Rout and Pursuit

A dense swarm of Frog-Fish People surged toward Kangqiao.

Yet Kangqiao did not move in the face of their charge. He merely watched them coldly.

Not until the first Frog-Fish Person rushed onto Kangqiao's body and sank its sharp teeth into his thick, rocky hide.

Very quickly, Kangqiao's entire body was covered.

It looked as though a person had been completely blanketed by a swarm of bees.

Seeing this unfamiliar god of another race get so easily entangled by the Children of the Deep Sea, the Frog-Fish People priests directing the battle from behind were somewhat stunned.

Was there really such a weak god in the world?

The Frog-Fish People priests frowned. Rather than showing joy, they became wary.

Charging into battle to die was something only brainless, lowly Frog-Fish People would do. The priests, however, treasured their own lives.

In the eyes of these priests, lowly Frog-Fish People were no different from sea cockroaches. If they died, they died; another huge batch would soon breed.

But intelligent and wise individuals were scarce. Those capable of becoming priests had naturally received what was known as Divine Favor.

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

Most Frog-Fish People priests were highly intelligent, and they never underestimated any god.

Thus, while directing the cannon fodder Frog-Fish People to attack Kangqiao, the Frog-Fish People priests had actually been continuously retreating.

This so-called reckless attack was merely a strategy by which the Frog-Fish People priests hoped to quickly flee this battlefield where a god had appeared.

The Frog-Fish People priests continued swimming away at high speed, while even more frenzied Frog-Fish People warriors from behind kept pouring toward Kangqiao.

However, at one moment as the Frog-Fish People priests warily retreated, the entire sea suddenly lit up with a fiery red glow.

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

Kangqiao's body, once densely covered by Frog-Fish People, suddenly turned red, and a ring of scorching light burst outward.

Using Kangqiao's body as its origin, the ring expanded into a sphere.

At that moment, Kangqiao's entire body became the fiery red of Lava Flame.

The Frog-Fish People that had densely clung to Kangqiao's body and gnawed wildly at him suddenly seemed to freeze in place.

Perhaps for a millisecond, perhaps for even less time.

During that frozen instant, when time seemed to begin flowing again, ripples stripped the skin from every Frog-Fish Person's surface.

Then their outer flesh melted, and ash drifted backward.

Finally, the Frog-Fish People's flesh and bones melted into ash as well.

All organic matter vanished into utter emptiness the instant that ring of flame swept outward.

Even the seawater was vaporized the instant the ring of flame expanded.

At the same time, it formed a brief vacuum between Kangqiao and the seawater.

It was as though Kangqiao had been enveloped by a fiery red dome, completely isolated from the outside world.

In less than a blink, every Frog-Fish Person vanished. At the same time, after expanding to a radius of five hundred meters around Kangqiao, the flaming dome seemed to reverse through time and contract back into his body.

At that moment, seawater rushed back in and filled the vaporized space.

This terrifying sight stunned the large number of Frog-Fish People priests retreating in the distance, and left the Four Races and the Frog-Fish People cannon fodder charging ahead utterly shocked.

Fear was contagious, especially when they saw the god of Lava Flame turn his gaze upon them.

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

They wailed for their fathers and mothers, terrified as if they had not grown enough fins.

In short, it was like a dense swarm of bees charging toward a human, only to suddenly turn around and scatter in panicked flight.

"Is this our Father God?"

The Dinosaur People in the distance looked at that terrifying being, their entire bodies trembling with excitement.

Although none of these new-generation Dinosaur People had ever seen Kangqiao, generations of promotion by the statues and the Sacrificial Order meant that even though Kangqiao had grown larger, they could still recognize their Father God so long as his outward features remained unchanged.

Besides, Kangqiao already looked very much like the Dinosaur People. He even seemed like nothing more than an enormous Dinosaur Person.

Therefore, the other three races had immediately guessed the identity of the unknown god upon seeing Kangqiao.

Most members of the Four Races had already been awestruck by Kangqiao's terrifying strike, but soon, a Dinosaur People priest excitedly raised his spear and shouted.

"Children of Lava, Father God has arrived! Those who do not want Father God to see them in disgrace, charge with me! For a warrior's honor, for Father God to witness our bravery! Kill!"

"Kill!"

"Kill them all!"

"..."

The Dinosaur People who had come back to their senses became excited and fired up. An indescribable vigor swiftly filled their bodies.

Shouting, rejoicing, and trembling with excitement, the Dinosaur People began pursuing the scattered, fleeing Frog-Fish People.

Seeing the Dinosaur People like this, the Shark People priests also became fired up.

"Children of the Near Sea! The God of Lava has arrived! With the Four Gods of Order united, The Alliance is certain to win!"

"It is time to strike back! Kill! Kill all those Children of the Abyss!"

"..."

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

"Kill!"

"Kill!"

"..."

The Shark People followed close behind the Dinosaur People as they pursued and slaughtered the Frog-Fish People.

After that, the Serpent People and Mosquito People also began to move.

For far too long, the children of the Four Races had been suppressing their frustrations. They had been holding in their resentment all this time.

Although the God of Snakes was slaughtering even more Frog-Fish People farther out in the deep sea, there were simply too many Frog-Fish People. Those who bypassed the god still pressed the Four Races so hard they could barely breathe.

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

At that moment, the warriors of the Four Races could finally vent the humiliation and fury they had endured for so many days.

They wanted revenge. They wanted to kill every one of these endless vermin!

For a time, while Kangqiao was still experiencing the way to use that ring-like ability, the Four Races had already clashed once more with the routed Frog-Fish People army.

This time, however, the Frog-Fish People barely resisted at all. They only fled desperately. Even if some Frog-Fish People priests wanted to reorganize their forces, the terrified lowly Frog-Fish People refused to obey any commands.

Watching the Four Races, their morale soaring, pursue the defeated Frog-Fish People, Kangqiao smiled unconsciously.

Kangqiao had no interest in the Frog-Fish People.

Compared to slaughtering these insignificant little ants, Kangqiao cared more about the central battlefield in the distance, where undercurrents and storms continued to surge.

Although he still could not see the battlefield of the three gods, Kangqiao could sense from the ripples in the shifting currents that he was not far from the true battlefield.

Thus, Kangqiao began swimming again. He no longer watched the battlefield of the Four Races, instead directing all his attention toward the distance.