Defying the Fate of Beheading

Chapter 690 363: Mermaid Princess and the Calamity of Lust_2

Raising his head to look at the sea, Tim frowned and said, "Do not engage them yet; try to delay as much as possible. Your Highness, please trust me a little, like before, wouldn't you?"He turned his head to look at the Mermaid Princess, with a strange gleam flickering in his eyes.

Alicia's originally agitated expression gradually calmed, her gaze turning dull.

With a cruel smile on his lips, the Fishman General pulled Alicia in front of him and pinned her beneath him, saying:

"Well then, our dear princess, let's continue what we left unfinished before."

Joy blossomed in Tim's heart.

What a damn princess? A princess from a night box?

If he had known the benefits with Bliss were so good, he would have defected long ago, instead of being dominated by these mermaids.

Tim had been discontented with the high ranks of the Mermaid Empire for a long time.

The empire's core power ultimately resides in the hands of the mermaids. Although fishmen can participate, it's hard for them to climb to high positions.

The root cause is that mermaids are naturally Ocean Mages.

After obtaining abundant resources, Ocean Mages were unquestionably the lords of magic in the Fallen Star Sea.

Overall, fishmen leaned more toward warriors, naturally unable to compete with them.

In theory, both sides share the same ancestors, but fishmen are not as popular among mermaids as some humans.

The mermaid's bloodline is dominant. Even if they mate with humans, the offspring are more likely to be mermaids.

Even the dragon race finds this absurd.

After all, when dragons mingle with other races, most offspring are born from eggs, generally as half-dragons, rarely maintaining pure-blood dragon form.

But mermaids are different.

They are predominantly female and can even produce near-pureblood mermaids with other races.

Even if some bloodlines aren't pure, such mermaids can be male.

Even with impure bloodlines, intermarrying within mermaids for a few generations makes the lineage no different from a normal mermaid.

For mermaids, this behavior can be called freedom in love.

Countless mermaids have disguised themselves as Sea Siren Jana to seduce the men they fancy, mate with them, lay fish eggs, and then bring them back to the Mermaid Empire to nurture.

This is essentially dancing wildly atop the fishmen's heads and urinating on them in humiliation.

Over time, a lot of discontent accumulated within the fishmen community.

Tim was one of them, among the highest-ranking ones.

Years ago, an internal conflict erupted within the Mermaid Empire, with Princess Alicia going missing amidst the chaos.

Tim had received orders from the empire to find the princess.

Despite his discontent, he still took soldiers on the expedition.

It was during this time he faced the greatest life crisis of his fish-life.

Back then, he wasn't a general, nor had he become a demigod.

During the search, he sensed something suspicious about the Pirate Islands.

Planning to launch a surprise attack, he didn't expect to encounter a demigod of the Abyssal Church.

Within a few rounds, his beloved mount, a whale shark, was beaten into a bloody pulp, and he was captured by the demigod.

While being imprisoned, he witnessed many Abyssal Cultists riding mermaids, abusing them.

Back then, he was still full of spirit and fury surged within, wanting to fight the opponent.

But... he couldn't win, he really couldn't win.

He could only struggle to survive under their heel.

Later, he was brought before the demigod, where he saw the captured Mermaid Princess.

She lay dying in the aquatic dungeon.

He still couldn't forget what the demigod said to him:

"You have only two choices before you: die in this dim cage, becoming fodder for deep-sea monsters, a paragon peak, and a high-grade feed."

Tim didn't want to die, so he asked about the second choice.

"Then you must surrender your faith, grovel under the Princess of Bliss, King of Bliss, offer your allegiance, and become one of us."

Initially, Tim refused.

Don't underestimate Bliss just because he is the youngest of the Abyssal Four Gods.

His evil and extremity are no less than any other Evil God.

But he was so terrified at that time, after enduring much torment, Bliss's demigod used methods he couldn't endure but had to accept, which made him bow his head.

At that time, he still harbored resistance until the opponent told him:

"Don't you want to become a demigod, possibly even control the Mermaid Empire?"

"How could that be possible?"

"Why can't it be possible? Isn't there the best target right here?" The Bliss demigod reached out, lightly tapping the dim-eyed Mermaid Princess, and to Tim's shock, stabbed his finger into Alicia's head.

The Mermaid Princess screamed in agony and struggled violently.

Today she has become smaller.

"Dead?"

"How could she be? This is the first gift the Church is giving you." The demigod patted Alicia's head, and she crawled out of the aquatic prison like a puppy, creeping before Tim.

Seeing the once proud princess licking his boots beneath him, at that moment, something took root and sprouted in Tim's heart.

A mermaid empire high-tier under his control meant he could reach the highest echelons of power.

Legend?

No!

At that moment, he genuinely conceived the idea that he could become a demigod.

Especially after he became a celebrity in the Mermaid Empire by rescuing the Mermaid Princess, and rapidly grew, aided by the princess's influence, breaking through to legend rank afterward...

He realized he couldn't go back.

Being able to become a demigod, what does it matter to be Bliss's dog?

What the Mermaid Empire couldn't give me, Bliss could, so Bliss is a good god, and no one can stop him.

So over the years, utilizing the resources only obtainable by mermaids, he gained the trust of the Mermaid Empress.

On the other hand, he expanded his influence rapidly among the fishmen, not even bothering to hide himself.

He and his faction of fishmen were called the "Mermaids' affectionists."

Listen, what a peculiar term.

Mermaids' affectionists receiving recognition from the Mermaid Princess and even the Empress seems reasonable, right?

With his assistance, Bliss quickly extended his influence into certain high ranks of the Mermaid Empire.

No one remains sane under the Prince of Bliss's torment.

Although it was troublesome to lure the upper echelons into pre-set traps and then pollute and subjugate them, over time, there'd always be a few mers taking the bait.

Gradually, he formed a force within the Mermaid Empire.

But... the Mermaid Empress was no fool.

Though she couldn't discern the betrayer precisely, she sensed something amiss within the empire's internal trend.

When internal division was impossible, she decisively chose to leverage outside forces.

The Mermaid Empire lacked such means, but many continental powers possessed detection methods.

Tim is now quite angry.

He understood the Mermaid Empress's intentions but couldn't stop them.

If the Mermaid Empire could be easily infiltrated like a sieve, fully stripping the empress of power, then all nations should simply surrender. Why struggle?

The reality is that Tim remains a rat hiding in the shadows, unable to show his face.

Once the Mermaid Empress finds out who, a mere expose spells their doom.

"The ancient one is truly wise." Tim murmured, "Claiming insult to the Mermaid Empire as the cause to start a war with the United Navy. Once they realize our existence, we'd be besieged together, but I won't let you achieve your plan..."

Tim's voice grew increasingly cold.

Now, leveraging the Mermaid Empire's resources, he had become a demigod.

But it's not enough! Nowhere near enough!

He wants to vie for the legendary Path of Godhood.

Having tasted the sweet fruits of power, he was no longer satisfied.

A cold glint flashed in his eyes: "Let those loyal to you clash to the death with the United Navy! Their corpses will pave my Path of Godhood."

Yet, now he faces another issue.

That is... the overwhelming power outbreak from the United Navy.

The Mermaid Empire is now being beaten back continuously.

And the Mermaid Empress has ordered all troops to confront the United Navy on the front line.

This decision is sensible; without full commitment, the United Navy might purge them entirely.

But Tim... doesn't want to head to the frontline so soon; he doesn't wish to risk exposure.