Shadow Slave

Sunny stared at the colossal reptilian head that had risen from below the waves. There were streams of water flowing down from it like roaring waterfalls, and brands of tarnished silver encasing it like armor. The monster's eyes were like murky lakes, and its massive beak was like the ram of an oceanic battleship.

Of course, there was no vessel in the waking world that could compare with the destructive power of that beak.

The thing that Sunny had assumed to be an island was, in fact, the shell of a giant, monstrous black turtle.

He froze, stunned by the sheer size of the Great Monster.

'...And I thought that that sea snake was enormous.'

The sea serpent that had been following Sunny was, indeed, quite large - it was easily larger than the Fallen Titan Goliath, whom Sunny had killed during the siege of Falcon Scott. However, the creature's body was still only a couple hundred meters long.

The monstrous turtle, meanwhile, spanned more than a kilometer. In front of it, the serpent looked like a little snake.

And yet, it seems undeterred.

The azure serpent had risen its head out of the water, too, and was staring at the Great Monster in front of it with its mad, cloudy eyes.

The two Nightmare Creatures observed each other.

Sunny, meanwhile, was cursing his fate.

'Damn it... damn it! I was hoping to step on something solid again!'

Instead of a safe harbor, he found an abomination that was even more harrowing than the one waiting to swallow him whole.

"You can still step on that turtle, you know."

The Sin of Solace grinned.

Sunny spared him a dark glance, then turned to look at the two abominations.

At that moment, the giant turtle lowered its head a little and let out a low, threatening huff - which sounded like rolling thunder. Water was still flowing off its black scales, and its murky eyes were slowly igniting with dark silver light.

It was clearly not happy that another Nightmare Creature had invaded its territory and disturbed its sleep.

The azure serpent stared at it for a few moments more, then turned its snout and threw a deranged gaze at Sunny.

snake thinking? Turn your

and deadly than a mere Beast, no matter the Rank... if the sea serpent had any

shelter from the abomination on the shell of the Great

seem to have noticed Sunny, either. If things turned

of course, they

much weaker, the azure serpent let out a mad roar and dove into the water, swimming toward the colossal turtle with stunning speed. The giant blades protruding from its back

a

want to eat me that

it propelled itself forward with surprising speed. Its beak opened, and an indescribable sound exploded from its maw,

and tumultuous, as if in the middle of

thrown from the sky by the violent force of the abomination's battle

'Argh...'

and the black turtle clashed below him, and a tremendous fountain of water suddenly shot into the air. The turtle was much more powerful and deadly, but the serpent was faster - it nimbly evaded the harrowing beak and opened its maw, trying to sink

simply slid off the tarnished silver

the cataclysmic fury of the clash between two great abominations. The forces being unleashed below him... were probably enough to erase an entire siege capital from the face of the

would happen if two such creatures appeared in NQSC. Would the largest city of humanity survive such

Antarctica, but they were bound to do something if the seat of their power came under threat. Bastion

least that was what Sunny

I

River were already painted red by blood around the two

to slip away. If

forward as

him, the world was shuddering, and the water was roaring as it rose in giant

'Gods...'

and refused

and quieter. And then,

let out a shaky

Third Nightmares were absolutely lethal. But isn't it a bit

supposed to battle Great Nightmare Creatures as a mere Ascended? What kind

mood, Sunny sighed and looked at the

"What do you think?"

The sword wraith smiled.

going to die of hunger before finding land. Oh... or you can go fishing in the river and be eaten by the fish instead. There's always a

Sunny grimaced.