Chapter 974: 974

The three death gods of the Caribbean looked on with tightly gritted teeth as Kraken’s tentacles slammed into the surface of the sea once again amid a resounding boom. This time, cracks finally began to appear on the protective barriers around all of the ships in the fleets.

The netherfire in Leoric’s eyes was flickering incessantly. Kraken was an advanced death god, while they were only a bunch of Infernal Judges and Abyssal Prefects. Even with all of their arrays and military formations activated in full force, they would only be able to resist for 30 minutes.

This wasn’t a unified army. Instead, it was the forces of the Caribbean death gods in addition to the troops of the Red Eagle Navy and the Black Shirt Navy. There was no need for the two naval branches to put their lives on the line here. They were willing to assist the three death gods of the Caribbean to a certain extent, but they certainly weren’t going to stay if things became any more perilous than this.

By their estimations, Kraken’s power was going to reach a peak at the 35-minute mark at the latest, upon which it would be able to completely destroy their defenses.

Thus, the Spear of Longinus had to arrive before then!

Akana hurriedly pulled out her pocket watch and took a look, and she discovered that it had already been 30 minutes!

Why has the spear still not arrived?!

It would take a minute for the Spear of Longinus to reach Cape May, so at this point, they should’ve already been able to see the eruption of holy light in Philadelphia, so why was that not the case?!

There was no time to think on this perilous and frenetic battlefield. Once a gargantuan killing machine like Kraken began to move, what followed would be relentless barrages of devastating attacks.

One tentacle after another clashed with beams of light formed by Yin energy, churning up the entire surface of the sea.

Countless streaks of light pierced through the sea like Moses parting the waves, and all of the fish that hadn’t been able to escape were instantly revealed before being pulverized into mangled masses of blood and flesh.

“Don’t back down! Our time will come soon!” At this point, there was already no turning back, and Zerens was roaring at his troops with all his might. The final several thousand Yin soldiers in his Red Boiler fleet sprouted wings of Yin energy and rose up into the sky again.

“For the new age!!” Countless arrows shot forth through the air like a meteor shower. These arrows were clearly different from the ones previously used in that each one was over a meter in length and was tipped with bright red flames.

This was the inextinguishable flames of the underworld, and it could only be found on the new continent.

Kraken let loose a thunderous roar of agony as the inextinguishable flames ignited all over its body, transforming it into a massive torch torch on the sea. However, that was still not enough to kill it and only served to make it even more enraged.

Countless golden eyes abruptly sprang open within the flames, then turned a crimson color before adopting a bleak black hue.

An earth-shattering roar rang out, causing the entire surface of the sea to ripple violently, and hundreds of tentacles that were burning with inextinguishable flames rose up from the depths, basking the entirety of Delaware Bay in the crimson glow of the flames.

The hundreds of raised tentacles were like the petals of a gigantic flower of destruction, and all of the followers on the shore were rooted to the spot as they looked on at this unforgettable scene.

“My god!” All of the followers at the forefront fell to their knees before pressing their foreheads against the sand as they trembled incessantly. “Is destruction about to befall this world? Please save us, almighty death god! Take this monster’s soul to hell! Slumber of the Stars and the Sea, your devout followers plead with you to put an end to all of this!”

In the next instant, the ground quaked violently, and 50-meter-tall waves were swept up, forming a terrifying vortex with Kraken at the center. Immediately thereafter, its tentacles came crashing down with full force in all directions.

Countless black shadows were being cast onto the surface of the sea, and within the shadows were the despairing faces of the troops from the Red Eagle Navy, the Black Shirt Navy, and the Caribbean Sea.

Under this devastating blow, all of the protective barriers were finally shattered. Virtually all of the ships were pressed into the sea, then floated back up stubbornly to the surface, but this was only the beginning of the nightmare.

The tentacles of Kraken were right above them, and seawater was gushing down from them like a waterfall. The tentacles were situated less than 100 meters away, and at such close range, everyone could clearly see the suction disks on their undersides. At this moment, all of the suction disks had transformed into mouths that were filled with sharp fangs and bright red tongues.

It was truly a terrifying sight to behold!

“My god…” In the face of the mountain of massive mouths above him, even Dalton felt as if he had been plunged into a glacial pit, and before he had a chance to react, the hundreds of mountainous tentacles came crashing down at once!

Countless ships were erased out of existence by the attack, and countless specks of netherfire rose up into the sky amid anguished howls. The netherfire in Leoric’s eyes were flickering violently as he turned to Brando with tightly gritted teeth. He was so furious that he wasn’t even bothering to show any respect to the Duke as he asked, “Is this what you promised us? Is this how you’ve overseen the firing of the Spear of Longinus?! It’s already been 40 minutes! Where is the Spear of Longinus?!”

Brando didn’t reply. He had nothing to say in response to Leoric’s accusations.

What the hell are you doing, Arlot?!

“Captain!!” Right at this moment, an agonized wail rang out, and a first mate who was missing close to half of his body frantically flew toward Leoric as he yelled, “We can’t do it! We can’t keep this up any longer! We have to retreat, Captain! Otherwise, all of us are going to die… Arrrrgh!!”

Before he had a chance to finish, a bright red tongue flew out from the distance, wrapping itself around what remained of his body before withdrawing in a flash.

Immediately thereafter, countless crimson tongues appeared all around them like a nest of serpents!

On the tip of every single tongue was a giant mouth that, and the sound of bones being crunched and crushed between the teeth of those giant mouths was enough to send shivers running down anyone’s spine!

“No!” The netherfire in Leoric’s eyes was flashing more erratically than ever before, but a determined look had appeared on his face as he said, “There’s no turning back now! We’ve plotted for over a century for this, and our only options are success or death!!”

He then swung around to face Brando as he continued, “Duke Brando, please hold back Kraken for 15 more minutes! I’m sure reinforcements will arrive from Philadelphia during that time, and we’ll still fulfill our agreement! “

Even Brando was struggling immensely to keep up with Kraken’s overwhelming power, and he spat through gritted teeth, “I can only last 10 more minutes at most! This is an advanced death god on a rampage, and I don’t want to die yet!”

“Fine!”

After that, Leoric quickly flew back down onto the one of the remaining ships with Akana and Zerens before staring intently at Philadelphia.

Come on! Come on!! I know that the Lord hasn’t abandoned us! Shouldn’t heaven reward those who are diligent and conscientious? We’ve already worked so hard, we deserve this prize! We’ve already gambled everything on this, and there’s no turning back!

In the sky above, Brando was going all out to attract Kraken’s attention. Massive tsunamis were rising up one after another, and all of the ships were being flung up and down like rag dolls. The three death gods of the Caribbean paid no heed to that as they continued to direct their full attention toward Philadelphia, praying and pleading with all their might for a miracle to happen.

Five minutes passed by… Akana was digging her fingers into the material of her own dress with a white-knuckled grip.

10 minutes passed by… The railing of the ship was crushed by the death grips of Zerens and Leoric.

However, nothing happened.

Miracles were only known as miracles as they didn’t happen often.

Their final ray of hope had been dashed, and they had been plunged into the abyss of despair.

“How could this be?” Leoric murmured to himself in a trembling voice. “What’s going on? Why is this happening?”

Right at this moment, a burst of dazzling light suddenly erupted up into the heavens.

The light was giving off an aura of holiness and destruction, and it heralded the activation of the Spear of Longinus

One moment, the three death gods of the Caribbean were in the depths of despair, yet a moment later, their hearts were filled with hope again!

The three of them abruptly raised their heads to look up at the sky, and even Brando faltered slightly before turning toward the direction of Philadelphia with a stunned expression.

At this point, it was apparent to everyone that something had gone wrong in Philadelphia, yet they had chosen not to retreat as they were hoping against hope that a miracle would arise in the last second, and it really did happen!

“Don’t give up!!” The sudden turn of events had completely reinvigorated all of the Yin spirits on the battlefield, and Leoric swung his giant warhammer through the air as he re-entered the fray. At the same time, all of the remaining Yin soldiers converged like crows once again before rushing forward without any regard for their own lives, doing everything they could to alleviate the pressure on Brando.

Dalton’s fleet had already surreptitiously retreated to the edge of the battlefield, yet as soon as he saw the pillar of light rising up into the sky in Philadelphia, he immediately faltered momentarily before frantically yelling, “Turn around! Turn around!! Advance toward the center of the battlefield! Our chance has arrived, a new death god is about to be born!! Turn around right now!! Order all of our troops to fight like there’s no tomorrow!!”

Several dozen messenger birds were instantly released.

From their perspective in Cape May, the pillar of light in Philadelphia was only around as thick as a needle, but it had completely ignited the flames of hope in their hearts.

The Yin energy reciprocation they would receive from witnessing the birth of a death god at such close range would be enough to grant them a significant breakthrough in their cultivation ranks!

Thus, the fleet that had already been scattered by Kraken’s attacks immediately converged once again, and they were even more fierce and determined than before!

Erza drew her rapier and directed it forward as her long red hair danced in the wind. Her cape then abruptly fanned out behind her as she rose up into the sky like a soaring red eagle.

“Soldiers of the Red Eagle Navy, attack!!”

“Soldiers of the Black Shirt Navy, this is our time!! The divine artifact will only take one more minute at most to get here, we have to persevere no matter what!!”

“Soldiers of the Caribbean, it’s time to give everything you have for the ultimate glory!!” Scarlet netherfire erupted out of Zerens’s entire body as he drew his sword and aimed it directly at Kraken. In this instant, he was completely fearless!

“I guarantee you that if you perish during this battle, your families will receive the best treatment possible! If you survive, you will be the future pillars of the Caribbean Underworld!”

The fleets were a spent force just a moment ago, yet thousands of streaks of Yin energy abruptly erupted from all of the ships in all directions. This was all that they had left to give. All of the Yin soldiers leaped up into the heavens, then charged directly toward Kraken under the leadership of the Marquesses.

This was the day that a god was going to be slain!

At the same time, a scintillating burst of light suddenly exploded in Philadelphia.

All of the followers were completely astonished by this fantastical scene, yet right at this moment, all of the LED screens along the entire coastline lit up as Qin Ye revealed his final trump card!