Afterglow of the Nile River

"I am the commander of the Hellenic Army and an ally of Ramesses II. I have sent messages for aid to the surrounding areas. Someone will soon come to receive this ship! Follow me!"

Seeing the urgency of the situation, Samael immediately stirred divine intent and laid down a protective barrier. Then, without another word, he scooped up the Female Pharaoh, beat his wings, and sped toward Egypt.

Moments later, a pitch-black giant dragon glided in from above the Chaos Sea, seized the battered Dark Night Sun Ship in its claws, and flew toward Hot Spring Pass amid the cries of the survivors inside.

In a corner at the bottom of the cabin, a graceful woman with long black hair and a floral hairpin clasped her hands before her chest and prayed over and over.

Now that Nitocris and the Egyptian Queen had confirmed that someone had taken over their mission, they finally relaxed. Samael immediately severed his projection over that airspace. His eyes turned sharp and cold as his pair of metal wings beat rapidly, dozens of feathers falling free and shooting into the vast sea fog ahead under the force of divine power.

Screech! Screech! Screech! Screech!

Amid dull sounds of cloth tearing, Deep Sea Giant Serpents had their core hearts pierced and fell into the sea with hissing cries.

Looking down through the thin mist, black tides gradually spread and churned violently. Marine creatures tore at one another madly, their bodies rapidly twisting and swelling, their limbs mutating into grotesque and terrifying forms.

As the three figures flew overhead, the mutants, having caught the scent of delicious prey, sprang from the sea one after another and lunged at Samael and the others.

At that moment, amid a hundred overlapping roars, spell projectiles ranging from pigeon-egg-sized to basin-sized