Soon, Watson came up with a complete plan in his mind. Rather than destroying the Severed Finger Gang, he wanted to control the group and spy for the king.
He had already fused with Glenn from the Severed Finger Gang and then with Mr. K. He needed to find Elven and used her as a blueprint to complete the fusion. Then, he would be able to control the Severed Finger Gang leader. It was not difficult to find the other supreme commanders of the Severed Finger Gang. After rounding them up, it would not be an exaggeration to say that he had secretly controlled the Severed Finger Gang.
Watson, who was controlling the water flow in the abyss, had a glint in his eyes. The most important thing was to find the Sea God’s Trident that the Severed Finger Gang members had taken and then free his main body. That way, it would be safer to capture Elven.
As he made up his mind, Watson released the water droplet army and created a few water-elemental clones to place on Mr. K’s body. Then, he gave him instructions, “Go find the Trident and bring it back to me.”
After Mr. K left, only Watson was left in the secret chamber. He closed his eyes and began to inject the water-elemental clone into the waterway. He also used the waterway network that covered the entire city to monitor Elven and other suspicious people’s movements, preventing them from escaping the floating city.
While he was monitoring, he soon discovered another major incident.
Under the lake, not far from the main entrance of the floating city, a few mermaids had quietly sneaked in from the bottom of the turbulent lake. Their sky-blue hair was emitting a faint fluorescence in the water. Those mermaids had the strength of gold-tier elites. They had quietly attached themselves to a few cargo ships that were preparing to enter the floating city.
Further away, Watson could feel the fluctuations of thousands of sea folk warriors through his water-elemental avatar. Owen and Poseidon stood in front of those sea folk warriors. Owen was using the sea folk language to cheer for his companions in the water.
“Brothers, brace yourselves. When we enter the floating city, we will destroy their network first. Then, we will let our brothers in and force the people on land into the water. Then, we will capture them all in one fell swoop!”
Watson, who was in the secret chamber, slowly opened his eyes when he saw that. “Why did they choose to attack when I entered the secret chamber? Did someone tell them about it?”
Watson felt helpless. He did not know whether those people had an accomplice or not, but there was one advantage to entering the secret chamber. He could evolve thousands of clones there, and he could use the water droplet army to monitor the entire city. If he had not obtained that ability, he would not have known that there were so many dangers hidden in that city.
“It looks like I need to capture the Severed Fingers Gang leader and also put up a defense to prevent too many people from dying because of the sea folks’ invasion.”
….
While Watson was planning that, at the entrance of Lake Priest….
Casey was standing on a large ship, looking down at the clear surface of the sea through the railings. “In just half a day, the seawater has become clear. Those sea folks are quite fast! No, that is Antonio’s fault. If it weren’t for him, all the sea folks would have died.”
Casey was angry at the mention of Antonio. He heard that his disciple had gone to the Ptolemy manor to participate in the trial in the afternoon. His brother, Mike, was in charge of supporting him.
“Mike was the one who arranged the trial for Watson. He will definitely use that chance to badmouth me. Father has already handed over most of the family matters to him. I don’t know what else I can do. Will I get the chance to inherit the family in the future?”
Casey was worried. In the past, even though his father was not satisfied with what he had done, he was still willing to hand some tasks to him. However, that had changed; his father was not even willing to look at him. That kind of attitude made him feel even worse.
“No, I have to do something before Eldest Brother does. You! Come here! Spread a large anti-magic net over that area. I want you to bring at least three mermaids to my room today.”
Casey waved at the three crew members who were closest to him and gave them an order.
The crew members looked troubled. The Ptolemy family had just attacked the sea folks. Under such circumstances, those sea folks would definitely go into hiding. Who could dare to come out? It would be unrealistic for them to get the mermaids.
However, they knew Casey’s personality. If they did not agree to Casey’s request, they would end up in a miserable state. They had no choice but to obey. They came to the side of the ship and cast a fishing net made of anti-magic materials. They waited in boredom.
They thought that the fishing net would hardly move. However, after waiting for a while, something pulled the net.
“Young Master Casey, great news! The fishing net has moved. There are really sea folks coming out at this time. It’s a good harvest!”
Before they could pull the fishing net up, a few of the guards ran to Casey’s room in the cabin to tell him about that.
“A mermaid has taken the bait? If I catch those mermaids, I might be able to improve my image with my father. If he’s happy, he won’t ground me.”
As Casey thought about that excitedly in his heart, he came to the outside of the ship and looked down. “Where are the mermaids?”
“Over there.”
A few of his subordinates pointed in a direction. Casey did see a mermaid in the fishing net. The scales on her body had been cut by the hook made of anti-magic materials on the fishing net. Even though she looked like a silver-tier elite, that mermaid could not unleash her full strength. She could only pull the fishing net on her body with all her might and let out a sharp cry toward Casey and the others.
“Only one?”
Casey was a little disappointed. The anti-magic materials they used to capture mermaids and the shackles were made of the same material. Usually, when they were cut by the hook made of that material, even a gold-tier mermaid would not be able to unleash her full strength, let alone a silver-tier mermaid.
“Forget it! One is better than nothing. After I pull that mermaid up, I’ll enjoy her properly. Then, I’ll break her limbs and put them on the side of the boat to be exposed to the sun. More mermaids will come when they hear her.”
Casey had a great idea. He had been very unlucky for the past two days. His father had also reprimanded him harshly. It had been so long since he had killed a woman. He felt that something was missing. In addition to the grievances he had suffered over the past two days, he also needed to vent.
Casey was excited when he thought about how he would torture that mermaid after he ravaged her.
“Young Master Casey, there seems to be something wrapped around that mermaid’s body. She’s much heavier than an ordinary mermaid. We can’t pull her up.”
Casey heard the voices of his subordinates, who had gone to pull the net while he was fantasizing about his plan. When he snapped back to his senses, he realized that a few gold-tier guards were trying to lift a silver-tier mermaid, but they were unable to pull her up. He was enraged. “You are all trash! Pull her with all your might. If you can’t pull her up today, then I’ll slaughter all of you and throw you into the water to feed the sharks.”
His underlings immediately used all their strength to lift the mermaid into the boat. “Pull her up, pull…”
After shouting excitedly for a while, the underling’s expression suddenly stiffened. He stood rooted to the ground and stared blankly at the mermaid’s body.
He was not the only one who was also stunned. Everyone on the ship was also bewildered. They saw the huge shell cannon in the mermaid’s hands. The deep barrel was aimed at Casey’s ship. There were at least 100 sea folks in the shell, apart from the pearls that were wrapped in lightning and ready to be filled at any time.
Whoosh, Whoosh, Whoosh!
After the shell cannon appeared, the mermaid immediately let go and went back into the shell cannon. The air from other parts of the sea broke. Hundreds of shells and tens of thousands of sea folks had emerged from the bottom of the sea. A gloomy woman with an octopus body stood in front of them. Her upper body was in a long white robe, and she had a stalk of seagrass in her mouth.
“Aren’t you a regular customer? You often take the sea folks as your slaves. Are you our enemy, Young Master Casey? I can’t believe that the Ptolemy family has evacuated. Only you dare to stay here. I have to admire your courage.”
That gloomy woman was the sea tribe’s third platinum-tier elite, Jana. She grinned at Casey. The tentacles beneath her feet stretched outward casually and waved toward the distance. They were so fast that one would think it was an illusion.
The anti-magic materials that trapped the Pearl Cannon and the sea folks in the distance and the surrounding anti-magic nets immediately turned into scattered lines and fell into the sea, allowing them to escape their predicament.
The anti-magic materials could trap a gold-tier elite, but they could not withstand a single blow from Jana.
“Quick, all of you, hurry up and stop those guys!”
Casey saw the tens of thousands of sea folks on the surface of the sea and knew that the majority of the tribe were there. He was so frightened that his face paled. He ordered his subordinates to go forward while he ran in the opposite direction, hoping to escape back to land.
However…
Swoosh!
An invisible wind whistled past him. Casey felt a sharp pain in his legs. He fell to the ground as tears streamed down his face.
He did not know what had happened. He turned his head and saw two tentacles had penetrated his legs. There were two bloody daggers wrapped around the tentacles. As for the gold-tier guards who were responsible for protecting him, their bodies had shattered into pieces, turning into a pile of minced meat.
That scene terrified Casey, and coupled with the intense pain in his legs, he could not help but scream.
“I just came out, but I managed to land a big fish. What good luck! He is the Ptolemy family’s second young master, so he must be an important bargaining chip. I can’t let him die. However, on the other hand, as long as he doesn’t die, I can do anything to him.”
She floated across the sea and arrived near Casey’s boat. Then, with a heavy kick, she landed between Casey’s legs. She spat out the seaweed and opened her serrated mouth. She was smiling very happily.
