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"So the overlords of the sea are dead too?" Raven asked in a surprised tone. "Well, isn't that just great? With them gone, cleaning up the seas will definitely become easier."
He, along with his fellow High Marshals as well as the other people who participated in slaying the Sin Demons, were currently staying inside one of the federal army outposts. They're having a victory feast as they discussed the immediate projects they have for this continent.
Just now, they were informed that the Sea Demon Kings were disposed of permanently by the combined efforts of Isabella, Chrissy, and Erica. This was good news because now that they're done with this continent, the sea was their next target, and without those obscenely strong and huge sea demons, cleansing the sea of demonic filth becomes way easier.
"Yes, it becomes easier, but I think that it will still be time-consuming," Filius commented wryly. "After all, Prime Earth is primarily a planet dominated by water. It's going to take us a long time to completely cleanse the seas."
"If you guys give me more materials and time, I can certainly make something that will expedite the process," Charles chimed in after swallowing his food. "I've been researching, you know. I'm sure I can come up with something."
"And risk you practically turning into a zombie again? Not a chance, buddy boy!" Fiona knocked on his head. "You need rest more than we do. Your body's going to give up on you if you continue to push it past its limits. It already punished you by stunting your growth. Don't take it too far now; we can't have you dying on us because of overwork and exhaustion."
Charles can't really refute that. He knew his body better than everyone else, so he also knew that she's correct. It's just that he wants to keep being useful and contribute to a good cause because it's also his dream to completely liberate his home from demons.
"You kids..." Old Man Jin sighed as he calmly drank his soup. "Stop fussing over these details for now. We're here to rest because we deserve it after a long day of work. How about we focus on that instead of talking about distant problems?"
Garrick, who's sitting beside him, just nodded in agreement whilst wolfing down his meal. By now, he has probably eaten more than 50 servings of food, yet he's still going. This was one of the downsides of having an absurdly powerful body; his metabolism was too active, and he needed more nourishment (food) to keep up.
"The Old Man's right," Anthony chimed in. "I, for one, am spent. I'd really like to have a long sleep after this, but our jobs prevent me from doing so. The best I can have is a nap, so I don't really want to think about seas for now, especially since we're about to be really busy rehabilitating this land."
"You guys shouldn't worry about the seas too much."
Everybody looked over and saw Chrissy and Erica entering the camp. Normally, they would've been alarmed by their presence since they managed to infiltrate this place without triggering the alarms. However, it's them, so it's fine.
"And why is that?" Fiona asked in a curious manner.
Currently, he's walking on the surface of the sea. He's started on the eastern shore of Azure Terra, planning to walk straight to the other side of the continent by the time he's done.
He walked on the raging tides like it was flat land. The tall waves that could easily sink hundreds of ships turned tame when it got close to him. He looked at ease and relaxed as he casually took a stroll on the seas, his face not displaying anything that would give out what he's thinking.
Each step he took left a pulse of white light and golden specks that, when it came into contact with the waters, purified them from the outside in. It was an irrisistable shift; no amount of corruption will ever be enough to stop that seemingly gentle force.
Because of this, there is a striking contrast between what's in front of him and what's behind. Cedric bravely faced the raging seas, leaving behind calm and pristine waters that will soon give birth to new underwater life.
Of course, there were several sea demons who tried to swallow him whole. There had been no less than hundred attempts at this within the first fifteen minutes since he started walking on the sea. Of course, none succeeded. Not even a single one got close to him. Before they could, they were reverted to their original form, the ones they had before they were twisted by the demonic corruption.
By then, their animosity towards him will dissipate like snow under the summer's heat. They'd only feel an instinctual gratitude and awe towards Cedric. Some even submitted in their own way to him because of how gratified they were for his actions.
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Cedric remained indifferent to all of this. He just tossed them behind him to the clean waters once he's done purifying them. And the sea creatures that had been given a new lease on life could only accept it graciously.
In some areas, Cedric will deliberately pause because he discovers something interesting. And with his current standards, anything he finds interesting is surely worth noticing. Whenever this happens, Cedric will either do something or just leave it be. Of course, he does things with consideration of humanity's future.
Anybody who's lucky enough to witness this will certainly remember this event as a miraculous thing. This was no less than God personally performing descending and forming a miracle.
And it wouldn't be wrong to say that. After all, Cedric truly was a god in this world, all things considered. The seemingly impossible task for common folk was nothing but a mild effort for him.
The truth is, he's not even actively thinking about purifying the seas as he walks on their surface. This was just a natural reaction of life when it came into contact with him, so it was truly effortless on his part.
By the end of the day, he returned home. And by tomorrow, everybody will be stunned to discover that the seas have been purified and are now safe for humans to traverse.
Such is the power of one Cedric Stormrider.