Above the surface of the boiling deep-sea lake, countless bubbles filled with deadly poison rose... In an instant, the exploration vessel that had carried His Majesty the Emperor of the Underwater City was severely corroded, then rotted away, and finally became dust in the sea.
One hideous demon after another emerged from the land of death below, like crabs quietly crawling onto the beach at night. Their numbers were astonishing.
They quickly surrounded the Emperor of the Underwater City completely... Countless scarlet gazes stared greedily at him.
His Majesty the Emperor ignored those greedy gazes and walked forward step by step—until, at last, one demon could no longer restrain its instincts and suddenly pounced at Louis XXXIX.
It was like a signal, a signal that drove all the demons mad in an instant.
Countless demons lunged out at the same time. They had sharp claws and jagged fangs, and they could emit shrieks that made one's heart tremble.
They were nightmares—nightmares that devoured everything without regard for the consequences... At last, the demons completely swallowed the Emperor of the Underwater City.
They piled up like mountains, yet continued surging forward one after another.
Just then, a deep blue radiance burst forth, scattering and driving away all the demons in an instant... Under that powerful light, the demons could not even let out a scream before they were completely annihilated.
Louis XXXIX reached the edge of the lake completely unharmed. He raised his hand, and a blue sphere of light condensed in his palm. Then it slowly flew out and gradually descended onto the surface of the lake.
It sank little by little.
The surface of the lake remained calm... Yet His Majesty the Emperor was deep in thought as he suddenly clenched his fist. It was as if something had