Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 712 - 612: The Grand Game and the End of War

After the dazzling flash.

The shell that still floated in the air looked quite ordinary. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝙬𝙚𝓫𝒏𝓸𝓿𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝙤𝓶

The edges vaguely squared, large and thick; white base filled with brown-yellow patterns, inside is orange-red; seven centimeters long, with six shell layers.

It's no different from any seashell found on the beach.

However, amidst such powerful attacks, even a Tier 4 Transcendent with extraordinary survival skills had not a trace left, yet the shell remained intact.

Hu——

Amidst the swirling blue clouds surrounding the shell, a slender, powerful hand emerged from the void and gently held the shell in its palm.

Obviously, this Ocean Treasure: Hermit Crab Shell, serving as the anchor for Aiven's Witchcraft Garden, besides anchoring the material world, its inherent Unbreakable attributes can be widely applied in combat and tactics.

Aiven gripped the shell and took a step.

Activating Cosmic Dragon: King's Rook Castle, he had arrived at the seabed 600 meters underwater.

The dim seabed with intense water pressure was no longer a forbidden zone for him.

The blue clouds once again spread out, enveloping the slowly repairing wreckage of the Sea Soul, collecting materials scattered throughout the sea into the Witchcraft Garden.

"I initially thought there would be no spoils, but now it seems this battle was quite profitable.

The only pity is that the 'Secret Key' of the Battleship was destroyed with Hawkins, making the formatting of the 'Ship Spirit' a hassle in the future."

In the past, the crazy gem-spending attack method might hurt them immensely, as even Prince Aliyi of Heimar would struggle to find high-quality natural gemstones easily.

But compared to a Legendary Battleship that would eventually self-repair perfectly, the costs of this battle were negligible.

However, when Aiven jumped back to the water surface.

"Eh? Why were the Hurricane Missiles fired again?"

He suddenly turned his head to look at the Crown of Miracles.

Accompanied by the whistling wind above the battleship, Hurricane Missiles soared into the sky, without using any concealment flying mode, drawing perfect parabolic arcs toward the main battlefield.

One wave! Two waves! Three waves!

The missile launch silos took turns loading and firing, launching 192 missiles in three rounds, with a total payload of 1920 kilograms, almost two tons, even more exaggerated than against Hawkins.

Seeing this scene, Aiven felt chills down his spine, immediately jumping back to the bridge:

"Hesi, what happened?"

...

In the high altitude, including the realm invisible to mortals and Tier 4 Extraordinary.

"Kshatriya, you've already broken the rules of the game. And..."

Belenus, seeing the distorted essence of the Ghoul King, frowned deeply:

"Is the God of Black Wings getting too close to those Ancient Gods already eliminated by the era?"

This world no longer belongs to the Ancient Gods who barely survived the previous era, even if they change their appearance, they cannot alter their mysterious essence. Just like the meritorious elders of the previous dynasty, destined to be critically guarded or even killed by the reigning power.

Though the ruling Seven Gods haven't formed any official alliance, their stance should be consistent.

"How is this breaking the rules? We only let mortals decide the future destiny of their nation, but aside from being a ghoul, Pickman was the beloved of Ghoul King Mordician.

What's wrong with a Holy Professional summoning the Main God's power during combat?"

The faceless Slaughter Angel beside him, only with six red eyes on its black wings, glanced at Belenus, ignoring his last sentence.

Not only Ghoul King Mordician, Maze God Aihote, the master of Mist Sea Loygor, and others... While it cannot be openly revealed, the great God of Black Wings is strategizing a grand scheme behind the scenes.

This is great wisdom incomprehensible to ignorant humans or other gods!

"Does that mean I can also lend my power to the Black Iron Cross Sect deployed with the army... hmm?"

Clearly dissatisfied with Kshatriya's response, Belenus was about to erase the power distortion caused by Demigod intervention. Yet, he found that their mortal troops were not without means to counteract the variables.

"Haha, seems I don't need to intervene personally. That young man is far more excellent than I imagined, possessing not only wisdom but also strength."

Contrasting the relaxed expression of the Saint Angel, the Slaughter Angel's blank face was increasingly shrouded with ominous clouds.

The external sky responded to His emotions, thick clouds rising to obscure the sun, lacking wind, thunder, rain, only a dreadful silence.

...

Faced with the cold Dragon Breath emitted by Anita, the second Ghoul split also released a chilly white wind pillar, as the beloved of God of Mysterious Cold Bones, Cold Monarch, it naturally couldn't lack such capabilities.

Boom——!

The similar outward yet fundamentally different forces erupted violently upon meeting in the air.

"Creak creak" vast ocean frozen instantly, at least -70° cold wave swept across, dragging the sea into winter forcefully. Luckily, the nearby combatants were Tier 3 Extraordinary, avoiding being frozen by the energy spill from their opposing waves.

Then.

Swoosh! Swoosh!

Anita vibrated Dragon Wings, tearing through the atmosphere, shooting away into the distance. Pickman followed closely, the murder intent within him blazing upon watching that perfect "pure-blooded Giant Dragon" body!

"Is there a dragon transforming into human form hiding within the Alliance Navy? Is this the foundation of a strong nation? The entire Tulip should be the god's foundation in the future; such individuals cannot be left!"

Behind them.

The chief of the "Mechanical Immortality School", Sedric, dove into the water and retrieved the head of his deputy. As long as the primary brain is intact, the body can still be used with some repairs.

As the Alliance Commander, Demong Brand still carried the burden. Even with his deputy's previous example as a warning, he swiftly grabbed the severely injured Beisimo by the neck and successfully captured him.

Screech—

The giant hyena with blue gelatinous skin stepped on the air as if walking on solid ground. Although its size of two meters tall and four meters long was only a quarter of the Sea Emperor Dragon, its aura was evidently superior.

It swung its claws and released four blood-red, toxic, and foul-smelling claw marks.

Anita skillfully dodged, executing a cobra maneuver to position herself behind Pickman.

In the fleeting moment of passing by, she swung her giant tail covered with dense scale armor fiercely at the ghoul. The air let out an ear-piercing explosion, and the strike was powerful enough to shatter a small battleship.

Bang—!

However, the ghoul, seemingly assisted by some divine force, agilely dodged and stretched out its cold and gleaming claws to grasp the dragon tail.

With a cold smile, Pickman was about to leverage the momentum to jump onto the dragon's back, intending to use his specialty to hollow out the giant dragon's flesh.

Crash!

Yet the dragon tail in his hand suddenly turned into a stream of water, slipping through his claw gaps. The Sea Emperor Dragon had already turned its translucent body into shimmering water, appearing as though it had transformed entirely into a flow of water.

Even though Anita's primary profession was a knight and she only used "Activated Skin," she inherited the Sea Emperor Dragon's three talent spells via the Sea Dragon Vein: Frost Dust Breath, Summon Water Tornado, and Water Elementalization.

The battle returned to its starting point, and everything began anew.

Amidst the deafening roar echoing across the sea, frost, torrents, sword qi, claws, and steel teeth clashed. These demons wielded powers far beyond human capabilities.

Moreover.

Both sides fought with the firm belief of killing the other, making this fight far more intense than the practice sessions between the siblings. Only two minutes into the solo fight against a Tier 4 Named Demon, Anita was already slightly breathless.

Suddenly, her ears twitched as if she heard something.

She then powered her dragon wings and charged like an arrow in a certain direction.

But persistent Pickman had only chased her for about a kilometer when a cluster of small dots appeared flying toward him from the sky, swiftly growing larger in his line of sight.

"What are these things?"

A thought just crossed his mind.

Whizz! Whizz! Whizz!...

Under the command of the Mind Network, the Hurricane Missiles bypassed Anita ahead and lunged toward Pickman behind her.

Undoubtedly, as a big dog, its flight speed could not break the sound barrier in the sky.

Having never witnessed the power of Hurricane Missiles, the sudden deadly crisis instinctively led this Tier 4 Named Demon to choose the most survival-effective response.

It was also his advantage over Hawkins – the demon's magic-like techniques.

Opening its fanged, hissing mouth wide.

"Roar—"

Magic-like Technique: Bone String

Carrying a terrifying sound wave with overwhelming extraordinary energy, it swept across the sky in a 360° manner without dead angles, creating visible ripples in the air.

But the missile swarm was already imminent.

Boom!!!

The soldiers on the battlefield had lost count of how many times today that there was a deafening noise exceeding that of an ammunition depot explosion.

High temperatures, shock waves, and shrapnel turned that sky into a hellish scene, even pushing Anita, who had already flown away, forward violently due to the shock wave.

The flame stream and smoke gradually got dispersed by the strong wind in the air.

A charred human figure, having nearly lost half of its body, reappeared there, with charcoal-like skin cracking in pieces while blue flesh sprouts swiftly wriggled to restore its body.

Barely managing to survive the concentrated bombardment of Hurricane Missiles.

However, what greeted the ghoul was a scene of piercing pure white.

Rushing over just in time, Aiven held the completely exhausted Anita affected by the shock, while above his head, a ten-meter giant sword composed of frost-white sword qi was self-raised high, and the infinite frost-white light bloomed like the sun.

Witchcraft as flesh, swordsmanship as bone.

The fierce sword qi seemed ready to pierce the world with countless holes.

Activated Spiritual Light: Sword Qi Torrent

Detecting Aiven's residual scent, Pickman shouted in panic:

"Is it you?! Did you kill Hawkins?!"

This was also his final utterance.

Aiven, brimming with killing intent, offered him no chance whatsoever.

Boom—

Like a flood breaching a dam, the torrential sword qi rushed down and completely submerged the critically injured Ghoul No. 2.

Standing mid-air.

Holding Anita like a princess in his arms, Aiven stood there as a golden ray of sunlight poured from a split in the dark clouds overhead, shining upon them both, making them appear gloriously resplendent!