Chapter 704 - Ethel's Underwater Rule (8)

The Emperor raised his sword, channeling a wave of dark energy that rippled outward, forcing her beasts to momentarily withdraw. His fish forces, though thinner in number, responded with renewed vigor, swarming around him in a protective shield. But Ethel, undeterred, focused her control on the massive shark and the colossal octopus, both creatures sensing her command as they converged toward him in perfect synchronization. The shark lunged first, its jaws snapping dangerously close to the Emperor, who deflected it with a slash of his sword, but he was immediately ensnared by one of the octopus's massive tentacles.