Rout and Pursuit

Countless Frog-Fish People surged toward Kangqiao.

But facing so many Frog-Fish People charging at him, Kangqiao stood motionless, watching coldly.

Only when the first Frog-Fish Person reached Kangqiao's body and sank its sharp teeth into his thick, rocky skin did anything change.

Soon, Kangqiao's entire body was covered.

It looked like a man completely swarmed by a cloud of bees.

Seeing this unfamiliar foreign god so easily entangled by the Children of the Deep Sea, the Frog-Fish Person priest directing from the rear was somewhat stunned.

Could there really be a god this weak in the world?

The Frog-Fish Person priest frowned, showing no joy but instead growing wary.

Charging into death in battle was something only brainless low-class Frog-Fish People did; the Frog-Fish Person priests valued their own lives dearly.

In the eyes of these priests, low-class Frog-Fish People were no different from sea cockroaches—dead was dead, and a new batch would soon breed.

But intelligent, wise individuals were rare, and those who became priests were naturally blessed by so-called Divine Favor.

They were Frog-Fish People, yet also the true ruling class.

Most Frog-Fish Person priests were highly intelligent and never underestimated any god.

So, while directing cannon-fodder Frog-Fish People to attack Kangqiao, the Frog-Fish Person priests had actually been steadily retreating.

What seemed like a reckless assault was merely a strategy by the Frog-Fish Person priests to quickly leave this battlefield where a god had arrived.

The Frog-Fish Person priests continued swimming away swiftly, while behind them, more frenzied Frog-Fish Person warriors kept surging toward Kangqiao.

But then, at some moment while the Frog-Fish Person priests were warily retreating, the entire sea suddenly blazed with fiery red light.

That light was so dazzling, and so awe-inspiring.

Kangqiao's body, originally densely covered with Frog-Fish People, suddenly turned red, and a ring of high-temperature light burst outward.

With Kangqiao's body as the origin, the ring expanded spherically, pushing outward.

At that instant, Kangqiao's entire form transformed into the fiery red of Lava Flame.

And the countless Frog-Fish People clinging to Kangqiao and gnawing wildly all froze in place at once.

Perhaps for a millisecond, or even less.

In that frozen moment, as time seemed to flow again, the outer skin of every Frog-Fish Person was washed away by ripples.

Then the surface layer melted, and ashes drifted backward.

Finally, the flesh and bones of the Frog-Fish People melted and turned to ash.

Every bit of organic matter vanished into nothingness in the instant the ring of fire expanded.

The moment the ring of fire expanded, even the seawater was vaporized.

It created a brief vacuum between Kangqiao and the sea.

It looked as if Kangqiao was enclosed in a fiery red shield, completely isolated from the outside.

In less than a blink, every Frog-Fish Person disappeared, and the expanding ring of fire, after reaching a radius of five hundred meters from Kangqiao's body, retracted like time reversing, all gathering back into his form.

Then, seawater rushed back in to fill the vaporized space.

This terrifying sight stunned the many Frog-Fish Person priests retreating in the distance, and also shocked the Four Races and the Frog-Fish Person cannon fodder charging on the road.

Fear is contagious, especially when seeing that Lava Flame god turning his gaze toward you.

At that moment, the Frog-Fish People, who had seemed crazed and fearless, began to flee.

They wailed for their parents, terrified they hadn't grown an extra pair of fins.

In short, the scene was like a dense swarm of bees charging at a man, then suddenly turning back and scattering in chaos.

"Is that our Father God?"

In the distance, the Dinosaur People stared at that terrifying being, trembling with excitement.

Though none of these new-generation Dinosaur People had ever seen Kangqiao, the statues and the Sacrificial Order's generations of propaganda meant that even if Kangqiao had grown larger, his unchanged appearance allowed these unknowing Dinosaur People to recognize their Father God.

Besides, Kangqiao's appearance was very similar to the Dinosaur People; he looked like nothing more than an oversized Dinosaur Person.

So, when the other three races saw Kangqiao for the first time, they directly guessed who the arriving unknown god was.

Most of the Four Races were already stunned by Kangqiao's terrifying strike, but soon, a Dinosaur Person priest excitedly raised his spear and shouted.

"Children of Lava, the Father God has arrived! If you don't want the Father God to see your disgrace, charge with me! For the glory of warriors, to let the Father God witness our bravery! Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill them all!"

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Snapping out of it, the Dinosaur People grew excited, exhilarated; a strange surge of spirit quickly filled their bodies.

Shouting, cheering, thrilled, the Dinosaur People began chasing the fleeing Frog-Fish People.

Seeing this, the Shark People's priest also grew excited.

"People of the Near Sea! The God of Lava has arrived, with the Four Gods of Order united, the Alliance is sure to win!"

"It's time to strike back! Kill! Slay all those Children of the Abyss!"

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"The Alliance will prevail! The Four Gods of Order will prevail!"

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

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The Shark People followed close behind the Dinosaur People, chasing down the Frog-Fish People.

Then, the Serpent People and the Mosquito People also began to stir.

These past days, the people of the Four Races had been suppressed for far too long, their hearts filled with pent-up frustration.

Though farther out in the deep sea, the God of Snakes was slaughtering even more Frog-Fish People, the sheer number of Frog-Fish was overwhelming; even bypassing the god, they still pressed down on the Four Races, leaving them gasping for breath.

But now, with Kangqiao's arrival, the dawn of victory had finally appeared.

At that moment, the warriors of the Four Races could finally unleash—release the bitterness and rage of so many days.

They wanted revenge; they wanted to slaughter these endless, filthy vermin!

In an instant, while Kangqiao was still pondering the use of that ring-like ability he had just felt, the Four Races had already clashed again with the routed Frog-Fish army.

Only this time, the Frog-Fish barely resisted, fleeing with all their might. Even if some Frog-Fish priests tried to reorganize their ranks, the terrified low-ranking Frog-Fish paid no heed to orders.

Watching the Four Races' morale surge as they chased the fleeing Frog-Fish, Kangqiao couldn't help but smile.

Kangqiao had no interest in the Frog-Fish.

Compared to crushing these insignificant little ants, what Kangqiao cared about most was the central battlefield far away, where turbulent currents and storms were constantly stirred.

Though he couldn't yet see the battlefield of the three gods, Kangqiao could still sense, through the ripples of the water's flow, that he was not far from the true fight.

So, the next moment, Kangqiao began to swim again, no longer paying attention to the Four Races' battlefield, but focusing all his attention on the distance.