Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

Chapter 710 - 321: Now I Can Rest Assured (Part 3)

Harrison’s death was not only due to the fish curse, but also related to the Evil God Remains.

To find out what happened, coming here again at night should reveal everything.

The daytime hours passed in a flash, and when the sun was about to set, Tyren approached them, urging them to return to their room.

As soon as they entered the room, they heard the sound of a lock outside. Pulling the door, they discovered that Tyren had locked it from the outside, and upon looking at the window, they saw Tyren had already sealed it shut with wooden planks while they were away in the town.

To prevent them from doing anything reckless, Tyren physically restrained them from leaving.

Tyren’s caution only piqued Wu Chang’s curiosity further about what was happening in the town.

Time slowly passed, and it was soon midnight.

Swish~

Swish~

The sound of waves crashing in the distance grew clearer, and droplets of water began to seep from the dry walls within the room, trailing down to quickly form a puddle on the floor.

The air became unusually humid, every breath felt like drinking water directly into the lungs, yet without suffocating, as if granting the ability to breathe underwater.

At midnight, the island of Briff seemed to have submerged, transforming into an underwater world.

Wu Chang and Erin exchanged a glance; it was time.

A teleportation array appeared within the room, and the next moment, the two found themselves in a corner of the cathedral’s hall.

The townsfolk were seated in the Great Cathedral, their eyes fixed on Harrison’s coffin.

From within the coffin, Harrison slowly sat up; he had completely transformed into a fish creature, far more drastically than during the Peaceful Town Dungeon.

His entire body was covered in scales, all hair fallen off, with a sharp, pointed crown atop his head.

Wu Chang sensed divinity within the fish creature Harrison, akin to that of a Sea God General; Harrison’s body had merged with a being of Divine Level.

The fish creature Harrison walked up to the Bishop, retrieving the Bishop’s robe and crown from his trembling hands and donned them himself.

The loose robe strained like a tight-fitting garment, while the white Bishop’s crown barely covered his pointed head, and though the fish creature’s appearance seemed absurd, he was unbothered.

He spoke with a dignified, grave voice:

"The tide has come, and the stars will extinguish. When my Lord fully awakens, land will be devoured by the sea, and all shall return to void. Abandon the useless old faith, embrace my Lord, let flesh turn to scales, and go to the Deep Sea City; it is the only path."

"My patience is wearing thin; now tell me your final answer."

Upon hearing the fish creature Harrison’s words, the townsfolk exhibited a complex mix of fear, hatred, and reverence, avoiding the fish creature Harrison’s gaze, hesitant to respond.

The fish creature Harrison snorted coldly, stepping towards Morena, a brutal gleam in his eyes as he said:

"Acting Mayor, tell me your answer: will you embrace my Lord..."

The fish creature Harrison displayed his sharp fingers, dragging five blood-red marks across his face, then tore off the mask belonging to Harrison, in a chilling voice demanded:

"Or will you follow him, stubbornly resisting, with your soul eternally wandering in the depths of darkness."

Morena appeared frightened by the fish creature’s visage, standing and stepping back half a step.

The townsfolk’s gaze focused on Morena, seemingly awaiting her decision.

The fish creature Harrison relished Morena’s fearful expression, as he ripped open Harrison’s chest and extracted two items.

A hammer made of coral and a black-purple pearl.

"Go, use this hammer to shatter the statue outside, and you will have the qualification to carry this Treasure Bead and access Deep Sea City."

The fish creature Harrison pressed half his bloody face close to Morena, "You have such a pretty face; you wouldn’t want it to look like this, would you?"

Morena whispered, "I don’t want to..."

The fish creature Harrison smirked victoriously, lifting his head to address the townsfolk seated in the back, shouting, "Louder, say what you don’t want!"

The fear in Morena’s eyes suddenly vanished, replaced by murderous intent as she kicked the fish creature Harrison in the crotch.

Taking advantage of his stooped posture, she drew her gun and emptied the clip into his head, pulling the trigger even after no bullets remained, then discarded the gun and grabbed the coral hammer from the table, frenziedly smashing it into the fish creature Harrison’s head.

"I said, I don’t want to see you again! Disgusting monster!"

"You and your disgusting master, leave Briff at once, you defile the Saintess’s statue!"

Morena battered the fish creature’s head until it was a mush.

Only when she was exhausted, she dropped the hammer, leaning against the table panting heavily.

Turning to the townsfolk, she spoke, "Anyone willing to worship that monster, I’m not stopping you, but if you want to harm the statue, you’d better wait until I’m dead."

A thick, sinister voice rose behind Morena, "Do you so wish to die?"

Morena turned around to see the fish creature Harrison’s flesh melt into a pool of blood, mixing with water vapor, and reforming into a giant fish creature towering four meters tall.

Facing a being with divinity, Morena’s attack merely shattered Hudson’s flesh, failing to harm the fish creature’s essence.

The fish creature’s visage was more horrific than before, resembling a deep-sea carnivorous fish, its mouth lined with needle-like sharp teeth.

"You dare insult my Lord; how should I rip you apart bit by bit."

Morena pulled the police baton from her waist, attacking with a resolve to die, retorting, "You feel angered by your faith being insulted? Then you understand the emotions I’m experiencing."

Just as Morena was about to meet her end, a shadow darted between them, spreading his arms wide, saying:

"Divine Envoy, don’t be rash. This woman refuses to submit, but plenty of others will. It’s just a statue; I’ll do it!"

Morena looked at the interloper, realizing it was the outsider she had encountered briefly at the Great Cathedral’s entrance earlier.

She never expected this bushy-browed, big-eyed Royal City noble to be the first to betray humankind!

Damn it, she truly believed he had met the Saintess and even worried for his safety.

She was about to strike him with her baton, but before she could raise her hand, she was held back by the hooded person beside the traitor.

The hooded person had immense strength, grasping her wrist, rendering her helpless.

The fish creature looked at the sudden appearance of Wu Chang, momentarily perplexed, "You? You look strong; you could manage. But even if you shatter the statue, that woman must die."

Wu Chang chuckled, retrieving the coral hammer from the floor with one hand and the black-purple pearl from the table with the other, asking:

"Her matter can wait. First, I must confirm with you, Divine Envoy, by holding this Treasure Bead, can I really enter Deep Sea City and meet my Lord?"

The fish creature felt something was amiss, but instinctively responded:

"Of course, you can. This Treasure Bead records the path to Deep Sea City. Enter Deep Sea City, and you can witness my Lord’s presence and worship him."

Wu Chang tucked the black-purple pearl into his personal space, smiling as he said, "So it truly works, then I am relieved."

"Get that Treasure Bead out, and why are you relieved?" The fish creature was growing anxious, as if the benefit was taken before the deed was done.

Preparing to discipline this greedy human, the next moment, he saw the mysterious hooded person ascend into the air, massive wings emerging from under the robe, emanating Divine Power far superior to his.

The wind stirred by the spreading wings flipped the hood off, revealing the face of a human woman.

He found the face familiar, as if he’d seen it somewhere before.

Oh, he remembered; he’d seen that face on the statue he planned to smash outside the lecture hall!

In the instant he recalled, a coral hammer enlarged before his eyes, caving his face inward.

Wu Chang stood upon the fish creature, extracting the coral hammer from its face, declaring:

"Since the Treasure Bead is genuine, I can confidently kill you."