I am the Executioner Dragon, but a cute mod

Its gaping maw suddenly opened, revealing three rows of fine, closely spaced sharp teeth that resembled a meat grinder, seemingly capable of tearing apart any creature.

Seeing this, Superman's dad not only did not slow down the descent, but even accelerated it.

Just as the giant beast was about to bite Superman and Airbender, Superman's fist swung out instantly, the terrifying force piercing through the giant beast's skull and smashing half of its head into pieces.

With a muffled thud, the behemoth lost its life, its massive body sinking to the bottom of the sea without strength, while Superman's father simply spoke calmly:

"The crisis is temporarily over. Continue descending."

Under the command of Superman's father, the ten-person team continued to descend, one hundred meters, two hundred meters, three hundred meters... Visibility and temperature decreased accordingly until everything in front of them turned into complete darkness.

The second and third giant beasts that were roaming around the area spotted the group one after another, and almost instinctively, they immediately launched an attack.

Before Daddy Superman could make a move, the Qi Cult's telekinetic power had already enveloped the giant beasts. Without a sound, the two giant beasts were twisted into pretzels by the terrifying power, bursting into a cloud of blood mist, and died without any resistance.

The team descended without resistance, at 500 meters, 1,000 meters, 1,500 meters... the number of giant beasts increased significantly, with more than three beasts appearing almost every 100 meters.

Although their presence doesn't pose a significant threat, the fact that they consciously patrol and attack intruders makes Superman's father frown.

Low-intelligence behemoths could never guard the passage in an orderly manner; their presence here suggests the existence of a demon possessing both power and intelligence.

[Perhaps the behemoths we encountered before were all weaklings deliberately chosen by the demons, so that they could lurk among them and launch a sneak attack when we let our guard down...]

The more Superman's dad thought about it, the more likely it seemed. To prevent this from happening, he quickly said on the communication channel:

"Be on high alert, everyone! There may be demons mixed among the upcoming behemoths. Don't let the victory before your eyes blind you!"

As soon as the words were spoken, a response rang out...

Chapter 44: The Demon

Below 1,500 meters in the ocean lies the Midnight Zone, where sunlight cannot penetrate. It is dark and cold, and the local creatures are characterized by their light and flexible bodies, large stomachs, and the fact that most of them glow.

When the group arrived at the area, they couldn't see nothing at all. The predators, which used light sources to attract their prey, emitted a faint glow, like stars in the night.

Among the stars, enormous light sources pulsate rhythmically, their eerie, cold light revealing the true face of this area that should have been shrouded in darkness.

The space was almost entirely filled with flocculent material composed of metabolites and biological remains, which slowly sank down like a heavy snowfall.

This is a sight rarely seen on land; it may not be considered beautiful, but it is certainly unique.

The crowd was drawn to the scene, but soon their attention shifted to the enormous luminous objects around them. Although these objects did not move, everyone knew that they were the giant beasts lurking in the area.

Without any communication, the group silently attacked the glowing behemoths as they descended, and one by one they perished; their deaths were meaningless...

At a depth of 4,000 meters, where ordinary submarines cannot reach, dozens of giant sea creatures, each nearly 100 meters long, roam. Among these sea creatures, one stands out as particularly unique.

It is about 120 meters long, but its body is very slender. It has three pairs of short and strong webbed feet, two rows of bone spurs about 20 meters long growing on its back, and its head is spindle-shaped with no obvious eyes, mouth and nose.

This behemoth is a demon. In exchange for losing its eyes, mouth, and nose, it gained the ability of telepathy. Because of this, it could see clearly everything the heroes did when they went underwater.

Such a powerful enemy will surely cause great destruction upon arriving at the passage. In order to prevent the heroes from achieving their goal, the demons must stop them.

But upon observation, each hero here possesses the power to instantly kill giant beasts. How can we stop them from reaching the passage?

After pondering for a while, the demon suddenly realized that in a herd of beasts, the death of a companion often signifies danger, which can cause panic and even lead to the herd fleeing.

Therefore, defeating these heroes does not require killing them all; it only requires letting them know that there is danger. But who should be chosen to deliver the signal of danger?

The demon racked his brains, and images of Superman's dad killing the giant beast with a single punch, the Qi Master twisting the giant beast into a pretzel with telekinesis, and the Deep Sea using high-speed water currents to cut the giant beast into pieces appeared in his mind.

The only character without a battle scene is Lilith, who is standing on top of Amelia after she transforms into a dragon.

The demon speculated that Lilith stood atop the giant dragon's head because her combat abilities were not as strong as those of other heroes, thus requiring protection.

More likely, the reason the heroes carried Lilith as a burden was because her abilities were related to blocking passages, so it's most probable that the heroes would return empty-handed after killing Lilith.

The more the demon thought about it, the more reasonable it seemed, and so a plan to kill Lilith gradually took shape in his mind...

With Amelia protecting her atop the hundred-meter-long dragon's head, Lilith felt utterly emboldened, even becoming so bored that she started yawning.

"Why haven't we arrived yet? It's only 10,000 meters, does it really need to take this long?"

Upon hearing this, Amelia, standing at his feet, replied softly:

"Boss... only thirty seconds have passed since we entered the sea."

"I know, but doesn't Daddy Superman usually start at supersonic speeds? Why is he so slow today?"

Amelia was completely baffled by the question and couldn't answer it at all.

Lilith didn't expect Amelia to answer, and lay sprawled on Amelia's head, preparing to take a short rest before reaching the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

At that moment, Superman's father's calm voice came through the communication channel:

"Attention, the number of giant beasts ahead has increased dramatically. Please prepare for battle."

Upon hearing this, Lilith immediately perked up, sat up from the dragon's head, and looked into the distance.

The darkness could not block Lilith's gaze. Looking over, she saw about thirty strangely shaped giant beasts charging straight towards the heroes.

The first thing the behemoths encountered was Airwright and Daddy Superman. If the heroes' formation was likened to a sharp sword, then Airwright and Daddy Superman were the tip of that sword.

In the clash, the foremost giant beast was instantly defeated, and the remaining giant beasts lost their composure. In their panic, they managed to break through the Qi Master and Superman's father and charged straight towards Amelia behind them.

Facing this group of ferocious beasts, Lilith remained completely calm. With a wave of her hand, she shouted:

"Go, Amelia! Tear them apart!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Amelia moved in response. Her body, which was over a hundred meters long, was not cumbersome at all, and she arrived in front of the nearest giant beast in an instant.

With a swipe of its claws, the giant beast's body shattered like tofu; with a bite, its head was easily torn off.

This could no longer be called a battle; it was a one-sided massacre. Watching all this, Lilith, who had finally mustered any interest, immediately deflated.

"...That's it? How boring."

He muttered a complaint and then lay down on Amelia's head, too lazy to even watch Amelia dominate the weaker opponents.

At that moment, while Amelia was attacking other giant beasts, a giant beast went berserk and rammed into Amelia's abdomen.

Although the behemoth died the instant it collided with Amelia, its head shattered due to Amelia's formidable defense, its death was not without meaning.

The sudden and violent impact caused Lilith, who was off guard above Amelia, to lose her balance and fall into the sea.

[Success!]

Seeing this, the demon hiding in the shadows couldn't wait to move. Its slender, enormous body instantly transformed into a cannonball, hurtling towards Lilith, who had slipped into the sea.

The spindle-shaped head, which originally had no eyes, mouth, or nose, grew an exaggerated mouth after the demon gave up its telepathic abilities.

This mouth has no teeth, but leads directly to the stomach. The acid inside can melt any living creature into bones in a very short time. If Lilith were an ordinary person, she would surely die in this situation, but she is not.

After being knocked off the dragon's head by the giant beast, Lilith's first thought was:

[Oh no, if someone sees that I can survive underwater even without Amelia, my identity as a normal person will be exposed. I have to get back to Amelia before everyone notices...]

However, before Lilith could act, a giant beast resembling a holocaust charged towards her with its gaping maw. Lilith frowned slightly, said "Don't get in my way," and casually smashed the beast to pieces.

The next second, as if nothing had happened, it returned to Amelia's head.

Once the giant beast was cleared and the crisis was over, the group continued their descent...

Chapter 45: The Ending Where Only Superman's Daddy Disappears

Four thousand meters underwater, six thousand meters underwater, nine thousand meters underwater… the group fought their way to the bottom of the Mariana Trench. Upon reaching their destination, Superman's father finally retrieved two cans of protein from his back and handed them to the Airbender, then gave the order:

"Seven minutes. Within seven minutes, we cannot allow the giant beast to interrupt the Qi Sect."

Everyone responded in the channel, and Qi Zong began to mix the two proteins in the correct proportions, then used telekinesis to release them into the channel, transforming the seawater into a shear-thickening hydrogel.

However, this action immediately alerted the demon in the shadows. It let out a low, piercing scream, causing the giant beasts in the passage and the sea to attack the heroes.

And so, a great war began...

Time ticked by, and the heroes raced against the clock, fighting with all their might to kill the giant beasts that dared to approach.

Despite the heroes' best efforts, Superman's dad sadly discovered that the shear-thickening hydrogel was being washed away shortly after it formed because of the constant stream of giant monsters pouring out of the tunnel.

Given the current situation, even if we give them an hour, let alone seven minutes, we still won't be able to seal the passage. The only solution is to send a hero into the passage to kill the behemoth, but the price is that the hero will be sealed up in the underground world along with the behemoth.

"........."

Thinking of this, Superman's dad was silent for two seconds, his gaze sweeping over each of the heroes who were fighting the giant beast. He didn't mention it in the channel, but instead rushed into the passage alone without saying a word.

"Dad? What are you doing?!"

Qi Zong was the first to discover Superman's whereabouts. After seeing Superman rushing towards the passage, he immediately shouted in the channel.

The other heroes, including Lilith, were also drawn by the sound. They looked towards Superman, who had already arrived at the entrance to the passage...

"Don't come any closer, there are some things I have to do."

After leaving that message in the channel, Superman's dad rushed into the tunnel without hesitation. Countless giant beasts surged up from within, but Superman's dad was not afraid and charged in with his fists.

At this moment, the Qi Sect, which was constantly converting seawater into shear-thickening hydrogels, discovered that without the impact of the giant beast rushing out of the channel, the shear-thickening hydrogels fell into the channel along a predetermined trajectory. As long as there were enough shear-thickening hydrogels, the channel could be completely sealed off.

But if we do that, Superman's dad will also be trapped inside. So what method can we use to block the passage while giving Superman's dad a chance to escape?

After much thought, Qi Zong actually came up with a solution: first, store the converted shear-thickening hydrogel aside, and once there is enough shear-thickening hydrogel to seal the channel once, then let Superman's dad fly out and seal the channel again.

Thinking of this, Qi Zong couldn't wait to share this method in the channel:

"Dad! I've got a great idea! You don't need to die!"

Then, Qi Zong explained his plan, but after listening, Superman's tone became impatient, and he quickly rejected it:

"No way! Have you considered that shear-thickening hydrogels don't have a fixed shape? Putting aside how you would store them, just predicting how much shear-thickening hydrogel is needed to seal the channel is not as simple as you say!"

"But……"

The Air Mage tried to argue that he could use telekinesis to measure the size and depth of the passage, but Superman's father seemed to have made up his mind:

"My sacrifice is inevitable; I must die here."

No one understood why Superman's father said those words, nor did anyone know what kind of determination he was holding at that moment.

But almost everyone knows that while being a hero, Superman's dad is also someone's husband and someone's father. Since he chose to do this, he must have his reasons.

No one offered any more advice, no one questioned anything anymore. The heroes focused on clearing out the approaching behemoths, while Qi Zong tirelessly mixed the two proteins in the correct proportions and then transformed the seawater into a shear-thickening hydrogel.

Superman's dad breathed a sigh of relief at the tranquility. He was unusually calm, and as he killed the giant beast, the scene of the first time he met his wife unconsciously floated into his mind.

There was no romantic or touching love story; the two simply met by chance at a flower shop. He said he hated flowers, believing that such fragile lives had no value, while she smiled and said that life should not be measured by value.