BIOLOGICAL SUPERCOMPUTER SYSTEM

Chapter 1048: Hotter Than a Summer BBQ (6)

As the vessel plunged into the scorching fog, Erik's world exploded into agony. The heat slammed into him with merciless intensity.

He couldn't hold back the scream that was keeping in his throat anymore. What came out was a sound of pure anguish.

"AAAAARGH!" But it was barely audible over the hissing steam and churning waves. His skin felt like it was melting off his bones, each second bringing a fresh wave of pain.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

Erik channeled mana however he could. The Self-healing brain crystal power helped him survive and keep up through the fog, but he had to use it sparingly.

Blisters formed and popped in rapid succession across his exposed flesh. The smell of burning hair filled his nostrils as wisps of smoke rose from his scalp.

Erik's eyes watered, then his legs gave way to fatigue, and he collapsed to the deck, his body convulsing as the heat continued its assault.

Through the haze of agony, a small part of Erik's mind kept pushing what remained of his mana to heal his wounds. The ship kept moving.

The Shadowmaw Behemoth at that point had arrived, and it was challenging the Leviathan Serpent. It had to get out of its territory or it would face its wrath. But the Leviathan Serpent must have been a prideful creature, because it didn't care about the Behemoth's threat.

Through the thinning fog, Erik caught glimpses of two colossal shapes. The Leviathan Serpent's long body rose from the waves.

The Shadowmaw Behemoth did the same. The behemoth wasn't much different from the Leviathan Serpent in terms of size.

Like its contender, it was a mountain of flesh with tentacles that stretched out like trains in the sky. Despite the difference in shape, the beast was not by any means weaker than the Leviathan Serpent.

The two titanic creatures looked at each other for a moment. Then, with another earth- shattering roar, they charged, or rather swam, at full speed against the other.

The impact of their collision sent a shockwave through the water. The resulting waves nearly toppled the ship.

Erik didn't have enough strength to grab a handrail or something like that and got tossed around, nearly falling from the ship.

At that point, Erik was outside in the fog, but he was still having trouble standing on his feet. His mana had by far ended at that point, and he hadn't been able to heal all his wounds.

The Chimaeric Demons would have to finish the job.

Erik tried to stand. Even though he was exhausted and hurting, he knew they had little time left to bring the ship away before the two creatures' really clashed, or worse, they started using their brain crystal powers.

"Guys!" Erik shouted, but only a raspy voice came out of his cooked throat.

The Chimaeric Demons, though, had flown on the other side of the fog. They saw the ship getting out of it and were horrified at seeing their master in such a state.

They quickly dove toward the ship, and as they got closer to the boiling waters below, the temperature rose. The ship was hot, the metal almost melting and bent at different places and angles.

The vessel hadn't stayed within the fog for long, but the temperature had been enough to damage the ship.

The engine was still going, but if they didn't lower the temperature soon, it might explode.

Erik heard wings cutting through the air. The Chimaeric Demons were there, their bodies becoming visible as they came down from the sky.

However, they couldn't land. The heat was too intense, and they couldn't understand how Erik was resisting it.

Though they moved their wings, trying to dissipate the heat and to give Erik a moment of respite.

However, the two clones fought against their self-preservation instincts when they saw it wasn't working and landed on the deck, burning their feet.

The moment they did, ignoring the pain, they sprang into action. One immediately began channeling mana through his neural links and started healing their master.

At the same time, the other scooped him up in its talons. The metal beneath their feet was so hot it sizzled.

With a powerful beat of its wings, the Chimaeric Demon carrying Erik lifted off from the ship. The sudden movement sent a jolt of pain through Erik's body, but he couldn't even muster the strength to cry out.

His consciousness flickered in and out as the cool and hot air rushed past him.

They watched from the sky as the ship continued its course, its automated systems keeping it on track even without a helmsman.

The vessel's hull glowed an angry red from the intense heat it had endured, steam rising in thick plumes where seawater met the super-heated metal.

But even the waters were hot because the Leviathan Serpent had been through there.

As the Chimaeric Demons focused on healing their master, a roar split the air.

The battle between the Leviathan Serpent and the Shadowmaw Behemoth was now in full swing.

The Leviathan Serpent struck first, its body surging forward. Its jaws clamped down on one of the Behemoth's writhing tentacles.

The surrounding water boiled from the heat of their bodies and churned because of their weight and size.

The Shadowmaw Behemoth didn't wait before retaliating. Its tentacles lashed out, wrapping around the Serpent's body. The two titans thrashed in the water, creating whirlpools that could have swallowed entire ships even from that distance.

The Chimaeric Demons observed in horror, because only now they understood how much they risked, and how scary the two creatures really were.

As the battle went on, waves formed. They grew larger by the second, fed by the chaos made by the warring monsters.

Soon, they towered over the fleeing ship, like mountains of water that threatened to crush the ship under their weight.

The first of these colossal waves crashed onto the vessel.

It looked like it would be swallowed whole by the deluge. But as the water touched the metal

of the hull, an explosion of steam erupted.

The ship emerged from the wall of vapor, listing dangerously but still on track.