CHAPTER 432: CHAPTER 354: OPTIMIZED DEAD BEAST

Rumble...

After completing the construction of the second Polluted Harbor, Lette selected the location for the Dark City and prepared to head over with his team.

Unexpectedly, just as they were about to leave, a rumbling sound echoed from the Nether Sea.

Lette gazed into the distance and saw a colossal creature swimming towards them.

Its enormous, fat body stirred the entire Nether Sea, creating a small tsunami.

"Ribbit!"

The Tainted Mushroom King conjured a Divine Shadow, inflated its toad belly, and spat out a water cannon at the oncoming tsunami, dispersing the giant wave entirely.

The colossal creature in the sea then revealed its true form.

It turned out to be a gigantic catfish, covered in foul-smelling, black sludge, as if it had crawled out of a sewage pipe.

Lilith flapped her wings and flew to Lette’s side, pinching her nose and asking, "How come there’s such a thing in the Nether Sea?"

"Well... I’m not too sure either."

Lette didn’t know much about the Nether Sea. Fortunately, he now possessed the full Authority of Death of the entire Nether Sea.

He drew his Sin Light Greatsword and knocked on the mountain peak beneath him three times.

"Show yourself quickly!"

A semi-transparent figure emerged from the Nether Sea, floating in front of Lette. Lilith recognized it as the one representing Harvest from the four Death Gods encountered last time.

"You have the full Authority of Death, and you can summon the Death God?"

"It’s standard business communication, of course. If it’s outside their duty, they have the right to refuse.

In short, we’re just collaborating with the Nether Sea Responsibility Ltd as a sewage treatment company.

In order to help them with their project, I obtained executive permissions from their company to facilitate entry, access data, and some rights within the permissible scope."

Harvest opened its mouth and emitted the murmurs of the deceased, sounding slightly emotional.

Lette pointed at the fat catfish staring fiercely in the sea outside Harbor City and asked, "What’s this thing?"

[That’s a Dead Beast, an entity born from the Nether Sea.]

"Something can actually be born in the Sea of Death?"

[You’ve dealt with the crisis of the Tree of Life, so you should know. The ultimate of life is death, and the ultimate of death is also life.

The Dead Beast is part of the Nether Sea’s self-healing process.

Some things that fall into the Nether Sea and are difficult to assimilate are attacked and destroyed by the Dead Beast.

If even the Dead Beast can’t handle it, the entity will be washed ashore on the Nether Beach by the tide of death.

This Dead Beast was born to solve the Power of Corruption.

Unfortunately, it couldn’t handle that power, so it found you and chose to cooperate with you.]

Lette rubbed his chin. "So, this big catfish is useless now?"

[Theoretically, yes. It won’t be long before it is attacked and devoured by other Dead Beasts, becoming part of the Nether Sea again.]

Lette raised an eyebrow; the big will of the Nether Sea truly had no mercy whatsoever.

It’s like a completely rational machine intelligence that eliminates processes with no existence value as soon as possible to release computing power.

"In that case, I’ll take it."

Harvest was quite puzzled, unable to understand what Lette wanted with such a Dead Beast.

Seeming to notice the other’s confusion, Lette grinned.

"Just right, I also need someone to collect the Power of Corruption from the Nether Sea and transport it into the city for processing.

With it, I won’t have to create an entirely new monster from scratch, wasting time and effort.

After all, the permissions from the Swamp Prison were acquired through loopholes.

Using it would naturally not be as open as using a Dead Beast from the Nether Sea.

From the perspective of overall stability, it’s a better choice.

Moreover, I think this fat catfish seems to have decent combat power and can manipulate the waves of the Nether Sea near the coast.

Perfect, it can also serve as the City Guardian General of my Polluted Harbor City."

[If you insist, you may.]

Harvest nodded slightly, and its spectral figure returned to the Nether Sea, then disappeared.

Replacing it was the Death God Shackles from last time.

As it appeared, countless chains emerged from the Nether Sea, wrapping around the fat catfish-like tentacles of an octopus.

Though this creature was incredibly slimy, under the binding of countless chains, it quickly became a massive dumpling of meat.

Shackles lifted the fat catfish into the air and transported it to the gate of the Polluted Harbor City.

"Thank you, thank you. Just put it in the sea."

Lette quickly flew forward, landing on the city gate.

Shackles seemed particularly friendly towards Lette, drawing out one chain as thick as a finger and presenting it to Lette.

The moment Lette grasped the chain, all the chains around the Dead Beast catfish disappeared, but the power of the shackles did not vanish, instead permeating into the skin, bones, and soul of the Dead Beast.

The slender chain also dissipated in Lette’s hand, yet he could feel dominion over the Dead Beast.

"It’s really convenient... This fat catfish has decent power, but it’s far from Thunderbolt Fire."

Lette bowed deeply to Shackles: "Thank you for your assistance."

Shackles also bowed and then vanished above the Nether Sea.

After the Death God disappeared, Lette leapt to the top of the catfish, stomping on its broad forehead.

"Catfish, catfish, a sign of abundance every year. Accepting you is also a good omen.

In the future, work diligently here, and it won’t be long before you get promoted and earn a raise, become a general manager, take on the role of an executive, marry a wealthy beauty, and reach the pinnacle of your fish life!"

Lette’s words were not entirely blowing smoke; if the fat catfish continued to transport the Power of Corruption to the Polluted Harbor, it could also earn a share of sustenance from the decomposed materials.

As long as it kept consuming, its power would grow stronger and stronger.

Most importantly, this underprivileged employee, soon to be optimized out by the head office, now had a chance to seek a stable position in this partner company’s restructuring, a stroke of good luck indeed.

The fat catfish, although somewhat bewildered, seemed to understand it wouldn’t disappear, happily frolicking in the nearby sea, soon turning the clear waters into a muddy pool.

"Great! This really matches our Polluted Harbor, work hard, and unleash your nature freely."

Having such a City Guardian General might not greatly enhance safety, but at least work efficiency was guaranteed.

Moreover, the Polluted Harbor itself was on the edge of the Nether Sea, and having such a substantial support here meant no need for strong defense.

After arranging everything in the Polluted Harbor, Lette returned to the city: "Let’s go; we need to quickly build the Dark City and streamline the entire decomposition process."