After Byron became a god, his two titles merged into [King of the Wild Hunt], and by wielding the divine spear from the [King’s Title], he seemed to have inherited a hint of the domineering aura of that Bayfolk God-King.

Layer upon layer of air blast rings exploded, transforming every raindrop along the way into mist, leaving a long white trail stretching for kilometers.

Boom!!!

Finally, like a meteor falling from the high heavens, the [Sure-Hit Spear] struck the water, piercing through the forehead of the large blue-ringed octopus sea monster in an instant.

An intense burst of divine radiance erupted, tearing the octopus to pieces from within.

The poison-laden limbs scattered, causing the nearby sea monsters, unable to escape in time, to convulse and die in agony, creating a massive blank space within the beast tide in the blink of an eye.

"What is this..."

The Hawkins Brothers turned their heads and saw a tall figure, crowned with a dazzling crown and clad in the Hightins Naval Marshal’s uniform, slowly descending from the sky.

He was holding a water elemental hammerhead shark, his entire body crackling with electricity, resembling the awe-inspiring Thunder God descending to earth.

As he approached the leading giant sea monster, the [Ancient Dragon King Whale], he suddenly swung the water elemental hammerhead shark in his hand, as if it were a massive hammer, and struck its head fiercely.

Duang——!

"Within the Kingdom, kin are prohibited! Turn around for me!"

Amidst flashing lightning, the silhouette of a broken trident flitted above the beast tide.

The sea monsters seemed frightened and collectively shuddered.

The beast tide, which could not be redirected no matter how many Hawkins killed, suddenly veered north, avoiding the homeland of the Kingdom of Hightins.

The hammerhead shark in Byron’s hand finally shook its head and spoke:

"The beast tide is another natural phenomenon entering the intertidal zone, following the coral clouds and Death Stranding incidents, which all have been experienced by the Eastern Continent’s [Corridor of Truth].

Usually, there is no commander, it is an unconscious behavior driven by the instinctive hostility of sea monsters and various marine creatures towards land creatures.

As long as those mythical creature commanders under the [Mother of Monsters] do not appear, your own divine radiance in conjunction with the [Triton of the Sea King] should temporarily intimidate them.

Surviving the first few waves of the beast tide shouldn’t be a problem.

But, cousin, dear cousin, I’m getting a bit dizzy, could you let me down?"

The halberd blade of the [Triton of the Sea King] that represents gas can transform the wielder into myriad forms of marine creatures, and command other marine creatures.

Byron’s own [False God] power, combined with this, was what allowed them to successfully redirect the tide.

This kind of strategy had been proven effective in the Mermaid Kingdom before, and they only needed to imitate it.

However, the mandate of the gaseous halberd blade requires the user to become a "sea king" who loves the entire marine biosphere in every sense.

It also enhances the user’s fertility and occasionally incites a disturbance among the nearby demon monsters.

Byron did not want to waste the abilities of this Zero-Level Sacred Relic, nor did he want to bear its indescribable consequences.

Especially since his cousin Saranthe said: herbivorous fish have no teeth, they are quite usable – a tale he didn’t believe a word of.

So he had to let his cousin use the trident while he made use of his cousin.

So far, it seemed to be working well.

Then, Byron turned to look at John Hawkins, the [Kingdom’s Guardian], who was similarly wielding his cousin as a weapon.

He flashed a smile filled with both warmth and mutual understanding:

"Mr. Hawkins, good day, long time no see.

But, what a coincidence, your cousin is also so... enduring. Why don’t we exchange usage experiences someday?"

Initially, Hawkins wanted to thank this reinforcement from beyond the sky, but as he recognized the all-too-familiar face beneath the Hightins Crown, his mouth gradually widened.

He murmured:

"The ultimate victor in the Throne War, the new King of Hightins is... the prankster Byron?!

My Lord, what exactly has happened in the Kingdom over these past six months?

Surely the first order after your coronation won’t be to blow up your alma mater, Eton College, will it?"

Inside the [Copper Golem] Francis, gears turned, and in harmony with his cousin’s shocked expression, it mimicked his voice like a music box, singing:

"The sun shines in the sky, the flowers smile at me, the little bird says early early early, why do you carry a satchel of dynamite?

I’m going to blow up the school, the teacher doesn’t know, I pull the string and run away, look back and the school is gone..."

Then, coming back to his senses, Hawkins continued:

"Finished, finished, this is my lifelong adversary, John Hawkins.

To the former kings of Hightins, I have failed you all—!"

Byron’s smile instantly froze on his face.

But he couldn’t refute it.

Because although the secret mission failed back then, the teacher mentioned in the song who "didn’t know" was precisely this [Kingdom’s Guardian] who once served as a visiting professor at Eton College!

["Yet these are two who know too much of my dark past, better seize the chance to knife them while no one’s watching, and feed them to the sea monsters."]

But before Byron, who was on the verge of a murderous intent, could act.

To the north of the beast tide, gold light flashed as well, along with the shadow of a trident appearing.

It was his mother Heather, sailing with the [Legendary Warship Golden Deer], wielding her "solid" trident blade.

Not only stopping the beast tide from heading south to Hightins, but also preventing them from going further north to Iron Anchor Bay.

Unable to go either way, this vast beast tide could only pass through the high seas between Hightins and Iron Anchor Bay, heading straight... for the Faroe Islands governed by the Kalmar Union!