Rumble!
Just as she reached the coastline battle zone, Hibiscus heard the roar of artillery fire, as if welcoming her.
Many soldiers were struggling with their last thread of consciousness to operate the gun emplacements, barely constructing a firepower network to pursue and intercept. If only the weapons could be a bit more intelligent, they wouldn't have to work so hard. This scene reminded the girl of the otherworld network prosperity that netizens had once described—it would be equally powerful when applied to military industry.
However, there was no time to think about miscellaneous things. In just the few minutes Hibiscus observed, a gap appeared in the warship defense line on the sea surface.
The Disaster Beast army was about to enter the inland unimpeded.
She immediately tensed up and mobilized her magic power. Twisted mist wrapped around her body, concealing her form, ready to charge out at any moment. It was just a pity that the enemy commander still hadn't shown himself.
"Whooooo——"
The echoing sound of the giant whale in the empty valley stopped Hibiscus's movement. She decided to wait a bit longer. Sure enough, the next moment a white "reef" about 40 meters in size rose from the surging whirlpool—an indisputable super giant. The Boss Disaster Beast codenamed Abyssal White Whale finally deigned to reveal its true form. A ultra-high pressure water column shot into the air, and the scattered droplets were like armor-piercing bullets tearing through steel.
The fighter jets circling in the air had to retreat, and one of the warships that lost cover was immediately struck and broken by the massive fish tail. Flames shot up to the sky, thick smoke billowed.
At this moment, everyone watching this war understood one thing: the landing charge had begun.
The Abyssal White Whale advanced rapidly beneath the water surface. If it rammed through another warship, the Disaster Beast swarm behind would drive straight in.
Just then, a massive flying object fell rapidly from the sky, rushing straight at the target with lightning speed. Although it was so fast it became a blur, Hibiscus still clearly caught sight of it—that was actually a pterodactyl?
Crack!
Gravitational acceleration made the pterodactyl's sharpest beak pierce fiercely into the Disaster Beast's body. It let out a mournful cry the next moment, turning over and raising huge waves.
The attack wasn't over yet. The pterodactyl's flesh melted and flowed along the white whale's wound with an aura of decay. Several nearby Disaster Beasts also seemed controlled as they swarmed forward to bite relentlessly. For a moment, the charger actually fell into encirclement—dare to show your head and we'll hit you.
Hibiscus sensed a mental force connecting the lower-level Disaster Beasts. It should be the power of a relic.
Sure enough.
A Pasha clone leaped down from a helicopter and punched into the Disaster Beast's wound with all her strength. Air waves surged, and the shockwave caused the sea surface to splash water.
However, the weight class difference between a human body and a whale-form Disaster Beast was too disparate. In the face of absolute physical differences, all this damage didn't touch the fundamentals. After a moment, the white whale turned over and submerged underwater again, its wounds also rapidly healing.
Rumbling explosion sounds came from beneath the sea surface. Obviously Pasha was carrying explosives to tangle with the opponent, while more clones entered the water.
Since the enemy commander couldn't contain himself and had appeared, this opportunity absolutely couldn't be missed.
At this moment, only one voice echoed through all of Pasha's bodies: "Kill the Abyssal White Whale at any cost."
The battle evolved into a suicide charge of piled corpses. Clone bodies continuously threw themselves into the underwater battlefield to hunt the target. Don't look at them as just human forms—they actually mixed Disaster Beast fusion technology, mental relics removing bodily limitations, special physical modifications and other technologies. These bodies would either self-destruct, spread viruses, or even decompose into parasites drilling into wounds, tormenting the Abyssal White Whale into fury.
At the same time, submarines followed like shadows, attacking from a distance. But they were quickly affected by the oppressive aura and couldn't continue. Even with all-out siege warfare, they couldn't convert it into winning momentum.
Every time Pasha sacrificed a body, her spirit became more dispirited.
She naturally understood that the vastly different body sizes meant attack effects were minimal. The compatibility was too poor—rather, among all Holy Relic users, there were rarely any who could restrain it, let alone that they were guarding various places and couldn't break away.
"Roar——"
The Abyssal White Whale, in agony, went mad tearing at every target. Clone bodies continuously lost contact, making Pasha feel like she was falling into an ice cellar.
This was bad. Truly worthy of being a terrifying opponent that combined four deadly factors: extra-large size, non-land environment, swarm combat, and Boss Disaster Beast.
"Reporting to headquarters, unable to effectively suppress."
Before the words finished, a water column exploded on the sea surface shooting straight to the clouds. At the same time, oppressive aura became substantial shockwaves, making the surroundings a life-forbidden zone that couldn't be approached. The entire city felt tremors, howling winds carrying the white whale's roar.
Hibiscus saw countless streams of light flying toward the Disaster Beast but losing function. Obviously the opponent's Origin was superior, even producing physical force—far more than just intimidating the spirit.
Not just her—the whole world at this moment witnessed the deadly Disaster Beast leap from the water. Its massive 40-meter body crashed hard onto a warship, sinking it. Its body was covered with wounds, many parts exposing flesh and blood, but its momentum was undiminished and even more dangerous. Up to now, the attacks hadn't delivered fatal damage but had instead enraged it.
Alarm sounds mixed with evacuation guidance: "Everyone immediately leave the three coastal districts."
"The amphibious beasts are about to charge up. Prepare for land battle."
"Latest news from frontline reporters: The East Continental war zone alone cannot handle this swarm disaster. Perhaps we must prepare to bear enormous losses..."
No one was willing to definitively declare failure, but the facts were before them—the Abyssal White Whale's special characteristics made it especially difficult to deal with.
"Mechanics are also part of strength."
Hibiscus was certain that if this thing wasn't in the sea and wasn't so large, it would definitely be many times easier to handle. But now humanity had exhausted its firepower yet could hardly deal effective damage, while losses continued to expand. Truly worthy of being a mini-boss from a derivative game—disgusting enough when placed in reality.
"Roar!" The Abyssal White Whale actually reared up its body to let its eyes survey the city. A pair of massive pupils rolled around, violent aura dispersing as if sizing up prey.
Only that observer at the top of the building was worthy of being called an opponent—it sensed a life threat.
"Is this an invitation? Indeed, the timing is just right."
Hibiscus tilted her head back and downed a Small Health Recovery Potion. She was currently unharmed, so why directly consume this second life opportunity? Because in a desperate battle, no retreat was needed. Next, magic power operated beyond capacity, squeezing life force—equivalent to generating a health bar out of thin air to burn as a mana bar. In this state, she consumed a Large Enhancement Potion. Her limbs and internal organs seemed to wail, pushing this body beyond its limits.
Black halos appeared behind the girl's Regalia like a pair of wings—that was the symbol of materialized magic power flowing, condensed enough that even ordinary people could see it clearly.
The Abyssal White Whale that had been roaring and showing its fangs suddenly fell silent. Water walls rose around it, actually taking a defensive posture!
The world was astonished.
Could there still be some opponent in the world worthy of its serious preparation?
The next moment, everyone present felt their hearts tremble and felt dazed for an instant—probably only one hundredth of a second, but in this instant gathered a deadly attack. A pitch-black meteor collided head-on with the Boss Disaster Beast, forcibly carving out a bloody hole straight through its body. Blood rained down from the sky, dyeing the heavens red, and shockwaves raised towering waves.
Seawater and fresh blood doused every observer.