Chapter 165
The waves crashed and tore at each other, producing a terrifying roar.
The sound pressed down on my chest, making it difficult to breathe.
In the very center of this raging, all-consuming Chaos, a lighthouse stands tall.
Its tower, already weathered and mottled by wind and rain, is now enduring wave after wave of ferocious waves crashing against it.
Each inky, mountain-like wall of water crashed into it, bursting into countless pale bubbles, which were instantly washed away by the following waves.
However, at the lookout point atop the tower, a sliver of light stubbornly pierced through the thick curtain of rain.
The light was not bright, even somewhat faint; it was torn and swayed by the wind and rain, sometimes completely swallowed by the spray of water from the raging waves, but it always managed to struggle and reappear the next moment.
An elderly man with a lamp slung across his waist, his cloudy eyes peering into the lighthouse, wearing a raincoat.
The small boat beside the lighthouse was now bobbing with the waves. He gazed at the murky sea and murmured to himself, "They're here..."
He then turned and went into the lighthouse, closing the door that was filled with the torrential rain.
In Iberia, nothing is impossible.
A fierce battle is taking place on the high seas.
The judge immediately detected the source of the rusty smell.
Something is fighting against those things.
Pfft!
Pfft!
It was the sound of metal striking a body.
"Hmm..." Skadi murmured softly, a small gash appearing on her body.
Looking back again, one could see even more hunters locked in combat.
Faced with an endless swarm of Seaborn.
The Abyssal Hunters didn't say much; they simply brandished their weapons at their enemies.
Driven by ocean currents, a terrifying force was unleashed.
Skadi exerted force again.
The giant sword tore through the water, leaving a trail of churning bubbles.
Skadi's figure moved like a ghost in the inky sea, each heavy swing causing a sudden change in the surrounding water pressure.
The sensation of the blade slicing through scales and bones was transmitted through the water, and a viscous, dark liquid gushed from the wound, only to be swept away by the waves.
Ulpian's offensive was even more brutal.
He crashed directly into the densest part of the Dreadfish.
A loud explosion rang out from the water.
The dull thud of the anchor tip piercing flesh was enveloped by the water flow, becoming low and deadly.
Several Dreadfish were shattered by this force, their fragments mixed with their internal organs slowly drifting away in the seawater.
He twisted the anchor, stirring up the water and creating a small whirlpool that pulled in and tore more of the attacking monsters.
Gladiia darted through the battlefield, each thrust aimed at joints and gill crevices, her blade plunging, twisting, and withdrawing, drawing out more dark mist of blood.
Her figure appeared and disappeared in the murky seawater, only briefly revealing her position when the tip of her blade bled.
The hunters' red eyes formed a line in the seawater, so dark that even sunlight could hardly reach them, making them seem like the real monsters.
The next moment, something unexpected happened.
A very strange cry came from the deep sea.
The seawater suddenly became viscous.
The water flowed stagnant, Ulpian, who was waving his anchor, felt the resistance increase dramatically; his giant anchor seemed to be stuck in an invisible quagmire.
Then, He came.
A massive shadow rose rapidly from the abyss, as if the entire sea was being forcibly lifted up by some force.
Countless tentacles pierced through the water layer before the main body, instantly slapping against the hunters! They were severely injured in an instant!
At that very moment.
Skadi made the first move.
Her crimson eyes burned in the viscous darkness, her greatsword instantly cleaved the tide, and her body, like a fully drawn bow, plunged the greatsword into the invisible entity beneath her feet.
Thump--!
A deafening roar, not from the flow of water, but from the very consciousness of all living beings.
The enormous shadow, the being known as Ishar-mla, convulsed violently.
A gruesome wound suddenly tore open on its body, something even the Swarm hadn't expected; in such a sneak attack, there was actually a hunter who could react in time.
A single, fatal blow! The massive body was merely a fleeting moment before being torn apart and slowly sinking into the sea.
The viscous seawater resumed its flow.
Ishar-mla's blood flowed into Skadi's body through her wound. She frowned slightly, but quickly regained her dazed expression.
It was as if nothing had just happened.
After this battle, the school of Dreadfish was wiped out, and the hunters suffered injuries to each other in different ways.
The hunters relaxed for a moment without prior agreement; if it weren't for Skadi's decisive action, they would have been wiped out in the chaos immediately.
Even Ulpian was momentarily stunned by Ishar-mla's appearance, while only Skadi launched a real counterattack, which was fatal in one blow.
"Well done, Skadi, but... what is that? Isn't this just Dreadfish?" Ulpian looked at the falling giant with suspicion, but then he fell silent.
Because the shimmering halo in the sea was so conspicuous, a red-haired Angel, trailing her red hair, swam up from below.
The hunters' red eyes were now fixed on the figure approaching.
She kept her mouth shut and looked at the hunters.
"Waaaaah?"
Xiao Huasheng waved and greeted them.
Chapter Two: The kid's clumsy, but he's strong [1 update]
The Abyssal Hunters, who had just finished a fierce battle, inevitably had some suspicions when they saw this strange Angel.
They began to communicate with each other in Aegir language only they could understand.
"Why... why did she come out from below?"
"Could she be the true ruler of the Seaborn?"
"No, I didn't smell any filth on her."
"So who exactly is she?"
The Abyssal Hunters were communicating with each other, but Xiao Huasheng overheard their conversation and understood everything Xiao Huasheng said without any hindrance.
Therefore, Xiao Huasheng had no choice but to offer an explanation for himself.
"I'm from the land, and I accidentally fell into the deep sea. It seems like I'm too far from the surface. Is there any way to get me back up?"
Her words only made the Abyssal Hunters, who had initially dismissed their suspicions, look at her with even greater doubt.
Why could this person from land understand their conversation?
In fact, Abyssal Hunters have never paid any attention to people on land, simply because they are far too weak.
Their limbs shatter at the slightest touch, and even when facing the Swarm of Seaborn, they cannot kill more than a few. However, out of respect, Abyssal Hunters will still go and help people on land.
But now, Xiao Huasheng's behavior is so strange that they have to think twice.
[Looks like you said something unnecessary.] Angela said with a slight chuckle.
For a moment, the red-haired Angel's expression froze.
Simply because those red eyes were fixed on her with even greater intensity.
"Hmm... Did you accidentally fall into the deep sea two thousand meters below? That was certainly very careless."
"And your body wasn't killed by that high pressure?"
"As expected, you are Seaborn, although you don't have Seaborn's scent on you..."
"But there are also quite a few people who collude with Seaborn without joining them. People on land, come with us."
Xiao Huasheng laughed awkwardly, just as she was about to disappear.
A sensation of being pushed against her back came from beneath her.
She looked down in surprise and saw Skadi standing right behind her, her head pressing against her back.
"Hmm," the silly beauty was vigorously swinging her body, trying to push her head into Xiao Huasheng's arms with her eyes closed, attempting to lift Xiao Huasheng onto her.
The adorable little orca wanted to lift her up, to push her to the surface of the deep sea.
Just like the silly killer whale that rescues people in the sea, it also rescued Xiao Huasheng.
"Skadi?" Ulpian's deep voice came through the water, tinged with question.
Gladiia swam closer, her gaze sweeping over Skadi's unusual behavior before finally settling on Xiao Huasheng's bewildered face.
"What are you doing? We need to interrogate her."
Skadi finally stopped, but still kept her head against Xiao Huasheng, as if afraid that if she loosened her grip, he would be taken away by her companion.
She turned her head slightly, her red eyes looking at Gladiia and Ulpian, her voice not loud, but very clear:
"She's not bad."
The water flowed through her hair; those three words were so simple they were almost childish.
She paused, as if trying to find a more reasonable explanation, but in the end she simply repeated, with an intuitive certainty, "I feel... she's not a bad person."
After saying that, she ignored the scrutinizing gazes of others, lowered her head again, and Xiao Huasheng upwards with even greater effort, demonstrating her stance through her actions.
Faced with Skadi's bizarre explanation, the Abyssal Hunters exchanged bewildered glances.
Just as they were preparing to take down Skadi as well, Ulpian spoke up.
"Let them go, let them go."
These words surprised the Abyssal Hunters.
Watching Skadi and Xiao Huasheng swim further and further away, Gladiia couldn't hold back any longer and immediately shouted at Ulpian.
"Team Three! What does this mean?!"
"You just let them leave like that?" Her voice came through the water, colder than usual. "After a battle with that being, the first thing to check is Skadi's condition, yet you let her leave with a 'land dweller' of unknown origin who can even understand our language."
Ulpian's massive anchor hung by his side, its tip still stained with dark bloodstains that had not yet faded.
He gazed in the direction Skadi had gone, his expression hidden by a heavy mask, only his steady voice piercing the seawater:
"It is precisely because I have fought against such beings that I understand this better." He paused slightly, "Skadi's sword remains pure, and her will has never wavered."
He turned to Gladiia: "As for that land dweller... Skadi's intuition is often closer to the truth than our logic. What she's willing to risk her life for is at least not our enemy."
Having said that, he offered no further explanation, turned and swam deeper into the darkness, leaving Gladiia standing there, silently pondering his words.
But what truly made Ulpian make his decision was something else entirely.
When the red-haired Angel was surrounded by the crowd, his keen senses caught a fleeting glimpse of danger.
That Angel was incredibly powerful and terrifying; his strength was beyond human comprehension.
Ulpian realized Xiao Huasheng's true nature, a chilling, inhuman nature.
It seems... that it's not something that should exist in this world—mysterious, terrifying, powerful.
That was not the filth of Seaborn, but something older and more terrifying.
At that very moment, just before Xiao Huasheng was about to disappear, Ulpian's instincts issued an unprecedented warning to him: he must not let the other person out of his sight.