Brand New Life Online: Rise Of The Goddess Of Harvest Chapter 2012: Sailor

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It all happened far too quickly. In the span of a single breath, Sailor was swallowed by overwhelming darkness along with everyone else. He was violently thrown into the heart of a ruined city and immediately surrounded by bizarre, overwhelmingly powerful monsters that radiated an eerie and disturbing presence.

These creatures wore pale white masks. Sailor could not sense them as true undead, yet they were clearly not living beings either. They existed in a strange, unnatural state — both alive and not alive at the same time. They were monsters suspended between life and death, abominable creations forged through twisted and evil necromancy.

"HEHEHE!"

"GYEHEHE!"

"HUHUH!"

The Hollows laughed in a creepy, high-pitched manner as they chased him with wide, unnatural grins. Their arms and legs moved with a sickening, spider-like flexibility, and their massive bodies caused the ground to tremble violently with every step.

"What the fuck are these things?!" Sailor shouted.

He was not weak. Among the strongest undead in the Sect, Sailor had obtained a powerful class and later evolved into a formidable Zombie Pirate. This evolution had greatly enhanced his physical strength and deepened his connection to the water element. His Raging Ocean Fist Style had recently reached Tier 3 after he devoted himself entirely to mastering it. He had also diligently cultivated his soul, his zombie body, and even his bones, making them significantly tougher and more resilient.

There had not been a single day when he skipped training. He constantly worked on awakening his Nature Soul further, successfully forging a Spirit Heart and, more recently, a Dream Heart whose full potential he had yet to understand. Thanks to all this hard work, he was at least able to evade the creatures' relentless attacks.

BOOM!

BOOM!

BOOM!

"Shit!"

Using his enhanced undead physique and agility, Sailor leaped out of danger while leaving behind multiple water afterimages. The Hollows roared in frustration, growing more agitated as they failed to catch him.

"Damn things!"

When one of the monsters suddenly erupted from the ground beneath him, Sailor instantly infused his Nether, Spirit, and Soul Auras into his fists. Aquamarine energy surged and gathered around his knuckles with brilliant intensity. He channeled his Ghostly Mariner Aura, and from within it, the Raging Sea Spirit emerged in the form of a massive, furious shark that struck forward as his fists connected.

"Raging Ocean Fist Style – Shark Fangs!"

The shark fangs tore straight through the Hollow's head, ripping its white mask apart and destroying half of its skull. His fist landed with explosive force, blowing the monster's brains outward and sending the headless body tumbling heavily to the ground.

"Yeah, I'm not fucking weak! Don't even think about it!" Sailor roared.

His powerful aura surged wildly. Raging Sea Spirits manifested around him, not just as sharks but as a colossal kraken that thrashed with terrifying strength. The Hollows drew closer, roaring furiously while launching beams of deathly energy toward him.

"Shit!"

Sailor knew he was not weak, but he was also not the strongest. He understood it was wiser to escape and preserve his life rather than fight pointlessly against such overwhelming odds.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!

Explosions chased him relentlessly as he leaped high onto a tall, crumbling tower. The Hollows rapidly climbed after him, scaling the structure with horrifying speed. His face grew paler when the one whose head he had destroyed began crawling toward him again, a new grotesque head already forming on its chest.

"Of course they don't die when you blow up their heads!"

He clenched his fists tightly as the three Hollows attacked at once. Giant claws rushed toward him from both above and below. Sailor's Ghostly Mariner Aura surged powerfully and enveloped his body in a phantasmal sea. His muscular frame suddenly doubled in size and density.

"I ain't dying here!"

He swiftly avoided the giant claw descending from above, then rolled away from the ones striking from below, dodging them by a hair's breadth. Reaching the Hollow beneath him, he dropped directly onto its head and charged his legs with immense power, unleashing another potent technique.

"Raging Ocean Fist Style – Raging Anchor!"

Although it was called a fist style, he could channel the power through the rest of his body with only a slight decrease in strength. By using both legs at once, which were stronger than his arms, the resulting damage remained incredibly high.

CLAAAASH!

"Gaaaah?!"

The Hollow groaned in agony as its mask shattered completely. Its ugly face underneath was revealed for a brief moment before breaking apart like hardened black stone. Its muscles dried out rapidly as the full power of Raging Anchor activated.

CLAAANK!

Sailor's aura manifested as a titanic anchor made of azure ghostly sea energy. After reaching Tier 3, the skill dramatically increased the weight of his attack by two hundred times.

BOOOM!

A massive explosion of phantasmal seas erupted outward. The enormous Hollow collapsed heavily to the ground and lay motionless. Its face and body were paralyzed for several moments, completely drained of moisture.

The Raging Sea Fist Style had gained the terrifying ability to drain water and moisture from any foe it touched, causing severe dehydration. While this might not affect typical undead like skeletons or mummies, many other types of undead greatly feared such a technique. These Hollows possessed flexible, tough muscles created from sealed souls and dark energy, but at their core, they were filled with miasma, which counted as moisture and served as an undead's lifeblood.

As a result, his strikes dried out the Hollows' muscles, causing them to crack and explode into black dust. Sailor noticed several souls flying free from the destroyed bodies. His power absorbed them into his Ghostly Mariner Aura, further enhancing its strength.

"Sorry about that. I'll let you go once I'm done, but I'll need your cooperation for now," he said without a trace of regret.

Unlike the kinder Elayne, Sailor had spent most of his life as a ruffian and criminal. He had little restraint when it came to doing whatever benefited him, even if it affected others.

"RAAAHHHH!"

Of course, that single strike was not enough to end the fight. The dried Hollow roared and rose again, half of its body now reduced to bare bones. It attacked relentlessly, summoning giant bone spikes from the ground and striking at Sailor from every angle.

"Bone Manipulation?! Tsk!"

Sailor held his ground firmly. As the other two Hollows jumped down from the building and charged him from behind, he pushed his Ghostly Mariner's Aura to the next level.

FLUOSH!

"Ghostly Mariner's Aura – Second Layer!"

The ground beneath him shattered violently, sending boulders flying in all directions. The Hollows opened their mouths wide in fury as Sailor stepped forward. His hair had grown long and blue, flowing upward as if caught in an invisible current. His eyes glowed with bright intensity, and his torn clothes revealed his powerfully muscular, gray-skinned torso.

"I ain't no fucking normal zombie, bastards!"

RUMBLE!

Ever since his humiliating defeat in the previous incident, where he had barely been able to do anything on his own, Sailor had trained relentlessly over the past months.

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