"..."

The enormous tentacle came straight at him, its forceful wind even whipping up Ronald's clothes, creating a series of sounds.

Moreover, with Ronald's vision, he could clearly see the menacing appearance of the mutated tentacle and discern the crisis brought about by this terrifying stance.

Boom!

The moment after, Ronald collided head-on with the striking tentacle, producing a deafening sound.

As for the outcome—

Naturally, Ronald had no issues; he stood still without even the thought of moving to dodge. This was because the enemy's attack would at most reset the defense of the [Guardian Angel] without posing any real threat.

In contrast, on the sea monster's side—

Its tentacle was like a copper bar struck against hard steel, causing it to bend.

After the direct clash of power with Ronald, the sea monster transformed by the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering] was fundamentally unable to budge him even slightly. Instead, the tentacle bent backward at the point of impact, driven by its overwhelming inertia.

Swish—

In the next instant, a black sword light blazing with flames flashed through the bent point of the sea monster's tentacle.

A body strong enough to crush rocks and churn steel offered no resistance to the slash. The moment the wound appeared, it spread across the entire cross-section of the tentacle, subsequently severing it completely.

Ronald promptly and decisively swung his sword downward.

The sea monster transformed by the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering] naturally suffered heavy damage.

The disparity in strength between the two sides dictated the current situation. Even under the control of its archetype, the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering] had transformed into a monster, yet still found it difficult to resist when faced with Ronald's full-force, swift battle strategy.

After completing this strike, Ronald immediately prepared to continue his assault.

Just then, he noticed the opponent starting to sway all its tentacles below, those limbs densely packed and twisting like a cluster of mealworms wriggling together.

However, this movement was not for attacking but rather the sea monster's struggle to move toward the ocean.

—This creature intended to flee.

Ronald could clearly see the sea monster's eyes and perceive the primal fear emanating from within.

Under the invasion of hellish forces like an ingrained illness, the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering] failed to regain his consciousness. His actions were solely instinct-driven, after being passively transformed into a monster by the archetype.

No matter the earlier attack.

Or now, facing an adversary he can't overpower, hence deciding to flee—these actions are all of instinctual origin.

Whether one possesses wisdom—

This is a factor that can play a decisive role in battle!

"Beginning with the relationship between Earth and the sky, our cognition will start to form..."

With a slight shake of his head, Ronald again recited the incantation.

He used the [Celestial Sphere] to lock the spell's target onto the escaping sea monster, deploying the long-held [Equilibrium Wheel] spell.

The sea monster attempting to escape into the ocean was nearly about to dive into the water.

Yet at the last moment, it was inexorably locked by the unstoppable force of the celestial rotation, forcibly pulled into the air, then heavily thrown toward the island.

Boom—!

The massive body crashing onto the island created a terrifying sound.

The hundred-meter-high monster, perhaps not too large among the enemies Ronald has encountered, but from a regular perspective, is an oversized entity beyond ordinary level.

Being crudely pulled into the air and heavily slammed into the ground caused a tremor that felt like an earthquake beneath everyone's feet on the island. Even Costate and Nade battling in the distance were affected.

As for the sea monster itself, which was transformed by the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering].

After being violently slammed onto the ground, the sea monster began to struggle in intense pain, its enormous tentacles flailing through the air, generating an alarming wind sound, seemingly convulsing from pain, or a frantic gesture made in despair to survive.

"..."

Ronald uttered no words.

He slowly walked toward the dangerous creature, difficult for ordinary people to approach. Each time a tentacle swung towards him, the black sword of Saint Catherine met it head-on, instantly severing it.

After slicing through three tentacles, the pain-stricken sea monster realized this action only posed more threats to itself, thus struggled to completely avoid Ronald's direction.

Almost leaving itself entirely vulnerable, opening a shortcut for death to approach.

Thus, Ronald safely reached the sea monster.

The enormous creature's surface emitted a fishy stench from the seawater. Despite its form still appearing menacing, it couldn't mask its helplessness in the face of death.

Especially with no intervention from the Caster's consciousness.

Driven entirely by its instincts, it even evoked a pitiable emotion, although this sentiment significantly diluted against the backdrop of its monumental hundred-meter stature.

"..."

"In this state, it likely can't utter any last words."

Ronald calmly assessed as he gazed at the sea monster brought to its fate by his own hand, then raised his longsword high and swung it down fiercely.

Whoosh—

The flames of [Solar Power] instantly ignited upon the sea monster.

Though Ronald, merely one man's size, with a single sword move couldn't possibly cleave the entire sea monster in two. However, through the spell's usage and enhancement of the attack, his single sword strike wasn't simply a slash.

As the black sword blade cut into the sea monster's body, [Solar Power] simultaneously adhered to it, beginning to fiercely burn along the wound.

Though this sea monster wasn't a purely evil entity, it nonetheless bore negative monster traits, allowing [Solar Power] to yield a considerable killing effect.

Following the wound made by the sword, the raging flames continued to burn internally, simultaneously tearing the monster's body apart. The original few meters long wound expanded under this interweave of burning and tearing, eventually escalating into an uncontrollable, exaggerated damage.

Ronald calmly watched everything unfold.

The terrifying torn wounds accompanied by the raging flames ripped the enemy's body apart before him. It only took a few seconds for the sea monster's body to split in half, with its tentacles ceasing to convulse and struggle completely.

"..."

"Ah, even its consciousness fluctuations have disappeared."

In that instant, Ronald sensed the consciousness vibrations of the Caster from the [Nine Commandments Gathering], suppressed by hellish forces, completely vanish.

No doubt, this enemy was dead.

With the last defense measure losing its effect, the bearer deceased, the archetype naturally emerged upon the corpse.

Ronald stepped on the still burning sea monster body, climbing upward.

He grasped the archetype, just released from its master and in a highly unstable state, firmly in his hand, then recited its name:

"— 'Beiatos World Map.'"