Extraordinary Voyage-Chapter 574 - 508: The Old Turtle’s Backup Plan_2

Anyone could see what these hideous worms meant for the enormous "King of Sea Monsters".

Fortunately.

Though it was a deliberate strike against an unprepared opponent.

But even when the Kraken was still two-thirds of the way from a weakened state.

A squad of Storm Giant Spirits, led by two Tier 3 members, totaling seven with flight capabilities and rapid speed, had already ridden the tempest with a silver staff in hand to reach over their heads.

"Prepare!"

They were about to repeat their previous technique, launching a fierce thunderstorm bombardment, but had already experienced the ferocity of these ugly giant worms.

It's likely they were spawned temporarily by the "Mother of Sea Monsters" for this special mission. Hidden who knows where in their brains, they possessed almost no wisdom save for their innate ferocity, acting only according to a pre-established program.

Seeing the pursuers overhead, some in the nearer group unhesitatingly burst through the sea surface with their iron bodies, flying up from the sea, while the remaining large group ignored them and charged straight ahead.

Seven or eight giant worms, like sandworms specialized in preying from the sand, opened their sea-anemone-like menacing mouths, snapping their knife-like mandibles shut.

Crack! Crack! Crack!...

The Storm Giant Spirits, having never seen such sea monsters, immediately suffered a loss; one Tier 2 Storm Giant Spirit too close to the water was easily torn in half as it failed to evade.

"Ah!"

However.

They began to scramble over their "food" mid-air, not knowing they were already firmly locked by the "Biological Fire Control System" of the electromagnetic cannon.

Boom—

A dazzling magenta star flew in, so fast that it left the sound far behind.

Among the seven or eight giant worms leaping from the water, the necks of two were directly blasted apart from below their heads by this splendid strike, with four severed limbs writhing as they sank into the water.

Following closely.

A sharp, unparalleled blue lightning struck down from the sky.

Slicing in half another giant worm that instinctively sought to retreat into the water as it sensed the unfavorable turn of events.

Buzz!

The lightning receded as Aiven revealed his form, swiftly leaping back into the air away from the water surface.

Behind him, a chain of lightning slicing through the air connected six flashing thunder rings, with substantively sparkling electric light flickering on the rune engravings on his limbs, turning his exposed skin into a majestic bright blue.

The strongest ability in Desperate Thunder Swordsmanship—[Extraordinary Secret Technique: Thunder God Battle Form].

Now Aiven could counteract the planet's magnetic field's flight impediments without the Thunderbird's wings.

Crackle...

The remaining six Storm Giant Spirits raised their Thunderstorm Staffs, fully unleashing their massive electromagnetic fields, with violent thunders cascading over the other giant worms like waterfalls.

Boom! Boom! Boom!...

Electromagnetic cannon, Desperate Thunder Swordsmanship, and thunderstorm were relentlessly pursuing those giant worms in an all-out attempt to obstruct them.

Given the advance distance advantage, the surface forces were completely out of time to catch up.

Moreover.

The buffer zone was ultimately still a bit short, even though the worms were relentlessly intercepted, there were still seven or eight worms reaching the "King of Sea Monsters".

Even though he was anxious, after truly getting closer to this divine creature, Aiven couldn't help but be amazed by its size.

The giant alien land turtle lay on the sea floor, with most of its body exposed above the sea surface, the hole in the shell on the side near himself was much taller than the tallest human building.

By the time they reached the Kraken, several Bobbit Worms shielded by their companions had already reached it first, burrowing most of their bodies into the Kraken's mountain-like skin from underwater.

They must be dug out!

If they were to completely burrow into the Kraken's body, there would be no remedy left.

Yet, don't just look at how easy it seemed at the start, treating the field operation as a "one-finger point-point-point" game to slaughter a large number of sea monsters. But without external assistance, Aiven's immediate combat prowess was still that of a Tier 3 Marked Swordsman combined with a Tier 2 Senior Wizard.

Such power was far from enough to allow Aiven to sweep through large types.

Having activated all abilities to bloodily slay five or six large types already reached Aiven's limit, and the Storm Giant Spirits' situation was not much better.

Aiven gritted his teeth and still donned his "Black Iron Cross Medal," diving headlong into the sea.

Stopping behind the exposed tail of a worm in refusal to give up, Aiven stretched out his finger.

Rui—

A bloody witchcraft spiritual light struck the worm's tail and that section of the Kraken's skin like lightning.

[Flesh Destruction]

Boom!

Blood and shredded flesh spread out, leaving an abyssal hole in the "King of Sea Monsters," clearly showing that this divine creature's magic resistance was almost entirely diminished.

However.

Buzz! Buzz! Buzz!...

Crying sounds echoed from the hole with more than one worm calling.

Then a torrent mixed with blue blood gushed from the hole, along with the... shredded corpses?

In a blink of an eye.

Aiven's "Data Visualization" had captured what had killed the Bobbit Worms.

Parasites—[Giant Ciliate Worms].

They bore features of microscopic parasitic lifeforms such as new skin, hooks, suction cup-like front segments, as well as macroscopic traits like densely packed, short limbs resembling cilia or legs.

With an open mouth revealing fanged cavities, their ferocity seemingly matched those Bobbit Worms.

Aiven, of course, was very familiar with parasites as a kind of pathogens, with the "Poison Plague School" being an expert in this field. With some of the opponent's research data in hand, Aiven was arguably at the forefront of expertise in this area in the world.

In symbiosis, based on the benefit relationship between the two organisms, it could roughly be divided into commensalism, mutualism, and parasitism.

These [Giant Ciliate Worms] were most likely in a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with the "King of Sea Monsters," relying on each other for nutrients over the long term and benefiting both, as the ultimate barrier for this colossal being.

It was evident.

As an old monster who lived unfathomably long, how could the "King of Sea Monsters" place all hope on others?

Though he never established his own power, merely the divine creature's Extraordinary level meant his methods were beyond ordinary imagination.

The Seventh-Grade Minister's Doorkeeper, parasites on this divine creature were no less than large-type sea monsters.

Even in both faction's long-lived individuals like the "Mother of Sea Monsters" Echet and the Black Sea Goddess Hipponeo, none had ever seen the scene when the ancient land turtle "birthed" islands, nor did they anticipate this situation.

The allied Tempest Church, too, was kept in the dark.

Seeing this, Aiven felt an instant relief:

"No wonder this old turtle has lived for so many unknown years!"

As expected, with other burrowing worms continuously being flushed out by torrents of blood, any specific arrangements were ultimately outflanked by the "King of Sea Monsters' " contingency measures.