Zeke and Meow walked forward slowly, stopping before the colossal sea monster.
“Whoa… what the hell is this thing? I’ve never seen a dragon this big,” Zeke muttered, unable to hide his shock.
“…This can’t be…”
Meow’s expression changed instantly.
Her eyes widened, and her purple skin darkened as tension surged through her body.
The beast opened its massive jaws.
Light began to gather at its mouth—condensing, compressing—until it formed a massive sphere of energy.
“Zeke! This is bad! Full power—protect the ship!!”
Meow’s voice cut through the air.
The glowing sphere pulsed violently, expanding and contracting as if it were alive. Even from a distance, the sheer density of power was unmistakable.
The air trembled. A low, deafening hum filled the surroundings.
“…Yeah. That’s definitely bad.”
Zeke grinned.
Then—
The light burst forward.
No… not light.
It was pure destruction—compressed into a massive torrent.
BOOOOOOOOOOOOM!!!
The beam tore across the ocean, vaporizing seawater instantly and leaving a trail of exploding steam behind it as it charged toward the ship.
“It’s coming!!”
Zeke and Meow thrust both hands forward at the same time.
Magic surged.
A massive magic circle formed in front of them, expanding into a thick, green defensive barrier.
—And then impact.
CRAAAAAASH!!!
The world shook.
The collision sent a shockwave blasting across the deck, the ship groaning under the pressure.
The beam began to push into the barrier, crushing it inward.
“Ghh…!!”
Zeke’s feet scraped backward, carving into the deck.
His boots burned. Smoke rose.
“Hey, Meow…!”
His voice strained against the overwhelming noise.
“This isn’t just a beam—it’s pushing through!!”
The barrier creaked.
Crack… crack…
It warped, glowing red-hot where the beam pressed against it.
“If you can still talk, then focus!!” Meow snapped.
Sweat ran down her face.
“This isn’t about blocking it—we push it back!!”
Their magic flared even stronger.
The barrier shone brighter—pushing back slightly.
But—
The beam didn’t stop.
If anything, it grew stronger.
Grrrrrrrrr…!!
It forced forward, crushing space itself.
“Hang in there!!”
“Don’t lose!!”
The crew shouted from behind.
But their voices were swallowed by heat and thunder.
The deck began to burn.
The air itself scorched their lungs.
Still—
The barrier kept retreating.
Ten meters.
Five.
Three—
(It’s going to break…!!)
Despair tightened my chest.
(I can’t do anything…!!)
All I could do was clench my fists.
“Meow… this is seriously bad,” Zeke muttered—his expression tense for the first time.
Then—
“We’ll help too!”
Three women stepped onto the deck.
They raised their hands just like Zeke and Meow, chanting in unison.
The barrier flashed brilliantly—
—and then exploded outward.
BOOOOM!!!
The beam vanished.
The shockwave blasted everything across the deck—crew, Zeke, Meow—all thrown back violently.
I slammed into a mast, barely conscious.
…Did we survive?
No—
There was no time to relax.
That was only the first attack.
Zeke and Meow were already back on their feet.
“Hey! Meow! We blocked it—but now what?! If we don’t take it down, this ship’s going under!!”
“…We can’t defeat it.”
Meow said it plainly.
Zeke blinked. “That’s not like you.”
Meow stared at the monster.
“That size… that crimson gem… that level of magic…”
Her voice trembled slightly.
“That is the God Beast Leviara. One of the ultimate beings created by the gods…”
A heavy silence fell.
“I thought it only existed in myth…”
“…So it’s real.”
“But if we don’t fight, we die anyway,” Zeke said, stepping forward.
“No matter what—we fight.
If it’s you and me… we can do this.”
That single sentence—
Changed her expression.
“…You’re right.”
She exhaled slowly.
“I almost lost my nerve… facing a legend.”
A faint smile formed.
“If we’re going down—then we struggle until the end.”
The next moment—
They kicked off the deck.
—Flight.
They shot through the night sky toward Leviara.
Zeke drew his sword.
Magic surged into the blade as he accelerated.
“RRRAAAAAHHH!!!”
He swung with everything he had—
—CLANG!!
A metallic shattering sound echoed.
The shock traveled up his arms—
—and his sword shattered at the base.
“…What?”
It felt like striking the world itself.
Fragments scattered through the air.
His arm went numb.
Meow had already begun her spell.
“Burn to ashes!!”
Flames roared forward.
Then ice.
Lightning.
Darkness.
High-level magic poured out in relentless succession.
The ocean split.
The air warped.
Explosions thundered—
But—
When the smoke cleared—
The beast remained.
Unharmed.
Not a single scratch.
“…You’ve got to be kidding me.”
Zeke clenched his teeth and switched to magic.
Explosions. Light. Shockwaves.
Each attack tore the sea apart—
—but the creature didn’t even flinch.
Magic scattered into the ocean.
BOOM!!
Massive water pillars shot into the sky.
Such overwhelming power—
Yet completely ineffective.
“…This is insane.”
Zeke’s breathing grew ragged.
His strength was fading fast.
Sweat ran down Meow’s face.
“…So this is a God Beast…”
Then—
Leviara slowly opened its mouth again.
But this time—
No beam.
Instead—
A deep, low rumble.
Goooooooo…
The air trembled.
No—
Reality itself shook.
“…It’s coming!!”
Too late.
—ROAR.
Something invisible exploded outward.
A wall of force slammed into them.
“—!!”
Their bodies were blown away instantly.
Bones creaked.
Organs rattled.
They were hurled backward—
—and smashed into the ship.
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