Chapter 62: Flower Street: Sea God Celebration (Part 2) [VIP]
The sky, which had been clear since the collapse of the Wraith Tsunami, turned dark again, and a monster called darkness was approaching.
People held their breath and looked at the terrifying thing that covered the sky with trembling eyes.
It was a terrifying, old face that looked as if it could fall from the sky at any moment. Its huge eyeballs rolled slowly, and its tongue slid across its lips, uttering a resounding voice:
"Jaris! Lucien! Why did you brothers join forces with Alfonso to seize my city?"
In an instant, the hearts of the Kukuchia people, which had been filled with happiness due to the bard's singing, fell into boundless fear again.
They were shaking with fear, their bodies and minds bound by a feeling of terror and despair, and they were breathing weakly and sobbing.
(“Priest of Poseidon”! It’s “Priest of Poseidon”!)
(He's coming!)
(This horrible monster...)
(Ah… What should I do! What should I do! We’re doomed!)
(……)
Confusion, fear, trembling, shaking...
Under the dominance of despair, the people gathered at the port were silent as stone.
Alfonso and others stood up in unison on the large and small boats connected by pontoons on both sides of the altar.
(He's coming!)
(He's finally here!)
At the center of the altar, Xiao Yun raised his head and loudly declared to the "Sea God Priest" in the sky: "—Sea God Priest who once dominated Kukuchia with demonic power for hundreds of years! You have finally appeared!"
"Are you waiting for me?"
"We are not only waiting for your appearance, we also want to tell you something very important!"
"What is it?"
"It wasn't the 'Mercenary King' Alfonso's' ambition to become king that ended the Talese family's brutal rule! Nor was it the war of faith between the Twin Gods and the God of the Sea! It was the prayers of the countless Kukuchia people who voluntarily and spontaneously gathered at the port to participate in the Poseidon Festival! Fate answered their wishes and chose us to fulfill them!"
"nonsense!"
The "Priest of Poseidon" screamed angrily.
"You think you're from a holy family and dare to look down on me?! I'm the 'Priest of the Sea God', and the ocean is my domain! I'll crush you right now! Crush every one of you!"
"Really?! Can you really kill everyone?!"
The bard held his head high, shining with pride as if he were wearing a crown of light.
The people on the shore were awakened by his words. They opened their eyes wide and looked in disbelief at the figure on the Poseidon altar fighting against the "Poseidon Priest" who occupied the entire sky. In the silence as the whole world held its breath and listened attentively, a strong flow of emotions suddenly surged in their hearts -
"——'Sea God Priest', die!"
"Go to hell! 'Priest of the Sea God'!"
"The 'Priest of Poseidon' and the Tales family, get out of Kukuchia!"
"Hail! Hail! Hail Kukuchia!"
Hong Kong exploded!
Thunderous sounds erupted from the mouths of the Kukuchia people who filled the harbor, forming a torrent powerful enough to shatter the giant human face that towered over the sky.
"Long live! Long live!"
"Long live! Long live!"
…
"Shut up! Shut up! Everyone, shut up!"
However, the roar from the sky could not suppress the deafening cries from the ground.
When the bard opened his arms, the shouts of the people in the port were as strong and powerful as the pulse of the earth, spreading throughout the entire city!
The crowds are surging and people's hearts are burning.
At this moment, all souls are shouting for only one belief!
"Hail! Hail! Hail Kukuchia!"
"'Priest of Poseidon' get out of Kukuchia forever!"
"Long live! Long live!"
…
The cheers from the earth caused a strange expression to appear on the big face in the sky, and its eyes became dull for a moment.
Then--
"Yaris, it was wrong for Thales to donate that statue to the temple to humiliate you. He has already paid the price of losing everything for me! Let's both take a step back and let this matter end with me! As a token of my sincerity, I will hand Kucukia over to Alfonso to rule, as you wish!"
"oh?"
Yaris slowly woke up, stepped down from the throne, and walked to the bow of the boat. His dark eyes, as deep and mysterious as a night lake under the moonlight, were filled with a wonderful light.
He stared at the "Priest of Poseidon" in the sky: "You are afraid."
"I'm scared?! How could I be scared?! What am I afraid of?!"
"Yeah, what are you afraid of?"
Yaris spoke gently and praised: "You have fallen into the nightmare called the people, and to fight against fear, you let out a hysterical roar."
"—What did you say! What are you talking about! No! No! I'm not... I won't fall into nightmares... I'm the 'Priest of Poseidon', the 'Priest of Poseidon' who controls the ocean! I won't be afraid! I won't fall into traps! I won't... no! No! That's not what I want... Nothing I want right now! I... I..."
“Poseidon Festival.
Unfortunately, there was no one there at the moment.
People are attracted by the weirdness and scream in fear!
“That’s…what is that!”
“!”
"Nine-headed giant snake Hydra!"
"It, it, it's even bigger than the legend says!"
"The ocean giants around it also..."
“Ahhhhhh!”
The residents of Kucukia, who witnessed this mythical and terrifying scene for the first time, screamed in fear, and the timid ones even fainted on the spot!
Even the knights responsible for maintaining order at the scene were terrified when they saw the hundred-meter-tall nine-headed Hydra and the hundreds of terrifying sea giants at least five meters tall, wearing turquoise armor and with snake heads and human bodies, emerging from the waves. They retreated and shouted, "Don't be afraid! Don't be afraid!"
However, at this moment, can simply shouting loudly really stop the panic from spreading among the crowd?
…
"...Today, we only have one way left: to keep moving forward!"
On the floating bridge, Alfonso loudly encouraged everyone.
"So-called monsters are nothing more than creatures slightly taller and larger than ordinary enemies! You're not even afraid of death, so how could you be afraid of monsters?"
"But……"
"What are you afraid of?"
Alfonso shouted, "Will these monsters stop attacking us just because you're scared? No! They will attack us even more fiercely, tearing our flesh and blood, eating our bodies, and becoming even taller and stronger!"
"It's come to this! We can't retreat! If we retreat, we will die!"
"These monsters grew so tall by eating the flesh and blood of countless sailors who died in shipwrecks!"
"We must defeat them!"
"But--"
"Help!"
A heartbreaking sound suddenly rang out from the sea.
A small boat whose reins were broken by the waves and broke away from the floating bridge was caught by a sea giant with a snake's head and a human body. The girl playing the role of a sea fairy on the boat screamed in terror, but could not escape the fate of death.
They were eaten alive by the sea giants!
The blood-stained gauze skirt fell into the ocean and was quickly swallowed by the waves.
Seeing this scene, the people on the shore couldn't help but scream and ran away. The knights standing on the pontoon of the boat with Alfonso felt a strong anger and sense of responsibility as human beings after a brief shock.
(This is the monster our enemy, the "Ocean Priest," created using magic! It eats human flesh and drinks human blood!)
"—Don't retreat! Although the sea giants are demonic monsters that eat human flesh and drink human blood, each of you is a warrior carefully selected by me! And our numbers are several times theirs! Dozens of times!"
Alfonso shouted again, "This battle is no longer just about leading the people of Kukuchia to resist the oppression of the Tales family! It's not just a battle between justice and evil! This is a battle between humans and aliens! As human beings, we cannot retreat!"
"Can't back down!"
Inspired by Alfonso's words, everyone on the ship prepared for battle immediately.
The sea giants with snake heads and human bodies seemed to understand Alfonso's words. Their red eyes flashed, and their scaly mouths opened, spitting out forked snake tongues.
One after another, the boats left the pontoon and rushed towards the five-meter-high ocean giant with the waves.
This scene is extremely creepy, like a nightmare from which one cannot wake up, yet it is also filled with the dreamlike grandeur of a heroic epic reappearing in the world.
The people on the shore looked at this mysterious and sacred scene in horror, their hearts surging and trembling.
(Can we win?)
(Can humans win this battle where there is no chance of winning?)
(Our enemies...our enemies are monsters!)
…
While Alfonso led his warriors to fight the sea giants, another battle was going on.
As the floating bridge crumbled, Yaris, escorted by Mikael and the other paladins, arrived at the Poseidon Altar. Looking ahead at the warriors engaged in a desperate battle, he calmly told his brother, "The sea giants fighting Alfonso and his men are illusions created by the Poseidon Priests using magic. The real ones don't have the unusual appearance of snake heads and human bodies, nor are they five-meter-tall, imposing figures. They're just ordinary humans, no taller than two meters."
"What can I do to break the illusion?"
"Hydra is the key."
"Um?"
Yaris reached out, pulled out his brother's sword, and cut his flawless white palm.
The blood, gleaming with pale golden light, slowly slid down the edge of the sword and seeped into the blade.
"The Hydra is also an illusion. You only need to pierce the Hydra's real head with the sword stained with my blood, and all illusions will be lifted in an instant."
"The real E's head—"
"It's too far away, I can't see clearly."
Yaris said weakly, beads of sweat appearing on his pale forehead.
"But I know... I know... For others, there's only a one in nine chance, but for you, it's a hundred percent... You will succeed... You will definitely succeed... And only you can do it..."
Xiao Yun quickly supported his brother's frail body: "You now..."
"It's okay, I can still hold on..."
Yaris said softly, "This battle is not just between the 'Priest of Poseidon' and me, but also between Him and me... Fortunately, He is wary of me and will not appear in person before I faint... You must hurry to deal with the Hydra and force the 'Priest of Poseidon' to retreat..."
[Is He the Dragon Emperor? ]
The Sea God Priest's magical power is incapable of transforming ordinary people into sea giants with snake heads and human bodies. However, similar monsters abound in his palace... From this, it can be inferred that the sea giants are his means...
Why did He…?
[Perhaps the 'Ocean Priest' is colluding with him, acting as his vanguard in invading the Western Continent. Or perhaps... In any case, the Dragon Emperor's absence is extremely fortunate for us... The 'Sea God Priest' may appear to fill the sky, but in reality, it's all bluffing. His remaining strength is almost entirely used to maintain the illusion of invincibility of the Hydra and the Sea Giants... Brother, before I faint, slay the Hydra and force the 'Sea God Priest' to retreat...]
"Understood!"
Xiao Yun carefully handed Yaris, who was about to faint at any time, to Mikael and others.
"Take good care of my brother!"
"Yes, sir!"
…
…
"Wow!"
The crowd on the shore exclaimed again.
No one had expected that at the moment when Alfonso led the human knights to launch a charge against the sea giant that seemed to have no chance of winning and even meaningless in the eyes of ordinary people, there were still people rowing small boats to continue charging towards the enemy!
And the target of his charge was the Hydra, which was even larger and more terrifying than the ocean giants!
(This is a pointless battle!)
(Even if he is an angel blessed by the gods, it is impossible...)
(Hydra is not something humans can fight against!)
(Danger…Danger…)
The fear of having no chance of winning made the people on the shore involuntarily close their eyes, clench their hands, kneel down and recite prayers, begging for a miracle to happen!
…
The huge waves rushed towards the small boat, and the hull tilted without any suspense. The people on the boat were about to be swallowed by the black waves.
"Lucien!"
Seeing this, Alfonso jumped off the shaking boat and rode the violent waves to Xiao Yun's side. He grabbed the choking bard and said, "Why don't you stay on the altar and protect him?"
"Yaris said that the Hydra must be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise... a greater disaster will befall the entire Kukuchia and even the entire Western Continent... "
"I see!"
Alfonso held the sword in his mouth and swam towards the Hydra with Xiao Yun.
Growing up in a coastal city, he is a natural swimmer and has regarded the raging waves as his playground since he was a child.
But even so, facing the waves that were getting higher and higher, Alfonso was caught in a dilemma and could be swept away by the waves again at any time.
"Catch this sword! And then let me go! Without me as a burden, with your swimming ability, you will definitely be able to..."
Xiao Yun reminded Alfonso.
"Pooh!"
As if he had made up his mind, Alfonso spat out the sword in his mouth, hugged Xiao Yun tightly and sank into the water.
"ah!"
The soldiers who saw this scene screamed.
Realizing what Alfonso was going to do, they brandished their swords and fought the sea giant, shouting, "Sir! Leave us alone! Leave! Leave quickly! Take the young master to the shore!"
"--impossible!"
Alfonso's reply sounded overhead.
Lance looked up and saw an unbelievable scene.
A slender figure stood on the second head of the huge Hydra, which was a hundred meters high. He used all his strength to stab a slender sword that emitted golden light when facing the sun into the Hydra's head!
Ugh—
The moment the sword pierced the snake's head, the Hydra let out a terrifying scream that pierced its soul, and its huge snake body twisted wildly with a terrifying momentum that could set off a tsunami.
The man on the snake's head remained unmoved and insisted on pushing the hilt of the sword all the way into the snake's head until a golden light emerged from the snake's jaw!
In an instant——
All the sea giants that fought with Lance and others disappeared.
Immediately afterwards, the nine-headed giant snake also disappeared.
The stormy sea quickly calmed down.
Xiao Yun, who was on top of the Hydra, fell from the sky as the Hydra disappeared. Before he fell into the water, Alfonso swam over in time and grabbed his collar.
"If you die, he won't be able to live."
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