Shrouded Seascape

Chapter 823: Penultimate

Chapter 823: Penultimate

Lily sat up abruptly, and her voice was filled with excitement as she said, "Does that mean that if I become strong enough, I'll eventually be able to become human again?"

"Probably. I'm not too sure about what happens after becoming a god, but the Light God managed to revive you, so it shouldn't be that difficult for you to take on another form."

Sparkle's words seemed to imbue Lily's exhausted figure with energy. She struggled to stand up on Sparkle's palm. Then, she made her way to the tip of Sparkle's thumb before jumping toward the ruins down below.

Sparkle reached out and caught her. "Let's call it a day. You may not be tired, but my siblings are tired. Later, I'll catch a whale to nourish them."

With a flash of white light, Lily found herself in the Governor's Mansion of Hope Island. It was already late at night, so the Governor's Mansion was extremely quiet. In the darkness, Lily walked down the soft carpet toward her room.

"Ah... it hurts." Lily rubbed her belly with her tiny paws.

Just then, a pair of green eyes appeared in the darkness.

Lily sensed it and turned around but was met with a pink cat tongue licking her face. The pink cat tongue belonged to none other than Blackie, Lily's pet. After giving Lily a few licks, Blackie crouched down and tilted its head, rubbing its face against the former's furry figure.

"Blackie, I have no time to play with you tonight. I'm so tired. I just want to sleep now," Lily said. Even her voice sounded exhausted.

"Meow~" The cat seemed to understand Lily's words. It gently picked up Lily by her nape and walked quietly down the corridor.

When they passed by Charles' bedroom door, Lily made the cat stop. She pressed herself against the door and listened carefully for a while before crawling through the "mouse hole" next to the door.

Lily climbed onto the bed and looked at the sleeping Charles. She squatted there quietly, and her eyes the size of mung beans were filled with deep affection.

"Mr. Charles, don't worry. I'm not going to be useless. I'll definitely be able to help you in the future," Lily said. She tiptoed to the pillow beside Charles and pushed it a few times, creating a tiny dent in the soft pillow. She then curled up inside and hugged her tiny tail.

The exhausted Lily quickly fell asleep.

Upon noticing that she was already asleep, Charles opened his eye. He was already awake as soon as Lily walked past the door of his bedroom. His years of experience out at sea had made him unable to let his guard down even in his own home.

A hint of tenderness flitted across Charles' lone eye as he stared at Lily sleeping next to him. He pulled up the blanket gently and covered her with it.

If those clones were to create the next generation of the Foundation, the humans of the Subterranean Sea would suffer once more.

Bandage sitting on the sofa next to him shook his head, which was a pretty rare sight. "No soldiers... left... Anna... took... them all... to suppress... the Fhtagn... Covenant..."

"Then visit our police department and borrow some personnel. It's best to borrow those who have assimilated a relic. You can also look for the explorers who explored the surface world with us. Even a ragtag bunch is enough to eliminate those clones; what matters is that they are useful."

Bandages nodded wordlessly. He then stood up and walked out of the door.

Charles asked for some more information about the Sea of Mist and frowned as he swept his gaze across the jars on the cabinet next to him. He wasn't just going to retrieve his skull and scalp in the Sea of Mist.

He also had to think about retrieving everything that the Foundation had left behind.

The secrets and technologies of the Foundation would definitely affect the vested interests of many people. If even a portion of those were acquired by others, the peaceful Subterranean Sea would most likely become chaotic once again.

Fortunately, Charles had a great opportunity before him. The attention of the entire Subterranean Sea was on the Eastern Seas, so this was the perfect time for him to clean up the Sea of Mist.

Charles sat up straight and stared at the detailed nautical chart before him.

He then fell into deep contemplation as he began planning the voyage.

Just then, a tentacle swept past his face, seemingly trying to catch his attention, but he didn't even look up as he asked, "You're back already? Aren't you on the front lines? How's the battle going?"

Anna raised her hips slightly and sat on the detailed nautical chart. "I got Sparkle to send me back. I heard you were going to the Foundation's territory, so I came back here to take a look."

"Everything else doesn't really matter, but you must take away that Divinity's corpse! The Foundation had so many Pedes; they must have created them using the flesh and blood of that corpse. In other words, that corpse is a priceless treasure."

Charles looked up at Anna's beautiful face and asked, "Do you really think that 004 will leave something like that for us to take? From the information we've gathered about It so far, It seems to have the habit of devouring other gods."

"You can't speak in absolutes. What if It doesn't eat dead gods? Anyway, remember to leave the good stuff for me, and how about we make it a deal?" Anna asked. She then flipped her hand, revealing a familiar spider eye.