The Power of Poseidon / The Toad

Suddenly, a deafening boom rang out, and the acrid smell of gunpowder spread across the plaza.

Before everyone's horrified eyes, Queen Otohime collapsed on the stage!!!

Chapter 308: The Power of Poseidon

"Aaaaaah!"

"Queen Otohime! She's been shot!"

"Who did it?!"

As blood sprayed and Otohime fell, the already crowded Gyoncorde Plaza erupted into chaos. Shouts filled the air.

"It was that human!"

Someone in the crowd cried out. The people nearby seemed to be shoved aside by an unseen force, leaving an empty space in their midst.

A man wrapped in bandages stood isolated there, still holding a smoking long-barreled Flintlock.

The killer was clearly this bedraggled human.

"Hah! You Fish-Men..."

The man seemed about to say more, but two figures that had long lain in wait lunged at him from behind. Sharp fangs sank into his artery, and blood spurted over one of the attackers.

"That wretched human killed Her Majesty the queen!"

The attacker raised his head, revealing a blood-smeared face. Blood dripped from his pointed fangs, his eyes were red, and excitement lit his expression.

Before the Fish-Men around him could react, more voices rang out from the crowd:

"Humans really can't be trusted! They must pay!"

"Drive every human off Fish-Man Island!"

"We have to make Fish-Man Island safe again! We can't let those vile humans taint it!"

"..."

The cries rose one after another. The Fish-Men, stunned by the rapid turn of events, flew into a rage. Their eyes burned as they searched the humans around them for targets.

"Kill them! Avenge Queen Otohime!"

The furious residents of Fish-Man Island charged at the human pirates beside them, swinging their bare fists like bulls driven mad.

In moments, tempers flared and the scene descended into chaos.

Ever since the Fisher Tiger incident, Fish-Man Island's residents