NOVEL ONLINE FREE Chapter 123: Mera, Your Father Is Calling You
After defeating Karasen, David did not kill it.
Although Karasen was a monster, unlike the beast-like Trench dwellers, it possessed intelligence comparable to an adult and could even communicate freely with the King of the Seven Seas, thus providing a continuous source of emotional points.
[Anger from Karasen +108...]
That deep-sea leviathan's strength was considerable, but unfortunately, it wasn't a significant figure in the fate of the world, only able to provide a little over a hundred emotional points. Still, it was better than nothing.
"The main course will be the Atlantean tribe that follows."
Breaking through the seawater and standing in mid-air, David coldly swept his gaze over the densely packed, snarling Trench dwellers in the water. With a wave of his trident, an angry tide slammed the monsters that still tried to bite into the seabed.
The gravity field instantly broke the sound barrier, piercing the atmosphere. Under the guidance of a preoccupied Mera, he headed towards Atlantis.
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Pacific Ocean, underwater.
Atlantis Royal Palace.
The majestic white palace, shaped like whale bones, exuded sacred authority.
Orm sat on the throne, radiating immense power, clad in dazzling silver armor and wearing a spiked crown resembling coral.
Two individuals sat below him.
Inside the palace, elite Atlantean soldiers wore white high-tech armor, and officers from two other forces with vastly different appearances and armor reported the results of their search to the three figures on the throne.
"Your Majesty, two Kings.
We dispatched personnel and equipment to search various sea areas. To date, we have searched the entire Red Sea, Venice Sea, and Caspian Sea...
We have yet to find any trace of the criminal."
"Find them, search again!"
Not receiving the desired news, Orm shouted coldly. His voice echoed throughout the palace. The bright silver trident in his hand, like a scepter, struck the ground heavily, and powerful water ripples swept through the entire hall.
Everyone struggled to stand steady, feeling the anger of the King of the Seven Seas, and quickly lowered their heads, not daring to breathe.
"Your Majesty Orm's will is our will."
Nereus sat in the accompanying seat to the left of the throne.
On the other side was the King of the Fishermen tribe. He was tall, with blue skin covered in scales, and instead of legs, he had thick, powerful fish tails.
Both of them also issued commands to their respective troops.
"Two Kings, we were once one tribe, with one ancestor. Although we have evolved and our appearances have changed somewhat, some things will never change. We are all Atlanteans."
Orm said to the two kings on either side, his expression grim.
"For the past few decades, the land dwellers have been polluting our oceans, treating our home as their garbage dump. We have suffered greatly from this.
Now, our Atlantean princess, the future queen, has been abducted by these dirty, despicable land dwellers and her whereabouts are unknown.
I propose we wage war on the land dwellers to make them pay for their actions!"
Atlantis had divided into seven tribes over its long history. Besides the main Atlantean tribe and the Xebel tribe, who still maintained humanoid forms, and the slightly mutated Fishermen tribe.
Of the remaining four tribes, one had perished along with the sea turning into a desert known as Sahara, one had gone missing with unknown results, one had devolved into the Trench dwellers without intelligence, and one had become the aggressive and savage Brine tribe, evolving towards the Trench dwellers.
The three kings who held authority in Atlantis were all present, representing almost the entire Atlantean race. Three large armies had gathered outside the city.
"As long as my daughter returns safely, I will not hesitate to go to war with anyone."
While Nereus married his daughter to Orm for the sake of the Nine Seas' royal power, it didn't mean he had no feelings for his daughter.
That land dweller had taken his daughter away, and he didn't know where. Launching a war to pressure the land dwellers might help him find his daughter faster.
"A long time ago, an ancient belief circulated among our people that sooner or later, we would have to fight the developed land dwellers for living space."
The King of the Fishermen tribe said with a cold voice.
"I am more than willing to join you in educating the land dwellers, who, despite their nascent technology, have arrogantly declared themselves masters of Earth."
"Excellent!"
Upon hearing the two kings accept his proposal and agree to wage war on the land dwellers, Orm stood up and laughed heartily, about to order the mobilization of the army to attack all land-based vessels at sea and declare war.
"Your Majesty, the criminal has coerced Princess Mera to appear above our city!" Suddenly, a guard rushed in and reported on bended knee.
Swish!
Orm stood up from his throne, disbelieving what he heard, his expression shifting unpredictably.
"Could it be that guy told me to wait for him, saying he would return, not to appease me?"
After hearing Vico recount the events, he had thought that guy was merely boasting.
Flipping over a few Atlantean warriors, he thought he had the power to seize the King of the Seven Seas?
As for the Trident of Poseidon, it wasn't even certain if the clues Vico possessed were true. Moreover, that person foolishly destroyed the recorder and claimed to know the trident's whereabouts.
In Orm's eyes, although David had some strength, he was just a land dweller spouting nonsense, a damned person who provided him with an excuse to invade the land.
"Mobilize the army!"
Orm had just waved his hand to give the order.
Before the next action could be taken, the dome, constructed from deep-sea stones, was ripped open like a can by an immense force.
A group of elite warriors nervously raised their weapons. Orm, holding his trident, looked up furiously, spotting a figure holding a golden trident in a superior position, looking down at him.
And his fiancée, the most beautiful princess of the Seven Seas, was standing obediently beside that young man.
"Mera!"
Upon seeing his abducted daughter reappear, Nereus's face showed anxiety as he stood up abruptly.
The deafening sound of the palace being demolished echoed throughout the seabed.
All the Atlanteans looked up at the sky, towards the direction of the royal palace.
Commands were issued through communicators, and the royal guards and soldiers outside the city rose up, arriving above the city and surrounding the invading enemy.
David held his trident, his face calm, allowing the elite Atlantean army, clad in different armor, to surround him from a distance. He swept his gaze across them, appearing not like a surrounded prisoner, but like a monarch reviewing his troops, nodding slightly.
"Almost everyone is here, except for the Brine!"
This would save him a lot of effort. As for the Brine, who lived in the deep-sea volcanic regions and were isolated from the world, it was understandable that they weren't here.
He didn't expect too much from Orm, the King of the Seven Seas, whose reign was almost over.
"Land dweller, lay down your weapons and surrender immediately.
I will grant you a fair execution."
Ascending above the city, Orm's purple cape fluttered with the currents behind him. He stood before the army, his face stern, pointing his trident at David, his voice resounding through the sea.
Deep disgust and anger shone in his eyes.
Land dweller! His mother had combined with a willing, degenerate, and filthy low-class land dweller, staining her own bloodline, and was executed by his father!
"Land dweller, you have no idea what ancient and powerful beings you have provoked!"
The King of the Fishermen tribe said coldly.
"When your ancestors were still eating raw meat, we had already ruled the world."
High-tech guns, capable of easily piercing through houses, were aimed at David.
"Daughter, I will rescue you soon!"
Nereus, an Atlantean noble who had a habit of using tridents as weapons, aimed his energy-emitting trident at David.
He thought Mera was trapped and held hostage in the gravity field David had created, which had isolated her from the seawater.
"Land dweller, you will soon pay the price for your bold and despicable actions. If you have the guts, release my daughter!"
"Mera, your father is calling you."
Surrounded by tens of thousands of troops, David smiled and released the gravity field, allowing Mera to return to the seawater.
"Daughter, come here quickly!"
Seeing David make such an unwise move, Nereus urgently called out to his daughter.
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