A Core Ship From The Start

He had prepared everything.

He was ready to see these foolish and ignorant mortals tremble, collapse, and kneel on the ground in fear before the great Deity, begging desperately for forgiveness.

However... when he saw a gigantic Steel Creature suddenly appear out of thin air and slashing towards his great Deity, the shadow was utterly confused.

What the hell is this?

To be honest, he would rather the opposition become some kind of Monster or summon a powerful being akin to his great Deity. At least that way he could comprehend what was happening. But... when a Machine with spinning gears waved the Chainsaw Sword it wielded to launch an attack, his mind suddenly went blank. He couldn't grasp what was happening, nor could he understand what this thing appearing before him actually was.

If it were a normal enemy, Eholt would easily crush it. After all, it was The Ancient Dominator, and its massive size greatly exceeded what Humans could resist. Perhaps only Warships and missiles could inflict some degree of damage, but before that, Eholt would retreat into the deep subterranean maze tunnels.

Its tentacles were thick and strong, and its venomous language was enough to leave even the most steadfast confused and fearful. When its Eyes opened, those it gazed upon felt trapped in a nightmare, able only to pray for annihilation.

But unfortunately, all of this had no effect on a cold Divine Machinery.

The massive Chainsaw Sword roared and spun as it struck down, tearing through the tentacle Eholt raised, and relentlessly slashing into that shell-less, nauseatingly writhing worm egg body. At that moment, a piercing scream erupted as a rampant mental storm raged and exploded, even partially scattering the dense clouds in the sky.

"No—————!!"

Witnessing this, the shadow screamed, desperately raising his hands and watching his revered being struggle under the steel beast's ravaging. It resembled a giant, decayed jellyfish, desperately flailing its tentacles in an attempt to escape and return to the depths of the earth. Yet, the Divine Machinery clearly did not intend to give it this opportunity, as its Chainsaw Sword continued downward, almost deeply embedding into Eholt's decaying body.

No, this can't be! My God won't lose!

The shadow glanced around and then locked his gaze onto the three girls, subsequently issuing a vicious command.

"Attack, capture them!"

As a Believer of a great being, the only thing he could do now was to capture these girls and use them as hostages, to make that damned Steel Beast stop!

Following the shadow's command, the Zombies unleashed beast-like growls and then charged forward!

In the shadow's view, the opposition consisted merely of three frail girls, while he had hundreds or even thousands of Zombies at his disposal. Capturing them was simply a matter of lifting a finger!

"Ahahahahaha!!"

Meanwhile, Nemume Zuoniao was also laughing as she rushed forward, drawing her White Wooden Sword and heading straight toward the Army of Zombies before her!

"???"

Seeing this, the shadow was once again confused.

What the hell is this?

He had anticipated many developments, but he hadn't envisioned this one! After all, when faced with these Zombies, most people would be either horrified or in Despair. Even if fighting, one would surely be serious and earnest. But what was up with this girl? From her joyful smile, it didn't seem like she was battling Monsters but rather enjoying herself like a child entering an amusement park!

"Swish swish swish!!"

Facing the charging horde of Zombies, the smile on Nemume Zuoniao's face remained unchanged. The "Keishi-ryu" swordsmanship she had mastered was naturally adept at group battles, not to mention the opposition was merely a bunch of Zombies fighting purely on instinct. For Nemume Zuoniao, dealing with these enemies was so easy she could have wiped them all out with her eyes closed!

Nemume Zuoniao rushed into the Zombie horde like a tiger entering a flock of sheep. As sword lights flashed, the Zombies around her toppled over like harvested wheat, and her slender figure became like Ghosts flitting back and forth among the Zombies.

And launching her attack behind Nemume Zuoniao was Alice Phil.

With a wave of her hand, silver threads transformed under Magic Power into sharp sword blades, rotating like chainsaws and charging into the Zombie horde, slicing all Zombies within sight into fragments.

Of course, despite this, there were still some that slipped through, occasionally Zombies bypassing obstacles to rush at Alice Phil — only to then fall to the ground.

Blocking the path between the Zombies and Alice Phil was none other than Inaba Tsukuyo.

This fourteen-year-old girl was petite, standing motionless at the gate, eyes tightly shut, her hand pressing on the Sword hilt. Although she appeared to merely be standing there, any Zombie daring to approach her would find their head soaring off in the next moment, collapsing alongside its now lifeless body.

How could this be? How could this be?

Watching the scene before him, the shadow couldn't believe his Eyes. Just three girls could fend off his Army of Zombies?

What was that swordsmanship all about? And what was up with that strange large sword woven from threads...? Who were these people!

"Oh, oh, oh, oh!!"

Just as the shadow was dazed and confused, unsure what to do, suddenly, he heard another piercing scream nearby.

Bad!

Hearing this scream, the shadow turned his head, seeing the cold Steel Beast extend its left arm and thrust the sturdy cannon into Eholt's dilapidated body, lifting it out of the cave like pulling a trash bag from sewage. Eholt seemed to realize its end was near and struggled violently, its tentacles continuously slapping against the Steel Beast's body. Unfortunately, Eholt's contaminating ability was ineffective against steel; the Titan merely raised its left hand, pointed forward, and then...

Flames flashed.

The Plasma Annihilation Cannon roared and blazed, scorching flames erupting from its muzzle and nearly illuminating the entire sky. Meanwhile, the ragged Ancient Fragment was entirely engulfed by this fire capable of melting all. Simultaneously, the Zombies previously furiously attacking began to slow, swaying and eventually falling, gradually decomposing and disappearing.

"No, no, no, no........!!"

Seeing this, the shadow screamed in horror, turning to flee, but alas, he no longer had the chance.

As the shadow turned around, his knees shattered like crumbling, his body losing balance and falling, crashing to the ground like a plaster statue and shattering instantly into fragments.

And just like that, a disaster came to an end.

"Alright, let's wrap it up and call it a day."

Retracting the incarnation, Duanmu Huai clapped his hands and returned to the hotel.

"In this way, another Ancient Dominator has been eliminated. Yes, this is cause for celebration, cause for celebration indeed."

"But it's not over yet, you know."

Seeing Duanmu Huai's smug expression, Alice Phil couldn't help but remind him.

"Next, how do we explain this to the rescue team?"

After all, the entire village was wiped out, and only a few of them survived. If this were to get out, it would not bode well.

"Explain? What explanation?"

However, to Alice Phil's surprise, Duanmu Huai looked at her curiously, as if he didn't understand what she meant at all.

"About everything that happened here..."

"Here?"

Duanmu Huai shrugged and then raised his hand.

"Nothing happened here."

Then he snapped his fingers.

"Woo———————!!"

The sound of a steam whistle rang out, and Shajuye shivered, then opened her eyes and looked around.

"What's wrong with you, Shajuye?"

Seeing Shajuye's unease, Meijia, who sat beside her, couldn't help but ask.

"Ah, no, it's nothing... I just... seemed to have had a dream?"

"A dream?"

"Hmm... I can't remember..."

Mumbling to herself, Shajuye furrowed her brows, but soon she gave up on thinking about it.

"Forget it, I won't think about it. Thanks for the invite, Meijia, thank you."

"No need to be so formal, we're friends after all."

In response to Shajuye's inquiry, Meijia smiled.

"The White Sail Group has put a lot of effort into this spa resort, and I hope you all enjoy it. Ah, we've reached the shore, let's disembark."

"Okay, I'll go inform my brother and Miss Alice."

After packing their luggage, the group left the yacht and met a man in a suit at the dock.

"I am Manager Bai Mu Xiu, welcome, young lady and friends."

Manager Bai Mu smiled and gestured to everyone.

"I am ready to take you all to the spa hotel, please follow me......"

"Let go of me! Damn it, you bastards!"

However, before Manager Bai Mu could finish his sentence, a few police officers brought over a young man with dyed hair and pushed him into the police car.

"Shut up, vandalizing private property, you're going to stay in custody!"

Duanmu Huai glanced over there, then asked.

"What's happening over there?"

"Ah, you mean over there?"

Manager Bai Mu was momentarily stunned, then smiled and explained.

"It's nothing really, that man is the village chief's son. This morning he was caught vandalizing the shrine at the shrine, so he's being brought to the holding cell. Once the liaison ship arrives, he'll be sent to the main island for trial... Honestly, I don't know what these young people are thinking nowadays..."

"I see."

Hearing Manager Bai Mu's response, Duanmu Huai nodded.

"By the way, which deity is that shrine dedicated to?"

"It's just the ordinary Inari."