Upon noticing how dire the situation was, Jacob used his remaining energy to run outside.
If the whole of Cinque Terre City crumbled, even an immortal would probably die there.
He also felt very threatened by the newly awakened merman statue.
In the dream, he saw the merman killing many expert fighters in a single attack. With how weak he was at the moment it was likely one breath from the merman would be enough to kill him.
"It's been thousands of years!" The merman, finally free of its bondage, cackled, and waves of horrid murderous aura followed. Thud! Thud! Thud!
People started spewing out blood and dying, which made the crowd panic even more as they scrambled to escape the palace. With a wave of the merman's hand, the palace's door began closing unhurriedly.