BOOM!
The massive crimson form of Four Arms launched from the lake's depths with unstoppable force, water cascading off his muscular frame as two tremendous currents erupted from his powerful strokes. He shot toward Jonah Melville's yacht like a living missile, creating the overwhelming presence of a fighter jet diving from high altitude!
The sheer oppression radiating from the approaching Tetramand made Melville's entire body tremble uncontrollably!
BOOM!
One of his subordinates managed to lift a rocket launcher in time, firing a projectile directly at Four Arms with desperate urgency!
The Tetramand warrior simply glanced at the incoming rocket with casual disdain. Without the slightest hesitation, one of his massive hands shot out and caught the high-explosive missile as effortlessly as swatting a fly from the air.
"The lake monster got blown away by these, this alien freak should be no different..." Melville clenched his fists tightly, trying to comfort himself with hollow reasoning.
His hopes were instantly shattered.
Four Arms held the captured rocket in his powerful grip for a moment, examining it with mild interest, then casually hurled it toward the lake below like discarding a piece of trash!
Rocket launchers.
Were completely useless against him!
Melville staggered backward several steps, staring at Four Arms in complete disbelief as his mind went blank with shock.
Rockets couldn't hurt him either?
BANG! BANG! BANG!
His crew members launched rocket after rocket in desperate succession!
But Four Arms battled the incoming projectiles like they were nothing more than annoying insects. With casual ease, he caught every single rocket that approached with his four hands, the weapons' supposedly devastating explosive force meaning nothing to his incredible durability. Each missile was tossed aside into the lake like worthless garbage!
Rocket launchers.
Were completely ineffective against him!!
"What... what kind of monster is this..." one subordinate whispered in terror.
"We're not his opponents at all, surrender!" another cried out in panic.
"We're all dead..." a third man whimpered.
The crew members erupted into chaotic panic. Standing before Four Arms, they felt like ants facing an elephant. The gap in power was so overwhelming it filled them with absolute despair!!
No weapon could touch him!
"You fools, don't even think about running away!"
Following Four Arms' murderous declaration, he landed heavily on the yacht's bow deck, his tremendous weight causing the entire vessel to tilt dramatically toward the front!
He slowly straightened his twelve-foot frame to its full imposing height. His giant-like physique seemed to blot out the sky itself, blocking the sunlight and casting his massive form into a terrifying silhouette!
He radiated an icy, suffocating aura of absolute dominance that crushed the will to resist!
The panicking crew members stopped their frantic movements one by one, collapsing to the deck in helpless heaps. Even Melville was no exception, slumping to the ground in a completely undignified manner.
The terrifying pressure bearing down on them made it impossible to stand. They could only collapse on the deck, trembling and praying desperately for mercy.
Four Arms walked toward Melville step by step, and with each footfall, the hearts of every crew member pounded like thunder.
"I seem to remember giving you a warning. I told you not to get involved in this matter, you chose not to listen." Four Arms came to a stop before Melville, his voice carrying blank authority and undeniable majesty that made deception impossible!
Melville was instantly stunned, looking up at Four Arms in shock. "You... you are..."
"Those other two forms were also me. I can transform into different shapes." Four Arms slowly leaned down, lowering his voice as he spoke directly beside the terrified poacher!
"..."
Melville's eyes began to roll back, his body going limp. He simply couldn't bear the overwhelming presence emanating from the Tetramand warrior!
He was nearly scared to death by Four Arms!
"You have disappointed me greatly." Four Arms slowly straightened again, his words carrying the weight of final judgment.
"I... I didn't know you could become so powerful..." Melville spoke in a voice filled with cold terror. If he could move freely, he would have thrown himself to his knees before Four Arms!
Dear God.
That tall speedster.
Could actually transform into such a prehistoric beast-like existence!
No!
He was countless times more terrifying than any Tyrannosaurus Rex or lake monster, a monster among monsters!!
"You need to be punished." Four Arms' simple statement made Melville's soul nearly flee his body!
This monster could crush him with a single finger, as easily as squashing an ant!
"Please, please don't kill me! I'm begging you!!"
Under the high pressure of imminent death, Melville's previous hatred vanished completely. His eyes filled with desperate pleading as he begged hysterically for mercy!
When the other subordinates heard their boss pleading for his life, they became even more terrified!
Their leader, who never begged for mercy from anyone, was reduced to this pathetic state. How utterly hopeless was their situation?
"Don't worry, I won't kill you!" Four Arms showed what might have been a kind smile.
"Don't... don't... wait, you won't kill me?" Just as Melville was sobbing bitterly, he reacted as if waking from a nightmare, staring blankly at Four Arms in confused hope.
He wouldn't be killed?
"I won't kill you." Four Arms nodded gravely. The sun had shifted position slightly, and now sunlight illuminated his face from the side, making his expression appear almost gentle.
"Thank you, thank you..."
Melville, who had narrowly escaped death, thanked the Tetramand like a man in a dream, bowing his head deeply in submission.
But in his heart, he was cursing furiously!!
After I escape from here, I'll spend every penny I have to buy the best weapons available and kill you for certain! I swear it!
WHOOSH!
The next moment, a tremendous force struck him from behind. His body was suddenly suspended in mid-air before being hurled away with devastating power!
Four Arms had grabbed Melville and thrown him directly toward the section of lake where the Krakken waited!
"If I don't kill you myself, I'll leave that honor to the Krakken."
Four Arms' four amber eyes were ice-cold as he spoke with deliberate slowness!
He hadn't killed Melville personally because he was leaving that justice for the lake monster to dispense!!
As for the others?
Four Arms looked around at the remaining crew members with predatory intent.
After a few seconds of terrifying silence...
"AHHHHHHHH!!!"
Countless earth-shattering screams echoed across the water, filled with unbearable agony mixed with crying, begging for mercy, and pure terror. The sounds suggested they had encountered a demon incarnate!
The Four-Armed Devil!!!
Several minutes later, after Four Arms spoke briefly with the Krakken, he departed as quietly as he had arrived.
The ancient lake creature also breathed a sigh of relief, dragging the barely conscious Melville toward the lake bottom with cold, merciless eyes.
No one knew exactly what Asher and the Krakken had discussed. Even when he returned to the boat, he didn't say a word about the encounter, only that they should leave this place immediately.
Half an hour later, when the rescue team finally arrived at Melville's yacht, they were completely shocked by what they discovered.