"Hm?"
"Who are you?"
"..."
The Evil Emperor's enormous single eye suddenly turned, fixing its gaze on the figures who had appeared out of nowhere ahead.
He saw who they were.
Two women, two followers, and one... human man wearing a strange robe.
"Who are you?"
The Evil Emperor didn't rush to attack. Instead, he sent out a mocking mental wave.
"Have you come to surrender?"
"Too bad. I'm in a bad mood, so I don't accept surrenders. I only accept death!"
That immense mental pressure crashed down on Neuvillette and the others like a tangible mountain.
Qian Renxue groaned, her face turning deathly pale as she struggled to support herself with her Soul Power.
Gu Yuena gave a cold snort. Silver light flared around her, holding the pressure at bay, though her expression was grave.
The Evil Emperor's power had indeed surpassed the limits of the mortal realm. It even made her feel a hint of danger.
Only Neuvillette remained calmly suspended in place.
Not even the hem of his coat stirred in the raging mental storm.
He looked at the enormous, arrogant eyeball in the distance as if he were looking at a child making a racket in a library.
"I am Neuvillette, Chief Justice of Skywater City."
His voice was calm, carrying clearly through the howling sea wind and reaching the ears of the soldiers aboard every warship.
"Your actions constitute illegal trespassing and disturbing the public order."
"I am giving you one final chance."
"Leave, or face judgment."
The Evil Emperor paused at his words.
Then he burst into earth-shaking laughter.
"Ha ha ha ha ha!"
"Judge me?"
"You, a mere human?"
The Evil Emperor laughed so hard that his tentacles trembled, and cracks appeared in the space around him.
"I possess the Core of Space