Chapter 503 - 502: Global Live Broadcast! Mermaid vs. Eagle! (Part 1)

The Mermaid Youth’s voice was slightly hoarse and tinged with indifference, but every word he spoke sent an involuntary shiver down one’s spine.

The soldiers on the warship didn’t dare take another step—

This was the Prince Merfolk of the Undersea Kingdom!

The future Sea Emperor!

Even though the Sea Execution Team belonged to the land, the Mermaid Clan had been the nobility among nobles in the Deep Sea Empire for a thousand years. The class system etched into their very bones made it nearly impossible for these soldiers to breathe in front of Yusen.

The black-robed man’s expression stiffened slightly. He hadn’t expected Prince Yusen to suddenly appear here.

He didn’t hesitate, opting to apologize directly. "I was being presumptuous. I hope the Lady Lord can forgive my transgression."

Although the Sea Execution Team was not under the jurisdiction of the Undersea Kingdom, Will did not dare to be too insolent when facing the possessor of the Deep Sea Empire’s greatest talent.

Especially at a critical time like this—

Will reminded him, "Prince Yusen, the person on this ship is the last of the Cangshan Empire’s Royal Family."

Cangshan and the Deep Sea have a thousand-year blood feud.

Dracula, the last royal of the Cangshan Empire, has awakened an Array talent. He can hide Cangshan’s final remains in a place that no member of the Beast Clan can find.

If he weren’t in a period of Evolution, the Sea Execution Team would have never been able to find him.

It was safe to say that if they missed this chance, it would be very difficult to restrain him ever again.

The Eagle could lie low and cultivate his power. When he emerged on his own, the Deep Sea Empire would most likely have to face a terrifying avenger.

What would happen then was anyone’s guess.

Yu Zhizhi sat on the Little Octopus’s head, her hands clasped to her chest. The wind blew her yellow rain hat off.

Yusen glanced at her.

The little female’s face was pale, her eyes filled with nervousness, worry, and a faint plea.

He, of course, understood what she meant.

All these emotions... they were all for that Eagle.

Yu Zhizhi was terrified that Dracula would be taken away by this man who called himself a Sea Executor. She didn’t have to think to know what Dracula would face if she couldn’t protect him until he recovered his Strength!

—Dracula would die!

She could only hope that Yusen wouldn’t side with the black-robed man.

The Little Octopus also felt inexplicably nervous.

’If that Eagle dies and the Underground City is destroyed, it would be a bit of a shame,’ it thought. ’But I’m not that close with Dracula, not enough to worry about him.’

’It must be because of Tutu.’

’She’s influencing me.’

Yusen averted his gaze. A brilliant Light fell through the torn rift in the sky, illuminating only the spot where he stood. Ahead was a vast, gloomy land shrouded in black mist, where the frigid air had condensed into chunks of Ice Crystal Stones. His eyes showed no trace of emotion as he said, "I don’t need you to tell me."

The black-robed man raised his hands. "Alright, I spoke out of turn."

Anyone could tell that Prince Merfolk’s mood was extremely foul at that moment.

Faint, white, frost-like scales began to appear on the side of his face.

When a Mermaid gets angry, their skin begins to frost over.

The woman beside the black-robed man stared, transfixed, at the suddenly-appeared Prince Yusen. Although she had seen him a few times via video during Empire conferences, this was the first time she had seen him this close.

Prince Yusen exuded a frigid aura. Frost gradually spread to his fins and neck, even affecting his white uniform. His ice-blue eyes, in particular, were like those of a god standing atop a glacier, possessing a noble sanctity that one could only admire from afar, never defile.

As she watched him, her mouth went dry.

Even the hand gripping the Compass couldn’t stop trembling.

The black-robed man seemed to notice something. He shot a light glance at the Golden Fish Female beside him. She, too, realized her lack of composure. A trace of embarrassment appeared on her face, and she hugged the Compass tighter, taking a step back.

The black-robed man smiled. "Lady Lord, could I ask you to step aside for a moment? It would be unfortunate if you were accidentally injured."

’Since Prince Yusen also agrees with the capture,’ he thought, ’all I need to do now is ask this Rabbit Clan female to move.’

Yu Zhizhi’s face grew even paler. She looked at Yusen, but couldn’t say a single word.

...She knew.

The grudge between the Cangshan Empire and the Deep Sea Empire ran deep.

As Prince Merfolk of the Deep Sea Empire, Yusen would naturally make the same choice as the black-robed man.

The words to beg for help wouldn’t come out.

’What should I do?’

’Will Dracula die?’

The thought that Dracula might die today made Yu Zhizhi grow increasingly anxious, and her eyes instantly reddened.

An ice wall condensed from frost appeared behind Yusen. He leaned back against it. "Wait."

He said a single word.

Leaving no room for argument.

The black-robed man froze for a moment, but quickly recovered. "Your Highness, isn’t this... improper?"

"What if that Eagle recovers his Strength and escapes?"

Yusen didn’t speak again.

He closed his eyes.

The black-robed man also fell silent.

It seemed Prince Merfolk had his own ideas.

Yu Zhizhi stared blankly at Yusen. They weren’t far apart, but at this moment, he felt incredibly distant.

On the frozen sea, the youth exuding an aura of frost, leaning against the ice wall—he wasn’t the Sensen who had walked with her in the snow, warmed himself by the fire with her in the little wooden cabin, looked at her with a flushed face on the verge of tears in the pool, and gently kissed her when they bonded. He was... he was...

A noble of the Deep Sea Empire. The heir to the Undersea Kingdom. The future Sea Emperor.

He had his duties, his position.

’This world is just like that, it seems. And I’m just an accidental intruder.’

’If I hadn’t come, this scene would have happened anyway.’

The Sea Execution Team had already surrounded the area.

That black-robed man named Will was clearly no ordinary person.

And now with Yusen added to the mix—

Yu Zhizhi’s nose tingled, and tears instantly started to flow.

’Dracula is going to die, he’s going to die.’

’But what can I do?’

’I can’t do anything at all...’

Yu Zhizhi’s tears slid down her face and fell onto the Little Octopus’s head.

—Huh?

The Little Octopus froze for a second. It was closest to Tutu and at first thought it was mistaken, but then it heard her soft sobs, muffled by the wind. Only then was it certain—Tutu was crying!

It lifted a tentacle, only to realize that the difference in their sizes was so great, it couldn’t even perform the simple act of wiping away her tears!

It cursed inwardly. ’This damned mutation! How am I supposed to comfort Tutu now?!’

Left with no other choice, it could only whisper, "Don’t cry, don’t cry! I know you don’t want anything to happen to Dracula. Yusen is ignoring you, so I’ll figure something out! I’ll figure something out!"

In an unnoticed corner, a small seashell boat floated at the edge of the Vortex Zone.

A young man on the boat was accompanied by a golden live-streaming sphere.

As the Moon Rising Empire’s most famous explorer, he had been wandering the seas for three years, never expecting to stumble upon something so thrilling in these dangerous waters!

And because of this chaotic scene, the likes of which hadn’t been seen in a century, his live stream’s audience had exploded by over a hundred million viewers!