Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 552: Merge (Part 4)

Chapter 552: Merge (Part 4)

Should she risk moving Kenny Lin?

Amalia bit her lip so hard until it bled, but she didn’t notice it as the thunderous sounds overhead grew nearer.

What had been a manageable pace was now accelerating, the deafening noise threatening to rupture her eardrums.

The Sea King’s ability to hold off the threat was waning and it was most likely due to his physical condition.

No, she had to try something.

Amalia approached Kenny Lin, ready to carry him, when an idea flashed through her mind.

Maybe she had a solution.

Quickly, she retrieved several spiritual artifacts and arranged a defensive array around them.

This array, which she had learned about from the Soltice Ring, was unique, relying on sacrificial artifacts and spiritual artifacts to create powerful defenses or attacks.

Whether the array was defensive or offensive depended on the setup.

The only requirement was sufficient artifacts or spiritual artifacts; once disrupted, the array would fail.

Since she started refining artifact, Amalia had accumulated many artifacts during her seclusion and occasionally refining more.

Her stockpile of spiritual artifacts grew as she refined her skills, and many were unused.

After the battle in the central disaster disaster, she hadn’t had the chance to sell them.

She placed ten artifacts at each focal point, instantly consuming dozens.

This extravagance was new to her since she began cultivating.

Finally, she placed the main focal point, which required the highest quality spiritual artifacts, even more extravagant.

As she finished setting up the array, a thunderous crash came from above.

Amalia saw the Sea King being thrown back, confirming her fears.

The Sea King’s mouth and nose bled profusely as she flew backward, landing near Amalia.

Amalia quickly pulled him into the array’s protection.

"Take him and go quickly," the Sea King said, his long and sharp claws suddenly gripping Amalia’s arm tightly.

"None of you are leaving," the Primal Megalodon’s voice boomed before Amalia could respond.

She turned her head to see the massive creature swimming toward them, the water churning and obscuring his form.

Just as the Sea King was about to throw Amalia away in desperation, a golden light shot into the sky.

The Primal Megalodon crashed into the barrier that Amalia had set up.

Although hough it appeared thin, the barrier was incredibly strong.

Even though the Primal Megalodon hadn’t anticipated it, his immense power couldn’t break through the defensive array.

The barrier’s strength was evident.

The Sea King paused in surprise.

"Don’t worry, I’ve set up a defensive array around us. He won’t break through easily," Amalia explained.

"But it won’t last long," the Sea King replied.

"I know, but running away will only result in him catching up. Your life will be in danger," Amalia said.

The Sea King shook his head, "My life doesn’t matter."

"It does matter. To your people, your survival is very crucial. Without you, who will lead and unify them? None of your loyal followers could receive the same respect as you," Amalia insisted.

More importantly, the Sea King’s survival was beneficial to humans as well.

He shared the hope for peaceful coexistence between humans and marine creatures, which was Amalia’s ultimate goal.

The Sea King fell silent, understanding the expectations of his people, "Survival is not something that I can control," he said, glancing at the Primal Megalodon, who had begun attacking the defensive array in fury.

The Primal Megalodon who is confident in his strength, had expected to break the barrier with only one powerful attack.

Instead, the array only trembled violently before stabilizing.

Both the Primal Megalodon and the Sea King were surprised by its resilience.

Amalia remained calm, her gaze briefly flicking to the few artifacts that had already exploded.

The Primal Megalodon’s immense power required the array to absorb a significant amount of spiritual energy and consuming the artifacts rapidly.

Dozens of them had been used to withstand the attack.

"How did you do that?" the Sea King asked, astonished.

"You just have to be willing to sacrifice," Amalia replied while channeling healing energy into him.

The Sea King stopped questioning further, knowing some things were better left unspoken.

He closed his eyes and began healing his injuries.

The Primal Megalodon continued his relentless assault on the defensive array, causing sparks to fly with each strike.

Each defense drained a tremendous amount of energy, and the artifacts were the first one to give out, exploding one by one.

Amalia had to keep replenishing them until she exhausted her supply.

Seeing this, the Sea King understood what Amalia meant by "sacrifice."

Any other artificer would have been bankrupt by now.

Amalia returned to Kenny Lin’s side, her artifacts completely depleted.

All she had left was an intermediate level spiritual artifact on her.

If the barrier was broken before Kenny Lin could merge with the Yin-Yang Pearl, she would have no choice but to flee with him.

As they anxiously waited, Kenny Lin was locked in an internal struggle.

"If you don’t willingly merge with me, we will both die," Kenny Lin in black clothes said coldly.

Kenny Lin in white clothes also responded coldly, "Why should I merge with you and not the other way around? Just because you’re the main personality?"

Kenny Lin in black clothes smirked, "Ha, have you ever seen a main personality merge with a secondary one?"

Kenny Lin in white clothes replied, "I wouldn’t mind if you were the first."

Kenny Lin in black clothes said, "Stop joking. If you don’t agree, that Sea King will die first, and then Amalia will be the next."

Kenny Lin in white clothes paused for a moment, "Don’t you like her? Why don’t you merge with me? Or is your affection for her that shallow?"

Kenny Lin in black clothes showed interest, "You’re my second personality. This kind of low-level provocation doesn’t work on me. Besides, even if I wanted to merge with you, if you were capable of merging with me, you would have figured it out long ago."

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