Died?
How could Captain Akha already be dead? How could he die after creating such a big ss? Did he kill himself due to guilt?
How dare he die just like that!
Commander Hotri's expression darkened the mont he heard of Captain Akha's death.
"... Captain Akha was killed by the intruder, Sir," the Celestial soldier added.
Commander Hotri rubbed his temples with a frown before sighing, "Where is that intruder now?"
"The intruder is... One second, Sir,"
The Celestial soldier searching for Vaan on the screens after he suddenly disappeared. When he was found again, the Celestial soldier's expression froze.
"T-This... He is...!"
"Where is he?"
"Outside..."
Surprise, shock, and horror instantly colored everyone's faces at the command center the mont the words left the Celestial soldier's mouth.
Bam!
The heavy tal door to the command center was kicked open. Everyone quickly stared at Vaan, who stood at the entrance, before shifting their gaze to the heavy silver door, which had sunk to the floor.
So of their lips twitched, faces paled, and blood leaked from their mouths.
Most of the buildings in the military district were made to withstand the full-powered attack of a First-stage Divine Star Realm cultivator.
However, such a sturdy tal door had been ripped out of its designated position by force. Moreover, it was done underwater, which was far more difficult than on land.
The shockwave from the blow had struck everyone inside the command center, causing them serious internal injuries and crippling their combat effectiveness. They were weakened, but no one died.
It almost seed calculated.
"Submit or die."
Everyone's heart thumped loudly at Vaan's words. Despite their serious injuries, everyone stared at Vaan with astonishnt, confusion, and doubt.
At their proximity, they could sense the Ocean Master's unique symbol of authority, the Conqueror's Aura. As such, so of their doubts were cleared regarding the big conflict between their comrades in the open square.
Indeed, the Land-Dweller was a bearer of the Conqueror's Aura. He was qualified to be called an Ocean Master.
However, there could only be one Ocean Master, which raised their two biggest questions- Where did Vaan get his Conqueror's Aura? And what happened to the Ocean Master?
"Be careful! He took a shot from a D-series hydro-pulse rifle head-on without a scratch and snapped Captain Akha's neck with his bare hands! Don't be fooled by his weak cultivation!" a Celestial soldier warned, having read the compiled report.
Commander Hotri's gaze shuddered at the news.
He was a Third-stage Divine Star Realm expert, but he wouldn't dare to take such a shot head-on, even if he knew he would be unscathed due to his energy barrier.
However, Vaan took the shot head-on with his bare body and didn't suffer a scratch. He could no longer be considered a land-dwelling human with such a divine body; he was practically a sea monster in human skin.
"What happened to the Ocean Master?" Commander Hotri forced out these words with his gaze fixed on Vaan.
In fact, he didn't dare to look away lest the latter suddenly made a move.
"Why? Would it help you decide?" Vaan nonchalantly replied with a sly smile.
Commander Hotri couldn't help but tremble again.
Although he didn't want to believe it, he suspected the Ocean Master was most likely dead, possibly even killed by Vaan. Still, he just wanted to hear Vaan's verbal confirmation.
"C-Commander! Y-You should look at this report!" an alard soldier alerted, forcing Commander Hotri to look away from Vaan with a frown. He asked, "What is it?"
"This..."
Commander Hotri stared at the screen show to his face.
The screen displayed various information from every city in the southern hemisphere. Detailed sightings of sea monsters roaming the Inner Sea caused great panic and turmoil.
It had only been minutes, but there were already hundreds of news articles on the Celestial Network.
What happened at the Southern Border? Why was the Ocean Master silent? Why did the sea monsters enter the Inner Sea? Who could stop them? Who could answer them?
Various headlines beca the most heated topics and searches on the Celestial Network. The Celestial Kingdom was in chaos, and unrest grew with increasing awareness in every city.
The sightings of the gigantic sea monsters have never been clearer in the Inner Sea. All the Celestial citizen were shocked at their full appearances.
Was the world coming to an end? - Everyone had this thought.
"Your Excellency, please leave the Celestial Kingdom a way out. There are one billion innocent lives within our cities," Commander Hotri pleaded, forcing himself to sink onto his knees.
"Innocent?" Vaan slightly smiled before replying, "Did the Celestial Kingdom give the people of the land a way out when it robbed us of our spirit energy and left us to fend for ourselves against Gehenna?"
When Commander Hotri heard this question, he wanted to retort, "Do farrs care about the feelings of their chickens when they butcher them for their at? Why would they care what
happens to them?"
Alas, Commander Hotri didn't dare to say it.
Although the Celestials viewed Land-Dwellers the sa way as farrs viewed their reared chickens, he knew that he couldn't continue to have this kind of view.
After all, if one of the chickens suddenly wielded the farr's ultimate butchering knife and chased after them, even the farrs would suddenly feel afraid and start running away from it or accept the chicken shackles around their necks if they couldn't.
Even a chicken could rule the world if it took control of the world's only nuclear silo.
Plop!
"This subordinate submits to the new Ocean Master, the god of the sea," Commander Hotri surrendered, planting his head into the ground as he sincerely requested, "Please spare the innocent civilians in exchange for my loyalty, Your Excellency!"
"I don't think you are in a position to make demands," Vaan said, making Commander Hotri's expression ugly. However, he soon added, "But if you behave well, I might consider it."
"I can be your dog or sword, Your Excellency. Just give the order, and I shall answer!" Commander Hotri vowed, abandoning all his pride for the future of the civilians.
He might be a soldier, but even he had families. Moreover, they all resided in Moonwater City, which had been threatened with collapse and flooding.
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