Everything happened too fast. The instant Thalassa became aware of Nerio's existence, Nerio's trident had already transformed into a streak of lightning, piercing straight through Thalassa's chest.
"Boom! Crash!"
Sand and dust exploded outward, obscuring all vision. Only a pale blue radiance remained, flooding the area and illuminating the beautifully curving tail fin as it twisted in the light.
Nana stared at the scene in shock, her gaze fixed in a daze on the unfamiliar merfolk.
She was certain she had never seen this merfolk within the royal palace of Aqualon. Moreover, judging from everything that had happened before, the so-called Eldest Princess Athena had in fact always been this merfolk. Then where was the real Eldest Princess?
No one could answer that question at this moment.
A powerful surge of black smoke suddenly rose from below, spreading outward and morphing into the shapes of countless distorted faces, all wailing and screaming endlessly.
