I Forged the Myth of the Ancient Overlords
Chapter 340 - 340 349. You didnt see anything just now right_1

Chapter 340: 349. You didn’t see anything just now, right?_1 Chapter 340: 349. You didn’t see anything just now, right?_1 I had a dream.

In the dream, there was no filth, no shrines, no shrine maidens.

I lived in a city filled with skyscrapers, leading a common life, needing to go to a place called “school” to receive an education, enjoying a life of fun-filled monotony that cycled week after week with my friends.

In that world, I didn’t have to face monsters, didn’t have to get involved in those conflicts, didn’t have to suffer the pollution from the world.

But at that moment, a voice echoed in my ear.

“You are Amber, the strongest shrine maiden of this age, you must become the Chief Priestess for the sake of the world’s people, only you can save them.”

The voice was a mix of old, young, childish, sighing, expectant, and helpless sentiments.

The voice came from family, from mentors, and also from within myself.

Since childhood, I had used this reason to tell myself to persevere.

Only I could save the people, so, no matter how painful the training, no matter how severe the backlash from the Word Spirits, I would never give up.

Because this was something only I could do.

However, perhaps under these circumstances, in this near-death state, she began to hesitate.

Thoughts of retreat arose, thoughts of giving up.

If I just kept sinking like this… maybe I could reach that world without pain, mundane and monotonous, yet filled with hope and happiness.

It was during the moment of exhaling, letting the cold and briny sea water laced with the taste of blood flow into my throat and lungs, completely submerging.

A force tightly grasped my wrist.

Shortly after, the force pulled Amber out of the sea.

“Puh—” The instinct to survive made Amber spit out the sea water, her weak body started running a healing Technique, repairing all traces of pollution as well as the necrosis caused by drowning.

Even in death, a shrine maiden is not so easily departed.

While Amber was feeling sentimental, she had already been thrown onto a plank of wood.

“This is a bit troublesome.”

Amber heard a familiar voice, she turned her head and saw it was that man from before, what was his name… Lu Ban?

“All the ships have been destroyed, should I be glad that I at least got away?”

Lu Ban glanced at Amber, who lay prone on the broken wood that once belonged to some ship.

“You’d better hold on tight.”

“What?”

Before Amber could react, Lu Ban materialized “Testament” and shot at the wooden plank beneath them.

The plank immediately began moving at extremely high speed, riding the wind and waves as if it had the most advanced engine installed.

Amber coughed out several mouthfuls of water, she lifted her head, her wet hair sticking to her cheek, the icy sea water stealing her warmth, but what she saw before her eyes shook her even more.

A colossal tower stood above the surface of the sea.

The tower, seemingly made of countless tentacles, writhed and twisted continuously, its black body appearing as if constructed from shadows, with any matter touching it being enveloped in darkness and merging into one with it.

Around the tower, fragments of countless ships floated on the sea’s surface, yet not a single body was to be seen.

Considering a certain possibility, Amber felt her body growing even colder.

“Were they all eaten?”

Amber looked at the giant monster, feeling fear towards the world like never before in her life.

“It seems it’s sated, we’re quite lucky.”

Lu Ban did not tell her that he had to shoot the creature with ten Speech Bullets loaded with the murmurs of a great entity to keep it in its current state.

On one side of the sea, suddenly a black object burst forth.

“Wait a moment.”

Lu Ban called out, and the black object immediately plunged below the water’s surface again.

Although Amber didn’t have time to look closely, a fleeting glimpse allowed her to discern that it was something made up of flesh and eyes, assembled with tentacles.

The next moment, Laika, who had transformed into a Corgi, jumped onto the swiftly moving plank.

“… You didn’t see anything just now, did you?”

Lu Ban asked.

“… Of course not.”

Amber chose to follow her heart.

On this vast ocean, the only one she could rely on was Lu Ban.

The moment she realized this fact, she unexpectedly felt relieved.

Perhaps deep down, she had always hoped to flee from her responsibilities due to such irresistible circumstances, to escape the duties of a shrine maiden.

“Now there’s good news and bad news, which one do you want to hear first?”

Lu Ban asked.

“The bad news?”

Amber hugged her shoulders; her clothes were soaked through. This kind of silk garment clung to the skin once it got wet and offered no warmth. She curled up, her lips pale and trembling.

Seeing this, Laika moved closer to Amber.

The water on its fur had disappeared at some point, leaving only the warm, fluffy touch.

Even though she had seemingly discovered Laika’s secret moments ago, under the warmth’s temptation, Amber still chose to get close to Laika for some heat.

“Woof!”

Laika seemed to enjoy snuggling into Amber’s arms greatly.

“The bad news is that the boat is gone, we don’t have a sea chart, and while we can move on this thing, I don’t know the way.”

Lu Ban glanced at the dog and said.

“And the good news?”

Feeling a bit warmer, Amber followed up.

“The good news is that there aren’t any more bad news for now.”

Lu Ban smiled.

As for food, Laika could at least catch fish, and they could replenish their moisture with fish meat, so they didn’t have to worry about starving to death for the time being.

The real key issue was navigation.

Lu Ban could use this plank to take Amber to The Island, but without knowing the way, he wasn’t sure which direction to take. It was already lucky enough to be able to turn back to Daffodil Island; the worst scenario would be drifting into the Ashen Sea. Even if Lu Ban himself might be fine, Amber likely wouldn’t survive.

“However, I remember seeing on the sea chart that there are some uninhabited islands around here; if we’re lucky, we might find one before dawn.”

Lu Ban said.

“Why did you save me?”

Under the vast starlight, Amber suddenly asked.

“In this situation, I obviously won’t be able to make it to the Great Shrine of Harmony Island on time, and I won’t be able to become the Chief Priestess. Everything you and your companions have been after will come to nothing. You had no reason to save me; in fact, it would’ve been better for you to hand me over to those people for the bounty.”

She was very curious.

Although Amber had hardly ever gone outside, she had read a lot of books and knew that people hustled for their own interests. These mercenaries proctected her solely for profit, and now, she obviously wasn’t worth that much anymore.

“I will take you to the Great Shrine of Harmony Island and let you become the Chief Priestess.”

Lu Ban looked off into the distance, searching for the possible existence of an uninhabited island.

“I’ve said it; you can always trust me.”

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