Chapter 1534 1367: Brewing Disaster 2/Bahamut's Vessel
For this area of the sea, this was a huge disaster!
The death of large amounts of horde leaders finally brought about the attention of the king of this area--a large, powerful emperor level monster, 'dragon turtle'! To be able to occupy the core region of the Ocean that was thousands of km large, this dragon turtle, even within the group of the emperor level monsters, was an extremely horrifying existence.
Before the Nirvana period, it has already lived in some cave beneath the sea for a hundred years. It was a turtle with a long lifespan.
"HOWL~~"
The gigantic dragon turtle was like a mountain as it swiftly moved forward on the seabed.
Just the turtle shell's diameter was over 200 meters. If this dragon turtle floated above the surface of the sea, it would seem like an island. Sadly, because it's too large, it isn't able to enter land through a river. Otherwise, with the dragon turtle's famed defense, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble for humanity.
"It dared to kill such a large amount of my subordinates. I will definitely kill it, KILL IT!!!" The dragon turtle howled in its heart.
In terms of intelligence, some emperor level monsters are even smarter and more cunning than humans.
"So it's there"
Under the lead of a horde leader level monster, the gigantic dragon turtle swiftly moved forward. It will definitely kill its opponent, who invaded its territory and slaughtered tons of its subordinates! If it doesn't fight... then it must admit defeat, leave, and allow the opponent to take over this land. This is the rule of the sea monsters.
"WU!"
"WU!"
The mysterious monster, which was born almost a day ago, was unhappy. It ate up a large amount of sea monsters that seemed to be pretty good in this sea. According to its inherited memory, monsters of those size should be pretty powerful, and eating them would be beneficial. However-- eating that much didn't prove to be of much help.
Not even a ten thousandth as satisfying as the egg shell.
"WU!"
Dissatisfaction and exasperation made the mysterious monster decide to lay down and rest for a bit. After all, it was just a baby that has been born less than a day ago.
Suddenly--
The mysterious monster slightly raised its head and looked into the distance. Its pair of cold eyes slightly lit up with a bit of golden light. Its golden eyes seemed to be able to see quite a far distance in the deep, dark seabed.
"WU~"
The mysterious monster swiftly got up and, after letting out a roar of excitement, its tail shook and it charged forward like lightning.
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The seabed.
A black monster that was 15 meters long and the gigantic being that had a turtle shell with a diameter of over 300 meters, the 'dragon turtle', have finally met. They were only a few hundred meters apart.
The dragon turtle's gigantic eyes seemed to stare at this tiny thing from the 3rd floor of an apartment building.
15 meters long?
It was indeed a tiny thing!
"What species is this, I've never seen this before? Four limbs, is it a land monster? A pair of wings, is it a flying monster?"
The dragon turtle was intelligent, but no matter how much it observed, it couldn't recognize which type of monster this 'tiny thing' was! It seemed to move quite freely in the sea, which showed it was comfortable in water.
It seemed like a land monster that had a flying monster's wings, and yet it was a monster that lived in the sea...
What is this thing?
"WU!"
The mysterious monster excitedly roared.
Its pair of wings that were covered in scales ferociously spread out, whoosh! Instantly, the mysterious monster transformed into a blurry image. When faced with this, the dragon turtle simply stared at this 'tiny thing' without any worry. With the dragon turtle's defense, even other emperor level monsters will have trouble damaging it.
"CHI CHI CHI CHI~~"
The gigantic dragon turtle that seemed to be like an island on the seabed suddenly shook. The mysterious monster's sharp wings flew past its turtle shell, which actually made it crack open. However, thankfully the turtle shell is extremely thick, so there was no problem.
"This tiny thing..." The dragon turtle looked at the mysterious monster suspended in the water with disbelief.
"WU~~"
The mysterious monster seemed to yell with joy.
Whoosh!
This time, the mysterious monster didn't spread its wings. It flew in a straight path and, as if teleportation, charged in front of the dragon turtle's gigantic head. After that, the mysterious monster stuck its two forward limbs out. Each of its four limbs had five toes, and now, shua! shua! shua! shua! shua! The claws that were normally hidden extended out like blades!
Fswosh!
The claws drew past the dragon turtle's head. The dragon turtle's head, which was covered with tough scales, was instantly slashed open by the claws! Its cerebrospinal fluid shot out!
"Too fast!" The dragon turtle only felt a bit of fear and shock, and then died.
Fast!
So fast that even an emperor level dragon turtle couldn't dodge!
Powerful!
So powerful it killed an emperor level monster, 'dragon turtle', in one hit with its claws!
"WU~~"
The mysterious monster excitedly started to eat up the entire dragon turtle. The mysterious monster seemed to have a much easier time eating the dragon turtle, which was as large as an island, than the egg shell.
In just a few minutes, not even a speck was left of the gigantic dragon turtle! And the surrounding horde leader level monsters have long fled in fear... there's no helping it. This mysterious monster was just too horrifying.
"WU~~"
After eating, the mysterious monster comfortably lie down and closed its eyes.
It's finally a bit satisfied.
And as of now--
The length of its body finally increased by around 0.1 meters!
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Tremendous braziers half enclosing each of the twelve marmoreal columns light up most of the throne hall and blanket everything in a warm glow. The stained glass windows in the askew ceiling dance in the flickering light while memorials and sculptures look down upon the slate floor of this ostentatious hall.
A beryl rug runs in a circle around the room, with two paths at the throne and the main entrance while burgee banners with adorned decorations droop from the walls. Between each banner stands a tall candle, some of them have been lit and in turn illuminate the statues of late rulers below them.
Humble, stained glass windows depicting important moments of victory are framed by draperies colored the same beryl as the banners. The curtains have been adorned with emblazoned edges and intricate embroidery.
A radiant throne of sapphire sits beneath a fairly plain looking baldachin (canopy) and is adjoined by three equally lavish seats for the king' trustees.
The throne is covered in complicated inscriptions and fixed on each of the broad feet is a gem encrusted divine symbol.
The soft pillows are a dark beryl and these too have been adorned with embellished edges.
''It seems like it started. The golden horned beast is born and has started devouring the other monsters?" Bahamut dressed in a all black with a crown on his head said to Lord Thanos who had entered the throne hall.
''Yes my Lord!" Lord Thanos kneeled as he confirmed Bahamut's guess. Their lord was almost free and was adapting to his new body. This body strangely remind you of Leonardo, Alex's former classmate and enemy he killed after sending him to the enemy to spy on them. Alex thought that destroying the body after eliminating Leonardo was enough, clearly it was because they had some of his cell, they took when creating the right arm Alex had sliced off before sending off.
Since the beginning they have been eyeing Leonardo's body as it could make a great vessel, the reason they hadn't immediately took it was to let it mature, revenge, the thirst to destroy Alex was the thing that would make him mature, they took an insurance just in case Leonardo was killed. Bahamut had undone almost all of his seals, to perfectly escape he needed a body, hence a clone made from someone with rare Hero's class.
The skirmishes here and there, pushing Alex to try to remove the curse was a part of Bahamut's scheme. The last seal was inside the Infinity Maze, it is Bahamut's clone. Unknowingly, Alex was working toward helping his enemy.
''That is good. How is the creation of the army of undead going?" Bahamut asked next and Lord Thanos gave a positive response.
''We are almost done. Everything is proceeding smoothly my Lord. We just have to wait.''
''I see. Hopefully, my queen's vessel would be ready by then.'' Bahamut said and his expression when he was saying those words was different from his usual cold and aloof one.
'Everything will be ready for the final stage soon. My God I will present you the last piece before swallowing the Higher World. Just wait!'
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