The Rise of the Black Plain

The moment they realized what had just happened, the elders of the Arctic Whale tribe were furious as they left their resting places around their tribe's headquarters.

Seconds after the explosion in the area responsible for this tribe's communication with others in the Arctic Sea and the South Sea, a dozen elders between levels 95 and 98 appeared around the frozen mountain range at the bottom of the sea.

When they saw the level 97 shark fleeing at high speed, the elders of this tribe didn't hesitate to show their true size, becoming as big as the mountain range where they lived.

They immediately began to chase after the level 97 creature, attacking it with their massive bodies, causing chaos that was difficult to see even in the territory of such powerful beings.

The strongest whale, level 98, was the first to act, swimming upward and then turning around and launching a powerful back fin strike in the direction the shark was fleeing.

The other whales made similar moves, attacking in the direction of the daring creature's various escape routes, not caring for the chaos these moves would cause.

As the first attacks formed and flew toward the dark blue shark, the surrounding waters cooled a few tens of degrees more as spiritual pulses surged.

Immediately after the first wave of attacks was launched, such strong pulses spread outward that the hundreds of whales swimming in the area were suddenly hit, and more than 70% of them lost consciousness.

Just from the lingering effects of these attacks, these elders created such a powerful spiritual pressure that anyone below level 80 in the vicinity would immediately pass out from blows that didn't even come close to them!

But that wasn't all. Within a distance of up to 100 kilometers from these creatures, all living beings between levels 80 and 90 felt the pressure on them suddenly increase to the point that some of them began to tremble in agony.

At the same time, the sounds produced by these elders, who were shouting to the entire tribe, were destroying the eardrums of all non-whale races, the only ones capable of withstanding these sounds, even at levels lower than those of their elders who were producing such signals.

Minos and his crew were more than 30 kilometers away from the tribal elders who had just arrived, but the moment the attacks began, they all felt the weight of them.

All the beings below level 90 in this group put their hands to their ears as they circulated their energies over their bodies, trying to protect themselves from the spiritual pressure, the more intense cold, and the high-pitched sounds that hit them at that moment.

"Damn it! What's happening?" One of the Krakens shouted, feeling goosebumps all over because even he was a little afraid.

Even though the Demigods in the group weren't affected as much as the Sages, they felt the restrictions, the earaches, and the cold that their weaker crewmates were feeling right now.

Meanwhile, Minos had an ugly look on his face as he tried to hold back the remnants of the first attack by the elders of this tribe, looking in the direction where creatures much larger than the ones they had seen earlier were charging full force at an enemy.

'Shit! Are the enemies already here? So fast?' He felt terrible and clenched his fists in frustration.

Their group had just stopped at this place and was beginning to attract the attention of the 10th-stage whales who were interested in dangerous adventures. But suddenly, while they were talking to a level 91 individual, everyone around them changed with the first shout of the strongest of the tribe.

In this situation, he could only stand by and deal with whatever came at his group and could no longer consider his previous recruitment interest.

With his plans disrupted, Minos was furious, while even the Sea Folk members of his crew raised their guard, aware of the danger they were in.

Not only were they in danger from a possible battle between sharks and whales breaking out near them, but also from the defensive actions of the whales themselves!

"Raise your defenses! We must leave this place!" The level 91 woman said to the rest of the group.

"What? What about our interests here?" One of the mercenaries in the group asked with an ugly expression on his face.

"Don't be an idiot. When whales fight, only those of the same level or stronger can have the privilege of watching! If we stay, we'll die!" The woman screamed as she saw the first attacks of those creatures hitting the ocean floor where the shark was passing.

The level 97 shark had been very skillful and fast, escaping almost all of its enemies' attacks.

However, even though it had survived the worst, it still suffered from fractions of each attack. Its body was already riddled with cuts and purple stains from its enemies' first burst of attacks.

But it had avoided the worst by letting most of the power of those attacks hit the seabed.

When those very powerful attacks hit the seafloor almost simultaneously, hundreds of square kilometers of rock and sand were completely destroyed, crushed in upon itself.

Some simply sank in on itself, creating huge craters up to 10 kilometers deep. But other parts turned into lava, even considering the surrounding arctic area.

Some of the attacks were so strong that their great pressure on the ocean floor caused it to melt and form "pools" of magma in this icy area!

Finally, tremors appeared in that area, so strong that even living beings more than a thousand kilometers away would feel the tremors caused by the attacks of the strongest whales of that tribe!

Minos' crew felt it, and those who still didn't understand why the whales were said to have the power to destroy the world finally understood where it came from.

"Fuck!"

"Tsk! We have to get out of here!"

"Damn it! I never thought I'd see this in my life!"

The people on the boat screamed as they tried to hold on to the boat's sides, realizing that every word of this Sea Folk woman made sense and that they couldn't stay in this place.

Except for Minos, the Sages there were all unconscious and could not stand this situation any longer while he was enduring it all because of his heritage from the level 100 dragon.

He looked at his group and said. "Let's go to the Sky Whale's territory!"

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