I write obituaries for the gods

The Secret Party's redesigned axe has a "Godslayer Mode." Once it's pierced into a demigod's body and a button is pressed, a massive amount of azure pollution is injected into the demigod's body, overloading the ruins inside.

Perfect timing! Bachter is a Gamma-class, and Lin Chen really wants to give it a try.

Just as Lin Chen strode forward, suddenly, Bacht raised his head and roared:

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

Through Bachter's ruptured back, Lin Chen saw his lungs rapidly expanding, their surfaces covered in bluish-gray scales, opening and closing to exchange gases.

Almost simultaneously, the airflow on the bridge began to change, and gases entered Bacht's body from his skin, then gathered in his lungs—

One after another, jets of air shot out from between his scales!

"Boom boom boom boom boom boom!"

Lucy and Jiang Zhengge were both hit and sent flying.

Lin Chen quickly dodged, weaving through the gaps in the airflow as he rushed towards Bacht.

As they approached Bacht, the demigod's head suddenly turned 180 degrees, his dark blue eyes staring at Lin Chen like a demon.

"Father wouldn't..."

He growled:

"I'll let you go!"

The demigod opened his mouth, and a high-pressure air cannon shot out from it.

Instinctively, Lin Chen covered his eyes and suddenly swung his axe—

"Bah!"

A silver rift burst open, tearing through space—at the other end, right above Bacht's head!

"boom!!!"

The high-pressure air cannon blasted into Bakht himself, causing his scales to explode violently, densely packed, a godsend for those with trypophobia.

Almost simultaneously, Lin Chen arrived directly in front of Bacht, raising his superalloy axe high—

"Crack!"

With a full-force axe blow, it cleaved into Bakht's head, embedding itself deeply!

Lin Chen suddenly pressed the button on the axe, and a dark blue light burst out from the axe surface, roaring like boiling water!

"Ah ah ah ah ah ah!"

Bacht screamed in agony as streaks of eerie blue lines began to appear on his body: the eerie blue substance broke through the containment of the ruins within his body and began to erode his blood vessels, muscles, and skeleton!

Everything happened so fast; a few seconds later, Bakht was burned to a blackened skeleton, which shattered on the ground with a "crack".

Within that pile of coal slag-like material, tiny, bluish bubbles emerged.

"Good heavens, what's your new toy this time?" Lucy rubbed her head as she approached the demigod's corpse. "Did you just chop him to death with an axe?"

“It’s similar to a whale-sound bomb,” Lin Chen said, swinging his axe. “This one swing will cost another five figures.”

“It’s alright, we can apply for reimbursement for experimental weapons,” Jiang Zhengge said, moving closer. “Do you want to eat these bubbles too?”

"Of course, it's a waste not to eat it."

As Lin Chen spoke, he grabbed the bubbles and stuffed them into his mouth like he was eating cookies.

At that moment, accompanied by a rustling sound, the captain crawled out from under the table, looking at the scene before him with some fear.

"Officers, help me!" the captain cried. "It was Triton who threatened me, that's why I changed course. It's not my fault, this..."

"Stop acting, I've been here the whole time," Lucy said, looking at the captain with a hint of disdain. "I heard the sound of your payment being processed."

"Oh dear, this is dirty money! I can't refuse it," the captain cried out in terror. "Please, shelter me! I need shelter! The Foundation always does this, they use me and then discard me. Look what that fishman did to my crew... I'm a victim too..."

"Don't worry, you'll definitely be coming back with us," Lin Chen said coldly. "Of course, you'll be held accountable."

The thought of Huihui and Liti being on the ship, and the thought of so many innocent people sacrificing themselves if something went wrong, made Lin Chen unable to feel sorry for the captain in front of him.

Why didn't you contact the investigation bureau when you were threatened? Wasn't it just wishful thinking, believing you could make money?

He wouldn't have known fear if Bakht hadn't started killing his crew.

Jiang Zhengge pulled out a pair of handcuffs from inside his trench coat and tossed them to Lin Chen.

Lin Chen took the handcuffs and approached the captain, preparing to arrest him.

As Lin Chen approached the captain, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis.

Instinctively, Lin Chen dodged backward, almost simultaneously—

"Pfft!"

The captain was completely furious.

"Boom!"

Amidst the flashing thunder, Lin Chen looked out the window and met the eyes of the demigod suspended in the torrential rain.

That's Triton.

He glanced at Lin Chen, then turned and flew into the clouds.

......

Chapter 19 Deterrence (Fourth and Fifth Updates)

The captain exploded very evenly, and Lin Chen thought that if Li Zhanyi were here, he would be very surprised.

After all, even he was still shaken.

Looking at the bridge, which resembled a rose field, Lin Chen let out a soft breath.

"Manipulating air pressure...and water..." he murmured, "to actually create this kind of effect..."

He hadn't thought about it that way before; his understanding of Triton's abilities was probably limited to things like "being able to create great wonders with water" and "being able to use wind pressure as a knife."

But he forgot one thing: the human body is mostly made of water, and if Triton can manipulate water, he can manipulate the human body.

He is an Alpha-level demigod, so the range of his abilities is...

It's the entire rainy city.

This is clearly a warning.

A highly intimidating alarm.

"Boom!"

Amidst the flashing thunder, a hint of turmoil appeared on Jiang Zhengge's usually calm face.

Compared to earth-shattering power, this simple, direct, and cruel method is clearly more deterrent.

"The Orca, Triton has left the subspace," Jiang Zhengge pressed his earpiece. "How are things on your end?"

"Not bad, we managed to salvage some things before he cleared everything out of the subspace."

Inside the Orca's recovery bay, Bruce was staring at a strangely shaped mainframe.

After Li Zhanyi marked Triton, they followed the demigod all the way here and rescued a part of the machine when he wasn't paying attention.

"To be honest, I didn't expect the structure of the W weapon to sink to such a depth. We didn't notice it at all during the salvage operation."

Bruce glanced at the depth gauge on his wrist: 3.47.

"This thing's structure is insane. Anything that falls to this depth would normally be eroded and destroyed beyond recognition, but this thing actually manages to maintain its shape..."

"The Foundation's materials science is insane."

“Bring the things back,” Jiang Zhengge said. “It’s time to clean up this mess.”

"......"

Ten minutes later, the Armed Division II of the Investigation Bureau took over the Royal Draco, and the battered bridge was quickly repaired to a usable condition.

On the bridge, as Lin Chen gazed thoughtfully at the rain outside the window, a familiar voice came from beside him:

"Brother Lin!"

Lin Chen turned his head and saw Wang Pan walking over with a smile on her face.

He stretched out a hand towards Lin Chen: a black mechanical hand with sharp joints, exuding a strong sense of heavy industry.

Lin Chen grasped Wang Pan's hand and gently shook it:

"How was the first day back at work?"

“I’m still getting used to it a little, but this hand is really good,” Wang Pan nodded. “There’s nothing to complain about. Except for me, all the brothers died there.”

His face was noticeably more gloomy, and his originally somewhat immature features had become more rugged.

That day, inside the Whale Nest, Euclid almost instantly killed all the agents of the Second Armed Division, while Wang Pan had half of his hand cut off on the spot.

Lin Chen had initially thought he was beyond saving, but later learned that during the retreat, Black Sword saw that he still had some life left and took him away.

"What crazy things have these demigods done this time?" Wang Pan looked at the mess on the floor. "The Foundation really doesn't know what's wrong with them..."

“The Fishman Boy is most likely just a pawn they've discarded,” Lin Chen said. “I reckon their PR articles have been prepared for a long time.”

Looking at the pile of wreckage belonging to Bakht on the ground, Lin Chen suddenly felt a chill run down his spine.

He is Triton's son, albeit an illegitimate one. Who would allow their son to participate in such an operation?

This is clearly an action that treats them as pawns to be discarded and used as disposables.

Moreover, Bacht most likely knows a lot more about Triton...

Wait a moment...!

Lin Chen suddenly realized something.

“I’m leaving the scene to you,” he said quickly to Wang Pan. “I suddenly thought of something.”

After saying that, he tore open the triangular door in front of the Second Section officer and went through it.

Wang Pan stared blankly at the triangular door that Lin Chen had opened, speechless for a moment.

What exactly is Brother Lin?

"..."

Lin Chen didn't notice the surprise of his companions behind him. He opened the door and went back to the room. As soon as he entered, he saw Li Zhanyi putting away his gun.

"Lin Chen? What's wrong? I thought things would be busy on the bridge for a while..."

“I need to sleep,” Lin Chen said quickly. “Keep an eye on the surroundings for me.”

"Huh? Falling asleep? Are you that tired?"

As Li Zhanyi said this, he quickly arranged the quilt and pillows, and also turned off the light.

"Then you go to sleep, I'll keep an eye on things."

"I will wake up soon."

Lin Chen lay down on the bed, closed his eyes, and immediately entered the "Mirage City".

Just now, he realized something:

Bacht must have memories of Triton!

Did Triton not realize this? Would he simply hand over his son to the "ghosts of history" and allow his secrets to be revealed?

of course not.

He must have anticipated this beforehand, which is why he used the murloc squad as a delaying tactic.

Therefore, Triton must have countermeasures!

Lin Chen had already seen that countermeasure—that demigod who could burn away history with black flames!

"...!"

Lin Chen stood in the center of the white city, looking down at the tombstone at his feet.

He discovered that there was only one more tombstone: Bachter's name was written at the top, and the names of the other members of the merman squad were written at the bottom.

It's probably because the Delta-class ships don't really have much prestige.

Lin Chen didn't have time to think about all that. He focused his will on Bacht's tombstone and began to trace back history.