Deep beneath the dark sea, a huge, ugly black fish swam with a naked beauty attached above it by tentacles. This Sea God Guard, whom Green had subdued in the Eastern Sea, finally had a chance to prove useful.
Little Black had been hiding beneath the surface all along. She was Green's backup plan.
Marquis Boladi himself was useless, possessing only the strength of a Low Formal Rank, but his identity was unusual. The Holy Light Church might well have assigned someone to protect him or given him something that could save his life.
Even sinking the frigate would not guarantee Marquis Boladi's death. Little Black was essential.
Sure enough, the instant the frigate was hit, Marquis Boladi's ruby pendant emitted a pale golden light. It enveloped him and held him suspended in the water. The guard who had stayed beside him also revealed astonishing strength. Pale golden Holy Light burst from his body as he caught up with Marquis Boladi and quickly pushed him toward the seabed.
That was when Little Black, who had been lying in wait, moved. An invisible ripple raced through the turbulent currents toward the two men.
The Holy Light Church expert protecting Marquis Boladi possessed Mid-Level Legendary strength, but underwater combat was not his specialty. He never noticed Little Black's ambush. With two soft pops, both pale golden spheres shattered.
"No!" Droba's face changed drastically. His mission was to protect Marquis Boladi. Boladi had been knocked unconscious by the earlier impact and had suffered minor injuries. He would have been fine inside the sphere, but now that it had shattered, he would drown within two minutes.
Droba desperately wanted to save Marquis Boladi, but reason warned him not to act rashly. Their Holy Light Spheres could not both have failed at once. An enemy