"Mermaid Requiem!"
A wave of eerie Spiritual Power fluctuations and sound came from Augustus. This was the innate ability of a top-tier Soul Beast it had once devoured—a mermaid's talent, a spiritual attack.
The instant the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King heard those sounds, his gaze scattered and he fell into a brief daze. Only when the scales struck his body did he snap back to himself as if waking from a dream.
"Roar—" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King let out a pained wail. The places on his body that had been hit by the scales were drenched in blood, the wounds so deep bone could be seen.
"Bastard!"
Even at this point, the Deep Sea Demonic Whale King still had not given up on fleeing. Deep-blue light surged over his body, and a blue breath blasted toward Augustus like a high-pressure water gun.
The wings on Augustus's back gave a slight flap, and his body drifted lightly aside. The blue breath brushed past him and struck an undersea reef nearby, blasting it to pieces in an instant.
"It would be rude not to return the favor. You take this from me too—Black Water Demon Lightning!"
Augustus opened his huge mouth, and a bolt of black lightning shot from it like a flood dragon emerging from the sea, streaking toward the distant Deep Sea Demonic Whale King. This was the innate ability it had obtained after devouring the Soul Beast known as the Deep Sea Electric Eel.
"Ah!" The Deep Sea Demonic Whale King could not dodge in time. His body was struck by the electric current and instantly went into spasms, every muscle in him twitching uncontrollably as he twisted in agony.
"Die!"
Augustus raised his right claw, and a dark-gold Claw Shadow slashed viciously toward the immobilized