Worse still, a tentacle’s suckers latched firmly onto a warship’s gunwale. With a sudden upward heave, it flipped the entire vessel like a toy. The Undead Soldiers on deck didn’t have time to react before sliding off the tilting planks into the sea, instantly swept away by the raging waves.​

Soon, a tentacle smashed straight through the warship’s bow, leaving a massive hole. Seawater instantly flooded the hull, and the vessel began to sink at a visible rate.

Another warship was caught between two tentacles and snapped in half. The two broken sections of the hull crashed against each other in the waves, quickly torn to pieces by the storm and the sea.

The surface of the sea was littered with shattered planks, broken weapons, and the scattered remains of Undead Soldiers. The Kraken’s tentacles continued to weave through the waves, and every lash was accompanied by the thunderous crack of a warship breaking and the howl of the storm, turning this stretch of ocean into a chaotic scene of destruction. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Just then, Qin Feng noticed a key detail.

The Undead Soldiers who had sunk but not been destroyed were moving sluggishly, as if dragged down by an invisible resistance. But they weren’t living creatures; they couldn’t drown.

Moreover, since the Kraken’s body was immense, as long as the Undead Soldiers weren’t too unlucky, the currents would carry them toward its tentacles.

He stared at the skeletal figures faintly shifting beneath the waves, his brow furrowed. A risky thought suddenly popped into his head:

’Huh?’

’Maybe... I should just have Arthas take it on directly?’

His mind made up, Qin Feng didn’t hesitate. He immediately had Arthas leap from the warship.

Using the modern swimming techniques Qin Feng had mastered, Arthas adjusted his position in the churning waves. Like a black shadow, he swam straight for the Kraken’s rampaging tentacles on the surface.

The Kraken, meanwhile, was focused on destroying the remaining warships.

In its eyes, this "little thing" that had jumped from the ship was insignificant and posed no threat. It paid Arthas no mind and continued to slap and smash the warships with its tentacles.

It was only when Arthas swung the Bone Blade from his waist, plunging it deep into a tentacle and using it as a handhold to climb down toward its main body, that the Kraken suddenly realized.

This seemingly insignificant enemy was actually a troublesome foe, one that could truly threaten it.

Instantly, countless tentacles erupted from the waves like massive black whips. Whistling as they tore through the air, they slammed down on Arthas, determined to smash the clinging figure into a pile of crushed bone!

But Arthas’s durability was clearly far beyond the Kraken’s expectations.

Its gigantic tentacles crashed down one after another with enough force to shatter rock, yet they failed to dislodge Arthas.

Instead, Arthas seized an opening to suddenly activate the Necromancy spell Nagash’s Gaze. A spectral purple magical light spread across the tentacle’s surface, instantly inflicting considerable magical burns on the Kraken.

However, as the ultimate overlord of the ocean, the Kraken, much like the Ancient Giant Dragons of the Dragon Realm, possessed a potent self-healing ability. The membrane around the wound squirmed at a visible rate, slowly repairing the Magic Damage.

Trying to kill the Kraken with a Necromancy spell like Nagash’s Gaze, which was only good for bullying the weak, was clearly wishful thinking.

Similarly, even if Arthas hacked at the Kraken’s tentacles—non-vital body parts—with his blade, he would at most inflict superficial wounds, not nearly enough to cause a significant drop in its health bar.

The only way forward was for Arthas to reach the Kraken’s main body and attack its squid-like torso directly.

Only then would the rate of its health loss surpass its powerful self-healing rate.

However.

This wasn’t a problem at all.

Arthas now possessed a host of useful Plunder Talents.

These included the True Dragon Blood from the Flame Emperor Galukasa, which provided a 50% Magic Damage Reduction and a 50% Physical Damage Reduction.

There were also the Strong Body and Defense Specialization Talents, which provided even more Defense Power.

Coupled with the Evil Aura Passive that Qin Feng had cast on him.

With these multiple buffs, the Kraken had no hope of defeating him anytime soon.

More importantly, under Arthas’s command, the Undead Soldiers who had previously fallen into the sea changed direction. They swam toward the nearest Kraken tentacle and, using its rough surface for support, began to climb down, steadily closing in on the creature’s main body.

Sensing the mortal danger, the Kraken thrashed even more frantically. It even unleashed terrifying ocean Magic, causing raging water arrows and whirlpools to ravage the sea’s surface. The other warships were caught in the magical onslaught, instantly shattered and sunk.

But even so, it couldn’t stop Arthas from continuing his descent, nor could it block the new Undead Soldiers he summoned with Awakening the Dead.

These Undead clung to it like a persistent disease, advancing steadily along its tentacles and drawing ever closer to its main body.

In just a few moments, Arthas, steadily descending along the tentacle, finally broke through the murky surface waters and laid eyes on the Kraken’s main body, hidden in the depths.

It was a colossal squid, its size far beyond imagination. Its massive form resembled a black mountain submerged at the bottom of the sea. The diameter of its exposed torso alone was comparable to dozens of Gulad Warships lined up side by side. Every inch of its skin was covered in a thick, elastic, ink-black mantle, with fine, silvery tendrils coiling in the gaps, writhing slightly in the dark water and emitting a strange, cold light.

Embedded at the top of its head were two fist-sized eyes. Their irises were deep purple, and their pupils were vertical, inky-black slits. They were fixed on the approaching Arthas, swirling with a mixture of Frenzy and fear. The soft flesh around its eyes contracted in anger, forming deep wrinkles.

Below its head was a dense mass of appendages. In addition to the dozen or so thick main tentacles that had been wreaking havoc on the surface, there were hundreds of slender secondary arms. The edges of the suckers on these arms were lined with serrated hooks. They were now flailing wildly, churning the surrounding water into small whirlpools in an attempt to block Arthas’s approach.

Even more unnerving, a tail fin covered in Bone Spikes trailed below its body. The tip of the fin periodically ejected a jet of inky fluid that carried a pungent, fishy stench, spreading through the water as if to intimidate its enemies.

Its entire body rose and fell gently in the dark depths, each breath creating an undercurrent. An invisible, crushing pressure, like that of the deep sea itself, washed over Arthas.

This was the true form of the ocean’s ultimate overlord. Its overwhelming size and intimidating aura alone were enough to scare ordinary creatures out of their wits.

However, to Qin Feng, who had already witnessed the world-destroying might of the Evil Dragon Jinli, this Kraken was nothing more than "a slightly larger piece of seafood." It wasn’t worthy of even a shred of his fear.

Controlling Arthas, he sent his voice echoing through the deep sea via Necromancy:

"Kraken!"

"I will give you one chance!"

"Bow and submit now to my great His Majesty the Emperor, Tingfeng, and he will forgive your transgressions!"

Faced with Arthas’s demand for surrender, the Kraken remained silent. The only response was the water around its body, which churned violently from its increasingly frenzied aura, and the widening sweeps of its appendages.

Clearly.

Its actions were its refusal.

Thus, Qin Feng wasted no more words. He had Arthas switch to combat mode, his low command echoing through the deep sea via Necromancy:

"Activate... Lord Skills!"

"Boiling!"

[Notification! You have activated the Lord Skill "Boiling!" Affected by the War Legion Talent! Your Lord Skill "Boiling" will not only affect the Divine Chosen Soldiers under your command, but also you and all allied units around you!]

[Notification! Your Attack Speed and movement speed have been greatly increased for a short time!]

[Notification! The effect of the Plunder Talent "Extreme Attack Speed" has been triggered! When your Attack Speed reaches a certain threshold, you will gain an additional 100% Attack Speed!]

The Sword Saint Necromancer!

Makes his entrance!