bookrandom Chapter 1272 Kraken
Chapter 1272 Kraken
For the first time, the smile on Lin Zhen's face vanished completely.
His usually calm and unwavering eyes were now surging with a terrifyingly cold light.
That's not a killer whale.
It is not any living being known in this world.
That thing comes from a deeper, more ancient abyss of nightmares!
"Then...what the hell is that?!"
The sound that Elizabeth managed to squeeze out was hoarse and distorted, as if she were being strangled by an invisible hand.
She roamed the world for decades, and the sea monsters she personally slaughtered could be piled up into a small mountain.
But this thing in front of me...
With just one tentacle, it strangled the ocean's overlord to death!
This is a power that no ordinary person can contend with.
This is a calamity that has crawled out of mythology and is about to destroy humanity!
"Kraken..."
Lin Zhen uttered a cold word that Elizabeth had never heard of before.
His voice was extremely soft, yet it carried enough weight to crush a warship.
"What... nibble?"
Elizabeth's mind went blank; extreme fear rendered her incapable of thinking.
"nothing."
Lin Zhen shook his head, too lazy to explain the legend of the other world.
He tightened his arms, holding Murong Yan, who was also pale with fright but biting her lip to keep herself from losing her composure, even closer.
"Yan'er, don't be afraid."
His voice was deep and possessed a calming power that could forcefully suppress all chaos.
"I am here."
Murong Yan remained silent.
She simply pressed her cheek against his firm chest, absorbing the unique calmness and warmth that belonged to him.
Her body was still trembling instinctively, but her heart was forcibly calmed down by the embrace.
Of course she was afraid.
Even though she had an almost divine trust in her husband, the world-destroying power revealed by this tentacle still made this empress feel insignificant and powerless from the depths of her soul.
boom--! ! !
A deafening roar erupted from the keel of the Black Pearl, heavier and more violent than any previous impact!
The entire massive ship, which resembled a sea fortress, was lifted from the sea by this force and then slammed back down!
"what!"
Elizabeth screamed and fell to the ground.
Murong Yan swayed and almost lost her balance.
A large hand wrapped around her slender waist, its steady strength pinning her firmly to the spot.
"Be careful."
Lin Zhen's voice remained steady, as if he were standing not on a warship about to disintegrate, but in the golden palace of his royal palace.
He shielded Murong Yan with one hand, while gripping the mainmast beside him tightly with the other, his figure as steady as a mountain.
Lin Zhen frowned.
After getting rid of the killer whales that were in the way, the deep-sea behemoth finally set its greedy eyes on them, the even larger and more delicious "main course"!
boom!
boom!
boom--!
The impacts grew more and more violent, coming frantically from the bottom of the ship!
The Black Pearl's century-old ironwood hull was cracking with a sickeningly loud sound.
Grotesque cracks spread like a spiderweb across the walls of the cabin, and icy seawater poured in relentlessly!
"The ship is sinking!"
"A devil! A devil from the sea!"
"Help!"
An apocalyptic panic instantly engulfed the entire fleet.
The sailors broke down, and some jumped into the dark sea in despair.
What greeted them were dark red tentacles that silently emerged from the deep sea.
Those tentacles swept up the drowning people with lightning speed, dragging them into a bottomless dark vortex amidst short, shrill screams.
The deck was now a living hell.
Elizabeth watched all this, her blue eyes completely stained with blood.
Fear was replaced by an even more extreme rage!
Like a lioness protecting her cubs, she snatched the brass megaphone from the messenger's hand and roared hoarsely and wildly with all her might!
"All gunners in position!"
"Fire all the cannonballs out of me!"
"Even if I die, I'll tear a piece of my flesh from this beast!"
This roar, belonging to the pirate queen, was like a barrel of strong liquor poured into the hearts of all the sailors frozen by fear!
They are the mighty Great Qian Allied Fleet, traversing the four seas! They are the invincible army that crushed Japan's fortified city!
How could I die so pathetically at the hands of a monster whose true face I'd never even seen?!
"fire!"
"To be loyal to the Prince!"
"Fight this monster!"
In an instant, nearly ten thousand cannons on hundreds of warships roared with deafening fury!
The gunners, shirtless and muscular, looked like madmen as they mechanically performed the actions of loading and firing.
Countless solid iron balls, glowing red-hot and trailing blazing flames, pierced through the thick black fog and slammed into the dark red tentacles that were churning and dancing on the sea surface!
boom! boom! boom!
The dull sound of impact continued.
However, the cannonballs, powerful enough to shatter city walls, only caused the giant beast to tremble slightly when they hit its tentacles.
Most of the shells even sank directly into the sticky, slippery flesh and blood, failing to even explode into a decent blood flower.
This attack was like a tickle to this enormous creature!
"Roar--!!!"
The enraged behemoth roared from the depths of the sea.
The sound waves transformed into a tangible impact, causing the sea to boil!
A giant tentacle, thicker than the ship's hull, descended from the sky with immense force, slamming into a nearby frigate!
"Click——!!!"
The sturdy warship was as fragile as rotten wood in the face of that tentacle.
With a single strike, the entire ship was broken in two!
The sailors on board didn't even have time to scream before they were swept into a vortex of death along with the broken hull and countless pieces of wood!
The stench of blood and gunpowder smoke mingled with the thick fog, creating a nauseating, deathly odor.
"Useless thing! Don't hit its flesh!"
She screamed, her voice drowning out the roar of the gunfire, "Aim at its joints! Its suction cups! Smash it to pieces! Cripple it!"
However, at that moment, Lin Zhen's calm, almost cold voice suddenly rang in her ears.
"Elizabeth, ceasefire."
"What?!" Elizabeth turned around abruptly, looking at Lin Zhen in disbelief. "Your Highness! If we cease fire now, we'll be sitting ducks!"
"I said, ceasefire."
Lin Zhen's tone was completely flat, and his unfathomable eyes were fixed on a churning sea.
Murong Yan followed his gaze, suppressing her fear, and observed carefully.
Soon, she also noticed something amiss.
"Husband, look!" She pointed to the sea, her voice urgent. "Every time the tentacles attack, an even larger shadow moves in sync beneath the surface! That's its true form!"
"Yan'er is right."
A hint of approval flashed in Lin Zhen's eyes.
He turned his head, his gaze sweeping over Elizabeth, who had already descended into madness.
“Bombardment will only reveal our position and provoke it, but it cannot cause fatal damage to its body.”
"Pass on my order!"
"All ships, immediately extinguish all torches and lanterns!"
"All fleet, maintain silence!"
In this dark sea where monsters roam, extinguishing all light sources is tantamount to closing your eyes and waiting to die, isn't it?
Elizabeth's mind was in a mess, but looking at Lin Zhen's expressionless face, she inexplicably chose to obey.
"Pass on...pass on the Prince's order! The entire fleet, extinguish all light sources! Maintain silence!"
The order was passed down quickly.
Soon, one lantern after another was extinguished, and one torch after another was trampled out.
The cannon fire stopped, and so did the shouts of battle.
The entire massive fleet instantly fell into a deathly silence and darkness.
All that remained was the sound of waves crashing against the ship and the chilling, muffled thud of the beast moving underwater.
Lin Zhen spoke again.
"Elizabeth, how much whale oil do you have on your flagship?"
“Whale…whale oil?” Elizabeth was taken aback. “There are probably…about three hundred barrels left, all of the highest quality sperm whale oil.”
It was used as high-grade fuel and lighting for long-distance voyages, and was extremely precious.
"very good."
Lin Zhen's lips finally curled into a cold and ruthless smile.