Chapter 991 Reason to Fight Part One (2/2)

In that particular embankment lay the tidal stream arcane generator, a machine which used the raging waves around the city that the sea dragons loved in order to generate mana. It was essentially massive dam that covered the entire deep-sea harbor, partitioned into several individual dams that would generate magical energy in all climates…its structure was complicated, but it had always been an assurance for cheap energy sources to local citizens, not to mention easily maintained and remarkably stable, having a fine classical design.

Even so, the safety of the tidal stream generator was not 100% assured in the storm. Though the facility was still running by itself while the towering tides bombarded it, yellow warning lights were flashing in its interior, indicating that it was overloading.

Therefore, during the key moments, someone must control and protect it.

”This rain isn't normal—we must start the self-defense sequence of the dam and turn off its energy-generating facilities!”

Under wind and rains, a middle-aged man who appeared around his forties with a little hint of belly was yelling as he advanced in the storm. There was faint combat aura radiance appearing over his body that blocked the rain, but that did not stop him from being left ragged by the winds. ”Otherwise the embankment might collapse, and the seas will pour in to drown half of Sea Dragon City!”

”I must be mad—to have married you back then—and to come here to be blown off by the winds—”

The other person, a middle-aged woman around the same age, shrieked. ”Our children have grown up and can take care of themselves, but they'd definitely be in a tough spot if we get killed!”

”We'll be martyrs even if we die, since my job is to maintain and keep the tidal generators running.”

In the storm, the middle-aged man grabbed his wife's hand and pulled her forward amidst the tempest, grumbling softly, ”Although I'm bribed and fattened from overeating… at the very least, I must earn my keep and maintain my dignity! Without the generator station, we'd go jobless and hungry!”

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Humans were neither noble nor vulgar, but creatures of paradox—or at least, some would only need one simple reason to do something with all their strength, and probably not understand what most normal people would think.

But that was not the problem, for the real issue was the inner sea which had remained tranquil for the time being…

Because the nurseries inside the inner sea of the Sea Dragon City embankments were clearly fallen, with dark shadows wandering its depths.

There had actually been trace amounts of incomplete Ultimate Virus in the rain. Those were objects originating from the world-class downpour, unable to fully infect all creatures, and only those similar to themselves.

In other words, it could only create variants of its own kind.

In the seas, massive deformed shells were moving along the jet streams and growing at an unusual speed, either becoming massive or spawning rapidly. Dense magical energy or lifeforce appeared over their forms, even shaping into tiny natural runes.

The tempest raged and the seas churned.

The aberrative viral entity was exhausting every bit of power it had to ascend. Creatures once treated as livestock, they were now regressing in the image of their powerful ancestors—their shells hardened and protruding with spikes resembling cannon barrels, while the reefs were forming bony runes that flicked in myriad of mysterious colored radiances.

The creatures would become Ultimate Entities if the ascension was successful, or die in a day if they failed. Even so, those horrific aberrant would destroy the entire city in a day, or indeed all of civilization should they have the numbers and the destructive capacity.

To plunder nutrients, the viral entities were actually attacking each other, although some would divert their eyes from their brethren to the distant city at the other considerable ranks of 'nutrients'. That naturally included those two silhouettes running towards the control room on the embankment, which would pass as appetizers.

Blurp-blurp…

The mutated shells began to float above, heading for the shores of the city while some moved towards the embankments. Those few specials could be seen opening their shells slightly so that the spikes on their shell could be quickly aimed at the pair on the embankments and ready to fire.

However, they were suddenly reduced to dust after being blasted by a black light that resembled a falling star.

A lightning streaked over the night sky, with two slim figures—one silver and the other black—appearing out of thin air as if warping.

”This isn't good, sister.”

Withdrawing the giant axe in his hand, the black-haired youth looked around across all of Sea Dragon City and wrinkled his brow after counting the number of mutants across the city. ”More than 170,000… most of them are dying in mutual slaughter, but those remaining are even stronger.”

”The Sea Dragon Knights can stop them. Those little things aren't our targets.”

On the other side, the silver-haired girl who was holding a greatsword was not concerned with the ranks of mutants on the shores, staring instead at the depths of the seas. ”Master had assigned us the mission of slaying threats beyond highly dangerous. Not even mortals have to fear those creatures that are less than Iron-class—they are things that could be hunted with the right tools, and are not our objective.”

”Our objective is there.”

As she spoke, she raised her hand and pointed at the bottom of the sea filled with gales and tides.

”Time to prepare for battle, Ling.”

The two silhouettes could be seen equipped in special, streamline steel armor, most of which was forged from an indescribable fluid substance, an impact armor that only shielded vitals with metal.

A magical stream encircled the pair visibly, even forming observation spells that allowed them to ignore the downpour and the seas to watch the red-black entity which was throbbing its shell to stir the storm beneath the ocean.

”Well then. I'm off, Ying.”

Sky-blue radiance formed a helmet that concealed the black-haired youth's face. Driven by a mystical power, his body turned into a stream that vanished on the spot, and with an incredible echo, a vacuum that was several miles long appeared amidst the downpour.

”Ooooom—”

Meanwhile, faraway and seemingly sensing the oncoming threat, a dull reverberation of surging waters echoed.

The newborn Ultimate Entity was prepared to fight alone for the first time since its birth.

And it was the same for the siblings who were created as weapons.