Chapter 226 Kidnapper
"Princess, please don't be willful."
"This is not willful! I know he wants to unify the underwater world and rebuild the glory of the Kingdom of Atlantis, but he is too impatient. He doesn't know how many people will die if he does this!"
"That's why I need your and your father's help. Your Highness, as long as you can become the queen and unite with the Kingdom of Xebel, my king will definitely complete the unification of Atlantis!"
"Then let's wait until he really does it. I just want to be quiet here now!"
Mera said calmly, then turned around to return to the tower.
But Vico sighed and gestured to the men beside him.
Men holding special firearms immediately surrounded and stopped Mera who was about to go back.
Vico then said:
"Your Highness, you should have noticed that I brought many people here, so you should know very well that you do not have the right to refuse now."
"...Arthur, he won't let me go."
"Your Highness, what are you saying? My king likes you, so he plans to marry you."
"lie!"
Mera suddenly became very angry. There was a bit of grievance and anger in her eyes, and she said excitedly:
"The person he loved was never me!"
"...You will understand my king's intentions. Your Highness, please go back with us now."
Vico didn't seem to want to talk to Mera. He nodded to his men and was about to take Mera away by force.
But just when the soldiers were about to take Mera away, the seawater suddenly rolled back under the sea and the ocean currents became extremely turbulent.
Countless gravel and gravel hit the submersible in front of the leaning tower along with the rolling seawater, and also swept away all the soldiers there and Vico himself.
The water became turbid and enveloped Mera's figure.
Mera, who was in the middle of it, saw this sudden change and subconsciously raised her hands to use magic to calm the wave.
But suddenly, a hand stretched out from the turbid waterspout, grabbed Mera's wrist, and dragged Mera into the waterspout with a little force.
"!?"
Mera was shocked when she was wrapped in a waterspout, but then she discovered that around her, the violent seawater was as docile as that well-behaved animal.
Where she was, the water was unusually calm, in stark contrast to the constant turbulence of the ocean outside.
"Hey, Your Highness Princess, you don't mind if I suddenly show up and snatch you away, right?"
Before Mera could react, a slightly flirtatious voice appeared beside her.
She turned around and saw a familiar person:
"Is it you? The...trash picker that day?"
"...?"
Question marks appeared over Kevin's head after he 'rescued' Mera.
Trash picker? Did you see a ghost picking up trash? ! Have you ever seen such a handsome man picking up trash? !
Kevin, who originally wanted to be cool, almost lost his expression at Mera's words.
Maintaining his mood, Kevin said angrily:
"What do you mean by picking up garbage? I am... Come on, I can't explain it to you. Anyway, I want to kidnap you now. You should be okay with it, right?"
"?"
"If you don't say anything, you'll be acquiescing."
Seeing that Mera didn't speak, Kevin assumed that Mera had agreed to his 'invitation to kidnap', and with a little force, he pulled Mera out of the waterspout.
Then he used his water control ability to control the waterspout to 'throw' out a submersible. Kevin and Mera entered it together, preparing to use the submersible to escape.
But when he entered the submersible, Kevin had trouble looking at the buttons inside.
He has never used this thing before, and he doesn't know how to use it...
"The start button is here..."
Seeing Kevin sitting in the driver's seat in a daze, Mera hesitated and pointed at a light screen button in front of Kevin.
"Oh, thank you."
Kevin reached out and pressed the button, and the submersible started. The subsequent operation was no different from that of an ordinary automatic car.
Control the steering wheel and press the accelerator button, and the submersible will fly out.
Feeling the pushing force from his back, Kevin couldn't help but admire in his heart.
This thing is indeed the technology of Atlantis, it runs very fast.
Although it's a little bit slower than his speed underwater.
The submersible carried the two people and disappeared quickly. The waterspout that lost Kevin's control also returned to calm under Vico's water magic.
And when he saw the submersible disappearing and Mera disappearing, Vico suddenly lost his calm.
His handsome face was slightly distorted, and he shouted angrily at his subordinates without any image:
"What are you doing for food! The princess has run away! Why don't you chase her!!!"
Then he said something that most villains would say.
…
The technology of Atlantis is not that complicated, at least the thing Kevin grabbed now is not that complicated.
A few buttons, plus a steering wheel that controls up, down, front, left, and right, can be easily controlled by any land dweller coming here.
This thing even has a self-driving mode!
Open it and free your hands!
Kevin played with the submersible, studying it carefully as if he had gotten a new toy.
Mera, who was 'kidnapped' by him, also asked Kevin when he was sure that the pursuers were not coming:
"who are you?"
"Huh? Me?" Kevin looked at Mera: "Didn't I say, I'm just a passing traveler."
"A traveler can master such powerful water magic? Do you think I will believe it?"
"Then who do you think I am?"
After hearing what Mera said, Kevin asked her in turn.
This question stopped Mera. She opened her mouth and shook her head:
"...I can't guess, but I know your identity is definitely not simple. Such powerful water magic is beyond the power of my father's trident."
"If you can't guess, I won't guess. Just think of me as a traveler who kidnapped you."
"Kidnapping me...do you know what you are talking about?" Mera frowned deeper and said softly:
"You will be found by Arthur soon and taken back to be executed. Even if your water magic is very powerful, Atlantis's technology is even more powerful, and they have plenty of ways to deal with water magic."
"Then he won't find me."
Kevin said nonchalantly.
In fact, even if Kevin is found, he doesn't think the Atlanteans can deal with him.
Kevin's strength on land is not particularly outrageous, and he may not even be able to defeat Superman in the DC world.
But under the sea...
With the blessing of sea water, he can easily set off a tsunami of several thousand meters. He doesn't think any army can withstand the power of nature.
Kevin would be fine if Neptune didn't come. If he really dared to come, Kevin wouldn't mind letting him taste the 'wrath' of nature.
Mera didn't know where Kevin's confidence lay. She looked at Kevin in surprise, her eyes full of doubt.
However, she did not express her suspicions. Perhaps she accepted her fate. She was silent for a while and asked Kevin:
"Now...where are you going to take me?"
Kevin smiled when he heard this, and finally planned to tell Mera his purpose. He looked at Mera and asked:
"Do you know the legendary trident? The trident of King Atlan."
"Once...the trident of King Atlan? Isn't that a legend?"
"Yeah, I'm going to find that legend now, so I need a little help from the locals."
Kevin thought about the plot of Aquaman.
He has only watched Neptune once and has forgotten most of the plot, but he has not forgotten the place where the legendary trident exists.
Among the seven kingdoms of the deep sea, it is the territory of the Trench Kingdom.
A place filled with irrational piranha monsters.
Thinking about the Trench Country, Kevin said to Mera:
"So do you know where the Trench Country is? According to my information, it is said that the Trident is deep in the Trench Country's territory."
"...Trench Country? Are you sure you want to go there?!"
Mera expressed shock when hearing Kevin's destination:
"Don't you know that there is a place of death?"
"Little princess, for me, there is no place of death under the sea."
Kevin smiled at Mera.
If the technology of Atlantis can still bring some trouble to Kevin, then the people of the Trench Nation, who have not developed any technology and have completely degenerated into irrational fish monsters, are completely out of control to Kevin. Dishes on the table.
Kevin can eat whatever he likes.
"…madman."
Looking at Kevin's confident smile, Mera made this comment.
In Mera's eyes, no matter how strong Kevin's water magic is, he will never survive unharmed in the land of death.
Because no matter how powerful water magic is, it has a limit.
As for the fish monsters in the Trench Country, their number can be said to be endless.
Mera doesn't think Kevin can handle them.
"Don't worry, if you are really scared, you can just tell me the coordinates and I can go alone."
Faced with Mera's suspicion, Kevin did not explain.
Anyway, he only needs to touch the trident to complete his mission. There is no need to actually bring someone with him.
If Mera is really scared, Kevin can let her go after getting the coordinates.
When the time comes, Mera can do whatever she wants, and Kevin won't be able to control it.
But hearing that Kevin was about to let her go, Mera fell silent.
She hesitated for a long time, then turned around and asked:
"...Are you really sure that the legendary trident is in the territory of the Trench Country?"
"I'm sure...well, I originally wanted to say that, but after you said that, I'm a little unsure. Where is the nearest land from here? I want to go up and confirm some things."
Kevin wanted to swear that he was sure.
But when he thought about it, Arthur was the king of Atlantis now, not Orm. Although this place looked like a movie world, it was different in many places. Kevin felt that it was better to play it safe.
If this is a movie universe, whether it is a parallel universe or not, then the legendary Trident will remain in the Trench Country.
But if this is not the movie universe, but some other messy universe, then there is no telling whether the legendary trident will still be in its original position.
To do this, Kevin needs to go to land to confirm the situation.
"Do you know where the legendary trident is..."
Seeing that Kevin seemed a little unreliable, Mera was speechless.
Originally, she thought that Kevin had determined the location of the legendary trident because of the way he swore so confidently, so she dared to go straight to the Trench Country.
But now... Mera is no longer sure whether this guy really knows everything, or is just a 'madman' who has read a few story books and plans to find the legend.
"I know, of course I know, it's just that there are some things that need to be confirmed, don't worry."
Kevin also knew that his repeated words had made the other party lose trust. He coughed awkwardly and changed the subject:
"Okay, let's not talk about this. Let's talk about you. I heard that minister say, are you a princess? Will you become the queen of Atlantis in the future?"
"...I don't want to talk about this, can you please let me be quiet?"
Kevin's original intention was to change the topic, but when he mentioned this matter, Mera frowned slightly in disgust, without any desire to talk to Kevin about it.
Just seeing the obvious look of disgust on her face, Kevin became even more curious.
What is the situation in this world, and why does Mera hate being the queen of Atlantis so much?