Chapter 974: Chapter 967: Envy
The sight of a hundred-ter-long giant dragon carrying a sea monster three to five tis its size through the skies isn’t sothing everyone has the chance to witness.
The soldiers of the temporary task force, though stationed in the Middle East—a land of perpetual conflict, and conveniently wedged between the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Babylon, had seen their share of peculiarities. Yet, this sensational scene was far beyond what they could imagine.
Even in mythical tales, whether it be Hercules who endured the twelve labors, Odysseus who encountered wondrous islands across the seas, or Captain Sinbad who ventured seven tis through mariti adventures in the Arabian Nights, it’s doubtful any of them had ever seen such a spectacle that felt like the mythical epoch returning.
For a mont, discipline among the soldiers broke down completely, as they all rushed to the ship’s railing, staring at the colossal monster before them—larger than two or three aircraft carriers stacked together. It would surely provide bragging rights for generations.
Even the nearby submarine, which was supposed to remain subrged, surfaced and opened its hatch, allowing its crew to witness the rare marvel.
Jounouchi Hiromi, who had transford into the giant dragon, felt sowhat embarrassed from being surrounded by so many spectators. However, the sea monster she was gripping was indeed heavy, and as she flew above the fleet, she followed the agreed-upon plan with Chen Yu and tossed the massive creature into the waters beside the USS Iwo Jima.
When the gargantuan beast hit the water, it naturally stirred up waves akin to a towering tsunami. Nearby naval vessels, whose crews had just begun enjoying the show, suddenly found themselves drenched, chilled to the bone.
If it weren’t for the sturdiness of the US military vessels, their decent wave-resistant capabilities, and Major General Claire stepping in to shield against the force, it’s likely one or two of the ships would have overturned.
Yet, even with Major General Claire’s intervention, when Jounouchi Hiromi—in her dragon form—descended onto the USS Iwo Jima’s deck, her hundred-ter-long dragon body, even as it shrank, still caused the ship’s structure to tilt. The deck she landed on was nearly forced down to the surface of the water.
Watching the dragon’s form gradually contract and transform into the human form of Jounouchi Hiromi, alongside Chen Yu and Inomata Naoki descending on their bipedal flying dragons, Major General Claire’s face twitched violently.
As a US military major general and a demigod cultivated by the Arican army, Claire was supposed to uphold Arican interests and prestige in such situations. She had even considered getting involved in the sea monster affair earlier, hoping to snag a piece of the lucrative spoils on behalf of her nation.
But upon seeing Jounouchi Hiromi’s transformation from a hundred-ter dragon to human form, her dazzling set of complete demigod artifact armor, and Chen Yu’s assemblage of divine equipnt, Claire decisively backed down.
As a major general of the US military, which prides itself on wealth and resources, and being part of its inner circle, Claire had never lacked for cultivation materials from the start.
However, as a nation rely two centuries old, Arica had risen through opportunistic plunder, benefiting from the spoils of two world wars while older powers of the Old World bled dry. Yet in terms of transcendent heritage, Arica had always fallen short.
The Spanish, unrivaled in the dieval world, were the ones who obliterated the Inca Empire, the Mayan Empire, and the Aztec Empire. Although Aricans now occupied the Arican continent and had plundered plenty over the years, their spoils largely consisted of leftovers from what the Spaniards had scavenged long ago.
Despite Arica’s financial abundance, when it ca to top-tier equipnt like demigod artifacts or divine artifacts, Aricans had very few notable items to show.
The Liberty Bell and Declaration of Independence, as symbols of national destiny and morale, were naturally reserved for safeguarding the nation and couldn’t be handed over to any demigod for combat purposes.
Even soone like Major General Claire, a direct lineage demigod of the US military, possessed nothing more than patchwork equipnt. Her sole noteworthy demigod artifact was a damaged Sun God Amulet she had seized from a reanimated Egyptian Pharaoh after coming to the Middle East.
Thus, upon witnessing Chen Yu’s divine equipnt and Jounouchi Hiromi’s complete set of demigod artifact armor, Major General Claire couldn’t help but feel envious.
Yet, she was fully aware of her own limits. Although jealousy lingered in her heart, she couldn’t harbor any ill intentions.
She recognized that neither Jounouchi Hiromi nor Chen Yu was soone she could defeat, even with the fleet’s backup.
To stand guard in the perilous Middle Eastern lands, Claire’s strength and discernnt had to rank among the best of Arica’s six demigods. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to oversee this region, once the heart of Babylon and Ancient Egypt, without incident for so many years.
This land, which nurtured two millennia-old civilizations, undoubtedly concealed countless treasures from its ti under their rule. No one truly knew the extent of relics buried beneath its sands.
Although Ancient Babylon had entirely vanished and Ancient Egypt’s native population was mostly eradicated—leaving only Arabs today—the remnants of these ancient civilizations buried in the sands still reminded today’s inhabitants of the land’s original masters.
Claire herself had once encountered a reanimated Pharaoh from Ancient Egypt. Besides seizing the Sun God Amulet from him, the near-divine level strength of that shriveled mummy left a profound impression on her.
Yet, the oppressive aura exuded by Chen Yu and Jounouchi Hiromi at this mont far surpassed anything that mummy had.
In Ancient Egypt, Pharaohs were regarded as the Children of the Sun God, incarnations of deities, endowed with an irresistible authority that captivated the Egyptian populace. Every living Pharaoh was essentially a walking god in the human world.
Even deceased Pharaohs, transford into mummies through Egypt’s unique rituals, wielded powers comparable to the deities.
If not for the fact that the reanimated Pharaoh Claire encountered was historically insignificant, ruled Egypt during its weakest period, and lost his power foundation when his tomb was desecrated by Aricans, Claire might not have triumphed over him.
Therefore, although Claire felt jealousy over Jounouchi Hiromi’s equipnt and grew frustrated at how her landing had nearly capsized the USS Iwo Jima, she could only internalize her envy. Any thoughts of contending for profit over the sea monster vanished entirely.
Without harboring any ill intentions, an idea struck Claire’s mind: if Chen Yu and his wife were this formidable, perhaps the clue she possessed could finally be put to use.
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