Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 635 - 338: Chaotic Battlefield, Louis in Full Firepower Mode

"Louis, the fleets that were attacked have gradually escaped danger."

Beatrice's voice echoed across kilometers, resonating in Louis's mind.

Louis replied, "Yeah, I saw it all."

He didn't return to the deck.

The view from the deck was drastically different from the one in the sky; he needed to observe the surroundings from above.

Since killing a Balrog Flame Demon, he hadn't taken action again, except for Limuru beneath him recklessly unleashing long-range magic.

It wasn't that he was slacking off, but he knew the battle was just beginning, and the real opponents were still lurking in the shadows, observing the movements of all the forces.

"Beatrice, which forces are collaborating with the Abyssal Church?"

Beatrice had been collecting intelligence on various fleets below and listed seven countries and one regional power.

Among them, six countries were small to medium-sized countries along the resource-scarce coastal Fallen Star Sea, and one was an assassination organization already operating in the gray area.

However, there was one country that indeed surprised Louis.

"The Mermaid Empire? Although I had my suspicions about those guys, I really didn't expect them to be so audacious."

The Mermaid Empire, an ocean kingdom primarily composed of mermaids and fish-men.

They were the true overlords of the Fallen Star Sea.

Since ordinary races found it challenging to fight them underwater, to some extent, the winds of the Fallen Star Sea were entirely dependent on this long-tailed group.

"Incredible, isn't it?"

Beatrice's voice came.

Only this time, it wasn't directly transmitted into his mind through thoughts.

Beatrice flew directly to his side, landing on Limuru's broad back.

Louis nodded and said, "It's understandable for those small countries; it's not like we don't know some of them had private dealings with the Abyssal Church."

Small countries didn't have the luxury of choice.

Facing the colossal major nations and the sinister and powerful Abyssal Church, there wasn't a clear distinction for them.

After all, they couldn't make the decisions.

Moreover, from Louis's understanding of some nations on the Star Continent, it was possible some soldiers heading to battle didn't even know who their enemy was, perhaps even thinking themselves the innocent.

But the Mermaid Empire shouldn't have.

Though their population was relatively sparse, considering their territorial waters, fighting them on the Fallen Star Sea, they could entirely be treated as a first-tier powerful nation.

Yet, a nation like this sided with the Abyssal Church.

"We'll settle the Mermaid Empire's matter with them later; it seems the other side can't hold back."

Unbeknownst to when, Louis's eyes had turned crimson, a power known as the Eye of Truth.

Beatrice shook her head and said, "The deep-sea monster is massive, hard to hide in the ocean. Once a demonized deep-sea monster is discovered, the Mermaid Empire's involvement is undeniable.

The only question is whether it's the entire upper echelon of the Mermaid Empire collaborating with the Abyssal Church or just a faction."

"It doesn't matter; after all, the real big fish has been caught."

With a roar, the island trembled, and the sea waves roared.

In the midst of the resounding roar, the already fragmented island instantly sank into the sea.

A massive whirlpool appeared in the ocean's center.

The whirlpool spun incessantly, seemingly swallowing the surrounding seawater continuously, forming a gigantic whirlpool eye on the sea.

"Accelerate! Accelerate!"

The magic ships around the whirlpool sea started accelerating one after another, magical lights shimmering on their hulls.

Fortunately, unlike ships of the previous eras, the magic ships were more adept at handling such extreme environments, soon breaking free from the whirlpool eye's vicinity and leaving this sea region.

Above in the sky, Louis watched quietly and sneered:

"Their petty minds are quite calculating, seems they don't want us interfering with their ritual."

Beatrice inexplicably glanced at Louis:

"You've anticipated this scenario all along?"

Louis said, "Yeah, I suspected earlier that the Abyssal Church had taken complete control of the Gate of the Abyss on this side."

This was deduced from numerous details.

There was a critical question, which was that the Greedy Diary never documented a situation where the Gate of the Abyss opened at a specific time.

And Louis knew himself well.

If it were possible to close the Gate of the Abyss in advance, there was no reason for him to allow it to remain open.

But from the first time he launched the "Burning World" timeline, every future involved strategizing around the Pirate Islands, even sending troops to invade them.

Yet... just like this time, there's another chance to shut the Gate of the Abyss.

So from the beginning, he knew whether or not the Gate of the Abyss would be opened wasn't decided by them at all.

The initiative had always been in the hands of the Abyssal Church.

But that didn't mean Louis and his group didn't have opportunities.

The key issue here was:

Is the number of abyssal demons emerging consistent when the Gate of the Abyss is opened at different times?

Of course, it's not the same.

When the Burning timeline updated for the second time, all the countries of the Star Continent were destroyed, and only scattered individuals escaped the demons' clutches, wandering in deep forests and mountains.

And Louis, to ensure continuous resistance against the abyssal demons, had to transform the majority of Ense Empire's forces into the Curse Binding Legion.

— Among them, even Beatrice and Olivia were included.