Mythology: Ragnarok

Chapter 231 Benthic Demon Fish

To show his loyalty, Roland eagerly revealed all the information he knew. Just from the fact that Agreed could easily lift Rose's curse, he could tell that the dragon in front of him was definitely a being comparable to a god. He had to seize the opportunity to cling to this powerful figure, after all, this might be their only chance to turn their lives around.

Upon hearing Roland's intelligence, Agreed instantly realized that his judgment had made a major mistake. He never expected that the enemy would raise a group of dragon beasts, and even dragon beasts with the bloodline of the Black Dragon Clan, as secret weapons.

The Black Dragon race is the strongest of the five-colored dragons. If it weren't for their extremely poor talent for dragon language and magic, relying solely on melee combat and the weakest of the five dragon breaths—acidic breath—the Red Dragons probably wouldn't be in the running for the top spot. Although Black Dragons are generally weaker than other dragons, their bloodline talent allows dragons with their bloodline to become top-tier dragon-like creatures. This is because the Black Dragons' most extraordinary physical abilities can be inherited by dragon hybrids, and some hybrid dragons even surpass the Black Dragons in physical strength! Therefore, the most troublesome of all dragon species are those with Black Dragon blood, as they perfectly inherit the Black Dragon race's most formidable physical talent.

According to Roland's intelligence, after realizing the shortcomings of his army in anti-air units, Agred decisively notified the three territories to mobilize all their 'Wyverns', 'Chimeras', 'Manticores', as well as a large number of dragon beasts that had been captured and trained, in order to ensure their absolute air superiority.

Furthermore, Agreed also obtained Brenda's internal defense map from Roland, and now Brenda's chances of winning are over 80%.

After explaining everything, Roland suddenly seemed to remember something and suggested, "Master, there is something else I need to tell you. There is a hundred-meter-wide underground river between our current location and Brenda. That is the territory of the benthic demon fish and Brenda's first line of defense. If we want to cross the river there, we will definitely encounter danger. I know a way to bypass that and get to Brenda, but it is a bit far."

Agreed shook his head and said, "What I lack most right now is time. Let's cross the underground river. Since I'm going to rule the Underdark, then the Benthic Demon Fish have no reason to live in this world."

These domineering words instantly impressed Roland. He did not doubt Agreed's strength, but the enemy was, after all, a bottom-dwelling demon fish. If they hadn't lived by the water, the entire Underdark would probably have been theirs long ago.

Benthic monstrous fish, like mind flayers, are monsters that adhere to the Cthulhu pantheon. They are hideous fish-shaped amphibians, primarily found in the lakes and rivers of the Underdark. Their pink bellies feature a large mouth and four pulsating, bluish-black organs that secrete a putrid slime to aid their movement. If necessary, the benthic monstrous fish will also use this slime, containing mild toxins and pathogenic bacteria, as a means of attack.

They can propel themselves in water using their tails and drag themselves on land using mucus. Most notably, they have four tentacles growing on their sides. Overall, the benthic monster fish has a very Cthulhu-esque style. Argrede even suspected that they might have been created by the evil gods of Cthulhu. But unfortunately, this is not the case. The benthic monster fish simply evolved into such strange creatures due to the harsh natural environment. They worship the gods of Cthulhu because the evil gods of Cthulhu look very similar to them, appear very close, and fit their aesthetic.

Moreover, benthic daemons are intelligent beings with their own language. In addition, they can use the underground common language and the aquatic language, and they have unique talents in psionic energy. This allows them to communicate with any species without any barriers. However, they often refuse to communicate with other creatures. This strange personality makes people wonder if they have been influenced by the Cthulhu pantheon, which makes them so difficult to communicate with.

Beside the underground river in the Darklands, Agred and his army arrived at the turbulent waters. Agred used telepathy to address the entire underground river: "I am the Dragon of Destruction, and I have come here with my retinue. If the Benthic Demon Fish race submits now, I will spare your lives."

Arged's arrogant shout instantly provoked the fury of the strongest member of the benthic demon fish clan, the 'Demon Fish Ancestor'. In an instant, a huge column of water erupted, and a massive figure appeared after the water subsided. It was a giant benthic demon fish with the strength of a demigod. Although there are differences between demigods, this benthic demon fish was definitely among the strongest demigods.

This ancient benthic demon fish was covered in slimy and eerie tentacles. The tentacles were rough and covered in corrosive slime, so being whipped by them would definitely leave skin and flesh sticky. At the same time, its bizarre appearance and Cthulhu-style sinister aura brought indescribable mental pollution to other creatures on a spiritual level.

The Demon Fish Ancestor roared, "Dragon, you shouldn't have provoked us! If you had offered ten thousand monsters to our race as a reward, we would have let you cross the underground river. But since you are so arrogant, then you and your little brats will die here together!"

Before he could finish speaking, the Demon Fish Ancestor unleashed his berserk spiritual energy, pressing down with terrifying psychic power that seemed capable of tearing all the monsters present to shreds in an instant. However, Agreed calmly extended his own soul power to block all the spiritual energy.

Seeing that his attack had been neutralized, the Progenitor Fish summoned his benthic fish minions for help. Under the command of the benthic fish expert, all the benthic fish wizards joined forces and lent their power to the Progenitor Fish. At the same time, the other benthic fish also climbed ashore to launch an attack on Agreed.

Seeing this, Minotaur raised his axe, ready to strike, but Warwick stopped him, saying, "Wait a little longer. Master has finally shown interest in fighting. Let him get some exercise, consider it a warm-up for attacking the drow elves."

Minotaur thought for a moment, then put down his weapon and nodded in response, "That's true. How could such trash possibly hurt the master? I was just being redundant."

As if responding to the Minotaur's conjecture, Agreed simply waved his hand and released an area-of-effect instant-death spell, effortlessly killing all the benthic demon fish. Only the demigod-level progenitor demon fish remained, struggling in the underground river.

Soon, Agreed lost interest in playing around. He clapped his hands together, and the violent spiritual energy instantly tore the soul of the Primordial Demon Fish to pieces. Agreed then easily devoured the soul and put away the Primordial Demon Fish's corpse. After all, it was a demigod's body, and he couldn't waste such a good alchemical material.

Then, with a wave of his hand, countless water elementals emerged from the underground river. Under Agred's command, they hunted down the remaining benthic demon fish fry and unhatched eggs in the river. Afterward, Agred ordered his troops to rest in place and wait for the underground river to be cleaned up before crossing it.

This action also made Roland realize once again the ruthlessness of this dragon. What could a powerful benthic demon fish do? Now, under the destruction of this being, even such a mysterious creature is about to disappear in Musurida.

About half an hour later, the water elementals killed all the benthic demon fish fry and threw them onto the shore. At the same time, all the demon fish eggs were also collected and placed in front of Agred.

Then Agreed put everything away and said, "Alright, it's time to rule the drow elves. This tedious slaughter is making me tired."