Level 1 to Infinity: My Bloodline Is the Ultimate Cheat - Chapter 660

660: The Day the Souls Went Silent 660: The Day the Souls Went Silent Along the U.S.

coastline, Shatterstar had activated its Ion Shield, escorting two massive Flying Dragon cruise liners.

Blackie sped across the ocean surface, towing the two ships as they sliced through the waves.

They could have gone faster, but the captain warned that pushing the speed any further might tear the ships apart.

Even so, after only a few hours, they had already reached U.S.

territorial waters.

“I wonder how the Boss is doing,” Victor said, staring out over the restless sea.

The deck around him was quiet, the men restless and bored.

Williams stood at the railing beside him, with Leo on the other side.

“You worry too much,” Leo said.

“The three people with the Boss are all monsters in their own right.

He’ll be fine.” “Yeah,” Victor nodded, his eyes drifting toward the horizon.

“Come to think of it, the three of us were the first to follow Ethan, weren’t we?” His lips curved into a faint, bitter smile, the memory carrying both pride and pain.

Williams tilted his head, his expression turning heavy, a trace of guilt shadowing his face.

“We… I couldn’t help it,” he muttered.

“And then I went and did something like that.

If this were the military, I’d be standing before a court-martial, probably facing execution.” His voice cracked, weighed down by regret.

“Williams, you messed up this time,” Victor said quietly, resting a hand on his shoulder.

“But we get it.” Leo nodded.

“Exactly.

You know what the Boss is like.

He won’t hold it against you.” He gave a small grin and slung an arm around Williams’s shoulders, trying to lighten the air.

Boom.

Just as laughter began to return to their faces, the entire world seemed to shudder.

The calm, bright sea erupted with violent motion as towering waves rose like living walls.

The sky darkened in an instant, and the blazing sun turned a sickly purplish-black, as though an eclipse had swallowed it whole.

It all happened in less than a heartbeat, the ocean transforming into chaos, the air thick with dread.

The smiles vanished from Victor, Leo, and Williams’s faces.

Their eyes widened as a hundred-meter wave surged up from the side of the ship, rushing toward them with impossible force.

If it hit, the liner would be torn apart and dragged into the deep.

“What the hell is happening?!

Move!” someone shouted, panic slicing through the confusion.

Then, out of the storming sea, a massive shadow appeared-Blackie.

The creature pulling their ships roared, and in that instant, a pale blue light exploded from its body.

The water around it rippled like molten glass as it unleashed a surge of energy.

An even greater wave formed, crashing forward to meet the incoming one.

The collision shook the world.

The two waves slammed together with a thunderous roar, sending water flying in all directions.

The Flying Dragon heaved like a toy boat, tossed helplessly on the raging surface.

Boom.

Boom.

Boom.

The sky echoed with deep, rolling thunder, though no lightning could be seen.

The sound wasn’t coming from the clouds-it felt as if it was echoing from the very void above them.

Each blast made the world itself tremble, as if the heavens were cracking open.

Across the planet, natural disasters broke out one after another.

No lives had yet been claimed, but everyone could feel it-if this continued, Earth would not survive.

People everywhere looked up at the sky, their faces pale, their voices lost in fear and disbelief.

Ooom… A low hum filled the air as the space between heaven and earth seemed to vibrate.

The world shuddered once more, and then, slowly, the sky and sea began to calm.

It was over as quickly as it began.

Around the world, people blinked in confusion, dazed as if waking from a nightmare.

Some fell to their knees, sobbing.

Others stared blankly at the devastation around them.

If not for the wreckage and the shattered earth, many would have thought it had all been a dream.

“Something’s wrong… Rainie Chen is in trouble!” The shout snapped everyone on the Flying Dragon back to life.

Williams’s head jerked toward the voice-it was his wife.

She was standing near the cabin entrance, panic in her eyes.

Rainie Chen and Williams’s wife had been traveling with them ever since Ethan rescued them.

It wasn’t safe to send them back, not when no one knew whether the Dissenters still had agents lurking in the shadows.

Keeping them close had seemed the safer choice.

Now, her terrified cry drew every eye.

“Quick, what’s wrong with her?” Williams shouted, rushing forward.

Aunt Melinda was behind his wife, holding up a woman who stumbled out of the cabin.

It was Rainie Chen.

Evelyn, trained in the healing arts, was the first to rush over.

Even before she reached Rainie Chen, a soft yellow glow flared at her fingertips.

The light spread outward like mist, forming a hazy veil of Energy that shot toward Rainie’s body.

But the moment it touched her, the light faltered.

It wrapped gently around her body, then dissipated into thin air without sinking in.

Evelyn’s expression changed instantly.

“Ryan!” she called, her voice sharp with alarm.

“Huh?” Ryan was already on his way over, but the sudden panic in her tone made him stop mid-step.

“Don’t ‘huh’ me!

Get over here, now!

I think her spirit and soul have left her body!” Evelyn grabbed his arm, pulling him toward the unconscious woman.

Ryan’s laid-back demeanor vanished in an instant.

He knelt beside Rainie Chen, his face tightening with focus.

The others stepped back, watching anxiously as he formed a quick hand seal.

A faint golden light flickered to life at his fingertip, growing brighter as he brought it to Rainie’s forehead.

The glow pulsed once.

Boom!

A powerful backlash burst out of nowhere, throwing Ryan three steps backward.

He barely managed to keep his footing, his eyes wide with disbelief.

“Impossible…” he muttered, the word escaping him over and over.

“What is it?” Leo demanded, his voice tight.

“Her… her spirit and soul are completely gone!

But that’s not all.

When I tried to probe her with my Energy, something repelled me.

There’s a strange force protecting her.

There’s no way she’s just an ordinary person!” Ryan’s voice shook with shock.

The deck went silent.

“Her spirit and soul are gone?

Doesn’t that mean she’s dead?” Victor asked, his face pale.

“She’s not dead,” Evelyn said quickly, pressing her fingers against Rainie’s wrist.

“Her pulse is normal.

Strong, even.

But my Energy can’t enter her body.

It’s like something is keeping us out.” Everyone stared, speechless.

A body with a pulse, but no soul?

It defied everything they knew.

“Ryan, is there anything you can do?” Evelyn asked, her voice low but urgent.

Ryan hesitated, then slowly shook his head.

Leo stepped closer, frowning.

“What the hell happened?

Was she just… scared?” Williams’s wife, pale and trembling, spoke up.

“No.

She was asleep.

Then, when the sky went dark, she started shaking all over-like she was having a seizure.

Aunt Melinda and I tried to wake her, but she wouldn’t respond.

And then… she just went still.” The group exchanged uneasy looks.

None of them knew what to say.

The storm had passed, but something far worse was clearly at play.

— Ascension Isle In a silent chamber deep within the island, Alaric sat cross-legged in meditation.

When the earlier disturbance shook the heavens, his eyes snapped open, a flicker of shock breaking his composure.

For a brief moment, his mind reached outward, sensing the residual energy.

“Hm?

Did something just pierce the Ascension Isle’s barrier array?” He extended his senses again, but the space around him was calm.

Nothing seemed out of place.

After a moment’s pause, he turned his gaze toward another part of the island.

Through the stone wall, he could see the faint outline of a woman resting on a bed-Amber Zane.

Her breathing was steady, slow, almost peaceful.

But Alaric didn’t notice the color of her face, drained of life, or the bluish tint of her lips.

Her condition mirrored Rainie Chen’s exactly.

Outside, the world had already returned to normal.

The sea was calm again, the skies bright and quiet.

Alaric lingered for a moment, frowning slightly, then closed his eyes and sank back into meditation, unaware that something far greater had just begun to unfold.