Chapter 304 - 120: Mom, Time to Drop the Gold Coins

Chapter 304: Chapter 120: Mom, Time to Drop the Gold Coins

"If you ask me, you’re nothing but a psychologically twisted old freak who’s been dead for thousands of years! You were a menace when you were alive, and you can’t even rest in peace now that you’re dead."

This torrent of curses, spat out like a common street thug’s, was so fast and furious he didn’t even seem to pause for breath, leaving everyone present completely stunned.

Aus’s mouth hung open, as if he were seeing his lord for the first time.

Avril’s eyes sparkled.

It was also the first time she had ever seen her senior so angry.

But seeing him like this, her tense heart relaxed a little.

’Phew... As long as my senior doesn’t sacrifice Sea Song to win the favor of that Moon Priestess—no, that old hag—then everything’s fine.’

If they were this shocked, the Moon Priestess—the target of the verbal assault—was even more unprepared for Lynch’s reaction. The tirade hit her like a bolt of lightning, leaving her completely frozen.

The endless, creative, and utterly insulting stream of words hammered at her so hard that her very soul trembled.

’I’ve lived for countless ages. When have I ever been subjected to such... such a vulgar, shameless tirade!?’

But Lynch seemed to get addicted to the cursing, growing even more fired up. "With a rotten character like yours, you want to be my mother? Pah! I’d rather call the stray mutt at my gate ’Mom’ than you! Moon Priestess? More like ’Shameless Priestess’! ’Perverted Hag’! After my Sea Song, are you? Why don’t you take a piss and look at your own damn dead reflection!?"

At the peak of his tirade, he suddenly shuddered as if remembering something and roared, "Holy shit! Sea Song! Ginko! What are you standing around for?! Hurry up and shut this damn Teleportation Gate down! Don’t let that old hag come through and cause trouble!"

Sea Song and Ginko snapped out of their daze and scrambled to dismantle the stone disk.

Lynch, however, was still muttering curses nonstop. "Damn it... Daring to make me sacrifice Sea Song. Just you wait until I’m stronger. I’ll level these damn ruins, rip out your soul, and whip it a hundred times a day! A hundred times!"

Meanwhile, "Sea Song," who was still holding the core of the Teleportation Gate, could only feel exasperated upon hearing him.

Although the brat’s cursing was so foul she wanted nothing more than to strangle him and be done with it... his fiercely protective behavior was an unexpected, pleasant surprise.

’I never expected that, although this kid looks like a greedy lecher, he can actually stand his ground when it counts.’

’Hmm...’

’It seems I took the joke too far.’

In truth, she had been silently observing while attached to Sea Song’s body for the past few days, and she had seen many things in this human boy.

She saw a leader who was striving to survive in a chaotic world, one who didn’t just have empty ambition but was practical and genuinely worked to create a safe haven for his followers.

Although his methods weren’t always aboveboard, and though he was greedy, calculating, and shameless, she had to admit that he was undeniably taking action, building something, and protecting his people.

Deep down, she had actually started to feel a shred of approval for this "annoying" human boy.

During this communication through the Teleportation Gate, she had indeed intended to test him, and had even considered entrusting some future hope to him.

It was just that his outrageous move of trying to "claim a mother" right off the bat had truly infuriated her. So, on the spur of the moment, she decided to use the extreme method of "sacrificing Sea Song" to put him in a difficult position. She had assumed he would act as he usually did in negotiations—stalling, probing, and haggling...

But instead, he’d just flipped the table and started cursing up a storm.

And from the looks of it, there was no way he would be opening the Teleportation Gate again anytime soon.

Cutting off contact like this was definitely not a good thing for her, as she was anxiously searching for an opportunity.

With no other choice, the Moon Priestess’s consciousness let out a soft sigh. She knew this couldn’t continue.

’This act has gone too far. It’s time to wrap it up.’

"Lynch boy," "Sea Song" suddenly spoke. Her voice still carried Sea Song’s gentle, beautiful tone, but her intonation had become cold and majestic. "Could you... please stop cursing?"

Lynch, who had been gearing up for another round of insults, shuddered at the sound of her voice and stared at "Sea Song" with a mixture of shock and suspicion.

He saw that "Sea Song" was still holding the stone disk, but her once-clear blue eyes now shimmered with specks of silver light, as if fragments of moonlight had been scattered within them.

At the same time, her entire aura had changed drastically. She was no longer the obedient and gentle Sea Song, but now possessed a cold, lofty nobility, as if she were enthroned high above the clouds.

"Sea Song, you..." Lynch’s pupils contracted. He instinctively took half a step back, his eyes filled with shock and alarm. "You... you’re not Sea Song!? Who are you... Wait! You—you couldn’t be that... old hag from the ruins, could you!?"

As he said this, Lynch’s expression twisted in terror, the hair on his arms standing on end.

The Corpse Demon let out a low growl and moved to stand directly in front of Lynch.

The other Black Corpses also moved quickly, forming a tight circle to protect Lynch. Their eyes were all locked on the drastically changed "Sea Song," and the atmosphere in the underground space instantly became fraught with tension.

The quick-reacting Aus immediately grabbed the still-dazed Avril and pulled her back behind the Zombie Corps’ defensive line.

Ginko Wrench scrambled and crawled into the shadows of a corner.

Facing this hostile reception, "Sea Song"—no, to be precise, the Moon Priestess, Elune’s Song: Seren Hill—let a flicker of helplessness show in her eyes.

She explained with sincerity, "Before, when I told you to sacrifice Sea Song, it was just a test. I hope you don’t mind... If it’s alright, perhaps we could have a proper talk."