At a critical moment like this, praying to Gods is worse than relying on yourself.
As soon as they made up their minds, these Great Demon Beasts miserably discovered that they couldn't return to their caves, and all the resources on their usual, always-sensed territory had actually been completely cut off from contact!
"Boss, something feels off." The lackeys who chose to follow the Great Demon Beast were weaker after all, not as sensitive to changes in the Power of Heaven and Earth, yet they still felt something was weird.
The Demon Beasts who had just been mumbling about following the boss to guard this huge estate, but in their hearts preferred to trust the Sea God who had protected the Undersea World for years, all vanished in unison. They were held in place by rules spreading through the sea that mortals couldn't see, didn't even return to their caves, and directly entered a "hibernation" state on the spot.
