Chapter 650 - 365: A Worthy King (Double-Length)
"I should always do what a king... ought to do..."
...
Boom——
The heavy door was locked, and under the worried gazes of the people outside, Kadi resolutely watched the last sliver of light disappear from his eyes...
In the end, all that was left was endless darkness.
Kadi took several deep breaths to barely calm his emotions.
Inserting Odaqiro’s Sword into the floor, he began to cast layer upon layer of Secret Technique Restrictions.
After finishing everything, he sat on the throne and closed his eyes.
As a bizarre force approached, waves of intense pain began to surface on his skin.
This made Kadi break out in cold sweat all over, but he gritted his teeth, gripping the hilt of Odaqiro’s Sword, as his body swelled and burst forth with the force of resistance.
Yet, with wave after wave of intense pain striking.
The pain gradually intensified, and the pollution grew more severe.
In the end, the sound of a painful roar echoed within this sealed palace.
But once pain and pollution begin, they never stop; they only increase more and more.
When the pain reached its peak and his strength was completely exhausted, Kadi’s consciousness began to blur.
His arms hung limply by the sides of the throne, black-red blood began to drip down through the cracked skin.
’So painful... I shouldn’t have forced myself...’
"Sigh, having thoughts like this again... It’s so shameful, I’m not suited to be a king, I don’t have the demeanor of a king at all..."
’But, this should make them feel a bit better...’
Kadi laughed bitterly.
Subsequently, he began to endure increasing pain and pollution.
In enduring long-lasting pain and exhaustion, not just his strength, but even Kadi’s spirit, reason, and even soul... began to be obliterated.
Gradually, he was unable to think.
To the point of not even understanding why he felt pain or why he was here.
Everything was consumed in the struggle against pollution and pain.
In the end, the king buried in pain and pollution had completely lost connection with the body.
His soul was gradually fading, leaving only a fragmented obsession...
’Persist... wait... for them...’
Kadi’s consciousness felt just like the moment a few years ago when he encountered the legendary Giant Beast Moqueto, about to sink into the unfathomable ocean...
...
Boom!
The loud sound of thunder was like a heavy hammer on a drum, waking a sleeping soul.
Kadi was as if he finally awoke from this unending nightmare.
However, the strange sensations brought by his senses left him unable to believe it.
He couldn’t see, nor could he hear, and he had no sense of limbs or touch, only a very faint perception.
What... is going on?
"King? Ladi? Kadi? Intern?"
Suddenly, a familiar voice seemed to resound beside his soul, causing him to be taken aback.
"Mira?" He reflexively responded, but quickly fell into confusion, the voice was familiar, but he was utterly perplexed: "...Who are you?"
"Who... am I again?"
Upon hearing his response.
Mira breathed a sigh of relief: "He’s still alive."
Hearing her words, everyone let out a silent breath.
"The King’s soul... is actually inside this pen?"
Zidong looked incredulously at the pen standing on the page.
Mira nodded and sighed slightly.
"Aside from his body, his soul is almost obliterated. In such a case, even the captain might find it hard to fully restore him."
"An ordinary body cannot accommodate his remaining residual spirit."
"This should just be a temporary measure. The captain should come up with a better solution later."
Upon hearing this, Zidong’s expression turned somber.
If circumstances permitted, he would like to see his King with his own eyes again.
But given the current situation, perhaps this is the best outcome.
"The King... can finally rest peacefully."
Zidong sighed.
He was about the same age as Kadi and was also tasked with leading the Extraordinary of Ozulik in resistance amidst a crisis.
He could better understand the terrifying weight on the young King’s shoulders.
Now, although he lost his body and most of his soul, being able to avoid pain and pollution this way is also a blessing.
Thinking of this, he looked towards the sky.
The sky was filled with rampaging thunderclouds, yet it strangely brought a sense of peace.
"...The King once mentioned to me during rare idle moments, when he was still a poet, he met a powerful and unique captain..."
"..."
After finishing this sentence, he seemed a bit at a loss for words, not knowing how to describe the shock Rogel brought him.
In the end, he could only let out a breath and say a heartfelt sentence.
"...I once pondered the stagnation of the great tide, also unexpected descents."
"But I never thought this disaster would end in such a manner..."
Having said this, he looked up at the sky once more.
The rampaging storm clouds still lingered, naturally concealing the figure that saved the Five Great Seas from ruin.
Yet, this provided a glimpse into the legendary strength of that man...
...
Above the sea, waves crashed, and thunder roared.
The immense body like a mountain of the Giant Beast was coated in a black-brown crust, filled with countless holes, through which hideous, sticky sea monsters crawled, letting out hideous roars.
But they roared in anxiety as their lives were threatened.
Because, high above the ocean in the distance, a man in a black robe stood, the sea breeze tugging at his garments.
[Hive Reef Mountain - Moqueto]
[Type: Legendary Creature]
[Quality: Dominator]
[Level: 73]
[Tier: Angel]
[Explanation: The mountain giant beast born from the Five Great Seas, instinctively tasked with protecting the Five Great Seas, but with the advent of the great tide, the beauty of the Five Great Seas vanished, and this guardian beast of the sea transformed into its present hideous form due to pollution...]
"Roar——"
A terrifying roar emanated from the deep sea as Moqueto stood again, its enormous mouth brimming with countless fine serrated teeth, between which rotting corpses stank.
Its once lighthouse-like eyes were now replaced by gloom and ominousness, covered with thick scabs of blood, frenzied monsters clung to them, devouring its flesh.
Its lower limbs were parasitized by countless sticky tentacle-like objects, constantly writhing.
Those things were barnacles’ products after pollution.
The once Moqueto, was as ancient as the deep sea, with the weight of the ages.
Now it only had madness and ominousness left, ghastly in appearance and completely devoid of its guise as the guardian beast of the Five Great Seas...
Gazing upon the completely disfigured Giant Beast before him, Rogel sighed slightly inwardly.
He still remembered the descent of Starry Dragon City in the past, where, because of the starry monster, Moqueto had traveled thousands of miles to battle in order to protect the Five Great Seas.
Yet, who would have thought, with the advent of the great tide, the entire ocean changed, and Moqueto... was also polluted and corroded, becoming a moving fortress for monsters.
The source of pollution near Ozuric Island originated from it.
Rogel slightly shook his head and then raised his hand.
"Rest well."
As his voice fell, the Black Tide surged.
Countless objects of terror and Black Tide nearly engulfed the entire ocean, completely surrounding the polluted Moqueto.
It let out distorted roars of overlapping voices, madly charging towards the Black Tide.
However, this was merely the struggle of a trapped beast.
Dark yellow Power of Destruction gathered, like a beam of morning light, descending upon the Giant Beast Moqueto, the former guardian of the Five Great Seas.
In that instant, the Giant Beast uttered a mournful cry, and the repulsive monsters were reduced to ashes...
Moments later, the Black Tide gradually receded, and the thunderstorm slowly subsided.
