My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 236: The Law of Abominations

"Release them." Luna raised her hand after the punishment was completed.

"You, you will regret it!"

"You will pay ten times what I suffered today!"

"My ancestor will destroy you soon!"

"No, my fishtail, argh!"

"You dare to cripple me!? Just wait. I will slaughter your entire family and army soon!"

The nobles were released, but they cursed the executioners with anger and a strong hatred. They would return to take revenge for the suffering they experienced that day.

However, everything went according to Luna’s plans.

It would take them a lot of time if they travelled all over the ocean to save the mermaids. So, they would only crush the surrounding evildoers and indirectly invite the more powerful evildoers to unite and assemble before attacking them with a combined overwhelming force.

That way, they could destroy the incoming evildoers at once and then ask for some ’compensation’. After inflicting dominance and fear, those losers would hand over the mermaids to them willingly later.

"Since you bullied mermaids, then that’s what you deserve."

"We will wait for you at the Mermaid Kingdom, about forty kilometers southwest of here."

"Make sure you come with your elders, ancestors, and predecessors. Also, bring more allies with you, or you’ll be crushed like a group of ants!"

Lynn, Vanessa, and Sylvia waved their hands to send the evildoers away.

"So arrogant. Just wait. The Blue Soul Fox and Mermaid Kingdom. Not even your God- bleurgh!" A particular noble was furious, but his wounds, crippled dantian, and blood pressure made him vomit blood.

He crept away pathetically, cursing everything while swearing his vow to take revenge one day.

The mermaids and other slaves were treated cruelly, and some were injected with a particular drug, not to mention most of the female ones no longer had their fishtails and were treated like sex slaves.

So, it was fair to cripple those evildoers, cut their fishtails, and place a nightmare spell that would activate every time they slept.

Luna was still unsatisfied, but she had to let them go. She turned around. "Hmm~ It’s still too cheap for them, but whatever. Our business here is done. Bring all the slaves and mermaids to the flagship. They need rehabilitation and further treatment."

Those slaves, especially the mermaids and female ones, would suffer deep mental trauma once the drug’s effects wore off, and they might commit suicide. Luna had to cast spells to soothe their mind and dispel the slave soul seal, just like she did to the previously rescued mermaids.

"Roger!" Luna’s personnel saluted and immediately carried out the orders.

"Hmm~ since Dory wants them to worship our Goddess, they will become our Supreme Goddess’ worshippers. Ella, you created a new religion called Elysion in the Chthonic World. Then, wouldn’t it be good to spread it to this world too?" Luna spoke in a whisper-like voice to the girl nearby.

"Yes, that is the best solution, and very effective in giving hope and purpose to those who are desperate and lost direction. Our Goddess Master and us shall guide and protect them as long as they are devoted followers, faithful servants, and sincere worshippers." Ella already had such an intention in mind.

She would build a grand church with a statue of the majestic Goddess Elysia in the Mermaid Kingdom for the mermaids to worship.

"Hehe, a lot of fishtails and harvest." Vanessa put the fancy fishtails into the storage pouch.

"Phew... it’s a bit tiring to defeat the fish cultivators underwater. Killing them would be much easier." Remiel wiped her non-existent sweat, forgetting she was underwater.

"Let’s regroup with Lady Xentia’s fleet and advance to the other city." Gabriella looked at the sea dwellers in the distance, then went aboard the warship.

She could feel the entire twisted situation came from something like the big evil, the greater evil, which probably resided in the imperial sea city. However, they would take a step at a time before doing anything to the sea empire.

After everyone packed up and boarded the warships, Luna’s fleet left that city without further ado. The sea dwellers could only watch the invaders leave just like that.

"Blue Soul Fox and the Mermaid Kingdom. So, the mermaid revolutionary army rose again, but they now have a powerful backer."

"Yeah, luckily, they didn’t target us commoners. Even the rogue cultivators or some random passers-by were ignored by them."

"They said they are the Supreme Goddess’ followers... Since the mermaids got their protection, this will be chaotic and complicated. Those merfolk... it’s all their fault!"

"Yeah, those damned mermen. But mermaids are top-tier beauties with good physiques, suitable to be a cauldron for improving one’s cultivation. Perfect for sex slaves."

"As long as we don’t get in their way, we should be safe. Mermaids will become like hot volcanic rocks full of risks and dangers. If you have mermaids, then you will get hurt."

"No one with sane minds dare to fight those powerhouses. Can’t you see they have several Demi-Gods and Deities with many peerless experts? Not even the King could withstand their attacks. Look at the elite guards over there. They lost their minds, and some have become boiled fish, eaten by sea cats."

"Yeah, the King got involved in mermaid slavery and got his dantian crippled and his tail cut off."

"Shh... royal family’s background runs deep. Let’s not talk about this and keep our distance from trouble. When the empire and other old monsters get to the bottom of this, the Mermaid Kingdom and Blue Soul Fox will cease to exist."

"No, it’s hard to predict the current. They have their Goddess by their side. Supreme... this God-like being dares to take this title. She is either an arrogant freak or just a boastful lass."

"Well, we shall wait and see where this oceanic turmoil will lead. Mermaids with a strong backer... will they be destroyed or succeed in overthrowing this empire. The empire also has a God as their backer."

The sea dwellers exchanged some thought with some fear. The news soon spread like wildfire in all directions.

The Blue Soul Fox and the Mermaid Kingdom’s army invaded a city with an overwhelming force to save the mermaids and punish the evildoers. The other cities would wait for their invasion!

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Xentia’s and Luna’s fleets made an appointment to meet at a certain location. By the time Xentia’s fleet arrived, Luna’s fleet was waiting there.

"We just raided a city, punished the evildoers, and asked for some compensation for our losses and mental distress. Forty-one mermaids and thirty-six other slaves are in the rehabilitation room right now. So, do you have an emergency priority right now?" Luna briefly shared her situation and asked for the mermaids’ opinion.

"Serurosa City has fallen, huh..." Scarlet looked into the distance.

The city couldn’t be seen from there, but she could tell those evildoers suffered greatly under this powerful force.

She then stated her wish. "Can we go to Argus City? It is a big city with great dangers, but one of our leader mermaids was sold there as a slave three months ago."

Luna nodded in understanding. She looked to her sisters and comrades to see if anyone would object. "Said no more. We are going to Argus City now. Truthfully, we shall visit all the villages, towns, and cities within a thousand-mile radius of where the Mermaid Kingdom shall be built."

"This... are we going to become dictators and conquer all the cities? This is a war of liberation and overthrowing the empire, right?" Scarlet paled when she heard the big plan they were about to face.

"Not really. We don’t destroy anything unless it’s necessary. You know, we just punish the evildoers and let them go." Vanessa approached and inspected the red mermaid, like a curious cat. This mermaid reminded her of a super red arowana.

"As for overthrowing the empire, we won’t actually destroy it, just cripple it, but that’s a political matter we’ll deal with later. We need to deal with military matters first~" Luna chuckled lightly, then relayed her command. "Advance to the Argus City!"

"Affirmative. We shall visit the surrounding cities within a thousand-mile radius. The first target is Argus City." Xentia sent her command to all submarines to go to the place where Argus City was. She was leading the troops.

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Beneath the ocean’s depths lay a captivating and surreal underwater great city inhabited by intelligent marine civilizations and enigmatic sea monsters.

The city was an architectural marvel, with sprawling coral reefs as the foundations for its towering spires and graceful arches. Vibrant, bioluminescent flora and fauna adorned every corner, casting an iridescent glow throughout the cityscape.

Exotic sea anemones swayed with the currents, and colorful fish weaved through the intricate coral mazes.

The inhabitants of this underwater city were a diverse mix of intelligent marine species, including merfolk, cephalopods, and sentient fish-like beings.

They coexisted harmoniously, each contributing their unique talents to the city’s prosperity.

The seemingly peaceful life and civilization were far from the dark fate of racial minorities treated as slaves. The merfolk, the mermen... despite being in the same race as the mermaids, they held higher power and authority. It was like they were selling their own people for benefits.

Amidst the vibrant marine civilization, several foreign groups spread throughout the city in disguise to carry out a secret mission.

Unlike the previous frontal ’visit’, the main forces waited some distance away from the city in invisibility this time. Only several experts infiltrated the city to find more information and rescue the slaves, especially the mermaids.

Gabriella, Azrael, Jophiel, and Remiel started from the city’s east side. Dory, Scarlet, and several mermaids with good proficiency in infiltration went from the west. Sylvia, Vanessa, and Lynn came from the south. Luna’s assassin team infiltrated from the north.

As for the city’s most crucial, vital, and dangerous center... Xentia’s doll squad and disguised underwater drones would handle everything.

"..." Dory adjusted her hood and looked at the slave market ahead.

"This auction house is the place, but Emerald is no longer here. She was bought by a young master from the Abossard Family, a nobleman." Scarlet sent a voice transmission to Dory.

"Alright. This place should be the last one to visit. We need to handle the higher-ups and big bosses first. What about the merfolk clan living in this city?" Dory sighed, then left the area.

"Those merfolks... they treated mermaids only for breeding. Based on our intel, the mermaids are chained in their grand mansion to produce more mermen for knights and mermaids for slaves or cauldrons..."

"So, it’s the same as the other merfolk clans. They sold their own people for personal benefit. They have betrayed us and tainted the merfolk race’s honor. It’s time for judgment."

Dory pursed her lips and led her team to the merfolk clan’s grand mansion in that city. She was still angry when comparing the carefree mermaid in her home world with the mermaid’s unfortunate fate in this cruel world.