The world announcement echoed through every corner of the Island Survival Game.
World Announcement
The Monster Tide Final Boss is descending.
Survive the final trial.
The battlefield fell into complete silence.
The Golden Heaven Dragon no longer attacked.
Its enormous golden eyes stared toward the distant horizon.
For the first time since the battle began, fear appeared in the Ancient Guardian's eyes.
Lin Chen immediately noticed it.
An Ancient Guardian...
Afraid?
Whatever was approaching had to be unimaginably powerful.
The mysterious Rank Two survivor slowly lowered the silver spear.
Another communication request appeared.
Lin Chen accepted.
[Unknown Survivor] : Change of plans.
[Lin Chen] : I was thinking the same.
[Unknown Survivor] : If we keep fighting, we'll all die.
[Lin Chen] : Temporary truce.
[Unknown Survivor] : Agreed.
The communication ended.
Neither player trusted the other completely.
But both understood reality.
Survival came first.
The Mythic Treasure Chest could wait.
The entire Ancient Abyss Beast suddenly trembled.
Mountains shook violently.
Ancient trees collapsed.
A deafening roar echoed across the sky.
Then...
The clouds split apart.
A massive crack appeared high above the valley.
It stretched across the heavens like a broken mirror.
Dark mist poured from within.
Lin Chen's expression became serious.
He had never seen the sky itself tear open.
A system notification appeared.
Dimensional Rift Detected
Before he could read further, an enormous claw emerged from the crack.
The claw alone dwarfed mountains.
Black scales covered its surface.
Each claw emitted terrifying pressure.
Slowly...
Another claw appeared.
Then a gigantic head.
Countless crimson eyes opened simultaneously.
The creature resembled no known species.
Dragon.
Beast.
Serpent.
None of them matched.
It looked like a monster born from nightmares.
A notification finally appeared.
Void Devourer
Level: ???
Rank: World Boss
Monster Tide Final Boss
Lin Chen felt his heartbeat accelerate.
World Boss.
This was an entirely new rank.
Even the system couldn't identify its level.
The Void Devourer let out a roar.
Space itself shattered.
The shockwave swept across the valley.
Boom!
The Sea God Temple in the distance trembled violently.
The Golden Heaven Dragon instinctively stepped backward.
Even the Ancient Guardian wasn't confident.
The World Boss slowly descended.
Its countless eyes scanned the battlefield.
Then they stopped.
On the Mythic Treasure Chest.
The monster wasn't interested in Lin Chen.
It wasn't interested in Rank Two.
Its target was the chest itself.
Without warning, the Void Devourer attacked.
A massive black beam erupted from its mouth.
The Golden Heaven Dragon immediately intercepted it.
Golden flames collided with black energy.
BOOOOOOM!!
The explosion flattened half the valley.
Lin Chen and the masked survivor were forced backward hundreds of meters.
The Golden Heaven Dragon roared furiously.
Its wings spread to their limit.
For the first time, the Ancient Guardian fought with everything it had.
Not to protect itself.
But to protect the Mythic Treasure Chest.
Lin Chen watched silently.
"So that's why it exists..."
The guardian wasn't protecting treasure from players.
It was protecting it from something far worse.
Another communication request appeared.
[Unknown Survivor] : We can't interfere yet.
[Lin Chen] : I know.
[Unknown Survivor] : Wait for an opening.
[Lin Chen] : Agreed.
The two strongest survivors became spectators.
The clash between two Ancient beings shook the entire world.
Golden flames illuminated the sky.
Black void energy devoured everything it touched.
Entire mountains disappeared.
Ancient forests turned to ash.
The Ancient Abyss Beast itself let out a low rumble beneath their feet.
It had awakened again.
Far away, on another part of the Beast's shell, Su Yao suddenly stopped walking.
Her face turned pale.
A Team Chat notification appeared.
[Su Yao] : Lin Chen.
[Lin Chen] : I'm here.
[Su Yao] : Don't open the Mythic Chest immediately.
Lin Chen frowned.
[Lin Chen] : Why?
Several seconds passed.
Then she replied.
[Su Yao] : My Talent saw the future.
[Su Yao] : If you open it immediately...
[Su Yao] : Something worse will awaken.
Lin Chen's expression became solemn.
Su Yao had never spoken with such certainty before.
He trusted her judgment.
The battle in the valley became increasingly violent.
Suddenly—
Crack!
One of the Golden Heaven Dragon's wings shattered.
The Ancient Guardian crashed into the ground.
The Void Devourer roared triumphantly.
It began advancing toward the Mythic Treasure Chest.
Lin Chen tightened his grip on the Ocean Emperor's Trident.
The opening they had been waiting for...
Had finally arrived.
To Be Continued...