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Chapter 781: Upward Slash
The Turtle Grand Steward immediately transmitted a message to his trusted subordinate.
"Someone, quickly send a message to His Majesty the Emperor!"
"Tell him that the situation in Blue Sea City is extremely urgent! His Majesty's clearance record is about to be broken by a human!"
"Tell His Majesty to return immediately!"
Perhaps it was the overwhelming pressure brought by this non-specialist that was too intense.
The Turtle Grand Steward's tone even lost some of the respect he normally held for His Majesty the Emperor.
The trusted subordinate's face changed dramatically upon hearing this, and he hurriedly nodded before turning to contact the emperor.
The other Professionals of the Deep Sea Tribe finally realized that something was wrong!
Their originally carefree and mocking expressions disappeared entirely, replaced by heavy, grim, and ugly looks.
For them, the Deep Sea Tribe, who had enjoyed countless years of privilege and benefits, if Blue Sea City's jurisdiction fell into human hands, it would be a catastrophe.
Over the years, the Deep Sea Tribe's attitude and methods of dealing with land-based Professionals had been nothing but harsh, exploitative, and oppressive.
Due to the scarcity of resources in level-100 dungeons, even with their terrible attitude, land-based Professionals still came to Blue Sea City to clear dungeons.
But if they lost control over Blue Sea City...
The Deep Sea Tribe would be forced to return to their impoverished habitats.
They would no longer enjoy any of the privileges and benefits.
Not only that...
Given how they had treated land-based Professionals, the attitude toward the Deep Sea Tribe in Blue Sea City would certainly worsen.
With that thought...
Despair started to surface on the faces of many from the Deep Sea Tribe.
But their despair lasted only three seconds before being completely shattered by the crowd's renewed cheers!
"Holy crap! Another instant kill!"
"The Transcendent (Red Name) monster of the third stage, the 'Devouring Tyrant,' has been killed instantly!"
"Gale Slash! It's the Swordmaster's Gale Slash!"
Following the exclamations,
The screen showed,
Horrifying whirlwinds forming within the depths of the sea, as if triggering a storm disaster in Atlantis!
The slender figure, wrapped in fierce winds, flashed forward like a butcher, leaving behind fleeting afterimages as it dismembered the giant Octopus Monster, which stood thousands of meters tall!
Devouring Tyrant.
That was the name of this massive Octopus Monster.
Tier: Transcendent (Red Name).
It possessed a deep abyssal maw capable of devouring anything completely.
It also had a skill to summon numerous smaller octopuses as reinforcements.
But the moment the Light Gate opened, before it could react, a figure enveloped in lightning instantly flashed in front of it.
Fast!
Incredibly fast!
The speed of this figure was so extreme that even with its 25 million four-dimensional attributes, it couldn't track or capture the figure's movements!
Instinctively, it opened its enormous maw, trying to devour the figure.
It simultaneously summoned Octopus Monsters for support.
But...
It was useless.
Before its abyssal maw could fully open, the figure had already raised dual blades, slashing down with lightning and storm power.
It was as if a dividing line had been drawn from top to bottom across the Devouring Tyrant's body.
Before its mind could process the signals of death, its massive body had already been split cleanly in half.
A terrifying burst of lightning and storm sword energy exploded at that moment.
The smaller octopuses summoned below were completely obliterated.
The key factor...
『Gale Slash』, a basic skill of the hidden class 『Storm Swordmaster』, generated a storm for each enemy killed.
The slain small octopuses transformed into raging whirlwinds that swept across the underwater remnants of Atlantis.
They destroyed and cleared away the remaining structures.
After detecting the instant kill of the Devouring Tyrant, the Spirit of the Secret Realm promptly opened the Light Gate to the fourth stage for Ling Zhan.
At this moment.
Only 18 seconds had passed since the activation of Blood Sacrifice.
18 seconds to clear two stages.
The slender figure, cloaked in storms and lightning, stepped into the Light Gate without hesitation, advancing to the final BOSS stage.
What came into view first was a deep-sea giant whale.
Its body stretched for tens of thousands of meters.
Its massive head was covered in countless scarlet eyes.
Its sharp, mountain-sized teeth were fully exposed.
Its tier was Dominator (Gold Name).
Notably, the Gold Name tier wasn't the highest tier in dungeons.
But in this lower realm, Dominator was the peak tier for dungeon monsters.
In the legendary upper realm, monsters higher than Dominator were King-tier monsters.
Above King-tier were Universe-tier monsters.
Beyond the Universe-tier were the Celestial-tier monsters.
Of course...
These classifications were just speculations and rumors among lower-realm Professionals.
The origin of these rumors was unknown.
Right now.
This BOSS was called the 『Lord of Deep-Sea Nightmares』.
Its four-dimensional attributes were a staggering 50 million.
When entering full combat mode, it could easily surpass 100 million.
But to Ling Zhan, who now had 750 million four-dimensional attributes, it was just a small fry.
Without any hesitation or pause.
Ling Zhan, wielding dual katanas, unleashed a simple and unadorned slash at the Lord of Deep-Sea Nightmares.
The name of this skill was simple.
『Upward Slash』.
Yes, you heard it right. At this moment, Ling Zhan instantly flashed beneath the giant whale, his expression calm as he used this skill.
To many, 『Upward Slash』 didn't even count as a skill.
Because the damage it dealt was treated as a basic attack.
The attack multiplier was also considered lackluster.
But now...
The SS-grade 『Upward Slash』 no longer had a lackluster multiplier.
It had an 800% attack attribute bonus.
Moreover, the original blue-body invincibility had evolved into gold-body invincibility.
The gold-body invincibility was the highest-priority invincibility type.
The reason Ling Zhan chose 『Upward Slash』 to finish the battle,
Was due to his equipment: the Demon Battle Unparalleled Set.
So, while this upward strike appeared plain,
It was actually imbued with world-shattering power.
When the slash struck the giant whale's jaw,
It first felt an immense, terrifying force smashing into its lower jaw.
Hmm...
It was like receiving an unavoidable uppercut punch.
What followed was... pain.
Intense pain.
As if a sharp weapon had ripped through its jaw, sending waves of agony through its mind.
It had been a long time since it last experienced this level of pain.
Lastly,
It suffered the unavoidable 『Airborne Stun』.
Yes!
You heard that right!
An airborne stun!
Can you believe it? A giant whale spanning tens of thousands of meters was directly launched into the air and stunned in the deep sea!!