Her Tentacles 87

Chapter 87: The Fall

[The Lighthouse] admitted that It had indeed been a little too loud before.

Now the [Monarch Slayer] was destructively pulling and unscrupulously cutting off Its stinging tentacles.

Although Its main body was huge and could withstand a lot of tossing, It did not have any strong attack methods—

As for the [Martyrs] who had been given abilities by It.

Whether it was the [Thunder] with its strong destructive power, the [Styx] who was good at weaving illusions to trap enemies, or other varieties that could evolve endless toxins, none of them had any effect on this octopus.

It knew.

This was because the [Monarch Slayer] had eaten too much of Its body before, and had also plundered Its characteristics, so she had a very high resistance to all of Its attacks.

It was a little helpless. As the entire abyss was teetering on the verge of collapse from the confrontation between these two behemoths, and in the trembling commotion, It spoke again:

【What good will it do you to kill me?】

【You have also felt that being extremely powerful and becoming a unique existence is not a good thing, at least not the good thing you expected.】

【This abyss was formed because of me, and it is a cage used to imprison me. If I die, this place will also collapse and cease to exist. You are so nostalgic. Your former friends, your family, have all lived here for a long time. I remember you even made a grave for them… This is your hometown. Are you going to bury it yourself?】

【Or, do you want to take my place and become the next prisoner trapped here? Even if you are willing, that human in your body probably doesn’t want to be left here forever, right? I remember humans are always sentimental.】

And this little octopus, it seemed that from the moment of its birth, it was also as emotional as the fragile, numerous humans like ants.

…

Lin Ran was annoyed that It was talking too much.

And so she was no longer satisfied with pulling off these insignificant stinging tentacles. Remembering the thought she had had when she was just born, she went straight for the [Lighthouse]’s huge, glowing torso.

The giant octopus raised half of its black and red tentacles, revealing the huge mouthparts under its abdomen, with dense rows of sharp teeth like steel knives.

Then.

It bit into the [Lighthouse]’s main body!

The alien god, which had been nourished by the energy of the god-favored races of various worlds, had an almost endless amount of energy itself. This was the energy It had painstakingly plundered to maintain Its eternal life in another way after losing [Immortality].

Now, a part of it was bitten off by the octopus in one bite.

The [Lighthouse]’s heart was bleeding, if It had a heart.

【I have too much energy. Can’t you digest it now? Isn’t the beating speed of your newborn heart increasing?】

【Eating me and perishing with me, is it really worth it for you? Us restraining each other and coexisting, isn’t that also a way to fight against the will of the world?】

【You want to live a good life with her more. I know. I will recall all the ‘Martyrs’ who have already invaded that world and give up on seizing this world—】

【And the ability you want, to restore her, I’ll give it to you now, how about that?】

It seemed to be earnestly persuading Lin Ran to turn back from the brink.

However, the next moment, a shocking scene happened to It.

The octopus, which had torn off a piece of the [Lighthouse]’s umbrella flesh, which was full of energy, exceptionally sweet, and surpassed all the delicacies it had eaten before, and had never been able to resist delicious food, unhesitatingly spat it out.

To be precise.

It was spat far away, in the opposite direction of the [Lighthouse].

From the very beginning, when she thought she had almost eaten the mermaid’s meat, Lin Ran had already gotten used to enduring hunger in this long growth.

She could be full, and could eat the delicious food she wanted, which was a rarity in her long life. So now she could also resist the temptation of the [Lighthouse]’s flesh and blood.

Because she neither intended to perish with Shu Yao and this immortal alien god, nor did she want to take Its place in this abyss cage.

But she also did not intend to accept any of the [Lighthouse]’s suggestions.

Just as she had said to Shu Yao before, if there were two options in front of her, and she didn’t like either of them, then she would create a third path for her—

She would create a third option that would satisfy her.

Because the [Lighthouse]’s main body was under attack, the [Martyrs] around the Eternity, who had been deterred by the [Monarch Slayer]’s aura and had not dared to approach, were all forcibly summoned to Its side.

Lin Ran did not refuse anyone who came.

She satisfied their actions of seeking death one by one.

For a moment, this place in the abyss, which had always been bright, clean, and clear, and would make one mistake it for a beautiful paradise at first sight, was filled with countless jellyfish limbs and corpses.

Until all of Its followers were torn apart.

Lin Ran turned her head again and saw the [Lighthouse] for the first time trying to move toward the distance, infinitely extending Its stinging threads, wanting to bring back its shattered body.

It really couldn’t bear to let this energy be lost.

It just needed to be [Restored]—

It thought so.

And then.

The snow-white stinging threads, which were as thin as hair, were all rolled into the tentacles that were filled with an ominous black mist, and were unhesitatingly cut off.

Lin Ran dealt with It very methodically, just as she had learned how to deal with fish from the mermaid before, and later had learned how to cook. She had rich experience in dealing with ingredients.

She first cut off all of the [Lighthouse]’s stinging threads.

So that It could no longer use these to absorb its lost energy, or to take back the initial power that had been distributed from the dead [Martyrs].

After that, just as before, she began to gnaw on Its torso, bite by bite.

But she didn’t eat a single bite. It was as if she had just tasted it, found that she didn’t like it, and then spat it out again.

The abyss, which had always been illuminated by the [Lighthouse]’s light, now its core light gradually dimmed, and those discarded umbrella flesh bodies fell one by one into the darkness.

Flowing with the sea waves, like dandelions on a hillside blown by the wind.

And also like the fireflies that flickered in the jungle on a summer night.

…

In the deathly silent background of the abyss.

The [Lighthouse] finally couldn’t maintain its calm and composed posture of having everything under control, and said to her with a very broken defense: 【What on earth are you trying to do?!】

Simply tearing It into pieces, and at the same time, tasting the abilities contained in each piece, spitting out the ones she didn’t like, and temporarily grabbing the ones she thought were okay with a tentacle. Now, the [Monarch Slayer], whose red and black, colorful patterns on her body looked even more grotesque and terrifying in this firefly light, slowly replied:

【Can’t you see?】

【I’m cleaning up the trash in my house.】

Like a major clean-up, and at the same time, picking out the useful ones from these trash that she wanted to throw away.

Lin Ran, while continuing to slice the [Lighthouse] with her extremely sharp teeth, was also picking and choosing among Its fallen abilities and characteristics.

[Restore]?

This one is not bad.

I’ll keep it for Yaoyao.

[Glow]?

Useless.

Ptooey.

[Water Control], [Body Hardening]…

One after another, the abilities that were separated from the [Lighthouse]’s body, as if they were skills dropped in a game made by humans. And the ferocious giant octopus was like shaking a skill tree, as if it were a game, wanting to shake out more surprises.

The [Lighthouse]’s heart ached—

The energy that was distributed, some fell on the barren abyss soil, some seemed to nourish the plankton floating in the seawater, and some just happened to illuminate the silver plants that contained poisonous mucus.

One could foresee that the abyss, which should have been barren and silent, would, due to the fall of this alien god, the [Lighthouse], nourish all kinds of vibrant life.

Perhaps.

It would be as prosperous as the city of Atlantis that had been pulled in before.

The [Lighthouse] gradually stopped talking, as if It had silently accepted Its fate, and realized that It was going to fall today.

Because Its energy was gradually withering, It was even powerless to affect the tides and the phases of the moon. The blood-colored full moon that had originally invaded the human world was also rapidly changing back to its original appearance.

Just as Its thick umbrella cap, which Shu Yao had once described as a large jelly, was completely torn off by Lin Ran, revealing the core organs inside, the [Monarch Slayer] changed her previous brutal and violent actions, and began to pick and choose to crush the irrelevant organs.

Belatedly understanding her intention, the [Lighthouse] sneered:

【Aren’t you afraid of raising a tiger to be a future threat?】

【If you like to be imprisoned, then stay here a little longer,】 Lin Ran replied indifferently. 【I just remembered my friend’s house, and my big sister’s grave. I just happen to be short of a gatekeeper. You’re quite suitable.】

【If you don’t do a good job, I’ll come and beat you up like this regularly.】

The little octopus, who had lived in the human world for a long time, had learned the face of a capitalist without being taught, and had unilaterally sentenced the [Lighthouse] to life imprisonment.

She did not intend to kill this creature completely.

Because just as the [Lighthouse] had said, being infinitely powerful was not a good thing. If she replaced the other now, she would become the next existence to be feared by nature.

Compared to an unknown enemy.

Lin Ran was obviously better at beating up the already very familiar [Lighthouse].

She waved her tentacles and directly rammed her main body into this alien god with a huge body. Looking at the seriously injured [Lighthouse], like a long-burning, extinguished lamp, it fell toward the lower part of the abyss.

It had been high up for too long, and had forgotten that It was once just an ordinary jellyfish in the deep sea, which had just happened to escape the pursuit of its natural enemies, and had just happened to be able to be reborn continuously and to retain its memories and live on.

That lamp kept falling, falling.

Like a Kongming lantern that had once flown into the night sky.

Finally, there was a moment when its light would be extinguished, and it would fall back to the wilderness.

…

The abyss was constantly vibrating from the commotion caused by these two giant beasts. It wasn’t until this moment, when the [Lighthouse] was defeated and the dust had settled, that it finally calmed down.

The newborn young hegemon, in this long-awaited silence, silently scanned Its still-struggling, but no longer able to pose any threat to her, remnant body, and then looked at the ruins of the cities that had been abandoned before, which were not cared for by It.

Now there was no more Eternity in the abyss, nor were there any old ruins.

Darkness was impartial, enveloping all things.

In the near future, new life would be nurtured again in this darkness.

And perhaps, the patch of silver leaves she had eaten before, and the large patches of colorful coral reefs, would grow all over every corner of the abyss, and the place where her big sister slept would also bloom with brilliant flowers.

As for now.

She had to temporarily bid farewell to this homeland.

She already had a new home, and a new family.

She was going to move to a new place to live. There would be brilliant sunlight, fresh air, a bright house, and inside, the person she loved most.

The giant octopus began to head toward the abyss crack, through that endless darkness, all the way up, only up.

The rising strings of bubbles showed her impatience.

Gurgle, gurgle.