Volibear glanced at Garon, a bit taken aback.
For Volibear, the thrill of battling formidable demigods was enough to excite him. He didn't concern himself with whether it was worth it or not.
However, he didn't interrupt his younger brother's speech.
The seal nun blinked her rounded eyes, asking, "What do you mean?"
Garon looked at the blue rune encased in a water sphere and said seriously, "I think you should let us brothers keep this rune."
Before the seal nun could refuse, Garon continued, "You should be aware that with your abilities, you are not capable of protecting such a rune. Even if we help you deal with Nagakabouros now, there might be others like it coveting the rune later."
"And you're keeping the rune to prevent its power from harming the ocean again."
"That's simple. All of us brothers live on the continent. If we keep the rune, even if its power erupts later, your ocean will still be unaffected."
"Don't rush to refuse. Think carefully about my words."
After speaking, Garon just quietly watched the seal nun, waiting patiently for her response.
This rune seemed to be made of the world's most primitive magic, an undeniable treasure. To a true dragon like Garon, who was keen on collecting treasures, he naturally wanted to obtain it.
However, what he said to the seal nun was also reasonable.
Indeed, the seal nun would have difficulty protecting this rune.
On the other side, after hearing Garon's words, the seal nun furrowed her brows slightly, falling into thought.
She occasionally looked at the blue rune, then shifted her gaze between Garon and Volibear, her eyes wandering back and forth, seemingly wrestling with a fierce internal struggle.
Time slowly passed.
After more than half an hour, the seal nun sighed and looked up at the massive body of the silver dragon, saying, "You're right. Because of this rune, I almost died at the hands of Nagakabouros."
"I don't have enough power to protect it."
Saying this, the water wrapped around the blue rune, slowly moving towards Garon.
"I call it the World Rune."
"You brothers are more suited to guard the World Rune than I am."
After a pause, the seal nun continued, "Actually, I think there's more than one World Rune."
"I've witnessed the power it possesses. If used carelessly, it could cause unimaginable destruction to our world."
Garon reached out his claw, gently picking up the World Rune.
He could clearly feel that the power contained within the World Rune was enough to intimidate demigods.
Under Garon's control, the formless power of time gathered, centering on the World Rune, gradually forming a translucent white amber-like crystal that completely enclosed it.
"Hmm?"
"Indeed, you are more suitable to guard it than I am," the seal nun expressed her astonishment.
She had previously used the power of the ocean to seal the World Rune, but couldn't completely block the dispersal of its power, hence she couldn't avoid being tracked by Nagakabouros.
Now, under the silver dragon's claws, the World Rune sealed in white amber seemed to have lost all connection with the surrounding world. It could be seen, but its presence was undetectable.
Time Amber Sealing Technique.
This was a time-based ability that Garon awakened along with the Future Vision, the Time Alliance. After becoming a demigod and significantly leaping in strength, his time-based abilities also increased substantially.
Additionally, his breath had also gained a new ability.
However, due to its immense power and consumption, Garon didn't use it in his battle with Volibear.
"Nagakabouros won't let this go easily."
"It will definitely try to find out the whereabouts of the World Rune through me."
"Unless I leave the ocean, my situation is very dangerous," the seal nun said, worried about her safety after handing over the World Rune.
Although Garon had obtained what he wanted, he wasn't the type to discard allies after use, so he said to the seal nun, "Let it come. My second brother and I will help you deal with the trouble it brings."
The seal nun thought for a moment, then said, "Should we also call Ornn and Anivia?"
"Nagakabouros is very powerful and has enslaved demigod beasts under its command. It would be safer this way."
Ornn was currently focused on forging armor for Volibear and later, repairing Garon's secret weapon, Imaskar, which would keep him busy for a long time.
As for Anivia, she should be relatively free.
After hearing the seal nun's words, Volibear laughed heartily, saying in a booming voice, "It's been a long time since us brothers have fought together. Let's do that, I'll call sister Anivia."
"As for brother Ornn, he's busy, so let's not disturb him."
Saying this, the giant bear reached into the thick fur on his chest, rummaging around, and then, under Garon's curious gaze, pulled out a feather that seemed to be made of ice crystal.
Crack!
Volibear slightly exerted force with his bear paw, crushing the ice crystal feather.
"Alright, this is Anivia's feather."
"It won't be long before she arrives," Volibear said.
At the junction of the icy continent and the boundless ocean, amidst the slightly fishy, cold sea breeze, time slowly passed.
After a while.
Anivia was still on her way.
At this moment, Garon, Volibear, and the seal nun, the three demigods, simultaneously focused their gaze, looking far into the depths of the ocean.
Three barbaric and ferocious auras emerged.
On the tumultuous sea surface, the silhouettes of three enormous creatures could vaguely be seen.
Gradually, their full contours appeared in the vision of the few demigods.
A black iron-colored sea beast, a hundred meters long, resembling a shark with skyward fins and a saw-toothed mouth, was breaking through the sea, pulling a long trail behind it. Not far from it, a creature covered in spikes, about fifty meters in diameter, resembling a sea urchin, and a giant lion made of sea water, sixty meters long, galloping swiftly across the sea surface.
These three were mindless demigod beasts.
"Among these, the Black Gold Shark and the Poisonous Spine Urchin attacked me before. The other, the Water Lion, is likely enslaved by Nagakabouros as well."
Being able to enslave three beasts of the same caliber as itself.
Nagakabouros was indeed a powerful demigod, far stronger than many Garon had encountered on the continent. After all, just these three beasts were enough to tear apart many average-strength demigods.
The seal nun survived Nagakabouros's pursuit thanks to her excellent fleeing abilities.
Meanwhile.
Behind the three beasts, another strong demigod aura slowly rose.
A gigantic green octopus, with numerous hundred-meter-long thick tentacles, slowly emerged from the water. Countless violent whirlpools surrounded it, boiling a large area of the ocean like rolling water, its substantial demigod aura spreading in all directions.
To Garon, this appeared to be a female demigod, her thick and powerful tentacles strikingly beautiful.
When they approached about ten kilometers from Garon and the other demigods, the three beasts halted, and the octopus-like intelligent demigod also stopped.
The gathering of seven demigods caused the ocean's atmosphere to be impacted by various auras, raising waves tens of meters high. The towering waves crashing against the sea surface produced thunderous noises.
Dark clouds gathered above this patch of ocean, quickly turning into a torrential downpour.
Large raindrops fell noisily, accompanied by lightning and thunder, and the howling wind.
Occasionally, lightning streaking across the sky illuminated the massive bodies of these demigod creatures.
"Seal nun, hand over the rune to me."
"Being in the vast ocean together, I won't pursue you after receiving the rune," Nagakabouros voiced through the ocean, creating a deep sound imbued with its will.
Looking at the sea beast from afar, the seal nun shook her head, "The World Rune is no longer with me."
Boom!
A tentacle rose and slammed down heavily, creating a towering wave.
The several demigod beasts emitted threatening growls at the same time.
"Do you think, by finding a few demigods from the continent, you can oppose me?"
"Hand over the World Rune, or you won't be able to escape my pursuit, even if you flee to the ends of the earth and sea," Nagakabouros threatened.
Hearing the blatant threat, the seal nun looked towards the silver dragon and the thunderous bear with pleading eyes.
Garon and Volibear stepped forward at the same time.
Volibear, eager for action, said to Nagakabouros, "The World Rune is now under our brothers' guardianship."
"You want it?"
"Try and take it from our hands if you dare!"
Volibear looked at the sea beast, a sneer on his face, challenging, "But, it seems you don't have the capability!"
Nagakabouros's gaze shifted from the seal nun to Garon and Volibear.
Just as it was about to speak.
From the distant horizon, a clear and piercing cry rang out, echoing like the endless frigid winter, dropping the already low temperature further.
Garon turned his head to look.
With cold air swirling around, the ice phoenix flapped its wings, leaving behind a trail of fragmented ice crystals in the sky, swiftly approaching.
Anivia arrived just in time.
Soon, the ice phoenix landed beside Garon and Volibear.
Without needing much explanation, just by seeing the aggressive stance of Nagakabouros and its beasts in the ocean, Anivia understood who the enemy was.
Meanwhile, with Anivia's arrival, the number of demigods gathered here reached eight.
In the pouring rain, mixed with streaks of lightning, many shards of ice began to fall into the sea, splashing up countless translucent droplets.
What was originally a four versus three situation, now turned into a four versus four.
In terms of the number of demigods, Nagakabouros had no advantage.
However, this demigod clearly wasn't ready to give up on the World Rune so easily.
"Why do demigods from the continent involve themselves in our ocean's affairs?"
"If you don't want to see the boundless ocean submerge the land, then hand over the World Rune," Nagakabouros said gravely.
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