Chapter 608 - 370: Master of the Moon, Moon God
Chapter 608: Chapter 370: Master of the Moon, Moon God
Things had been manageable when Li Xiang was around, acting as a one-man emergency response team and rushing to the rescue all over the world. But during his absence, while Jiang Cai’Er was more than capable of defending their own city, she lacked the power to aid others.
They had dispatched over a hundred sorties of Profound Bird-3 Fighters, which were equipped with small-scale Ion Cannons capable of killing weaker Saint Tier Exotic Beasts. However, the operation was aborted after they lost more than a dozen fighters.
Training a pilot for a Profound Bird-3 is incredibly difficult, and the fighters themselves are also extremely expensive.
In fact, if they could restore the satellites in Earth’s orbit or build enough ground-based stations, Jiang Cai’Er could have converted the Profound Bird-3s into drones. But as things stood, the necessary resources were simply unavailable.
The Cloud Whale had also provided support a few times. The first few missions went smoothly, but then a Divine Tier beast appeared out of nowhere. Fortunately, the High-Energy Ion Cannon aboard the Cloud Whale was impressively powerful, allowing it to fight a running retreat and make it back safely.
The Cloud Whale could handle Saint Tier opponents, but it was outmatched against a Divine Tier one. It was fortunate that the Divine Tier beast wasn’t of a high Tier—it had likely just broken through. Otherwise, the Cloud Whale and the tens of thousands of soldiers aboard might not have escaped unscathed.
That Divine Tier Exotic Beast had also led its army of hundreds of thousands to attack City No. 03. But the city was equipped with sixteen of the even more powerful Land-Based High-Energy Particle Cannons and was reinforced by eighty to ninety Saint Tier allies. The Exotic Beast Army was repelled several times, and, realizing it couldn’t crack this tough nut, it went to wreak havoc elsewhere.
The most recent Underground City to fall was on the North American Continent. It was highly probable that the Divine Tier beast was lurking in North America.
"Just one Divine Tier beast. I’ll go take care of it." Li Xiang stood, ready to leave.
Jiang Cai’Er was reluctant to let him go, but she understood what was at stake. She stood, embraced him, and said, "Be careful. Come back soon. The children miss you."
"I will." Li Xiang nodded. His figure vanished, reappearing on the surface a moment later. He glanced toward North America, then shot forward. In just a few dozen seconds, he had crossed the ocean.
After advancing to the Divine King Realm, his speed had naturally increased as well. The Extreme Speed of his Void Divine Travel: Celestial Star Orbit had reached 400 kilometers per second. This was a natural increase that came with his advancement in Realm, without him having to spend any Achievement Points.
With the current toughness of his physical body, he could actually withstand even greater speeds. He just didn’t have enough Achievement Points at the moment and hadn’t yet had a chance to go harvest Exotic Beasts.
’I wonder how Sister Yao is doing.’
Yao Yao was still in Los Santos, and Jiang Cai’Er hadn’t mentioned it had fallen. As Li Xiang passed by, he took a look. Using his Nine Nether Falsehood-Breaking Gaze, he saw that Los Santos had also installed three High-Energy Particle Cannons and was guarded by an Exotic Beast Army. This put him somewhat at ease.
However, judging by its numbers, the Exotic Beast Army had suffered considerable losses. It was clear that Los Santos had also been attacked.
He didn’t have time to meet with Yao Yao at the moment. After concealing his presence, he crisscrossed the North American Continent. It took considerable effort, but he eventually located the Divine Tier Exotic Beast’s lair.
As it turned out, the creature’s lair wasn’t on the North American Continent at all, but hidden on the floor of the Atlantic Ocean, close to the mainland.
The location was approximately in the Maine Bay.
Consequently, none of the nearby coastal Underground Cities—such as Boston, New York, and Washington—had survived.
Li Xiang hovered above the Atlantic ice sheet. Beneath him, a silver ice plain stretched for thousands of kilometers. With his divine sense, he perceived a behemoth lying dormant on the seabed, exhaling bone-chilling currents. It was a whale-like Exotic Beast, its body entirely ice-blue, with wings of frost sprouting from its back. The rugged Ice Crystal spines along its spine rose and fell like a mountain range, and its every breath froze the ocean’s undercurrents into sharp Ice Ridges.
The frigid depths erupted.
The Exotic Beast suddenly opened its massive maw, unleashing a breath of frost that tore up from the seabed, shattered the ice sheet, and blasted toward the heavens!