Chapter 90: The Bottom of the Sea (Asking for a Monthly Pass)
The dark blue has gradually turned to pitch black, and it is difficult for the sunlight from above to extend to the depths, but it is not completely dark here, from time to time you can see the scaleless fish that glow all over the body and the crab-like sea monster holding two colorful lanterns, etc., which decorate the deep sea with dark and mysterious gloom.
After Lucien and Natasha left Doris, they followed a strange current that was completely different from the others, and dived into the depths of the ocean, seeing this wonderful scenery different from the shallow sea, and feeling the pressure of the water around them increasing, as if they were about to crush themselves to pieces.
As a result, there were layers of slightly rippling light around Lucian, blocking the sea water and pressure, making him seem to be in another world.
And around Natasha, there seemed to be a small and hideous sword light wandering, forcibly cutting out a "territory" under her control, and exchanging necessary things with the surrounding seawater.
After diving another hundred meters, Lucien suddenly stopped, and said through the telepath: "I want to measure all the environmental parameters here, you look around." ”
Natasha nodded slightly, and a silver-gray long sword with no pattern was raised, and all the fluctuations and shaking in the vicinity stopped.
At this depth, there were no more strange sea creatures that could emit light on their own, and it was pitch black all around, and there was no light or sound at all.
In such an environment, any intelligent life in its normal mind will produce inexplicable fear, as if it is in the dark waters of great pressure. Hidden are sea monsters that are watching them indifferently, waiting for their chance to swim at any moment.
"Aren't you in a hurry to go to the 'Blue Gate'?" Natasha was very puzzled when she saw that Lucien was still going to experiment at this time, "Whether or not it really has something to do with the strangeness of the depths of the endless ocean, at least it is the most important clue so far." ”
Lucien tossed out the "experimental hut" and turned it into a full-fledged laboratory, then a faint silvery glow enveloped it so that it would not be eroded by the sea.
"For me, collecting these environmental parameters is just as important as exploring the 'Blue Gate'. It could even be more important. In arcane research, a large amount of comparative data is the key to solving the mystery. Lucien replied casually, his gaze shifting to the "experimental hut", and his expression quickly became focused.
Natasha didn't ask any more. After all, it's not her area of expertise. At this time, believing in authority and "expert professors" is the only option.
She holds the "Sword of Truth". Swim around like a mermaid to prevent sudden attacks from deep-sea monsters, even though she's an epic knight. She has a strong will and a keen intuition, but in this deep sea where the water pressure is terrifying and the light is gone, all kinds of feelings about the environment will be reduced a lot, and the slightest carelessness will lead to omissions - even if Lucien blessed her with spells such as "Otherworldly Protection Bubble", it is only equivalent to land within a certain range, and cannot extend further.
In the quiet depths of the sea, Lucien was engrossed in experiments, and occasionally a sea monster that sensed the invasion of strangers attacked with tentacles or pincers, but all of them slipped away silently under Natasha's "gaze", while a few guys who were overwhelmed by the desire to kill turned into countless tiny pieces of meat after a silver-gray light, cheapening other weak fish nearby.
In this way, Lucien continued to pause for experiments and collect data as he followed the strange currents that penetrated deep into the ocean floor.
Gollum, Gollum, Natasha, who was guarding next to Lucien, suddenly noticed a slight movement, as if there were many creatures surging along another ocean current.
Fish-headed human monsters with silver-gray scales carried elves with dark blue skin and pointed ears as they swiftly navigated through the current, and with their strength, they could not withstand the pressure of the deep sea, but there were priests with staff in their ranks, and they joined forces to create a huge bubble that transferred the pressure to it.
"I wonder when the road will reach the 'Azure Gate'?" asked the priest next to him, impatiently.
As a place of miracles widely spread among the sea tribes, the "Azure Gate" has been praised by generations of Kotao fishmen, gypsy fishmen, sea elves, deep-sea wurms, mutated seahorses, etc., and is their long-awaited dream home, so when they heard that they could go to the "Azure Gate" that had never been confirmed, these sea tribes were so excited that they couldn't restrain themselves.
The priest next to him could not hide his excitement: "According to the description of His Royal Highness Doris, it will probably take half a day to go. ”
The questioning Kou Tao fishman stared at a pair of glowing dead fish eyes, and fiercely slapped the sea elf captive he was carrying with his trident: "Swim quickly!"
The sea elves were so angry that they stared at the Kou Tao Fishman with eyes that seemed to be about to erupt into flames, as if they wanted to fight it to their death.
"What do you see, you're captives now, be careful I'll eat you now!" the Koutao Fishman's recipe undoubtedly included sea elves.
The female sea elf said in a crisp but sad voice, "Her Majesty the Empress will come to our rescue!"
"Hmph, if Your Majesty the Empress could save you, she would have saved you at that time, although she relied on her dirty conspiracy to stop Her Majesty, but she didn't have the strength to save you!"
The female sea elf's gaze dimmed, and she said comfortingly: "Her Majesty the Empress wants to use you to find the 'Azure Gate', so she won't save it for the time being, maybe she will follow you now!"
All this time, she had heard these damn fishmen talk about the "Blue Gate" every day, and she was extremely curious, and if she hadn't gone as a captive, she would have been very excited.
"Hahaha, do you believe what you say? How could she know that we are coming to the 'Blue Gate'!" Kou Tao Fish-Man punctured the sea elf's slim hope, making her think of her own possible tragic encounter, could it be used as a material to open the "Blue Gate" by the big bad guy Heelks?
In her despair, a silvery light suddenly appeared in the dark sea in front of her. It is clear and pure, and it descends into the world like a "heavenly mountain" at a depth of thousands of meters under the dark sea.
"That's ......" The sea elf shook in his heart, and looked there with a somewhat blank expression, vaguely able to see that there was a metal house in the light?
Eh, metal house?
Is there a metal house in the depths of the ocean?
A strong hope swelled up in her heart, could it be Helks' enemy?
At this moment, a small silver-gray sword light suddenly reflected in her wide open eyes, and it quickly changed from small to large, occupying the entire field of vision.
The female sea elf felt that there were countless sword lights that cut through everything and filled the surroundings, but there was only that indifferent and cold vast light in her sight. The bubble bursts. One by one, the Kotao Fishmen, the mutant Haim, and the various sea tribes were shattered.
When the sword light disappeared, the female sea elf found that except for herself and other captives and a priest, all the other sea tribes had turned into tiny flesh and blood, and hideous illusory sword lights were still swimming on it.
"You're all right, are you?" a pleasant female voice with a little care and majesty sounded in the ears of these sea elves.
The female elf came back to her senses from the shock. He saw a heroic purple-haired female knight floating in front of him. The expression is smiling. Her eyes were gentle, and she didn't know what to do, and her heart suddenly warmed. The grievances and endless despair that I had received during this time suddenly came up, and I choked up: "Are you here to save us?"
She felt the knight's left hand, which was not holding a sword, touch her head, and the tears flowed even more wantonly, and if she had not scruples, she would have wanted to throw herself into the other's arms and weep bitterly.
"I am Natasha of the Kingdom of Holm, an ally of the Elven Court, and I happened to meet you. Natasha identified herself simply, "Can you tell me what happened to you?"
"That day, that big bad guy from Helks raided the waters under our control......" the female sea elf sobbed and told the story as it was.
After listening to this, Natasha said to Lucien through a telepathic connection: "It's basically the same as Doris, but there are a lot of details, it can be seen that Helks is really seriously injured, maybe he took the captives to the 'Azure Gate' to recover quickly?"
Lucien received a reminder from Natasha when the group of Kotao fishmen approached, not because they were dangerous, but because they might have important information, at this time, he blessed the captured sea elves with the "Otherworldly Protection Bubble" and nodded lightly: "Don't rule out this possibility, ask the priest again." ”
The female sea elf had only now discovered that there was a man in the distant waters, his black double-breasted gown with a hint of mystery and gloom against the darkness and silvery light of the deep sea, and his handsome and gentle face was very familiar.
"Yi, Master Evans?" the female sea elf suddenly remembered who the other party was, she didn't know much about things on the shore, but as a music-loving elf, how could she not have heard of Lucien Evans's name and not seen his portrait.
"Grand Arcanist of the Magic Council......" She completely relaxed, this time she was really saved, and she cried even more.
After questioning the priests, Lucien said to the sea elves, "We will go to the 'Blue Gate' and rescue your people if possible." ”
The sea elves were just about to thank them with joy and emotion, when they heard Lucien say, "But before that, I hope you will forget us." ”
"What?" the sea elves looked up, feeling Lord Evans jerk in front of them, allowing them to see his eyes clearly, those deep and calm eyes like the deep sea......
The sea elves left in a daze, and Lucien said to Natasha, "I'm almost done collecting data, and the 'Azure Gate' isn't far from here, let's sneak over and have a look." ”
"Well, be careful. "Although Natasha is a charging knight, she is still very cautious before fighting.
As the two of them went deeper, they seemed to get closer and closer to the bottom of the sea, when suddenly, a strange and huge hole appeared in front of them, and there was not a drop of sea water for hundreds of kilometers.
Centered on a faint blue gate in the distance, the surrounding sea seems to be drained, and the water next to it is inaccessible, only the strange reef and loose sand prove that this is the bottom of the sea.
"I'm also going to turn into a deep-sea fish and dive over to scout first, so I think I'll have to find another way. Lucian's expression became a little solemn. (To be continued......)
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