The subsequent events had nothing to do with Duan Chen.
Moreover, he didn't care what would happen between the woman and her child.
Situ Ying's lifespan had ended.
The most important matter now was to stop Leviathan.
Since there was no way to stop Leviathan's revival, the focus was on preventing its rampage.
"What exactly is Leviathan?"
Duan Chen loosened the rope he had made from the bedsheet, jumped to the lowest level, and immediately ran towards the open sea.
Wu Suowei followed closely by his side.
Hearing Duan Chen's question, Wu Suowei did not hide any information about Leviathan.
"A demon."
He followed Duan Chen, his voice slowly drifting from behind.
"Leviathan is a demon recorded in the Bible, one of the Seven Deadly Sins: Envy. It occupied the entire ocean at the very beginning of God's creation, wreaking havoc in the seas before slumbering in the darkest depths of the ocean."
"It possesses the largest body in this world, enough to encircle the entire globe."
"Under its pain and wickedness, when it awakens, countless monsters and calamities will be born from Leviathan's dreams and enter this world to wreak havoc."
"It scorns all that is lofty; it reigns supreme among the proud sea creatures…"
"And so on and so forth."
Hearing Wu Suowei's increasingly off-topic narration, Duan Chen, amidst his rush, turned back and his expression became somewhat speechless.
"Who told you to read me Wikipedia?"
"I want to hear about the real Leviathan."
Wu Suowei calmly put his phone back into his pocket.
"This is the real Leviathan."
His tone was flat, devoid of his usual jesting.
"The true Leviathan now is even larger and more terrifying than what's described on Wikipedia."
"But if you must ask me, I can only tell you it's a serpent-like sea monster, born from pain and endless nightmares. When it awakens, just as described in the Bible, countless monsters and calamities will accompany its rebirth and emerge into the human world."
"So…"
Duan Chen's expression suddenly turned grave.
"I'm not just facing Leviathan, but also the monsters and calamities it brings, right?"
"Correct."
Wu Suowei looked at Duan Chen with a half-smile.
"Good luck, young man, I'm rooting for you!"
In the deep sea.
The tremors of the Fa Yin caused monstrous waves.
A fireball rose steadily.
But only when it truly broke the surface did people realize it was no fireball at all!
It was a serpent-like sea monster with scales that resembled flowing lava.
Its back arched in the seawater like a small mountain.
The roar was a sound inaudible to humans, yet everyone near the coast, who were among the fortunate survivors not swallowed by the tsunami, found their ears bleeding without realizing it.
They were oblivious.
Upon closer inspection, their eyes were glazed over, clearly stunned into an imbecilic state.
Even if they survived, they would forever be in a vegetative, mindless state.
The bulging ridge was merely the tip of an iceberg. As the sun began to set, the fireball that emerged from the sea finally revealed its full form.
It was a primordial dragon, accompanied by a malevolent heat.
It announced its revival to the world.
Duan Chen arrived at this scene.
His pupils contracted.
Immense, terrifying, evil, horrific.
All negative words in the world could be applied to Leviathan.
There was no room for positive imagination.
Leviathan paid no mind to the tiny ants on the sea's surface.
Its two eyes were like molten, flowing lava.
It stared fixedly in one direction, appearing exceptionally stubborn and obstinate.
Then, its colossal body churned in the sea, and the almost boiling water surged towards the coast with a splash.
"It's heading out!"
Duan Chen frowned. "The direction it's going is..."
"Not good!"
"It seems that day has finally come."
At the boundary gate.
Old Zhang, his clothes barely changed, held an unlit cigarette in his mouth, his eyes sharp.
He watched the distant yet not-so-distant sea surface churning, a colossal figure steadily approaching.
He showed no fear, but a smile played on his lips.
It was a smile of "as expected" and "it was meant to be."
Upon seeing the figure charging towards him, he showed no hesitation. In fact, he already knew what his fate was meant to be.
"Come!"
"If you wish to destroy the boundary gate I guard, you must first step over my corpse."
He exuded an aura of unwavering battle spirit.
Even knowing he couldn't win.
He would not retreat.
Duan Chen anxiously sped over in his car.
But by the time he arrived, the car was wrecked.
He paid it no mind, simply threw open the car door, and with skillful footwork, dashed towards the vicinity of the boundary gate.
However, just as he was about to reach it, his peripheral vision caught sight of the approaching Leviathan.
Leviathan's immense size meant that even from a great distance, its arrival was only a matter of minutes.
Faster, faster, even faster.
He had to warn Old Zhang to leave before Leviathan arrived.
"Damn it!"
"Replication · Read-Write — [Thieving Pupil]!"
"Sequence 006: Swift Steps!"
Ignoring the drain on his spiritual energy, he just wanted to reach his destination quickly and immediately activated his abilities, charging forward.
But just as he was about to arrive.
Duan Chen's steps abruptly halted.
"Gao Tiankai!"
He gritted his teeth.
"Move aside! I don't care what you're doing, but Old Zhang is inside!"
Gao Tiankai shook his head, his tone helpless.
"Brother, you know, if I let you go in, it means my mission will fail."
"Besides... can you truly disregard what I'm doing?"
Can he?
No.
A cold light flashed in Duan Chen's eyes. "In that case, don't blame me for disregarding our brotherhood."
[Thousand Illusions Pandora] appeared in his hand and transformed into gun mode.
Duan Chen raised his hand and fired.
Bullet after bullet, like light arrows, were fired mercilessly, each shot aimed at Gao Tiankai's vital points.
But Gao Tiankai was no pushover. Moreover, having lived with Duan Chen for so long, he was intimately familiar with Duan Chen's every habit.
He effortlessly dodged Duan Chen's bullets and then closed the distance, engaging Duan Chen in close combat.