Chapter 332 Medicines
Apanied by a group of Empyrean Snappers was arge ship, on the deck of which stood In, his expression cheerful, inhaling the fresh air while gawking at the sprawling Dralh Sea.
"How the heck are you cheerful in this situation?" Wittral grumbled from nearby, feeling irritated upon seeing In happy, "We can''t cultivate anymore."
"What''s the problem with that?" In raised an eyebrow and shadowboxed for a couple of seconds, "I''m free from influence. At present, I''m at my natural self."
That was indeed the truth. Whether it was his identity as a Mammoth n, the influence of a Zinger through his Primary Nature, and the influence of an Empyrean Tusk through his Secondary and Tertiary Natures, In didn''t feel any at the moment.
Here, inhaling fresh air, he was truly free. At this moment, he could care shit about the Mammoth n''s fate, for he was no longer subjected to the influence every Mammoth nsman experienced.
The only two Mammoth nsmen he cared about were in his stomach biome. Hence, whether or not the Mammoth n survived mattered naught to him. This rity of mind came as a surprise when his Spirit Container was extracted, but soon enough, he embraced it, for that was truly his natural state.
The only influence on him was his own, to be like In, the individual.''Honestly, I don''t mind living like this.''
He then stared at Wittral, ''The Cooter n will protect him. As long as I stay by his side, I''ll live afortable life.''
He had yet to finish building his Zinger Body. So, he wouldn''t live past a century. That didn''t matter to him at present, since that already exceeded his original lifespan when on Earth.
But the moment he recovers his Spirit Container, he''ll be the In from before, scheming for the betterment of the Mammoth n since his daughter would be the Empyrean Tusk that would lead them in the future.
His thoughts would growplex, since he couldn''t stop at thinking about him alone. Rather, many things were riding on him, causing him to constantly reinvent himself and make schemes, both short-term and long-term.
"I hate being like this," Wittral grumbled in anger and stared at his weak, mortal self, "I have never been this…useless since birth."
"You should learn to live like that until we find my teacher." In shrugged like it wasn''t his problem and stared into the sea, eximing upon seeing arge marine creature jump out of the water, "What is that? How is it that huge?"
"That''s a Silver Grade Pranic Beast, called…" Wittral stopped speaking, feeling his face heat up in response as he stared into the sea, "The Death Hour is starting!"
"This is…absurd!" He growled, unable to endure the heat in a matter of seconds to jump back deeper onto the deck, "Shit!"
When he had his power as an Empyrean Snapper, the Death Hour was merely an environment that raised hisbat capabilities. During that hour, he was the ruler of the region, having no equal. The Dralh Sea became the heaven he ruled over, the environment beneficial for his actions.
But now, that very same environment spelled his death sentence, should he even dare peek at it, not to mentione into contact with it. The sheer contrast overwhelmed him, for he went from an invincible existence to the weakest of mortals.
The fact that the Free Humans he treated as servants, possessing Prana in the single digits were now many times stronger than him. That realisation overwhelmed his emotional state, causing him to leap into the Dralh Sea, indignant at his plight, "No! I refuse to believe I''m powerless! I''ll recover my power once I touch the sea…"
"Calm down, Wittral." In hurriedly jumped after Wittral and grunted in pain, holding the rim of the deck to dangle forward. His left hand held the rim while his right gripped Wittral tightly, unable to bear his weight, "Don''t be foolish! Gosh…you''re heavy!"
"Let go, In." Wittral said, his expression absolutely serious, "The world is my ally. It always was and it always will be."
"Are you out of your goddamn mind?" In cursed in anger, wincing in pain as heat waves began to radiate out of the Dralh Sea with greater intensity, "Can''t you feel this burning sensation?"
"No, I don''t. So let go." Wittral exerted force on In''s hand and began to open his fingers. He was delusional, ignoring his limbs trembling from the heat, unable to bear it.
"Someone!" In shouted upon seeing Wittral continue to slip from his hold, "Save this idiot! He''s about to kill himself!"
"Leave me alone!" Wittral shouted and pushed away In, breaking out of thetter''s hold. Unfortunately for the both of them, he pushed In with force, causing thetter''s hold on the deck''s rim to slip in response.
"Oh…shit!" In muttered, watching the Dralh Sea approach his vision, getting closer rapidly. He began to fall alongside Wittral. Staring at thetter, he sighed in realisation, ''Without the Mammoth nsman''s influence, I''m a fucking idiot, the same as I was on Earth.''
He was acting at the start. But when Wittral intended tomit suicide, he instinctively offered help. And that resulted in the current situation as he fell to his death, alongside the person he intended to save.
"I''m a fool to save you." He muttered and closed his eyes, resigned to his death. For a moment the faces of Gann and Asaeya appeared in his mind, ''Life is fragile without strength. I''m sorry, you two.''
"…" Wittral''s eyes widened in shock to see In fall alongside him. He reached out and grabbed thetter''s hand when suddenly, ayer of clouds appeared between them and the sea. It was soft and warm to the touch,pletely blocking the radiation emanating from the Dralh Sea.
''She instinctively dived in to save Wittral.'' Geugeu thought, for a moment having a better impression of In as he addressed the two, "It''s dangerous to y around the deck during the Dath Hour…"
He corrected himself a momentter, "No, at all the time. A slip into the water and you''ll die."
Without Prana, the bodies of both Wittral and In were damn fragile, unable to heal. Hence, the boiling hot water of the Dralh Sea during the day was enough to kill them easily. The freezing cold water during the night was equally dangerous.
The cloud brought the duo to the deck as Geugeunded before them, speaking softly upon seeing Wittral''s disgruntlement, "Don''t lose hope. We''re doing everything in our power to find the Mudropper."
"The Mudropper is in the insane Boar King''s possession." Wittral clicked his tongue in anger, "Finding him means another confrontation. I don''t want us to suffer crippling losses just to save me."
"We won''t abandon you, Wittral." Geugeu said and patted thetter on the shoulder, "We''ll keep trying our best to figure out a solution."
"No, forget it." Wittral shook his head, resigning himself to fate, "That Mudropper''s probably the sole existence of its kind on Sumatra. We''ll be receiving the Boar King''s undivided attention if we were to rescue it. Our fate would then be no different from the Mammoth n. We might end up losing dozens of Empyrean Snappers."
"So…" He sighed and stared at the massive clouds forming in the sky, "Let this be myst. If my existence causes crippling damage to the Cooter n, then we''re better off without me."
"Wittral…" Geugeu muttered, his eyes red, angry, but helpless, watching the hope of their n resign himself to despair.
"Let''s not give up," In broke the sombre atmosphere, giving them a tinge of hope, "I''m not as knowledgeable as the Mudropper, but I was taught a lot by it. As long as the Cooter n supports my…no,"
He made eye contact with Wittral, "Our research, we''ll definitely make a breakthrough."
"Fine, you make a point." Geugeu nodded, "What do you need?"
"It''s the Cooter n''s speciality. I need arge quantity of them." In grinned, iterating upon seeing Geugeu''s momentary confusion, "Medicines!"