The Queen Takes Action

The moment he fully saw its form—Black, amidst fear—finally understood all previous doubts. This dragon wasn’t an ordinary sea dragon.

It was the first general under Jörmungandr—the second king among Sea Dragons!
An Elite Dragon!
Name: Aurex
Absolutely high-tier sea dragon—Level 50 strength—equivalent to human Dragon-Rank. Though not matching true Dragon King—it still posed a massive threat to humans.

The reason spirit and magic energy were draining into the sea? This dragon was drawing power—releasing the high-tier dragon skill “Raging Sea Tempest.”

Such a powerful dragon—why didn’t Pascal, this Dragon-Rank expert, sense its presence?
Could it be the dragon blood and corpses?

Black suddenly understood—in lore—dragon blood had perception-blocking effects.
Especially such massive amounts—dyeing the entire sea surface red.

Aurex clearly had a plan—first sending small waves of sea dragons to lower human vigilance—and using dragon blood to hide his presence.
Finally—secretly activating an area skill!

This intelligence—no different from humans!

But Black couldn’t understand—the game said Aurex only appeared near the Abyssal Depths.
They hadn’t even entered the Caribbean Sea yet.
How did they meet this elite so early?

The entire fleet kept falling.
Below—terrifying ocean vortex—if sucked in—the whole fleet would be wiped out!

Goldie had already curled into a ball—trembling, hiding in Black’s collar—daring not show its head.

Krystin tightly gripped Black’s clothes—teeth biting her lip—rarely seeing her so afraid.

Damn!
Why hasn’t Elizabeth acted yet?!

Black clenched the railing—knuckles white—glaring fiercely.
Only the Empress could solve this crisis.
Otherwise—the Royal Fleet would be annihilated!

Sure enough—
As the fleet neared the vortex—

“Halt.”

A cold female voice came from Hodir—soft—but echoing like divine decree across the sea.

Instantly—time seemed to freeze.
The falling fleet suddenly stopped.

Shattered planks—splashing seawater—even personnel thrown off decks—
all held by an invisible force, frozen mid-air.

Black felt his body lighten—railings no longer falling—as if wrapped in gentle force—slowly drifting back to deck.

So vast spirit energy. Control so astonishing.
Is this what Emperor-Tier feels like?

He looked up—on Hodir’s top cabin—a slender figure stood mid-air.

It was Elizabeth.
She didn’t even draw her sword—just raised one hand.

Vast spirit energy spread like a celestial curtain—forcibly supporting the entire fleet.

ROAR!
Aurex’s furious roar exploded—crimson pupils locked on Hodir—unwilling to let prey escape!

Its massive dragon claw shot from seabed—wrapped in thunder—slamming toward ship hull.

Yet—

“Annoying.”

Elizabeth’s eyes turned cold—other hand formed a sword-finger—casually flicked.

Zing!
An invisible sword qi suddenly slashed!

Where it passed—seawater split automatically—air emitting sharp explosions!

Thud! Blood gushed.

Aurex’s claw was severed at the root—broken claw fell into sea—triggering towering waves!

The giant dragon roared in pain.

But Elizabeth didn’t look again—just clenched five fingers.

“Scatter.”

BOOM!
The seabed vortex shattered!
Previously collapsed sea surface restored like mirror—surging waves instantly calmed—as if never existed.

Fleet gently placed back on sea—not a splash.

“Pascal—Duke Gran.”

Elizabeth’s voice calm as water—but carried unquestionable authority.

“This beast—leave it to you two.”

Before words faded—her figure vanished—as if everything was just illusion.

All stared, shocked—eyes fixed on sea.

Only awe for Emperor-Tier remained.

One sword severed claw—one word calmed sea.

Meanwhile—far away—Dragoncleaver Guard leader Pascal drew his blade—Dragon-Rank aura exploding.

“Beast!”
He roared—killing intent overflowing—clearly furious.

As Second-in-Command—he let a giant dragon cast spells under his nose—then the Empress had to clean up.

To him—this was huge shame.

Only dragon blood could wash it!

“Heh—heh. Old man hasn’t fought an elite dragon in ages.”

Duke Gran appeared left of Pascal—stroking white beard—leisurely, relaxed.

Ahead—Aurex, enraged by pain—blood and flesh writhing at stump—regenerating.

Two men vs. one dragon—battle began instantly—earth-shattering.

Raging Sea Tempest—Tenfold Thunder—Mountain of Blades, Sea of Fire—Divine Punishment…
Countless high-tier skills roared—fighting to death.

Black watched the distant battle—deep in thought.

Pascal was Dragon-Rank Peak—Number One Below Emperor Tier.
With his strength—dealing with Aurex should be easy.

Unfortunately—this was sea.
Sea Dragons excelled at water manipulation—here was natural domain bonus for them.

Plus—dragon race’s absurd physical strength—Aurex wasn’t weaker than Pascal—perhaps slightly stronger.

Luckily—with Duke Gran joining—they could still gain upper hand.

So—even if Aurex, this elite, appeared early—
threat to Royal Fleet wasn’t that great.

Now—Black should worry more about the next Sea Dragon Tide.

That earlier tide was indeed just the beginning.

After Aurex appeared—remaining sea dragons emerged from sea—all attacking.

Spikeback, Hammerhead, Sea Lion numbers doubled.

Everywhere—countless sea dragons.

More terrifying—Azure Ring Sea Dragon and Augupugu Sea Dragon appeared.

These two were far more troublesome than before.

Just from what Black saw—several Level 60 Azure Rings and Augupugus.

With these as vanguard—other dragons swarmed!

This formation made many feel hopeless.

After previous battle—they were already exhausted.
Spirit and magic energy half-drained—couldn’t fight as smoothly as before.

“It’s time to act.”

Black scanned Hodir—sure enough—saw Lucy on top cabin.

This Imperial Secretary—Level 80 Super-Tier Sage—one step from Dragon-Rank.

If she acted—slightly suppressing Sea Dragon Tide wouldn’t be hard.