chapter 995: commander hotri also submits

died?
how could captain akha already be dead? how could he die after creating such a big mess? did he kill himself due to guilt?
how dare he die just like that!
commander hotri's expression darkened the moment he heard of captain akha's death.
"... captain akha was killed by the intruder, sir," the celestial soldier added.
commander hotri rubbed his temples with a frown before sighing, "where is that intruder now?"
"the intruder is... one second, sir,"
the celestial soldier searching for vaan on the screens after he suddenly disappeared. when he was found again, the celestial soldier's expression froze.
"t-this... he is...!"
"where is he?"
"outside..."
surprise, shock, and horror instantly colored everyone's faces at the command center the moment the words left the celestial soldier's mouth.
bam!
the heavy metal door to the command center was kicked open. everyone quickly stared at vaan, who stood at the entrance, before shifting their gaze to the heavy silver door, which had sunk to the floor.
some of their lips twitched, faces paled, and blood leaked from their mouths.
most of the buildings in the military district were made to withstand the full-powered attack of a first-stage divine star realm cultivator.
however, such a sturdy metal door had been ripped out of its designated position by force. moreover, it was done underwater, which was far more difficult than on land.
the screen displayed various information from every city in the southern hemisphere. detailed sightings of sea monsters roaming the inner sea caused great panic and turmoil.
it had only been minutes, but there were already hundreds of news articles on the celestial network.
what happened at the southern border? why was the ocean master silent? why did the sea monsters enter the inner sea? who could stop them? who could answer them?
various headlines became the most heated topics and searches on the celestial network. the celestial kingdom was in chaos, and unrest grew with increasing awareness in every city.
the sightings of the gigantic sea monsters have never been clearer in the inner sea. all the celestial citizen were shocked at their full appearances.
was the world coming to an end? - everyone had this thought.
"your excellency, please leave the celestial kingdom a way out. there are one billion innocent lives within our cities," commander hotri pleaded, forcing himself to sink onto his knees.
"innocent?" vaan slightly smiled before replying, "did the celestial kingdom give the people of the land a way out when it robbed us of our spirit energy and left us to fend for ourselves against gehenna?"
when commander hotri heard this question, he wanted to retort, "do farmers care about the feelings of their chickens when they butcher them for their meat? why would they care what
happens to them?"
alas, commander hotri didn't dare to say it.
although the celestials viewed land-dwellers the same way as farmers viewed their reared chickens, he knew that he couldn't continue to have this kind of view.
after all, if one of the chickens suddenly wielded the farmer's ultimate butchering knife and chased after them, even the farmers would suddenly feel afraid and start running away from it or accept the chicken shackles around their necks if they couldn't.
even a chicken could rule the world if it took control of the world's only nuclear silo.
plop!
"this subordinate submits to the new ocean master, the god of the sea," commander hotri surrendered, planting his head into the ground as he sincerely requested, "please spare the innocent civilians in exchange for my loyalty, your excellency!"
"i don't think you are in a position to make demands," vaan said, making commander hotri's expression ugly. however, he soon added, "but if you behave well, i might consider it."
"i can be your dog or sword, your excellency. just give me the order, and i shall answer!" commander hotri vowed, abandoning all his pride for the future of the civilians.
he might be a soldier, but even he had families. moreover, they all resided in moonwater city, which had been threatened with collapse and flooding.