162: Chapter 162 Medusa Displays Her Power and Petrification That Ignores Defense
Su Chen's voice, like a final judgment, echoed and faded in the depths of the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's Soul, leaving behind nothing but endless cold and despair.
Time lost all meaning.
Inside the bridge of the Leviathan Mothership, absolute silence enveloped everything. Only on the central holographic star map did the silver energy curve representing 'Moonlight Protection' drop imperceptibly yet steadily after every lightning strike.
Day after day.
Week after week.
The never-ending purple divine lightning had become the only metronome in this deathly silent world.
Boom!
Another thunderous punishment struck the same point on the light shield with precision, stirring up brilliant ripples of energy.
Boom!
Three seconds later, not a moment off.
Boom!
Another three seconds, and the lightning descended again.
This monotonous and cruel cycle had continued for an entire month.
The shield above Moonlight City still glowed the same as it had a month ago. But only the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf, as its controller, knew that the internal Divine Power structure of this seemingly indestructible defense was already riddled with holes from the wear and tear.
It was like a block of steel that had been struck countless times by a heavy hammer; its exterior remained intact, but its interior was filled with fatal hidden injuries.
Su Chen looked away from the slowly declining energy curve, his brow furrowing almost imperceptibly.
Half a year.
This number was the optimal solution he had derived after the Leviathan Overmind's precise calculations, based on the energy output of the godhead shard and the total Divine Power of the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's remnant Soul.
A precise amount of time that would absolutely grind the opponent to death.
But at this moment, this time seemed incredibly long in his perception.
Too long.
The situation in the depths of the Universe was ten thousand times more complex than the war on this planet. The expansion of the Zerg Swarm, the collision of civilizations, unknown threats... every minute and every second could birth new variables.
To waste a strategic-level Leviathan Mothership and a True God-level godhead shard here for half a year just to deal with a fallen True God's remnant Soul...
This was a waste of resources.
A sign of low efficiency.
The deadlock had to be broken.
Su Chen's thoughts reached a decision in a flash.
He leaned back slightly against his cold throne, his gaze piercing through the alloy walls of the bridge and casting toward the vast, viscous Spawning Pool in the depths of the mothership.
There, an eerie and perfect figure was lazily stretching her newly born body.
She had a nearly perfect female upper body, with skin as white as fine mutton-fat jade. But below the waist was a thick, terrifying giant snake tail covered in dark golden scales. Most striking of all was her long hair; every single strand was a venomous little snake with its head raised and tongue flickering.
The newly born Zerg Swarm Hero unit, Medusa Zerg Queen Gorsha.
At this moment, she was boredly teasing a small snake at her temple with her fingertip. The little snake affectionately rubbed its head against her finger, letting out a low hiss.
A will crossed the vast distance and descended directly into her mind.
“Gorsha.”
Gorsha's movements paused. All the venomous snakes in her hair instantly stopped writhing and simultaneously turned their cold, vertical pupils toward the direction the will had come from.
She slowly bowed her body, her massive snake tail swaying gracefully in the viscous nutrient solution, as she responded with a Soul voice mixed with reverence and fanaticism.
“Dominator.”
“Go to the battlefield and display your new ability.”
Su Chen's command was concise and devoid of any emotion.
“As you command.”
The corners of Gorsha's mouth curled into a cruel and charming arc as she licked her bright red lips.
In the next second, her figure blurred and turned into a phantom invisible to the naked eye, silently leaving the Spawning Pool and instantly merging into the dark Universe outside the Leviathan Mothership.
At the edge of the Moonlight City battlefield, a faint distortion appeared in space.
Gorsha's figure emerged. She floated in the vacuum, her massive snake tail swaying gently to maintain absolute stillness. Her gaze pierced through the violent thunder and brilliant moonlight, precisely locking onto the phantom of the demonic wolf atop the city walls, which was radiating majestic Divine Might.
She did not act immediately.
She was waiting.
Like a top-tier assassin, she was waiting for that single moment when the target would reveal a flaw.
Rumble—!
Another destructive divine lightning bolt fell from the sky, slamming hard against the Moonlight shield.
This impact seemed more violent than any before.
The entire silver-white light shield underwent an unprecedentedly violent fluctuation. The light flashed wildly, and for a split second, it even appeared dented and dimmed.
Now is the time!
An opportunity!
Gorsha suddenly raised her head.
At that moment, her hair of venomous snakes, which had been wriggling slightly, seemed to be injected with infinite magic. Every strand stood on end, dancing wildly and letting out sharp, dense hisses!
Her eyes, whose pupils had been flickering with an eerie light, instantly lost all color, turning into a deathly, lifeless grayish-white.
Innate Divine Ability — [Petrifying Gaze]!
Buzz!
Two grayish-white beams of light shot out from her eye sockets.
That was neither energy nor matter, but a pure 'concept,' a power of 'Rules' that transcended physical Laws!
They ignored distance and ignored space.
They even ignored the 'Moonlight Protection' energy shield that was strong enough to withstand the full-force strike of a Rank 8 Demigod!
The grayish-white beams of light passed right through it, as if the shield were merely a hollow phantom.
The light shone with absolute precision upon the remnant Soul of the Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf on the city wall, which was putting all its effort into maintaining the shield and resisting the lightning punishment!
“Hmm?”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf immediately sensed something was wrong.
It wasn't an attack.
It was a... gaze.
A cold, deathly gaze that made its very Soul Origin tremble.
“What is this thing?!”
It turned its head in terror, trying to find the source of the gaze, but it could see nothing.
But in the next moment, an unspeakable horror erupted from its 'toes'—the very end of its Divine Soul body!
It looked down.
It saw that its illusory wolf claws, which were originally composed of pure Divine Power and radiated a silver glow, were actually beginning to manifest a physical texture!
A grayish-white, rough, cold... texture of rock!
“Aaaaah—!”
A scream so shrill it didn't seem like it could be made by a living creature echoed through the entire city.
The petrification spread at a speed beyond imagination!
Grayish-white stone patches, like the most terrifying Plague, started from its claws and spread wildly up its limbs! Everywhere they passed, the illusory Divine Soul body completely solidified, turning into actual, lifeless stone!
“No! No—!”
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf fell into a complete panic.
It could feel the Divine Power circulating within its body instantly becoming sluggish and blocked in the petrified areas, before being completely cut off!
The Divine Soul stiffened!
The Divine Power stopped flowing!
This meant that the energy link between it and 'Moonlight Protection' was being forcibly severed!
The feeling of watching a part of itself go from conscious to unconscious, from an energy body to a dead object, and the fear of total annihilation instantly crushed the last bit of dignity and psychological defense of this ancient True God.
The shadow of death had never loomed so clearly over its head.
It would die!
It would become a piece of stone with no thoughts or consciousness, standing eternally on the city wall!
“Stop! Stop!!”
The instinct for survival overrode everything else.
The Moon-Devouring Demonic Wolf's massive phantom suddenly prostrated itself, its giant wolf head banging against the ground in a frantic kowtow toward the biological mothership high in the sky that was radiating endless pressure.
“I surrender! I surrender! Don't kill me!”
“I'm willing to offer my Soul Mark! I'm willing to be your dog! Please!”
It wailed incoherently, its voice filled with humility and pleading.
As long as it could live.
Even being a dog was ten thousand times better than becoming a cold piece of stone!
The lightning storm that had raged in the high sky for an entire month came to a sudden halt.
The destructive booming sounds vanished.
The world abruptly fell into a dead silence.
A majestic figure slowly condensed and appeared in front of the Leviathan Mothership.
Su Chen's figure was not massive, yet it seemed to occupy the entire sky. His gaze was cold as he looked down from above at the demonic wolf on the city wall that was humbly begging for its life.
“A wise choice.”