The turbulent currents pull any object that falls into it into the depths of the sea at high speed.

Todd's body, pulled by this force, was completely unable to make any resistance, and fell into the center of the vortex.

From sea level to a depth of about 200 meters, it is the fastest area of the whirlpool, and it takes only three minutes for Todd to descend to the bottom of this area.

During this time, following the rotation of the whirlpool, he could faintly see the faint sunlight in the seawater.

Schools of fish and small creatures floating in the water shuttled around him, and the floating algae drifted down with the whirlpool.

After more than ten minutes of sinking, Todd clearly felt that the light in the sea water was gradually weakening, and the common shapes of sea creatures were no longer to be found, and with the ability of "night vision", he saw all kinds of strange creatures emitting light sources, filling the perimeter of the whirlpool. A huge striped sea snake with flecks of cold light, a strange fish with spikes and a small light on its head, and a moray eel with a mouth that takes up almost half of its body.

The vortex continues to pull into the depths of the ocean, and even the Night Vision ability is decreasing. The pressure of seawater is in every square centimeter, and it can weigh up to a thousand pounds.

Todd felt every inch of his skin, every bone, every organ crack. Even the mutated body, under the strong pressure of the seawater, is only as fragile as a piece of paper.

However, the pain did not come as expected.

Maybe it's the ability of "pain suppression" at work, or maybe the mutation has taken over the nerve center of pain.

After another ten minutes of diving, Todd looked at the extremely dark seabed in front of him through the faint "night vision".

A group of colorful jellyfish, swaying their roots tens of meters long, float by.

A huge eye slowly appeared in the darkness, surveying everything in the sea. Todd's tiny stature, compared to the eyeballs, was like putting soybeans and apples together.

Looking at the huge eyeballs in the pitch-black water getting closer and closer, and the giant tentacles dense in the dark curtain like a forest, Todd finally recognized this guy, the sea monster that destroyed the "Black Pearl".

It was an unimaginably large figure, slowly moving forward in the dark waters.

Todd carefully distinguished, this sea monster is likely to be longer than an ordinary town. In terms of appearance, it is like a mutation of the deep-sea beluga whale and the king squid, which is fundamentally different from the mythical "magic eye".

Without fear, without panic, Todd looked at the deep-sea beast with a calm expression. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and death was no longer a pain for him, but a relief.

To his surprise, the beast passed by him, just glanced at him, and quickly looked away again, swimming deeper into the ocean floor.

"Is it true that because of the mutated body, the monsters have lost interest in my flesh and blood?"

With this in mind, Todd continued his descent under the tutelage of the whirlpool.

Now, Todd can't remember how long and how far he's been in the ocean, and the concepts of time and space seem to be getting farther and farther away from him.

The line of sight was completely black, and even the "Night Vision" ability was useless. There was only one thing he knew, his body was still falling, as if the road never ended.

He had never hated his abilities so much as he did now. If it weren't for the abilities of 'metal skin', 'regeneration', and 'underwater breathing', he would have been relegated to the nothingness of death, not like now, with no end in sight.

The only thing that he can talk about is that the tidal wave of pain caused by the mutation has slowly disappeared. Instead, there is a gradual detachment of body and soul.

At such depths, he wasn't sure if his hearing organs were still functioning properly, but he did 'hear' some sounds.

Some erratic, vague sounds.

Some of them were like women's babbles, some were like children's laughter, and some were completely meaningless noises.

To Todd's concern, he seemed to hear Clarence's voice.

In that voice, there was no longer the pride and arrogance of the past, and it was only filled with hysterical cries and cries for help.

The sinking continues.

After another moment.

The water in front of me is no longer black, but a deeper color than black.

If Todd had to describe it in one word, the space he was in was more like a black hole that could grab all the light and matter.

Just as Todd was about to be approached by this strange feeling, the downward traction of the vortex slowly disappeared.

He could feel his body stop falling and be suspended at the bottom of the sea.

A huge building rose straight up in front of him from a deeper part of the sea.

It was a metal spire of Todd's familiar, triangular shape, full of strange writing.

When a streaked glow appeared on the minaret's surface, Todd lost consciousness completely.

When he woke up again, he found himself in a magnificent and beautiful temple.

The temple sits beneath the surface of the sea, and Todd looks up to see the warm sunlight shining into the sea, casting beautiful reflections on the stone slabs. Schools of fish and shrimp swim among the pillars, and corals and shells dot the walls. A clear and crystalline fountain flows from top to bottom in the garden of the temple hall.

A pure white dolphin, leaping with joy on the surface of the sea, and like a butterfly, swimming and frolicking among the corals, finally stopped in front of Todd, and spat out the words clearly: "Candidate, welcome to the agent's room again." ”

"Are you ...... Jingju?" Todd sighed, rubbed his cheeks vigorously, sat down in place, shook his head with a smile and said, "Shadow Country...... Dark Door...... The trial of fate, the original end of everything, is back to this beacon. ”

The dolphin nodded slightly: "The location of this beacon is not easy to reach." However, compared to the beacon in the North Island ruins, the energy here is more stable and will not be depleted. ”

Todd looked at the sea temple beside him and asked, "...... here?" Who built it?"

"This is the Eternal Throne established by the Danu Divine Race. ”

"Let me guess that the mythical Danu gods of the Northern Realm were once also part of the Crystal Surrogate?"

The dolphin spun around in circles: "That's right, they defeated the other candidates and opened up their own era." ”

Todd said meaningfully, "However, compared to the other agent, Odin, the king of the gods, their fate seems to be much better. ”

The dolphin tilted his head to look at Todd, "Candidate, I know what you're trying to say; You believe that we are the culprits that caused Ragnarok. But will things really be as simple as you think?"

Todd got up from the ground, stared at the dolphin and said, "What do you mean by that?"

"I gave Odin strength and wisdom, but what he did violated my previous agreement with him. ”