However, as the strongest Sequence 0, Timira could calmly take out even multiple traitors.
When Timira saw the 'monster' in front of her reveal her identity so precisely, she became more certain that it had once been a Whale Fort hunter—otherwise it wouldn't know so much.
"But when did we start having male Fallen Ones?"
Timira looked puzzled.
Only females could successfully transplant whale scale power, and the 'monster' in front of her clearly didn't look like a woman.
Well... traitors took all kinds of weird forms after mutation—gender-swapping to male wasn't impossible either.
"You're mistaken. I'm human, just like you."
Saying this, Carlos's emerald eyes showed a hint of something strange.
This was the first time he'd had to explain that he was human.
Saint Marr Island didn't have the outside world's supernatural systems—there were only two types of beings that exceeded mortal limits: Whale Scale Hunters and monsters.
"Heh heh."
Timira let out a cold laugh.
All Fallen Ones were like this—thinking they were still human, but actually transformed into monsters from inside out.
Seeing how stubborn Timira was, Carlos lost patience with explaining.
"Blood Silver."
"Moo!"
A tall black shadow descended, and a terrifying aura spread out, covering the entire city.
The winds and clouds changed color. The city's residents, under this heavy pressure, instinctively went weak in the knees and hit the deck.
All of Timira's hair stood on end. She felt a terrible pressure weighing heavily on her, and the magic whale scales inside her body flickered uneasily, as if fearing something.
"How is this possible!
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For the first time, Timira felt despair in her heart.
Without even fighting, just the oppressive force of this aura made her feel a gap as vast as a chasm!
"Damn it, my body won't move!"
Facing the might of a Controller-level powerhouse for the first time, Timira momentarily lost focus.
This was a terrifying existence she couldn't even hope to reach, even with full whale scale coverage!
"Move!!!"
Timira roared, and the long-suppressed magic whale power instantly erupted.
Strange whale scales visibly grew across her skin, and her whale tail rapidly expanded, reaching several meters in height in the blink of an eye.
A fierce giant mouth protruded from the tip, constantly dripping corrosive saliva that sizzled when it hit the ground.
"Monster, die!"
Although she knew it would be hard to beat this terrifying monster, as a Whale Scale Hunter, Timira would rather die than not tear off a piece of flesh.
With full whale scale coverage, Timira's strength had reached high-tier level—even among high-tier, she was no pushover.
Unfortunately, she was facing Blood Silver, a monster that ranked at the top even among Controller-level beings.
"Moo?"
Blood Silver looked confused at the ant charging toward it and extended one finger. A bright red chain radiating a strange aura appeared.
"Oh shit!"
Timira was just about to react when the red chain bound her tight, making her completely unable to move.
She struggled desperately, but her usually surging magic whale power vanished without a trace.
The strange whale scales on her surface quickly receded, and even her highly symbolic whale tail began shrinking rapidly, now only deserving to be called a small whale tail.
This was the power of Blood Silver's Chains of Punishment.
They could easily seal the 'source blood' within living beings.
With the whale scales in Timira's body suppressed, she naturally no longer had magic whale power.
"How is this possible!"
Timira couldn't believe the changes happening to her body—it exceeded her understanding.
Everyone knew that the moment you became a Whale Scale Hunter, it meant you started a countdown to death, spending your whole life under assault from magic whale power.
When they could no longer suppress the magic whale power, they either chose death voluntarily or fell and got hunted by their companions.
Even Whale Fort, the source of Whale Scale Hunters, was powerless against this.
But this strange, terrifying monster could actually solve this problem. Timira was shaken to her core.
For a moment, she actually forgot she was about to die, murmuring to herself:
"Is the fate of Whale Scale Hunters finally going to change?"
"That's right. Your destiny will no longer be the same as before."
A gentle voice spoke. Timira, bound in midair, looked at the inhuman monster in front of her with complicated feelings.
"What exactly do you want to do?"
She keenly noticed that the terrifying monster that had easily defeated her was obediently following this monster's orders, clearly of lower status.
The implications were spine-chilling!
Seeing the hostility in Timira's eyes, Carlos felt a dull ache in his head.
Pain in the ass. Why does she insist I'm a monster?
"Blood Silver, we're leaving."
"Moo!"
The Crimson-gold Feathered Serpent Wings spread as Carlos flew into the air. Blood Silver caught on, dragging the immobilized Timira with chains and following...
...
"The monster hunter... was... was taken by monsters!"
The residents who'd been face-down finally realized what happened.
Even the monster-like monster hunter had been captured—if the monsters came back...
Thinking of this, the residents instinctively felt they couldn't stay in this city and hurriedly packed up and scattered...
...
In the air, wind howled in their ears.
Without the magic whale power corroding her body, Timira's spirit felt unbelievably relaxed.
Are they taking me back to eat me?
Though Timira sensed her fate, she didn't feel much panic inside.
Maybe years of bloody battles with monsters had prepared her for this.
Whale Scale Hunters only had two destinies: either die in a monster's mouth, or die at a companion's hands from excessive corruption.
'This ending isn't too bad,' Timira thought.
It was just a shame that she'd never experienced real life like those ordinary people before dying...
...
Carlos didn't know what Timira was thinking—he just wanted to take her away for questioning...
White Forest.
Blood Silver casually threw Timira on the ground, then started playing by itself, basically ignoring her.
"Fallen One, what do you want to do?"
Timira's expression was blank, showing no awareness of being a prisoner.
Carlos's gaze fell on the woman.
Due to Blood Silver's strong chains and rough transport, the woman's blue robe was now half-fallen off, and the clothes underneath were equally torn up.
This exposed patches of strange skin that was full of sunken pores like a honeycomb—hard to look at directly.
Timira snorted coldly:
"Fallen One, if you're lusting after this ugly body of mine, I can satisfy you."
But she was thinking: this Fallen One's strength might not be stronger than that monster—once these bindings are removed, there's still a chance to fight to the death!
Carlos crouched down and extended his nearly perfect fingers, gently touching the honeycomb-like skin. It felt hard, like leather.
His emerald eyes looked at Timira with a trace of sympathy.