I Became the Progenitor Vampire Chapter 285

Chapter 285: Chapter 287 Mermaid, Deep Sea Monster (9400 words) Chapter 285: Chapter 287 Mermaid, Deep Sea Monster (9400 words) Regarding the information about the Fishman Tribe, Frey didn't send back much.

One could say it was very little.

The Fishman Clan was entirely different from the surface races, and Frey found it challenging to gather information since neither the Bloodline nor the Centaurs could dive; they were essentially beings from two different dimensions.

Lide was relatively satisfied to have established contact with the Power Holder of the Fishman Tribe.

His expectations at this moment were vastly different from when he first started.

However, there was no choice, Glory was a real world, and the development of events wasn't assumable; many circumstances were uncontrollable.

Movies and novels discuss logic, but real life never needs it.

After all, who could have anticipated that negotiating with the Fishman Country would stumble over the minor issue of locating them–a ridiculous yet incredibly real situation.

“Tell Oli to assemble the Dawn Wings, I need to lead 500 Magic Language Knights there.

Harrison, I'll leave Dawn City to you, this trip to negotiate with the Fishman Country might not allow me to return promptly.

The construction of the new district is the most crucial point for Dawn City right now; you must prioritize it.”

Lide strictly instructed Harrison while preparing to visit the Fishman Tribe, and then, as if he remembered something, he asked, “Has Stanley returned yet?”

Harrison shook his head, “Marquis Stanley is still in Green City, the establishment of the Dawn Shadow requires a strong presence to oversee it.

After all, this matter has too significant an impact.”

Lide nodded understandingly and said no more.

After the plan for the Dawn Shadow was launched, Stanley had returned to Green City.

This plan was not merely about spying; it involved infiltrating the human high council, requiring core individuals to control the process.

As a former believer in the Evil God, with an extreme grasp of human nature, Stanley was undoubtedly the best choice.

Lide was also eager to see the gradual infiltration of the Dawn Shadows into the human higher echelons.

He did not intend to undermine human rule, which was not easily subverted. Being the overlords of the Main Plane, the humans had countless experts, and Dawn City currently lacked the strength to challenge them.

The main aim of the Dawn Shadows was infiltration, co-opting, and assimilating human nobles, to have them provide resources for Dawn City.

Whether it was informational resources or various material resources.

Once this shadow network was spread, the external armor of Dawn City would become even more robust, infinitely reducing the pressure from the human side.

Of course, the Dawn Shadow was still far from shaped, and its future impact required further control from Lide.

A Day-hour later, the team heading for the Fishman Country was assembled.

Different from before, on the bats of the Dawn Wings Air Force, there now sat humans.

These were the recently trained Magic Language Knights–Air Knights riding Magic Language Bats.

These Air Cavalry carried dwarf-forged air lances, whose sharp tips could easily pierce through a knight's heavy armor.

What was even more remarkable was the giant crossbow fixed behind the Magic Language Bats, a result of the newest collaboration between the Alchemy Factory and Weapons Factory–the aerial crossbow.

The aerial crossbow could load 20 bolts as thick as eggs at once, firing at the pull of a trigger.

It had strong killing power and simple operation, like a magic version of a machine gun.

The introduction of the aerial crossbow significantly compensated for the lack of killing power when Magic Language Bats encountered enemy air units.

This expedition did not include the bombing Magic Language Bats of Air Force One, favoring more airborne combat.

In Dawn Square, Lide, looking at the neatly arranged Magic Language Bats and especially the aerial crossbows mounted on them, was filled with a satisfied smile.

After the Weapons Factory and Alchemy Factory collaborated on researching the loaded armor of Air Force One, it seemed to have sparked something.

The goblin and dwarf races, both of small stature, began deeper exchanges and cooperation.

The intelligent and wise goblins took the lead with ideas, while the naturally skilled forging masters, dwarfs, handled the manufacturing.

Lide discovered a tacit understanding between two races during an inspection and eventually managed to draw some mages from the Dawn Mage Tower to collaborate with dwarfs and goblins, establishing a multi-racial collaborative department–the Magic Industry Research Institute.

This department specialized in researching high-precision technology and also explored how to apply magic and alchemy industrially.

After a while, Lide found this research institute quite promising, churning out many novel inventions, and eventually even human polymaths joined it.

Then, within less than three months of its formation, the Magic Industry Research Institute became the most prestigious department within Dawn City.

Because all the research results could be seen by Lide, the ruler of Dawn City, and could even reach the heavens to give Lide suggestions.

Although currently the Magic Industry Research Institute could only showcase the airborne crossbow, its future potential was limitless and worth cultivating vigorously.

When the 500 Magic Language Bats of Dawn Wings flew out of Dawn City under Lide's leadership, resembling demons being unleashed, a new journey was about to begin.

At the time of departure, the sun had already set, and the state of the Magic Language Bats slowly returned to their peak.

Because of their innate nature, the Bloodline suffered severe impairment during the day, having to rely on Magic Blood in several daytime battles just to barely sustain themselves.

Although Lide had managed to mask a lot with his adjustment of battle times, the drawback of the Bloodline fearing sunlight weighed heavily on his mind, and he was keen on resolving this issue.

The Bloodline already possessed formidable strength; if they could also overcome their fatal flaw of diminished condition during daylight, they would become an unimaginably fearsome race.

For this, Lide specifically assigned this research task to the Magic Industry Research Institute, entrusting Dawn City's top scientific research power to find a solution to this issue.

There might not be results, or it could be effective; regardless, it was a hope.

Not long after flying out of Dawn City, the hem of the Night Goddess's dress enveloped the land, and everyone could only proceed under her divine power.

The only pity was that the Night Goddess always preferred to wear long dresses…

Relying on his sensitivity to the Blood lineage, Lide directly proceeded in the direction where Frey was located, avoiding the embarrassing predicament of getting lost without a map.

The giant Magic Language Bats under the moonlight appeared immensely terrifying, sweeping past with their shadows twisting and flickering on the ground.

Riding on the Magic Language Bats, the armoured Sky Cavalry felt nervous and excited as they enjoyed everything.

Their gazes fixed on Lide riding Castro, filled with crazy admiration.

This was still the first operation of Dawn Wings since its establishment.

What honored them was that this time, Kachar himself had personally named Dawn Wings for battle!

Even though the battlefield they were rushing to was an unprecedented ocean, everybody was brimming with confidence, never doubting their victory.

Because they were following the great Kachar!

Victory and glory would only belong to Dawn City!

Lide, riding on Castro, looked down at the swiftly passing land, his expression very content.

With the rapid development of Dawn City, the strength he possessed and could mobilize became increasingly formidable.

Two years ago, he could never have imagined that now he could easily mobilize five hundred Magic Knights clad in armor and equipped with rare-level alchemy weapons–the airborne crossbows.

Back then, the Bloodline had only a pitiful strength of about 200 people.

Now it was already mid-July, and three months later, it would mark two full years since he entered Glory.

Thinking of this, Lide felt a sense of being worlds apart.

Initially cautious and careful upon his advent into Glory, a little mage who even faced difficulties from Green City nobles in purchasing grain, had now transformed into a powerhouse spanning multiple races and regions, able to easily mobilize forces strong enough to destroy tens of thousands of troops, a true big boss.

The wealth he now held could make centuries-old high-level nobles green with envy, his 15-level top-ranking power had reached double digits, and no force dared to belittle him.

Moreover, given a bit more time, Lide believed that the strength of Dawn City would increase fivefold, tenfold.

By then, his reputation as a dark boss would indeed be fitting.

From the evening of July 10th until dawn approached the next day, Lide, along with 500 Magic Knights, finally reached the seaside.

The flight speed of the Magic Language Bats, after being properly attired, wasn't fast, roughly 250 kilometers per day hour, and they even rested for about two or three day hours en route.

Thus, they flew the entire night covering 2500 kilometers.

If it had only been Castro, relying on his terrifying supersonic speed, Lide would have needed just over two Sunshine Hours to reach the coast.

This was also why Lide was reluctant to directly send the Bloodline to the coast and instead wanted to go through the Iron Hoof Tribe.

Once faced with a critical issue that needed resolution, it would be difficult for Dawn City to manage things 2500 kilometers away in a short period.

Dawn City didn't have enough energy to directly interface with the Fishman Empire.

Therefore, Lide directly utilized the agents he had fostered for dealings with the Fishman Empire, wasn't that the very purpose of the existence of the Iron Hoof Tribe?

At this moment, nearing dawn, the moon had already disappeared, and the sky was purely dark.

The Bloodline was at its most powerful at this time of the day.

This was the first time Lide had seen the ocean amidst Glory.

Looking down from a height of five or six hundred blades, in the pitch-black night sky, the dazzling waves roared in, and the salty air rushed into his nostrils.

His gaze could not reach the edges, and numerous dark islands were seen in the waves, throwing up water splashes tens of blades high, making loud whooshing sounds that echoed in the night sky.

Beneath the sea surface, a few huge shadows could vaguely be seen sweeping under the water, as if Abyssal Giant Beasts were lurking.

Lide sensed Frey's location, which was about a hundred kilometers from the coast.

Without much hesitation, he urged Castro to move forward.

Flying over the ocean, the land below turned into a deep blue sea, and Lide, unaffected by the darkness, thoroughly enjoyed the tumultuous ocean.

Half a Sunshine Hour later.

Lide and the Magic Language Knight Order arrived above an island.

It was a small island, where in the hundreds of blades of airspace, one could see the other part of the ocean behind the island, perhaps the land's length and width was no more than ten miles.

Frey's Bloodline was right here.

At that moment, a huge shadow in the deep sea nearby rapidly swept by and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

After seeing that shadow, Lide frowned, realizing the ocean contained several times more dangers than the land.

He didn't let all the Magic Language Knights land; instead, he spoke with a hint of caution,
“Oli, all Magic Language Knights ascend beyond a thousand blades, and additionally, send out personnel for vigilance, disperse small bats around to scout for enemies.

Do not act rashly.”

Next to him, clad in armor and riding a Level 12 Dawn Bat, Fanatic Oli, upon hearing Lide's command, promptly responded, hand to chest,
“As you command, your majesty.”

Subsequently, the Dawn Bat beneath him sharply turned and flapped its wings, as Oli, the Great Commander of Dawn Wings, began relaying the message.

Moments later, everyone was aware of Lide's command, and a massive group of bats flew high into the sky.

Only then did Lide turn his gaze towards the island, urging Castro to dive directly downward.

Just at that moment, the first glimmer of light from the clouds shone upon the ocean.

Dawn arrived.

Lide, dressed in a black Mage robe and sitting atop the massive body of Castro, appeared particularly conspicuous.

Whoosh~
Castro, with a wingspan of sixteen blades and clad in Extraordinary Armor with mysterious patterns, was majestic and authoritative, filled with the aura unique to high-level lifeforms.

Below, the lush pathway was disturbed by the formidable aura of Castro, waking a flock of seabirds.

Craaack~
The sharp feet directly pierced the tough black rocks, the stones splattering, and after a slight flapping of the bat wings, Castro's massive body steady stay on the island.

If it were an ordinary human standing there, they would feel the most direct sense of the enormous pressure from this four blade-tall giant beast.

Lide flipped over and stepped onto the eroded, pockmarked rocks at the shoreline, the irregular rocks slightly propping his feet uncomfortably.

His black mage robe swayed subtly in the sea breeze, exuding an indescribable elegance.

Bump~ Splash~
The constant crashing of the waves behind him permeated the air with the scent of fine mist.

Lide did not step into the green dense jungle in front of him, feeling slightly that something was amiss. He turned to Castro, “Call Frey directly.”

Castro immediately responded with respect, “Yes, Your Majesty.”

Then, the big man turned and roared towards the interior of the island.

“Frey!!”

The terrifying sound traveled tens of miles across the sea…

At that moment, Lide suddenly turned his head to look at the distant sea surface, not sure if it was an illusion, but he keenly perceived that the vast darkness he had seen overlooking the deep sea from the sky had quietly surfaced a bit.

The island's reef was high enough to see out to the sea.

However, from such a distance, he couldn't be certain whether the shadow was merely passing by, after all, life in the deep sea was much denser than on land.

The ocean is three-dimensional, with upper ocean life, mid-level, and deep-sea life all distinct from one another, but perhaps their one common trait is — equally dangerous.

Moments later Lide narrowed his eyes slightly… after Castro's call, there was absolutely no response from the small island.

A vague unease grew in his heart, as if he had overlooked something.

Twenty kilometers away, on another island adjacent to the path where Lide had landed.

At this moment, a group of grotesquely ugly creatures were gathering.

These creatures were divided into two types, one kind was about two blades tall, the lower half of their bodies resembled that of an eel, the upper half had limbs with sharp claws, holding tridents forged by dwarves; their sharp tips glistened coldly.

These beings were extremely hideous, with huge tusks and gaping mouths, and a row of fierce spines growing from the head down their backs, their bodies covered in blue scales increased their ghostly blue eyes' intensity.

Deep-sea fish monsters, these were the most common life forms in the Sea of Lost, and these dark creatures were always the demons to human merchant ships.

However, what really made the deep-sea fish monsters notorious in Glory was that they were enslaved by the mermaid clan, and yet, they took pride in this.

The other type of creature was entirely different from the ugly faces of the deep-sea fish monsters.

If Lide had seen them at this moment, he would have thought of one word, mermaid.

These neutral beings were the most common race in the ocean–the Mermaid Clan.

Their lower bodies had fish tails, and from the waist up, they were completely human.

These fish-people were both male and female, though males slightly outnumbered females, with twelve males and only three females.

The male merfolk were bare-chested, their muscles as robust as forged steel, and the tridents in their hands resembled the Sea God revered by humans on the shore–powerful and majestic.

The female merfolk were exceptionally beautiful with deep blue long hair that floated in the air rather than falling straight down.

They exuded an air of mystery.

They wore armor made from shells and agate pearls, covering their chests yet the visible cleavage was still dizzying.

The heroic males and graceful females starkly contrasted the hideous deep-sea fish monsters, making it hard to imagine how these two races came together.

In the center of the island was a channel several blades wide connecting to the deep sea, around which myriad deep-sea fish monsters were gathering, awaiting orders from their masters.

The center of the island was all seabed soaked by sea water, only the periphery had some trees to cover the place, making it impossible for the outside world to see immediately.

At this moment, in the central area, a platform built from colorful shells held a fist-sized pearl. If this pearl appeared in the human kingdom, those nobles would surely buy it at any cost.

At that moment on the shell-built platform, an image appeared, showing Lide stepping onto the island.

When Lide appeared, that fist-sized pearl on the platform suddenly lit up with a dazzling brilliance, like a bright moon at dawn before it was fully light.

Three extremely beautiful mermaids watched Lide's image with faces full of surprise, their eyes filled with excitement.

“Great Lord of the Sea God, what a strong bloodline!!”

“This vampire's bloodline is even purer than that of a giant dragon! Unbelievable! Might he be a descendant of the divine?”

The words from the mermaid's mouth were in an ancient oceanic language that had been passed down for over ten million years.

The surrounding male fishmen all showed expressions of surprise upon hearing this.

“So, if we capture this vampire, can we fulfill the Sea God's requirements for a sacrifice?!

Praise the Sea God!”

The most distinguished female mermaid among them, with a blue mark on her forehead and eyes filled with dignity, nodded slightly at these words.

“The Deep Sea Holy Pearl, extracted from a sea clam that lived for one hundred thousand years, has a unique sensitivity to bloodline powers.

The three Blood Clan members of Level 12 we captured yesterday possessed pure bloodline powers. This higher level Blood Clan member's bloodline power must be even denser.

Capturing this vampire, our sacrifice will surely satisfy the Sea God.”

As the leading mermaid spoke, her dark blue hair floated gently in the air like feathers, imbued with a sense of mystery.

However, contrary to the fishmen's expectations, the vampire, after landing on the island, did not enter but instead halted.

Lide's delay in taking action caused the merfolk to frown.

“This vampire is so wary. If he doesn't step into our trap, we'll have to attack forcefully! We absolutely cannot let the Sea God's sacrifice escape!”

A burly fishman stepped forward, his body radiating a powerful Level 15 presence.

After saying this, his eyes intensely watched the leading mermaid.

“Lady Amiya, please allow me to hunt down that vampire! Let us secure a sacrifice for the Sea God on behalf of our Blue Star Tribe!”

The mermaid, whose presence was far stronger than this Level 15 fishman, shook her head, her eyes reflecting deep contemplation.

“Never underestimate any upper race. Wasn't the price we paid yesterday to encircle those vampires costly enough?

I have already set up a magic array on the island. The moment he dares to enter, the magic array will activate, turning the entire island to ash.”

“But aren't you afraid that the vampire will be killed outright by the magic array?”

“No, even if the magic array explodes, merely severely injuring him would be good. You lack the casting talent and can't sense through the Deep Sea Holy Pearl the storm-like bloodline power within that vampire.”

Amiya Blue Star said, her eyes flashing a trace of cold light, “The Sea God will surely be pleased with our sacrifice.

Let those captured vampires serve their intended purpose.”

Moments after Amiya issued the order, pitiful screams echoed from the island, heard by the surrounding fishmen through the scenery.

Contrary to everyone's expectations, the vampire did not rush into the island in horror to rescue them, but instead remained stationary, his brow furrowed.

Finally, under their gaze, he turned back and remounted the strangely armored ancient mount, and then…

With the fireball in his hand erupting, booming sounds filled the air~
The intense energy burst madly toward the island, and in an instant, a great fire impossible to extinguish rose from the island.

All the fishmen were stunned. Why is this vampire acting so unpredictably?

To hear his subordinates' cries for help yet not rescue them, but instead set the island ablaze–could he not fear burning his own subordinates to death?

The mermaid Amiya Blue Star, whose exquisitely beautiful face could drive any human male mad, flashed a hint of confusion. This vampire seemed unusual.

She felt it was a bit troublesome.

Lide watched the great fire rising from the island below, his expression unchanged.

From the moment he set foot on the island, he felt as though he was being watched.

After all, he possessed the Slaughter Hand skill.

Slaughter Hand (upgraded combat awareness, combat skills, and battlefield sense to a transcendent level), earned Special Trait: Danger Perception (able to sense imminent threats)
Just as he was about to step onto the island, he felt a sensation as if a venomous snake were targeting his back, warning him of the danger.

And upon hearing Frey's screams, his vigilance intensified.

This matter was definitely not as simple as it seemed on the surface.

Thus, Lide decisively mounted Castro and flipped the table without hesitation.

The best way to deal with a crisis was, “I simply won't play your game, You want me to enter the island?”

Think again, I'll burn the whole island, and then see what you can do.

The center temperature of the Blazing Fireball reached 5000 degrees and it exploded instantly at the bottom of the sea, bringing with it scorching hot waves that transformed the formerly cool sea breeze into seething heat.

After advancing to Level 15, Lide had gained the Dual Casting Talent, initially, a single Blazing Fireball took 0.8 seconds, but now in 0.8 seconds he could release two.

Like throwing snowballs, a dense barrage of fireballs bombarded the entire island in an instant.

The flames that were lifted were more than ten blades high.

As for Frey on the island? Lide hardly gave it another thought.

Joining Frey in this deal were also Ivy and Lucy, and Lide was confident that they were on the island as well.

If this had been before his ascension to Level 15, he might have hesitated, but now, these few Bloodline members had all transformed into Crimson Hunters.

The Crimson Hunter possessed an outrageously divine talent: Blood Resurrection.

Even in death, they could resurrect in a pool of blood, a tyrannical talent deemed priceless in Glory, so Lide held nothing back.

Boom, boom, boom~
Merely minutes later, under his unrestrained magic onslaught, it seemed as though a critical node had been triggered, and a horrifying sound erupted over the island.

A tremendous roar as if the plane itself had shattered.

An unprecedented massive explosion occurred, making the heavens and earth tremor.

The explosion's light brightened the still dim sea surface, like a rising bright moon.

Then, the island, ten kilometers in size, slowly sank into the sea under Lide's watch, surrounded by colossal waves.

It was a breathtaking scene.

Like the apocalypse had arrived, within just a few minutes, the once lush island had completely disappeared, leaving behind a tranquil sea surface.

Only from a high altitude could one see the small island that had sunk hundreds of blades deep into the sea bed.

Some unbroken branches swayed in the water.

“Fuck, these old coins, almost suffered a huge loss!”

Lide's face looked slightly upset.

Being calculated to this extent was indeed unexpected for him.

Just as Lide made his move, even though he was flying low at Hundred Blade Depths, he felt a sudden heaviness and the surrounding magic power instantly went haywire.

Castro's massive body, at this moment, faced hundreds of times the pressure that Lide did and, unable to bear the burden, Castro could only descend crazily in altitude until the extreme pressure eased slightly at fifty blades low altitude.

“Your Majesty, this is a Five Circle Spell–No-fly Zone!!!”

Once Castro had descended to a certain level, he exclaimed loudly, “We can't fly high anymore. This is a powerful spell specifically developed against flying creatures!”

Just as Castro's words fell, a huge shadow surfaced from the deep sea below.

Plop~
Two white seashells opened, revealing a sea clam over thirty blades long within Lide's sight.

And within that opened seashell, a gleaming pearl was emitting an unimaginable terrifying magic power.

“What the hell? Damn it, a sea clam has become sentient? Casting a Five Circle Magic?”

Lide furrowed his brows, just about to make a move, when suddenly, from below the sea surface, dense black dots surfaced.

Deep sea monsters, all of them were deep sea monsters!

This sea area couldn't even count its numbers at this moment.

The pressure on Castro had not lessened but instead, had become even heavier. He had no choice but to dive another twenty blades, now only less than thirty blades away from the sea surface.

By now, Lide could clearly see those creatures rising from under the water, instantly feeling nauseous.

Their bodies were covered in blue scales, looking like eels or some sort of snake with their lower halves thick and powerful, and a vicious spur that sparkled with cold light growing from their spine, two muscular arms holding a steel trident each, the dark patterns recognizable at a glance as dwarf-made.

Their faces were extremely terrifying, with mouths big enough to tear through a knight's armor, and gills on either side.

“Weapons from Dawn City?” Lide looked at the weapons in their hands, his eyes growing colder.

These damned Fishmen, they were courting death.

“Fishman Clan, are you provoking Dawn City!”

Lide's voice, enhanced by magic, spread out for over ten kilometers, echoing throughout the area.

After he spoke, there was no response from the other side, the oppressive force from the sky crazily pressed down again, forcing Castro to dive another ten blades.

Now, they were only twenty blades above the sea surface.

Amiya Blue Star, the leader of the Blue Star Fishman Tribe, an extremely beautiful mermaid, now quietly rose from the sea.

Behind her followed two equally beautiful mermaids, and among the more than ten male mermaids, at least four were of Level 15, with a terrifying aura.

The surrounding sea creatures looked at Castro and Lide murderously, their steel tridents already raised high.

“Attack!”

Amiya didn't respond to Lide's cold voice; she directly issued the command to attack.

In her view, a vampire whose flight was restricted, besieged by a hundred thousand sea creatures, couldn't possibly escape.

Not to mention, the Blue Star Tribe currently had four top combatants above Level 15–what difficulty would there be in dealing with one Level 15 vampire?

Whoosh whoosh~
The conch shells blew behind, and the abyssal sea creatures surged up like a dense swarm of fish from a seafood market.

Their tridents and bone forks were thrown towards Castro, the whooshing sound like a demon's shriek.

Surrounded by thousands of the sea creatures, the first wave of projectiles was sent.

Castro couldn't dodge, these exaggerated attacks nearly all hitting him, but the extraordinary armor was too tough for these backward-weapon wielding deep sea creatures.

Lide overflowed with a murderous look in his eyes.

After the first round of attacks, his tone was icy.

“Castro, shrink down.”

After speaking, not wasting another word, he immediately spread his demon bat wings and soared.

Greatly limited by the Five Circle Magic, Castro, a nascent supreme, couldn't exert his formidable melee abilities in water, so he obediently transformed into a mini bat and perched on Lide's shoulder.

Lide rose in mid-air, a solid shield appearing around him, flickering with the luster of dragon scales.

Dragon Scale Shield (Extremely Strengthened)
After Castro's huge target disappeared, the abyssal sea creatures did not give up their assault and became even more ferocious.

A dense barrage of weapons exploded towards him.

But it was all in vain, the fully activated Dragon Scale Shield was utterly fearless against these Level 7 and below sea creatures.

Lide's murderous intent was uncontrollable; these damned Fishmen had attacked without a moment's hesitation, provoking his wrath, the suppressed murderous intent no longer hidden.

The air around him, as a Level 15 Blood Clan Ancestor, was recklessly permeating.

Horror Descends (Perfect Level Aura): Emits the dignity of a dark life. Every 10 seconds, it checks the will of enemies. Those below the threshold will fall into boundless fear and can be actively shut down.

When his Blood Clan-exclusive aura activated, within a thousand blades of radius, all the deep-sea creatures only felt an overwhelming fear from their hearts, many of them frantically throwing down their weapons and fleeing in panic.

The Fishman Clan was neutral in life, but the deep-sea monsters enslaved by them were undoubtedly part of the Dark Race.

At that moment, Lide, as a king of the Dark Race, overwhelmed the deep-sea monsters, their once dense numbers now scattering like refugees from a disaster.

The entire sky was enveloped in an eerie atmosphere.

Lide seemed as if he had crawled out from the deepest depths of the abyss, a Great Demon once devouring the world, now set to consume the earth again.

Amiya Blue Star sensed that terrifying might and slightly changed her expression, “Blow the horn of inspiration.”

It seemed that Lide's power had greatly surpassed her expectations.

But Amiya was not ready to concede, the Sea God's offering had to be obtained!

Upon hearing the command, the mermaid next to Amiya took out a white conch and blew into it.

Woo-woo~ A sound of a conch imbued with magic abilities rang out, the deep-sea monsters below, initially in endless panic, slowly began to lose their fear, although their looks towards Lide were still filled with dread, at least they no longer turned to flee directly.

Seeing this scene, Lide slightly narrowed his eyes.

“If you all wish to play, then I shall join you.

But the consequences, I fear you cannot bear.”

Bloodline shackles, unsealed.

His tusks grew from his mouth and the wings on his back became more terrifying and domineering, his handsome face, to the limits of human perception, now filled with murderous intent.

The power within his body surged tenfold at this moment.

The Crimson Power spread out from his body, like the demonic flames of hell burning.

Suspended in the low air among a dozen blades, Lide's presence was unmatched, looking down at the dense swarm of deep-sea monsters with a cold curve at his lips.

Facing the unceasing attacks from below, he extended his right hand and then, those dozen Fishmen witnessed a scene they would never forget.

Lide slightly clenched his five fingers, extinguishing the Power of Crimson in his palm.

Blood Control (Super)
The blood in the bodies of thousands of Level 5~7 deep-sea monsters crazily surged outwards, merely in the blink of an eye.

Boom~ Crash
All of them burst from their bodies, dead.

Blood sprayed across the sky.

A scene of a grotesque death firework appeared.

With the blood flying back up into the air, Lide, flapping his wings, stood indifferently among the carnage.

Below were limbs everywhere, slowly sinking into the deep sea, above was a layer of white clouds, the light of dawn not yet dispersed.

In the space between heaven and earth, the sea of blood was like a pool of blood from hell, reflecting even the white clouds above into the color of fresh blood.

And even the sea surface was a reflection of blood.

A sea of crimson.

This was not yet the end.

Transformed into his true form of Bloodline, Lide's tightly clenched right hand slowly opened, and then…

Bats, countless bats.

Amidst the blood sea floating up into the sky, numerous Slaughter Bats with claws and tusks were born.

The blood, under the influence of magic power, automatically arranged itself, and in just a few blinks, that sea of blood had transformed into Slaughter Bats,
A sky full of crimson bats let out demonic screeches, swirling around Lide like a tornado, the sky filled with dense black dots.

And in the center of the bats, Lide appeared like a Great Dark Demon born amid countless corpses below, powerful, dignified, mysterious, terrifying.

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