Death Wizard Diary.

Chapter 863 Mermaid Mutation

"Lord Thor," a wizard ran up to him and said respectfully, "the Black Tide has receded ten nautical miles. The wizard in charge of monitoring has issued a notice that the Black Tide has ended. Do you wish to remain here, or return to the Eternal Night Palace?"

Thor was completely bewildered. He watched Emperor Airo fly from the sea toward the shore and doubted the warning in the diary.

Everything proceeded so smoothly that the wizards of the Neflet continent once again withstood the Black Tide's attack. Now that the crisis was over, the wizards at sea were gradually returning to the shore, preparing to pack up and go home.

"Could it be that I've completely misunderstood, and this Black Tide attack wasn't the masquerade ball mentioned in the diary? Or is it because I sent Floco here that the foreseen future has changed?"

Just as Thor was wondering whether he should call Sander over to continue his plan, the sea... suddenly boiled.

Thorn immediately pushed aside the wizard standing in front of him, took two steps forward, and walked to the edge of the cliff.

Before the wizard, who had been pushed away by Thor, could even be surprised, he was terrified by the sight of the sea behind him.

"I...I'll go report..."

He left in a hurry without even having a chance to tell who he was reporting to.

The Black Flame Emperor, Airo, who was almost at the shore, immediately stopped and looked down at his feet.

The sea had calmed down due to the receding Kuroshio Current, and since the Tribunal's control array had not yet been removed, the sea surface was only slightly rippling due to the current.

But now, tiny bubbles are rising from underwater, bursting open with a "pop" as they reach the surface.

The bubbles grew more and more numerous and larger, like a pot of boiling water, with firewood being continuously added to the stove.

Thor also came to the sea, more than a hundred meters away from the Black Flame Emperor, and he also looked at the sea.

"The seawater temperature hasn't risen; could it be an earthquake?"

He used his mental power to scan the depths of the sea.

The Black Flame Emperor, not far away, had already plunged into the sea.

Not only him, but several other second-tier wizards also rushed in.

This area is very close to the Red Sea Trees; we absolutely cannot afford any problems.

Soon, even more people gathered on the sea.

The first group of people who entered the seabed had not yet returned, including the Black Flame Emperor. Therefore, although the remaining people were anxious, no one dared to make any rash moves.

The bubbles on the sea surface became increasingly dense, but Thor's mental scan found nothing unusual.

There was no mutated spiritual power, and no chaotic magic.

Apart from the unusually vigorous life force, Thor found almost no other noteworthy anomalies.

"Shall we go down and take a look?" Thor squinted.

Just then, dark shadows suddenly rose from the seabed.

Those dark figures broke free of the sea's confinement at incredible speed and flew into the sky.

Thor then realized that these dark figures were actually the wizards who had just entered the seabed.

But their faces were filled with disbelief.

"What happened?" another wizard shouted.

"Mermaids! The mermaids have all mutated! They've all mutated!"

The person who answered even had a slight tremor in their voice.

"Bang!"

Suddenly, a huge wave erupted on the sea surface, as if a heavy artillery shell had fallen into the ocean.

The waves surged into the sky, and soon they were almost gone. The wizard Airo emerged from the waves.

To the surprise of the other wizards, this fourth-tier Black Flame Emperor actually showed a hint of dishevelment.

Thor's gaze sharpened.

Even though it was only for a moment, he still managed to spot a flaw in Emperor Airo.

The opponent's mental strength experienced a brief interruption.

It was as if a crack had appeared in the mask covering the face.

A sliver of her true face was revealed beneath the mask.

The Black Flame Emperor before us is indeed Stuart in disguise!

Thor didn't have the energy to think about where the Black Flame Emperor had gone. He figured it was unlikely that a fourth-tier wizard would disguise himself just to deal with him.

The defensive array behind him was still flashing, and Thor noticed an even larger black shadow rising from the seabed.

Thinking of the death warning about Stuart, he immediately rushed forward to Stuart, who was at the forefront.

"The situation underwater is unclear, let's retreat to the back first," Thor whispered to Stuart.

Stuart glanced at Thor in surprise, his expression almost breaking down.

But he quickly revealed a proud yet disdainful expression, "Since the situation is not right, it is natural for me to stand in front."

Thor's heart sank. He knew that what Stuart was saying and doing now was more in line with the identity of the Black Flame Emperor.

If danger arises, the fourth-tier wizard will be the first to run away, and the other wizards participating in the defensive war will likely follow suit.

The more unexpected the situation, the more necessary it is for someone to keep things under control.

Now that Stuart was wearing the Black Flame Emperor's "mask," he couldn't do anything that would lower morale while wearing the mask.

Thor understood Stuart's thoughts and knew that unless he exposed Stuart's identity on the spot, the other party would definitely not leave with him.

Are we just going to watch Stuart die like this?

Just then, the bubbles on the sea surface finally stopped rising, and the boiling disappeared, but an extremely powerful pressure emanated from the seabed.

The culprit who just sent several wizards to explore the sea, only to be frightened and flee from the deep sea, has finally appeared!

Thor's eyes widened when he saw the creature emerging from the sea.

"What is this?"

What emerged from the sea was not the cyborg Thor had seen many times before.

Instead, it was a dark, enormous object whose outline made it impossible to discern what it was.

The surface of the giant object looked like it was covered with a layer of mud, which was constantly being peeled away by the seawater as it emerged from the sea.

"A giant mud monster?"

The monster, seemingly made of mud, had no visible limbs, torso, or head, yet Thor could sense an extremely vibrant life force emanating from it.

Just like he had previously used his mental powers to explore the seabed.

If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have imagined that such spiritual power was emanating from the mud monster in front of you.

The mud monster moves, yet no bones or muscles can be seen supporting its movements. And despite the mud constantly dripping from its body onto the sea, its size keeps expanding.

"That's not mud, it's the rotting flesh of a mermaid," Stuart whispered to Thor, who was still performing nearby.

"Mermaid carcass? It's so big... does that mean all the mermaids in the ocean... are dead?"

Seemingly afraid that Thor would realize there was something wrong with his identity, Stuart remained silent.

But Stuart didn't say much, so someone else told everyone what had happened.

Although the wizard Royer, who was in charge of this area, was not present at the time, the Tribunal had already gained a lot of experience in the years of fighting against the Black Tide.

Almost immediately, someone temporarily replaced Royer as the new commander.

That was one of the wizards who had once ventured deep into the ocean.

His surprise was replaced by rage. Using the power of witchcraft, he shouted, "This monster is a mass of mutated mermaid corpses, a pulpy mess. Their vengeful spirits are huddled inside, concealed by the Black Tide pollution. We can't let it continue to grow, or the remaining Black Tide pollution in the sea will become nourishment for it to grow stronger! Now, attack the mutated mermaids with all your might!"

(End of this chapter)