Chapter 516: The Sun and Shock
Directly above Fish-Man Island, atop the Red Line at the edge of Mariejois, the white city's outskirts, in the wilderness, an immensely massive tree had been severed. The canopy that should have towered like a crown now lay quietly in the wilderness along with the upper half of the trunk.
Imu stood before this tree split in two, dressed in a black robe. The high-altitude gale made his black robe flutter endlessly.
"Now then, Brett, let me see how you'll make your move."
The voice carried ample amusement.
Fish-Man Island—the lightless night had arrived.
Brett knew that starting today, Fish-Man Island would no longer be suitable for Fish-Men and Merfolk to inhabit. Without sunlight and warmth, this island that had nurtured an underwater civilization would become no different from ordinary deep sea.
But now wasn't the time to think so far ahead!
The most critical matter right now was the situation on Fish-Man Island.
The sudden darkness had already thrown the entire island into chaos.
The unprepared people were at a loss. If they weren't careful, large-scale disorder would break out.
He had to do something!
Brett took a deep breath. "Jinbei, have Neptune tell everyone to turn on their lights!"
Then he'd already rushed out the window.
The next instant, Brett had transformed into dragon-man form, flying toward Fish-Man Island.
If the sun's radiance could no longer shine down, then let different light come instead!
Brett's speed was tremendous. Even from deep within the Sea Forest, when he went full speed, it didn't take long before he'd returned to Fish-Man Island.
He floated above Fish-Man Island, looking down at the island below.
Many lights on the island had already been turned on. Thanks to Fish-Man Island's great development, the infrastructure was excellent. Lighting had long been installed in households, so it wasn't completely dark now.
But even so, chaos was still brewing.
The people living on Fish-Man Island were panicking.
Why had the sunlight disappeared?
Why had everything become pitch black?
Why was it gradually getting cold?
Brett took a deep breath.
He transformed into his long, massive divine dragon form. Then flames flowed from his mouth, directly enveloping him.
Brett created flames with all his might, directly forming a massive fireball outside his body that made his enormous body appear tiny within it.
Then, naturally, the originally pitch-black Fish-Man Island was instantly illuminated.
Though it couldn't light up all the surrounding deep sea like Eve's delivered sunlight, at least Fish-Man Island had once again received light and heat.
And so.
"It lit up!!"
"It feels so warm! My whole body's getting toasty!"
The panicked people raised their heads one after another.
Then they saw it—the massive fireball floating in the sky!
"What is that? A fireball? Such a huge fireball!"
"Could it be the sun? Did the sun fall to the ocean floor?"
"What nonsense are you talking? The sun is a massive celestial body much larger than the planet we're on!"
"But doesn't the fairy tale say the sun rests at the ocean floor at night?"
"You just said yourself that's a fairy tale!"
The Fish-Men and Merfolk of Fish-Man Island, along with humans who'd come to these depths, were all discussing amongst themselves.
They were truly curious about what had just happened. Why had Fish-Man Island suddenly lost its light? Why had a massive sun now appeared in the sky?
What was going on?
At Mermaid Cafe, Shyarly leaned against the doorway, calmly watching that massive fireball in the sky.
She sighed softly. "What an idiot."
"Mirriam!" She turned back, shouting loudly into the shop.
"What is it, Shyarly?"
The somewhat plump cook poked her head out from the kitchen.
"Let's prepare food together. As much as possible. He probably doesn't lack food, but at a time like this, I don't want to do nothing."
"Eh?"
In the sky, inside the massive fireball, Brett slowly released a breath.
This way, he could temporarily illuminate Fish-Man Island.
Nothing else mattered. At least for now, he could ease his compatriots' panic.
Then, since things had reached this point, there seemed nothing worth hiding anymore.
"My compatriots!"
Brett didn't leave the flames, but his booming voice still spread magnificently across all of Fish-Man Island.
Not that Brett didn't want to come out—who wanted to stay in a fireball for a sauna? But whether flames or lightning, neither could be remotely controlled with the precision of flame clouds.
Brett needed to stay inside the fireball, continuously creating flames to maintain its blazing burn.
Fish-Man Island's citizens heard his voice.
"Sounds like Director Brett!"
"He's inside that fireball?"
"But why?"
"That, that fireball—did he create it? How incredible! It's like he created a sun!"
Fish-Man Island's citizens discussed among themselves, some exclaiming in wonder, others filled with confusion.
"Just now, despicable villains sent us an invitation to war!"
In Ryugu Palace, Neptune, sweating profusely as he deployed troops, also heard Brett's voice.
He couldn't help saying quietly, "Revealing the truth now without any preparation—will this really be a good thing, Brett?"
But there was no other choice now. This situation couldn't be concealed. Fish-Man Island was about to face disaster. Every citizen had the right to know.
"War?"
"What does that mean?"
"Someone's attacking us again!"
The citizens were shocked and alarmed.
After all, for enemies capable of making even Lord Brett engage in war—what level would they be?
Moreover, it had been quite some years since Fish-Man Island had experienced large-scale warfare.
"The situation Fish-Man Island now faces is the provocation they initiated," Brett's voice rang magnificently. "At this moment, Fish-Man Island has fallen into the most critical situation!"
For a moment, the entire island became somewhat quiet.
The most critical situation...
Wait!
The sudden darkness just now!!
Some people were already beginning to realize what was happening.
Brett's voice continued.
"The Sunlight Tree Eve, which we depend on for survival, which sent us infinite light and heat and made this island so vibrant with life—they cut it down!"
BOOM!
The entire Fish-Man Island trembled.
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