The Witch Hunter System

Chapter 1000: Fanghorn Opens Its Gates



Sea monsters!

Once the words got out, Blackshell City's military was shocked to the core. The balance between the Inner Sea and the Outer Sea had been broken!n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

The Celestial Kingdom believed in two types of Doomsday: The one from the sky would end all life, while the one from the Outer Sea would end the Celestial Kingdom.

The invasion of the Outer Sea's sea monsters was the obvious sign of Doomsday's arrival and nigh ending of the Celestial Kingdom.

After sea monsters sank Blackshell City's starships, Razorfang City and Tidalsong City soon encountered the same disastrous situation. The sudden interference of the sea monsters crippled the three cities' last card.

"How... How could this have happened?"

A Celestial soldier despaired, seeing the swarms of sea monsters entering the Inner Sea. The sonar movements and energy concentration in the Inner Sea soared to unprecedented levels, breaking the scale.

It was a calamitous event the Celestial Kingdom had hoped never to see; the Celestials did not even see it coming. They had only feared the sky because they had the Ocean Master to protect their sea.

But now...

"What happened to the Ocean Master? What exactly happened at the Southern Border? Why isn't the Moonwater City answering us?"

Moonwater City experienced a large spike in communication calls from every city after the sea monsters entered the territorial seawaters of the Inner Seas.

Blackshell City, Razorfang City, and Tidalsong City received the greatest shock from the sea monsters, but they weren't the first cities to face the situation. Fanghorn City from the Southwestern Sea and Darkfall City from the Southeastern Sea discovered the sea monsters several minutes earlier.

Nevertheless, after half an hour of nervous observation, Fanghorn City and Darkfall City discovered the sea monsters lacked aggression.

The sea monsters did not follow their most primal instincts when they saw the vulnerable sea life of the Inner Seas. The local ecosystem did not seem worthy of their attention.

They still patrolled the Inner Seas... until they located the Celestial Kingdom's cities.

"These sea monsters found us... but they aren't attacking our city... What are they waiting for?" a Celestial commander wondered as he watched the camera feed displayed on the

screen.

However, it didn't take long for Fanghorn City to find the answer first.

The sea monsters circling outside of Fanghorn City suddenly made way for a fleet of starships controlled by the Moonwater Army to pass through. Not only did the sea monsters not attack the Moonwater Army, but they even appeared to be protecting it.

"This... How is this possible?"

The people of Fanghorn City were astonished by the scene. They didn't expect to witness such a situation in their lifetime.

The people of Fanghorn City couldn't help but wonder what the Moonwater Army wanted.

"People of Fanghorn City, listen up! You have thirty minutes to deactivate your city defense systems and surrender! If you pledge yourself to the new Ocean Master, you will be spared! If you fail to comply, we will use force to seize your city!"

General Neyi's voice reached all three layers of Fanghorn City, surprising the military, shocking the civilians, and startling the nobles.

"Was that General Neyi's voice? Was he the one leading the starship fleet? But who is this new Ocean Master he speaks of?"

General Neyi's ultimatum not only confused but also sowed chaos among Fanghorn City's people. The city's military quickly split into two groups: those who supported the surrender and those who didn't.

Surprisingly, the minority resisted the surrender. Even so, their opposition prevented Fanghorn City from making an immediate choice.

Ten minutes quickly passed since General Neyi's last announcement, but Fanghorn City didn't give a reply. It went completely silent as if it was a dead city. Even so, General Neyi did not doubt that a chaotic and furious debate was raging within its thick walls.

Although he trusted Fanghorn City's military to make the right choice, he didn't want to risk them making a mistake. He did not want to have the blood of his comrades on his hands, even if they came from another city.

As such, he decided to give them a nudge.

"Soldiers of Fanghorn, remember where your faith lies and who you should serve! The new Ocean Master may come from the land, but his authority surpasses all Ocean Masters of the past! He is the true god of the sea! The truth is right before your eyes!"

After General Neyi spoke, many soldiers of Fanghorn City resonated with his words. They weren't blind; they could see the obedience and discipline of the sea monsters-something they had never dared to imagine.

It was for that reason that the majority of Fanghorn City supported the surrender.

If the Moonwater Army had come alone, everyone in Fanghorn City would have scoffed at General Neyi for being overly ambitious and a foolish dreamer. However, he had the sea monsters on his side.

The difference between the two was like heaven and earth.

After all, if the Fanghorn Army and Moonwater Army fought, they would suffer mutual losses. But if the sea monster joined their battle, it would only have one result-Fanghorn Army's one-sided defeat.

The fleshly prowess of sea monsters was simply too great.

Before the designated thirty minutes were up, Fanghorn City deactivated its city shields, opened its gates, and welcomed General Neyi's army inside.

However, such choices were only made solely by Fanghorn City's military.

Not only did the Fanghorn Lord resist the decision until the end, but he also sealed off transit pillars' access to the city's Residential Zone. He knew that his life wouldn't be good even if he surrendered.

After all, the relationship between the military faction and the noble faction had never been good. The new Ocean Master would definitely show favoritism to the military faction.

There was even a chance that his dirty history would be dug up after a review. If that happened, he would truly be finished. As such, he had no choice but to resist fiercely, even if he had to risk everyone's lives.

If he couldn't continue to enjoy a good life, no one else could either!