Endless Ocean: Escape Starting from a Canoe

Chapter 205 The Giant Whale Perishes After Dusk
As Shi Ming unleashed his full power, the battlefield illusion created by the Twilight Whale's skill "Ragnarok" ignited. The whale roared, and its once intact right side began to decay rapidly, spreading from its eyes to its spine like burning leaves...

[A brilliant strike!]

[But the Twilight Whale, critically wounded and on the verge of death, has decided to make a desperate gamble. It has abandoned its body's ability to suppress decay, allowing it to spread unchecked! It will enter a state of complete decay in 10 minutes—its final, desperate act before death, its ultimate counterattack against the enemy.]

If you cannot stop it, it will enter the third phase of the End.

【The Whale of Annihilation.】

The whale that enters a state of annihilation will possess a brand new skill: Lightless Heat Death. Even if you successfully withstand this devastating attack with the Black Tortoise Shield, the skill gained after bathing in its blood will change from "Ragnarok" to "Lightless Heat Death."

This might seem like a good deal, but it could cause you to miss out on an opportunity for evolution.

Now, use the Arm of Power to destroy its still-writhing heart! Stop it!

The Twilight Whale is a very peculiar creature.

When it was first born, it was named the Dawn Whale, and its skill was "Pillar of Dawn".

The dawn phase is fleeting.

As its body decays, it inevitably and irreversibly enters the twilight state, and its skills transform into "Ragnarok." At this point, it will inevitably head towards death. Even though decay is a long process, only by swallowing the Formless Pure Ice can the Twilight Whale suppress the inevitable decaying power within its body and prevent its life from heading towards death.

Upon fully digesting the formless pure ice, the Twilight Whale can evolve into a [completely unknown state].

This entirely new and unknown state is what the eyes of the mortal world refer to as the "evolution" experience.

How could Shi Ming tolerate losing his opportunity for nothing?

He leaped up again, searching for a fatal opportunity. He had noticed that on the left side of the rotting whale, he could vaguely see the heart writhing inside the body. The heart was also covered in mucus, rotting while maintaining a healthy and intact state. However, the rotting was spreading like a plague at this moment, while the intact part was slowly decreasing.

The Temple of Time collapsed, and the Titan's abilities entered an echoing state.

During his fifty minutes in the Temple of Time, Shi Ming gained 250 "thirteenth seconds," meaning he experienced 250 more seconds than others. These 250 seconds would be accelerated in the final 10 minutes to achieve balance. This would increase the flow of time within him to approximately 1.7 times that of the Twilight Whale! It's equivalent to a high-speed videotape speeding through 600 seconds of the outside world in 350 seconds!
Based on this, his speed also increased by 1.7 times.

Shi Ming, whose speed was already extremely fast, was now like a bolt of lightning.
He seized the opportunity and activated the Xuanwu Shield.

Even Quelt, who had activated his skill eight times, could hardly resist the corrosive effects of the Twilight Whale's putrid bodily fluids. However, Shi Ming activated the Xuanwu Shield and, despite the viscous liquid and rotting tissue, actually rushed into the Twilight Whale's body cavity through the rotten flesh.

Ten times the power, and still within the validity period!

Opportunities are fleeting and should not be missed.

A greatsword covered in crimson patterns plunged fiercely into the writhing heart of the Twilight Whale at close range.

hiss~
Roar!
The illusion of Ragnarok collapsed completely, the ancient battlefield vanished into the sea, and the whale let out its last cry. After its body twitched a few times, it finally stopped struggling and sank heavily into the sea.

The giant whale perished after dusk.

Shi Ming activated the Ocean-Calming Pearl.

Take out the Formless Pure Ice.

Immediately afterwards, his entire body seemed to be embedded into the heart of the whale, and his right arm uncontrollably absorbed the half-powerful and half-corrupted power of its blood, transforming it into his own power.

This won't take too long.

He has received a hint from the Eye of the Mortal World.

Awaken first, then eat ice.

……

……

……

I do not know how long it has been.

Quelt, covered in wounds, returned to his ship under the starry night. The Constantinople, one of the general-class drifting ships of the Twelve Star Alliance, held even greater influence than Wright's Fontainebleau. This was because Quelt himself was an S-class Awakened, and strength was paramount; therefore, he naturally wielded more power within the alliance.

"Captain, you..."

Quilt's face was extremely pale.

This time, he not only failed to fulfill the request of Emperor Ren of Woguo, but also caused the death of Prince Wude at sea. Of course, none of that matters. What matters is that he lost eight chances to become the undefeated war god, but gained nothing and was played by a young man!
These eight new scars are not medals, but shame!

That young man, facing such a powerful and bizarre sea beast, actually turned back? Hmph, did he think he could kill it and take advantage of the situation?

childish!

I hope you don't die on that sea monster.

The battle between us is not over yet.

"Return to the Twelve Stars at full speed."

"Please contact the First Secretary-General immediately."

"Tell him that I have discovered an S-class sea beast, possibly a top-ranking S-class sea beast. It is currently severely injured, and now is the perfect time to gather the Awakened Ones and press our advantage to kill it!"

……

Rumble.

To the astonishment of all the people on the twelve stars, the king-class drifting ship, which had not moved for a very long time, began to tremble slightly. Its majestic, mountain-like, steel-forged body sent out a signal to set off.

Then, he indeed left the position where Dinglan had been for so long.

And it began to move slowly.

After a year and three months, the [Twelve Stars] are setting out again!
Big news!
!!!

The various political figures on board began exchanging information with each other.

The editors of Dawn, Old Times, and Twelve Morning Star were jolted awake and busied themselves with this momentous news, which required immediate reporting.

Personnel stationed at various locations relayed messages to their respective units.

Even those thousands of miles away, such as Dayu, Lighthouse, Black Gold, Fire Seed, and Katyusha, will receive the message in a little over an hour and keep a close eye on the latest developments.

People are very curious—

What is its goal this time?
The speed of the twelve stars increases from slow to fast, but due to size limitations, it can only reach the speed of an ordinary silver ship, just like an old-fashioned aircraft carrier, where the larger the size, the more difficult it is to increase the speed.

Three admiral-class ships currently in port sped out from the side of the Twelve Stars like arrows, leading the way.

Like a naval vanguard bursting forth from an aircraft carrier.

They are respectively:
Constantinople, belonging to the old Roman Empire, Captain Quilte.

【Fontainebleau】, belonging to Fontainebleau, Captain Wright.

The Tudor Rose, belonging to the British Empire, Captain Elizabeth VI.

Besides the three vanguard ships, there are two S-class Awakened who haven't gone on missions yet and are currently on board. They stand at the very top of the twelve stars, overlooking the starry sea under the night sky.

A severely injured S-class sea beast that is not far away is worth the Twelve Stars gathering all their strength and personally leading the expedition! Even if the sea beast has left its original location, the Twelve Stars, a King-class drifting ship, can still conduct precise tracking based on the residual beast blood energy in the seawater!

These technical details are not for them to consider; researchers will handle the analysis themselves.

What they care about is,

Which lucky person will acquire its skill this time?
(End of this chapter)