255: Underwater showdown

His target was never the Cosmic Beast.

Being at a disadvantage in terms of strength, he would never do something as foolish as a head-on collision.

His true objective was to use his immense power and terrifying weight to attack the ground the Cosmic Beast was standing on.

Although the Cosmic Beast repelled Lin Tianwei's attack, it also expended enormous strength in doing so.

The powerful recoil caused the already incredibly fragile ground, weakened by Lin Tianwei's attack, to change.

Terrifying cracks enveloped the Cosmic Beast's body.

Ultimately, the land could not withstand such immense power and began to shatter.

With a loud crash, the Cosmic Beast's massive body plunged directly into the ocean.

From now on, this battle would unfold in the ocean.

Lin Tianwei looked at the ocean, where huge splashes erupted from the Cosmic Beast's fall, and was filled with emotion.

Water seemed to be his best friend, always able to help him at the most critical moments.

Just like the life-and-death struggle with Black Fiend in the water the first time.

This time, the seawater would also become his greatest aid, allowing him to ultimately win this battle.

He would extract the Cosmic Beast's Talent and gain even greater power.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei no longer hesitated and plunged into the seawater with unwavering resolve.

He proactively welcomed another battle.

The cold seawater quickly enveloped Lin Tianwei's body, but it did not affect his perception in the slightest.

Mental Power, being an intangible thing, would not be obstructed by seawater and could easily spread throughout the entire water area.

Soon, Lin Tianwei captured the Cosmic Beast's figure.

At this moment, it was falling beneath the surface, about to plunge into the bottomless abyss of the deep sea.

It was as if it were a landlubber who couldn't swim at all.

However, Lin Tianwei would not be deceived by the Cosmic Beast's appearance.

If it truly feared seawater, it wouldn't have watched itself fall into the ocean.

While the terrain-destroying attack was unresolvable, with the terrifying strength the Cosmic Beast displayed...

Especially those eerie golden lights, it could definitely avoid falling into the ocean.

The fact that it didn't do so could only mean that the Cosmic Beast was very confident in itself.

Confident that it could still possess enough combat power to crush Lin Tianwei even in the ocean.

Seeing this, Lin Tianwei swam towards the Cosmic Beast without hesitation.

Possessing Water Combat Ability at the transcendent level, he had even less reason to fear the Cosmic Beast.

If he couldn't defeat this terrifying enemy underwater, then Blue Star might truly be doomed to destruction at the Cosmic Beast's hands.

This would be a battle to decide the fate of Blue Star, worthy of Lin Tianwei's full effort... Above the sea.

The terrifying Death Ripple spread again, continuing its previous journey of ruthless slaughter.

The spectators watching were also on tenterhooks.

No one had expected that Lin Tianwei, who had initially gained the upper hand, would be instantly suppressed.

This beast from the cosmos indeed possessed terrifying abilities, completely defying human common sense.

Seeing Ismail, who was unmoved and staring intently at the monitoring screen, Professor Arnos finally spoke, saying:

"Lady Ismail, the helicopter is ready. You should hurry to the North Pole."

"Even if Blue Star is destined to be destroyed by the Cosmic Beast, getting to the North Pole earlier might allow us to live a little longer."

Seeing Lin Tianwei at a disadvantage, Professor Arnos finally entertained the thought of escaping.

America, while sufficiently northern, had not reached the absolute limit of the north.

Going to the North Pole, while unable to stop the Cosmic Beast's slaughter, could delay everyone's death.

This was the only solution they could think of in the face of despair.

However, in response to Professor Arnos's suggestion, Ismail shook her head and said:

"You go. I will stay here to witness the future of Blue Star."

"Although the Cosmic Beast was destined to appear, it was I who gathered the keys and treasure chests, opening Pandora's Box."

"As a sinner, I have no right to flee."

"I will remain in the Bruno Institute to observe the battle between Lord Tiger King and the Cosmic Beast."

"To search for the only thing we can do for this battle."

"I have a premonition that there must be something we can do for this battle."

Seeing Ismail's tightly furrowed brow, Professor Arnos hesitated to speak, but ultimately remained silent, choosing to stay.

Although he did not believe Ismail's words were correct.

But Ismail had said one thing that was very correct.

That was, they were all sinners who released the Alpha Gene, and they had no right to flee.

Hope of escape?

Such things should be left to those who need them more... In the command room.

Etna looked at the unmoved MacArthur and urged, "General MacArthur, time waits for no one. You should leave quickly."

"Our America cannot be without you."

"Without your leadership, America can never achieve glory."

Facing Etna's persuasion, MacArthur gave a self-deprecating smile and said, "Perhaps there is an indispensable existence in this world."

"But that can only be Lord Tiger King, not me."

"Etna, at this special time, you should change your way of thinking."

"I hope you will understand what you truly should do in the future."

"Of course, that's if we even have a future."

"No one could have imagined that a world-ending catastrophe would appear before us so unexpectedly."

"Blue Star was ultimately ruined by us, and is about to head towards destruction due to our shortsightedness."

"You go. Let me perish with this nation once called America."

"This is my last dignity as the leader of America."

"If there is anything else I can do, standing firm here is the only way I can leave without any regrets."

MacArthur's words instantly stunned Etna.

He never imagined that MacArthur already had such an awakening.

Finally, he just sighed and turned to leave.

It wasn't that he was afraid of death, but someone had to carry out the final seed preservation plan.

Time waits for no one.

Even if Etna was reluctant, he knew he had to leave here to find another way out for the people of America.

Not escaping to the North Pole, but escaping to the vast, unknown cosmos.

Taking America's last spark of hope to the vast, unknown cosmos to seek a glimmer of life.

To become a wanderer who had lost the dignity of his race.

This originally most extreme plan became America's last hope.

Or rather, the hope of most places.

Those with slightly less capability chose to go to the North Pole.

But in the strongest few places, they initiated the Seed Continuation Plan.

Attempting to continue their race by escaping Blue Star.

Fortunately.

Fortunately, there were still the purest genes in the gene bank, genes that had never been contaminated by the Cosmic Beast.

The bloody lesson taught them what the foundation of a race truly was.

Randomly accepting foreign gifts would only lead them into an abyss of eternal damnation.

The Cosmic Beast taught them a very good lesson... Deep in the Antarctic Sea.

This was the main battlefield of the final battle.

Seeing the Cosmic Beast, now enveloped by the ocean and with nowhere to escape, Lin Tianwei exerted his four limbs and swam over at an extremely fast speed.

This would be the battle to decide Blue Star's fate!

Facing Lin Tianwei, who was rapidly approaching him, the Cosmic Beast was not flustered at all, still performing freefall in the ocean.

It plunged into the dark deep sea.

He had to harvest as many Blue Star creatures as possible before Lin Tianwei, this troublesome opponent, arrived.

Perhaps more origin.

Once the battle began, even if it was just a physical battle, it would still distract him, preventing him from harvesting at the fastest speed.

However, Lin Tianwei's arrival speed was much faster than the Cosmic Beast had imagined.

In less than three minutes, Lin Tianwei caught up, rapidly approaching the Cosmic Beast at an extremely fast speed.

Without hesitation, Lin Tianwei's sharp tiger claws directly tore through the current, launching a powerful strike at the Cosmic Beast.

Although the resistance of the seawater was strong, for a top-tier expert like him, it was almost negligible.

Especially for Lin Tianwei, who mastered Water Combat Ability at the transcendent level, he was even more skilled in underwater combat techniques.

He could make every one of his attacks unleash the greatest power.

Bang.

The two sides clashed again, beginning a frantic confrontation.

However, from the very first blow, the Cosmic Beast's expression changed.

Because it sensed that Lin Tianwei, who could only be suppressed by it on land, actually had strength equal to its own in the ocean.

Suddenly enlightened, the Cosmic Beast realized it had fallen for a trick by this cunning enemy.

The weakening effect of the same seawater on the two terrifying beasts was completely different.

Even a five percent difference could allow them, whose strengths were already quite similar, to bridge the gap between them and reach a relatively balanced state.

Not only was the strength leveled, the Cosmic Beast even found that its speed in the ocean was actually slower than Lin Tianwei's.

With this ebb and flow, Lin Tianwei actually subtly gained the upper hand.

However, the Cosmic Beast feigned panic, but its heart was calm.

This seemingly evenly matched battle did not move it in the slightest.

All it wanted to do was stall for time.

Stall for time until it had harvested all life on Blue Star, gained more origin, and then instantly killed this ungrateful enemy.

This current battle state was even the battle state it desired.

A draw meant a loss.

Lin Tianwei, whose powerful Mental Power covered the entire Blue Star, naturally understood this principle.

He even perceived this more clearly than all other Blue Star creatures.

Because his powerful Mental Power allowed him to easily perceive the Cosmic Beast's Death Ripple.

That Death Ripple was constantly advancing towards the North Pole.

Must finish quickly!

A fierce glint flashed in Lin Tianwei's eyes.

Walking on this path of continuous self-improvement, Lin Tianwei had encountered many enemies.

They were either strong or weak, but none were enough to make Lin Tianwei feel fear.

He had already developed the belief that he could crush everything with his own strength.

Even this Cosmic Beast, whose strength was far greater than his own, Lin Tianwei wanted to crush for everyone to see.

Thinking of this, Lin Tianwei's attack rhythm instantly changed.

Using the powerful force of Speed Burst, he instantly approached the Cosmic Beast's body.

This time, he planned to engage the Cosmic Beast in a hearty, close-quarters melee battle.

A close-quarters melee battle from which the Cosmic Beast would have no escape.

Although the Cosmic Beast detected Lin Tianwei's intention to attack, it was unable to resist due to being suppressed in speed.

It was directly approached by Lin Tianwei.

Forcing its hand!

Lin Tianwei directly used his ultimate move on the Cosmic Beast.

However, this seemingly wise choice was, in the Cosmic Beast's eyes, an absolute blunder by Lin Tianwei.

If Lin Tianwei could gain an advantage by leveraging the resistance of seawater, then this close-quarters combat was a foolish act that nullified that advantage.

After all, the two were already close enough, so seawater naturally had no role to play.

Sure enough, it seemed that Lin Tianwei had locked down the Cosmic Beast, but it was the Cosmic Beast that held the upper hand in terms of strength.

It even, in turn, locked down Lin Tianwei's body.

Since Lin Tianwei exposed a weakness, it wouldn't mind directly eliminating this troublesome opponent in the sea.

Its Giant Maw opened, and its interlocking Sharp Teeth fiercely bit down towards Lin Tianwei's head.

This time, it was finally its turn to taste this delicious prey.

A delicious prey that had fallen into a trap and had nowhere to escape.

Under the Cosmic Beast's restraint, Lin Tianwei had absolutely no escape.

Talent: Transformation (Transcendent)!

Lin Tianwei once again unleashed the terrifying ability of this Talent.

His body stretched rapidly like noodles, avoiding the Cosmic Beast's fatal blow with an extremely bizarre posture.

Talent: Water Flow Control (Transcendent)!

Not only that, but Lin Tianwei also used his hidden strength at this critical moment.

With the help of the Water Flow Control Talent, which could manipulate water currents.

The water currents, which should have been resistance, instead became Lin Tianwei's aid.

Allowing Lin Tianwei to quickly bite towards the Cosmic Beast's head at an extremely fast speed.

Talent: Giant Maw (Transcendent)!

Originally, Lin Tianwei couldn't bite the Cosmic Beast's head, which was far stronger than his own mouth.

But with the aid of this seemingly useless Talent, Lin Tianwei's mouth opened to an extremely terrifying degree.

With lightning speed, he quickly bit the Cosmic Beast's head.

Although for creatures that reach a certain level of strength, the brain is no longer an absolute weakness.

Attacking there might instead fall into a trap carefully designed by the enemy.

But this was definitely the best point of attack.

As long as the Cosmic Beast still possessed a carbon-based body, it would absolutely not be able to ignore such a fatal injury.

It must be said that the Cosmic Beast's head was truly hard.

Especially the golden scales covering it, whose defensive power reached a terrifying degree.

Talent: Sharp Teeth (Transcendent)!

However, Lin Tianwei's teeth were not toys either, possessing the power to crush everything.

He bit fiercely into its head under the Cosmic Beast's horrified gaze.

Four huge canine teeth, like steel nails, were firmly embedded in the Cosmic Beast's head. (End of Chapter)