studiobondurri Chapter 841: Outburst
Chapter 841: Outburst
Chapter 841: Outburst
"Is this true? Have you been sacrificing the humans in the Eastern Seas to gain power? I heard that two million people died just last night!"
Anna showed a hint of dissatisfaction on her face as she retorted, "Charles, aren't you going a bit too far? You're actually monitoring me?"
"Answer my question!" Charles roared.
"Yes, that's right," Anna openly admitted it, saying, "Yes, that's right. I did perform some sacrifices. You won't let me sacrifice the people of Hope Island, and you aren't going to let me sacrifice the people on other islands, either? And have you already forgotten that they're all Fhtagn cultists?"
Charles stood up without realizing it, and his voice rose an octave as he said, "Those under Fhtagn's influence in the Subterranean Sea are always a minority, and the majority of those people whom you sacrificed were deceived and coerced into becoming cultists—they were coerced by the Fhtagn Covenant!
"They were just ordinary people!"
"Goodness, how come you're being such a hypocrite? Since when did you care about other people, Charles? You're unwilling to help me, so I decided to acquire what I want in my own way," Anna retorted.
Noticing that the air had gotten quite tense, Charles took a few deep breaths, and his voice softened as he asked, "You still want to become a god? Has becoming a god become more important to you than anything?"
"That's right. In the Subterranean Sea, power is everything. If you don't sacrifice others first, they'll eventually sacrifice you when the time comes."
"You're wrong," Charles said, shaking his head firmly. "Becoming a god in the Subterranean Sea will not guarantee your safety. In fact, stepping into that realm might expose you to more danger.
"We can obtain power and knowledge from 005, but becoming a god might be a fate worse than death. The risk is too high."
"I'm not wrong. You're the one who's wrong. In fact, I've already touched upon a part of that threshold," Anna retorted. She lifted the photo in her hand, and it contracted, transforming into a deformed, writhing monster.
Anna had become capable of giving life to inanimate objects; an ability to bestow upon life, which was an ability exclusive only to gods, seemed to have become a part of Anna's repertoire.
Charles grabbed the deformed, writhing monster and crushed it with one hand. He gnashed his teeth and stared into the eyes of the woman before him. "Anna, you have to stop. I'm begging you.
"It's only a matter of time until something goes wrong; think about the fate of the first-generation Foundation!"
"I'm not going to stop. We can talk about other things, but I'm not going to compromise when it comes to something like this. I don't want to stay as an ant that others can trample on whenever they wish!" Anna remained adamant.
Charles sat down dejectedly and muttered, "Anna, I never wanted to go this far."
The atmosphere had gotten so tense that it seemed like it was about to erupt anytime, but it had frozen over instantly upon Sparkle's arrival. This was Charles' first time seeing his daughter cry.
Anna's swollen figure covered in green flames shrank slowly into her gorgeous, petite form. Charles' brows were furrowed tightly as he walked up to Sparkle and hugged her gently. He patted her back with one hand to comfort her.
Anna walked over and looked at Charles with a cold gaze. "Hehehe... Fine, it's great that you've decided to make things clear. Since you don't want me to stay here, then I'm not going to stay."
"We're monsters, and there's not even a trace of humanity inside of us. Stay here and go do your own thing, then. Sparkle, let's go. Do you really think that I care about this tiny island of yours?"
Anna turned around to leave. Sparkle wanted to break free, but Charles was holding her in a tight embrace.
"What? You want to stay with him? Do you really think that wastrel cares about you? There was even a time when he wanted to exchange you for some benefits from the Foundation!"
Sparkle's figure vanished from Charles' arms, and she reappeared between the two. Sparkle's expression was pained as she stared alternatingly between her mother and her father. In the end, she came to Anna's side.
"Good... you really are my good daughter," Anna said. Then, she reached into her own abdomen and pulled out a wriggling tentacle.
"Gao Zhiming, do you see this?!" Anna exclaimed, waving the wriggling tentacle before Charles. She then hurled it at the ground and stomped it with her foot, staining the carpet crimson. "Those were the fabricated memories between us!"
"I must've been out of my mind. Why was I bothering myself with a lunatic for so many years? How come I've been so accommodating to you? Even transforming into a human just to accommodate you?"
Anna's figure split open once again, and her swollen, deformed figure soon pervaded the Governor's Mansion. Tentacles covered in black scales stretched out through the windows, and Anna's tentacles swept across the mansion, destroying it completely.
Having revealed her true form, Anna glanced at her daughter beside her and said, "We don't need to hide. We are monsters."
Sparkle's figure split open, and her figure transformed into a floating fortress of tentacles. Anna wrapped her tentacles around her daughter and rushed out of Hope Island in broad daylight.
Everyone was horrified to see grotesque and terrifying monsters streaking across the air above Hope Island.
Charles watched blankly as the two distant monsters disappeared into the dark horizon over the pitch-black sea.
A few minutes later, the crew members of the Narwhale rushed forward. Among them, James seemed particularly excited as he exclaimed, "Captain! We did it! The biggest threat to Hope Island is gone!"