Chapter 57: Forced to Bear the Blame

From the darkness came a hysterical roar.

It utterly shocked Augustus.

Looking back on his decades of life, through countless ups and downs, it had always been others who took the blame for him.

But at this moment, Augustus clearly realized:

Today, this enormous black pot—this blame—might be the biggest he would ever have to bear, and it was terrifyingly dark.

He could not bear this blame.

As those words fell, Augustus felt a surge of murderous intent instantly converge upon him.

Augustus was about to explain.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

…

Bullets came firing wildly, one after another.

Each bullet struck the Yaksa mermaids near Augustus.

Fortunately, Guné used source power bullets, not Death Beast bullets.

Even so, these source power bullets, enhanced by the reinforced Dark Inscription Channel and third-order arcane bullets,

tore through the fifth- and sixth-order Yaksa mermaids, sending flesh and blood flying.

And this only further provoked the savage nature of these Yaksa mermaids.

"Kill them all!"

"Kill these filthy humans!"

"These people killed the Great Elder."

The wounded Yaksa mermaids immediately roared in fury.

Kill...

Kill!

The Yaksa mermaids, who already held Augustus and his group in low regard,

with the Great Elder dead and certain individuals fanning the flames, the situation instantly spiraled out of control.

Immediately,

Boom, boom, boom...

Bang, bang...

Spells erupted, blades flashed, and battle broke out on the spot.

Five or six sixth-order Yaksa mermaids joined forces to attack Augustus.

Various attacks exploded against Augustus, sending layers of source power flying.

"If I wanted to kill the Great Elder, would I need to resort to a sneak attack? This is clearly a frame-up, done by that guy named Captain Jack. You bunch of idiots!"

Struggling to fend off the combined attacks of these five or six sixth-order Yaksa mermaids, Augustus roared.

"Who knows if that Captain Jack is in cahoots with you?"

A Yaksa mermaid replied in a sinister tone.

"Earlier, when we went to investigate, you were the one who volunteered to go, and you were in charge of the whole process."

"In the end, nothing was found, and the enemy vanished completely. Now it seems there must be something fishy going on. That so-called Captain Jack is definitely working with you."

"Don't forget, my subordinate Surya died at the hands of that Captain Jack."

Augustus growled.

"The body? There is no body at all. You say he died, and he died? Lord Augustus, your self-inflicted trick is really convincing! But it won't fool me."

Augustus was momentarily stunned. From the perspective of these mermaids, it was a perfect setup.

If he were to say that he collaborated with Captain Jack to assassinate the Great Elder, it would make perfect sense.

But the problem was, he genuinely wanted to cooperate with the Yaksa mermaids.

"Jack Sparrow, you bastard! Once this is over, I'll find you and use your skull as a wine cup," Augustus muttered inwardly.

Even so, under attack from several opponents, Augustus still did not give up explaining.

After all, if this ritual succeeded, there would be a steady stream of Yaksa mermaids coming for ritual ascension, and he would profit from it.

Moreover, with the mining of the mineral deposits, he alone could reap enormous profits, and he was reluctant to give up such a mine.

"I have no intention of fighting you all. Let us stop for a moment, and I will surely give you an explanation."

"I could even go over right now and seize that despicable scoundrel called Captain Jack to offer as a sacrifice to the Great Elder."

"Heh heh... Very well. If you stop fighting now and let us capture you, then we will believe your words."

"Exactly. Fighting us like this shows you lack sincerity. If you cease fighting and let us capture you, that would demonstrate your genuine sincerity. What do you say?" The Yasha Merfolk sneered coldly.

"I fucking..."

At this moment, Aogushan was truly at a loss for words.

To stop now would be to court death.

These Yasha Merfolk had no intention of stopping and sitting down for a proper talk.

"What? Still not stopping? Lord Aogushan, we cannot feel your sincerity!"

Hearing their words, Aogushan's expression grew increasingly grim.

"Lord Aogushan, these fish-men have gone mad. We can't hold out much longer!" One of Aogushan's subordinates shouted loudly.

Aogushan could withstand the attacks of so many Yasha Merfolk, but his subordinates could not.

By now, two spellcasters had been torn apart.

The others were barely holding on.

"If you don't act now, we may not escape today. If we kill all these fish-men scum, we can still seize the resources on this island."

One of his subordinates, a plate-armored warrior, roared while fighting.

"So the conspiracy is exposed, and you want to exterminate our entire race?"

A Yasha Merfolk's sinister voice rang out.

"A bunch of fools. You're asking for death, so don't blame me."

Seeing that his men could no longer hold on, and with things having come to this, Aogushan no longer hesitated. He let out a sinister laugh, grabbed with one hand, and a giant divine weapon with a hint of legendary properties appeared in his grasp.

As the power of the giant divine weapon burst forth, a dazzling purple sword light flared. Seconds later, a scream rang out as a sixth-rank Yasha Merfolk was sliced apart, dying a miserable death.

With this strike, Aogushan knew that he was now irrevocably saddled with this huge blame. His hatred for that Jack Sparrow deepened further.

Just as he was about to strike a second Yasha Merfolk...

A slightly alert Aogushan suddenly swung his sword sideways to block.

With a loud bang, the surging black energy exploded violently.

Aogushan was knocked back seven or eight meters, and the stone floor beneath his feet was plowed into two grooves.

Several nearby Yasha Fishmen were caught in the black energy, and the affected areas immediately sizzled, with flesh and bones directly corroded.

The black energy that fell on the ground was like boiling water poured onto snow, corroding and annihilating the ground into pits.

After blocking this strike, Aogushan's face turned extremely gloomy.

He sensed that his Giant Demon Soldier was injured, and not lightly.

After all, his Giant Demon Soldier was a top-tier demon metal equipment that, through repeated ritual forging, had acquired a few legendary traits.

There were not many means that could damage it.

But this mysterious arcane shot seemed to be one of them.

Seizing this opportunity, several Yasha Fishmen surrounded and launched a fierce attack on the retreating Aogushan.

Aogushan was forced to dodge repeatedly.

At this moment, several large formations in the distance had already been activated, with surging and profound energy roaring.

As the city of the Yasha Fishmen, it naturally possessed powerful formations.

Once the formations were activated, even a Transcendent Master might not be able to break them.

And once trapped inside the city,

a Transcendent Master, suppressed by such a massive formation, would likely fall.

When he felt the surging energy of the formations, Aogushan's face grew even more grim.

If they were trapped, all of them would probably die in battle today.

"Everyone retreat! Leave this place!" Aogushan roared with a livid face.

At the same time, he leaped forward, charging toward the coastline to clear a path.

His many subordinates joined forces and fled with Aogushan toward the coastline.

"Damn Jack Sparrow, you just wait for me."

During the escape, he glanced briefly at the spot where the arcane shot had come from. Aogushan growled lowly with murderous intent.