Pirate Kingship.

Chapter 543: Strike First and the Second Beast Tide

In the pitch-black sea of ​​primordial essence, only the land and islands formed by the collective subconscious of mankind are shining with light, blocking the invasion of all kinds of monsters, evil spirits and clans in the "deep sea".

If they were just patrolling outside the deep-sea defense line built by the Lighthouse Sequence Extraordinary Beings, there would be no big problem. However, if they dared to force their way inside, they would most likely be evaporated on the spot by the domineering thoughts and willpower of countless humans.

However, there are exceptions.

For example, if you are born into a certain ethnic group in the Old World, you naturally have a pass label.

“Anchor Bay is still the same Anchor Bay, but all my old rivals have disappeared in the long river of history, and even their bones have turned to ashes.

You probably never thought until you die that after hundreds of years, I, [Nightmare of the Abyss] Dagon, have finally returned!
This time, bloodline and origin don't matter. Everything that the North Sea Empire once had belongs to me. Hahahaha."

A very ancient-looking Wanmin dragon head ship sailed from the depths of the Source Sea.

Like a dream with a hazy feeling of unreality, this is actually the legendary battleship [Dragon Head Ship Valhalla] and the Deep Sea Church that escaped during the South Continent Colonial War.

The dragon head ship spirit standing next to the fifth-level false god [Abyss Nightmare] Dagon raised his hand.

A circle of light waves suddenly spread out from the hull of the legendary battleship, as if it had passed identity recognition, allowing this legendary battleship to easily penetrate into the collective subconscious of the people in the bay.

[Goddess of Love and Beauty] Freya holds the magic book [Textbook of Luoyan City] in her hand, borrows the power of the old god [Kraken, God of Sleep], and gives this legendary battleship the ability to travel freely in dreams and the collective consciousness of mankind.

The deep-sea clans in the cabin rowed the oars quickly, and in a blink of an eye they arrived at the isolated island corresponding to the Anchor Bay.

It is obvious that at this critical moment when the "Dragon King's Court Collapse Plan" is being fully promoted, all forces are racing against time to accelerate their layout.

This Deep Dive Church, which had nearly lost the battle in the southern continent, was now risking everything.

Others at most just sent a few fourth-order mythical creatures as advance teams, while the fifth-order subordinate gods in the rear were still waiting for the opportunity.

The Deep Dive Church not only put the fifth-level subordinate god Dagon, the [Demon of the Abyss], in the first place, but also went all in on the legendary battleship that it had kept in its bottom drawer.

It is clear that "others are watching while I increase my holdings". I want to take advantage of the first-mover advantage of the "Dragon King's Court Collapse Plan" and the convenience of being a Bay citizen to swallow up the entire territory of the North Sea Empire in one gulp.

Even if it cannot be swallowed, it will never be satisfied with just an Anchor Bay.

After all, "Kraken" is not just a nickname, but the lair of the sleeping god Kraken in the mythological era is really on the bottom of the North Sea.

As expected, Dagon, who had come here without any hindrance, had a wild look on his face:
“The Excellency Whose Name Must Not Be Mentioned has asked all of our major sects to lurk in the collective subconscious of the countries surrounding the North Sea and lay the anchor of our respective main gods.

But among all the sects that came here, no one has the power to restrain the collective subconscious better than our Lord, the Sleeping God, so our goal must not stop here.

Tiele! Yitong! Thor! Freya!

You will go to the Kalmar Union and the Kingdom of Hastings among the five Gulf nations respectively, hold the Black Mass ceremony in the collective subconscious of these countries, summon the anchor chain of our Lord to drop anchor and wait for subsequent orders.

Since the friendly forces of the various religions can’t eat it themselves, don’t blame the Deep Dive Church for helping them eat a bite.”

"Yes, Archbishop (Father God)!"

Previously, they had suffered a great defeat in the colonial war on the southern continent, and most of the church's manpower was wiped out in one battle.

The masks of the God King and God Queen were also lost, and four fourth-order mythical creatures, [God of Fertility], [Twins of Light and Darkness], and [Jörmungandr], were killed.

Only the [God of War] Tiele, the [God of Youth] Yitong, and the [God of Love and Beauty] Freya are left.

The last one, Thor, is a mythical creature, Nightmare, who was promoted in the past year. He came from behind and has the strongest combat power among the four only because of his high compatibility with the mask of Thor's godhood.

After receiving the order, a group of four fourth-order mythical creatures walked out of the dragon head ship together.

The three male mythological creatures who had usurped the throne of the Bay People, whether old or new, were all very attentive to Freya, the Goddess of Love and Beauty, and surrounded her like the moon surrounded by stars.

"Furlia, come this way, be careful where you step."

"Furya, why don't you stay on the Dragon Head Ship? I'll do your part of the mission for you."

"Let me do it for you."

At this moment, the tall and fit goddess was wearing extremely cool clothes. Apart from the gold ornaments on her wrists and ankles, she was only wearing a retro white gauze skirt with a very high slit.

The neckline is extremely bold, opening from the chest all the way to the navel, revealing the entire fair and muscular back at the back. Her thighs, as round and full as jade pillars, are particularly eye-catching when she walks.

This outfit, which even socialites in the social circles of the Old Continent would not dare to wear, makes her even more beautiful and sexy, and a group of opposite sexes find it difficult to resist her charm.

However, Freya did not accept the attentive flattery of these admirers. Her words of refusal were polite and firm, with a hint of just the right amount of distance:

"Tie'er, Yitong, Saul, thank you.

But this is not only a task assigned by Father God, but also a crucial battle for us, the "exiles of the Bay", to replace the bloodline of the Blue Dragon King and become the new rulers of the North Sea.

How can I let you guys charge into battle while I just sit back and reap the rewards?
Leave the Kingdom of Hastings, the only kingdom with a [King] in charge, to me. My divine mask is most suitable for infiltration operations."

After saying this, he ignored the pleas of his admirers and instantly turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the collective subconscious of Hastings.

"Fulli."

The three male mythical creatures behind him were extremely moved.

Although the reputation of the gods of beauty in various myths has never been very good, Freya is not only independent in personality, but also considerate and caring towards them and considerate of their feelings. She is also so beautiful that it is obvious that she is a good girl!

After retracting their infatuated gazes, they glared at each other fiercely, all pointing their fingers at each other.

I feel that if the other two people weren't in the way, such a good girl would definitely belong to me.

It was worth it that he lived frugally and gave the treasures he had accumulated with great difficulty, the "Mermaid's Tears" that could enhance his strength, and other rare items to Freya.

She must not want to cause conflicts within the church, so she was so distant to me.

It must be because of this that I love this girl with such a big picture perspective even more!

"Humph!"

The three mythical creatures snorted at each other and flew off in different directions.

Byron's current strength is obviously not as good as the Old God Church Alliance that attacked this time. His only advantage is that he has spied on their movements in advance.

Even the clan members' every move in Hastings and Anchor Bay had long been under his surveillance.

The gorgeous and charming [Goddess of Love and Beauty] had just landed in the collective subconscious of the Kingdom of Hastings when her vision suddenly blurred. When she opened her eyes again, she had found herself in a temple surrounded by a black river.

It is like the "Elysian Paradise", a paradise for heroes surrounded by the River Styx deep in the underworld in mythology.

The one who appeared in front of her, sitting high on the throne, was Byron, the King of the Wild Hunt, who was shining with glory and breathing in the same breath as the collective subconscious of the entire Hastings.

Byron's control over this land grew stronger and stronger through the continuous centralization of power, the Golden Rule to complement the Magna Carta, and his own [Power of the Underworld].

What is the domain of the great red dragon Abaddon? The domain of the god of abundance Sananos? The domain of the god of sleep Kraken?
This is all my divine domain!

When Freya saw him, she immediately prostrated herself on the ground and praised him excitedly:
"Praise be to Saint Byron, my lord."

Compared to the aloof attitude she had shown when facing a group of admirers just now, her face was now full of obedience and admiration. She not only knelt down at Byron's feet, but also took the initiative to kiss the tip of his boot devoutly.

This was not enough, he pulled off a storage item from the golden belt around his waist, shook it, and poured out a pile of dazzling collections onto the ground.

If the three admirers were here, they would be able to recognize them at a glance. These are the various treasures and cultivation resources that they once "voluntarily gave" to the goddess of beauty in order to express their love for her.

Not only were the three portions they offered untouched, but there was also an extra portion that originally belonged to Freya.

At this moment, she regarded all of them as tribute, and used everything she had to please her master whom she hadn't seen for almost a year.

Byron looked at the goddess who had been cultivated as a reincarnation vessel by her false god father (Chapter 371) and who eventually turned from darkness to light, and nodded with satisfaction:
"Get up and get down to business."

"Yes, my lord."

Freya hugged Byron's calf and rubbed it for a few times before reluctantly getting up again. She subconsciously wiped the crystal from the corner of her mouth, and her eyes were so charming that they seemed to be dripping with tears.

If Byron had a slightly greedy look in his eyes, she would immediately offer herself to him and eat him alive.

This [God of Love and Beauty] was obviously also affected by Byron's physique.

As the ultimate "change", its efficacy is much stronger than the previous innate Cowherd Holy Body. Naturally, it will have a strong temptation to certain humans, non-humans, monsters, and evil spirits.

Nowadays, ordinary people, whose average life expectancy is in their thirties, can become light and healthy just by smelling it; they can be free of diseases by chewing their hair; and they can live ten years longer by eating a bite of blood and flesh.

Especially to the opposite sex, he is so fragrant that it is deadly.

Byron's [River Styx] can digest divinity, and other gods may become his food.

But Byron himself couldn't help but make other clans and evil gods salivate.

This side effect is difficult to overcome.

Freya tightened her legs to avoid losing composure, with a hint of excitement mixed in with her respect:
"Master, the dragon-headed ships Valhalla and Dagon have already entered the Anchor Bay. When are we going to start?
With the experience of backstabbing Jörmungandr last time, I will definitely do better this time."

After being transformed into a [Wild Hunt Servant] by Byron, this goddess has transformed into a "destroyer of father's sorrows" and is currently the most hidden insider in the coalition of the Old God Church.

He kept shouting all day long: "How can there be a prince who lives for seventy years in the world?" and was always ready to help Byron stab his own father in the back.

After Byron learned from several Oak Sages and Hawk Moth that the Deep Sea Church was also a member of this alliance, he immediately contacted Freya, preparing to use the Deep Sea Church as a breakthrough point to strike first.

At this point in time, the leaders of other sects have not arrived yet, so it would not hurt at all to just cut off their tentacles.

But the Deep Dive Church, which is all-in, is different. Byron knows the Deep Dive Church inside and out. Capturing Archbishop Dagon is equivalent to uprooting this branch of the church.

Not only that, the four equal or higher-level places for [Wild Hunt Servant] have not been used so far.

If Dagon could be transformed into a [Wild Hunt Servant] in advance, it might be possible to create a breakthrough in the mysterious "Dragon Court Collapse Plan".

They might even catch the tail of that "person whose name cannot be mentioned" and then find a chance to chop him off!
“Even my uncle and dad don’t have much impression of my grandfather, the famous Hammer of Iris.

But to dare to be so self-important and to decide the life and death of a king is already a way to seek death.

How is this different from those nuns who, in troubled times, took the imperial seal and went around selecting the ruler of the world? Is this giving you face?
If you hide well, it'll be fine, but once you're exposed, there will be no place for you in the entire Old Continent."

At this time, a female voice like a spring sounded in the temple:

"Byron, now we have the key to the first mate of the Dragon Head Ship. We can even raid the Dragon Head Ship directly if we find an opportunity.

Let the Golden Deer cooperate with me. I have the confidence to suppress the spirit of the dragon head ship by force." Freya looked up and found that there was another figure standing beside Byron's throne, but it was covered by his divine light.

They immediately recognized that this was the former holder of the "Divine Mask of Queen Frigga" from the Southern Continent, Princess Violet of the Bay, and the nominal lord of these exiles.

She lowered her head subconsciously, temporarily suppressing the desire to spy on the other person's husband.

At this moment, on one of Violet’s slender fingers was the first mate’s seal ring that once belonged to the Nightmare Jörmungandr.

After Byron killed Jörmungandr, he inherited the other party's mystical authority by relying on the power of the entry.

If Violet, the only legitimate descendant of the Harold family, were to wear the seal ring, even if she rushed into a legendary battleship to kill people, the ship spirit would most likely be at a loss as to who to help.

If we attack Dagon in the place where he thinks he is safest, the chances of success will be greatly increased.

At that time, all members of the Deep Dive Church must stay in the Anchor Bay, and the stolen divine mask and legendary battleship must be returned to their original owners!

As long as they swallow up these exiled Bay people again, they can slightly make up for their lack of high-end combat power, and their dominance over the North Sea will take a big step forward.

However, after hearing Freya and Violet's proposal, Byron hesitated for a moment and did not immediately order the siege of Dagon. Instead, he waved his hand and asked them to stay calm:

"Don't worry, we need to wait for the right time to launch a joint attack with the Kalmar Alliance.

Either don't do it, or if you do it, you must not drag your feet.

Some people may not give us a second chance to attack.”

What Byron is most worried about now is the dark hand in the dark.

In history, the other party has made secret moves many times, but they were all like antelope hanging on horns, leaving no trace.

He had carefully examined the files on the murder of his grandfather, Henry V, but everything seemed reasonable and there was no evidence of any outside involvement.

This means that the other party is very likely to possess a treasure similar to the probability dice in the hands of the [Puppet King], and can directly interfere with the illusory fate without being present in person.

Without knowing the other party's abilities, one should at least treat him as a fifth-level strongman.

Regarding this, Byron consulted his mother-in-law, Vanessa, the fourth-level [Prophet] of the Tower Sequence.

Her suggestion is that according to the mystical rules of the Way of Destiny, the greater the force you give to destiny, the greater the corrective force destiny will give you.

If you go too far, it is possible that you will be taken away by a meteorite falling from the sky while sitting at home.

Byron, who had already made up his mind, looked across the strait to the depths of the continent, with fire flashing in his eyes:
"So, the plan to subjugate the Kalmar Union was in the open, while the killing and 'rebellion' of Dagon was in the dark. The two related events were launched at the same time, using the larger fluctuation of fate to cover up the smaller one.

The person whose name cannot be mentioned cannot take care of both ends and even finds it difficult to capture the smaller fluctuations of fate.

Make sure to get at least one thing done.

Let me see the limit of your strength and whether you can break my spine and make me bow to you!"

Time flies.

A few days later, the second wave of beasts from the depths of the Sea of ​​Monsters arrived as expected.

"Ow—!"

"sizzle"

Along with the low roar and strong fishy smell coming from the bottom of the sea, the sky was suddenly covered with dark clouds and a storm poured down.

All the countries around the North Sea at the end of the "Third Gyre" were shrouded in rain.

Then countless huge shadows appeared on the sea, and their tall dorsal fins like mountains drew countless white water lines. Then, without any command, they headed straight for the land driven by instinct.

The first stop, unsurprisingly, is the east coast island chain stretching from the Hattings Strait Islands in the south to the Faroe Islands in the Kalmar Union and to the Anchor Bay in the north.

Amid the beast tide, the coastal countries, having learned from their mistakes, had already dispatched various flying beasts to transmit all the intelligence to the rear.

However, the various sea monsters, which were far more numerous than the first time, still made the military leaders of various countries nervous.

Kalmar Union.

Although the [Queen of Eternal Night] has not returned yet, she did not really allow the three kingdoms to be attacked, but made arrangements early on.

There are two bishops in the "King's Right Hand" who are in charge of the command.

One is the old Prime Minister Droz, who has followed the Queen of Eternal Night for many years and once persuaded her to heal Crown Prince Eric or choose Violet as the heir.

His main role was to act as a lubricant between the church faction and the reformist faction, and he was considered a neutral person caught in a dilemma.

The other was the ecclesiastical cardinal, Archbishop of Roskilde, Elliot Pound.

It was through him that the Council of Gods handed over [Frigga's Dressing Box] and [Winter Secret Box] to the Crown Prince Ulysses the Bearman.

This outsider, who was not of Taiwanese descent, was obviously the highest representative of the church faction and the true spokesperson for the will of Margaret I.

As for the reformists who represent the interests of the middle and lower class nobles, military officers, and the vast majority of ordinary Taiwanese people, where are they?

Ever since the Hastings coup and the Anchor Bay crisis, in order to implement the will of the church within the Kalman Alliance, the leader of the reformist nobles, Gustav Vasa, was assassinated in the street.

From then on, there were no more pure reformers in the central government, and no one was qualified to carry this banner.

In this battle that concerns the life and death of the Three Kingdoms, their voices seem particularly insignificant.

Om-!
The legal network of the [Northern Code] vibrated, and hundreds of projections popped up in the command room, sending images of the front lines and major coastal ports to the top leaders.

Cardinal Pound Elliot, who was of the highest status and most trusted by Margaret I, took the command as a matter of course and issued orders to the Faroe Islands front and major coastal ports:
“All warships are to be withdrawn to the anchorage. From now on, a sea ban will be enforced. Not a single plank is allowed to be put into the water. Violators will be severely punished.

Our navy suffered heavy losses and had no chance of winning a naval battle against the sea monster. The commanders followed the defense plan prepared in advance and brought the sea monster ashore to fight it.

Evacuate the Lord's Lambs in advance, and deploy soldiers according to the defense lines of 100 meters, 500 meters, and 1 kilometer. As long as the sea monster leaves the sea, there will be nothing to be afraid of. "

"As ordered!"

The commanders, most of whom were Taiwanese, were dissatisfied but they had no choice but to obey orders.

[Queen of Eternal Night] conquered the three kingdoms of Kalmar through marriage and military expansion.

But even though she possesses the most orthodox Blue Dragon King bloodline, it does not mean that she has the final say within the alliance.

In order to maintain her rule, she recruited a large number of clergy like Byron's follower [Twilight Deacon] Lockhart to serve as administrative officials at all levels, and eventually formed a huge clergy bureaucracy system in the Three Kingdoms.

Possessing far more land than the Church of Hastings and a higher political status, they are another aristocratic group that does not rely on bloodline for inheritance.

He was even sent to the territory of the reformists to serve as a military supervisor.

Of course, when the plan was first formulated, there were also objections from frontline officers.

“The incident happened suddenly. How could we evacuate civilians to a safe area in such a short time with our organizational capabilities?
It was raining heavily and there was no shelter. Perhaps more people died of illness from rapid hypothermia than were killed by the sea monster.

And don’t forget, the sea monster carries the ‘coelenteritis’, after the residential area turns into a battlefield, is it really still habitable?”

But in the eyes of the church, these were just necessary losses.

He also asked the reformist officer who raised the question, "Do you have a better idea?"

The latter certainly does not dare to say publicly something like "seeking external help".

They could only secretly hate the [Bearman] Ulysses who had killed off the elite troops of the alliance, and they also felt a bit resentful towards the [Queen of Eternal Night] who had taken away another group of elite troops and had not returned yet.

Outside the legal network, the reformist nobles and young military officers represented by Count Hordalan looked at the beast tide in the distance, their eyes beginning to flicker slightly.

Once again, the consensus reached after that "dance" was reaffirmed:
"The Church cannot save the Kalmar Union. Only the kindhearted Saint Byron can!"

As time passed, the atmosphere became increasingly heavy, and the garrison in the Faroe Islands could already smell the stench of the sea monster.

However, the cries of civilians being evacuated were getting louder and louder. It seemed that the top leaders were overly optimistic about their own organizational capabilities, which resulted in the evacuation work not being smooth.

The soldiers were breathing heavily, their palms were greasy with sweat, and they didn't know whether they and their families who were not properly accommodated behind them would survive this time.

They prayed in their hearts: "Creator, Woden, King of the Wild Hunt, bless you!"

The main point is to find a temporary solution, and gods are indispensable.

At this moment, someone in the command system suddenly exclaimed:
"Look, what is that?!"

The commanders of various ports immediately switched to the vision of the flying beastmasters and saw the shocking scene on the front line.

call out!call out!call out!call out!
On the sea, led by a brilliant sun, the "inter-border fleet" and the "Strait fleet" flying the long gilded flag of Hastings leaped to the front of the beast tide that had not yet had time to divert.

Blocked their way.

The top leaders of the Kalmar Union all opened their mouths in amazement.

"The King of the Wild Hunt? What are they going to do?"

"Are you crazy? Dragon dung potions are useless in this kind of weather, right?"

"Does he want to stop the sea monster at sea?"

The fleet ignored their thoughts, and the extraordinary golden aura of [Legendary Battleship] spread throughout the entire fleet.

A majestic voice resounded across the sea and sky:

"Law: All enemies must not hide, come out!"

The legendary battleship skill [Fleet Assimilation] instantly transformed the place where the fleet was stationed into Byron's territory.

Driven by the law, the underwater sea monsters were forced to float to the surface collectively.

Byron's heroic voice continued:
"The King of the Sea is here on patrol. Those who follow me will prosper, those who go against me will perish!

Fleet salvo, fire!"

boom! boom! boom! boom! boom!
Under the gazes of the various factions of the Kalmar Union, hundreds of level 4 and above battleships opened fire, and the red lines of fire instantly submerged the vanguard of the sea monsters.

(End of this chapter)