Chapter 140: Leviathan

Marcus and Emily swam underwater while stopping a few times as Emily wanted to enjoy the underwater attractions. 

Her blue colored hanfu swayed as it was being covered by a mana barrier to prevent it from being wet.

Marcus still wore his black long sleeve outfit. He swam beside Emily, watching her smile.

"We should be close now, right?" Emily asked. They have been swimming for quite a while now and she thought that it was about time that they arrived at the city underwater.

Marcus nodded. "Let's go get the other nagas, We'll let them lead the way from here on out to avoid misunderstandings."

The two then went into the Stone of Destruction.

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Nexus and Eva went into the Asura building.

"This will probably be the last day we'll be coming here." Nexus spoke in a soft voice.

Eva nodded. "I was getting bored of it anyway. I'd like to focus on cultivation and alchemy now."

"That's great." Nexus smiled. "We all need to get stronger before we can go step into our realm again."

"With Marcus' cultivation room, we don't have to worry about our cultivation speed." Eva walked into the conference room as Nexus opened the door for her.

Leo, Maya, and Loo sat at the table. They were all surprised to get a call today.

The company was doing great and is already exporting internationally. Eva has been managing it together with Loo and Leo in the past two months, Maya has also created new international commercials and advertisements.

"I know that all of you are busy and that this meeting was not scheduled." Eva took a set at the rectangular table. Nexus sat to her right, he then began fiddling with his watch as if the meeting didn't concern him anymore.

"Big Sis is there something new that we should urgently do?" Maya didn't mind stopping her work for Eva, as she knew that the owners of the Asura company were her savior.

Eva smiled at her. She then glanced at the other two and said. "So we all know about what happened in the past few days. Estra has become a lot more chaotic. Recently we have been invaded by creatures from the sea and a lot of families have been affected. Children were left homeless as their families died." 

Maya, Leo, and Loo quietly listened. They, of course, knew what happened. Maya and her siblings were safe as Leo kept them safe.

The Lavus household now became a lot more peaceful and united as Leo's brother became a useless and crippled young master. 

Though there are still older leaders behind the scenes, they can't do much. None of them are fit to lead anymore. They also can't choose any of the young Flavus flock as none of them were smart and talented enough to be the future leader.

As for the Minser's, their united family was even a lot safer.

Eva continued. "I want to shelter those children and educate them to be proper individuals."

"You want to build an orphanage?" Loo asked. He felt that it was weird for Eva to do this. The money that will be used on children can instead be invested back into the business which would in turn help the company grow even more.

Eva nodded. "I want an orphanage that can house not only the children who were victims of the recent calamity, but also the ones who were living on the streets before. We'll take all of them in and help them be part of society."

Maya, who wasn't from a rich family, smiled. "That would be great Big Sis. I have seen a lot of children living on the streets, even during the winter, they'd still stay huddled at the alleys covering themselves with whatever they could find."

"I guess money has blinded me quite a bit." Loo scratched the back of his head. "Your idea is great, it'll also make them feel indebted to us."

"Exactly." Eva wanted to foster the future of Estra into believing that the Asura company and the owners were their saviors. They would be leaving soon, and it would be hard to tell if this company would still be standing when they are gone.

The first rate countries have already caught wind about the drinks they have been selling and were already interested in the products. She knew from experience that with power, you can take whatever you want.

Getting caught up against the first rate countries right now isn't something the group needed, as they still have to go into seclusion and cultivate.

"They would not only feel indebted to the company but also to your families who are part of it." Eva, of course, didn't forget to throw this sentence. She needs to make sure that they knew the benefits they would get in the long run.

Eva continued. "We'll have them educated inside the orphanage walls. We'll give them the best magic training Estra could offer. Once they grow up, they would be thankful to us."

Loo vigorously nodded. He, a businessman, hasn't thought of doing that. In all fairness, his sights were only on money and not power.

Leo too was excited about the plan. His position of becoming the next head of the Flavus family was already finalized, and in the future he would need all the fire power he could get to protect his family. And no, not the Flavus family, but the family he'll be making with Maya.

"The media would want to get in on this." Loo said.

Eva smiled. "Call them, I'll go freshen up."

She stood up from her chair and went straight to the door. Nexus followed beside her.

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Marcus and Emily were no longer swimming alone. Zoey and all of the captured creatures were with them. 

Ergetse and the other Commander Stage experts led the way, while Marcus, Emily and Zoey were behind them. The others were at the back, all of which were happy to once again be free.

"It has only been a while, but I can't believe how much I missed the touch of water brushing against my skin while I swim." Arielina spoke. She and Diabel had already thanked Marcus a lot of times after being released. 

Marcus, the gentleman that he was, said that it was nothing and it didn't really matter much as he would need something from them too, and that is to get in their city and talk with one of their leaders.

Diabel, who was swimming beside Arielina, nodded. "I do too. I have nothing against going to land from time to time but water is still the best."

"Where's the guy with the yellow hair in the middle of his head?" Kogo the kappa asked as he turned his head to face Marcus.

"He is currency busy. As I said, you will have a chance to play with him soon." Marcus chuckled. He knew that Nexus would find it boring to fight against these two again after only a short time of doing so. 

"Do you all live in the same place? Or do your races live separately?" Emily asked.

"We live in one city." Ergetse answered. "In the past, our races couldn't accept each other, but now, that has changed. The current leaders thought that we would be stronger together instead of going at each other's throats while the threat of the humans surrounded us."

Ralma nodded. "The humans have a big advantage in which they could ask for more reinforcements from other places. Us on the other hand do not have that kind of luxury."

Iko spoke. "We also can't risk lowering our population even more. A lot of the male population died in the past wars, having more females, which is why you can see Arielina and Diabel fighting. I'm not saying that there is anything wrong with women fighting."

Zoey, who was born in Estra, looked at the Commanders in front of her. "I'm wondering, and I hope this question isn't too offensive, how are you all still standing, your race, I mean. What stopped us humans from raining spells down your place?"

She was curious as to why Estra agreed with the peace treaty that was signed a few years ago. From her history lessons, she learned that humans take what they can, especially if you have the strength to do so, in this case, Estra could ask reinforcements from neighboring countries to help and take out the creatures in the ocean.

Ergetse chuckled. "We are not the strongest fighters of the sea. There are more powerful fighters than us. Also the three leaders of our big community are quite strong, however those three aren't the strongest. I am sure that the higher ups of this planet know about this."

Zoey had a curious look on her face, and so did Emily. Marcus was also quite interested so he stayed silent and listened.

The other Commander Stage creatures didn't stop Ergetse, as they knew that the humans they were with meant no harm to them. 

Ergetse continued. "He is a creature known as the leviathan.