Its extreme speed in the Water exceeds ten Mach, which means it is even faster than the Black Hawk fighter jets flying in the sky!
Gurgle!!!
A dark current swirled in the Underwater World, instantly leaving the pursuing underwater spaceship far behind.
Surfacing to a calm nearshore area, the dark current dissipated on its own, revealing Mera in her black battle suit.
"Vincent, you ruined me..."
Mera's thoughts were distraught as she said, "Xebel is also finished. The Kingdom of Atlantis will vent its anger over Orm's death on the nation of Xebel."
"But this way, the alliance between the two nations is terminated, and the war between the Underwater World and the land World is also considered to be terminated early—are you satisfied with this outcome?"
Mera's final thought was filled with bitter resentment.
Yet, in her heart, she couldn't bring herself to hate Vincent. After all, it was all Orm's own doing.
"What are you talking about?"
Vincent thought, "I never intended to make the Underwater World a mess, with several great nations slaughtering each other... Killing Orm was just the first thing I had to do."
"What else do you want to do?" Mera had a bad feeling and asked in surprise.
"I want you to be the Empress, Mera."
As Vincent's words came out, the dark currents of the entire ocean seemed to surge, and bubbles spread.
"What did you say...?" Mera was stunned.
Being in a symbiotic state with Vincent, their thoughts were interconnected. She knew that what he said was not a lie, but his true goal!
Vincent said in a deep voice, "Not just the King of Xebel, or the King of Atlantis. I want you to unify the Seven Kingdoms and become the true Emperor of the Underwater World!"
For him, just killing Orm was far from enough.
If Orm died, there would be a second and third Orm. As long as the Atlantean royal family's aversion to humans existed, it was always possible to provoke a war between the two regions, adding to the internal friction of Earth's extraordinary forces.
Since that was the case...
It would be better to integrate the Underwater World and support a suitable candidate to be the Emperor.
For Vincent, Mera was very suitable.
With his thoughts intertwined with Mera's, Vincent knew that Mera had no aversion to humans, and even had curiosity and longing for the land World.
Most importantly...
Mera was no weaker than any royal family member of any underwater kingdom. For example, her personal Water manipulation ability was a talent that no other royal family member possessed, and it was also a bane for the people of the Underwater World.
Because she was a female, Mera could not inherit the throne of Xebel, and even had to be married as a fiancée to Orm, who was in power in the Kingdom of Atlantis.
Even if she wanted to overthrow Orm, she could only do so by assisting the Aquaman Arthur, who was living in exile!
Yes.
In the Underwater Kingdom, no matter how good her background or how powerful a female was, she could only be reduced to a mere ornament, someone else's forbidden possession!
For example, the former Queen of the Kingdom of Atlantis, who was outwardly proclaimed as Queen, was still captured by Atlantis after falling in love with a human male, to bear offspring for the royal family who could inherit the throne!
"Mera, think it through yourself."
Vincent's thoughts were clear, and with pure intent, he articulated his idea: "Do you want to be the great Emperor of the Sea who holds everything in her own hands, or do you want to be the ornamental vase who places all hope and reliance on Aquaman!"
"The Empress of the Underwater World... Can I do it? Not to mention the Kingdom of Atlantis, even the Kingdom of Xebel won't agree." Mera didn't answer directly, but she was clearly moved.
"Of course, as long as you obtain that one thing!" Vincent responded with certainty.
Mera understood, "You mean the lost Trident Artifact, that scepter that can control the entire ocean's forces. But one must have the potential of an Emperor to be able to wield it."
"The so-called King, didn't we just kill one?" Vincent said indifferently, "I never believe in such things as qualifications. If you yourself don't even have the confidence of being an Emperor, how can you become a true Emperor?"
"I understand."
Mera's thoughts struggled for a moment, then she quickly made her final decision: "Then let's go all out, Vincent."
"Your resolve is not enough yet," Vincent reminded her.
"Help me, I want to be the Empress!" Mera responded in a deep voice.
"Very good, as you wish." Vincent smiled... Blackened Mera opened her bright, beautiful eyes.
At this moment...
Countless fish swam around her graceful body, their scales shimmering with brilliant silver light under the Water, as if adding sacred halos around her, and an air of confident nobility surged outwards.
At this point, not only her body, but also her mind and spirit, Mera was willing to merge with Vincent and stand on the same front.
Mera no longer interfered with Vincent's control over her body, allowing their symbiosis to approach a perfect state... On the shore.
"Vico, what did you say!"
Aquaman Arthur stared intently at Vico in front of him.
"That's right. You also have a brother, a truly blood-related brother."
Vico said, "Of course. He could also be an older brother. You two are twins from the same mother. Even your mother couldn't tell who was born first, after all, you two looked almost identical when you were young!"
"But... my father never told me any of this," Arthur said blankly, looking down at his father's peaceful face in his arms.
"That's because, when you two were just born, one of you was taken by the soldiers of Atlantis," Vico said in a deep voice, "But he's still alive, living in the royal palace of Atlantis. His name is—Namo!"
...Atlantis, a royal palace area.
The Riptide of the Water surged.
The Shadow figure, holding Orm, "popped" through the oxygen barrier and entered the waterless room.
He placed the severely injured Orm on the bed.
The Shadow figure reached out and removed the cloak he was wearing, revealing a rugged face somewhat similar to Arthur's, but without the beard. He was also bare-chested, with a strong and muscular upper body, and wore a pair of black-scaled, tapered trousers.
"I didn't expect that in the end, it would be you, this bastard, who saved me..." Orm said, his mouth overflowing with blood, looking at the man by the bed.
"I'm not saving you. I'm just letting you live a little longer, to feel the despair of losing everything," Namo sneered.
"That's good, that's good. I don't need you to save me. I just... I'm not reconciled... not reconciled... Mother."
Orm gave a few tragic laughs, and a large amount of blood gushing from his body stained the mattress red. He said with difficulty, "Mera, she has a tracking device..."
After saying this last sentence, Orm closed his eyes and lost his breath of life.
Namo remained unmoved, his face still cold. He stepped forward and grabbed the blood-stained crown from Orm's head.
"Don't worry. I will continue the work you didn't finish: unify the Underwater World, and then cleanse the filthy humans on land."
"As for Mera, I will help you kill her!"
Namo placed the crown on his head, his words incredibly cold and resolute!
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