Shin drifted closer to Bael. He whispered something into his ear before moving away.
The mermaid observed this.
Shin began suppressing his mana and went down onto the lake floor. Bael smiled as he opened his eyes wide.
"Hey beast. Get over here," Bael released a huge burst of mana.
The dormant sea serpent turned to face Bael and lunged at him with incredible speed. It headbutted him upwards.
Bael let the attack happen. He raised his blade and swung it down with such force that it created a water current slash.
Unfortunately the slash did nothing as it simply vanished before hitting the sea serpent.
Bloody water. I need an air pocket to swing with enough force.
Bael shot a quick glance at Shin. He had his hands together trying to do something.
Come on Shin. Hurry it up.
Bael turned back to see the sea serpent was right inform of him, mouth wide open. Somehow the beast grew bigger.
Bloody hell. It's ready to evolve.
Bael braced for impact as the sea serpent tried hitting into him. He put his shield up and the sea serpent bit right through It, but Bael got his hand out just in time.
Bael then stabbed into the mouth of the sea serpent and held on tight. The sea serpent swam out of the arena.
Bael was momentarily shocked and glanced at the mermaid queen. She was still sitting on the throne, not minding the fact that he could escape.
Bael knew then that something was off about the mermaid queen.
What could her ability be that she is so confident that the sae serpent will bring me back to her.
While Bael was lost in thought, the sea serpent rammed him through the buildings of the sunken city.
Bael snapped back to reality as he was being forced through cobblestone wall after cobblestone wall.
Bloody fuck. I need to get back to the arena.....but let me test something first.
Bael kicked off the beast and tried swimming away from the sunken city. He swam towards the exist.
Just as he was halfway there a voice spoke out," bring him back."
When Bael turned back to see where the voice came from, he saw the sea serpent charged right at him and bit down in him.
Bael managed to catch it's jaws in the process. The sea serpent swam straight back into the arena.
Bael jumped back and watched the sea serpent slam it's face on the arena floor.
"Kill them," the mermaid queen ordered.
The sea serpent quickly lunged to attack them. Bael finally got. The mermaid queen had control over the creatures in the arena.
Just as he turned towards Shin.
"Got ready," Shin shouted.
Bael swam up to Shin and took his sword. When the sea serpent got within ten metres of them.
Shin set the plan into motion. Bael quickly took up a sword stance, putting his sword on his hip.
Shin let out a pulse of mana as a ball of wind in his hand burst and created a momentary vacuum but, a moment is all that Bael needs.
"Dark magic: Tier 6: Gear 1."
He drew the sword, then threw it down. At first this action shocked Shin as well as the mermaid queen.
Just as Shin was about to speak out. *clank*. Shin turned and looked at the sword. Cracks had began forming on it.
When he looked at the sea serpent, he was shocked to see that the sea serpent was no longer visible. Only blood red water remained.
The mermaids queen smiled in amusement. She let out a light chuckle. Bael and Shin turned to face her.
"I have a deal for you land dwellers. A fight to the death, winner gets to leave here alive and intact," the mermaid queen said with a twisted smile.