Chapter 313: Crushed

Atlas stared at the sudden disappearance of the massive translucent trident before shifting his attention toward the woman who had appeared seemingly out of nowhere. From her position and the direction from which her voice had come, he could easily guess that she had emerged from the massive ship above them.

She wore a long red gown that extended beyond her slender legs, while her entire demeanor appeared playful despite the pressure Atlas could already sense from her presence. Her eyes remained fixed on the Mermaid man in front of the ship, as though she were completely confident that the situation was already under her control.

Atlas turned toward Melina and immediately noticed that her entire body was trembling. He remembered that the man confronting the Weimbrons was her father, which made her reaction understandable, but the strength of the red-haired woman was what interested Atlas more.

’That woman is strong, but what did she even do? And which rank is she among the ones I heard from Melina?’ He was still trying to understand the technique that had caused the massive trident to disappear when Melina finally muttered something again.

"T-That woman is Trelisa. S-She is one of the ten Elites among the Weimbrons... This can’t be! W-We are doomed..." Melina’s expression became pale the moment she recognized the red-haired woman.

Her skin color and distinct features immediately made it obvious which race she belonged to, and the fact that she was one of the Weimbrons’ten Elites was enough to make Melina lose her mind at this moment.

Atlas narrowed his eyes as he looked toward the woman again before asking calmly, "What rank is she?"

Melina trembled even more after hearing the question. "S-She is a Sovereign Rank Fourth Stage, w-while my father is Fifth Stage Emperor Rank."

Atlas’s eyes widened slightly at the answer, both from confusion and genuine surprise. Melina herself was already an Emperor Rank First Stage powerhouse despite being a princess, while her father, who was clearly much older, had only reached the Fifth Stage of the same Rank. However, the difference between those stages wasn’t what caught Atlas’s attention the most.

"Sovereign Rank Fourth Stage..."

Atlas’s expression became slightly more serious as he looked at Trelisa, ’That means she is on a completely different level. Even Melina’s raw strength is already higher than mine, so I can’t even imagine how much physical strength that woman possesses.’

He had already understood that the ranks in the Primartia Galaxy represented an entirely different level of power compared to what he had previously known in Eliomor. The existence of a Sovereign standing before him only made that difference even clearer.

Atlas then turned his attention back toward Melina’s father. Despite knowing that he was facing someone far stronger than himself, the Mermaid King remained standing without any visible fear. His expression was still calm, and he showed no intention of retreating despite the overwhelming difference in power.

Atlas narrowed his eyes slightly as he considered the situation, ’She said there are ten Elites, meaning he is also outnumbered, this is nothing more than a playground for those Weimbrons.’ From what he could understand, the Mermaid King’s resistance wasn’t going to change the outcome unless something unexpected happened.

Trelisa finally moved.

She took a single step forward and placed her foot directly on the water.

The moment she did...an enormous pressure spread outward from her body.

The water beneath her feet trembled, and the pressure didn’t remain limited to their immediate surroundings. It spread through the entire layer of water and continued across the World itself, reaching every living being on Frostars.

Countless creatures living within the oceans immediately felt their bodies become heavy as their movements slowed or stopped completely, while weaker beings were crushed to death beneath the overwhelming force before they could even understand what was happening.

Melina’s father’s calm and indifferent expression finally changed. He clenched both his teeth and fists as he struggled against the pressure descending upon him, his entire body beginning to tremble under the force.

Yet...the pressure surrounding him wasn’t coming from an ordinary individual. Trelisa was one of the few powerhouses acknowledged throughout the Primartia Galaxy because of both her strength and the abilities she possessed, and even the smallest release of her power was enough to affect an entire World.

A simple glance from Trelisa suddenly increased the pressure tenfold.

Melina’s father couldn’t withstand it any longer, his body was forcefully pushed downward before he could even move, shooting toward the massive palace beneath them.

"KHUG!"

His body crashed directly through the structure, destroying a large portion of the palace as he was driven deeper inside. He finally came to a stop in the place that could be considered the throne room, but his body remained completely motionless as his head hung at an unnatural angle and blood slowly seeped through the scales around his head.

His consciousness had already disappeared before he could do anything.

There was a simple reason for that...he was dead.

Yes...The Mermaid King had died simply from trying to endure the pressure Trelisa released.

The fact that a single individual’s presence could crush someone of Emperor Rank and spread enough pressure across an entire World to kill countless weaker beings explained just how large the difference between Emperor and Sovereign truly was.

Melina could also be considered incredibly strong by the standards Atlas had encountered so far, but because she had met Atlas, her own strength had seemed insignificant in comparison.

The same situation applied...even now.

Trelisa narrowed her eyes as she looked toward Atlas and Melina, both of whom were still floating beside one another as though the pressure around them didn’t exist. Atlas’s expression remained completely indifferent despite knowing that the woman in front of him was far stronger than anyone he had previously encountered.

He wasn’t enduring the pressure through his physical strength either. Instead, he was simply altering the Logic of the space surrounding himself and Melina, making the pressure unable to recognize either of them as targets in the first place.

A long silence followed.

Trelisa eventually spoke in an amused voice, "You are quite the impressive Human, might I say. To think you avoided my pressure entirely..." She paused for a moment before continuing, "You don’t look strong, though, you are not even at the Emperor Rank yet..."

"Yet you were able to do something like this? What an interesting person. Now I think our Leader would like to take both this World and you." Atlas’s eyes narrowed for only a brief moment when he heard those words, but his expression quickly returned to its usual calm state.

"Are you sure about that?" Atlas asked seriously. "I was not going to meddle in this matter because the destruction of this World was not my concern. But if you target me, I will be forced to kill you all."

Trelisa’s playful expression faded slightly before returning almost immediately, she raised one hand toward her face, and a faint blush appeared across her cheeks as she looked at Atlas with renewed interest, "Oh~~, you are quite the man, I see. Now I want you even more~."

Atlas narrowed his eyes again before turning toward Melina. She was still staring at Trelisa, her body trembling violently after watching her father die without even being able to fight back. Atlas remained silent for a moment as he observed her reaction before shaking his head slightly. ’Hmm... Killing it is, then...’

He felt as though dealing with these strange individuals was already becoming a headache, although he understood that the situation itself was simple.

This was another case of the strong eating the weak, just as he had expected after entering the Galaxy. However, that principle could not be applied to him. Atlas had no intention of becoming someone’s prey simply because another individual possessed a higher rank.

If someone, regardless of their strength or rank, decided to make him their enemy, then there was only one possible outcome: Death.

Atlas turned toward Trelisa once again, his expression becoming completely serious, "Alright, then. I guess you Weimbrons’ day to meet the End has come."