Without any warning, a profoundly deep and muffled sound suddenly emanated from the depths of the sea, reverberating like the strike of an enormous war drum, causing a ceaseless tremor in the hearts of all who heard it.
Soon after, more waves of sound—so deep and so sharp—burst from the sea, creating a chaotic and discordant symphony from the ocean's depths, resonating through eardrums with a ringing hum.
"Your Majesty, it's... it's the call of the sea demon beasts!"
Bruno, who had once commanded the Minotaur fleet for decades, widened his bull-eyes, reacting imdiately.
Shock filled his bovine face as he blurted out, "From the sheer depth of these sounds, I'm afraid the ones making them are Tier 6 giant sea demon beasts, at least dozens... no, maybe even over a hundred!"
As Bruno's words fell, the recently returned Minotaur captains and sailors nodded in trembling agreent, their bovine faces clearly displaying their alarm.
Having sailed these waters for years, they naturally understood the terror of sea demon beasts, especially Tier 6 giant sea demon beasts.
These colossal beings boasted rough and thick hides, with energy reserves within them so vast they seed inexhaustible, their smallest forms rivaling giant ships in size.
The largest seen so far even rivaled a massive castle, their leaps from the ocean likened to covering the sky and blocking the sun, akin to the advent of doomsday.
In the two-thousand-year history of battles between them and the Minotaurs, while there had been instances of successfully killing Tier 6 sea demon beasts, most encounters ended in impasse, with no side gaining an advantage, and many tis resulting in heavy losses. This was with just one Tier 6 sea demon beast; if they encountered two, retreat was the only option.
From this, it was clear just how shocking and panic-inducing it was to learn that over a hundred Tier 6 sea demon beasts had appeared nearby, a situation that seed like certain death.
Amid their astonishnt, confusion briefly surfaced on the fur-covered faces of the Minotaurs.
Having dealt with sea demon beasts for years, they knew well that each powerful sea demon beast had an intense territorial instinct.
Aside from so with social tendencies, the majority wouldn't easily allow other sea demon beasts to approach, let alone leave their own territory.
Moreover, the surrounding sea area didn't even have lairs of these powerful sea demon beasts, which was precisely why this relatively calm sea area had been chosen as a route.
From any angle, a massive gathering of high-tier sea demon beasts here defied all logic.
"Your Majesty of the Humans, could this be an imitation of sea demon beast sounds?"
Bruno seed to think of sothing and blurted it out.
However, before Bruno could even finish his sentence, the distant sea surface suddenly surged, and an enormous sea serpent demon beast, over two hundred ters in length, roared as it rose out of the water.
Under the pale light of the cold moon, its sharp teeth glead with an icy glint, and its dark-scaled massive body flashed with an earthen yellow glow, clearly forming a sturdy energy barrier.
For demon beasts above Tier 5, forming a protective energy barrier was naturally a simple task.
Witnessing this astonishing scene, Leo Ray took a deep breath. Such a massive sea demon beast was sothing he had only seen in the dinsional storm's Mirage, never with his own eyes. It was like a prehistoric giant.
Yet, before Leo Ray could marvel inwardly, a giant shark demon beast, even larger than the previous one, suddenly leapt from the water, its maw wide open, biting fiercely towards the scaly thick body of the forr.
The mont its razor-sharp teeth made contact with the earthen yellow energy-barrier-wrapped body, a vast wave of energy erupted, creating a towering wave where the energy wave swept.
Once the spray settled back into the sea, the two giant sea demon beasts were nowhere to be seen, leaving only countless bubbles drifting on the ocean's surface.
"It seems there's more than just sounds appearing."
Leo Ray withdrew his gaze, speaking solemnly, "I fear these creatures have just entered here, battling each other for territories in unfamiliar lands is not surprising."
Earlier, Leo Ray had asked Little Illusion, eliminating the possibility of illusions; although Little Illusion was a Tier 5 Stone Spirit, as a Divine Creation, discerning reality from illusion was manageable.
The mont Leo Ray's voice subsided, similar scenes of sea demon beasts battling appeared in other nearby sea areas as well, stirring up storms everywhere, like one deadly storm after another.
"Your Majesty is absolutely right; fortunately, everyone disembarked earlier and erected the temporary Absolute Defense Barrier. Though limited in area, it's sufficient as our safe haven."
Bruno, recovering slightly from his panic, with doubt all over his face added, "Yet, I don't understand one thing—how could they appear here simultaneously when their territories are so far apart?"
"Perhaps it's because more Barrier Area entrances appeared simultaneously, or perhaps so presence lured them here intentionally."
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