Chapter 980: Cloud Whale (2/2)
He craned his hand, gently placing it near its eyes, watching the eye focus on him, expressing a humane helplessness. Upon seeing the expression, Krune was confused before frowning, noticing a blood vessel next to its eye rupture, spilling blood on him.
At first, since he had planned to kill the Supreme Monster and absorb its blood, Krune had swallowed two Water Essence, their final stock. The remaining two were in the hands of the Seamstress for her use.
And now, he stared helplessly as blood vessels on the Supreme Monster burst one after another, spilling its blood on him. Krune stared at it with widened eyes, making eye contact as it seemed to be able to convey its emotions and thoughts to him through eye contact.
'I succeeded in the evolution, but my body is unable to handle the resultant stress.'
'I'm about to die now.'
'So, take me with you!'
”A-Alright.” For some reason, he began to cry involuntarily as Krune stretched his hand, placing it near the biggest wound in its head, noticing its eye stare at him with an expression of content.
Slowly, its eyes lost focus, losing their light as it slowly closed its eyes. Immediately, something stirred up from within it as its blood essence spilled out through its bleeding injury, touching Krune, seeping into him slowly to the extent he didn't even feel any pain.
It seemed until its final moments, it was a creature that was the embodiment of peacefulness. Even while its essence seeped into him, it made it painless. Krune stared at it for two days as its blood essence seeped into him before stopping.
Its body slowly began to dissipate as particles of light, vanishing as even its blood followed suit, leaving behind a Krune that was seated on the ground, panting as he shed tears once again.
”Why couldn't it just be a monster that would have killed me if I slipped up even the slightest?” Krune hugged his knees, continuing to cry as he was depressed. He remained within the place for two more days before he got up due to hunger, unable to endure it any longer.
After eating, he slept. For the next one week, he did not do anything but alternate between the two, finally getting over it as he brisked himself, smacking his cheeks as he summoned his tablet.
[Killed Supreme Monster (Cloud Whale): Obtained 10 Godly Points]
[Obtained Active Ability: Cloud Whale]
There was an announcement to everyone in Layer 3 about the birth of the tenth king.
”Wait, tenth?”
He then looked at the name of the person in ninth place, surprised as he heard a series of footsteps before the Seamstress arrived, telling him, ”You were depressed for the past week, so I didn't get the opportunity to tell this to you. But it seems I was a couple of hours earlier than you.”
Krune laughed after hearing that. ”I guess it's congratulations to the both of us. We managed to obtain everything we needed from this layer.”
”Let's head out for a walk, then. We hardly ever relaxed for the past 17 years. It seems even though we have become mortals, our cultivator mindset hasn't vanished yet.” The Seamstress laughed as she accompanied Krune, heading out as they walked on a rope bridge, taking in a refreshing breath of fresh air.
Now that they had achieved all their objectives, they felt free of stress, wishing to just lay back and relax. As they walked, Krune asked, ”What do you plan to do once you return to the God Realm?”
”Same old, same usual.” She laughed. ”I don't think I'll ever get bored of repeating what I had been doing before I arrived here.”
She then looked at Krune, asking, ”What about you? Do you have any plans?”
”I'll start searching for Feifei while cultivating to become an immortal so that I can bring my kids to the God Realm.” Krune sighed once. ”It's been too long since I last saw them. As a mortal, the passage of time is an unbreakable curse. I feel like I can't even remember the faces of my wife and kids that clearly anymore.”