The Dragon race did not immediately launch an attack either. Dragon members continued to fly in rapidly from the distant horizon.
This was the calm before the storm, everyone waiting for the imminent great battle!
The flying creatures in the sky grew more numerous, so dense that they obscured the sun.
The sea finally showed signs of turbulence again. However, unlike the scene when the grey-black dragons had appeared earlier, there were no whirlpools in the sea this time. Instead, it began to boil – the entire body of water was boiling, and countless plumes of steam rose into the high heavens, causing mist to permeate the surroundings.
That faint red light, previously seen in the depths of the seabed, finally began to move and rapidly grow larger.
Xiao Xun stared at the red light in the sea, gritting his teeth and saying, "It's finally here!"
Unsurprisingly, that was the King of Greed!
Almost everyone's gaze was focused on that flash of red.
Borjard and Pail had already resumed their dragon forms, maintaining their optimal combat stance in mid-air, just waiting for the battle with the King of Greed.
The red figure beneath the sea grew larger and larger. As countless amounts of seawater came into contact with the King of Greed, they were instantly vaporized.
With a deafening explosion, a colossal humanoid monster emerged from the seabed. Its face was a void of darkness and nothingness, and its sleeves and lower body were covered in countless tentacles. Its sheer size was almost twice that of Borjard!
Borjard and Pail were both somewhat surprised by the King of Greed's size; it was far larger than they remembered.
"The power within this guy has grown stronger," Xiao Xun sneered.
"Sven... we meet again," the King of Greed's voice boomed like rolling thunder.
However, the tone was laced with mockery.
Xiao Xun did not reply. As soon as the King of Greed appeared, he immediately took out the prepared Piercing Battle Halberd, aimed at the King of Greed's unspeakable void, and pulled the trigger.
A massive energy beam, laced with electricity, shot straight forward. The immense recoil sent Xiao Xun flying backward, and had it not been for his nano-suit, his shoulder blade would have surely shattered.
The colossal King of Greed did not evade or even resist. It simply allowed the purple beam to strike its head.
"Is this guy's defense that strong?" Xiao Xun couldn't help but be inwardly astonished.
He was well aware of the power of this anti-materiel heavy sniper rifle. As a groundbreaking weapon, it could easily penetrate five hundred meters of high-hardness steel plating.
"You lowly crawling insects all deserve to die!" the King of Greed's roar echoed from the surging waves.
The grey-black dragons in the sky immediately let out earth-shattering roars and then charged towards the dragons ahead.
The great battle had finally erupted!
Terrifying roars echoed one after another, dragon breath filled the entire sky, and shattered dragon scales and blood occasionally rained down from above. Some heavily wounded flying dragons, like massive stones, fell from the sky, crashing into the sea and stirring up colossal waves.
"Borjard..."
Xiao Xun called out to his mount, leaped onto Borjard, drew the King's Star, and joined the fray.
With just the King's Star, he could easily cleave through those tough dragon scales, even severing a dragon's wing or neck with a single sword stroke.
However, after he had consecutively killed four or five grey-black dragons, a massive tentacle snaked up from behind him. Clearly, the King of Greed had noticed him and recognized his identity.
"It's you, you despicable human!"
The colossal tentacle whipped forward with a whistling sound. Xiao Xun did not attempt to confront the King of Greed's tentacle head-on. Instead, he had Borjard dodge it at the very edge.
However, a grey-black dragon that had been beside him was struck by the tentacle. Before it could even let out a cry, it was slammed into the sea. The immense waves, carrying bright red blood, surged towards the spectators on the sea defense line.
The King of Greed, having missed its target, was not about to give up. The massive tentacle swept towards Xiao Xun again. Along its path, many flying dragons engaged in combat were swept away by the tentacle indiscriminately, almost meeting their end on the spot.
Xiao Xun leaped up, swung his sword, and simultaneously used the momentum to fly further away.
A very distinct, damaged mark now adorned the King of Greed's tentacle – a mark left by the King's Star!
Not far away, Pail caught the rapidly descending Xiao Xun with her back.
As the battle continued, more and more aerial units joined the fray. The most numerous among them were Xiao Xun's fighter jets and magic helicopters.
These were now mass-produced, their cost far lower than the grey-black dragons nurtured by the demon Nero. Furthermore, they required no development time at all; as long as there were sufficient materials, they could be produced in any quantity.
After the first wave of attacks, a large number of fighter jet and magic helicopter wrecks plunged into the sea. However, the grey-black dragons fared no better, with dragon blood splattering everywhere and dismembered limbs and claws raining down into the sea.
The initial clash resulted in nearly half of each side's forces being eliminated!
Watching the wreckage of the fallen rain down, the dragons in the sky were astonished.
The King of Greed was currently in a state of extreme frustration and anger. The dragon horde it had painstakingly brought from the demon Nero had suffered heavy losses, leaving only sparse grey-black figures in the sky.
Although it had also eliminated a large number of fighter jets and magic helicopters while attacking Pail and Xiao Xun, fighter jets and magic helicopters continued to fly into this sea area from the distant sky, as if they were endless.
The battle was nearing its end, but it could also be said that it had just begun.
The grey-black dragons were few in number, but the King of Greed had not sustained any damage.
Many dragons had begun to join in the siege of the King of Greed.
However, the damage ordinary dragons could inflict on the King of Greed was almost negligible.
Xiao Xun, relying on the sharpness of the King's Star, could barely scratch some of its yellow outer shell, and could not inflict significant damage on the King of Greed itself.
Currently, the true main fighting force was Pail, and she could only deal damage to the King of Greed through close combat.
In contrast, the King of Greed's tentacles could inflict immense damage on them – their defensive capabilities were on entirely different levels.
The Phoenix army watched from below, anxious but unable to help. Fire attributes against water attributes was a massive disadvantage, and they weren't fighting in the water either. Many submarines were also swept up by the giant waves. Once any of the other dragons were hit by the King of Greed, they were basically dead on the spot.
The grey-black dragons were now mostly eliminated. The King of Greed's plan was to use the fighter jets and magic helicopters to wear down its strength, thereby weakening this madman as much as possible.
Xiao Xun was not at ease either. In addition to fending off the King of Greed's attacks, he was also secretly wary of Poseidon.
The mermaid tribe was actually a main force of the Deep Sea Legion, but they had not appeared at all this time.
"Would the demon Nero really let the King of Greed fight alone like this..." Xiao Xun dodged another whip-like attack from the King of Greed, his confusion deepening with every passing moment.