"I have a wife and children; they are waiting for me at home. Don't kill me!"
Aquaman lifted him from the seawater into mid-air, angrily questioning him, "Are you begging for mercy? That whale you just killed also had its own family. Its young have already been slaughtered and are on your deck, yet you are still here begging for my forgiveness!"
As he spoke, Aquaman was about to raise his fist to strike the man.
But the next second, his action was stopped.
Mera, who had appeared at some unknown time, grabbed his fist.
"Mera?"
Aquaman looked at Mera, who had suddenly appeared, unsure why she was stopping him.
"You are currently consumed by anger. If you do this now, Arthur, you will be declaring war on humanity!"
Mera said to Aquaman with a serious expression.
"No, I'm not! I am human; how could I wage war on humanity! I just want to wage war on these despicable individuals."
Aquaman felt he was being misunderstood. "I know what to do, so Mera, you don't need to give me advice."
Mera did not release her hand and continued to say to Aquaman, "But others won't think that way. Humans will only see you killing human fishermen, which is a provocation to them. And don't forget, Eric is in charge of this continent now."
"You once owed him a promise, didn't you?"
Aquaman looked at Mera's serious expression, let out a breath, shook his head, and somewhat dejectedly lowered his hand.
"Sorry, I lost my composure just now."
Aquaman exhaled and apologized to Mera, "My emotions were a bit out of control just now. I don't know what's wrong with me. Ever since so many things happened on land, my emotions have also been off."
"You're worried about that promise, aren't you?"
Mera looked at Aquaman's complex expression and said, "That's not something you alone can decide. Even if you were to give the position of Lord of Atlantis to Eric, you wouldn't be able to do it, as some things are not within your sole control."
"I don't even know what I'm worried about."
Aquaman forced a smile at Mera.
Just then, the rescue ships and aircraft also flew towards them.
The helicopter's searchlight spotted the situation and immediately lowered its flight altitude.
The group of Atlanteans Aquaman had brought with him, seeing the helicopter flying towards them, assumed the other party was attacking them and immediately threw their weapons forward.
Bang!
The weapon, carrying immense force, pierced through the helicopter's fuselage, making a loud noise.
The helicopter immediately lost control and plummeted, spiraling through the air.
Boom!
The sea immediately experienced a powerful surge, creating giant waves ten meters high.
Then, with a booming explosion, the helicopter that crashed into the sea immediately turned into a sea of fire.
Seeing the helicopter not far from him turn into a sea of fire, Aquaman's eyes widened with fury.
He roared at his subordinates behind him: "Who did that?!"
"Your Majesty, it tried to approach us. I thought it was going to attack us."
A soldier replied to him.
"No! You fool! Did you forget what I told you before we set off? Do not actively attack other humans; only attack these whaling bastards. Can't your brain remember what I've told you multiple times?!"
"S-sorry, Your Majesty!"
The Atlantean, knowing he had caused trouble, quickly apologized to Aquaman.
Although he apologized to Arthur, he didn't feel he had done anything wrong internally.
In the eyes of these Atlanteans, humans on land were weak and frail. Moreover, humans had initiated the conflict, so even shooting down a helicopter was not a big deal.
Ignoring the urge to scold these foolish soldiers further, Arthur quickly swam towards the burning helicopter.
Mera, who was beside him, paused for a moment and then quickly followed Arthur.
Arthur looked at the exploded helicopter, which had no survivors, and despair filled his eyes. He said to Mera, who had rushed over: "I ultimately caused this conflict!"
On the other side, the rescue ships and helicopters, seeing the Atlanteans actively attacking their side and even destroying a helicopter, immediately engaged in battle, launching attacks against these merfolk.
Eric in Metropolis also learned about this incident.
In the Justice Society Hall, Eric sat in the main seat, surrounded by his people on a circle of chairs.
On the left were Bart, Jenna, Wonder Twins, Diana, and his sister Rachel. On the right sat Green Lantern and Shazam.
Rachel shouldn't have been sitting there, but her strong curiosity made her insist on coming to see, so she occupied a seat.
As for Shazam, who had been beaten by Eric, he was persuaded by Green Lantern to join the Justice Society.
Shazam, the "troublemaker," did not seem to resent Eric because of their previous conflict. Instead, he was like a curious child, constantly pestering Eric, asking him how he absorbed the lightning he released.
On the wall of the hall hung a large display screen, showing a live broadcast of the battle between humans and Atlanteans near Haibao Reef.
"This is…"
Wonder Woman's brows furrowed. "These are Atlanteans!"
"What are Atlanteans?"
Curious Bart asked Diana.
"Atlantis is a continent located in the North Atlantic, and it was the earliest civilized society on Earth. Thousands of years ago, many people gathered there and established 12 communities, later forming city-states including Poseidonis and Tritonis."
Jenna of the Wonder Twins explained to Bart, "I've read many legends about Atlantis in the library."
Bart looked at the Atlanteans riding seahorses on the screen, as well as various creatures emerging from the sea, and shook his head. "I thought that was just a legend."
Eric looked at the battle on the screen, his brows furrowed, and he remained silent for a long time.
"Leave it to me. I will go stop these barbaric Atlanteans."
Diana stood up and said to Eric, "My race has dealt with them before."
"I'll go with you."
Green Lantern also stood up.
"And me. An extra hand is always safer."
Shazam also stood up.
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