Chapter 2499

Perseus shook his head. Then he noticed something odd—the sea level appeared to be rising. But that wasn't what was happening at all. Something was in the sea, and it was slowly lifting its massive head. As it rose, the white barrier followed, gradually rising with it. "It's happening… Is the Shellbound Guardian finally revealing itself?" Perseus felt his heart leap into his throat. The water column thickened by the second. It soon swelled to the size of a basketball court, surging over 30 feet into the air like a towering waterfall. Then, a massive shape broke through the surface—a creature with an oval carapace and a head raised high. Unlike an ordinary turtle, it had two sharp horns protruding from its head. "I-It really showed itself?" Lavender gasped, covering her mouth as her jaw nearly hit the ground. The rain poured harder, and flashes of lightning continued to split the sky, striking the ocean with deafening violence. Each bolt lit the world up like daytime and carried