I became a god through archaeology in the Wizarding World.

Faced with that colossal wave that could engulf the entire harbor, escape was no longer an option.

Human legs cannot outrun a tsunami, let alone a horse-drawn carriage.

In that suffocating despair, Rhodes moved.

Instead of retreating, he took a step forward and stepped directly onto the slippery edge of the breakwater.

Facing the seawater that pressed down like an avalanche, he suddenly ripped open the buttons on his collar, revealing a dark blue rune that was burning hot on his collarbone.

That is the embodiment of the genes of the [Ancient Sea Monster].

"In the face of the ocean, only the ocean itself can survive."

Rhodes' eyes instantly turned into eerie vertical pupils, his originally black pupils now burning with a faint blue light.

He opened his mouth, his Adam's apple vibrated violently, and he let out a shriek that no human vocal cord could produce.

"--hiss!!!"

The sound wasn't loud, but it had an extremely high frequency. It was like an invisible, sharp blade, piercing deeply into the core of that giant wave.

The giant wave, tens of meters high, paused strangely for half a second just before it was about to break through the breakwater.

Immediately afterwards, with Rhodes at the center, the seawater in front seemed to have crashed into an invisible triangular reef, and was forcibly torn apart to both sides!

Boom!!!

The loud noise was deafening.

Thousands of tons of seawater roared into the port from both sides of the breakwater, instantly submerging the docks, warehouses and moored ships.

Wood chips flew everywhere, masts broke, and the entire outer harbor area was instantly turned into a swamp.

But the section of breakwater beneath Rhodes' feet, and the core position within a radius of several hundred meters behind him, miraculously remained dry.

The seawater collapsed beside him like two high walls, splashing water that soaked his trench coat but did not harm him in the slightest.

The soldiers behind him were already paralyzed with fear, their eyes filled with almost fanatical awe as they looked at the man standing on the edge of the dam, his back slender yet like a pillar of strength.

However, Rhodes did not relax at all.

He was breathing heavily, and the light from the runes on his chest dimmed.

As the waves receded, the enormous whaleback island came to rest less than a kilometer from the port.

At this distance, the oppressive feeling emanating from that giant whale was simply despair-inducing.

With each breath it exhales, it can create a gust of wind on the sea.

And atop the giant whale's head, the tiny human figure finally moved.

He didn't make any earth-shattering attack; he simply lowered his head slightly and looked at Rhodes on the breakwater.

In an instant, Rhodes felt his heart being gripped tightly by a cold, large hand.

Rhodes groaned, a trickle of blood spilling from the corner of his mouth, but he straightened his back and looked up to meet that gaze.

In the eyes of that being, Rhodes saw not human emotions, but a deep, abyss-like indifference, and a trace of...confusion?

A grand and icy voice resounded directly in Rhodes' mind, echoing repeatedly: "...a...insect that steals...royal bloodline?"

It sensed the siren genes in Rhodes and mistook them for some kind of theft.

As this thought arose, the surrounding seawater boiled once more.

Countless tentacle-like water columns gathered around the giant whale, each as thick as a battering ram. Clearly, this deep-sea lord intended to crush the insect with a flick of his wrist.

"Damn it." Rhodes gritted his teeth and quickly pressed three buttons on a mechanical device inside his sleeve.

He can't beat the fourth ring.

At this distance and in this environment, even if he used all his trump cards, he would absolutely not be able to withstand a casual strike from a deep-sea lord.

But he doesn't need to win.

"Insects?" Rhodes suddenly laughed, wiping the blood from the corner of his mouth. In a voice infused with mental fluctuations, he shouted back through the siren's register, "Open your eyes and see whose territory this is!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a blinding red light and a large amount of white steam suddenly erupted from underground in the direction of the academy.

The ground throughout the city shook.

Immediately afterwards, the three ancient lighthouses, which had been abandoned for over a century and were located on the high ground behind the port, suddenly began to creak under the strain.

"withdraw!"

Taking advantage of the brief chaos, Rhodes turned and grabbed the dazed officer, shouting, "Everyone, abandon the port! Retreat to the second line of defense! Now!"