271: Chapter 271 The Sea King Kneels to Guard the National Gate

Lin Yuan stood on Anar's back.

Four wings pressed down across the port area, holy light pushed aside the curtain of rain, and black-red corpse aura spread along the seabed into the distance.

The King of the Deep Sea gripped his trident.

The surface of the sea sank downward.

One meter.

Ten meters.

The sea beasts parked on the embankment retreated one after another.

Crab monsters burrowed into the mud, fishmen dragged away the corpses of their companions, and even the sea snakes coiled on the wreckage of ships slithered along the gutters to either side.

A battlefield spanning several kilometers was cleared by them.

"Human."

The King of the Deep Sea raised his head, seawater dripping from between his fine teeth.

"On what grounds do you dare to look down upon the ocean?"

Lin Yuan looked at him.

"It seems it is you."

Zhao Dingshan grabbed the communicator.

"Artillery, cease fire!"

Wang Ya propped herself up on the stretcher; blood seeped from the side of her combat uniform into the hemostatic pad.

She hugged the little bear, her gaze never leaving the port area.

The King of the Deep Sea thrust his trident into the seabed.

Boom!

The accumulated water in the port area soared into the air.

The water level of the Huangpu River dropped.

The underground pipes made clashing sounds, and manhole covers were pushed into mid-air by water columns.

The rainwater covering Shanghai converged toward the port, swirling along the trident.

The hundred-meter tsunami converged.

Liu Qing's voice cut into the general channel.

"Master, the water density is still rising."

"The estimated attack intensity exceeds three times that which pierced the mecha in the capital."

Lin Yuan stomped on Anar's shoulders.

"Hold steady."

Anar's four wings hovered.

The King of the Deep Sea stared at him, raising the arm holding the trident.

"That iron-shelled human from a moment ago also thought he could win."

The trident descended.

A black-blue water cannon pierced through the port.

The air was pushed aside by the water pressure, and the embankment snapped in two.

Shipwrecks, beast corpses, and steel frames along the way were all swept into the water column, ground into debris in the blink of an eye.

"Get down!"

Zhao Dingshan lunged toward the cover.

The artillerymen prostrated themselves into the mud and water.

The alarm on Gu Beichen's mecha, embedded in the embankment, blared.

[Energy reaction exceeds detection limit.]

[Pilot, please evacuate immediately.]

Gu Beichen tugged at his seatbelt.

The mecha didn't budge.

He looked toward the sky through the damaged hatch.

"Dodge..."

The water cannon swallowed the holy light around Anar.

The black-red corpse aura was blasted away.

Inside the ambulance, Wang Ya raised her right hand.

A few drops of water rose from the carriage floor, gathered in her palm, and then fell back down.

Lin Yuan's voice came through the communicator.

"Lie back down."

Wang Ya's hand stopped in mid-air.

She hugged the little bear again and pressed her back against the stretcher.

Anar spread her four wings, and the black-red patterns at the roots of her wings crawled toward her shoulders.

Lin Yuan pressed down on her with one foot.

"No need to dodge."

The water cannon was already before them.

Lin Yuan took half a step forward.

The sole of his shoe left Anar's shoulders.

He pivoted his waist and abdomen.

He threw his right fist.

His fist collided with the water cannon.

The port area lost all sound.

The black-blue water column paused for a beat.

Its front end turned into water mist.

Ten meters.

Fifty meters.

One hundred meters.

The entire water cannon disintegrated along its path, and the water mist was pushed back by the force of his punch.

A channel appeared in the center of the hundred-meter tsunami, connecting the seabed, the East Sea, and the distant horizon in a straight line.

The King of the Deep Sea let go of his trident.

Black scales burst open from his chest to his shoulders, and blood gushed out from the gaps between the scales.

His feet sank into the seabed, and he was pushed back hundreds of meters by the pressure of the punch.

The force of the punch crossed the sea surface and rushed into the high sky.

The rain lines above Shanghai reversed.

The clouds parted to both sides from above the port area, and a cloud hole covering the city appeared in the center of the sky.

Sunlight pierced through the gap.

It fell onto the embankment.

It fell into the accumulated water.

It fell onto faces covered in mud.

The water level in the streets stopped rising.

The Huangpu River resumed its flow.

The water columns in the underground pipe network fell section by section.

Lin Yuan landed back on Anar's back and rotated his right wrist.

"Is that it?"

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng looked up, an ammunition box sliding from his arms into the mud and water.

"Is this motherfucker human?"

Zhao Dingshan gripped the communicator.

The channel was waiting for his orders.

Yet he stared at the punch hole in the clouds, opening his mouth several times, but unable to make a sound.

Gu Beichen looked down to check the mecha's energy records.

[Superpower fluctuation: Zero.]

He leaned back into the pilot's seat, his Adam's apple bobbing.

The King of the Deep Sea recalled his trident.

He looked at Lin Yuan, then at Anar, who was carrying Lin Yuan.

Only then did he realize.

That four-winged woman also emitted an SS-rank aura.

Yet at this moment, she kept her head lowered, only responsible for supporting that man.

The King of the Deep Sea stepped into the seawater.

The waves carried him as he retreated toward the East Sea.

Lin Yuan did not pursue.

He raised his right hand.

Gray-white water patterns crawled across his palm and fell toward the port area.

[Water Disaster].

The accumulated water in the port began to swirl.

The Huangpu River churned up water lines.

A muffled sound came from the underground water network.

The gray-white patterns passed through the city, crossed the embankment, and spread all the way into the East Sea.

The King of the Deep Sea turned around and raised his trident.

"Ocean, obey!"

The tip of the trident descended.

The seawater bypassed him.

A circle of gray-white water rings rose along the coast of the Dragon Kingdom, the waves interlocking layer by layer, gathering beneath Anar's feet.

The King of the Deep Sea swung his trident repeatedly.

The water surface did not respond.

He looked down at his chest.

The gray-white patterns had already burrowed into the cracks of his scales.

Lin Yuan closed his five fingers.

The waves behind the King of the Deep Sea turned around.

The seawater transformed into a giant palm, slapping down from above.

Boom!

The King of the Deep Sea was pressed into the seabed, and the trident flew out of his hand.

High-pressure water locks entangled his right arm.

Lin Yuan flipped his palm.

Crack!

Bones pierced through the scales and armor.

The severed arm and the trident fell into the sea together.

The King of the Deep Sea roared and gathered the tide.

As soon as the water flow reached his waist, the control was snatched away, wrapping around his body and smashing him toward the open sea.

Once.

Twice.

Seven times.

The sea surface was smashed into deep craters, and the waves rushed onto the embankment, only to retreat before Lin Yuan.

Tens of thousands of sea beasts lay on the seabed.

Not a single one dared to look up.

A transparent water prison rose into the sky.

The King of the Deep Sea lay inside, most of the scales on his chest having fallen off, and his severed arm was sealed by water locks.

In the depths of his eyes, only incomprehensible fear remained.

"Ocean... why won't you listen to me?"

Lin Yuan stepped down from Anar's back.

The water flow supported his feet.

He stepped onto the head of the King of the Deep Sea.

[Do you wish to consume an S-rank crystal core to initiate the contract?]

Sure enough, Chen Mo's system was useful.

The King of the Deep Sea raised his head to strike the water prison.

The first time, seawater poured into his wounds.

The second time, the water locks crushed his ribs.

The third time, the East Sea raised a wave, slapping down toward his head.

[Yes]

The King of the Deep Sea lowered his head.

Contract patterns covered his brow.

[Contract complete.]

[Target: King of the Deep Sea.]

[Rank: SS-rank.]

Inside and outside the port area, tens of thousands of soldiers looked up at the sky.

The King of the Deep Sea, which had nearly submerged Shanghai, knelt at Lin Yuan's feet.

Lin Yuan let go.

"Call back the tsunami."

The King of the Deep Sea lowered his body.

"As you command... My Master."

The East Sea receded.

The landed sea beasts turned around and crawled back into the water.

The accumulated water in the low-lying areas of Shanghai gathered into river channels, passing through the gaps in the port area and flowing into the ocean.

The stranded ships floated again, and the water level of the Huangpu River returned below the warning line.

Zhao Dingshan picked up his military cap.

"Rescue the people."

"Repair the defense line."

"Count the casualties!"

The orders spread throughout the port area.

Lieutenant Colonel Liu Zheng personally drove the ambulance to the rear of the embankment.

Lin Yuan pulled open the car door.

Wang Ya lay on the stretcher, the little bear protected in her arms.

Her gray-white pupils rotated half a circle, her gaze falling on the water stains on Lin Yuan's sleeve.

Lin Yuan checked the wound and placed the little bear back on her chest.

"Shui Ya, well done."

The strength in Wang Ya's hands loosened.

She raised her hand and grabbed the corner of Lin Yuan's clothes.

Lin Yuan turned to look at the East Sea.

The King of the Deep Sea lay prone on the waves, dragging his broken body, with gray-white water currents wrapped around his severed arm.

"There should be a United States fleet floating on the sea."

"There should be some rats with crosses on them aboard."

"Go and bring them here."

"Don't kill them all."

The King of the Deep Sea lowered his head.

"As you command."