CHAPTER 195: 099 9 GREAT GOD’S GRACE (PLEASE COLLECT)_3

「Before long.」

"AH!"

"Monsters!"

"Run for your lives!"

Screams and cries of alarm rose, but shrouded in the dense fog, they did not carry far.

"BOOM!"

The water surged.

Huge tentacles emerged from beneath the water, tearing at buildings as a mountainous body slowly crawled into view.

Dozens of bizarre spiders scurried out from under the tentacles, their joints creaking like wood as they moved, disappearing from the scene in just a few flashes.

Twisted monsters burrowed out of the soil, moving slowly like slithering mud, leaving behind trails of slime that corroded everything they touched, including stone and steel.

All manners of strange creatures continuously emerged from the sea, drawing nearer and nearer to Freedom Port.

「Sea God Guild headquarters.」

Compared to the Dragon King Chamber of Commerce and the Scythe Brotherhood, the Sea God Guild was situated closest to the Endless Sea and was the first to be impacted.

"BOOM!"

With a loud bang, the gates of the Sea God Guild headquarters were smashed open, and countless merpeople swarmed in.

"Stop them!"

"Kill!"

As one of the three major powers of Freedom Port, the Sea God Guild not only boasted the Great Knight acknowledged as the strongest, but also numerous other Knights and Attendants.

Accompanied by battle cries, fully armed Knights charged out from deep within the headquarters, attacking the invading merpeople.

From the ramparts, fortresses, and various hidden spots, archers quickly drew their bows, and their arrows fell like torrential rain.

"SWISH!"

"SWISH! SWISH!"

Rows of merpeople fell to the ground.

Heavy-duty crossbows were brought out, with Crossbow Arrows thick as a child’s arm that could easily penetrate steel plates.

Repeating crossbows relentlessly fired steel bolts, pinning merpeople to the ground one after the other.

But there were too many.

"Chairman!"

Someone yelled, "There are too many monsters, we simply can’t hold them off!"

In just a short moment, over a thousand merpeople had rushed into the headquarters, and behind them was an endless throng impossible to count.

At least ten thousand!

It was crucial to understand that each merperson was comparable to an Attendant—and these were Attendants who felt no pain and had no fear of death.

Even if a Knight was surrounded by three or five merpeople, they would hardly escape.

Ten thousand merpeople alone constituted a catastrophe that could overturn the survival of the entire Freedom Port.

Moreover, it was feared the number of merpeople exceeded even ten thousand!

"Where did they come from?"

Hawke looked grim as he held his trident and came to the front of the high platform, gazing down at the battlefield below. "How could so many monsters appear in the Endless Sea, so close to the wharf, without any news?"

"Indeed, there have been many mysterious disappearances of ships lately, but..." the Vice Chairman said, looking puzzled. "Who could have guessed it would be like this?"

Yes! Who could have imagined that there would be so many merpeople in the Endless Sea Domain, unbeknownst to everyone?

Where had they been hiding before?

"BOOM!"

A loud crash came from the western wall.

Torches illuminated the scene as a water centipede, stretching over ten meters long, burst through the wall and charged into the crowd.

The body of the water centipede shone with a sinister, oily luster. Arrows that struck it were instantly repelled. To be caught by its countless claws or mandibles meant certain death.

Even Knights were no exception.

"Legendary Creature!"

Hawke’s face changed as a stream of water appeared beneath his feet, propelling him toward the west of the encampment.

The trident in his hand was said to come from a civilization that had long since vanished, possessing the magical ability to control water. This, in addition to his supreme Dharma Seal—Water Burst, allowed Hawke to surpass Dragon King Zimorman and Blood Sickle Yaheng, becoming the number one expert in the Great Knight realm.

He even had the ability to fight against Legendary Creatures on his own.

"Go!"

With a low shout, Hawke swung his trident fiercely.

The rampaging water centipede’s movements suddenly stalled as streams of water materialized from thin air, wrapping around its body like chains.

"Burst!"

"BOOM!"

It was as though thousands of bombs had detonated. The water churned violently, its force prying open the centipede’s carapace and tearing apart the flesh underneath.

"SQUEAK! SQUEAK!"

Agonized by the pain, the water centipede reared back and screamed, its carapace on the top of its head gleaming red, somewhat resembling a human face.

The enormous human face was full of rage, and it somersaulted towards Hawke.

"A human-faced centipede?" Hawke’s eyes narrowed. "How could it be so large?"

* * *

The fog grew thicker.

"BANG!"

A merman charging at them exploded on the spot, turning into a cloud of blood and water.

Carl withdrew his hand, his expression grave.

Could there really be so many?

He had originally thought that only some aberrations from the sea had come ashore in the dense fog to secretly kill and devour people, but the current situation was clearly not right.

Too many!

In every alley of the slum, mermen emerged, gnawing on the corpses of the residents after killing them.

The fog was so thick that despite so many murders happening, no one seemed to notice!

Perhaps it was because murders were common in Freedom Port. Maybe no one expected so many ferocious mermen to come ashore. It could also be that someone was already fighting back, but Carl was unaware.

In any case, it wasn’t just the slums that were infested with mermen.

"Let’s go!"

With a thought, Carl waved his hand. "Back to the chamber of commerce encampment."

"Right." Ayala nodded hastily, her complexion pale from what she witnessed along the way, and her body even colder.

"Wait!"

Just as they were about to leave, Carl suddenly stopped in his tracks, his hands going to the hilt of his sword at his waist, his expression turning solemn.

On their way here, he hadn’t once touched his sword, easily dispatching his opponents with witchcraft alone.

But now...

"SWISH!"

A dark shadow shot out from the distance. In just two flashes, it crossed a hundred meters and appeared in front of the two.