I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Under the attack of [Angel's Blade], Pope's turtle shield finally broke in one piece.

However, before Troy could even form a smile, Pope's skill was already complete.

A massive amount of water emerged from the space, instantly occupying a large area.

Then, to everyone's astonishment, it transformed into a water sphere with a diameter of one kilometer.

Julia exclaimed as she backed away, "My God, how did they do that?!"

What does it mean to have a water sphere with a diameter of one kilometer?

Its energy is enough to destroy the entire Valcalm!

However, this water sphere has one problem.

Troy looked at the water sphere in the sky and wondered, "With such a grand gesture, even if the turtle's magic power hasn't been exhausted, it's probably almost gone."

But what's the point of creating such a large water sphere?

Troy had never fought against the sea creatures in his previous life.

I learned about the sea creatures from Anno.

He was unaware that the sea creatures' fighting power would be reduced once they left the water.

After seeing that Haskin and his group, despite their numerical advantage, not only failed to gain the upper hand but also suffered several casualties, Popp had no choice but to use [Deep Sea Domain].

It took 90% of my current magic power to create such a large area of ​​water—if I didn't have enough magic power when casting this skill, the range of [Deep Sea Domain] would shrink accordingly.

"Lord Popper!"

While Anno and the others were away from the water sphere, the gunfish man Haskin led four other sea creatures into the water sphere and came to Pop's side.

"It seems we underestimated humanity!"

Pop, now in turtle form, sounded exhausted. "I thought I could hold them off for half a day, then retreat, rest, and continue to fight them."

I never imagined things would develop to this point.

"The battle has barely begun, and we've already lost four high-ranking sea race warriors!"

Upon hearing this, several sea creatures lowered their heads in sadness.

"We misjudged the strength of humanity. The black-armored knights among them are strange; they can even use Lord Rutherford's body to fight!"

"And Dil'u!"

The shrimp-man beside him said, "I saw with my own eyes that Dielu's head was swallowed by that half-dragon, half-scorpion monster. But just now, Dielu reappeared and attacked me."

"That human is indeed extraordinary."

Popp recalled the scene of Anno neutralizing the [Water Dragon's Roar] and said in a deep voice, "He might be the legendary [Blessed One]!"

"The Protector?"

Haskin and the other sea creatures looked puzzled.

Pope explained, "I've only heard a little bit about the Guardians."

Rumor has it that they are people blessed by the world.

Each Guardian possesses unique abilities, and once they mature, their combat power far surpasses that of others of the same level.

Every race has the potential to produce a "Guardian," but the probability is extremely low.

Right now, we may have encountered one.

"Is he the protector?"

Haskin turned around and looked at Anno, who was surrounded by water spheres in the distance, and clenched his fists.

The crab-man said somewhat unconvinced, "Hmph! Now that we are in the water, we can unleash our full fighting power."

If those humans outside were to come in, their fighting power would actually be greatly reduced.

With this shift in power, even if he is the "Guardian," we can still turn the tide!

The [Deep Sea Domain] that Pop created using almost all of his magic power has no offensive power.

It cannot cause any real damage to high-level flying creatures like Anno.

This is simply a skill for changing the environment.

But this is not a useless skill.

As mentioned before, such a massive amount of water, if dumped into any human city, would cause devastating damage.

For sea creatures, fighting in water can increase their combat power by at least 30%!

For humans who are not adapted to underwater combat, entering the water will indeed reduce their combat effectiveness.

However, after considering it for a while, Haskin still suggested, "The opponent has an eighth-tier expert. Given Lord Pop's current state, it will be difficult for him to gain the upper hand in the battle."

And we don't know much about the Guardians.

Even in the water, we cannot be 100% certain of killing the protectors and those humans.

After all, no one can guarantee what other strange and unusual methods that protector might have up their sleeve!

The crab-man immediately pointed at the humans outside and said, "Are we just going to watch the priest outside treat those seriously injured humans?"

"Even if the thief stops his injuries, he won't be able to fight afterward. And the one-armed hunter won't be able to continue fighting for a while either. The eighth-level priest won't expend a lot of mana to heal the hunter's missing arm during the standoff."

Haskin looked at the crab-man and said, "Even if the seriously injured are healed, it won't affect us much. The important thing is that Protector! Are you confident you can deal with him?"

The crab-man, who was about to speak, thought of the scene where Anno neutralized the eighth-tier skill and swallowed his words.

Upon hearing this, Pope pressed further, "Haskin, what are your thoughts?"

Haskin's eyes flashed, and he said, "Our mission is to provide cover for our compatriots heading to Sunset City and delay the high-level human warriors."

Although we have suffered heavy losses, once Lord Pop released his [Deep Sea Domain], the enemy has been effectively tied down by us.

"If they dare to leave, Lord Pope can bring this massive amount of water over human towns and destroy everything."

Popp pondered for a moment, then said, "Moving the water sphere requires additional magic power, but compared to the previous consumption, this amount is negligible. Let's do as Haskins says for now, and adapt to any unexpected situations later!"

All the sea creatures: "Understood!"

......

After hearing Anno say that the sea creatures' fighting power would increase dramatically in the water, Troy and the others guarding outside the water sphere hesitated.

Entering the water sphere to fight the sea creatures is extremely dangerous.

They could only leave the water sphere alone and watch helplessly as Popp slowly regained his magic inside.

"Are we supposed to stay here forever?"

Alpha looked at Troy.

While treating Roger and the Assassins' injuries, Troy looked at Anno and asked, "Anno, do you have any good ideas?"

Anno pondered for a moment, then shook his head.

Even with Anno summoning the ice sprites to help, there was nothing he could do about such a massive water sphere—the ice sprites exhausted their magic and still couldn't turn so much water into ice!

"Then we'll just have to wait and see!"

Troy sighed.

Upon hearing this, Alpha sat cross-legged in the void.

The mage Julia has already closed her eyes to meditate, rapidly restoring her magical power.

After receiving initial treatment, Roger returned alone to the town of Groul to recuperate.

Assassin and Kuro, who were also receiving treatment, insisted on staying here.

As Anno stared at the sea creatures whose health was rapidly recovering inside the water sphere, he suddenly realized something and confirmed his previous speculation.

"These guys, despite having a favorable environment, haven't launched an attack. They're definitely trying to stall us. Their true objective is undoubtedly Hidden Dragon City!"

Just then, a dragon's roar echoed from the distant sky!

Anuo turned around and breathed a slight sigh of relief.

Adelaide, who left last night, is now returning from Selangor with Ella.

Ella, on the other hand, carried those gold-embossed books.