Chapter 215: Level 8 Colossal Beast, the Might of Domains (I)

After Li Fei left, Chen Chu made his way to the edge of the balcony. As the sun set in the west, its lingering rays pierced through the distorted spatial barrier, casting a crimson hue over the undulating mountain ranges and making them look as if they had been set ablaze.

With the neatly arranged fields below and the harvesting machines at work after hours, Chen Chu inexplicably felt a sense of civilization intertwining with wilderness.

Admiring the sunset scenery, Chen Chu's gaze suddenly shifted, as part of his consciousness went over to the Thunder Fiery Colossal Beast.

After roaming the ocean for several days, the three mutated colossal beasts had finally found something valuable. However, it wasn’t in the deep sea this time, but on a deserted island far out in the ocean.

It was a smaller island, covered with dense vegetation, trees, and overgrown bushes, possessing a towering hill and a waterfall, and inhabited by some ordinary mutated creatures.

The surrounding seabed was littered with reefs, occasionally exposed whenever the tide ebbed. In such conditions, large marine creatures were prone to beaching themselves if they weren't careful.

Several kilometers away underwater, the Thunder Beast looked toward the distant island with some hesitation.

Roar! Big Horn, are you sure there's something good on that island?

It knew that the Single-horned Kun's horn could filter seawater to discern the aura of natural treasures from afar, but that was seawater.

The Kun, covered in black armor, wagged its tail beside it, nodding assuredly.

Squeak, squeak, squeak! Yeah, I smelled the aura of something good, and it's really good.

Roar! Since when could your horn smell the air?

After mingling with the Thunder Beast for a while, the Kun had also learned many words, such as “air” referring to the gas it breathed out each time it surfaced.

Squeak! It's not air, it's water. There's water flowing down on that island, and I smelled it in that.

Alright, I see. So that's how it is.

The Thunder Beast nodded.

The Dragon Turtle poked its head out of the sea surface to look toward the distant island and let out a low roar.

Roar! Thunder Fiery, shall we go up?

It had never been on land before, and was somewhat excited as a result.

The Thunder Beast roared.

Roar! This time, only we will go up. Be careful later, usually places like this are guarded by mutated creatures.

Roar! The creatures on land are also more agile, so you won't be able to catch up. Your main task is to act as a shield and absorb their attacks.

Roar! No problem, I'm good at this.

The Dragon Turtle nodded confidently. After roaming the ocean for so long, it had gotten used to taking hits. This was an easy job.

Squeak! What about me, Thunder Fiery?

The Kun hastily asked.

Roar! You?... Go to the cliff behind the island to provide support. In case the mutated creatures on the island are too strong, we might jump down from there directly.

Although the Thunder Beast was confident in its own strength, it wasn’t arrogant.

Until I know how strong the mutated creatures on the island can be, everything has to be approached with caution. What if there's a peak level 8 colossal beast guarding the treasure?

A level 9 mutated creature was less of a concern. Such colossal beasts, already standing at the overall peak of power, naturally exuded an intimidating dominance in all directions, so they could generally be detected and avoided in advance.

Squeak! Alright.

After confirming their respective tasks, the Thunder Beast let out a low roar, its massive body surging forward and causing violent waves as it swam toward the island.

Suddenly, the shallow sea surface arched up, followed by exploding splashes as a colossal beast, thirty-six meters long and standing more than ten meters tall, came into view.

Unlike crocodiles and similar creatures, the Thunder Beast had a midsection resembling a Western dragon, powerful and imposing, with long, strong limbs. Compared to Western dragons, however, it appeared more slender and ferocious, especially its tail.

Behind the Thunder Beast, a huge and ferocious turtle shell emerged amid the splashing water, followed by robust limbs and a dragon's head.

The Dragon Turtle, with a body length of forty-one meters and carrying a shell on its back, was even taller than the Thunder Beast, resembling a moving dark brown mountain at twenty meters tall.

Roar! Let's go.

Roar! Charge!

As the two colossal beasts went ashore, each step they took caused a slight tremor on the ground.

The Thunder Beast left behind footprints that were five to six meters wide and two meters deep. The soil and rocks within the footprints had been melted by the scorching hot golden-red flames that danced on its claws, fusing together into solid masses as they cooled. If the claws had stayed in contact for even a little longer, they likely would have melted into lava.

Because of its flesh density, the Thunder Beast needed to avoid sinking its claws too deep into the soil. Compared to the land, the sea was much more convenient. Despite the Thunder Beast’s tremendous weight, it could freely float and sink in the sea, due to its blood and some organs being filled with air.

Relative to the Thunder Beast, the footprints left by the Dragon Turtle after crawling ashore were enormous, but only half a meter deep.

Just as the two colossal beasts reached the shore, back at the coastal monitoring base, a device suddenly emitted an urgent beeping sound.

"Report, traces of Thunder Fiery have been detected on a deserted island 1,400 kilometers away from the coast."

When the Thunder Beast had evolved, there had been a large amount of explosive flames and lightning phenomena, leading the person in charge of this specific investigation to codename the beast “Thunder Fiery” in its file.

The major's expression turned serious, speaking solemnly. "Where is that island located?"

"Coordinates 1722, latitude and longitude 8°1691, 298°1580. There’s also another evolved creature of the turtle kind alongside Thunder Fiery."

"Mobilize the nearby high-resolution satellites to monitor their movements, and compare their various data through imaging."

"Yes, sir."

As the orders were issued, seven high-resolution satellites in space slightly adjusted their orbits, locking onto the small island from various angles.

With the sun setting in the west and not a cloud in sight, soon, images of the two colossal beasts appeared on the large screen, as the relevant data was updated.

"Through optical comparison with surrounding objects and trees, Thunder Fiery currently has a body length between thirty-four to thirty-seven meters and a height between ten to fifteen meters. It’s grown by about ten meters over half a month, and there are other changes in appearance, likely due to evolution.

"The turtle-like creature has a body length between thirty-eight to forty-four meters and a shoulder height between twenty to twenty-six meters, estimated to be in the middle stage of level 7."

The commanding officer asked, "What about the energy fluctuations?"

"At present, the fluctuations are stable, so we can’t precisely detect them. However, satellites have also picked up traces of a third high-level mutated beast further into the island, with a body length estimated to be between sixty-three to sixty-eight meters."

Immediately, the major's expression stiffened. "Is that creature a snake?"

"No, it appears to be a crocodile, estimated to be at the beginning stage of level 8. Based on their movement trajectories, they will encounter each other in ten minutes."

"Monitor the situation on that island closely."

"Yes, sir!"

***

As the two colossal beasts advanced, the ground on the island trembled, trees collapsed in their wake, and creatures fled, with many seabirds with wingspans of two to three meters taking flight in panic.

Soon, the Thunder Beast found the stream passing through the island through the moisture in the air.

According to the Kun's explanation, it had sensed the resource’s aura within the island's stream, indicating that the unknown natural treasure should be in the water. As long as they followed the stream, they would soon be able to trace it by following the clues.

Just after arriving on the island, the Dragon Turtle's habit of chattering returned. It followed behind the Thunder Beast, letting out low roars of curiosity.

Roar! Roar! Thunder Fiery, why, so clever, knowing to follow the water and search?

Roar! Roar! How come I didn't think of that?

The Thunder Beast threw a lazy glance back before ignoring it. It knew that if it responded, the Dragon Turtle would become even more enthusiastic.

Roar! Thunder Fiery, why aren't you speaking?

Seeing that the Thunder Beast was ignoring it, the bored Dragon Turtle poked its head further out of its shell, curiously surveying its surroundings.

Roar! It's so strange, is this what 'land' means? These seaweeds, they look a bit hard, aren't they supposed to sway?

Roar! Thunder Fiery, why do those fish in the sky fly...

The Thunder Beast gave no response to the incessant chatter as it ascended along the mountain slope.

𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

With each step of its massive body, large splashes of water were sent flying, and the flames leaping from its four claws dried up the stream, cutting off its flow.