Capítulo 835: Chapter 299: Ultimate 2

Understanding the meaning of Sea Shrimp, the Hero couldn’t help but become solemn.

After receiving the solemn affirmation of the Sea Shrimp, she ceased her circling and instead flapped her wings, climbing towards the higher sky. The Phoenix gradually distanced itself from the ground, becoming a Star in the high sky under the gaze of everyone.

Meanwhile, the pitch-black giant shrimp that had been facing the Phoenix silently also slowly lowered its head.

The enemy, similar in aura to the starlight in the Deep Sea, which had once inflicted heavy damage upon itself and occupied the same Class, retreated.

Not far away, countless “meals” emitting tempting aromas—the dreams belonging to All Living Beings, awaited its assimilation and consumption.

It does not possess the rationality comprehensible to Humankind, nor does it have logical thinking circuits; it simply follows its instinct to expand, eroding everything with Chaos that transcends human perception.

But now, in the clarity of the situation, its course of action had entered the realm of human prediction.

Since the enemy retreated, it was naturally time for a grand feast.

Having been shattered in the Deep Sea, with only shapeless remnants left, it resisted the fated death, constantly yearning for Resurrection and the returning dream—at this moment the Corpse Dreams of the once Sea Shrimp slowly stirred its steps, gradually approaching the dazzlingly illuminated city.

Black Lake moved accordingly.

The viscous lake water surged like a living entity following the steps of the giant shrimp, Nightmare whispers rippling across the lake surface, causing grass to Wither, rocks to corrode, and even the air to turn turbid wherever it passed.

‘Exactly, this is how it should be.’

High up in the watchtower of the Holy City, gazing at the departing Phoenix, the Divine Wood Bishop exhaled deeply.

His face showed no disappointment, and the approaching Nightmare did not instill fear in him; instead, he felt an inexplicable ease and comfort.

No matter how much anticipation and reverence she received, the Saintess Agent was ultimately just a sixteen-year-old maiden. As long as there was the bare minimum of humanity and conscience, she could never calmly allow herself to face such a terrifying Great Demon alone.

Moreover, as the determined protector, Hero, Bishop of the Courage Church, he ought to stand in the forefront leading everyone to Counterattack against unreasonable calamities.

Yet, countless times, informed without any prejudice, he could only sit idly in the church, powerless like a piece of rotting wood, Listening to the helpless cries outside.

‘Didn’t you say you wanted to become a tree someday? Then it’s best to start getting accustomed to this feeling now.

‘Saving for a moment, cannot save for a lifetime. Overly spontaneous salvation won’t bring any benefit, for the price is already paid in the future.

‘—So, doing nothing is the best thing.’

The Divine Wood Bishop slowly closed his eyes, as if he could still see those Mirror Pupils void of joy or sorrow.

You don’t have to do anything—having been told so time and again, he may long since have lost the courage to oppose and challenge.

But now, the unknown future was once again entrusted back into their hands.

He was still needed, he could still fight… merely understanding these facts was enough to make him regard the Lady Saintess as the guiding Star of his path.

“Therefore, we must open up a path for her to move forward.”

The Divine Wood Bishop reopened his eyes, gaze resolute and fiery, enormous Magic Power of blooming Vitality soared into the sky.

“—Holy Knights! All troops follow me—hmm?”

He issued the command to the waiting-for-action Holy Knights below, his furious shout abruptly halted.

The Divine Wood Bishop looked up in surprise, gazing towards the Hero who had now become a Star in the sky, while the Holy Paladins also raised their heads, showing puzzled expressions.

“Lady Saintess… dropped something?”

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When the brilliantly illuminated Holy City below became only the size of a maiden’s palm in vision, the Hero gently released her claws.

The Sea Shrimp elevated to the high sky showed no resistance, like a motionless doll, captured by gravity, it commenced its free fall.

The rapidly descending Sea Shrimp leisurely raised its pincers, bringing them together, tightly closing into a Chopping Axe almost equal in size to itself.

Then, its ghostly blue carcass suddenly expanded.

High above, the Phoenix emitted a sharp cry, golden Magic Power as brilliant as the Sun projected down, converging on the axe blade, igniting a blaze of fiery gold.

[Hero (Sea Shrimp) Skill Activation: Lonely (D3), Prehistoric Giant Beast (+469), Power of Liberation (+Strength D1), Dawn Break (+168), Life Break (+Strength D2)]

The Sea Shrimp’s body continually swelled, its volume quickly surpassed the pitch-black corpse shrimp of the Nightmare Mountain below, blue light akin to burning emerged from the shell cracks.

As it pierced through the clouds, the massive form had already turned into a blue Sun that overshadowed the sky.

The wind made way, the Sea Shrimp’s descent accelerated, the brilliance on the axe blade grew increasingly dazzling, trailing a long golden stream of light, carving a radiant and straight trajectory, enlarging swiftly in the widened pupils of everyone.

Perceiving the imminent crisis, the Fallen Sea Shrimp below raised its head once more.

Its mountainous pincers similarly converged, and the pitch-black like ink lake below immediately boiled, surging countless black air currents, swiftly twisting, winding, intertwining upon the shattered pincers, condensing into a menacingly black giant axe, the axe face surfaced with a myriad of twisted, wailing faces.

Descending from the sky, rising from the ground, birthed from the same source, yet starkly contrasting two Chopping Axes…