Ocean Master

"I am John Cena!"

Whoosh!

Once these words that originally should have felt normal were spoken by the Atlantian Doctor, the dwarfs were horrified as they felt a chill going down their spines, freezing their blood and bones.

Doctor Mrs. Layla Frost was the one who reacted first. This Atlantian lady folded up familiarly like an orange ball before rolling backward.

[You have activated unique skill: Water Transmutation!]

[You have created a magic manifestation: Compact Mechanical Shield {×2}!] 

[You have created a magic manifestation: Magic Rifle!]

Tu! Tu! Tu! Tu!

The dwarfs were shocked, but not enough to remain frozen while being confronted by such real danger. It was already evident that this Atlantian Doctor was more than just a doctor, and they needed to change their plans.

Without hesitation, they pulled the trigger as their machine-gun fire sounds filled the room with a hail of bullets being sprayed everywhere.

A compact mechanical shield already surrounded the rolling Doctor Layla Frost's body. This sturdy metal shield only made ticking sounds as the bullets hit it before harmlessly floating down the water.

The same type of shield already covered Sebastian's body too, granting him perfect protection against the barrage.

As for the Dwarf Merchant, the dwarf may not be a powerful warrior, but he was a notorious tycoon who had worked for decades in the underground circle and survived, he was a master at safeguarding his life.

Almost instantly after he saw the transformations in Sebastian which made him freeze, once the female Atlantian Doctor moved, he was knocked off his daze as his body reacted instinctively in the best way possible.

His finger instinctively hit his rib, which pressed a button that activated an expensive shield generator that projected a powerful energy shield around him.

Not only that, he sneezed in a peculiar but familiar pattern as this action made his escape boots to be activated. So even before Sebastian could do a thing, the dwarf was already on the swim.

The Dwarf Merchant's reactions were extremely fast and instinctual, but this alone could not allow him to escape Sebastian's full wrath.

After the compact mechanical shield appeared around him, also protecting him from the barrage of the dwarf guards that were hidden in various corners of this room, Sebastian's magic rifle also appeared.

Once the rifle appeared, he felt at home. 

"Heavy Beam configuration!"

Sebastian whispered to the gun before jumping, using the momentum to float high in the room as the vantage point gave him the perfect shooting angle to aim at all the hidden dwarfs.

Once he perfected his aim, he pulled the trigger.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

3 precise shots resulted in 3 dwarf heads exploding into a hail of blood as the bodies twitched furiously before becoming motionless the next moment.

With Sebastian high up in the room filled with water, though it presented a better angle of a shot at his enemies to him, it also provided the best platform for his enemies to shoot at him.

The dwarfs did not waste the chance, triggers were furiously pulled as another hail of bullets rained at Sebastian's variant human body.

He briefly ignored the bullet barrage, allowed the dwarfs to shoot at him while his attention was focused on the escaping Dwarf Merchant. This cowardly but extremely wise dwarf was already close to the door and was about to escape.

[You have activated bloodline skill: Megalodon Aura!]

As this intimidating aura blasted out, the dwarfs were even more horrified. Sebastian's transformation already revealed a lot to them, with this sudden aura, they felt like they were facing a real primordial beast.

Most of them became frozen from the aura, the remaining that could shoot all had their aims off, and this presented the best opportunity for Sebastian.

[You have activated Inherited Magic Ability: Telekinesis!]

[You have activated skill: Telekinesis Pull!]

Just before the Dwarf Merchant could place his hands on the reinforced metal door and pull it open to escape, his body froze as he felt an outside force of influence acting upon his body.

"What..is…this?"

Vroom!

The telekinesis pull skill rudely yanked the cunning dwarf backward.

The Dwarf Merchant was not without countermeasures to this though. Even though he was horrified by everything that was happening, his experience told him to calm down and work everything out.

His brain soon geared into overdrive. He first activated a device that was like a rocket which immediately started dragging him in the opposite direction of the force that was pulling at him.

While this happened, he yelled at his subordinates.

"Mob him!"

"Anyone who stops him will receive a double promotion, effective instantly!"

"Anyone who injures him will receive a sextuple promotion with massive benefits, effective instantly!"

"Anyone who kills him will become my confidant, effective immediately".

Boom!

It was like a bomb exploded in the dwarves' minds.

The Dwarf Merchant's confidant! What did that mean? It meant that they would suddenly leave their lowly guard status and jump all the way to the top.

The dwarf guards were motivated more than ever.

"Kill the freak Atlantian!"

They no longer hid, they all rushed out of their hiding spots and brought out their weapons in a great show of bravado to confront the Doctor head-on.

[You have activated skill: Sonic Torpedo Drill!]

Sebastian instantly turned into a variant human-shaped drill as with his magic domain active, he tore a hole through the formations of the dwarves which brought him face to face with the Dwarf Merchant.

[You have activated unique skill: Water Transmutation!]

[You have created a magic manifestation: Sniper Rifle!]

"Aim…, shoot!"

Boom!

When everything died down, an injured Dwarf Merchant scurried himself to the door, opened it, and slipped out of the room before closing it shut.

At the last moment, a fanatical dwarf who kept dreaming of how he was about to become a confidant of his boss jumped into the high-caliber bullet's path and was obliterated instead of the Dwarf Merchant.

This allowed the dwarf merchant to escape out of the room.

Sebastian was about to go in pursuit, but on remembering his assistant, he decided to slow down and finish this job the slow and steady way.

[You have activated Inherited Magic Ability: Telekinesis!]

[You have activated skill: Telekinesis Pull!]

Once he grabbed his assistant, his eyes flashed ominously.

[You have activated unique skill: Water Transmutation!]

[You have activated unique skill: Doppelganger and Invisibility!]