Chapter 661: Progenitor Versus Progenitor [Part 1]

'They're serious, Ethan,' Sebastian commented. 'I think whoever that Erras is has brainwashed the entire Ratmen race into serving him.'

'This isn't good,' Ethan's Other Half face became solemn. 'Ethan, I know that you don't like senseless killing, but there's no hope for them anymore. They've sworn their allegiance to a Progenitor.'

'A Progenitor?' Ethan frowned. 'That Erras that they spoke of is a Progenitor?'

'Yes, and a very nasty one,' Ethan's Other Half replied. 'He is one of the so-called Dark Ones who only wish to spread pestilence and corruption to the world. His true body might not be on this plane of existence, but his followers can borrow his power.

'In the worst-case scenario, he can even descend to this realm for a brief period of time as long as the right conditions are met. In his case, sacrificing thousands of lives is enough to summon him, and we would have a major problem on our hands.'

Ethan's expression turned grim as he steeled himself to wipe out the Ratmen to prevent the worst-case scenario.

Unfortunately, the Ratmen had prepared for everything, including the intervention of higher beings, such as the Tidebringer himself.

Erras knew that the Lands of Alastor were under the Tidebringer's protection, but he wasn't too worried about that.

At most, the Tidebringer was only a Colossi, while he was a Progenitor.

There might only be one Rank difference between the two of them, but Progenitors would always be stronger than a Colossi.

Also, Ethan wasn't even a Colossi.

He had just inherited the Tidebringer's Legacy and hadn't even unlocked its Fourth and Fifth levels.

Dark clouds formed above the skies of the Slarka Swamp as Ethan summoned a Thunderstorm in order to aid him in battle.

While this was happening, the Ratmen Shamans were already chanting their spells, using the entirety of the Slarka Swamp as a medium for their grand spell.

Ethan, who knew whom he should prioritize to eliminate, targeted the Ratmen Shamans with his Thunderbolts.

However, his attacks were blocked by a wall of Ratmen who sacrificed their own lives to protect their brethren.

The young man no longer held back and unleashed countless lightning bolts at the same time, making those who witnessed this scene think that the end of the world was coming.

However, with every lightning bolt that descended, several Ratmen would fearlessly use their bodies to tank its damage, not caring even if they died in the process.

There were tens of thousands of Ratmen, and most of them were wearing artifacts that gave them resistance to magical attacks.

Even with Ethan's bombardment, they managed to protect their Shamans at the cost of their lives.

'No good!' Sebastian exclaimed. 'They are using the Ratmen that you killed as a sacrifice to empower their spell!'

As if to confirm Sebastian's observation, the Commander of the Ratmen, Kharirr, laughed out loud.

"Yessss yessss! Kills ussss!" Kharrir laughed. "Use our lives to summon our Lord Errassss! He will avenge usssss! He will avenge usssss!"

Ethan roared as he gathered all the lightning bolts at the tip of this Sea God's Trident and unleashed a giant lightning dragon headed towards the Shamans.

At that exact moment, a giant magic circle appeared within the Slarka Swamp, and a bestial roar reverberated across the land, making the surviving Ratmen rejoice.

Ethan's Lightning Dragon descended upon the Shamans, and a loud explosion followed suit, bathing the world in a brilliant light.

Powerful gusts of wind pushed Ethan back from the sky as he momentarily lost control of his Wind Dancer.

When the light receded, the young man glanced in the direction of the Slarka Swamp.

The once lively home of the Lizardmen had turned into a land of devastation.

Ethan's expression turned grim as he looked at the monster that was standing at the center of all of this destruction.

"You're not the Tidebringer…" an Ancient Voice that sounded like nails scratching a chalkboard spread in the surroundings. "But, that's fine, yess… it doesn't matter who standssss in my wayssss. This landssss is doomed to fall in my handssss."

The Yellow Giant Rat, who was over a hundred meters tall, stared at Ethan with ridicule.

The young man took out his wand and summoned Fairy Wings on his back, which made the Giant Rat chuckle.

"Just what creature are youssss?" the Giant Rat asked. "Interestingssss… interestingssss… thissss issss the first time I'm seeing something like youssss."

Ethan took a fighting stance with his wand hovering beside him, and pointing at the monster, who was eyeing him with great interest.

"Part Demon, part Celestial, part Faesss," the Giant Rat commented. "Ah… I see, you are one of those thrice-blessed beingsssss. I'm sure that you'll become a fine addition to one of my collectionssss yessss yesss…"

Ethan's Other Half narrowed his eyes and gave the young man his advice.

'Ethan, whatever you do, don't use your Celestial Domain,' Ethan's Other Half stated. 'This monster will corrupt that world and snatch it away from you once it falls under its control.'

The young man nodded as he intensified the storm that was brewing in the surroundings.

Powerful gusts of wind accompanied the heavy rainfall.

Thunder and lightning streaked in the heavens, ready to assist their lord in dealing with the abomination that was in front of him.

""Lord Erasssssss! Avenge usssss!""

""Avenge usssss!""

""Avenge usssss!""

""Avenge usssss!""

The Ratmen who had survived started to chant, making the Giant Rat sneer.

A second later, it let out an ear-piercing screech, and the Ratmen who heard it at close range exploded into a shower of blood, which merged with the Giant Rat's body, making its presence more terrifying.

Ethan held his Sea God's Trident tightly, using its influence to fight the overwhelming hostility that was aimed in his direction.

'That is not Erass' real body,' Ethan's Other Half stated. 'But it's still extremely powerful. If possible, don't make contact with its body. You might contract diseases or debilitating maladies through skin contact.'

'Any idea how we can defeat this thing?' Ethan asked.

He was unable to use his Celestial Domain, which only left his Tidebringer Domain.

According to his Other Half, using his Tidebringer Domain was alright since it wasn't like his Celestial Domain that truly existed somewhere in the world.

Even if Erass was able to corrupt it, the young man could just cancel it without problems.

'Just stay out of its reach,' Ethan's Other Half replied. 'It's only using borrowed time to manifest in this world. As long as you hold on until it reaches its limit, the Progenitor's Avatar will disappear.'

But just as Ethan's Other Half thought that the young man would be safe in the sky, the Giant Rat suddenly jumped in his direction at unbelievable speed.

'Fly up now!' Sebastian shouted.

Ethan didn't need Sebastian to tell him anything because that was indeed the only thing he could do at the moment. Sёarᴄh the Nôvel(F)ire.ηet website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

In the span of several seconds, Ethan broke through the storm clouds in the sky and continued to fly higher.

To his horror, the Giant Rat landed on top of the Storm Cloud and stayed on top of it, using it as a platform to stay in the sky.

Erass didn't even give Ethan any breathing room as he unleashed a yellow breath attack that was similar to a laser beam.

'Evade to the right!' Ethan's Other Half roared, and Ethan quickly heeded his call.

The attack of the Giant Rat passed several meters away from Ethan's body, and yet, he could feel the heat of the attack, as well as its very pungent smell.

Ethan thought that he had already seen the peak of the Powerhouses in the world, but just that single attack alone made him realize that Progenitors are scary, even if they were only using their Avatar to manifest in the world.