Woooo—5

A huge blue whale leaped up from the carved-open sea.2

It didn’t look to be alive and well. This gigantic sea beast that had once wandered all over the ocean in search of its prey and had even devoured monsters had now lost all sense of self after being contaminated by a Demon King’s dark power. The thing that was now charging at them was nothing more than a hunk of rotten meat wrapped up in the hide of a blue whale.7

However, its humongous size was still the same as it had been in life. To those on the Laversia, it looked as if a ship of comparable size to their own flagship was leaping at them.0

The people behind Eugene let out cries of surprise, but his expression was as calm as ever.0

When it came to large monsters, he had already seen far too many of them. Raizakia, whom he had fought last time, was even larger than this whale. And this whale was only as big as a single leg of Kamash, the chieftain of the Giant Tribe whom he had slain three hundred years ago.5

The barrier that had been protecting the fleet disappeared as if it had been switched off. Immediately after this, Eugene kicked off the figurehead and leaped into the sky. Compared to the enormous shadow cast by the whale leaping at them, Eugene looked like a small black dot.0

At that moment, light burst forth from the Holy Sword. The whale’s shadow completely disappeared, and the whole world was illuminated for an instant.2

Riiiiiip!0

The whale’s body was torn into dozens of pieces, its contaminated blood spilling all over the sea, but the golden waves didn’t seem tainted in the slightest.0

Eugene flew past the dismembered whale. Coming to a halt high up in the sky, he gazed at what lay ahead.5

He saw fog advancing towards them. And inside of that fog…. Eugene narrowed his eyes as he peered into the fog’s depth.0

“Hah!” He let out a scornful laugh as his lips twitched in a smile.0

He had spotted an ugly-looking pirate ship. Its jolly roger bore the image of an upside-down...3