Becoming Kanna on Terra

As everyone prepared for the upcoming battle, static crackled through the earpieces, followed by a clear, cold voice.

"Is that Kal'tsit? It's Skadi."

"It is."

"Your current location is very dangerous. I recommend an immediate retreat."

"We can't. The town's residents are behind us."

After a moment of silence, "Then wait. I'll be there in three hours at most."

Skadi on the other end hung up the earpiece.

"It seems we have reinforcements," Kal'tsit said, shaking the communicator in her hand.

"But is Skadi really okay?" Kanna hadn't forgotten Skadi's background.

"Of course. While Skadi was inland to avoid those monsters, don't forget she's an Abyssal Hunter from Sargon, specifically designed to deal with these Deep Sea monsters. When she can't escape, her sword isn't just for show."

Unexpected reinforcements had arrived, and Kal'tsit's expression relaxed considerably. She sat down on the ground nearby and beckoned to Kanna.

"You should rest. We'll all depend on you tomorrow morning."

Chapter 125: Chapter 118: God's Cub · Jie Kanna

Kanna tilted her head in thought. Despite everything that had happened, she was quite excited now. But with such a huge monster advancing outside, Kal'tsit could still sleep. Kanna had to admit the old lynx had a great mindset.

However, Kal'tsit was right. Tomorrow would be a major battle, and she needed to rest and recharge.

She found the Lighthouse Keeper and whispered something to him. The Lighthouse Keeper nodded, "You rest. When you wake up, whatever you need will be brought to you."

Kal'tsit glanced at Kanna. She didn't know what the child was up to, but the fact that she still had the energy to play suggested there wasn't a major problem.

Kanna walked over to Kal'tsit, took the sleeping bag she offered, and burrowed inside. She closed her eyes and was fast asleep within two minutes.

Kal'tsit shook her head. Even though Kanna was an incredibly powerful being, she was still a child. The ability to fall asleep so easily was truly enviable.

"Kanna likes to do all sorts of strange things. If she asked you for anything just now, it's fine if you didn't prepare it. I think she's just feeling playful again," Kal'tsit said to the Lighthouse Keeper, who was observing Rock Bay Town from the edge of the lighthouse while communicating with Ilena below via earpiece.

The Lighthouse Keeper shook his head. "According to your plan, Kanna will face dangers countless times greater than ours tomorrow. It's not just a few insignificant trinkets she asked for; even if she asked for my old bones, I would give them without hesitation."

Seeing this, Kal'tsit didn't push further. She simply tucked Kanna's half-exposed body, which had wriggled out of the sleeping bag, back in.

When Kanna woke up, she saw several more people on the lighthouse. Now, even an ordinary person standing at the top of the lighthouse could vaguely see the silhouette of the giant beast in the sea.

Inside the makeshift command center on the lighthouse, Ilena, as the Inquisitor, naturally took charge.

"Dona, take this group of temporarily organized young adults and gather them in the direction of the monastery. If Kanna can't stop the giant beast here, I will immediately fire a red flare, and the lighthouse will sound the highest level Catastrophe alarm. At that time, you will lead these people to organize the town residents' evacuation. We will use the lighthouse as a base and set up defenses around it to cover your actions."

Hearing her words, Dona's voice came through the earpiece, "No problem. I'll handle the coordination on my end."

"Ms. Kal'tsit and Ms. Skadi, I thank you and Kanna for your assistance to Iberia. If things go south, I will open a path for you to escape safely."

After seeing the silhouette of the giant beast, Ilena wasn't optimistic about Kanna's ability to hold it back, so she had prepared for the worst.

Skadi shook her head in response. "Firstly, although I haven't seen Kanna in action, I trust my companion and Kal'tsit's judgment. If it comes to it, I also have a way to draw away at least two-thirds of the enemies."

Looking at the Sea Creatures emerging from the sea, Skadi's hand caressed her greatsword, her eyes as cold as ice.

"Hello, Skadi!" Kanna said, climbing out of her sleeping bag and greeting Skadi.

"Good morning, Kanna!" Skadi nodded.

Kanna looked around. Ilena had also arrived at the lighthouse, and besides her, there was a middle-aged Liberi with a resolute expression, wearing a police uniform.

"There's no need to be so pessimistic. Didn't we receive news from the 'Saint'? Three Inquisition, five Defense Army, and two Punishment Army legions are heading this way. As long as we can hold back the enemy, our comrades will arrive continuously," the Lighthouse Keeper said, seeing the somber atmosphere on the tower.

"Old grandpa, is what I asked for ready?" Hearing the Lighthouse Keeper speak, Kanna remembered what she had asked for before sleeping.

"Of course, it's right over there!" The Lighthouse Keeper pointed to a table not far away, covered with a large piece of white cloth, with a box of red dye next to it.

Kanna looked outside first. The giant beast was already within three kilometers, and parts of its body had begun to surface.

She nodded and calmly walked to the white cloth. She pondered for a moment before picking up the brush.

First, she wrote the four characters "Resurrection" in Yan script on the upper left of the white cloth. Then she thought she didn't have this ability and was about to cross it out when she suddenly remembered that although she couldn't, her abilities could!

With that thought, she kept the four characters.

Next, she wrote the two characters "Salvation" in the middle front of the cloth, and then, in the last four-fifths of the space, she wrote the word "Hunger."

After finishing, she nodded with satisfaction, quite pleased with her dog-like calligraphy.

Kal'tsit walked over and glanced at it. After all, she was the only one who recognized Yan script here, and she wanted to see what kind of mischief the little one was up to now.

"Resurrection, Salvation... Disaster Relief!" Kal'tsit narrowed her eyes, confirming in her heart that Kanna had an unusual connection with Yan. After all, merely understanding Yan script wouldn't grant someone the cultural depth to write such things. Although she had written two characters incorrectly, based on Kal'tsit's understanding of Kanna, this was most likely intentional.

Kanna found an iron rod, made a flag out of the cloth covered in writing, and then carried the flag to the railing.

"Kal'tsit, are we starting now?"

"How long does your technique take?"

"No idea, but last time it took about half an hour from when I used it to when it actually happened," Kanna said after recalling the previous situation.

Kal'tsit looked out at the sea, calculated the distance between both sides, and nodded. "Then we can begin."

"Got it!"

Kanna unfurled the flag in her hand and pointed it at the sky.

"Mommy, mommy, I'm here to fool you. Liuding Liujia, Wufang Jiedi, heed my command! Thunder God and Lightning Mother, come and be summoned! Four Sea Dragon Kings, hear my decree! Let lightning shatter the firmament, let thunder shake the Nine Provinces! Summon wind and rain, drive away thunder and lightning! Wind and thunder obey my command, the spell reveals its divine spirit! Open the gates of heaven for me!"

After Kanna's string of incantations, the sky's color darkened a few more shades.

At this moment, Kanna's small face was flushed red. It was the first time she had deliberately controlled the position and range of the "Prayer for Rain."

The system kept sending out beeping sounds.

Finally, she condensed the range of the Prayer for Rain to a radius of just over three kilometers, centered on the head of the Great Beast three kilometers away.

This way, even if it poured like last time, it would just reach the coastline and wouldn't overly affect Rock Bay Town by the sea.

After finishing the "spellcasting," she finally had the energy to look at her system, wondering what the constant beeping had been about.

Section 126, Chapter 119: When Traveling, Check the Weather Forecast More Often

Initiating skill, Prayer for Rain.

Spellcaster enters adjustment mode. Adjustment initiated.

Adjustment complete. Would you like to spend double the energy to activate the special effects template?

Spellcaster unresponsive. Special effects template activated automatically.

Energy injection initiated. Template effect selection.

Spellcaster unresponsive. Random effect initiated.

System intervenes for random selection – In the Name of Thunder.

Current random effect: "Thunderstorm."

Thunderstorm: Area-type Catastrophe effects are forcibly converted to Thunderstorm. Thunderstorm will unleash indiscriminate lightning strikes on all life forms within the Catastrophe's range until the Catastrophe ends.

Catastrophe duration: 24 hours...

After reading the long string of system messages, Kanna looked outside, completely bewildered.

"What's wrong?" Kal'tsit asked, noticing Kanna's abnormality. After all, Kanna's abilities were indispensable in stopping the Great Beast this time. Any deviation would require her to recalculate everything to find a path to victory.

Kanna rubbed her dragon horns with some distress.

"Uh... how should I put it! I haven't used it much (this is the second time), so there were a few tiny errors. But don't panic, it's probably developing in a good direction. Just be extremely careful, no matter what happens, and absolutely do not enter that range."

Outside, the clouds began to gather. Everyone saw that even though night had not fully receded and the sun had not yet risen, strangely colored and shaped clouds had appeared in the sky.

Whether it was Kal'tsit, Ilena, or the tower guards, they all recognized those clouds. Although they looked beautiful, beneath that beauty lay endless terror and separation.

"Hiss! Catastrophe Clouds!" Even the tower guard, who considered himself well-traveled, hadn't expected Catastrophe Clouds to appear so close. He became extremely anxious at the thought of Rock Bay Town facing a catastrophe.

The clouds overhead gathered faster and faster, descending lower and lower. Even standing in the "safe zone," with Kanna and Kal'tsit's assurances that the terror brewing within the clouds wouldn't descend upon them, everyone felt a sense of dread.

Ilena watched Kanna standing boldly on the balcony, curiously staring at the clouds where lightning flickered. Suddenly, she recalled Kal'tsit looking up at the sky earlier and now understood the meaning of Kal'tsit's words at that moment.

Meanwhile, the sea also churned violently. The Sea Creatures were not mindless beasts; they had naturally sensed the abnormal situation overhead.

However, after a brief pause, the Sea Creatures decided to continue their advance. In their view, this was likely a sign of an approaching heavy rainstorm.

As creatures of the sea, a storm would not only pose no obstacle but would also serve as the best cover for their landward assault.

And the bitter fruit of this misjudgment would be swallowed by the Sea Creatures themselves.

Kal'tsit, who had been closely monitoring the situation at sea, noticed their unusual behavior.

"They're accelerating! Notify everyone to prepare. The enemy will reach the coastline half an hour earlier than expected!" In just a moment, Kal'tsit calculated the exact time of their arrival at the shore.

Kanna looked at the Great Beast's back, which was covered in all sorts of bizarrely shaped and gaudily colored Sea Creatures. It seemed they intended to use the Great Beast as a landing craft for a direct beach assault on Rock Bay Town.

As Kanna looked strangely at the effect of her spell and the densely packed mass of monsters opposite, the sound of running footsteps beside her brought her back to reality.

Glancing around, Kanna walked to Kal'tsit's pack and took out two pairs of sunglasses. These were souvenirs Kanna had bought in Siracusa.

She handed one to Kal'tsit.

Kal'tsit looked at Kanna, expecting an explanation.

"Didn't I just say the spell had a small problem? I didn't think it would be too serious, but when I saw how densely packed they were just now, I felt it might be a tiny bit better than I imagined. Put on the sunglasses, you won't regret it."

Kal'tsit didn't put on the sunglasses immediately. Instead, she glanced at Kanna before activating her earpiece. "Ilena, pay attention. Instruct the teams to turn their backs to the sea, and then have someone immediately prepare sunglasses."

Hearing Kal'tsit's words, Ilena, who was setting up defenses downstairs, almost stumbled. What kind of mission was this?

However, as an Inquisitor, she was accustomed to obeying her superiors' orders, no matter how ridiculous they seemed. With doubt, she looked at the captain of the guard next to her. Upon hearing the news, the captain, with a troubled expression, called over a subordinate and instructed him to temporarily requisition all the sunglasses from the nearest eyewear shop.

Upstairs, after speaking, Kal'tsit tossed the sunglasses in her hand to Skadi beside her.

"Once the battle begins, I will remain in the tower with the medical team. The fighting outside will be up to you all."

Skadi nodded after receiving the sunglasses, hefted her greatsword, and walked downstairs. She wasn't the Commander, nor was she skilled at commanding. As a sharp blade, the only thing she could do was stand on the front line, blocking the path of the Sea Creatures' advance.

Twenty minutes later, all the security forces involved in the defense stared blankly at the sunglasses handed to them.

It wasn't even dawn yet, and the area was only clear thanks to the Lighthouse's illumination. Yet, they were being ordered to wear sunglasses. Were they planning to fight the unknown enemy with their eyes shut?

However, within a few minutes, they were all internally praising their Commander's incredibly brilliant decision.

Kanna, on the rooftop, looked at the clouds outside that almost merged with the sea and said, "It's almost time. Kal'tsit, you'd best turn around and not look at the sea."

Hearing Kanna's words, Kal'tsit descended the Lighthouse without a second glance, leaving only Kanna, wearing sunglasses, and the tower keeper standing on top, gazing at the sea.

Suddenly, a bolt of lightning tore across the sky, as if connecting the sea and the heavens tightly from top to bottom.

This lightning strike was like a charging horn being blown. The next second, to everyone's shock, their mouths agape in involuntary "Holy shit!" exclamations, countless lightning bolts, like electric snakes pouring from the sky, densely crashed towards the sea.

The terror of lightning lies in the fact that by the time you see it, it's already embracing you. And the countless Sea Creatures standing on the backs of the Great Beasts became the first to experience this embrace.

Innumerable lightning bolts intertwined and merged, forming a pillar of electricity as thick as the surface of the Great Beasts, descending from the sky.

The roaring thunder couldn't even drown out the Great Beasts' piercing cries. In an instant, the entire back of the Great Beast turned to charcoal. Those Sea Creatures on them were lucky if even a fragment of their bones remained; the unlucky ones were directly turned into dust in the air by the countless lightning strikes.

Chapter 127: As Long As You Run Fast Enough, You Can Fly on Water

"Majiyabakunai!" Kanna exclaimed, clapping her hands in admiration at the sight before her.

This skill, after mutation, targeted everyone within its range. If the enemy were a small elite unit, they could have passed through this thunderstorm completely unharmed. A single lightning strike wasn't terrifying, and there was always a chance to dodge when something felt wrong. Even if they couldn't dodge, the Great Beasts' physique could withstand it. But this large group of monsters standing together, while intimidating, became the perfect conduit for this skill.

You have to understand, lightning doesn't just disappear after striking. It seeks the nearest living thing. And beneath the monsters' feet, the Great Beasts' bodies were the perfect destination for the lightning.

One strike was manageable, ten could be endured, but what about a hundred? A thousand?

Because they were unaware of the effect of Kanna's spell this time, the Deep Sea forces suffered a tremendous loss before even nearing the shore.