In the early morning, watching the smoke slowly rising from the sky above Muxi City, and listening to the laughter of the citizens in the distance, Todd picked up the slightly cold honey snake fruit tea, took a sip, and a look of peace appeared on his face.
smile.
His comfort did not last long. A voice as dull as thunder suddenly sounded in Todd's mind.
"They're coming."
Todd opened his eyes wide, carefully discerning the source of the sound, and finally asked uncertainly: "Leviathan?"
The voice in my head got louder and louder: "My children are here, they need help, they need shelter."
Todd put down the teacup in his hand and once again confirmed to Leviathan in his mind: "Who are they?"
"Soon, you will know." Leviathan's voice was like waves crashing against the embankment. It came and went quickly. Before Todd could react, it had gradually subsided to nothing.
Just when Todd was confused by Leviathan's meaningless words, a commotion broke out in the port area of Duixi City.
Todd stood up and walked to the end of the garden. Looking from the mountain towards the port, a large group of people gathered on the coastline, blocking the entire bay with water.
Waving to summon a Valkyrie on duty, Todd pointed to the port and said, "Go over there and see what's going on!"
At the same time, at the port shoal of Muxi City, the orc Carol, who was in charge of the security shift, stood on a high platform, looking at the creatures on the sea in the distance, and was so shocked that he couldn't open his mouth from ear to ear.
Seven mermaids, who only appear in myths and folklore, were floating on the sea, holding strange weapons like spears in their hands, watching the people along the coast warily.
These mermaids are all female, with extremely beautiful looks. Their upper bodies are no different from human beings. They are beautiful women. Their lower bodies are beautiful fish tails covered with scales. Their bodies are made of simple clothing tied with shells and seaweed.
The leading woman looks like the leader of this group of mermaids, but she looks like a girl of eighteen or nineteen years old. She has long beeswax shawl hair, slender eyebrows, charming eyes, a straight nose, and fair cheeks.
red.
Although her expression seemed a little pretentious, her slightly trembling body showed her uneasiness and fear.
"In the name of Krakosh, the ancient god of the sea, we request an audience with the Holy King of Muxi, the patron saint of the north, the descendant of the gods, and the protector of foreign races!"
Hearing the mermaid's cry, the orc Carol rubbed the back of his head with a headache.
The werewolf Aldenan standing next to him reminded in a low voice: "At this time, should I ask for instructions from the superiors?"
Carol nodded, quickly returned to the port military camp, found a harpy from the Crusaders, and asked her to report what happened in front of her to the palace as soon as possible.
Watching the harpy fly into the sky, Carol breathed a sigh of relief. When he returned to the shallows, he saw a large group of citizens watching the excitement, surrounding the weak group of mermaids, and discussing with each other.
each other’s thoughts.
"Your Majesty the Holy King! They are the most beautiful women I have ever seen!"
"I've heard that their songs can confuse and ensnare even the most determined sailors!"
"I can't see their lower bodies. Is it really the tail of a fish like the legend says?"
"Can't you just jump into the sea and see for yourself?"
"As I say, why don't we fish them out?"
Listening to the unscrupulous conversations around them, as the focus of everyone, these seven mermaids clenched the spears in their hands and huddled up back to back. Everyone had a look of despair on their faces. Only the leading woman was still anxious.
Shouting: "In the name of the ancient ocean god Krakuosh, we request an audience with the Holy King of Muxi..."
Carol jumped on the wooden box, punched the wooden pillar next to him, and shouted loudly: "Shut up! Before the Holy King's order comes, if anyone wants to cause trouble, I will
More than happy to give him a taste of my fist!"
The citizens of Muxi City, seeing the unkind looks cast by the Crusaders, quickly shut their mouths and quietly waited for the subsequent development of the matter.
A few minutes later, a Valkyrie riding a griffin slowly landed on the plank road at the port.
The Valkyrie, who jumped off the back of her mount, wearing a feather crown and carrying a hunting bow, spotted the mermaid in the water. After a moment of surprise, she began to convey the order from the palace.
"The Holy King has an order! No one is allowed to neglect, hurt or insult these guests from far away for any reason!"
Hearing Valkyrie's words, the mermaids who were extremely nervous all breathed a long sigh of relief. Their pale faces finally gained some color, and some of the timid mermaids even began to cry softly.
The leading mermaid first looked at the Valkyrie standing on the plank road, then looked down at her own fish tail, and said in embarrassment: "We are very eager to see the Holy King now, but our bodies cannot go ashore...
"
Valkyrie thought for a while, then took off a necklace from her neck, carefully threw it to the mermaids, and said: "Use your hands to touch the badge on the necklace..."
After a second's pause, the Valkyrie warned in a deep voice: "Be careful, don't break it."
The leader of the mermaid caught the thrown necklace, looked at the dragon-shaped badge on the necklace, nodded towards the Valkyrie, and then asked her sisters to come closer and touch the badge together.
In an instant, the souls of these seven mermaids were pulled into Todd's soul space.
On the blue sea, there are picturesque islands and towering snow-capped peaks.
A giant dragon with dazzling light all over its body is entrenched on the top of the mountain, extending its head from the clouds, overlooking the sea.
The dragon's dark golden eyes stared at the seven mermaids floating on the sea, and the dragon remained silent.
Oppressed by the powerful dragon power, the mermaids were unable to raise any resistance at all. They bowed their heads and trembled as if they were mortal creatures facing the gods.
"You...want to see me?"
Hearing the dragon's question, the leader of the mermaids, a woman with long beeswax hair, said in a trembling voice: "My name is Rita. We are residents of the ocean and have been avoiding the land for thousands of years."
The creatures..."
The dragon nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"Right now, a catastrophe is happening in the ocean. Not only have we lost our source of food, but we have also had to leave our homes to avoid attacks by unknown creatures..."
"During this disaster, we received inspiration from the ancient ocean god Krakosh. He asked us to come to Muxi City to seek the protection of the Holy King."
Ancient God of the Ocean?
Krakow?
Almost without thinking, Todd immediately understood that this ancient god was the Leviathan he knew, and the mermaids in front of him were creatures created by Leviathan using his ability to materialize his soul.
"Tell me, what does the so-called catastrophe in the ocean mean?"
Rita pursed her lips and said with trembling words: "Just a few days ago, a large amount of black oily substances appeared in the ocean currents at the bottom of the sea. Whether it is a whale or a shrimp or crab, as long as it touches a little bit of these substances, it will immediately
Killed."
"At first, we were told to stay away from these black substances. But soon, these black oily substances, like tenacious seaweed, kept growing and spreading, and finally filled large areas of the ocean."
Rita opened her eyes wide, as if remembering something extremely terrifying, and whispered: "Next, the most terrifying thing happened. All the creatures killed by the black matter came back to life. Their bodies
It begins to rot, no longer has thoughts, and is like a walking zombie, attacking all living objects."