Chapter 739 - The Giant Crocodile, The Legend Under the Waters and A Predator Lying in Wait (1/2)
Day 154 - 8:51 PM - Santander-Barili-Toledo Road, Barangay Matutinao, Municipality of Badian, Province of Cebu
Standing at the center of the cracked road he landed at, Mark stared at the several-meter tall wave that was about to engulf the whole town.
”H-Help!”
”NO... I DON'T WANT TO DIE!”
”UWAAAHHH!!!”
Those helpless screams echoed into Mark's ear.
Enveloped by the pressure that made their bodies unable to move, the slaves could only wail in fear as they watched the incoming disaster.
The situation was not too different for the Tamawos left in the area. Although many of them managed to not fall because of the pressure with their sheer will, there was no way for them to move freely.
This unknown pressure enveloping everyone was akin to a quagmire slowly dragging everyone to their deaths.
All of them could only watch the tall waves rapidly inching closer and closer to the town in horror.
What was the most horrifying thing in the world?
Was it a fatal accident? Bandits? Guns? The Infected? Torture?
No.
The answer was a natural disaster or any event at its scale.
A natural disaster could happen at any time, like an accident. It could be lurking around like a bandit and could kill like a gun. It could even lead to deaths worse than being eaten by infected or torture.
The worst part, no mortal could prevent it from happening.
And to say, being swallowed by a tsunami was one of the worst death a living being could possibly experience.
A tsunami's raging waters could lift and push heavy structures and vehicles, not to mention a human. The victim swallowed by would likely get bashed into debris and obstacles carried or standing against its raging currents. Wounds, broken bones, and many other injuries, many things could kill a human swallowed within a tsunami, not to mention that it could drown a person to death by its raging waters alone.
Now, the male slaves left at the school were facing this kind of predicament. The horror in their eyes as they helplessly watch the tsunami approach the coast could not be explained by words.
RUMBLE!!!
As sudden as it appeared, the raging waves hit the coast with a loud rumble quickly.
The houses and structures by the coast were destroyed and swallowed by the waves like toys. Whether it be made of concrete or wood, any building did not stand a chance against the raging waves.
The flames caused by the explosions were immediately extinguished as the waves, like a hungry beast, devoured the burning houses.
With the raging waves approaching, Mark opened his wings and soared to the sky. The pressure made him feel sluggish, but it was not enough to keep him in place. After all, if it was godly pressures that he should talk about, he experienced worse from the presence of the Eyes.
Terrae, on the other hand, was panicking.
”MOVE! MOVE! DAMN IT!”
The demon roared loud as he forced his body to move.
Terrae might be a powerful demon. But currently, he was just possessing a body of a Tamawo. Like others, the pressure was affecting him strongly.
”TSK! HOW USELESS!”
Terrae roared in fury as he left Terville's body and escaped. In his soul form, there was no way that these raging waters would harm him.
That decision of Terrae, however, was fatal to Terville.
Terville suddenly woke up from his possessed state, confused as to what was going on. Unfortunately, there was no time for him to think at all as the pressure began to weigh him down as his body returned to normal.
And then, as he raised his head in his final struggle, all he could see was water, swallowing him and everything around him. There was not even a second for him to scream out his horror as water flooded his mouth and nose.
At the sky, Mark watched the scene with rare excitement.
It was like he was watching a disaster movie, except it was happening in reality.
From the sky, he could see how the tsunami swallowed everything.
Tall trees, buildings, and even utility posts, everything that was in its path was swept away like plastic toys.
Since the tsunami was on a large scale, it was not only the town of Matutinao that got affected. The areas more than two kilometers north and south of Matutinao were swallowed by the raging waves.
It included the high school at the south, where the survivors from Liloan stayed until today.
Everything was swallowed by the tidal wave.
Terrae floated upwards. In this form, mortals would not be able to see him, and the water did not do him any harm. However, the pressure was still affecting him. He felt constricted and was having a hard time maintaining his mist-like form.
”You actually left that guy to die, huh?”
Suddenly, a voice appeared behind Terrae.
Of course, it was no other than Mark. He could detect Terrae's presence even without seeing its soul form.
”You! How!”
Terrae's gruff voice echoed in shock.
Unfortunately, Mark was not in the mood to talk any longer.
”It's good that you left that guy.” Mark shrugged. ”It's easier to absorb you this way.”
All of a sudden, Terrae felt something pulling his body. Terrae tried to resist, but it was too strong. That was when he realized that the suction was coming from Mark, who unveiled a crystal embedded on his arm.
”WHA-! WHAT IS THAT, CRYSTAL? ABSORB, YOU SAY?!”
Terrae panicked.
”You know.” Mark tilted his head, ignoring the soul's panicked questions. ”Souls, ghosts, anything paranormal that doesn't exist in physical form is made up of energy. So, it's actually a mistake for you to abandon your host.”
Terrae was a demon soul that had no physical body or existence. Or else, he would not need to rely on a host and behave like a parasite. Now that he left Terville, he was nothing but a clump of energy for Mark to collect.
”STOP! STOP! WHAT DO YOU WANT! I CAN GIVE YOU MORE POWER! RICHES! WOMEN!”
Terrae roared in panic.
”Really?”
Mark suddenly lessened the suction of the [PsyCrystal] and asked.
”I'M TELLING THE TRUTH!”