through was almost entirely blocked by stones, mud, and broken metal supports. When they came, they only managed to force open a barely passable path by relying on Skadi's furnace prayers. There weren't many spacious areas, so it was easy for them to find stones to block the passage when they retreated.

Warfarin, holding Skadi, pushed her into the passage and then twisted the fire in her hand, throwing her out.

boom!

In an instant, orange-red flames erupted, and dazzling firelight scattered out, landing on the rushing runners and burning some of them to ashes.

"Step back, I'll collapse this place."

Skadi seemed to suddenly realize something, casually grabbing Laurentina and Warfarin and tossing them behind her like rag dolls. She then unleashed a frenzied attack with her greatsword, the terrifying destructive power shattering all the rocks and stones around the passage, causing them to collapse and completely blocking the passage, while also keeping the flame-stained monster tide outside.

Suddenly, a golden light shone from the dark passage. Warfarin had somehow produced two more golden leaves; one provided illumination, while the other vanished into thin air as golden light.

Facing the gazes of Kal'tsit and Laurentina, she chuckled and said smugly, "You saw what happened just now. That thing can turn people into monsters. Who dares to say that only the followers of the Deep Sea Church have those things in their bodies? If that thing goes berserk, maybe everyone in Saltwind City will turn into that."

"If that's the case, the bishop's earlier threat might not have been empty talk. We can't handle the disaster of destroying the city; we'll have to call in more people."

"Kal'tsit, you're just too concerned about saving face. What's face worth? This is a city, the lives of tens of thousands of people. I just want to do things the safest way possible."

"I……"

Just as Kal'tsit was about to speak, she felt herself being jostled. In the dimly lit passageway illuminated by golden light, a man dressed in casual summer clothes suddenly appeared, squeezing between her and Skadi, grinning and revealing his gleaming white teeth.

"..."

The signal was sent out and the person appeared? Is that fast?

Lin Lu's lightning-fast response left Kal'tsit completely bewildered. After a long silence, she finally said softly, "Did you plan for this all along, and wait for it to happen?"

Chapter 239 Renara's Full Moon

"No, no, that's not true. Don't overthink it. I'm so busy, how could I have time to keep track of your news every single moment?"

Lin Lu quickly waved her hand, saying that Kal'tsit, despite living for so many years, was actually quite petty and held grudges.

Although he was indeed very idle, so idle that he could only sit under the golden tree waiting for any new news to get him moving, he absolutely could not admit it now.

The Golden Tree grew from the ice plains of Ursus, and its roots covered the entire ice plain in almost a day thanks to the aftershocks of the Cataclysm. However, due to its vast size, the Golden Tree's control over the ice plain was far less than that of the Great Golden Tree of Kazdel. It could only be used to induce some minor changes, such as covering the ice plain with Originium dust dropped by the Cataclysm.

During the few days that Kal'tsit and the others were traveling, he had been manipulating the Golden Tree to do this.

Although the vast ice plains are harsh and sparsely populated, there are still many scattered villages. With the addition of the two Ursus army groups, it won't be long before there are hundreds of thousands of infected people on the ice plains. Then, the Reunion Movement will step forward at the right time to gather these infected people and achieve a leapfrog development in a short period of time.

The idea of ​​turning so many people from normal individuals into infected individuals is undoubtedly cruel in the eyes of some—if the Golden Tree doesn't have a cure for Oripathy.

Since the Golden Tree exists, things are very different. Under its influence, the entire icefield is under surveillance, and no one will die from Oripathy in the short term. Once Talulah leads Reunion into the public eye and completes the initial consolidation, the Oripathy infection of all infected individuals will be suppressed by the blessings of the widely distributed Golden Tree. Not only will they not die, but they will also gain power far exceeding that of the past.

To some extent, with the intervention of the Golden Tree, Oripathy has become something akin to evolution, rather than simply a disease.

However, pushing this plan to completion is a very tedious task, requiring someone to constantly monitor and control the golden tree on the ice plains for subtle adjustments.

Lin Lu had never been interested in such tedious and boring work, and she got tired of it after just one day.

But he was the one who handled this matter personally. Even if he called Melina over to share the burden, he couldn't just wash his hands of it and run away. If he angered Melina, his nightlife would be in trouble.

During the days he sat under the golden tree, Lin Lu was waiting for an opportunity. Whether it was the divine troubles of Yan Kingdom or the progress of Kal'tsit and the others, these were things he was constantly paying attention to. He was just waiting for news to come so that he could take the opportunity to make a legitimate escape.

So when Warfarin's message came, he immediately took the opportunity to rush to Iberia.

No matter what troubles arise here, it's still more pleasant than sitting idly under the golden tree.

If there were a fight, that would be even better. After so many days, he desperately needed to find something to move his body around to prevent it from getting rusty.

“Your mission here is very important. The situation in Iberia is unknown, and anything could happen. Warfarin’s plea for help was sent back, and of course I had to come over as soon as possible to avoid a crisis that you cannot handle.”

Lin Lu spoke with righteous indignation, but Kal'tsit didn't believe her at all.

Kal'tsit's fluffy cat ears twitched twice. She rolled her eyes suspiciously, wanting to ask again, but considering the situation here, she knew that now was not the time to dwell on such trivial matters, so she ultimately did not press the matter.

"We are currently in Saltwind City, and we have indeed encountered some trouble here. The Deep Sea Church has taken control of the city, and the Deep Sea Bishop in charge of Saltwind City was killed by us, causing the monsters he cultivated to go berserk. It is possible that tens of thousands of people in the city will be transformed into sea creatures and mutated creatures."

"Of course, it's only a possibility. It shouldn't require the leader of the Golden Tree to personally intervene in such a matter."

"The capable should do more work, and I don't mind the trouble. I'm more than happy to have the opportunity to exercise."

Lin Lu waved her hand, looking indifferent.

He doesn't have the bad habits of those so-called big shots. He only does big things and doesn't care about small things. As long as he encounters something, he doesn't mind taking action personally, no matter how big or small the matter is.

"Hey, Skadi, who is he...?"

While he and Kal'tsit were talking, Laurentina, sitting a little further back, tugged at Skadi's sleeve, a look of inquiry in her eyes, and whispered a question.