Chapter 269 - Escape [2].

It felt ironic for a magic-wielding mutated Atlantian, but Sebastian was now at his wits' end. He could feel his strength waning rapidly.

This was all parts of the consequence as soon as his mana stamina hit 0.

Though due to the speed of his supersonic speed skill, he was able to rapidly escape the fortified mansion after unleashing his deadly killer move, this could not counter the effects of his critical M.S state.

He learned of the effects of hitting 0 with his mana stamina at the most terrible time of all, a time when he needed his full strength the most.

As soon as his M.S hit 0, he first felt a sense of dizziness hit him. Then, he felt his strength and endurance rapidly waning the next moment, this was quickly followed by a system notification.

[Warning! You have entered a weakened state!]

[All your attributes have been reduced by 30%!]

Being weakened by 30% meant a lot, it meant so much that if he had such weakness before, his killer move activation would have not been enough to force his escape from the mansion suicide trap.

Sebastian wouldn't have felt the effects of this weakness so much if the situation was normal, but his situation was in no way normal.

Not only did the Sea King refuse to acknowledge his victory and to end the test, but he was now before a military fleet that left him at the point of despair.

This was the U.S Northern fleet!

Sebastian caught the sound waves when Captain Devon called for reinforcement, but not even once did he expect this mighty fleet to appear at such a fast speed.

This was a mighty fleet that could pose a threat to him!

Comprising of about 8 normal warships, 25 speed boats loaded with heavily armed soldiers, 12 torpedo boats, 2 submarines, 5 frigate warships, and 2 Destroyers, this was a mighty force that could unleash gigantic destruction!

Now, Sebastian was before this mighty fleet, with only a Trident.

As soon as he appeared, all the radars of the warships narrowed on the assassin who succeeded in killing the President.

"Admiral Jack, awaiting orders".

"Destroy him!"

The 2 Destroyers that led this formation of warships led the charge, their A. I controlled rapid-laser guns rotated before narrowing down on the soldier.

Then, these deadly weapons unleashed destruction.

Tututututututututu!

Sebastian heard nothing else, only a rapid sound that bombarded his ears like mosquitoes were hovering beside them. Before he could think, a force that shattered his bones slammed into him from the front.

[Warning! You have been inflicted with staggering damage!]

[Health Points: 428/521.]

[HP: 323/521.]

[HP: 124/521.]

Sebastian could only remember himself coughing out blood, he could not remember the rest as the pain sensation directly overwhelmed his brain.

"Ugh!"

This was the only sound that Sebastian could let out as the overpowering might of the rapid lasers pushed him backward with speed after wreaking havoc across his entire front body.

Sebastian landed with a thud, he tried to focus but his eyes were dizzy.

The only thing that he could focus on was his system notification. In just 3 seconds, the 2 Destroyers were able to deplete his health to below 100.

The tyrannical damage dealt to him showed the power of the Destroyers, and how exaggerated the Doppelganger and Invisibility Sea King imagined them.

Sebastian could feel his body organs failing. When he looked down, he saw that a huge hole was already inside his stomach where his intestines squirmed, making him shudder at the sight amid the pain.

He gasped for breath in pain, his lungs were destroyed.

Amid his organs and his body slowly failing, Sebastian could already feel that his eyes were also failing, he was about to faint which at this moment meant direct death since his injuries were too severe.

This was when his rejuvenation skill would have played the greatest effect, but unfortunately, this skill could not be used.

Pushed by the pressure of death, Sebastian's panicking and restless brain seemed to remember that he also had another skill that would have been useful at this moment but he couldn't remember accurately.

Whoosh!

He was helpless, all that he could hear was the U.S fleet drawing nearer. For A. Is, though he was currently being blocked from the sight of the warships by a boulder, they could easily pinpoint his location through other means.

"No, I cannot die here!"

Sebastian roared in his mind as he tried to gather strength into his failing bones. He felt strength momentarily entering his body, but this waned the next moment as all the fueling momentum was exhausted.

This time, he was really at his wits' end.

Sebastian could even feel his grip on his magic Trident loosening. Once he lost his weapon, he lost his last means to turn this situation around.

Sebastian felt lost all of a sudden, is this where he was going to end his race?

When he got the clue of the Sea King's Inheritance, he was ecstatic and he immediately made getting it his ultimate goal. Accomplishing this would bring him closer to becoming the Ocean Master.

Since coming to this world, having understood its wonders and most especially the unrestricted access to test subjects, he already secretly accepted his system's mission completely.

He knew that, as the Ocean Master, he would probably be the strongest creature in this world which would make a lot of things easier for him.

Then, he would no longer fret about getting stronger since he was already the strongest. Then, he could finally engage in full-scale dissection without worries.

He still hadn't forgotten that his only official dissection of a predator was on a Blue Tang Fish. He was not satisfied with that, he wanted more!

As he thought of all these, he tried to channel them into a source of power and motivation to help him get out of his predicament but none of it worked.

His mana recovery mechanism was not even working again. Perhaps, the tyrannical attack from the 2 Destroyers probably already wreaked his body so much that it could no longer delegate energy to do this.

On his lying position, Sebastian looked up and admitted defeat.

Even if this was an unrealistic U.S.A that was envisioned by the Doppelganger and Invisibility Sea King, he admitted that he stood no chance against them.

This Northern U.S Fleet was inevitable!

Whoosh!

After taking their time without shooting, and seeing that the assassin could no longer stand up, the fleet finally surrounded Sebastian's position.

Admiral Jack didn't give any complicated commands, he simply ordered for the assassin to be captured alive. Seeing that he was already weakened, the Admiral easily decided that death was too easy a punishment for this sinner.

Thud! Thud! Thud!

Sebastian could hear the sound of the soldiers' boots hitting the floor as they ran towards him while their weapons remained fixed on him.

The next moment, he felt a soldier's rifle poking his head.

On seeing the injury that was on his stomach and chest, the soldiers were marveled at how he was still alive but they could easily see that he was spent. This gave them confidence.

While still pointing their weapons at him, one of the soldiers stepped on Sebastian's head, applying crushing force with his boots that made Sebastian's already weakened head begin aching.

At this moment, Sebastian felt that the pain was trivial, it was the humiliation of his head being stepped on that really made a sense of anger rise in him.

He ignored the consequences, he ignored the pain, he ignored the weakness, then he went against them all as his hand grabbed his Trident again.

Bam! Bam!

2 quick strikes from him, and 2 soldiers lost their heads.

Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu!

The remaining soldiers did not hesitate to pull the trigger while hastily retreating. All these bullets hit Sebastian's unprotected body, digging numerous holes across his body as blood flowed out of him like running taps.

"Ha!" Sebastian gasped.

With bloodshot eyes, he took a step forward, trying to push against the weakness that was invading every inch of his body as he tried to kill one more soldier to wash away his humiliation.

Bam!

One of the soldiers finally shot him in the head.

Sebastian stopped, then he jerked unsteadily. As blood flowed from the hole in his brain, his thoughts already turned messy and his vision finally went dark.

Thud!

Sebastian fell lifelessly!

Sebastian died!