The torrent of destructive energy caused by Demon Empress's angry blow has dissipated, leaving only the traces on Blue-Ringed Octopus transformed by Kraken, and the residual, heart-stopping violent aura in the air.
At this moment, what is more suffocating than the aftermath of this energy is the extremely weird silence in the cave, as well as the gradually spreading, more dangerous cold anger.
On Demon Empress's beautiful face, the daze and confusion caused by waking up and being accidentally hit suddenly froze in the "Master" title that Tieshan blurted out in desperation, and then slowly shattered.
The starry sky blue eyes narrowed slightly, and the Angry Sea color that had just faded deep in his eyes reappeared, but this time, there was less of the violent burst of instinct, more of the scrutiny after waking up, and a touch of coldness like being touched.
Her eyes slowly moved away from Kraken, who was silently mobilizing the remaining energy to repair himself in the distance with a hint of helplessness and resignation, and fell on the two Tieshan and Mo Yuan at the entrance of the cave, whose forms had changed greatly and their auras were much weaker.
"Master?" Demon Empress's voice sounded directly in the consciousness of every being in the cave. The voice was ethereal and melodious, but it was as cold as the deep sea, and every syllable seemed to freeze the soul. She tilted her head slightly, and locked her gaze on Kraken again. In those starry sky blue eyes, the meaning of scrutiny was so strong that it almost turned into reality.
"You called him...Master?"
Her eyes swept over Tieshan and Mo Yuan again, and the cold gaze made the two loyal Ferocious Beast feel like they had fallen into an ice cellar, and their huge bodies trembled involuntarily.
"In front of me," Demon Empress's eyes finally returned to Kraken, his tone was calm, but with the terrifying pressure of a coming storm, "Pry my people..."
She paused slightly, as if to confirm this absurd fact. There was no expression on her beautiful face, but the invisible terrifying pressure began to slowly spread, covering the entire cave and even the rift outside.
This pressure is far more solid, vast, and despairing than the blow just now. This is the majesty of the Emperor of Deep Sea Demon Whale, who stands at the top of the food chain in the endless sea, and truly wakes up!
"... You are so brave."
The last few words, light and fluttery, are like a heavy hammer, hitting the heart of every being. They are no longer an angry blow caused by misunderstanding, but a cold question from a sober emperor to the "transgressor".
Tieshan and Mo Yuan were so frightened that they almost flew out of their wits. Tieshan's dark red charcoal eyes flashed crazily, and he wanted to explain, but was almost breathless under the terrifying pressure. Mo Yuan's shadow fluctuated violently, and the blue light flashed wildly, but he could not emit any effective mental fluctuations.
At this suffocating moment--
"Your Majesty the Queen! Please show mercy!!!"
Two huge shadows rushed down from the top of the rift valley at the fastest speed. It was Left Guard and Right Guard who rushed over after sensing the terrifying energy explosion and the pressure of the confrontation here.
As soon as they approached, they felt the soul-shaking pressure of the emperor and the extremely weird atmosphere in the cave, especially His Majesty Demon Empress's cold and bone-chilling words of "pry my people away".
Left Guard In desperation, he didn't care much and quickly conveyed the strongest mental fluctuations. His voice changed the tone due to extreme anxiety and fear:
"Your Majesty the Queen! Misunderstanding! What a huge misunderstanding! That is a benefactor! It was to save you that he woke you up from the brink of death and has been guarding you here to provide you with the ability to regain your strength! He is not a traitor who takes away his people!"
Right Guard also hurriedly added, his voice was fast and urgent. "Yes, Your Majesty the Queen! Tieshan and Mo Yuan called their benefactor 'Master' out of gratitude and follow for the benefactor's life-saving grace and protective virtue. They are definitely not betraying Your Majesty!
My benefactor is very loyal to Your Majesty, and in order to save His Majesty, he did not hesitate to put himself in danger, and went deep into dangerous places many times to search... for 'nourishment'! Your Majesty just woke up, and the benefactor, in order not to disturb Your Majesty, took a hard blow from you!"
The two of them spoke to each other, very fast, but the meaning was very clear: the guy in front of you who was misunderstood by Her Majesty the Queen is not only not an enemy, but the biggest benefactor who saved them and is trying his best to save and protect Her Majesty the Queen! Tieshan Mo Yuan calls "Master", but he will never betray you!
Demon Empress's cold eyes, the anger paused slightly, and a trace of doubt flashed. Save her? Find "nutrients"? Give her a hard blow?
Her eyes turned to Kraken again. At this moment, the Blue-Ringed Octopus beast transformed by Kraken was slowly repairing the scorch marks on its body with the remaining energy. The cracks were closing at a speed visible to the naked eye, showing its powerful self-healing ability. His huge pale eyes looked back at her.
At this moment, Kraken's mental fluctuation finally sounded again, calmly, even a little feeble, but clearly transmitted to Demon Empress's consciousness:
"I'm one of my own, bah! Whatever can be pried or not, it's all Soul Beast... Ahem, can you take a look first and feel it clearly before taking action?"
His voice paused, seeming to be affected by the injury, conveying a subtle fluctuation, and then continued, with a tone that was almost resigned to exhaustion and a trace of imperceptible grievance. "If I really want to do you harm, or pry into your corner, why wait until now?
Why go to all the trouble to bring Tieshan Mo Yuan back from the brink of death and let them stay here? Why go around looking for 'nourishment' to feed... er, to provide it to Her Majesty the Queen for your recovery? And why did you just stand there and pick you up? Wouldn't it be more troublesome to avoid you and let you blow this place down and bury everyone together?"
This series of "why bother", coupled with his slightly embarrassed but still calm posture at the moment, and the information revealed in his words - looking for Tieshan Mo Yuan, looking for "nutrients", and attacking head-on, instantly created an image in Demon Empress's mind that was completely different from that of "the one who exploited the corner."
Coupled with the anxious evidence of Zuo Right Guard, and the unpretentious awe and loyalty of Tieshan Mo Yuan when he looked at Kraken, there is also... deep in the soul, the vague, extremely close and even homologous special connection with the Blue-Ringed Octopus in front of him that has existed vaguely since waking up...
Demon Empress The cold anger in his eyes finally slowly began to fade away, replaced by a more complex emotion. Scrutiny, doubt, exploration, and a trace of... extremely rare subtle feelings called "embarrassment" and "defeat".
She seemed, really... to have made a mistake?
Starry sky blue eyes lowered slightly, scanning his unfamiliar fish tail covered with starlight scales, and then looked at the ferocious but helpless Blue-Ringed Octopus-shaped Kraken Then look at the Tieshan Mo Yuan next to him who is looking at him eagerly, and the two Zuo Right Guard at the entrance of the cave who are spinning around anxiously...