Chapter 430

Chapter 430

TL: xLordFifth

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“Kkagak- Kkakak-!”

The shield lobsters and fishmen were gradually closing in.

While there was a considerable distance from the Kraken, no matter how fast Sea Bream swam, he couldn’t avoid the tentacles of the waiting Kraken. In a virtually complete encirclement situation, Sea Bream was prepared for death.

“Hakikit! The last mermaid! With the death of the last mermaid, we’ll make all the fishmen submit to the death of the last mermaid!”

Hakiiiiit——– Hakyuuuu

“Come on, impurities! You bastards— hmmm?”

As the fishmen roared in unison, preparing to charge, Sea Bream was about to rush straight at them when a strange wave was detected in his senses.

“Hakot, all together, hakkit, charge-!”

Kkak, Kkagak-!

Along with the sound of the Shield Lobsters’ pincers, the fishmen began to charge. Witnessing the onslaught of a large army, Sea Bream couldn’t gather his thoughts.

“No way...?!”

Fishmen have a longer detection range than lobsters. The ‘wave’ that surprised Sea Bream was about to reach the fishmen at that moment.

“Hakikit, Hak-hat?”

“Kyuu, kyuu?”

“ This, this is-“

Considering that they had different detection ranges, the fact that they detected it almost simultaneously despite the significant time difference meant?

“Hakikit, it’s a fast Hakkit- Quickly, fast Hakkyuut!”

The wave was incredibly fast! Sea Bream couldn’t believe it while looking at the approaching wave. The fact that they detected it at almost the same time despite having different detection ranges?

“Hakkit, control – control mages, hakkit! Quickly! Control mages, Hakkyuut!”

The fishmen were confused as Sea Bream expected. Seeing that, the Captain of the Sea God’s Guards wanted to shed tears. The black and white dots approaching were getting larger and larger.

“Everyone prepare!”

“Shvalt, Hrubit.”

As Sea Bream discovered the two sea serpents, the Black Serpent and the White Serpent, gracefully swaying their tails, swimming towards him, Sea Bream’s eyes sparkled.

“Clean them all up.”

Ssssh- Shaaaaaa——-!

Upon seeing the sea serpents, the Kraken immediately ran away. The serpents, not caring about large prey like a giant squid, swallowed the fishmen one by one, tore them apart and thrashed them around.

“Prince!!”

“I came back, but don’t get too excited, Sea Bream. Let’s clean up first.”

“Understood, understood. Understood, my lord!”

He returned, but not really. Sea Bream might have understood Drake’s words, but at least now, it wasn’t important to the Sea God’s Guard Captain. Ignoring Sea Bream’s ecstatic response, Drake used his fingertips to shoot water streams and began to hunt down the fishmen. Even though the fishmen, Shield Lobsters, and even the controlling fishmen sorcerers that had tamed and guided creatures like the Kraken came, there was no way to stop Drake, Shvalt, and Hrubit’s onslaught.

“Hak, Hakkit- The serpents aren’t listening, Hakmot-“

“It’s not even funny. How dare you aim for the serpents like that!”

“That’s right, my lord!”

Unless they showed the authority of the Sea God, who was stronger than Drake, they couldn’t control the serpents. Of course, the only one with that authority was the Sea God!

The excited Sea Bream also dismantled and dismembered the fleeing fishmen without hesitation. In no time, a school of fish gathered around Drake and Sea Bream. The marine ecosystem was nourished by these excellent prey, and the bodies of the fishmen spread throughout the underwater world.

Sea Bream casually defeated one fleeing fishman after another and smiled. If they didn’t intentionally charge, Sea Bream could handle hundreds of them like this.

“Phew, my lord! The cleanup is done for now- Uh, where are you going, my lord?” Sea Bream, who was reporting to Drake with a satisfied expression, was puzzled when Drake showed no interest.

He was moving with the Black Serpent and the White Serpent.

“Where are you going?”

“The reason the fishmen were born is because of the purification pool.”

Floating in a weightless state, Drake and Sea Bream quickly approached the Sea God, who was lying submerged in the water.

“Tentacles... and with this physique.”

The transformed appearance of the Sea God left even his son, Drake, speechless. Sea Bream, too, trembled as he checked the condition of the Sea God. Accepting the Sea God’s death was something Sea Bream could not fathom, whether due to turning into a merman or any other reason.

“Great king, are you all right? Oh, oh, oh!”

“Don’t make a fuss, Sea Bream. My father’s life is fine.”

“How can you be so casual, my lord?”

“Woah!”

Paaah—!

Suddenly, light spewed from the Sea God’s body.

Sea Bream startled and retreated, while Drake, preparing for any potential situation, didn’t see the feared outcome.

Or rather, what happened was the unexpected situation they were secretly hoping for.

“...What is this?”

“The tentacles... have disappeared.”

All the tentacles that surrounded the Sea God’s waist like a skirt vanished. The overly massive physique had returned to its original state, although still larger than Sea Bream.

“Could it be Ha Leea... or...”

“Hahaha! As expected... I need to tidy up like this.”

Seeing the gradually brightening light of his crown, was enough to predict the outcome.

Drake chuckled while looking at the darkness below, not yet fully revealed.

‘Purification pool, what is this... It looks like a heart.’

This was Leeha’s first impression as they finally reached the ocean floor. It emitted a red light by itself, moving rhythmically.

Thump, thump!

It was quite a rapid heartbeat, like a human heart.

‘Texture is like that. I thought it felt like some hard gem, but it’s, ugh, disgusting.’

After placing Blaugrun and Anderson a bit away, Leeha began to circle around the purification pool. Although the size was close to a large rock, the red-glowing purification pool had a rather unsightly appearance, resembling the head of a mallet.

‘Ah, ah!? That thing-‘

Just as they were circling the squirming purification pool over a lap, something strange caught Lee Haa’s eyes. Something embedded in the smooth exterior of the purification pool!

It could be immediately recognized as the ‘pollutant,’ the removal objective of this quest.

‘-A hat... is that... a black tricorn hat?’

The form of the black tricorn hat was exactly as Lee Haa had thought. In the deepest part of the sea, in a purification chamber where even constructed fishmen couldn’t enter recklessly, there was an out-of-place black hat? Was it really possible to come all the way here?

Lee Haa could immediately recall the owner of the hat upon seeing it.

‘Bluebeard... Is it something like what Luger showed before?’

A symbol yet not entirely a symbol. Lee Haa knew that he could create and wear a hat anytime. Since the moment Luger showed the hat, he kept it back in Ezwen’s Papal Chamber, including other appearances where he always wore a hat.

‘Right. Something has been off since then. Bluebeard wouldn’t buy a hat from the costume room.’

So, was he shaping the hat with mana? Lee Haa briefly pondered before shaking his head.

Regardless, it wasn’t important at this point.

“Blugrok!”

Lee Haa adjusted their breathing and took out the electric shock device again. They didn’t want to touch it with their hands because they didn’t know what might happen.

‘Even the plumber guy didn’t grab a boss with his hands when he beat it with a tortoise shell, right? Phew, this time there’s no need for a defense buff. Just—’

Bubbling!

Lee Haa spewed bubbles. Though the sound couldn’t be heard, the action was distinct.

“Here we go! ON!”

Just before the switch touched the hat embedded in the purification chamber’s exterior, it clicked and went up.