068 Tales of the Abyss

readx;? Erline, a beautiful and magical world. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info is said to mean "beautiful" in the word of God. It is located in the depths of the ocean far southeast of the Grecian continent, but it is impossible to know how it was born.

According to the ancient myths and legends recorded in the Great Library of Capasser, Erlin was an island made by the god who created the world from a small piece of leftover soil in the south of the continent when he created the land, in fact, so that he could have a comfortable place to rest after work.

When the creation of the world was complete, the God of Creation departed. But the powerful force field that surrounds the island prevents any humans from approaching. Therefore, for a long time, people could only look at the beautiful fairyland like heaven from a distance.

But as time passed, the divine power that protected this beautiful island gradually dissipated, and the fishermen couldn't believe their eyes when they first set foot on this beautiful island full of greenery. With tears in their eyes, they thanked the gods for their generosity and settled on the island.

With lush vegetation, abundant rainfall, rivers, plains, and abundant fish all around, Erlin quickly became a land of abundance. It is said that at one time, Erline also became "rich" because of this.

But later, it is said that a war between the god of the sun and the god of the sea changed all that. The terrifying divine power rushed on the sea, and the sea became boiling, and it was as hot as a flame, and the huge waves even rushed into the clouds of the sky.

After an earth-shattering battle, the southern sea world is desolate. What was once a sea of tranquility turned into a boiling sea, and the heat boiled everything, and the fish died in agony, even the kraken hiding in the depths of the sea was not spared. The originally beautiful Erling could not escape this bad luck, and under the extreme heat, Erling finally became a barren land.

All the people died. Erlin has since become a terrifying place ruled by the Devil of Fire, and no one dares to approach it again.

It wasn't until long after the end of the War of the Gods that a king on the continent wanted to exile a group of prisoners, who were the losers in his battle for kingship, and he couldn't let them stay in this world, but he couldn't kill them with his own hands. At this time, he suddenly thought of Elin, the island of flames far from the land. Death, or exile, there is no third option. Prisoners and exiles were thrown into the wasteland, where they were tormented by the sun and heat, and their miserable lives were consumed.

The vast majority of them died. But there are always accidents, and some people stubbornly survive. Later, it turned out that Erline was not as terrible as people imagined, and in the hot world, many mutated jungle plants adapted to such a hot and humid living environment, and the fish that could survive in the warm sea water also returned to this sea.

The number of exiles grew, and eventually they built a new home of their own in Erlin, where the instinct to survive was paramount as long as they lived. However, for the Ellenes, the most terrible thing about this world is not storms, heat, hunger, and disease, but a terrifying presence from the depths of the sea - predators.

They call it the Overlord of the Abyss, a giant mollusc octopus with long wrists and feet. They are the true overlords of this boiling sea, and their power is unmatched. They are rumored to be descendants of gods, possess god-like powers, and are invincible.

They are able to pick up human ships like small leaves, and eat human bodies like snacks. The fear of the people was beyond words, so they decided to worship these rulers of the abyss. People began to try to establish a spiritual connection with the overlords of the abyss, and constantly offered offerings to beg for mercy from these behemoths.

Somewhat fortunately, during a Kraken attack on Erin's ships, the Overlord of the Abyss suddenly appeared and helped the humans defeat the fish-tailed monsters. One of the psychics on board also unexpectedly established a psychic connection with the sea beast, and the overlord of the abyss began to convey some somewhat unclear orders and tasks to humans through these psychics.

Since then, these overlords of the abyss have stopped attacking the humans on Erling Island, and the humans have been ecstatic to worship these sea beasts with enough strength to protect them. Overlord of the abyss, guardian of the sea.

Exiles from the mainland are still coming. When they left the mainland, they lost their identity, status, wealth, power, and faith, but now, they have regained their power in Erlin. Under the protection of the Abyss Overlord, Erlin developed rapidly, and with the help of the Overlords, Erlin's warships ruled the seas, and their power even returned to the mainland for a time. But on the orders of the overlord, Erlin soon returned to the ocean.

The ocean is the source of their strength, they cannot leave the sea, and they do not want to leave the sea. The surrounding marine world, including many coastal areas, has developed an extreme fear of these terrifying overlords. For power, if you can't destroy it, then go and cling to it. Belief in the Abyssal Overlord spread throughout the southern seas, and it spread rapidly.

The old gods are dead, and the new gods have come. Strength is the gods!

**

Erin, Altar of Fever.

The Sleepers were originally just pointless vagabonds, whose only use was to receive the will of the Abyss Overlord. Now they were enclosed in a hut, each of them in a shallow depression in the wall, with twenty-seven bone needles stuck in them.

Each bone needle was hollow, filled with whale fat and unclean oil, with a burning wick stuck into it. When the fat melts, it flows down the bone needles into the sleeping person's veins. This is how to induce them to accept the will of the Abyss Overlord.

Most of what they say are meaningless whispers, nightmares, or distorted memories, and they whisper the rhythm of lullabies, argue with people they fantasize, or converse in a language that no one has ever heard. But sometimes what they say goes beyond that.

Those wills are usually followed by a scream. These Abyssal Emissaries are believed to be ready to listen to the Overlord's will at any time, and when the screams are over, it is the words of the Abyss Overlord.

The voice of the Abyss Overlord appeared, and this voice could be any tone of voice other than the Sleeper itself. When a new will was spoken, the zealous priests faithfully recorded it and prostrated near the recess. Often, the Sleeper will be frightened by contact with the Abyss Overlord, and after two or three encounters, his or her spirit will completely collapse, at which point a replacement will be necessary.

But there are special laws on how to deal with these sleepers, they are sacred objects. Their food is specially made to order, and their bodies are also brushed on time to keep them clean. And they must not be exposed to any sound or light to prevent them from being disturbed by other things.

Until Xenia came along, everything was so orderly. Xenia is a sleeper favored by the Abyss Overlord, who has accepted the Abyssal Overlord's will seven times before, and all the fanatical priests except for Koun of the Nine Rings think she can accept it again.

Her eighth and last time, the Abyssal Overlord spoke through her with three voices. One of the angry cries said that if there was no timely atonement, the waves would destroy the island. The second voice speaks of the future, where there will be an extremely terrifying being known as the "Kraken" that will destroy the entire world. The third voice screamed in pain, it was intermittent, and the fanatical priests couldn't make out what it was saying, and it was interrupted in the middle of the other two.

For weeks, the fanatical priests had been arguing over what these wills meant. Nine-Ringed Korn insisted that Xenia should be killed immediately, as her death was atonement for the Abyssal Overlord. Every day they would look at the sea, fearing that the huge waves would suddenly hit. As a result, one day, the fanatical priests suddenly noticed that the waves were receding, and they seemed to be regrouping where the distant skyline was.

The priests were terrified, and they hurried to Xenia's side, kneeling beside her, praying for the will and forgiveness of the Abyss Overlord. Until a fanatical priest noticed that Xenia's lower abdomen was bulging. They finally confirmed one thing, she was pregnant.

The situation inside the Altar of Fever that day was extremely chaotic. A Sleeper had been defiled! and only a fanatical priest could approach her. Through threats and coercion, they eventually find the culprit: Nine-Ring Korn.

The Nine-Ringed Korn was soon sacrificed to the beach. And so the waves gradually subsided. Xenia was taken out of the altar of fanaticism by the priests and placed in a hut by the sea. She eventually died in childbirth, but one of the baby girls she gave birth to survived with.

The priests did not think the baby girl was fit to stay at the altar of fanaticism. So they gave her to a passing Captain Lanun. The captain later decided to name her Hannah of Erline.

But as soon as the Lanun pirate ship left, a huge wave rushed up and swallowed Erlin beneath the depths.

Hannah is as moody and powerful as the sea itself. She left her father's ship at the age of fifteen and became a sailor on another ship. She later led a rebellion on the ship, and managed to defeat the captain and seize the ship. She renamed the ship the "Blasphemy" and hung the body of the dead captain on the very top of the mast to be displayed as her trophy and flag.

From this point on, the Blasphemy became a common problem for both warships and merchant ships. And all this in less than three years. Gradually, the pirate ships that did not want to live in peace began to gather under Hannah's banner, and others appealed to her, and the Lanun people did not even want to talk about her, simply out of fear in their hearts.

But there have been many opinions about the source of her power. Some say she's actually the embodiment of the Kraken, others say she's a descendant of the Abyss Overlord, and some even swear that they've seen Hannah summon the Abyss Overlord. But one thing is for sure, no one can beat her.

Thousands of years of life at sea have left many Lanun people tired of raiding at sea, and they have begun to settle in Insemus and Altyn, Domit, and many other places, collecting protection money from passing ships, or selling goods and hunting delicious seafood for a dazzling amount of gold.

But there are always those who can't forget the murderous nature that runs through their veins. They rallied around Hannah and plundered the seas around Gatas without even leaving a single living - it is said that all of her captives were sacrificed to the sea, the god of the abyss.

Now, she's back. How will the Lanun people face this terrible ferocity?

**

After listening to these legends and stories about Hannah of Elrin, Linya thought hard for a long time. Everyone looked at her and Farrama expectantly, praying that the Overlord of the Abyss wouldn't catch up so soon. The female magician in front of her was obviously very different from the captain, who was just a dragon knight with a magical artifact, but she was a real magician, a magician who seemed to be knowledgeable and wise. Maybe she'll really have a way?

"I thought there was only one monster...... It seems that this problem is even more serious. Linya smiled helplessly.

"But don't be discouraged. These tentacles aren't the most powerful in the sea, either. There's one thing that beats it...... But before that, we have to go to the Adriatic. Only a true god can defeat them and save Lanun from Hannah's reign of terror at the same time. ”

"So I thought it was time to change my plan. If you go to bite the bay now, you will be killing yourself, and you will be sent into the stomach of these tentacle monsters. If you know how to get to the Adriatic, there is hope. By the way, I'd love to know, what is the god you believe in?"

"Of course, the most important thing at hand is to solve the threat of this giant octopus. It's not a god, it's just a creature that lives in the sea, and the beluga whale can eat it, how can something with natural enemies be a real god?"

"Everything has weaknesses, as long as we can find its weaknesses and use the right methods, we will definitely be able to defeat it!"

"What...... Adriatic?" Farama's face changed immediately, and the faces of the sailors became unpalatable.

Linya spread her hands and said helplessly, "Well, I know such a proposal is ridiculous...... The Adriatic Sea is supposed to be the center of the earth in the middle of the continent, and this is the open sea, and there is no way to go at all. But all I can think of, I have to go to the Adriatic. I'm going there to find a true God. ”

"What, God?The Earth's Heart Sea?The Earth's Heart Sea in the middle of the continent?" "Farama was a little confused this time, "Isn't the Adriatic Sea the Kraken Forbidden Land in the north?"

Now it was Linya's turn to be taken aback and then ecstatic, "What, Siren Forbidden Land? You mean there's an area called the Adriatic Sea with many mermaids?"