CHAPTER 329: CHAPTER 207: COLOSSAL FORM, YAGUBA APPEARS

On the rooftop, Cezar leaned against the railing, with a palm-sized Nobel Shark perched on his shoulder.

"Let’s go, Yaguba... or else the villagers will be devoured by those creatures."

Yaguba shook his head and said softly, "No, don’t rush. Judging from their speed, it will take some time to reach the town. Before that, we need to observe if the Royal Court Team will make a move."

"Why?"

"If we run into the Royal Court Team on the way, they might take advantage of the chaos to attack you. Later, they could claim you were killed by those beasts, and no one would avenge you."

Cezar paused for a moment, then gripped the rail tightly: "You’re right."

The man and the shark overlooked the island adrift in the sea.

With the luminescent glow of the descending flying fish school, they finally discerned what the herd wandering through the forest was.

It was a group of strange creatures with wolf heads, horse bodies, and snake tails, looking as if parts were borrowed from three different animals and crudely glued together.

"It’s actually a Snake Wolf Horse..." Cezar mused, "Their aggression is strong. Almost every Snake Wolf Horse equals a low-level Anecdote Envoy."

"Snake Wolf Horse, with such a magical creature, is there a Bear Wolf Dog too?"

Yaguba raised his head curiously and asked, "By the way, in the Whale Terrarium, are there many magical creatures like this?"

"Yes, but I know few." Cezar nodded, "Father mentioned to me before... Thirty years ago, there was a very powerful magical creature species inhabiting inside the Whale Terrarium, known as the ’Light Devouring Bees.’"

"The name alone sounds impressive."

"The Light Devouring Bees had formidable combat power, and they almost wiped out the internal Anecdote Envoys of the Terrarium. That generation of the Royal Court Team was nearly annihilated in their confrontation with the Light Devouring Bees, and my ’Christmas Sled’ originates from a deceased member of the previous generation’s Royal Court Team."

"What was the outcome?"

"The Anecdote Envoys killed off the Light Devouring Bee tribe, but that day the Legendary Whale happened to land, and the dying Queen Bee, under the cover of other bees, escaped from the Terrarium and entered the human world. The human world isn’t within our Anecdote Envoys’ jurisdiction, so Father didn’t pursue the matter deeply."

Yaguba was stunned: "No way? So you let the Queen Bee reproduce in the human world?"

"I asked Father the same question back then, and he said that the human world has many powerful forces, and they would deal with the Queen Bee eventually, so there’s no need to worry."

"That’s true... but it’s been thirty years now. Who knows how many powerful bees that Queen Bee has spawned." Yaguba sighed, "What if the human world is taken over by them, didn’t your good father realize how serious this could be?"

He wagged his round tail, "Even notifying people outside to look for where that Queen Bee is hiding would be better than staying silent."

Cezar shook his head: "Father only cares about matters inside the Terrarium, and he said... there are many who are stronger than the Royal Court Team outside, so there’s no need to worry."

"Actually, it’s about not wanting to take responsibility." Yaguba said quietly, "If people outside knew you let such a monster into the human world, it would greatly deteriorate relations between both sides."

Cezar said softly, "Father said he regrets it, but now there’s no need to mention it anymore... It’s possible that when the Queen Bee was fleeing the Terrarium, she encountered a powerful human and died in the deep forests, which is why she’s gone unnoticed for decades."

"That’s just self-consolation." Yaguba said, "Your father seems quite irresponsible."

Cezar was silent.

He didn’t want to admit it, but Yaguba was right. If he were in his father’s position back then, he would certainly have made a different choice.

Yaguba thought to himself: "Even the previous generation’s Royal Court Team barely managed a draw with these Light Devouring Bees, nearly ending in total annihilation, which means this species has catastrophe-level potential at the very least."

"The King let the Queen Bee into the outside world and allowed it to reproduce silently in an unknown place for thirty years, then how strong must they be now... Probably only by deploying those monsters ’Rainbow Wings’ and ’Lake Hunting’ would there be a chance to annihilate the Light Devouring Bee tribe."

Thinking of this, Yaguba couldn’t help but take a deep breath, thinking that you people from the Terrarium have done quite a few bad deeds, really unscrupulous.

He licked his sharp little teeth and internally sneered: "Then if Sharky me devours you, don’t complain, it’s just the cycle of karma."

"Looks like the Royal Court Team hasn’t moved, but the townsfolk have already heard the commotion." Cezar said, "Let’s hurry now, Yaguba."

As he finished speaking, the white-haired, blue-eyed boy called out the Anecdote Atlas, took out the generational-level Anecdote Fragment ’Christmas Sled’, and held it in his palm. The orange light patterns on the card’s back flickered in the dark night, like a wavering candle flame.

"Wait!"

Yaguba suddenly stopped Cezar, extending a fin and pointing at Li Qingping, who was sleeping against a tree in the yard, "Should we bring that pig along?"

"No need..." Cezar shook his head, "Yaguba, I don’t want to rely on Li Qingping for everything."

"Oh, then sit on me first... your Christmas Sled is too loud, it would definitely wake up Li Qingping."

Yaguba reluctantly said while manipulating the dark water currents to lift his body, leaping forward.

His size expanded quickly in the night sky, instantly turning into a three-meter-long dark blue great shark, even the species seemed to change, every ridge of his body became crisp and sharp, as if built from dark metal.

Cezar was taken aback.

"What are you still doing? Hurry up." Yaguba turned back, the face of the white-haired teenager reflected in his icy dark blue pupils.

Cezar nodded. He still wasn’t quite used to this form of Yaguba, but he quickly climbed onto the railing, leapt forward stepping on it, and landed on his back.

Yaguba flicked his tail, sharp as a sword, and cautioned, "Hold on tight to my dorsal fin. I’m afraid the speed might throw you off."

Cezar silently complied, holding the Anecdote Atlas in his left hand and gripping Yaguba’s firm dorsal fin with his right.

Yaguba’s form was enveloped in layers of dark water currents, soaring down from the sky like a small aircraft, speeding towards the island.

At that moment, it seemed to transform into a giant dark bird, its head turning into a sharp beak, piercing the air, tearing the sky, spinning in the dark water streams, spiraling downward swift as a dark blue comet.

Amidst the sound of the air being torn, the fierce wind and dark whirlpool tugged at Cezar’s body, drenching his clothes. He gritted his teeth, holding tightly onto the dorsal fin, refusing to let go despite the gale and current.

He squinted, trying hard to discern the scene in midair.

Yaguba growled, "I can block this beast swarm directly! But I might not be able to ensure your safety, Cezar, remember to call out the sled later!"

"Yaguba, can you handle it on your own?!"

"Are you questioning Sharky?"

With those words, Yaguba suddenly twitched his lips, his body expanding like a parachute, unveiling a colossal forty-meter-long shark in midair.

Amidst the overwhelming dark sea waves and storm-like air currents, it plummeted towards the ground.

The giant shark halted ten meters above the ground, the pressure alone from its halt flat-out crushed a patch of forest below.

Cezar was utterly shocked, feeling as though he were sitting on a sleek little mountain, helplessly sliding down, unable to grip the enormous fish fin any longer.

He swayed precariously in midair, like a kite with a broken string. At that moment, Cezar crushed the "Christmas Sled" in his hand, and amidst the whirl of the world, an orange glow flickered, followed by a long, resounding cry that echoed through the sky!

In an instant, two reindeer, pulling a crimson sled, descended from the heavens, wrapped in wind and snow, catching Cezar as he fell off the shark’s back, clutching him with their mouths, delivering him onto the sled.

Cezar struggled to prop himself up, leaning over the edge of the sled, looking down from the sky at the gigantic creature that had flattened a stretch of forest, murmuring in disbelief:

"Is that... Yaguba?"

The snake, wolf, and horse had already begun to rush down from the mountaintop, their faces ferocious, countless hooves kicking up a whirlwind of sand and stone, resembling a sudden sandstorm from afar.

The sound of hooves nearly drowned the entire world.

Yet, at this moment, the dust and mist in the forest had already subsided, leaving the enormous shark exposed under the night sky, its body pressed against the slope of the cliff like a toppled dark blue mountain, beneath it a mess of trees turned to mulch.

Sawdust flew as Yaguba lifted his dark blue eyes, the huge pupils reflecting the advancing beast swarm.

Amidst dark sea currents like a rising tide, it soared upwards, crushing thousands of trees, carving a deep trench on the hillside, roaring towards the snake, wolf, and horse herd converging from overhead.

But just before colliding with the beast swarm, Yaguba suddenly seemed to daze, laying still on the ground.

He revealed a row of sharp big fangs, opening his abyssal mouth with a blissful and dreamy expression, then happily wagged his tail, smashing an area of forest.

"Thanks for the treat," Yaguba thought.

In the next instant, akin to an exaggerated cartoon scene, the shark’s open mouth suddenly swelled, even larger than its body.

Hundreds of snake, wolf, and horse creatures charged straight into the bottomless maw, seemingly taking a rollercoaster ride, sliding down the steep throat into the endless chasm of the giant shark’s stomach, remaining silent for ages.

After engulfing a large swath of beast frenzy, Yaguba closed his mouth with a "woof," his form rapidly diminishing, turning back into a palm-sized little shark in the blink of an eye.

It sat obediently amidst the ruins of the collapsed forest.

Like still digesting, it closed its eyes, touching its round belly with a fin.

A moment later, the little shark suddenly burped, then opened its glimmering eyes, gazing at the panel appearing before it.

[Swallowed 2 "Common-level" Anecdote Fragments and 12 "Universal-level" Anecdote Fragments, activating the exclusive nurturing system "Anecdote Devourer" effect, your real size increased by 10 meters.]

[Third Body—Eternal Abyss Shark "Yaguba" size change: 151 meters → 161 meters.]

Yaguba smugly raised an eyebrow, showing a row of tiny sharp teeth, "I told you, this herd definitely ingested some Anecdote Fragments."

It slowly lifted its head, looking towards the star-struck Cezar sitting on the Christmas Sled, signaling with a glance, "What are you doing, why haven’t you come to pick up Sharky yet?"