Chapter 35 The original return! But at what cost?
"Report to King Orm, those strange humans can't hold on and retreat!"
As the king of the sea, Orm naturally saw Zatanna and the heroes retreating through the blast tunnel, but he did not relax his vigilance.
"Why would they choose to give up when they clearly still have energy left..."
Orm raised his head. He suddenly felt that the sunlight had become more dazzling, which made him feel uneasy.
After the beam of light just passed, Orm lost control of the weather. If it was the human side's method, Atlantis must defeat it, otherwise there will be endless consequences.
"Boom!"
The tide moved forward with the Atlanteans, constantly engulfing the land of Gotham, but after all, this was not a normal natural operation. The sea water could only cover three floors, so it was impossible to sink Gotham to the bottom of the sea.
Therefore, in the Atlantis battle plan formulated by Arthur and Orm, the next step in submerging the city is to find a specific location to plant the bomb, creating a big explosion enough to destroy the strata and separate the submerged city from the entire continent.
Now Orm has sent out a team of stalkers, led by his henchmen, and when the bomb is installed, Gotham will sink.
"Victory belongs to Atlantis!"
As soon as this idea arose in Orm's mind, a red meteor fell among the Atlantis army.
Orm used the trident to calm down the waves that were tens of meters high. The seawater scattered like raindrops. Behind the water curtain, there was a pair of huge golden eyes.
At this moment, Orm's heart stopped beating, and the gills on both sides of his neck were tightly closed. Just like humans forget to breathe when frightened, Atlanteans' gills will also stop working when they face fear. .
The cold water slapped on his face, and Orm regained his ability to think. His gills kept opening and closing, forcing him to return to the sea to get oxygen.
But in the eyes of others, this behavior is a bit like retreating before fighting.
"Who are you! How dare you despise the King of Atlantis!"
Orm realized that he had made a cowardly act in front of his people. He was so frightened and angry that he waved his trident, set off a waterspout and rushed towards Groudon.
Groudon looked at the king of Atlantis, standing still and letting the waterspout that was about the same size as himself approach. The wash of the water reminded him of some memories.
Groudon, who was soaked in the green liquid and suffered heavy physical and mental injuries, occasionally regained consciousness, but was soon suppressed by the mental power of the black mask. He was disappointed with these humans who dared to control him, again and again, no matter who it was. The world, humans always make the same mistakes again.
After breaking away from the cage, Groudon used "sunshine" to change the annoying weather, announcing to the world that he had regained his freedom. The earthquake was not a skill he deliberately used. It was the earth of the world that gave Groudon a response through vibrations.
Groudon heard the laughter, which was the joy of the world. This land finally had its own will, and the natural energy accumulated over a long period of time actively gathered in front of Groudon.
Groudon turned a blind eye.
Groudon didn't feel angry, he was just disappointed and confused about the strange world he was in.
When Groudon sensed that someone not far away was driving the ocean to engulf the land, Groudon was ecstatic. He even used primitive power to fly for the first time, just to see the owner of that power faster.
But when Groudon fell to the sea like a meteor, all he felt was loss.
This strange human being is too weak and incomparable to Kyogre. That's right, if it were Kyogre, this land would already be a vast ocean at this moment.
His right arm glowed white, and Groudon used the move "Arm Hammer" to break the waterspout with absolute power. As a result, Orm suffered a magical backlash and vomited blood.
Amidst the shouts of "King Om", Om sank to the bottom of the sea little by little, and he stretched out his hand to the mountain-like god.
"No... you are not allowed to leave!"
The strong current spiraled, creating a huge whirlpool, pulling Groudon to prevent him from leaving.
If this was the deep sea, Orm's move would have caused considerable damage to Groudon. Unfortunately, this was land that had just been submerged, and the depth was only twenty meters high at most. The whirlpool just pulled Groudon under the water, causing it to collapse. several buildings.
The moment Groudon touched the ground, a massive amount of natural energy poured into his body.
Groudon's body began to expand, and the flaky skin on his body turned bright red. The ravines between the skin were no longer black lines, but the same golden color as his eyes, which were flowing magma.
This is Groudon's true appearance, and the true form of the God of Earth.
The enriched natural energy caused Groudon to directly return to its original state. The magma flowing out from the skin gap came into contact with seawater, evaporating a large amount of hot water vapor.
The Atlanteans found that the temperature of the sea began to rise, and they had to take the injured Orm away from the waters.
After the magma cooled, it turned into a huge rock. It lifted Groudon to the surface. Groudon raised his head and looked in the direction of Qin Su. He turned his huge body, and the magma continued to flow down. Groudon moved in every direction. One step forward, and a piece of land was born under his feet.
Orm's eyes widened when he saw this. He broke away from the support of his soldiers and regained control of his trident.
"For the sake of the sea we depend on for survival, attack!"
His eyes, like the helmet he wore, were only blood red. After seeing the original Groudon transforming the ocean into land, he knew that Atlantis had no way out.
The two air battleships released a large number of small aircraft and launched a fierce attack on the original Groudon. Countless lights and missiles hit the original Groudon. At this moment, all the Atlanteans were attacking him.
Groudon finally felt the pain, so he raised his foot and dropped it heavily. The power was transmitted to the surroundings through the land. Four sword-shaped peaks rose instantly from the ground, piercing the two air battleships.
The explosion of the ship falling, the wails of the injured tribesmen, and the roar of Groudon's advancement all echoed in Orm's ears. Blood spilled from the corners of his mouth, desperate to activate the authority of the Sea King again.
"Storm, heed my call!"
The sky was still clear, but white lightning struck down, and powerful currents surged in the sea water.
But Groudon was unscathed.
Original Groudon, dual attributes of ground/fire, immune to electricity.
However, the original Groudon is four times weaker than water. If Orm comes up with another "maelstrom", Groudon can no longer ignore him.
"The sea stirs up... waves..."
Orm chanted intermittently, blood kept spitting out from his mouth, and he no longer had enough power to continue driving the trident.
After getting rid of the annoying flies in the air, Groudon ignored the other Atlanteans and followed the mysterious induction.
(Are you there, Manafei...)
Watching Groudon leave, Orm was about to risk his life to activate the divine power on the trident again, but was snatched away by a familiar figure.
"That's enough, brother."
Arthur picked up Orm like a princess and swam all the way to the water. Behind him were Superboy and Wonder Woman who had been taken away before.
"They've kidnapped King Orm!" The soldiers surrounded Arthur and the others.
Orm struggled to get up: "Do you want a second round? Atlantis is fearless...ahem!"
Wonder Woman rolled up her wet hair and cast an appreciative look at Orm: "You know, I'm starting to like the Atlanteans a little bit, even though I was almost fed to the trench tribe as fish food by you."< br>
Dachao returned to his usual friendliness: "Om, there is a misunderstanding between us."
Arthur explained to Orm: "We found records about the Trench Clan on the bottom of the sea. The Trench Clan obeyed a golden scepter, and before this war broke out, someone stole it from me.
That shouldn't be you. ”
Orm shook his head. He was very weak now, but his brain was functioning normally. He put the mantra lasso on his hand and handed the other end to his brother.
"I swear, I never knew about this, but I understand what I mean. Someone used the scepter to drive the Trench tribe to attack Gotham, which made us who were instinctively reconciled suspicious of each other, and war broke out.
In that case, the missile fired at Atlantis was also..."
Arthur held the Lasso of Truth: "I'm sure that was definitely not intentional. Humans don't even know the location of Atlantis!"
"Ahem, I'm sorry, brother."
Orm realized his mistake. He took off his helmet, revealing his young face, and shouted to the Atlanteans around him:
"My people, I lost my mind due to anger and was used by traitors to provoke a war between Atlantis and mankind. I made an irreparable mistake... I am not worthy to be your king. Here, I declare , I voluntarily give up the throne and return the throne to my brother Arthur!”
"Om you..." Arthur wanted to stop him.
Orm grabbed his brother's hand.
"Please, brother, promise me to protect Atlantis, protect your people... Atlantis must have a king."
Through Orm's eyes, Arthur saw Orm's determination, and he knew he couldn't refuse.
"Okay, okay."
With the trident in his left hand and the lasso of truth tied to his right, Arthur stood up, and the sea began to surge again.
"I'm Aquaman again."
……
After the original return, Groudon's body continued to flow out of magma, and he regained the power to create the earth. However, in contrast, no rock can withstand the high temperature of the magma, and Groudon can no longer use the move "Primitive Power" to control the stone. flight.
But Groudon was not frustrated. He moved forward step by step, slowly, resolutely, and powerfully.
In this world, no one knows why Groudon moves forward, and this is also the reason why Groudon moves forward.
[The route has changed and the target is recalculated...the target is the current location. 】
Qin Su heard the prompt pop-up from the Bat Computer and looked at Manafei, whose body was glowing with fluorescence.
"Batman, ask Cyborg to open the blast channel."
"It's time to end this." (End of Chapter)