Chapter 337: Everyone, get ready

Jierte, you're here after all.

A red-haired figure in full Knight silver armor came up to Jierte and kicked his back with a foot.

I've been looking for you for ages; why are you sitting here?

Jierte glanced at the Imperial Princess, then turned his gaze back to the huge black monster tree.

I'm waiting; Boss said to let it develop for a while.

Wait? I'm not waiting!

The Imperial Princess remained as fierce as ever; after leaving that stern imperial place, she began to let loose, for she had always been this sort of personality.

Thus, under Jierte's dead-fish stare, the red-haired Imperial Princess swung her long sword in a badass way and strode forward confidently.

Boom!!!

Pop!

Crimson flames ignited, followed by a violent explosion, accompanied by the Imperial Princess's maniacal laughter; it looked like she was having a blast.

Jierte propped his chin with his hand, admiring the Imperial Princess's fighting prowess; to be honest, although she is rather violent, her demeanor is still quite good.

If she cleaned up her mouth a bit, she could be called a goddess in others' eyes.

However, Jierte wasn't interested in her.

Soon, as the eerie howls rose and fell, the Imperial Princess ran back at high speed, releasing flames behind her as she ran.

A gang of grotesquely twisted black slime monsters chased after the Imperial Princess's rear, biting at her, while she herself ran toward Jierte, utterly disgusted.

Hurry, Jierte! Help me out!

The Imperial Princess couldn't laugh anymore, for the monsters before her exceeded her expectations; the flames she once prided herself on were now utterly useless.

These pitch-black monsters would even hungrily lunge at her flames, then like starving ghosts madly chew on the insubstantial fire, which truly shocked her.

Jierte furrowed his brow; the giant sword in his hand burst forth with dazzling Holy Light, instantly piercing those twisted monsters.

Fortunately, the Holy Light seemed effective against them, dispersing them in an instant, and the Imperial Princess finally sat down helplessly beside Jierte.

Be honest now?

Honest.

The Imperial Princess said helplessly, she had indeed underestimated this Ultimate Heavenly Disaster, but she also secretly worried, worrying whether they could truly cope with such a terrifying enemy.

Once a source of pride, their strength now seemed somewhat inadequate.

Helpless, the Imperial Princess could only sit beside Jierte, waiting together for the moment the so-called true Ultimate Heavenly Disaster would descend.

By the way, just the two of us?

Of course not.

Jierte had a withered yellow dog-tail grass in his mouth, lying extremely relaxed in the snow, carefully watching the scene before him, appearing utterly content.

"Boss said other organization members will come to help us, although I don't think they'll be useful."

"Then you're not at all nervous?"

"It's okay, I don't feel anything."

Jierte indeed felt no panic; rather than saying he couldn't feel it, it's more like he permanently lost some emotions.

Panic and tension—although he sometimes has them, in most cases he truly cannot feel them.

"Well, fine."

The Imperial Princess sat beside Jierte, boredly propping up her head, watching the black giant tree before her keep growing.

During that time, it also tried to attack the two, but were all driven back by Jierte's Holy Light, and time passed second by second.

Afterward, strange people kept coming over on their own; they seemed to know Jierte's and the Imperial Princess's identities, though they didn't speak, but Jierte knew they were his comrades.

Some were unfamiliar faces, some Jierte knew; they would nod at him or lightly raise a hand to greet.

In short, the appearance of these people gave Jierte considerably more confidence.

But for some reason, in Boss's small group, the countdown to the Ultimate Heavenly Disaster's descent continued, possibly forgotten to turn off, or perhaps Boss simply didn't notice.

In short, Jierte simply didn't think that much; nobody would.

Meanwhile, this black weird disaster before them was continuously preying on the planetary surface's disasters; the blue tide had been assimilated into black, and humans seemed not to be within its hunting range.

They are very regular and purposeful; an ordinary human they wouldn't even glance at, but once someone underwent transplant disaster-organ surgery, they would become a target of the disaster.

According to reports from Boss's group, the Ultimate Heavenly Disaster has begun to reclaim the black tide.

Jierte could also see here, the viscous black continuously receding into the treetops; that blackness that doesn't reflect any light looks nauseating to behold.

Several people were still watching like that; although saying this might be a bit awkward, it's indeed already mealtime.

As for that matter, let's eat first....

Jierte first lit a bonfire; the Ultimate Heavenly Disaster might still need a dozen or so hours to fully form, and they didn't want to just wait around here.

"You... has anyone undergone the transplant disaster-organ modification surgery?"

Around the bonfire, someone who knows not what brought it up, then a few people raised their hands; after Jierte thought for a moment, he still chose not to raise his hand.

Although he only had surgery on his eyes, he didn't implant any disaster glands.

"How much longer do we need to wait?"

"I don't know."

"Anyone brought a tent? I just pulled an all-nighter."

"I brought one; it's here."

Everyone chatted back and forth; they hardly seemed like they were waiting for the final big Boss to descend, but rather like a bunch of unrelated people idly out for a spring outing.

Jierte merely silently polished his impact lance and engine greatsword, while the Imperial Princess chatted happily with them.

After all, they had previously been fairly familiar colleagues.

Just like that, night fell, then dawn came, and the sky's blackness could already be seen at the edges.

Looks like we'll have to get to work soon.

"Everyone."

"Cheer up."

"We are ready... to face the battle!"