Chapter 1242 Cataclysmic Battle

Chapter 1242 Cataclysmic Battle

Sunny stared at the colossal reptilian head that had risen from below the waves. There were streams of water flowing down from it like roaring waterfalls, and brands of tarnished silver encasing it like armor. The monster's eyes were like murky lakes, and its massive beak was like the ram of an oceanic battleship.

Of course, there was no vessel in the waking world that could compare with the destructive power of that beak.

The thing that Sunny had assumed to be an island was, in fact, the shell of a giant, monstrous black turtle.

He froze, stunned by the sheer size of the Great Monster.

'...And I thought that that sea snake was enormous.'

The sea serpent that had been following Sunny was, indeed, quite large — it was easily larger than the Fallen Titan Goliath, whom Sunny had killed during the siege of Falcon Scott. However, the creature's body was still only a couple hundred meters long.

The monstrous turtle, meanwhile, spanned more than a kilometer. In front of it, the serpent looked like a little snake.

And yet, it seems undeterred.

The azure serpent had risen its head out of the water, too, and was staring at the Great Monster in front of it with its mad, cloudy eyes.

The two Nightmare Creatures observed each other.

Sunny, meanwhile, was cursing his fate.

'Damn it... damn it! I was hoping to step on something solid again!'

Instead of a safe harbor, he found an abomination that was even more harrowing than the one waiting to swallow him whole.

"You can still step on that turtle, you know."

The Sin of Solace grinned.

Sunny spared him a dark glance, then turned to look at the two abominations.

At that moment, the giant turtle lowered its head a little and let out a low, threatening huff — which sounded like rolling thunder. Water was still flowing off its black scales, and its murky eyes were slowly igniting with dark silver light.

It was clearly not happy that another Nightmare Creature had invaded its territory and disturbed its sleep.

The azure serpent stared at it for a few moments more, then turned its snout and threw a deranged gaze at Sunny.

'What is that old snake thinking? Turn your tail and run, lunatic!'

Sunny still clearly remembered the ease with which the Carapace Centurions had slaughtered the Carapace Scavengers. A Monster was much more powerful and deadly than a mere Beast, no matter the Rank... if the sea serpent had any sense left, it would retreat to avoid angering the black turtle.

Which was good news for Sunny. Even though he had not managed to find shelter from the abomination on the shell of the Great Monster, the Great Monster could still rid him of the dreadful pursuer.

The turtle did not seem to have noticed Sunny, either. If things turned out well...

But, of course, they did not.

unleashed below him... were probably enough to erase an entire "What do you think?"

The sword wraith smiled.

"I think you are going to die of hunger before finding land. Oh... or you can go fishing in the river and be eaten by the fish instead. There's always a choice!"

Sunny grimaced.

'Why did I even ask?'

He continued to follow the current of the Great River, flying north... into the past.

Eventually, the seven suns drowned again, suffusing the water with their light. The sky was black and devoid of stars.

The world was silent.

Sunny tiredly closed his eyes.

'...Can't sleep. Falling asleep might kill me.'

He stared at the expanse of softly shining water beneath him, then blinked a couple of times.

'What... the hell... how is this possible?!'

A familiar shadow was hiding beneath the waves below him.

The azure serpent was back. There were hints of blood in the water around it, but the damned creature was indeed there, still waiting to devour Sunny.

'Did it escape from that giant turtle?!'

Struggling to believe in it, Sunny turned around and looked back.

Of course, the place where the two abominations had battled was too far away for him to see anything.

But... he did notice something else.

Somewhere out there, upstream, almost too distant to be noticed... a tiny spark of pure white light was glistening above the blush-green, luminous waters. It was hard to notice because of the soft glow of the Great River at night, but it was certainly there.

Sunny held his breath for a moment.

'I shouldn't get my hopes up. Right?'

He slowed down, and then came to a halt. The Sin of Solace stopped, too, looking at him with a detached expression.

'Still... I must make sure...'

Sunny rubbed his face, glanced at the azure serpent once again, and then sent himself flying back.

'Let's see if you want to meet that turtle again, old snake!'Folloow current novÊls on nov/3lb((in).(co/m)