Chapter 279. A Divinity
"Is that so? Then, what if it's another fellow Divinity?"
A trace of unease rose in Charles' heart. Divinity? I thought Swann believed in science, considering his island's development. Does he also believe in those bizarre Divinities like those cultists?
"Yes, I admit that your god has given you great power. I've thought hard and long about it, but you're just too strong for me to beat. You're incredibly strong, but..."
Swann somersaulted onto the console and pressed a button. The monochrome monitors flickered to life, showing the marred streets of the Albion Isles.
Ronker's lasers had carved massive valleys filled with lava, and the lava had already cooled down and turned black, which made it stick out like a sore thumb.
The carved-out lines were a variety of short and long lines scattered throughout the island. Staring at it from afar, it resembled a creepy-looking array.
"I said that all of you are going to die today, and I'm going to keep my word! None of you will escape! Hahaha!" Swann erupted into uproarious laughter.
The Pope frowned slightly in displeasure, and the steam pipe next to Swann burst open. Spraying scalding hot white mist, it flew and impaled Swann's chest. The brass pipe was stained crimson, but the blood dripped to the floor and created a pool beneath Swann.
Swann seemed unperturbed despite the injury. He stared mockingly at the Pope as he roared, "Since I can't beat you myself, I decided to ask for help, and I don't mind gambling my everything on it!"
"What are those?" The unease in Charles' heart intensified as he stared at the scorched marks on the streets of the Albion Isles. Embark on a quest to the commencement at n0v#lbin★
For the first time ever, Anna's expression changed into that of extreme panic. "Leave! We have to leave now! He has decided to use everyone on the island as a sacrifice!"
Anna's words had yet to finish echoing when Swann lowered his head and started chanting. His words weren't spoken loudly, but they seemed to resonate with the surrounding metal, eliciting a ringing noise in everyone's ears.
"All praise to the Great One! Please have mercy for the immaturity of our souls, the weakness of our flesh, and our ignorance of the truth!"
There's something wrong! There's something enormous behind the Divinity! And that shape... It's a tsunami, and its waves are taller than Ronker! Oh no, we're going to crash!
Splat!
Charles plowed straight into the water, and his world spun violently. Charles couldn't do anything; he was at the mercy of the waves.
Thud!
A dull thud echoed as something struck him. It was followed by an audible crunch and a wave of sharp pain that emanated from his left shoulder blade. His left shoulder blade had shattered from the collision just now.
Charles tumbled violently amidst the waves, but he forcefully twisted and somehow managed to hold tight to Anna, whom he hurriedly embraced tightly in his arms. Regardless of how many times he got hit by objects in the sea, he refused to let go of Anna.
An unknown amount of time passed, and Charles felt like every single bone in his body had shattered. His breathing began to go faint. Soon, he felt the slithery grip of something tentacle-like before he was rapidly pulled to the depths.
Was that Anna? No, Anna's in my arms. Charles' thoughts ceased there as everything went black.
"Was I dreaming?" Charles looked around at the dazzling world before him and found that he was sitting on a bench just outside his neighborhood. It was daytime, but the stars were shining radiantly in the sky.
Just then, Charles noticed something wrong with his vision. He could see his back, and he could see what was beneath the soles of his feet. It seemed like his entire body was riddled with eyes.
Suddenly, Charles noticed someone standing on a distant tree. The figure clad in a black cloak was staring at him. Their figure was wrapped in black bandages, and Charles deduced from their protruding chest that they were a woman.
"Do you have something to say to me?" Charles asked. The woman was pretty far, but for some reason, Charles felt like the woman could hear him.
"Hahaha, this is just absurd, Gao Zhiming! I had no idea that you experienced such fate!" a familiar feminine voice pierced Charles' ears.
The scenery before Charles peeled away. When he opened his eyes once more, he found himself lying inside a ship's cabin.
Anna was sitting next to him, and she was laughing while reading his diary.
Seeing that Charles had opened his eyes, Anna smacked Charles' bandage-covered belly with the diary in her hand before saying, "Why are you writing down everything here? You even wrote about becoming a part of someone else's harem. Wouldn't it be embarrassing if a stranger were to find and read this?"