Revenge, Revenge, Revenge!

"Cough—pah—" Ruslan suddenly vomited blood violently.

"Ruslan!" Oceannus sensed that something was wrong and hurried over. "Ruslan!?"

"What's wrong, Ruslan!?"

"Hey!"

Ruslan's eyes were filled with shock, though he still had a little strength left.

He lowered his head to look at his chest, already stained red by the large amount of blood pouring from his mouth and nose, then looked back up at Oceannus.

"My heart." With a hand pressed to his chest, he could no longer feel a heartbeat.

"Pah—" He spat out another mouthful of blood. Ruslan shook his head, unable to speak any longer.

"An..."

"Ruslan! Ruslan! Hang in there! What happened?!" Oceannus's eyes nearly split open as he grabbed Ruslan by the shoulders.

"Hey! Old Rus? Brother!" Jemia stared in disbelief at Ruslan, who was still violently spewing bright-red blood.

Lemoni and Aga gathered around Ruslan as well, frantic with worry.

"What happened? What happened? Ruslan, Ruslan! Brother Ruslan!" Oceannus felt his entire body trembling.

Large tears welled up in his eyes.

"Pah..."

In the end, Ruslan failed to say another word. He slowly exhaled one final breath tinged with bloody foam, his eyes fixed on Oceannus as they lost focus.

"No, no, no, no, no, no—!" Oceannus cradled Ruslan's face, utterly panicked. "No, Brother, Brother, Brother—you—"

"Brother Ruslan!!!"

By then, Poseidon had already left Dodona of the Divine Court.

His target was the being under his protection.

According to the surviving drone footage from that time, a whale had also taken part in breaking through the defenses at the base of Dodona.

"He stirred up the Demonic Beasts in the north to draw me away, allowing Oceannus to take complete control of these waters." His expression was cold. "I gave birth to a fine son—and raised a fine pet besides."

"I won't let you