Merging with Little Crocodile! (Part Two)

"Lava!"

"Rise!"

"Steam Red Poison!"

The lava patterns on Xu Fang's body swelled and glowed red. Tons upon tons of Steam Red Poison poured out, turning the Demon Beasts still lingering nearby to watch into thick liquid.

Because Mochizuki Chiharu was petrified, the skill didn't affect her.

Boom!

Amid the red mist, the Abyssal Sea Demon's seaweed tendrils had also been corroded into a ragged mess, with something like white bones even showing through.

"ROAR!!!!!"

The Abyssal Sea Demon was furious, with a trace of frustration. If half its body hadn't been stuck in the subterranean river beneath the sea, it would have torn apart that thing in front of it that was neither a turtle nor a tortoise long ago!

Whoosh—!!!

The Abyssal Sea Demon used its magic, churning the surrounding waves into countless terrifying water pillars, hundreds upon hundreds of them.

Mochizuki Chiharu, who had been cowering nearby, was out of luck. As she watched the deadly pillars surge toward her, her eyes widened and her mind went blank.

But just then, a small figure darted into her sight.

"Eeya!"

The Abyssal Sea Demon wasn't an Emperor, so El Niño naturally took control of the water pillars. The Vast Sea Pillars circled around and charged back the way they came.

"This..." Mochizuki Chiharu stared, stunned.

El Niño glanced at her, then pointed outward with its chubby little hand.

There was no time to wonder why this adorable Sea Monster was saving her. Mochizuki Chiharu ended her petrification and fled for her life.

El Niño watched the battlefield, torn. It wanted to help Xu Fang, but he had told it that it was best not to show itself right now. Its identity could easily provoke an even more dangerous presence.

So it could only borrow the Abyssal Sea Demon's