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!
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.noÌv(el)b\\jnn
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.
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!