Shrouded Seascape

"I'm not afraid of death! I've experienced it once, and it wasn't a particularly terrible experience," Lily shouted with determination. She laid her innermost thoughts bare to the Charles of this plane.

"And some things are far more important than death. Mr. Charles had sacrificed so much to help fulfill my wish back then. Now that he needs my help, I'm not going to let him bear all this by himself!

"And I've never forgotten who I am!"

"Oh? Who are you?" The thousands of eyes across the flesh pillar opened at once and stared intently at Lily.

"I'm the gunner of the Narwhale! My duties are to load and aim the deck guns as well as to use the ship's weapons to clear every obstacle in the Captain's way!" Lily's firm and melodious voice pervaded the air.

Charles remained silent for a long time. Even though he had long lost the majority of his humanity and even though Lily had never been on his ship, he still felt a tinge of closeness toward the young woman upon hearing the mention of the Narwhale.

"All right, let's make a deal. Once you're as strong as the Light God, I'll let you return to that plane, and I'll let you participate as well."

"Okay! It's a deal!" Lily nodded vigorously, looking excited. "Can you tell me what's wrong? I want to be mentally prepared for it."

"You don't need to know about it for now. Just know that this is far greater than any calamities so far. Once we've addressed this calamity, however, then we won't have to worry about anything in the future."

"My main body is right here. Once you've done your end of the deal, then you can come here anytime you wish. However, you must move fast. We're running out of time. If you're too slow, then you won't be of much help."

An unknown amount of time later, Lily opened her eyes and found herself at the docks of Hope Island. She sat in a daze for a long time before she realized that the Mr. Charles of this plane had sent her back to Hope Island.

Recalling their conversation, Lily clenched her fists and cheered herself on. Lily, you can do it! Even without anyone to rely on or anyone to give you any ideas, you can do this! You can do this by yourself!

"Miss, can you please not block the driveway? The forklift needs to pass through." A voice from behind interrupted Lily's thoughts.

Lily stood up and walked to the side with an apologetic face, making way for the mechanical vehicle behind her. The mechanical vehicle's chimney was constantly belching out black smoke.

Lily's gaze lingered on the forklift for a while before sweeping across the docks. It was peaceful here; Hope Island wasn't affected at all.

The workers operating the forklifts to unload cargo, the fishing boats unloading fish, the staffers of merchant ships soliciting passengers, the vendors on the streets, and even the pickpockets mingling in the crowd—everyone was working hard for the sake of their own lives.

However, Lily knew that this beautiful and peaceful scene was only possible because someone was holding up the fort somewhere unknown to these people.

Although the Charles of this plane hadn't said much, his true body was acting like a plug to the surface world. The terrifying and oppressive aura coming from the surface world meant that something huge had to have happened up there.

The incident had forced Charles to use his own flesh to ensure that the aura of whatever was upstairs wouldn't affect the seascape. Lily had no idea if this incident was similar to the disappearance of the darkness, where the rising sea levels threatened to annihilate humanity, but Charles' tone of voice told her that this was a serious calamity.

Lily's determination to return to that plane grew even stronger. She placed her right hand on her chest, sensing the warm power within her. Lily willed it, and the warm power circulated rapidly throughout her. The warm energy moved according to the method that the Pope had passed on to her.

The power felt warm, but it was extremely strong. According to the power ranking system of the seascape, this power was easily beyond Level 15. Unfortunately, it wasn't even close to the power that Mr. Charles demanded.

The Light God… Lily reminisced about the sensation she felt upon her death. At the time, she felt like she was soaking in a warm, boundless ocean. She had her limbs curled, and she was hugging her tail as she slept quietly.

Finally, when she was resurrected, she saw a giant sun radiating a heat that felt oh-so-cozy. She could still remember the Pope's pure and joyful smile on His shoulder back then.

If I want to become the Light God, what should I do next? Don't rush it, Lily. My actions must be calculated. I must think it through before doing anything, Lily thought.

Lily stood on the docks and pondered over the matter for a long time. In the end, she was struck by a streak of insight. She could still remember making an ally out of Dawn One against the Foundation.

Back then, she had become several fold stronger by borrowing its power.

With that in mind, Lily looked up at the warm sunlight shining down from the canopy covering Hope Island.

A hint of hesitation appeared in Lily's eyes, but her gaze quickly became firm. With a light tap of her small feet, the nimble Lily flew toward the hole in the canopy.

Lily swiftly passed through the hole and entered the crevice in the rock layer up above. Soon, the radiant figure of Dawn One appeared before her. Dawn One's main body appeared to be white blocks assembled into an inverted triangle.

The metal blocks themselves seemed to possess a powerful magnetic force, binding the power with the same origin as the Light God's power as one massive halo that revolved around it.

This huge halo before Lily had been providing Hope Island with its warmth and vitality.

Lily floated over toward Dawn One, and the animated nuclear fusion reactor immediately reacted to her presence. "Mortal, why do you not bend your knees before the presence of the great Light God?"

Lily was good friends with that plane's Dawn One, but this was her first meeting with the Dawn One here. Lily was aware of Dawn One's background. After all, she had been Charles' companion for a long time.

Dawn One's sunlight shone on Lily; her skin and hair shone beneath its warm sunlight.

Lily felt guilty as she floated before it. "I'm sorry, Dawn One, but to become the Light God, I will need your power."

The disappearance of Dawn One would surely deal a huge blow to Hope Island.

The islanders could still live without sunlight, but if Mr. Charles failed upon receiving no help, perhaps none of them would survive.

"You need my power? I'm afraid that's not possible, Miss Beautiful. My power will only destroy you."

Lily had no intention of explaining anything. She reached out with her right hand and made contact with the dazzling halo hovering around Dawn One. This time, Lily wasn't going to borrow Dawn One's power; she was going to absorb it.

As soon as they made contact with each other, Lily's figure erupted into a dazzling, extremely bright explosion. Lily and Dawn One resonated with each other, and it was like two suns had suddenly manifested.

Lily's clothes were reduced to ashes. Her fair skin began to turn bright gold, and every strand of her beautiful hair shimmered with a bright white color. She was going through a metamorphosis; she was attempting to break free from her human flesh to become a pure elemental life form.

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