"Sea God's Gaze."
As those words fell, the world before Lin Yuan's eyes instantly darkened.
Everything within his field of vision dimmed rapidly. He could see only thirty to fifty feet ahead; beyond that, there was nothing but a mass of pitch-black fog.
The roars of sea beasts and the Gugas' cries reached his ears, but they all blurred into a buzzing jumble, their origins impossible to distinguish.
Without the slightest warning, fear swallowed him whole.
He froze in place, unable to lift even a finger, cold sweat sliding down his temples.
Boom!
Golden Mastiff Guga smashed apart a giant shark lunging at Lin Yuan, then turned to him, tilting its head in confusion.
"What's wrong with you? We're still fighting! Why did you suddenly space out, guga?"
Lin Yuan gave no response. He stood rigidly there, as though someone had torn out his soul.
Starry Guga recalled that soft cry from earlier. Seeing Lin Yuan looking as though he had lost his soul, it immediately understood.
"No, this must be the effect of that Sea God's Gaze."
"Forget that for now. Protect him!"
Several Gugas immediately gathered around, their backs to Lin Yuan, shielding him in their midst.
That gaze was a single-target attack.
The spiritual assault had struck Lin Yuan alone. The Gugas had not been hit, so naturally, they could sense none of it.
Only then did Lin Yuan abruptly come back to himself.
He bit through the tip of his tongue. The sweet tang of blood spread through his mouth, and the searing pain jolted him awake. Only then did that terrifying fear recede a little.
I can't panic. If I panic, I'm truly finished.
He took a deep breath, preparing to activate his Domination Domain. Its effect was precisely what he needed to dispel the