The wizard starts by trimming the donkey's hooves

Chapter 516: Ancient Sea Beast Glathers
The arrival of the Federation's strong men became the last straw that broke the camel's back and forced Egil to continue occupying the island for search. However, just as he was about to order all his subordinates to retreat, suddenly, a Flying Fish Knight quickly arrived and bowed to report:
"Your Holiness, Vice-Pope Mek has returned."

"Lord Mek has successfully released the behemoth Glathers from the sealed gate. It is about five nautical miles away from here."

"Good! Haha, my Lord is blessing me as expected!" Egil, Pope of Poseidon, couldn't help but laugh.

Upon hearing the news, the group of high-level sorcerers behind Egil also breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the Federation Sword Master is very powerful, the strength of their own Poseidon Cult is far more than that. If there were not two epic powerhouses leading the team to explore the sealed gates and ruins in various places and not returning in time, the Imperial delegation might have been wiped out long ago.

Of course, this was totally unexpected.

After all, after obtaining the body of the ancient mermaid princess Neerila as the vessel for the descent of their own goddess, they never considered the possibility of any mistakes.

"The terrifying ancient sea beast Glathers, known as the 'Smoldering Electric Eel', has also been released? Haha, great, I can just try my skills on this Federation Sword Master in front of me."

"Well, if Lord Maykr is here too, there's no need for us to retreat at all."

"That's right. It's a good opportunity for the Federation to feel the strength of my sect."

The sorcerers started discussing with each other.

Glassers was an extremely huge electric eel in ancient times with purple lines on its body. In fact, those were natural patterns caused by the accumulation of high-energy electric currents. Once released, it would not only stun the enemy, but would also electrocute the enemy to catch fire and turn them into charcoal.

That's why Glassers got the nickname "Smoldering Electric Eel".

Moreover, it likes to devour its enemies. According to ancient records, it can swallow gray whales that are tens of meters long in one gulp.

In the ancient ocean, there were no large marine creatures in the area where Glassers was located. It was extremely powerful and was on the same level as the 'Leviathan Whale'.

However, having been sealed for such a long time, his strength is naturally not as good as it was in his peak period. But in the eyes of the sorcerers, it is more than enough to kill a sword master.

On the other hand, let's look at Tirion.

He first quickly defeated a group of flying fish and manta ray knights from the Poseidon Cult who came to stop him, and then immediately flew towards the dragon knight Reginald and the remaining airship formation of the empire in mid-air.

"Your Majesty Reginald, where are His Highness Menia and Lord Ryan?" Tirion said anxiously.

Coincidentally, the day before yesterday, after Tirion and Ryan said goodbye, they left Zetaia and headed north. However, on the way, they received urgent intelligence saying that there were heavy casualties in the exploration of the floating city ruins led by the military.

This surprised Tirion, and he had to suspend his plans to go north.

Soon, he received a letter from Bertrand, the Deputy Speaker of the Federal Parliament. So, after some thought, Tirion turned around and returned to Zetaia.

After all, whether accepting or rejecting, it would be better for him to have a face-to-face talk with Bertrand, the Vice President of the Federal Parliament.

However, before he could meet Bertrand, he received news that the imperial delegation was under siege by heavy troops of the Cult of Poseidon in the offshore waters. Tirion immediately spared no effort and rushed over.

He and Ryan got along quite well. Although there was a big age difference between them, Tirion admired Ryan's strength and character from the bottom of his heart.

But when Tirion arrived at the scene, he found that the intensity of the battle was far beyond his imagination.

"His Highness Menia is most likely dead. As for Lord Ryan, his life or death is currently unknown," Reginald said this with difficulty.

Upon hearing this news, even the big heart of Sword Master Tirion was suddenly tightened!
"What!!"

"His Highness Menia is dead? Are you sure?"

"I didn't see it with my own eyes, but the extremely powerful fire energy fluctuation magic at the end should have been released by His Highness Menia when he was seriously injured. I can't think of a second possibility!" Reginald shook his head and said in a deep voice.

Soon, Reginald repeated his analysis, and Tirion nodded with an extremely grim expression after listening.

"Oh, this." Tirion couldn't help but let out a heavy sigh.

You know, the Federation and the Empire had just signed a cooperation agreement, and the situation was originally very good. However, the Imperial delegation was ambushed by the Poseidon Cult on the edge of the Federation's sea border, and the "Red Queen" Menia died!

Although this was done by the Poseidon Cult, what will the Empire think?
Would they think that the Federation was pretending to cooperate, but was actually secretly colluding with those evil cults that were causing trouble within the Empire's borders and attacking and killing the Empire's strong men?
Secondly, Menia was a woman of extraordinary beauty and grace. It was a pity that such a brilliant figure had died here!
However, facing an ambush by the main force of the Poseidon Cult led by the incarnation of the Goddess of the Underworld, the fact that His Highness Menia and Lord Ryan could fight to this extent showed their incredible strength!

"What about Lord Ryan? Is he dead or alive? Has he been found?" Tirion asked hurriedly.

"We haven't found Lord Ryan's body yet. I guess he may have found a place to hide when he was seriously injured. It is likely that he is somewhere on this island."

"Well, according to your analysis, this possibility is very high, so we must take control of this island!" Sword Saint Tirion said, pointing to the island in front of him, which looked like it had been hit by a meteorite and had a huge crater.

"That's right! Your Majesty Tirion, this place is close to the Federation. Could you please contact the top leaders of the Federation and mobilize more forces to support us?"

"Of course no problem." Tirion nodded heavily and said.

Zetaia.

The first luxurious office on the right side of the corridor on the top floor of the City Hall is temporarily used as the office of Deputy Speaker Bertrand during his stay in Zetaia.

Bertrand, who was scheduled to return to the capital in a few hours to answer questions from the parliament, was now discussing some things with Congressman Terena, such as discussing precautions for the subsequent exploration of the floating city ruins.

Suddenly, a servant knocked on the door hurriedly and said:

"Emergency military information, Mr. Vice Speaker, the Imperial delegation was ambushed by the Poseidon Cult on their way back. The incarnation of the Poseidon Goddess came in person. The Imperial delegation is in a critical situation now!"

"What!" Upon hearing the news, Deputy Speaker Bertrand was stunned for a moment, then suddenly stood up, his face changed drastically, and he roared:
"Quick! Dispatch the nearest Federation Navy patrol fleet and airships to provide support! Rescue the Imperial delegation at all costs!"

"Yes!" The servant immediately saluted and hurriedly turned around and ran out of the office.

"Oh!"

At this time, Bertrand was seen showing anger, slamming down the heavy mahogany table, gritting his teeth and saying: "Poseidon Cult!!"

It was the first time that the beautiful congresswoman Trena, who was standing nearby, saw Bertrand, the deputy speaker, behave so out of control, but she was not surprised at all.

Because as a federal congressman, she immediately understood the serious nature of the matter!

That would be terrible if that happened!
An ambush by the incarnation of the god himself?

Although she was very confident in Ryan's fighting ability, the opponent was a god!

This couldn't help but cast a shadow over Trena's heart.

However, the situation is unclear now, and there may be a chance for things to turn around.

But within two minutes, the next piece of information almost made Bertrand faint on the spot!

"Report! The latest intelligence, His Royal Highness Menia of the Empire is suspected to be dead, Lord Ryan is missing, and only His Royal Highness Reginald of the Earth Pulse survived. In addition, the Empire's airship formation is almost completely destroyed." The attendant reported hurriedly. Terena, who was standing by, was stunned for a long time after hearing the news, but she soon realized that the wording in the report was problematic. You know, how can military terms be so vague? She immediately scolded:

"What do you mean by suspected? What do you mean by missing?! Is there no definite news?"

Trena's words seemed to inject new energy into Bertrand. He reacted and said, "What is the intelligence department for? I want accurate information! I want accurate information! Do you understand?"

"My lords, this... this is news confirmed by His Majesty the Swordmaster Tirion." Bertrand's roar made the servant a little at a loss for a moment, but he also reacted very quickly and immediately said a key piece of information.

"Has His Majesty Tirion arrived?" Bertrand's expression relaxed slightly.

"Yes, my lord. His Majesty Tirion is currently fighting a fierce battle with His Majesty Reginald of the Empire against the Poseidon Cult in order to seize control of the Reef Island."

"Reef Island?"

Bertrand had never heard of this island before today.

"Yes, my lord. The Reef Island is the place where the two emperors, Menia and Ren, fought against the incarnation of the goddess of the underworld. His Majesty Tirion believes that if we want to confirm the situation thoroughly, we need to take control of the Reef Island."

"But the Sea God Cult had no intention of retreating. Instead, they gathered more and more powerful and elite troops. Therefore, a fierce battle broke out between the two sides immediately."

"Pass my order and immediately coordinate with the nearest Federation strongmen around Zetaia. I need them to support this thing as quickly as possible."

"Reef Island." The servant reminded softly.

"Yes, it is this reef island! Also, immediately contact the Second Federation Fleet and the Seventh Airship Squadron stationed in Zetaia to rush to the aid of His Majesty Tirion."

"Yes, sir." The servant ran out again in a hurry.

As orders were quickly transmitted from Zetaia, one Federation warship after another sounded the horn and set sail from the port. Several combat airship formations flew across the sky. The huge Federation machine began to operate rapidly.

at the same time.

In a cave hundreds of meters underground on the reef island.

Ryan had no idea what was happening on the sea.

At this moment, he was studying the lifelike ancient mermaid girl in front of him. Not only was her beauty rare in the world, but her body, which seemed to never decay, was also unprecedented.

After studying for a long time, Ryan shook his head and gave up.

He has relatively little knowledge in this area, and knows nothing about the history or secrets of ancient mermaids. Perhaps, when Princess Menia wakes up, she will offer some useful suggestions.

After thinking about it, Ryan performed metal transfiguration, transforming the magic silver on his wrist into a ribbon and wrapped it around the opponent's delicate body.

Of course, the main purpose is not to imprison, but to warn.

Although the other party was completely unconscious, if anything unexpected happened, this arrangement would give him enough time to deal with it.

At this moment, Ryan suddenly turned his head to look at Menia who was in deep meditation, because he felt that the surrounding fire energy particles were being absorbed by Menia.

"Well, does it require absorbing a large amount of fire energy particles to recover from injuries?"

Ryan immediately noticed that the free fire energy particles around him were almost completely absorbed by Menia.

And Menia's slightly furrowed brows seemed to indicate that she needed more fire energy particles.

Ryan knew that this was different from the process of consciously using mental power to grab mysterious energy particles from the subspace when casting witchcraft. The situation before him was merely Menia's unconscious behavior during deep meditation, and naturally it was impossible for her to obtain fire energy particles in the subspace.

After a moment's thought, Ryan cast a fire spell called 'High Temperature Force Field'.

Sure enough, as the fire energy particles gathered, Menia's slightly frowned brows relaxed.

But what Ryan didn't expect was that Menia's deep meditation or treatment process was unexpectedly long. After half a day, there was no sign of awakening.

Meanwhile, Ryan continued to cast the fire magic 'High Temperature Force Field', which was a disguised way of helping to divert the fire energy particles.

"No, I can't do anything like this."

"Oh, yes, this seems to be an island formed by an underwater volcanic eruption. Whether it is a dead volcano or an active volcano, there is probably a magma lake underneath."

"Your Highness Menia, in your current state, it would be best if you could be near the magma, just like the ancient fire dragon 'Anguskin'."

"Under special circumstances, the concentration of fire energy particles will be much higher than in normal environments. This is why fire dragons like to soak in magma."

Ryan's eyes lit up slightly, and he immediately decided to give it a try.

Because for him, who has already mastered the metal-type Dawn's killer move 'Blade-toothed Disc', the digging ability is dozens of times that of the modern version of the tunnel excavator, so digging a tunnel is naturally an easy task.

Ryan walked away for a distance, then bent down and slapped the ground with one hand. As a rich dark silver metal ripple flashed, a high-speed rotating disc appeared on the ground and quickly dug into the ground.

The speed was so fast, like a sharp blade cutting into tofu!

"Hey!"

A few minutes later.

Ryan sensed that there seemed to be an underground hole below, and a heat wave quickly emerged from the hole.

"Sure enough, there should be a lava area below!"

After thinking about it, Ryan first returned to Menia's side and set up a simple shielding magic array. Then, he quickly jumped into the newly dug hole.

For safety reasons, he naturally couldn't take Menia down directly. He had to at least check it out first.

Over the summer sea.

An airship painted with the imperial dragon head emblem was heading towards the imperial waters at high speed.

This was the only airship in the Imperial delegation's fleet that did not turn around, but was responsible for sending an emergency message to the Empire.

There was a busy and tense scene in the captain's room.

"Quick! Abandon unnecessary supplies and move forward at full speed!"

(End of this chapter)