As Ning floated on the giant octopus with the princess in his arms, he saw many different aquatic monsters get summoned all around him.
They would of course not be able to stop the octopus, but if the octopus attacked back, there would definitely be casualties including some fatal ones.
However, if he stopped the octopus from attacking, they would still attack the octopus in which case it would be injured most likely.
"What's going on?" the King ran out of the palace after hearing the large explosion of water as well as the cannonball shot.
"Your highness, can you tell your men to stop attacking?" Ning asked.
"What are you doing? What is that beast? Why do you have my daughter there?" the king shouted.
"Your military, order them to stop please," Ning shouted back. "They think I've kidnapped the princess."
"Oh!" the king finally realized the severity of the situation and ran to the edge of the beach while waving his arms.