The high-strength special tempered glass window is full of dense darkness.

Night in the deep sea –

The suffocating silence and chill came through the titanium hull, taut the skin bit by bit.

The floodlights illuminated only the plankton corpses that fell like snowflakes. The submarine research vessel Mackerel continues to dive to the bottom of the deep sea, where sunlight cannot reach.

"What is the depth of the dive?"

The one who asked impatiently was the captain in the blue diving suit. He belongs to a private diving survey company, and he is a veteran with nearly ten years of diving experience. This cheerful man used to always joke and talk non-stop, but today he was in a very bad mood, and even exuded a murderous anger.

The young helmsman, as if he was afraid of the captain's attitude, replied in a proper manner:

"It's more than 4,000 meters. There are still 2,500 meters left before the limit of submarine. ”

“…… Is it really sinking in such a place? That thing. ”

The captain scoffed at him with seeming displeasure.

The deepest part of the eastern sea area of Xianshen Island, which they were entrusted with investigation, has a water depth of more than 9,000 meters. There are only a handful of submarines that can dive to that depth, and it is considered a taboo area for humans.

"A living weapon in the age of mythology...... You can find the wreckage of that kind of thing in this area, where did the wind come from? Anyway, eighty percent of them are unfounded rumors, right? ”

"Who knows. I don't know if I heard it from a mermaid~" Unlike the anxious and unhappy captain, the young pilot can even joke happily when he thinks of the rich gains that can be obtained from this investigation

“…… Mermaids? ”

"Haha, just kidding. It's just that this time the client is a company in the "Demon Special Zone", so I don't think it's too strange even if the other party knows that race. ”

"Indeed, if only they could entrust such a boring errand to those fellows by the way."

The captain let out a deep sigh.

"That's not good, this kind of easy and well-paid living boss, if you refuse, we will all rebel!"

Not in the mood to respond to the laughter of the crew, the captain rubbed his temples alone to relieve the anxiety and uneasiness in his heart.

The traces left by a living weapon made in ancient times - that is the target of this "gray mackerel" entrusted with the search, and the absurd content of the work is the reason for the captain's unpleasantness.

Basically, the purpose of building the submarine research vessel "Mackerel" is to investigate the ecology or evolution of deep-sea creatures, and it is clear that it was not its original task to unearth bone artifacts that are uncertain whether they even exist.

"Anyway, I don't think it's worth the expense of finding it. I heard that the ancient weapon (Narakweiler) left behind by those people in the "Heavenly Division" was not destroyed by the SAR garrison all at once? ”

"Did the captain say that the Black Death Emperor faction brought the thing to the String God Island? Hey, if you want to talk about gossip, I've also heard that it was actually the Fourth True Ancestor who destroyed that...... If that's the case, it doesn't seem right to underestimate ancient weapons...... Well? ”

The probe looked at the sonar operator exploring the screen, and suddenly frowned in confusion.

The captain looked at him with a puzzled look on his face and asked:

"What's wrong?"

"There seems to be something wrong with what is shown on the sonar... This reaction is a human reaction..."

"Human ??? without any protection in the deep sea at a depth of 4,000 meters" The captain said in shock, as a member of this world full of demons and various supernatural existences, he naturally wouldn't think that no one could stay in the deep sea, at least the deep sea wouldn't kill the True Ancestor, right?

But to be able to move at a depth of 4,000 meters is too much for common sense...... The mermaid clan they mentioned before couldn't reach such a deep sea, and this kind of place was not a place that the intelligent race would like to stay.

"Captain... Are we.. Near? "The helmsman's voice trembled, it was the fear of the unknown, the innate nature of human beings.??

I want to control everything in my hands, but I am tired and disgusted with the same life, and I yearn for the unknown and are afraid... This is the paradoxical human being.

"Approaching the unknown, exploring the unknown... Isn't that what we do? The captain had already walked out of his surprise at this time, and said calmly and calmly.

"Understood, turn the rudder 17 degrees to the left!"

At the same time, Chu Ge, who shuttled out of the world channel, had just regained his consciousness from the time disorder caused by the change in the flow of time.

Chu Ge's body exudes a glass-colored light, which is the light technique "King Kong Tong" with strong defensive power that is automatically activated by the pressure of the body, and the glass-colored light is naturally Chu Ge's strength.

Lily's strength is still far from the passage between worlds, so Chu Ge used some special means to bring her into another dimension to protect her from the backlash of the chaotic flow of time.

Chu Ge, who opened his eyes at this moment, felt that the place he was currently in was actually the deep sea, and under the strong water pressure, it was naturally not suitable to release Lily.

casually killed a few deep-sea fish that were attracted over, and Chu Ge also found that the glass-colored light on his body had escaped the dazzling in this boundless darkness, and he couldn't help frowning.

Then Chu Ge reacted to himself, what kind of place is this? The depths of the sea! O ocean! This is his home turf as the Seagod's power controller! Why did he use Vajra Tong to resist the pressure of the deep sea, it didn't affect him at all, right?

Well, Chu Ge understood after thinking about it himself, this reaction of KONE must have been cultivated under the condition that his power and memory were sealed, so he reflexively activated the Vajra Pass before the Seagod Power dissolved these water pressures, isolating the sea water, and also making the Seagod Power not play a role.

With a wry smile, he dissipated the strength on his body, and sure enough, the terrifying water pressure of the deep sea did not feel the slightest feeling for him at all, but he was as if he was in the daytime... No, you can feel everything in the surrounding waters more clearly than you can see in the daytime.

He could feel every flick of the tail of the deep-sea fish, every rhythm of the deep-sea undercurrent, the vibrant and magnificent timing hidden under the endless darkness, and... This submarine that is not afraid of death has shone its dazzling searchlight on...

Hawkers, but it's okay, so that Chu Ge can know where he is more conveniently, and it is very difficult to locate on the boundless ocean, even if it is the sea god, he can't figure out which direction is Xianshen Island in a completely unfamiliar place...

So a purple ** magic circle under Chu Ge's feet unfolded, and then disappeared into the light.

"Boat... Captain! He... He... He disappeared. Chu Ge, who suddenly disappeared from sight and sonar, made the crew member in charge of observation stutter.

"Are you looking for me?" An unfamiliar voice suddenly sounded from the small submarine cabin, and everyone under the direct command trembled, and the crew in charge of the helm was even more frightened and shook his hand and directly deviated from the direction, causing the submarine to have a bump.

"Ahem, who is Your Excellency?" The captain was also numb at this time, but he still had to go up and ask.

"Well, what should I say, god... Well, it's better to say that the demon king is more suitable, then my identity is a passing demon king! ”

Chu Ge, who didn't want to report the identity of the god killer, originally wanted to say that he was a god to pretend to intimidate them and scare them so that they could get information, after all, he was in control of the power of the gods, and it was not wrong for him to say that he was a god, but when he just said it, Chu Ge's heart suddenly surged with a strong disgust and hostility... That was the instinct of the god-killer, so Chu Ge changed his words later.

"Ahem, ahem, then... Is there anything you have to do with your arrival on our Mackerel..."Chu Ge's words made the captain swallow a mouthful of saliva, but he choked on his own saliva, coughed for a while before calming down and immediately asked

"Ahh I'm just here to ask for directions, where is the place on the island of the god of the gods? What is the approximate distance? ”

......

"There are parts of the terrain data that don't match...... Is this the case, can you see it? ”

After sending off the Demon King who asked for directions, the Mackerel continued their work, after all, it was a matter of accepting the commission, and the amount of liquidated damages was very high if it could not be completed, so although there was an accident, the work still had to continue.

The screen of the rudder's finger shows the CG-processed topography of the seabed, and the 3D image is reproduced with topographic data obtained from past surveys, and the rough wireframe map is the real-time information obtained by the "Mackerel" with sonar. The two data, which should have been consistent, have created a strange gap.

There was a slight bulge on the bottom of the sea that was several kilometers wide, and this area was far from the place where Chu Ge had appeared before.

"It doesn't look like the sonar is out of shape due to the effects of the thermosphere. Could it be that there is an abnormal bulge at the bottom of the sea? ”

"That's not right...... There is no sign of volcanic activity in this area. What's more, this shape ...... It's like some kind of creature......"

"Creatures?"

How could there be such a stupid thing—the captain glared at the blue-faced helmsman and exclaimed. However, the sonar-resolved images displayed on the screen still shook irregularly during this period.

It did look like a creature crawling on the bottom of the ocean.

Crocodiles or snakes that are kilometers long – even resembling dragons.

"It's okay to have this creature...... It's huge...... That's ...... It's really exactly like a mythical creature, isn't it......! ”

The captain tried desperately to convince himself, and next to him, the helmsman suddenly let out a scream.

Then, an explosive torrent swooped down on the submarine.

With the violent deep-sea waves that come with the water pressure of 4,000 meters below the surface of the sea-

Powerful eddies that appear immediately on the seabed have tinkered with the mackerel like a leaf in the wind, and the pressure-resistant shell that protects the driver's seat is squeaking and wailing.

Obviously, the source of the vortex does not need to be confirmed. It's from the monster. The huge monster sunk to the bottom of the sea moved slightly, and the shockwave around it alone was terrifying.

"Indeed...... Pulse with living magic confirmed! This guy ...... It's actually a living ......! ”

The helmsman who desperately clung to his seat shouted.

The super-giant sea creatures that are several kilometers long are too far from common sense and ridiculous. However, it was actually before their eyes, and it spread overwhelming destruction and fear.

"Dodge ......! Emergency Dodge! Hurry up and get afloat! ”

The captain couldn't help but yell. However, the hull of the "Mackerel" was shaken violently in the sea, and it lost even the ability to distinguish between up and down. The ballast used for emergency ascent has been separated, but it should have had little effect in this violent vortex.

Then, in the next moment, the "mackerel", as if caught in some huge object, stopped.

The hull cracked with a hair-curring vibration, and the pressure-resistant hull made a strange noise.

"Super ...... Exceeding the pressure limit! The ship is going to be crushed—"

"Is it ...... at this depth?"

The helmsman's screams made the captain gasp. The depth limit of the Mackerel is still comfortable in this situation, especially for the safety of the occupants, and the pressure-resistant shell is designed to easily withstand the water pressure at a depth of 10,000 meters. The hull of a ship like the "Mackerel" is gradually being squeezed by enormous forces.

"Boat ...... Captain! ”

"Is it ......?"

The floodlights that illuminate the outside of the boat were destroyed, and darkness enveloped it. Before that, the last ray of light shone out of a row of reef-like fangs—

It turned out to be the jaw of the behemoth that caught the submarine "Mackerel".

"Could it be...... We were swallowed by it......! ”

The captain muttered blankly.

"If only the Demon King were still around..."

The pressure-resistant shell of the "mackerel" shattered before the words could be blurted out. Before they could feel the coldness of the water, their consciousness had sunk to the bottom of the deep darkness.