Chapter 70 Earthquake

"Give me that copy of 'Stone Gate Tavern,' where are your eyes looking? Right at your feet!"

The librarian, Tom, was yelling at a three-legged robot.

The machine, used to transport books, was a cheap product assembled at the Blackbridge Market.

Despite being cheap, it is durable, and most importantly, it will never talk back no matter how much you scold it.

"And that 'Chronicle of Mountain Fortresses,' don't grab the wrong one! It's not the 'Chronicle of the Stone Yak' on the left!"

The clumsy machine was placing the yellowed books into baskets, intending to deliver them to Tom, when the ground suddenly trembled slightly, almost shaking Tom, who had climbed to a high place, down.

Many more neatly arranged books fell off the bookshelf.

Tom cursed, "This is the second earthquake today."

He slowly climbed down from the special scaffolding, but his lame leg accidentally slipped and missed a step.

"Ah! Help me!"

Although no one was there to help him, a pair of strong hands behind him supported him forward.

But it certainly wasn't done by a robot.

Tom turned his eyes and saw Billy, who had arrived just in time. He seemed quite moved, as if he hadn't seen a civilized person in a long time.

What's more, there was a beautiful angel standing behind Billy.

"Hey! How are you? Great scholar."

Scholar Tom was overjoyed and asked casually, "Is that your daughter behind you?"

"You don't need to ask everyone, it makes me feel awkward!"

Tom asked in a low voice, "Is that your lover?"

"If you had answered like that just now, I would have made you fall to the floor."

"A non-reincarnated individual!"

Billy nodded and described to Tom how he met Elsa.

Tom had a habit of taking notes when he heard something interesting, and he was very grateful to Billy for telling him that angels are born from eggs.

In addition, Billis briefly described the process of the astral mission, hoping it would be helpful to scholars.

This is certainly useful. What would take an ordinary person at least a year to understand, an agent can learn in just a few minutes through firsthand experience.

The two men had essentially formed a kind of knowledge exchange relationship; Billis would tell Tom what he had seen outside, and Tom would share his knowledge with Billis.

So they talked for a long time in the library, not even realizing it was past lunchtime.

When the Naga race was mentioned, Tom told the other party with considerable regret.

The Naga are almost the most secretive and monotonous species in the world, much like the undead, who only like to live in water.

Rivers, lakes, and the sea are all their homes.

Naga rarely come into contact with terrestrial populations, meaning they are seldom seen in public places unless their habitat is disturbed by some environmental disturbance, such as pollution or geological disasters, forcing them to come ashore.

Another theory suggests that the Naga are a matriarchal society, where men often have no status and are considered ugly.

This point has already been confirmed by Billy at Mrs. Spider's house.

Moreover, at present, the Naga race is still mainly composed of non-reincarnated individuals. Since most of them live in the ocean, it is not conducive to the relocation work of the provisional government.

As for the relationship between the Naga and Leviathan, to put it in a less professional way, it's like the relationship between an employee and a boss.

"Why is it a relationship between an employee and a boss? And not a king and a soldier?" Billis asked.

Using his advantage in the library, Tom solemnly told Biris, "After the end of the ancient times and before the War of the Gods, the Naga were sea gods with the power to summon wind and rain. Since the arrival of Leviathan, a antagonistic relationship has formed between them."

"Naga lost?"

"The defeat was complete."

"However, I still feel that this is a relationship between a king and a soldier."

"Wait a minute, Agent, could you please go to the bookshelf on the right and get me that copy of 'The Naga Chronicles'?"

No sooner had Tom finished speaking than Elsa, who had been strolling around, flew up to a high place and brought back the book the scholar wanted.

Tom expressed his gratitude.

He turned to the illustrated page, which depicted a gigantic whale dragging an active volcano on its back, its mouth gaping open as if it were the entrance to the Eva's Abyss.

“This is Leviathan,” Tom said. “Don’t let its stupidity fool you, it actually has a brain. According to the records of the War of the Gods, Leviathan ranks fourth among the five demons.”

Who are the top three?

“Don’t interrupt me,” Tom warned with his finger. “Leviathan used a clever method: they had the Naga take over the territory for them. Once they succeeded, the Naga would become the lords of that place.”

"So, you're saying it's a relationship between an employee and a boss?"

"Moreover, the Naga can be independent. As long as they don't affect the Leviathan Sea, it doesn't matter which river they go to."

What if they resist?

"Resist? Mr. Agent, just as you and I cannot defeat God, even if we gather all the Naga together, we still cannot defeat Vitan."

How terrifying is Leviathan?

"If compared to an atomic bomb, one of its underwater roars is equivalent to the power of forty atomic bombs."

"That's the mass of one Ohm? That's equivalent to the energy of a black hole bomb."

"Oh, you know more about high-tech stuff than I do."

"Secondly, there's the size. Assuming what you say is true, then a black hole the size of an atomic nucleus could have more energy than a large nuclear power plant!"

"So, now you know who the Five Demon Pillars are, right? That's a realm we can't even begin to grasp."

"For the sake of Earth, if Leviathan really awakens, wouldn't we be..."

"They have no chance of winning; the other world is their home."

It was like hitting Billy on the head with a hammer; for the first time, Billy seemed completely bewildered.

If what Tom said is true, then the Hero Alliance must gather all its agents, but Billis doesn't know exactly how much power the Alliance has available.

Tom had only said half of what he was going to say when a dazzling flash of light suddenly appeared.

The sky roared, the clouds howled, and in an instant, a deafening earthquake shook the entire library as if it were about to split open from the middle.

The pungent smell of charcoal grew stronger and stronger, and it started to burn in the dim light, but not from the inside, but from the outside. The thing was immediately overwhelmed by the overwhelming force.

The robot that was transporting books was knocked over, stood up again, and was knocked over again. After several repetitions, it could no longer stand up.

Books were scattered all over the ground, as if a flood had washed away the dirt from the earth.

All of this happened in just a few seconds.

The ceiling screen immediately displayed emergency news footage.

An entire piece of land vanished, and the drone captured the disappearance perfectly. It looked as if it had sunk to the bottom of the sea, leaving behind a huge tooth mark.

This is the feeling of taking a bite out of a cookie.

Billy couldn't sit still, as if the sea monster were about to emerge from beneath the library.

“It must have been Leviathan!” Billis said.

Tom, however, denied the agent's opinion, saying, "If Leviathan did it, it wouldn't just be a missing cookie."

"Naga?"

"I'm afraid not."

How many monsters lurk in the ocean?

"If you ask me, there are tens of thousands of species, a third of which are under the command of Leviathan."

"So, Leviathan has many subordinates?"

"It's a working-class guy, Mr. Agent. Leviathan is too powerful. It never needs to command anyone. You've already lost when you see it."

How much time do we have left to prepare?

"You're asking me? According to 'Otherworldly Marine Creatures,' larger species move more slowly, but this only applies to the ocean."

"I haven't eaten fish in a long time, great scholar. Can you tell me which category Leviathan belongs to?"

"In terms of size, it's undoubtedly a whale. So, you have an idea?"

"I'm thinking, what if we could weaken the power of the working class?"

"I advise you not to have any illusions. Just like the Naga, most of the marine species are not reincarnated. They are born at an extremely fast rate. It's impossible to build a stage and reason with them."

"But there's always a way, isn't there? You're a scholar, the greatest scholar."

Billy's flattery was so pleasing to Tom that the self-proclaimed most learned man in the North Continent believed it wholeheartedly. He racked his brains for ideas and finally came up with one.

"I've got it!"

"What method?"

"It just woke up, it must still be very sleepy, so let it continue to sleep."