Chapter 1050: Chapter 561: Capricious Joker, Byron Overturned
When the situation turned against Noah’s Ark, the little Ship Girl beside Byron visibly grew bigger, resembling a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, with a charming semblance of budding beauty.
The overall power of the Legendary Warship also climbed up a notch.
Before Byron could rejoice, Noah’s Ark abruptly turned without heed and charged towards him.
Everyone aboard the Golden Deer, including the Fifth Order, felt a chill of dread.
The unrestrained hunger emanating from the opponent stirred a primordial fear buried deep within the human bloodline, a fear of the existence at the top of the food chain.
Natural enemy!
This is an insurmountable predator, etched deep in the human bloodstream and collective subconscious, having devoured countless human ancestors.
If not for the rise of humanity during the Silver Era, blocking the Old Gods’ corpses outside the world, the Mother of Monsters, who had already consumed the Ancient Era and Mythological Era, would now feast on the entire Silver Era for another fifteen hundred years.
"Fire at will! Retreat the fleet one nautical mile with the Deep Sea Blessing."
Without waiting for Byron to speak, the little Ship Girl, who had no psychological shadow over the Mother of Sea Monsters, gave the command herself.
The fleet retreated while unleashing concentrated fire on Noah’s Ark.
Despite being firmly entangled by the Touch of the Kraken, Noah’s Ark extended numerous red limbs from the cracks in the deck, swiftly crawling across the orange-red sea.
Scarlet mycelium and roots crawled out from the crevices, faintly merging into the semblance of a female head at the bow.
Its eyes emitted a red glow, glaring at Byron, while making indistinct snarling sounds:
"Eat, eat, eat..."
The Life Soup that was previously released began to flow back into the hull, fueling Noah’s Ark like high-energy fuel, and its speed increased dramatically, even forcibly breaking free the tentacles binding it.
It was determined to harm itself by a thousand even if it meant injuring the enemy by eight hundred, all to strive to consume Byron, the "Great Tonic Pill," first.
As long as it can regain sanity and become the Material World’s only complete Demigod, wouldn’t it then eat whoever it wishes?
"Monster, who do you want to eat?!"
Catherine, the Mithril Dragon, was provoked by the Mother of Monsters to the point her scales exploded, almost forgetting the vast difference between Fourth Order and Sixth Order as she transformed into a Giant Dragon to recklessly confront her.
She had completely forgotten she had transformed into an egg, showcasing the dramatic theme that parents are true love and children are purely incidental.
Yet she was immediately pulled back forcefully by Byron by her tail, unable to resist continuing to "spit weapon" toward the Mother of Monsters.
Violet also activated her newly obtained Mechanical Fortress.
With temporary materials of steel, bronze, whale oil, gunpowder, etc., and a scaled-up plan based on the Bolt-Action Rifle, she forged hundreds of large "Bolt-Action Cannons."
With this batch of rifled cannons, she barraged Noah’s Ark to the point of almost peeling off the old seal cap at the top on the spot.
Yet this Mythical Warship, after collecting the Life Soup, had its regenerative abilities skyrocket, its old deck being gradually replaced by the roots of the "Tree of Life" becoming stronger.
If ways aren’t devised, although capturing Byron is uncertain, breaching the defenses and rampaging through the North Sea is very likely without a hitch.
Byron halted their futile efforts and consoled:
"When dealing with Evil Spirits and bizarre entities, the most caution needed is for their inherent ’Accident Magic.’
If there’s a possibility of things going wrong, no matter how small, it will certainly happen.
To ensure the foundational target is achieved, at least three plans should be prepared.
Noah’s Ark has already devoured the Ten Great Undersea Kingdoms of the Eastern Continent, so it’s no surprise it has such explosive strength from exhausting its foundation.
Fortunately, we still have an ace up our sleeve.
Leave it to me."
To be honest, Byron hesitated about whether Noah’s Ark should be sunk in the North Sea.
Knowing the Sea of Monsters is filled with the offspring of the Mother of Monsters, if the opponent perishes here, the North Sea Empire is bound to face endless troubles.
Moreover, the Orthodox Church, which would never easily give up the Ark, along with various forces unwilling to abandon their own Legacy, will likely collectively pressure them, forcing them to open territorial waters and let nations jointly "study" the Ark’s wreckage.
He’s all too familiar with this strategy; once grounded, it’s impossible to leave afterwards.
Numerous lawsuits will inevitably follow.
Since Noah’s Ark has now set its sights on him, it might not necessarily be a bad thing, as the third plan besides the Touch of the Kraken can be unveiled.
Crackling!
Electric light flashed over Byron as he actively flew above Noah’s Ark.
Two massive entities entwined together immediately halted their charge towards the fleet.
Through the shattered deck, he could clearly see inside the small World Ecosystem, a red giant tree strikingly similar to that atop the Gate of Truth spreading its branches rapidly growing.
It transformed into slender female arms, the leafy edges evolving into thousands of hands, turning into a torrent of blood, racing towards Byron in the sky.
Palm centers each split open into mouths filled with sharp teeth, screaming: "Eat, eat, eat..."
The rampant hunger made people suspect that even if this thunderstorm and sky were blocking Her way, they would be wildly devoured.
The overwhelming and terrifying momentum alone was enough to terrify mortals into liver and gall ruptures.
