My Supernatural Girlfriends Spoils Me Rotten-Chapter 328: World Trigger Part 4

Hisame stood on top of the ship's sail, staring out at the horizon with a heavy sense of defeat pressing down on her.

She hoped that by holding out here, Asher would show up and save the day.

That was why she worked so hard to gather every piece of information—anything that might help him succeed when the time came.

But reality didn't care about hope.

There was still no sign of him.

A small part of her started to wonder if he already left this world… or if something went wrong.

'It'll fully mature in a few days if this keeps up,'

The titan—still an infant—was tearing through the land. It had stopped at the bay, and now the ocean itself became its own basin.

It had begun swallowing the sea, its massive body shuddering with every mouthful.

Each time the titan swallowed another mouthful, the sea pulled back. Steam hissed into the sky, and the shoreline kept retreating, leaving the land cracked dry, and molten.

"Lady Hisame, we should return to the demon world. The current is getting stronger, and it will only get more dangerous the longer we wait,"

Naoko, the fox-eared scout, suggested, her voice filled with concern.

"But…" Hisame began, her voice trailing off.

Naoko cut in "Overlord Asher isn't coming. I don't think even he could stop that thing. Nothing can."

For a long moment, she said nothing, the sound of the crashing waves and the distant roar of the titan filling the silence.

But just as she was about to reply, Hisame turned around, her senses snapping into focus at the low rumbling sound coming from the opposite direction of the titan.

A few tiny dots appeared in the sky, barely visible at first, but they quickly grew in number.

SWOOOOSH!

SWOOOOSH!

Hundreds of long, metallic objects with flames trailing behind them shot passed above Hisame, heading straight to the bay.

BOOOOOOM!

BOOOOOOM!

BOOOOOOM!

Explosion after explosion erupted in the sky after a series of nuclear bombs went off.

The force shook the air, and the ground trembled beneath them.

Each blast was followed by a shockwave that sent massive ripples through the ocean and cracked the very air around them.

But just before she could fully grasp the scale of the destruction, another wave passed by.

This time, the number of missiles soared into the thousands.

The sky darkened with their sheer volume, as they streaked toward the titan in a swarm.

BOOOOOOM!

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The titan's colossal body was momentarily engulfed in fire and smoke.

Hisame gripped the railing, as she watched the scene unfold.

'It's the humans!'

She had known about nuclear weapons, of course, but she assumed they were rendered useless after the world's merging—an outdated relic of the past.

The revelation that such weapon of mass destruction could still be in their hands was a shock.

While she was still lost in thought, the ocean began to bubble. At first, it was a slow churn, like boiling water.

Then, in a sudden surge, thousands of black shapes pushed up from beneath the surface.

Submarines.

They rose like masters of the sea—sleek, massive, and humming with power.

Water poured off their steel hulls as panels slid open.

Within seconds, more nuclear warheads launched into the sky.

SWOOOSH!SWOOOSH!SWOOOSH!

They all headed towards the titan, a relentless force of destruction aimed at finishing the job.

Hisame's throat felt dry. She had seen war. She had seen demons and yokai tear through armies.

But this—this was different. This wasn't a fight.

This was annihilation.

Then, from the corner of her eye, she noticed movement near one of the bigger submarines.

Hatches opened. People in thick suits stepped out, their boots splashing against the metal surface.

Two of them raised flags—one was covered in stars, the other showed a bald eagle with its wings spread wide.

She quickly realized the logo.

The superpower nation of the west—the same one that vanished after the monster tide.

Everyone thought they had been wiped out.

But here they were, rising from the ocean like ghosts from the past, armed and ready.

THUD!

A humanoid figure made of pure silver metal landed silently in front of Hisame, its movement smooth and natural despite its metallic form.

[I am not here to fight.] the humanoid spoke, its voice mechanical and cold.

"Who are you?" Hisame demanded, her stance defensive, her eyes narrowing as she assessed the silver humanoid before her.

Every muscle in her body tensed, ready for anything, but her mind raced with questions.

[I am Deuz Machina. I am the artificial intelligence tasked with protecting the human race.]

"So you're the one who's been keeping those human cities running."

"You really hid yourself well. I never thought you had this much firepower."

Deuz Machina's silver form remained unmoving.

[The survival of the human race is my directive. Every technology in our arsenal will be used to protect it. ]

She raised an eyebrow. "If you have all these weapons, then why didn't you use them to take back the planet?"

[I am only tasked with ensuring the survival of humanity. The world merging only reduced the habitable areas for humans, but survival was still possible. ]

[However, this giant monster is a being that will not stop until everything is destroyed. As per protocol, I am authorized to exterminate it.]

What Deuz said made sense, and right now, she had no right to say anything.

Deuz did something no one else did: not the demons, not the yokai, and certainly not Asher.

It was the only one stepping up when everything else was either too weak or incognito.

"Why did you come here to talk to me? Seems like you already handled the situation."

She pointed toward the horizon, where the thick smoke was slowly clearing.

The infant titan lay motionless on the ground.

Its massive arms, once used to crawl and pull itself across land and sea, were gone—blasted away while it tried to shield itself from the bombardment.

At the end of the day, it was still in its infant stage, so taking that much damage was unavoidable.

(Negative. Satellite feed confirms lifeforce)

As if the titan heard those words, its massive body twitched. The molten rock that had covered the ground began to stir, slowly rising and swirling around its sides.

Before their eyes, the liquid magma hardened, shaping into new arms—thicker, stronger, still glowing from the heat.

"It's... rebuilding itself," she muttered, unable to tear her eyes away.

The infant titan pushed its half-buried body off the scorched earth.

Chunks of blackened stone fell off its back like broken armor, revealing glowing veins pulsing beneath its skin.

"WAHHHHHHHHHHHH!"

It let out a sound—something between a groan and a roar. The noise rumbled across the sea, shaking the air like thunder.

Then, without warning, a blinding flash tore through the sky.

The light forced everyone to shield their eyes.

It wasn't just fire—it was a focused beam of molten destruction which came from its mouth.

The ocean split apart as the blast tore through.

Everything in its path melted or vanished. Ships, submarines, marine life, rock formations, even pieces of the seabed—gone in an instant.

The gap it carved didn't fill right away. It left a wound in the ocean—a long, steaming trench—proof of the titan's power and its growing threat.

And just as Hisame thought things couldn't get any worse, the infant titan slowly turned its head toward them.

Even from that distance, she could feel its gaze. It wasn't just looking—it was angry.

Its jaw moved.

A wide, twisted smile stretched across its face before it opened its mouth again, heat already building inside.

"This is the end," she muttered, losing all hope. "It's too big to dodge…"

She closed her eyes and braced herself.

This was it.

No escape. No miracle. Just the end.

She waited for the split second pain. For the moment her body would burn away—

But it never came.

When she opened her eyes, the world was bathed in red.

But between her and the fire stood a figure—tall, unmoving, and covered in black and gold scales.

The flames crashed into him, yet he didn't flinch.

He wasn't struggling. He wasn't even trying.

"Asher..." Hisame's voice broke as tears welled up in her eyes.

He stood there, his back wide and powerful, radiating an aura of power. He looked even more majestic than she remembered.

When the attack finally stopped, Hisame looked around, relieved to see that their ship remained unharmed.

However, the same couldn't be said for the others who were unlucky enough to be within the path of the infant titan's devastating assault.

Asher lowered his hand, turning to face Hisame.

"Are you okay?" He offered her his hand.

"I'm fine," she said, her voice shaking slightly "I didn't think you would come."

His eyes softened while a small sigh escaped him.

"I'm sorry. I got caught up with... other things. I didn't mean to make everyone wait."