Chapter 898
“Corsairs, reclaim your fighting spirit! Do not let me fight alone.”
After Shen Lang's cry, he steered his small boat and charged toward the colossal Lost Demonic Mother. His words and actions indeed stirred the blood of countless Corsair pirates. Many felt their hair stand on end as they closed their eyes, raised their scimitars, and charged after Shen Lang. A single "Follow me!" from the front was far more effective than a thousand shouts of "Attack!"
But in the next moment, the colossal Lost Demonic Mother roared, unfurling its countless tentacles, which danced as if to blot out the sky. The Cursed Sea instantly transformed into a hellscape. Sea monsters swarmed in, densely packing the waters for a hundred miles in every direction.
The Lost Demonic Mother's enormous head was covered in countless eyes, and even every tentacle bore eyes and a mouth. It was a monster one couldn't even conjure in a nightmare, enough to evoke a profound, chilling terror from the depths of one's soul.
“Aaaaooo!”
It let out a great roar as the countless eyes on its body opened one by one. The eyes emitted a terrifying red glow, bright enough to illuminate the entire surface of the sea. A boundless terror erupted like a nuclear bomb, making every pirate tremble in fear. The pirates, whose blood had been boiling from Shen Lang's encouragement just moments before, instantly felt a chill run through them and collapsed to the ground. The result was the same as last time. No one could muster the courage to charge into battle.
The Corsairs feared no enemy; they had fought countless battles against overwhelming odds. They had even fought naval battles at ten-to-one odds, but those were all against humans. But what stood before them now? It was a completely unknown monster. It was enough to make anyone lose the will to fight. Against such a creature, the Corsairs were inevitably stripped of their fighting spirit. In the end, as Shen Lang's small boat sailed alone toward the Lost Demonic Mother, not a single person followed.
It was a truly shitty situation. The scene greatly resembled a movie Shen Lang had once seen. A passionate cry of "Kill the Fourth Master and seize the watchtower!" rallied the masses, but in the end, only a few people actually charged into battle.
The Corsair pirates were so terrified they remained prostrate, unable to even stand. Douglas, too, was trembling all over, but inwardly, he was ecstatic. This would be the most perfect ending. If Shen Lang, Hela, and Helene foolishly threw their lives away, the Corsairs would be completely his. But how would they leave this place? There was no time to think about that now. For now, just watching Shen Lang and Helene die would be immensely satisfying. Looking at the trembling Corsair pirates, Douglas sneered inwardly.
*Shen Lang, you underestimated the baseness of human nature.*
***
Shen Lang's boat drifted alone toward the Lost Demonic Mother. Hela was steering the small vessel, while Princess Helene stood beside him, sword in hand. Last time, Chieftain Angela had charged the Lost Demonic Mother alone, but Shen Lang was better off. Hela and Princess Helene were with him. Before the octopus, as large as a fortress, their small boat looked like a paper skiff. It seemed a single light touch from one of its tentacles would shatter it completely.
“My dear siblings, I feel like I'm about to piss myself. Tell me, do you feel the same?”
Hela asked, looking at Shen Lang and Princess Helene as she steered the boat. Hela was incredibly brave. But facing this creature that seemed to have come from hell, she still felt a deep fear, and her limbs went weak. Helene's brow furrowed, and she held her breath. She had never seen such a colossal monster before and was terrified. But feeling fear was not shameful. Anyone would be afraid of such a monster, but she could not let fear extinguish her will to fight.
"I must protect my family, no matter how strong or terrifying the enemy."
Helene told herself repeatedly. Shen Lang's boat entered the horde of sea monsters. The creatures instinctively parted, then stared fixedly at Shen Lang and the two women. The scene truly looked like a single small lamb amidst an innumerable pack of wolves. The giant octopus, the Lost Demonic Mother, watched Shen Lang with what seemed like a mocking gaze, as if waiting for him to come and die. Shen Lang's small boat drew ever closer to the Lost Demonic Mother.
“Aaaaooo.”
The Lost Demonic Mother slowly opened its massive mouth. They had never seen such a huge octopus in their lives. It was nauseating, suffocating. The giant octopus's maw was lined with millions of teeth, and its layered mouth spun ceaselessly.
The giant octopus's mouth opened wider and wider, eventually exceeding a hundred meters in diameter. It no longer looked like a mouth but a gateway to hell. It seemed that swallowing not just Shen Lang but his entire boat would barely be a snack for the Lost Demonic Mother.
The Lost Demonic Mother's countless tentacles danced in the sky, completely covering thousands of meters of the sea's surface. The Corsair pirates on the island watched the scene and began to offer a silent prayer. The final moments of Chieftain Angela, who had vanished without a trace, not even leaving bones behind, were about to play out before them once again.
Hela's legs were trembling as she spoke.
“Little brother, your sister is willing to die to protect you. But I really don't think we can win today.”
Shen Lang looked at Princess Helene.
“I have lived a life of constant battle, but I have never encountered a monster so terrifying and powerful. Any person's martial prowess is insignificant before it. It could easily crush us with a single tentacle.”
Even Princess Helene held no hope for this battle.
“But I, too, will fight and die for you, little brother. I am afraid, but I will never lose my will to fight.”
She drew her greatsword with force and spoke fiercely. Hela also gritted her teeth, drew her scimitar, and shouted.
“What's the big deal? It's just death. For the three of us siblings to die together is a great happiness.”
Shen Lang also drew something... two syringes, which he injected into the bodies of his two sisters on either side of him. Hela and Helene looked at Shen Lang in surprise. What on earth had he injected them with? Whatever it was, they knew Shen Lang would never harm them. A moment later, Hela and Helene felt as if they had opened the door to a new world, entering another realm of existence. All fear vanished, and the scene around them changed completely. It became a world of truth, where everything was crystal clear. That familiar feeling returned.
*This sky cannot blind my eyes, this earth cannot contain my heart. I will make these sea monsters vanish like smoke. I am invincible. Heaven and earth cannot contain someone as great as me.*
If the once weak and insecure Ying Zheng had become so disdainful of the world after taking this drug, what would become of the already powerful Helene and Hela? But Helene was different. She had entered a completely new state, but while excited, she remained absolutely calm. Hela, by contrast, entered a state of complete madness. Soon, their gazes turned back to the colossal Lost Demonic Mother, and they were momentarily stunned.
*W-what is this? Why has the Lost Demonic Mother's appearance changed like this?*
Though puzzled, the two didn't hesitate. They leaped up forcefully, soaring into the sky like cannonballs. One raised a scimitar, the other a greatsword, and they fiercely struck down at the Lost Demonic Mother. Meanwhile, Shen Lang, looking even more deranged, drew a black sword and charged toward the Lost Demonic Mother's enormous mouth.
“Corsair pirates, you have become useless! You are no longer worthy of that name. As the new chieftain of the Corsairs, I will fight for your honor! Die!”
In the next moment, an incredibly terrifying scene unfolded. The three siblings began to battle the Lost Demonic Mother with such ferocity that it shook the heavens and the earth.
***
On the ruins of the Lost Kingdom, tens of thousands of Corsair pirates watched the scene in disbelief. They had originally thought the three siblings would surely die, easily crushed by the Lost Demonic Mother without even their bones remaining. But contrary to their expectations, this bizarre scene was unfolding.
*Swoosh.*
Helene's greatsword emitted a golden light, and its sword aura, extending for dozens of meters, madly struck the Lost Demonic Mother. One of the Lost Demonic Mother's tentacles was brutally severed by her.
“Aaoo, aaoo, aaoo.”
My god! The Lost Demonic Mother's tentacle was over dozens of meters in diameter, as thick as a Corsair warship. And it was thousands of meters long, yet Princess Helene's greatsword had cut through it so easily.
Hela's martial skill was slightly inferior to Helene's. She stood on one of the Lost Demonic Mother's tentacles, getting tossed into the air, looking as if she were dancing wildly. But she managed to precariously hold her ground on the tentacle, wildly swinging her scimitar. The Lost Demonic Mother's blackish-green blood splattered everywhere, like a torrential downpour upon the sea.
“Aaoo.”
The Lost Demonic Mother, completely enraged, extended another tentacle, and the giant mouth on it opened to swallow Hela.
“Agh!”
Hela screamed and disappeared. Seeing this, Princess Helene flew through the air, plunged her greatsword into that tentacle of the Lost Demonic Mother, and tore it apart with all her might. The tentacle, dozens of meters in diameter, was brutally split in two, and the swallowed Hela broke free, retching violently.
Soon, Princess Helene was fighting fiercely once more. So, where was Shen Lang?
In truth, Shen Lang had been swallowed by the Lost Demonic Mother's massive mouth the moment he charged.
“Aaoo, aaoo, aaoo.”
In response to Hela and Helene's fierce attacks, the Lost Demonic Mother let out a sky-shattering roar, issuing a summons. Instantly, countless sea monsters received the command and swarmed toward Helene and Hela, seeking to kill them and protect the Lost Demonic Mother.
***
“Shen Lang is dead! Shen Lang is dead!”
Douglas shouted, gloating. The Corsair pirates all glared at him with cold eyes.
Countless bolts of lightning struck the sea's surface, occasionally illuminating the dark night sky as if it were day. Everyone could clearly see the surface of the sea boiling. Though it was a dark night, the sea churned ceaselessly, as if a volcano were erupting.
Countless sea monsters washed over Shen Lang, Helene, and Hela like a tidal wave, completely obscuring them from view.