If Dagon can be converted into a [Wild Hunt Servant] in advance, we might actually be able to break through the misty "Dragon Court Collapse Plan."

Maybe even catch the tail of that "person whose name cannot be mentioned," and then find an opportunity... chop him off!

"Although both Uncle and Dad have no impression of Grandpa, the famous [Iris Flower Hammer].

But to dare be arrogant and judge the life and death of a king already leads to a path of doom.

What difference does it make from those nuns wandering around in troubled times, picking the masters of the realm with an Imperial Jade Seal? Are you giving them face?

If they hide well, that’s fine, but once exposed, there will be no place for you in the entire Old Continent."

At this moment, a voice like bubbling spring water sounded in the temple:

"Byron, now we have the First Mate’s Key for the Dragonhead Ship, and once we find the opportunity, we might even directly raid the Dragonhead Ship.

With the [Golden Deer]’s cooperation, I have confidence in forcibly suppressing the Dragonhead Ship’s Ship Spirit."

Freya looked up and realized that another figure had been standing beside Byron’s divine throne, concealed by his Divine Light.

She immediately recognized the holder of the "Divine Mask of Queen Friga" from the Southern Continent, Bayfolk Princess Violet, also the titular leader of these exiles.

Instinctively, she lowered her head, deeply suppressing her emotions of gazing at the other’s husband.

At this time, on one slim finger of Violet was the First Mate’s Signet Ring that once belonged to [Nightmare] Yemengade.

After Byron took care of Yemengade, he inherited the mysticism permissions through his ability.

Having Violet, the sole legitimate heir of the Harrold Family, wear the ring meant that even if she stormed into a Legendary Warship to kill, the Ship Spirit would likely be uncertain about whom to support.

If we attack Dagon in a place he considers most secure, the success rate would substantially increase.

By then, all members of the Deep Dive Church would have to stay in Iron Anchor Bay, and the stolen Deity Mask and Legendary Warship must be returned to their rightful owners!

Just by reclaiming these exiled Bayfolk, they could somewhat shore up their deficiency in elite forces and enhance their dominance over the North Sea.

However, hearing Freya and Violet’s proposal, Byron hesitated for a moment, refraining from immediately ordering the encirclement of Dagon, instead waving his hand to calm them:

"Let’s not rush; we need to wait for the right moment to coincide with the battlefield move of the Kalmar Union.

If we don’t act now, we’ll act when we can ensure there’s no room for delay.

No one might give us a second chance to strike."

Byron is now most concerned about the hidden dark hand.

Historically, the opponent has taken secret actions many times, yet always like a deer hiding its tracks, leaving no trace.

He has thoroughly examined the files on Grandpa Henry V’s assassination, but everything seemed reasonable, with no evidence of outsider intervention.

This suggests the opponent likely possesses a treasure akin to the Probability Dice held by the [Puppet King], allowing interference with fate without physical presence.

Without knowing the opponent’s capabilities, at the very least, he should be regarded as a formidable entity of the Fifth Order.

Regarding this matter, Byron consulted Vanessa, a Fourth Order [Prophet] of the Tower Sequence, his mother-in-law.

Her advice was that according to mysticism rules of the Path of Destiny, whatever force you apply to fate, fate will apply an equal corrective force to you.

If you act excessively, it’s not impossible to be sitting at home and struck dead by a random falling meteor.

With a plan in mind, Byron gazed across the strait into the mainland’s depths, his eyes glinting with fire:

"Therefore, the plot to capture the Kalmar Union is out in the open, while the plan to extinguish and ’convert’ Dagon is in the shadows, with the two related events initiated simultaneously, using larger destiny fluctuations to mask the smaller one.

Ensure that the unnamed individual cannot manage both ends, even struggling to catch the smaller destiny fluctuations.

Maximize the chance to accomplish at least one task.

And let me see where your power limits truly lie—can you break my spine and force me to bow down to you!"

...

Time flew by swiftly.

A few days later, the second beast tide surged from the depths of the Sea of Monsters as expected.

"Roar—!"

"Hiss, hiss, hiss..."

Accompanied by the deep growls from the sea floor and the thick stench, the sky rapidly filled with dark clouds, the storm pouring down in torrents.

The rain shrouded all the North Sea Circle countries at the end of the "Third Ring Current Zone."

Soon, countless massive shadows appeared on the sea surface, dorsal fins towering like mountains cutting countless white lines in the water, driven by instinct alone toward the land.

And the first stop, unsurprisingly, was the island chain stretching from the South Hightins Strait Islands, through the Kalmar Union’s Faroe Islands, to the East Coast of Iron Anchor Bay.

Above the beast tide, the coastal countries, having learned from past experiences, had already dispatched various Flying Beasts to relay intelligence back.

But the far more numerous variety of Sea Monsters than the first time still made the high-ranking military officials’ eyelids twitch.

Kalmar Union.

Though the [Evernight Queen] had yet to return, she didn’t truly forsake the Three Kingdoms from attacks, instead making early arrangements.

Directed by two bishops among the [King’s Right Hand]. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

One had followed the Evernight Queen for years, and once advised her to heal Crown Prince Eric or consider Violet as the heir, the old Prime Minister Drotz.