Beneath the surface of the sea.

It was already more than two hundred and thirty meters, and even for the transcendent, it was almost at the limit of its stay.

After all, every 10 meters of water depth increases by one atmosphere, and 230 meters plus one normal atmosphere is almost 24 atmospheres.

When a normal person arrives here, his heart has been compressed to be smaller than a plum.

Provided, of course, that he's not dead.

Grunt...

Aven, who was firmly locked by Reynolds Ban, was still sinking at this time.

Iron hoops of arms were wrapped around Aven's body, tightening and creaking. If it were replaced by an ordinary transcendent, he would not have to wait for drowning or being killed by water pressure, he would have been strangled in two by the terrifying force.

Even Ai Wen was not very comfortable at this time, and even heard a crisp sound from his ribs, and the absolute violence was really a little incomprehensible.

Fortunately.

As the dive got deeper and deeper, Reynolds Ban's original majestic strength had begun to decay rapidly, allowing Evan to breathe a sigh of relief.

When Reynolds Ban's strength was exhausted, and the two of them were only slowly sinking with their own weight, they had already reached a place three hundred and fifty meters underwater.

During this process, although Evan has been unable to move, he has also reconnected to the seabird's reconnaissance network and seen the situation on the battlefield.

Even though the number of casualties cannot be counted for the time being, Ai Wen, who saw that the overall situation had been decided, finally let go of a tense heart.

"Although the casualties are certainly not light, they still win after all!"

Milan, in particular, turned the tide at the last moment and saved most of the officers and men on board.

Really.

Abilities such as the "protagonist aura" are not at all reasonable, and they are simply one of the strongest forces in the Heavenly Universe.

Maybe you should give Milan more opportunities to exercise in the future, or if you can't get it when you encounter a strong opponent in the future, you should throw Milan out and try it?

As for now.

The only thing left to worry about is yourself.

Belch... It probably isn't all that to worry about either.

Looking sideways at Reynolds Ban, who had locked himself from behind, it was this guy who needed to worry more about him.

You may have to ask why people are dying, why can there still be so many mental complaints?

To this question...

Behind him, his limbs had begun to stiffen, and Reynolds Ban, who was bleeding from all seven holes, looked at Aven, whose appearance had barely changed, and also wanted to know.

"Even if you weren't hurt, you shouldn't feel anything at this depth, right?"

The density of seawater is greater than that of a normal human body, although the bone density and muscle density of the two official knights are much higher than that of ordinary people.

But overcoming buoyancy and sending two people to this depth in a short period of time has also reached the limit of this peak knight.

At this time, he was almost exhausted because of the [Mystery Burning Ember], and his strong physical fitness, which originally belonged to the peak knight, continued to deteriorate.

Being able to maintain sobriety at this time under the weight of the sea is already a manifestation of extreme tenacity.

In this case.

Bang –

Evan struggled slightly, and the confinement that seemed to be made of steel at the beginning had been easily broken, and he turned to face Reynolds Ben, who might not even be able to feel the presence of his limbs.

More than 300 meters underwater in the clear water has basically reached the limit of human perception of light, but it is still possible for the two transcendent beings to see each other clearly.

Evan could easily see the message in the eyes of the tenacious knight: "Even if you break free, you can't escape at this depth!"

But at this time.

Grunt...

A long black shadow tumbled and fell from above the two of them.

It was a 32-pounder gun that had been blown off the lower artillery deck because Edmund had blown himself up!

Evan quickly glanced at the iron cannon, and then at Reynolds Ban, who was in great pain due to the combined effect of "mysteries" and "toxins", and his whole body had begun to convulse unconsciously.

"Alas!"

I sighed in my heart.

Although this is a strong enemy who wants to kill himself, Evan still decides to be a good person again, so that he doesn't have to endure so much pain.

At this point, the sea did ban his language.

Otherwise, abilities such as [Talent Spell Activation Aura], as long as you practice more spell-free casting, it shouldn't be difficult, but the time to get a spell-like spell is too short, and Ai Wen can't do it for the time being.

I had to do it myself.

Sou!

Fastened one end of the rope around Reynolds Ban's waist as fast as he could, and then made a rope lasso that accurately lassoed the cannon the moment it fell from the two of them.

The rope is then stretched and taut.

Grunt!

The tightened rope strangled the last breath in Reynolds Ban's chest.

Then I saw the iron cannon falling rapidly in the water, pulling the knight all the way to the deep sea.

Even when the peak transcendent was in his heyday, it was impossible to drag such a heavy thing back to the surface, let alone Reynolds Ban, who was supported by perseverance at this time, and only half a breath was left?

Reynolds Ban, who noticed the acceleration of the sinking, still raised his head vigorously even at this time, staring at himself with his own eyes, as if he wanted to see his tragic fate with his own eyes.

For example: exploding on the surface of the sea?

Somewhat embarrassed, Evan took something out of his arms, held it in his hand and waved it at him.

In the pitch black water, the thing still shimmered with a faint blue light, which even ordinary eyes could see clearly.

If you know a little about the Church of Kingship and the Goddess of Navigation, you will easily recognize what it is:

The gift that Evan received from the goddess - the "Iron Cross".

Effect: Divine Favor and Wearer are protected from the sea.

Although the effect is simple, it is taken out on such occasions.

Looks like it's... It's kind of annoying.

Reynolds Ban, who was apparently sinking, thought so too.

The moment he saw that thing clearly, he, who had already accepted the fate of death, suddenly had round eyes, and his body as dry as wood struggled again to fight with Ai Wen again!

Grunt...

However, how can it be so easy to break free from being firmly tied to an iron cannon?

Evan pinned the medal to the chest of his relatively intact military uniform, and watched as Reynolds Ban's struggle gradually weakened, his figure became smaller, and then completely disappeared from the end of his vision.

Some scratched his hair helplessly:

"You guys are so tragic, it looks like we're villains!"

Among the three transcendent beings of Cylius, Stanley was besieged and died on the frontal battlefield and died for his country! Edmund sacrificed himself in a desperate situation and sacrificed his life for righteousness! Reynolds Ban wanted to lead a strong enemy to the end, but he could sing and weep!!

Hiss –

When I think about it, the style of painting is instantly wrong.

But.

His hero, my revenge!

No matter how noble a person is, as long as he is an enemy of himself, he will still die on the spot...

After staying underwater for a while, after confirming that Reynolds Ban had really sunk.

Aven's heart moved.

"Click..."

There was already a click of the shadow lizard in my heart.

Whew-

The boundless shadows around his body slowly enveloped him like a curtain.

The next moment.

The horizon has changed, and Evan has entered the gap between the film world and the material world.

A large lizard with a body length of nearly three meters and a flat, smooth body about the size of an adult crocodile was already waiting for him.

See Evan arrive.

Like Owl Beth, who had grown so high in Aven's promotion ceremony, Clicker screamed happily twice, and his body suddenly shrank to the same size as when he was born, and climbed up his shoulders along Aven's trouser legs.

"Click..."

In fact, even if there is no "Iron Cross" blessed by the goddess, it is impossible for Ai Wen to be fine, and there is a "Ka Ka" escort at any time, not to mention the ability to slip away in time when the situation is not good.

Don't be prepared to spend much time underwater.

Just like when he fought the "Iron Seahorse", Evan took the next step under Kaka's leadership.

【Spell-like Shadow Jump】

Sa –

"Huh?"

Originally, he should have returned to the surface of the sea with Kaka's guidance, but when Evan opened his eyes, he found that he was still at the bottom of the deep and dark sea.

And through the feeling of the body, this position seems to be deeper than just now.

"Click!

Something underneath the water was disrupting the "shadow jump" just now. ’

"There are quirks. ”

In the click induction, there is a strange distortion in the shadow world in the deep water under his feet, it doesn't matter if he passes by the material world, but if he passes by the shadow world, there is a very good way to be distorted.

"Is there a distortion in the film world?

Seeing through the seabird's vision that the soldiers on the surface had begun to clean up the battlefield, Evan felt that he should have a little time to find out what was the effect on Kaka's sorcery.

There is an "Iron Cross" that is immune to the damage of the sea, and even if there is an accident, the deep sea does not affect him much.

Sa!

After jumping through the Shadow Gap twice.

Ka Ka began to chirp in the bottom of Aven's heart, it had already discovered the target one step ahead of Aven!

"A dilapidated shipwreck?"

Nearly six hundred meters underwater, on top of a high raised submarine mountain range, a dark shipwreck was stuck here.

In the Age of Discovery, shipwrecks were naturally associated with various treasures and legends.

However, looking at the faint appearance of this ship, it is far from the ships of modern countries. Just like when people look at a steam ironclad now, they can tell at a glance that it is an antique.

And it looks like it's at least an ancient shipwreck from two or three hundred years ago.

"Strange! The explorers of Hirius should have first come here a hundred years ago, how could there be a human ship here that is so old?"

Ai Wen was just about to swim in through the open pitch-black hatch to take a look, when suddenly a flash of inspiration flashed in his mind.

At the beginning, in the place where the "Tree of Life School" was inherited, I had seen a large number of wizards of various schools being driven out of land by the church and fleeing to the open sea.

That time was about the same age as this ship, about three or four hundred years, could it be that this was also the sailing ship that the wizard used to flee in the first place?

It's just that they fled farther than the "snake man" Hibercret, and the ending was no different.

Thinking of this, Ai Wen was not in a hurry to go in.

Things that have something to do with wizards must be handled with care.

"Click!"

The small lizard on its shoulder bounced out, its body rapidly expanding into a thin shadow, and then covering the wreckage of the sailboat with a total length of about thirty meters like a current.

Half a minute later.

When the lizard-like click reappeared, the sailboat, along with the nearby mud and seawater, was gone.

【Quasi-Spell: Shadow Vault!】

Strictly speaking, "Shadow Jumping" is the instinct of all shadow creatures, and "Shadow Vault" is the biggest benefit Kaka gets from Aven's promotion.

Although this kind of portable space has the disadvantage of not being able to keep it fresh, and any living thing or even seeds will be eroded by shadow energy, the space is large enough.

Even if this ability has just been awakened, the "Shadow Vault" is already bigger than a standard basketball court.

"Click, good job!"

A word of encouragement in my heart.

After putting away the wreck, the "shadow jump" was no longer hindered.

After a few steps.

Evan and Kaka have made it back to the surface.

At this time, the aftermath on the sea has ended.

The soldiers gathered all the prisoners of Syrius and the surviving warships, and the looting of the booty was completed.

Seeing him return, the officers and men of his two warships breathed a long sigh of relief from top to bottom.

Ai Wen, the captain with great powers, has already unknowingly become the backbone of everyone.

"Your Excellency, Captain!"

Came to the deck of the "Storm Horn" and casually took a list of trophies handed by Boris, who was in charge of directing the cleaning of the battlefield.

In this battle, the 3rd class battleship "Startenburg" of Cylius, the last 5th rank ship "Narcissus" with the rudder of the ship damaged, and all the surviving Syrius soldiers on the four ships after this naval battle, a total of 623 people.

There is also a very practical marine treasure [Ocean Current Horn].

As for the other two fifth-class cruisers, because they were badly damaged, they might capsize before they could be towed back to shore, and the carpenters assessed that they could only be dismantled for materials.

These combat power items were similar to Aven's estimate, but he was a little strange that these tasks should not normally be the responsibility of the first mate Borg, and he raised his head and asked casually:

"Where's the first mate?"

Boris's face darkened slightly.

"Not so good..."

At the same time, another counted list of the dead was handed over.

At this moment, Aiwen's hand winced for a moment before taking it.

"Helmsman Tracy, Barrow, Brown..."

Familiar names are on the list.

Evan clearly remembers the looks, names, hometowns, specialties, hobbies of everyone on the ship... They followed them to the New World, but by this time more than a third of them had never returned home.

The joy of victory was completely extinguished by this piece of paper in an instant.

This huge casualty that had never been seen since Evan became the captain of the ship made his strong and thick shoulders tremble a little, and he silently turned around to look at the sea.

"Whew-"

He stood there for a moment before exhaling deeply, then carefully folded the paper and put it in his left pocket.

"I... Go see the wounded. ”

An hour later.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang...

All the survivors on the two warships fired 12 shots to pay tribute to these sacrificed comrades.

The two badly damaged cruisers became their coffins and then sank into the deep sea, and it was a unique specification for all the navies in the kingdom to be buried in the form of sea burials.

Whew-

The sea breeze swept and the four warships slowly returned home.

At this time.

The fog had already cleared completely.

Only the eternal sunset on the sea... Red as blood!