Chapter 265: Sacrifice

Crack — —!

The fifth dark chain fell off with a clang.

The moment it crashed onto the skeletal earth, the giant pendulum of life suspended in mid-air, without any warning, burst forth with an unprecedented, brilliant golden light!

Buzz — —!

Vast Divine Might spread like ripples, and the entire massive space seemed to cheer for its imminent release!

At the same time.

On the sea surface within the ruins, the already turbulent sea completely boiled!

Countless exotic beasts, gathering towards the entrance of the ruins, seemed to sense something and stopped in unison.

They uneasily circled in place, letting out bursts of irritable roars towards the sky.

It was as if something that even they feared was about to happen.

Several Disaster-level BOSSes, with bodies over a hundred meters long, even let out an earth-shshattering roar, sharply changed direction, and fled towards the deep sea without looking back!

And in the pitch-black deep sea, tens of thousands of meters below.

Pairs of blue eyes, larger than mountains, slowly opened.

They had been dormant for countless years.

At this moment, they were all awakened by the throbbing from the pendulum of life.

Their massive bodies slowly moved, stirring up terrifying undercurrents, and swam slowly and steadily towards the carcass of the giant beast sleeping on the seabed.

... ...

Inside the carcass.

Karon looked from afar at the two figures with weakened auras, his charred face filled with surprise.

“What’s going on?”

“What happened to Yingsi Lan and that Park In-maeng? They both look like they’re about to die.”

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, nodded calmly.

“Unlocking the Seal requires a price.”

“It looks like the price isn’t small.”

Karon immediately understood upon hearing this.

He turned his head and looked at Gandalf with an admiring gaze.

“No wonder you handed over the key so readily before.”

“You already knew it would be like this!”

He slapped his thigh excitedly, feeling that he had truly followed the right person this time.

“You, your mind is too sharp!”

However, Gandalf calmly shook his head.

“I just thought that unlocking this Seal would cause huge trouble.”

“I didn’t expect the process of unlocking the Seal to be so interesting.”

He paused, a playful smile playing on his lips.

“But this is good too.”

“The weaker their strength, the greater our chances will be later.”

Just as the two were talking.

Beneath the pendulum of life, the atmosphere had already dropped to freezing point.

Park In-maeng stared intently at Thor, his voice hoarse and full of malice.

“Thor, what do you mean by that?”

Thor’s smile remained, but his tone was filled with an undeniable dominance.

“As you can see, the Origin power required for this sixth chain far exceeds my ✧ NоvеIight ✧ (Original source) imagination.”

“Even if I can barely open it, my strength will be greatly diminished.”

“At that time, how will I deal with that Gandalf and Karon who are still lurking in the shadows?”

He spread his hands, a matter-of-fact expression on his face.

“So, I’m very sorry.”

“This last chain, you two will still have to work hard for it.”

Yingsi Lan suddenly coughed up a mouthful of blood, his already pale face now completely devoid of color.

He supported his tottering body with the "kotetsu" in his hand, his voice hoarse.

“Your Excellency Thor, the fifth chain has already consumed most of my Origin power.”

“If we do it again, both of us will die.”

“So what?”

Thor waved his hand indifferently, a cruel smile on his face.

“For the Divine Artifact, someone always has to sacrifice.”

“Don’t worry, what we are about to obtain is the pendulum of life.”

“Once I get the Divine Artifact, I’ll just revive you later.”

Upon hearing this, any trace of trust in Park In-maeng and Yingsi Lan’s eyes vanished.

Revive?

Easier said than done!

Who knew if this guy would even remember who they were after getting the Divine Artifact!

“Your Excellency Thor, I must respectfully decline!”

Yingsi Lan slowly raised the "kotetsu" in his hand, and a hint of resolute Battle Intent rekindled in his already dim eyes!

Park In-maeng also raised the staff in his hand, and a ghostly blue flame weakly flickered at its tip.

“Thor, don’t push us!”

“Push you?”

Thor seemed to have heard the biggest joke.

He looked at the two guys, who were already at the end of their rope, his smile becoming increasingly sarcastic.

“With your current half-dead state, do you even qualify to say such things?”

The moment his voice fell.

Rumble — —!

A violent blue lightning suddenly erupted from his body!

He didn’t even use his thor's hammer.

He merely raised his right hand and, facing the two, clenched his hand in the Void Realm!

Two ferocious giant claws, formed entirely of blue electric snakes, appeared out of thin air, like two insurmountable mountains, pressing down heavily on the two!

Yingsi Lan roared, using the last shred of strength in his body, and swung the "kotetsu" in his hand at the lightning giant claw pressing down on them!

However, that Sword Qi, which should have been incomparably sharp, was now so weak and powerless.

The moment it touched the lightning giant claw, it was torn to shreds by the violent electric snakes!

The Dragon of fire summoned by Park In-maeng suffered a similarly tragic fate.

It merely let out an unwilling wail before being crushed into a shower of sparks by the lightning giant claw.

The next second.

The two lightning giant claws had already firmly gripped the necks of the two, lifting them high into the air!

“Ugh... ...”

The two struggled frantically, but it was useless.

The violent lightning power, like maggots clinging to bones, madly surged into their bodies, wantonly destroying their Meridians and bones!

“Thor... ... you... ... you will die a terrible death!”

Park In-maeng used the last of his strength to utter a venomous curse.

Thor merely sneered disdainfully upon hearing this.

“Don’t worry, I will live very well.”

“And you, you are about to become my stepping stones to obtaining the Divine Artifact.”

He paused, as if he suddenly thought of something.

“Oh, right.”

“Just the two of you don’t seem to be enough.”

With that, he slowly turned his head, casting his cold gaze towards Polina, who was already pale with fright, not far away.

Polina’s body suddenly stiffened, and she subconsciously took two steps back, her beautiful face filled with terror and unease.

“Dea... ... dear, you... ... you wouldn’t even... ...”

A hint of perfectly timed pity flashed in Thor’s eyes.

He spoke slowly in a magnetic, gentle voice.

“I’m sorry, dear.”

“You know, I truly like you.”

“But there’s nothing I can do, I’m also forced into this.”

He paused, a loving smile on his face.

“I know you’ll forgive me, right?”

The moment his voice fell.

Before Polina could answer.

He suddenly raised his right hand and, facing Polina, made a grabbing motion in the Void Realm!

A thick blue electric snake, like an arrow released from a bow, instantly coiled around Polina’s slender waist!

“Ah — —!”

Polina let out a shrill scream, her body uncontrollably dragged by the electric snake, flying rapidly towards Thor’s location!

She struggled frantically, her beautiful azure eyes filled with despair and pleading.

“No! Don’t!”

“Thor! You can’t do this to me!”

However, Thor was deaf to her pleas.

He grabbed Polina’s pale neck, lifting her and the other two together into the air.

He looked at the three faces before him, filled with pain and despair, a satisfied smile on his face.

“Very good.”

“The Origin power of three SS-ranks should be enough.”

With that, he no longer hesitated.

Controlling the violent blue lightning, he tightly bound the three together and slowly floated towards the last dark chain!

He picked up the ancient-looking bronze key and forcefully shoved it into Park In-maeng’s hand, which was already charred from the electricity.

Finally, under Thor’s control, Park In-maeng’s uncontrollable hand, holding the last bronze key, slowly inserted it into the keyhole.

A gentle turn.

Crack — —!

The last chain fell off with a clang!

At the same time.

“Ah ah ah — —!”

More agonizing screams rose and fell!

The three in the air were experiencing unprecedented pain!

The most obvious was Yingsi Lan!

His already streaked gray hair completely turned white at this moment!

His entire person, like an orange drained of water, quickly shriveled and wrinkled!

All the vitality in his body vanished at a visible rate!

He completely turned into a mummified corpse, skin and bones!

Next, it was Park In-maeng.

His situation was slightly better than Yingsi Lan’s, but not by much.

His already pale face rapidly aged, covered with wrinkles like ravines.

In just a moment, he transformed from a handsome young man into an old man on the verge of death!

Finally, Polina.

Although better than the previous two, her body was also rapidly aging.

Her brilliant golden hair quickly turned gray.

Fine wrinkles also began to appear on her beautiful face.

Facing such a tragic scene.

Thor below was unmoved.

His handsome face even carried a cruel and smug smile.

However, the next second.

The smile on his face abruptly ceased.

Polina, who had already become incredibly weak, suddenly shriveled rapidly without any warning!

Like a punctured balloon, in just one second, she quickly shrank into a ball!

Finally, under Thor’s astonished gaze, she completely vanished!