Chapter 349: Lost Continent Reclamation; Isabella vs. Two? Three?
Chapter 349: Lost Continent Reclamation; Isabella vs. Two? Three?
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Isabella's expression turned ugly as she felt another presence coming in.
'As if one deep water monstrosity isn't enough for me to deal with. Tsk.'
She didn't know how these things got attracted to whatever's happening here, but it's clear that they're not happy about it. She didn't even question how these things could emerge on land safely, as if being out of water meant nothing to them. All she knows is that she has to take care of these two, or else this entire operation will be lost.
Boom! Splash! Roar!
Her set-up to limit the movement of the Kraken was destroyed by its teammate. From the depths of the waves, she saw another large monstrosity emerging.
'Leviathan.'
That's what the Federal Army labeled it. It's a giant sea demon with the body of a shark. It has scales that look like deep sea corals; it also has five rows of sharp and jagged teeth; some were even protruding out of its mouth. It's wrath combined with Kraken's caused the skies to darken even further.
Thunder and lightning roared from above, giving some semblance of illumination here and there, allowing some people to see just what kind of monstrosities they had to face.
The poor people, whose task it was to document the entire operation through film, couldn't even lift their filming apparatuses properly. They could only watch in horror as Isabella faced these two enormous sea demons by herself.
Isabella knew that she didn't have the luxury of remaining idle. This situation was far too dangerous for her to face alone. So, even before the second one appeared completely in her view, she had already raised her staff to summon numerous glaciers above her.
Once the Leviathan landed next to the Kraken, Isabella slammed the butt of her staff on the ground and turned the shore frozen solid. She then launched the glaciers above her, which then formed small hills of pure ice crystals as soon as they landed.
The appedages of the sea demons were frostbitten, but it seems that they could hardly feel it. Isabella wouldn't be surprised if this was actually the case. It would be awesome if she could truly freeze them to death within a short time; that would certainly make her life easier. But it's also fine if she couldn't. This was just another set-up anyway.
The Kraken slammed its tentacles on the ice hills around it; it also tried to wiggle its body to break the thick sheet of ice that restricted its movements. Of course, Leviathan was also trying to do the same. However, Isabella's ice had a surprising density.
Nobody could truly understand how hard and solid her ice was unless they experienced it themselves, like the way the sea demons are doing right now. Isabella's ice was as dense and solid as deep earthen crystals or rare metals that are often used to create artifacts.
Not only were they solid, they also released frighteningly low temperatures. And the longer they stay in place under Isabella's control, the lower the temperature gets, and in turn, the more solid they become. Soon, these ice hills and thick sheets of ice will make them feel like they're trapped within a snow-capped mountain.
It's this ability of hers that made the leaders of humanity initially decide to put her on the team of those who will deal with the Sin Demon Kings. Because all Isabella needed to be useful was simply existing. If she was given the chance to create an environment where she truly shines, it'd be over for her enemies.
That said, she's not facing any push-overs here. These are monsters who evolved through demonic corruption and grew relatively undisturbed for a very long time. These are the overlords of the sea, capable of plunging into depths where light couldn't reach. Their size isn't simply for show or because of overeating.
The Leviathan snarled at the ice witch and summoned thick bolts of lightning from the sky. It also released a tide out of thin air, forming into humongous waves that threatened to wash away all existence from this continent, bringing about a flood that would certainly revert the world back to its stone age.
Of course, the Kraken wasn't too far behind. Instead of summoning water, though, it spewed a flood of murky ink from the tip of its tentacles, spraying it all over the frozen, solid waters. Pools of ink formed, and they started producing humanoid ink creatures that charged fearlessly towards Isabella; some even surfed with the tide that the Leviathan called forth.
In response to this, Isabella waved her staff and pointed it at the incoming tide, freezing it solid along with the ink creatures with it. She effectively neutralized its threat on her own.
She then slammed the butt of her staff once more on the ground, and the frozen tide shattered into giant glacial spears, which she sent towards her enemies. She controlled the spears to impale the Leviathan and the Kraken; she even welded the glacial spears onto the thick ice sheet she formed to make sure that these two wouldn't be able to get out of her restrictions.
Blood sprung forth like a geyser from their bodies after she impaled them. Their blood dyed the sea even darker, and it will certainly attract more of the sea demons over here.
All of Kraken's tentacles were nailed into the frozen field of ice. It roared in pain and agony while attempting to free itself from the spears, but to no avail. As for the Leviathan, it only had a single glacial spear lodged on its body, but its size was at least five times larger compared to the ones that could be seen on the Kraken's tentacles.
And with these spears firmly lodged in their bodies, the extremely low temperatures they exude could now penetrate deep into their bodies. Eventually, these will start freezing them from within. However, with the innate durability of these things, this will certainly take some time to happen.
With her targets completely immobilized, Isabella stopped hesitating or holding back. She knew that she had limited time and energy here, so she must kill these two as soon as she can.
Releasing her power as a freshly made Planetary Warrior Life Evolver, she launched spells towards the Leviathan and the Kraken like there's no tomorrow.
Explosions of ice-blue light erupted with her at the center. Isabella has her eyes closed as she launches a seemingly unending barrage of icicle spears towards her enemies.
The icicle spears carry a surprising penetrative power. They pierced through the thick scales and flesh of the sea demons, causing them to feel a kind of agony they'd never felt before.
They tried to evade her wrathful onslaught, but their size worked against them this time. Isabella didn't even need to aim; so long as she focuses on the general direction, it's almost certain that she will hit them. And because her ice was dense and solid, coupled with her skills at controlling them, her attacks hurt them immensely.
Crack! Crack! Crack!
"Oh, you've got to be fucking kidding me." Isabella's lips twitched in irritation as she heard her set-up emitting dangerous sounds coming from below.
She released her detection spell once more and cursed under her breath. Her brows furrowed as she increased her efforts to maintain the frozen field. She could feel that whatever it was that was trying to destroy it from below was certainly determined to do so.
Moments later, the impacts stopped completely. However, Isabella knew that the situation was far from being safe or stable. Whatever that thing was, it simply swerved to find a different area to emerge from. By no means, it was retreating.
Boom! Splash! Roaar!
"There it fucking is." Isabella snarled hatefully at the creature that just joined the party.
In terms of size alone, both the Kraken and the Leviathan had nothing on this one. It's gigantic body almost made Isabella look like a stuffed toy from the sheer difference.
Huge rock-like scales, reptilian claws, a long and sleder body, and a and a fearsome size—the one that just arrived was none other than the Deep Sea Demon Serpent, who's most likely the big brother of the Leviathan and the Kraken.
If those two could be called the overlords of the Sea Demons, the Deep Sea Demon Serpent was the true king of Prime Earth's tainted seas. The Federal Army only ever had a glimpse of it when they're probing the depths; the image didn't even come out clearly, but from what they could make out, they could immediately tell that this one was the true final boss of the sea demons. Discover hidden stories at m,v l'e-NovelBin.net
What makes the Deep Sea Demon Serpent different from the Kraken and the Leviathan is that it could fly, which instantly makes it three times harder for Isabella to restrict it like she did with its little brothers.
Seeing this one come up as well, Isabella knew that she's in for a really difficult time.
But as the Deep Sea Demon Serpent was about to attack her directly, a pillar of pure white light smote it down and nailed it to the solid ice sheet, twitching in pain.
"Are you kidding me!?" A pitched voice of disbelief echoed behind her. "You're having a party here all by yourself? That's unfair!"
Isabella looked behind her and saw two people arriving, causing her to sigh in relief.