Chapter 1013: Sea King

Lei En and the mercenary corps members looked up at Saint Fang Jig across the bay.

A robust figure hovered above Ge Dong Bridge, his face rugged, black long hair flowing like waves over his shoulders, wielding a massive trident, clad in form‑fitting golden‑scale armor, surrounded by a layer of water, with dark clouds overhead from which lightning flashed.

Even at such a distance, his vast, sea‑like aura could be felt, like a deity descending, awe‑inspiring.

"Sea King" Ake Man*Na Mo!

Each word he uttered seemed to carry great power; beyond Albert Bay the sea roiled with towering waves, and the tsunami rushed to crash against the shore.

Boom—

The giant wave nearly brushed the underside of Ge Dong Bridge as it surged into the inner bay, the whole water surface rising wildly.

Seconds later, the tsunami, bearing endless seawater, surged onto land, reaching heights of over ten meters, striking Ou Ke Lan on the east side of the inner bay.

Half of Ou Ke Lan was instantly submerged.

Whether ordinary people, Transcendents, Netifu Demons, or Extreme Warriors, in the face of such a radiant tsunami they couldn't help but feel their own insignificance.

"Goddess above!"

"My God…"

"Is he trying to kill us all too? Run…"

The residents of Albert Bay were stunned, and the people of Ou Ke Lan were even more terrified.

Ou Ke Lan is the largest and most populous of the three cities within the Great Wall, but its district is narrow and long, built along the east shore of the inner bay, water on one side and mountains on the other, long but not wide, lacking depth, with almost no escape route.

Tens of thousands of Ou Ke Lan's residents wore expressions of despair.

Lei En couldn't help but shake his head.

This Sea King's power far exceeded Lei En's expectations; not only did he swiftly slay the Chosen Champion who ambushed him, but his methods were ruthless and decisive.

"Ocean Lords above Thirty-level possess strong melee and casting abilities; they have no weak points."

"But truly heartless and ruthless!"

Lei En thought, "This Ten-ring 'Super Tsunami Technique' kills a thousand enemies but costs three thousand of its own; although it can slay over seventy percent of the Demonkin army in Ou Ke Lan and destroy the portal, half of Ou Ke Lan's residents will also die, and most of them are ordinary people who simply cannot survive."

Dao En Suosi shouted angrily, "How dare he, caring not at all for the residents' lives?"

A Xi Na, Bei La Ke, and the mercenaries were also filled with rage.

The Thunder Mercenary Corps' base in the northwest corner of Ou Ke Lan had its upper walls still standing, not buried by rubble; being on a mid‑mountain ridge kept the tsunami from reaching it, and there were no Demonkin army portals nearby, making it relatively safe for now.

But the people inside Ou Ke Lan were not so fortunate; half the city was flooded, becoming a swamp, with tens of thousands of residents struggling in the water.

At that moment, Extreme Warriors began teleporting back one by one.

Within the tsunami's sweep, Thundercast Celestial Soldiers promptly cast a mass teleportation, withdrawing from combat unharmed.

Another group of Extreme Warriors kept fighting, eliminating the Demonkin army and destroying the portal.

Dao En Suosi, seeing many in the city about to drown, shouted urgently, "Let's go rescue them," and rushed outward, thinking they could only save as many as possible.

"Don't rush."

Lei En stopped him in time.

Dao En Suosi halted, his face anxious, hearing Lei En explain, "Lord Ake Man's tsunami technique is different; he also has a follow‑up."

In fact, Lei En had just discovered that the tsunami brought a Transcendent army.

At that moment, everyone also noticed.

The massive surge of water that crashed onto land formed spray, and streams of water coalesced into portals; the portals' outlines were vague, but countless figures spewed out, appearing as if formed directly from the sea.

Their appearances and sizes varied, but they shared one common trait.

"Sea folk!"

A Xi Na exclaimed in surprise.

Leading the charge were a group of towering Giant Whale Warriors, their bodies immensely strong, over five meters tall, black skin slick and shining like moving meat mountains, wielding heavy ship anchors as weapons, riding the waves to slay Abyss Knights.

Next came thousands of Seahorse Knights.

The tall seahorses inflated water bubbles around themselves, allowing them to dart through the air with the same posture as in water; the riders were a band of handsome elves, skin pale blue, teal hair fluttering like seaweed, pointed long ears exposed, clad in elegant magical armor, well‑trained, charging at the enemy.

They are Sea Elves, cousins of land elves, living beneath the sea year round.

Sea Elves not only produce many Seahorse Knights, but also mages.

Lei En instantly spotted hundreds of Sea Elf mages, both male and female, all handsome and beautiful, wearing uniform magical robes, each surrounded by a strong Water Elemental aura.

Giant Whale Warriors and Sea Elves made up only a minority of these sea peoples; the majority were Naga and Shahua Fishfolk, comprising over ninety percent of the ashore sea races.

The amphibious Naga swayed their massive tails; male Naga were even taller and stronger, over two meters high, fierce‑faced, almost all Naga Warriors wielding tridents, possessing at least Mid-stage Transcendent strength.

Female Naga served as priests, mastering water spells and possessing healing abilities.

Then came the Shahua Fishfolk.

Unlike land or shoreline fishfolk, Shahua Fishfolk are extremely ferocious, tall and robust, taller than humans by a head, muscles growing laterally, containing explosive power; dark‑gray skin smooth and glossy, crimson fish eyes flashing blood‑thirsty light, wielding various bone‑crafted weapons—harpoons, bone knives, or tridents.

Shahua Fishfolk differ from other fishfolk; they are an intelligent race.

Yet, like other fishfolk, they possess a powerful reproductive ability, making them the most numerous intelligent species in the ocean, outnumbering Naga and Sea Elves combined by several times.

Shahua Fishfolk are blood‑thirsty and cold, their icy blood granting them no mercy, hating all land creatures and harboring strong hostility toward other sea races.

All Shahua Fishfolk worship the "Shark God" Sekola, who is a subordinate deity of Kessula.

Thus, Shahua Fishfolk also revere Kessula.

If not for the Shahua Fishfolk, spellcasters would be rare; only a few female Shahua Fishfolk become priests, leaving the tribe's magical power insufficient, with most Shahua Fishfolk resorting to brute force, having long since ruled the entire ocean.

Even so, Shahua Fishfolk remain the undisputed rulers of the sea!

Sea Elves, Naga and Shahua Fishfolk are the three dominant races of the oceans in the Prime Material Plane, constantly warring, filled with hatred and hostility.

But today, all three races obey Sea King Ake Man's command, fighting side by side.

Tens of thousands of Shahua Fishfolk rode the waves onto Ou Ke Lan.

Additionally, Water Elementals, Sea Giants, Mermaids and other minor races also joined, forming a massive oceanic army together with the three dominant races!

Giant whale warriors, seahorse knights, and sandflower fishfolk, with their superior numbers, launched an encirclement of the Demonkin army.

In the water, they can exert greater power.

The Demonkin army was first swept aside by the tsunami, then faced the onslaught of the Sea race army, and instantly fell back step by step.

Sea Elf mages and Naga priests combined their spells, bestowing a large‑area "collective underwater breathing" on the residents of Oukelan, preventing them from drowning, healing the wounds inflicted by the tsunami, and bringing them to the surface.

Dao En Suosi saw this scene and finally let out a sigh of relief.

"City Lord Ake Man still has a conscience," Beilake said.

Ashina frowned, shook her head and said, "The Sea race cannot save everyone; many Oukelan residents will still die from this tsunami technique, their homes and property were destroyed by the wave, which was unnecessary."

She looked around, and more and more Extreme Warriors were teleporting back.

They left the battlefield to the Sea race army.

Ashina knew that Lei En's Extreme Warriors numbered far more than three hundred, and there were tens of thousands of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers; given some time, Lei En could certainly repel the Demonkin army.

City Lord Ake Man, if he were more patient, the Oukelan residents would not suffer such heavy casualties and losses.

Lei En, however, could understand.

The Sea King, unaware of his own trump card, faced a critical battlefield situation that left him no room for indecision. Further delay would let the Demonkin army inflict greater damage on Albert Bay; Oukelan had already turned into a sea of fire, and the tsunami technique could at least extinguish the flames.

Moreover, Ake Man may have decided to unleash the tsunami precisely because he saw the Extreme Warriors.

The mindset of such a peak‑level powerhouse cannot be measured by ordinary logic.

Lei En decided to stay out of it for now.

He and the mercenary band watched the battle from the mid‑mountain slope; the Sea race army eliminated most of the Demonkin forces at little cost and destroyed the portal.

When the tsunami receded, Oukelan's city district had become a swampy ruin.

The surviving residents—some grateful to have escaped disaster, some sitting in the mud wailing, some staring numb at corpses in puddles, and others frantically digging through the wreckage to rescue family buried beneath.

However, the fight was not over.

In Oukelan city, several large portals perched on higher ground remained untouched by the tsunami; Demonkin forces kept pouring out, resisting the Sea race army's assault.

Saint Fang Jige and He Sai were not submerged by the tsunami, but they also opened some portals.

These portals were all concealed; after the Demonkin emerged, they avoided direct combat with the Extraordinary army, focusing on rampant arson within the city.

Nevertheless, the overall situation seemed to be improving.

The remaining portals and Demonkin forces would eventually be eliminated.

Beilake slipped his soul‑gun back onto his waist, sat on the wall, a bleak smile on his face, and sighed, "Oukelan is completely ruined, but it's still better than being slaughtered by Demonkin; at least many survived and can rebuild the city."

The mercenaries echoed him, their spirits easing.

Although they had roamed the New Continent for years, fighting Demonkin many times, they only engaged in small‑scale skirmishes; when confronting the terrifying Demonkin army, it was best not to fight at all if they wanted to stay alive.

Dao En Suosi said nothing, his expression heavy.

Lei En glanced at the melee priest, shook his head and said, "Don't celebrate too early; the Demonkin army has been preparing for years to raid Albert Bay and will not be easily repelled. This may only be the beginning."

The mercenaries were startled by his words.

Lei En gave little explanation; a few years ago he sent a batch of Thundercast Celestial Soldiers, disguised as Demonkin, to infiltrate the Nethif tribe's settlement, attempting to approach Eternal Chosen Aikon.

It turned out that Aiken screened those around him extremely strictly; Demonkin of unknown origin could not get close. His inner circle consisted of well‑known allies who had joined over the years, strong ones who passed harsh loyalty trials before being accepted.

The Thundercast Celestial Soldiers could only lurk on the outskirts of the Eternal Chosen's circle, unable to gather much information.

For example, this time he had not foreseen Aiken's plan to strike Albert Bay; although a few days earlier he heard that a batch of Abyss Knights were being mobilized, their destination was unknown. Demonkin obey Aiken's orders unconditionally and never inquire about other matters; even a single question could expose them.

Aiken acts after careful planning; once he decides, he moves with thunderous speed, giving his all.

Albert Bay's great wall had already been destroyed, leaving the largest city on the western coast defenseless, yet Aiken would not be satisfied.

He will certainly deliver a fatal blow to Albert Bay!

The Demonkin army of fewer than ten thousand, plus over two thousand Abyss Knights, is but a drop in the bucket for Aiken's forces, at most a vanguard.

Moreover, City Lord Brusi has yet to appear, and the Eye of Hylian remains missing.

Boom!

The mercenaries, still in shock, heard an earth‑shaking thunderous roar.

The sound originated from the mountaintop behind Oukelan, amid the collapsed great wall; countless stones were blasted into the sky like a volcanic eruption, spewing lava and flame that reddened the heavens. At the explosion's core, a hundred‑meter‑tall giant flame corridor formed, reaching into distant space.

Flame Tunnel!

Lei En was familiar with this spell; his mentor Anxiwodasi often used it for long‑range teleportation, using a fire‑elemental plane as a springboard, even capable of inter‑planar travel.

The scale of this flame tunnel far exceeded the Nine Rings, nearly reaching the Ten Rings; clearly it could not be cast by a single caster, but required a pre‑laid massive rune array, activated jointly by multiple casters, consuming vast mana and materials.

Obviously, at least a Grand Mage of the Purgatory arranged the rune array!

An evil aura radiated from the flame tunnel—wild, blood‑thirsty, scorching—filled with endless rage and hatred toward Prime Material Plane beings.

Immediately, a torrent of flame surged out of the tunnel.

Demon army!

The residents of Albert Bay saw the figures charging down from the mountain, terror on their faces; it was a Demon army composed entirely of Burning Demons!

Minor imps, sulfur hounds, fire sprites, scorching soul demons, hell's three‑headed hounds, fire‑sprite priests, commanders, lava giants, hellfire, and so on—though the demons' ranks were low, their numbers were immense, exceeding ten thousand in seconds and continuously pouring out, like an endless tide cascading from the summit toward the city below.

At the same time, on the skyline beyond the breach in the great wall, a massive dark‑red cloud mass rushed in from afar.

It was a flock of Evil‑Flame Dragons!

At least three thousand Evil‑Flame Dragons, each bearing four fully‑armed Demonkin on its back—one piloting the dragon, the other three attacking the enemy.

Lei En's pupils narrowed slightly.

This was one of Aiken's most elite units, called the "Evil‑Flame Legion", the Demonkin's premier aerial force, numbers unknown; said to possess over ten thousand Evil‑Flame Dragons, captured from the bottomless Abyss, already high‑level in power.

Leading the Evil‑Flame Legion was Aiken's most loyal subordinate, a powerful Chosen Champion, the "Bloodstained Valkyrie" Vaqi Ya.

She was a female Demonkin; her twisted past made her even more brutal than male Demonkin. Through blood‑soaked sacrifices she earned the favor of the Lord of Darkness, becoming a rare female Chosen Champion, her strength comparable to the "Bloodthirsty King" Kurgos, whom she had slain.

Lei En spotted Vaqi Ya at a glance.

Her mount is an ancient red dragon; standing on the dragon's back, she is slender and beautiful, but she bears towering Demon horns on her forehead, a pair of huge Demon bat wings spread behind her, and her weapons are a twisted shield and a strangely shaped long spear.

On the ground, the Demon Legion clashes head‑on with the Sea Tribe Legion, flames and seawater collide violently, and the cries of slaughter shake the heavens.

In the sky, the blood‑soaked Valkyrie leads the evil‑flame flying dragons, swiftly approaching Albert Bay.

Wǎ'ěrjīyà stands on the red dragon's back and shouts loudly:

"Burn!"

"Servants of the Lord of Darkness, set this city ablaze for me; offer humanity's blood and ash as a sacrifice to our master, and let the enemies wail in the flames!"

(End of chapter)