98: The power of the Dragon King!

The Eastern Sea Area defense line.

At this moment, many people were still living as usual, fishing and going out to sea, as if nothing could stop them.

Most of the discussions revolved around the price of vegetables today and the weather for the next two days.

Or they would see tourists from some inland province, gawking and yelling at the sea as if they had never seen it before.

"Awoo—"

Suddenly, a loud dragon's roar, full of fury, erupted, and the atmosphere immediately exploded.

A fisherman, frantically steering his boat back to port, couldn't help but glance at the darkness hidden beneath the sea behind him, utterly panicked, "How could so many sea beasts suddenly appear?"

"What was that sound?"

On land, people were much more relaxed, curiously discussing, "Isn't that exactly like the dragon's roar from legends?"

"So there really are dragons in this world?"

"This is bad!"

"That dragon's roar seems full of anger; could something be wrong?"

Someone clearly noticed the abnormality, but seeing everyone else around them looking calm and collected, they eventually gave up on the thought after some hesitation.

After all, in the hearts of the entire nation, dragons are generally symbols of power and good fortune; in ancient times, they were auspicious omens.

The only ones who felt apprehension about the dragon's roar were the fishermen who were still out at sea and the soldiers stationed there.

At this very moment, countless sea beasts surfaced, their appearances bizarre and varied; some were muscular and starfish-like, others were shellfish as large as fishing boats, and there were even colossal sea beasts that, despite their bodies being close to the water's surface, flew like birds.

They covered the sky and earth, and wherever they passed, it seemed to be a patch of darkness, stirring up the seawater and causing sudden changes in the weather.

"Thump—"

Suddenly, a fishing boat violently shook, as if struck by a giant object.

After the crew stabilized themselves, they were about to check what had happened when they suddenly saw a massive penguin, covered in strange scales and with blood-red eyes, leap out of the water.

"It's a sea beast!"

Splash—

No sooner had the cry of alarm erupted than the mutated penguin plummeted from the sky, its sheer weight destroying the fishing boat!

"Woo—woo—woo—"

A few minutes later, piercing alarms rang out across all parts of the coastal defense line, accompanied by voices shouting, "Everyone, evacuate to the inland!"

"Quick, quick, quick! Seize every moment; it will be too late soon!"

Almost as soon as the voices sounded, people saw countless navy personnel urging coastal government staff to speed up the evacuation of coastal residents.

It was then that people realized a great catastrophe was coming!

"Land creatures, you have angered this King!"

Within just one hour, all the endless sea beasts swarmed in, but perhaps due to their habits, they temporarily dared not come ashore!

At this moment, a purple Flood Dragon, with a grim expression, stared at these humans and spoke in human tongue, "Hand over Nami quickly, and this King can spare your lives!"

"If you disobey... kill without mercy!"

This purple Flood Dragon was the Dragon King.

Because Xia Fan had taken Mermaid Nami before, but the sea creatures were unaware of this, they only knew that all of this was done by land creatures, so as soon as they came ashore, they demanded the other party hand over Nami.

However, all the officers and soldiers who could hear these words were utterly shocked, forgetting to answer the purple Flood Dragon's question.

"Good thing, this is just a legendary Flood Dragon!"

"What do you mean 'good thing'?"

"Have you ever seen a Flood Dragon that can speak before?"

"This is a creature from myths and legends; I can't believe it really exists!"

"It looks like this Flood Dragon is very angry..."

Everyone stood frozen in place, their minds racing with thoughts, forgetting the imminent danger.

"Hmph!"

Rumble—

Seeing the humans' reaction, the purple Flood Dragon's anger grew even fiercer.

He let out a very displeased roar, which immediately caused a massive tsunami.

All of this happened in a flash; in the blink of an eye, the tsunami surged forward.

And the buildings on the coast, now fragile as tofu, were instantly swept away!

...Yunxia Mountain.

Just as the Dragon King appeared in the Eastern Sea Area and caused a tsunami, Mermaid Nami suddenly sensed it.

She stared blankly at the east, and after confirming it, she was overjoyed, thinking with immense excitement, "This power is the Dragon King!"

"The esteemed Lord Dragon King has finally awakened!"

She knew in her heart that as long as the Dragon King could kill the mad tiger not far away, she would regain her freedom.

However, since even Nami could sense it, Xia Fan, as a third-order fierce beast, naturally could also sense the other party's presence.

"The Dragon King, huh?"

At this moment, Xia Fan glanced at the agitated Nami, but he was extremely calm, showing no reaction at all, "At this stage, I should first defend Yunxia Mountain."

..."How could sea beasts suddenly come ashore?"

At the Imperial Research Institute, Professor Xia Xinyu listened to the reports with a deep frown.

He had just been studying the Golden Tiger King, but due to this sudden incident, he had no choice but to shift his attention to the Eastern Sea Area.

After hearing the Dragon King's words, Professor Xia Xinyu grew even more puzzled, "What does he want us to hand over?"

However, he ultimately could not get an answer to this question at this moment.

Soon after, Professor Xia Xinyu's gaze returned to the large screen.

In the real-time surveillance footage being transmitted back, a steel wall quickly rose up a thousand meters from the coast!

Seeing this, Professor Xia Xinyu looked at an officer, "I remember, this steel wall was built a long time ago to prevent sea beasts from landing, wasn't it?"

The officer was clearly somewhat surprised, but after regaining his composure, he immediately replied, "Yes, Professor Xia!"

"The Steel Wall was meticulously designed and made of good materials; every section can withstand several rounds of shelling without breaking."

"Roar—"

As if to verify this statement, in the surveillance footage, countless sea beasts began to come ashore one after another, and two purple beams of light shot directly from the purple Flood Dragon's eyes.

Bang!

With a loud bang, the Steel Wall was merely struck by the light beams and instantly shattered, revealing a large hole.

Rumble—

At the same time, a torrential rain began to fall from the sky, strong winds howled over the sea, and unusually rare giant waves crashed one after another, as if to change the color of the world!

Needless to say, this level of severe weather was clearly somewhat abnormal.

Therefore, under such weather conditions, human combat effectiveness would undoubtedly be greatly weakened.

Professor Xia Xinyu and the group of officers all changed color simultaneously.

They stared intently at the surveillance footage and naturally saw the large hole blasted by the purple Flood Dragon, feeling inexplicably shocked, "The steel defense wall was actually pierced by a single blow!"

"Are... are these sea creatures so terrifying?"