Maz wasn't surprised that Lin Yun left, but he still had a smile on his face, although his expression was a bit gloomy.
'It looks like Sir Merlin still hasn't decided to accept us. I didn't understand it before, but after returning to Noscent and returning to the Crown of Thorns, I discovered that the Crown of Thorns is no longer the original Crown of Thorns. The madmen who pursued power for the sake of everything have already started taking control of the Crown of Thorns.
The authority that was originally scattered was now being divided into several groups. Mages, Warlocks, and Sword Saints had died because of bloodline transplants. There were too many of them who had been captured by those lunatics to be used in experiments.
'What's the difference between that and an evil Necromancer? No wonder the reputation of the Crown of Thorns has been getting worse and worse. Many major forces have already expressed their dissatisfaction.
This time, the Crown of Thorns had dealt with the madmen within the Crown of Thorns, who had sold their souls for power. The Crown of Thorns had suffered significant losses, but it was still a good thing. Now, the Crown of Thorns needed to find a faction to pledge allegiance to. If this continued, other factions that were dissatisfied with the Crown of Thorns might find an excuse to attack them.
'Sigh, unfortunately, Sir Merlin isn't willing to accept us. As long as he accepts us, not only would the Crown of Thorns' crisis be averted, but we would also be able to study bloodline transplants from Sir Merlin. '
Maz bitterly smiled as he quietly left the Gilded Rose, feeling somewhat bitter. The purge of the Crown of Thorns had already caused the Crown of Thorns to suffer a lot. Many forces wanted to take advantage of this opportunity.
He put on his hood to cover his empty eye, revealing the other eye that didn't look too different from a normal person's eye. Maz left the Gilded Rose, but he turned around and glanced at the Gilded Rose. After contemplating for a bit, a resolute expression flashed in his eyes.
The Gilded Rose's Blue Devil Potion had already been publicized to the point that everyone knew about it. Everyone in Neverwinter City knew about it. At the start, every week, they would randomly pick a customer and give them a bottle of Blue Devil Potion for free.
When it was about to be officially put on sale, a bottle of Blue Devil Potion would be sent out every day. Relying on this method, the Blue Devil Potion was already anticipated by many mages even before it was officially put on sale. Everyone clearly knew who obtained the Blue Devil Potion. Thus, everyone was looking forward to seeing if the effect of the Blue Devil Potion was the same as the Gilded Rose's description.
After all, ever since the opening of the Gilded Rose, every time a new potion appeared, it would be verified that it definitely wouldn't be worse than what was described. There was already an intangible reputation. Most people believed that the new Blue Devil Potion sold by the Gilded Rose wouldn't be worse than what was described, it would only be better.
Moreover, according to the Gilded Rose's habit, every kind of potion would be divided according to its quality. The effects of the lowest quality potion would be described. A higher quality Blue Magic Potion had yet to appear. According to the Gilded Rose, a higher quality Blue Magic Potion would be too expensive and difficult to make, so they wouldn't sell it normally for the time being.
But everyone understood the meaning behind those words. The higher quality Blue Devil Potions were too rare and couldn't be sold in large quantities. But it wasn't that they didn't exist.
The time for the Blue Devil Potion to be sold was getting closer and closer. The effects of those who had obtained the Blue Devil Potion and used it started spreading. Many people and forces already started contacting the Gilded Rose, wanting to cooperate with it.
A few days before it went on sale, the 9th Rank Archmage who obtained the Blue Devil Potion first appeared in the eastern part of the Odin Kingdom. From the edge of the continent, there was Noscent's largest sea, the Endless Sea. It contained countless treasures, and it was also home to countless powerful marine lifeforms. There were huge sea beasts, powerful Merfolk, and a mysterious special environment.
All of this made the Endless Sea the best place for countless mages to search for treasures and opportunities. Everyone knew the dangers of the Endless Sea. Every year, the probability of those who went to the sea dying was never lower than 30%. In other words, out of a hundred people who went to the sea, at least thirty would forever remain in the Endless Sea.
But after returning from the Endless Sea, the people who suddenly became rich didn't stop. Tom, a 9th Rank Archmage, was sitting on a fifty-meter-long ship in order to go to the Endless Sea to seek the favor of fate.
He had been stuck at the 9th Rank of the Archmage realm for over a hundred years. Based on the current trend, he might not be able to advance on the path of magic for another hundred years. Thus, Tom chose to take a risk and bought a lot of potions that might be useful in the Gilded Rose. He even bought some of the most obscure potions as a backup.
The weather in August was the calmest day on the coast of the continent. Going to the sea at this time was the best choice. There was the least danger, the waves were smaller, and the temperature was higher during the day. The chances of encountering danger would be lower, and they would be able to travel a bit further. That way, the chances of obtaining great benefits would be greater.
Most of the powerful lifeforms of the Endless Sea didn't like to appear near the surface during the hottest time of the day. Most of them were in the deep sea during this season, and those in the shallow sea weren't very powerful.
After sailing normally for seven days, this distance was already a long distance away from the sea controlled by the continent. The coastline was at most 200 kilometers, and that was the limit of the continent's control. This was also because there were no powerful sea creatures that liked to live near the land.
It was a calm afternoon, and they were about to reach the first place they needed to explore. Suddenly, waves started appearing on the surface of the sea. In a few seconds, the waves rose from less than a meter to seven or eight meters high, as if a storm had suddenly descended. But there was still no cloud in the sky, and there was no sign of a storm approaching.
A terrifying aura of mana surged out of the sea, and Tom's expression turned serious. The powerful aura contained within those mana fluctuations clearly surpassed that of an Archmage.
In just a few seconds, a huge water bag rose from the surface of the sea only a thousand meters ahead. The water bag rose hundreds of meters high and then exploded with a bang. A monster that looked like a Deinosuchus rushed out of the sea and instantly rushed to a height of two to three hundred meters.
"Deep Sea Deinosuchus! Damnit, how could a level 40 Deep Sea Deinosuchus appear here …"
Tom shouted in alarm. He then unhesitatingly flew up and chanted a powerful incantation. The power of a hurricane wrapped around Tom's body as he flew in the opposite direction.
That huge Deep Sea Deinosuchus flew in the air, its cruel eyes not paying attention to the ship in the distance. Instead, it was looking down at the sea with fear.
In less than two seconds, the surface of the sea burst open once again, and a huge, monstrous fish that was close to three hundred meters long rushed out of the sea. The head of the monstrous fish was very big, and just the head alone was half the length of its body. Apart from the head, the other half was its tail. The monstrous fish's tail was rapidly swaying, and under its body were two several-dozen-meter-long arms and sharp, three-fingered claws. It looked like the claws of some kind of fierce magic beast.
The monstrous fish swayed its tail and rushed towards the descending deep sea crocodile. It suddenly opened its huge mouth, which was at least a hundred meters in diameter, and there were three rows of densely intersecting sharp teeth in its mouth.
The descending Deep Sea Deinosuchus was like a helpless cub. It screamed in fear, but it couldn't stop its body from falling into the mouth of the monstrous fish.
The moment it fell into the mouth of the monstrous fish, the Deep Sea Deinosuchus slapped its claws towards the mouth of the monstrous fish, and its upper body escaped. However, the mouth of the monstrous fish closed with a bang, and a muffled explosion sounded. A series of white clouds appeared around the mouth of the monstrous fish. The speed of the monstrous fish was so fast that it caused the air to explode …
The lower body of the Deep Sea Deinosuchus was directly bitten off and swallowed by the monstrous fish. The remaining upper body didn't even have time to escape before it was caught by the monstrous fish's two arms. The monstrous fish opened its mouth again, and stuffed the screaming upper body of the Deep Sea Deinosuchus into its mouth.
A muffled sound echoed as the ninety-meter-long Deep Sea Deinosuchus was swallowed alive. The monstrous fish once again fell from the sky, raising a hundred-meter-tall wave.
In a few seconds, the waves were already hitting the ship. The ship was like a small dinghy that was easily overturned, and everything inside was thrown into the sea. Only a few Archmages managed to escape the ship, but they were ruthlessly swallowed by the waves.
After a second, that huge monstrous fish rushed out of the sea and swallowed the entire ship in one bite. Blood filled the air, but the fish didn't stop. It chased after the lucky Archmages that hadn't been swallowed and swallowed them one by one.
Ice power, wind power, and fire power appeared at the same time. A large number of spells fell on the monstrous fish's body like rain, but they didn't leave a single mark. Many of the spells were even directly swallowed by the monstrous fish.
In less than ten seconds, the monstrous fish cleanly swallowed everything. Some of the fragments floating on the surface of the sea were also swallowed by the monstrous fish. After swallowing everything, the monstrous fish looked at Tom, who had already flown some distance away, and immediately swayed its tail as it chased after him.
The monstrous fish opened its mouth and roared, and a two-hundred-meter-tall wave appeared on the surface of the sea. The wave chased after Tom and ruthlessly swatted him. Tom rapidly chanted an incantation and raised a Runic Shield to increase his flying speed, but he was still hit by the wave.
The Runic Shield covered in cyan runes was like a bubble. It was easily shattered and exploded into countless runes. Tom's body was also sent flying, and blood splattered everywhere. Eight of his bones had been shattered by that huge power, but the monstrous fish was still chasing him.
Faced with this situation, Tom's face turned pale. He gritted his teeth and swallowed a bottle of Sobriety Potion. Then, he ignored the matter of defense and chanted an incantation while flying. The cyan hurricane turned into a tornado that wrapped around Tom and flew toward the continent at high speed.
The monstrous fish was enraged by the escape of its prey, and it chased relentlessly. After a few minutes, the distance between the two slowly increased, but the monstrous fish was still chasing him.
Half an hour later, Tom's complexion became even paler. His mana consumption was fierce, and he could no longer see the shadow of the monstrous fish behind him. Tom slowly adjusted his mana consumption, and the speed of the cyan tornado shrouding him also greatly decreased.
This was a spell used purely for escaping, Gale Tornado. As long as there was a mana output, this spell would continue to exist. The greater the mana output, the faster it would be, but the faster it was, the more mana it consumed.
Half an hour of rapid flight had consumed almost 80% of his mana, and he could only reduce his mana output to recover a bit.
But after a few minutes, the surface of the sea suddenly burst open, and the monstrous fish rushed out of the sea and ruthlessly bit towards Tom.
Tom once again fled for his life, but the monstrous fish was still chasing him relentlessly. Slowly, Tom found a balance, ensuring that he wouldn't be overtaken by the monstrous fish with minimal mana consumption. He kept dragging it like that, hoping to fly to the continent.
The monstrous fish was extremely fast in the sea, and it almost caught up to Tom, who was using Gale Tornado to fly. After a day of chasing, Tom had already flown more than half the distance, but he was still far from reaching the continent. At this time, his mana was almost completely exhausted.
He kept replenishing and consuming mana on the way, and even the mana stored within his Magic Tool had been completely consumed. He would be out of mana in half an hour at most, and he would be overtaken by that monstrous fish.
The potions in his Spatial Ring had already been completely used up, and the remaining ones weren't potions that could replenish mana. Just as he was about to use them to replenish his mana, he suddenly discovered the Blue Devil Potion.
In an instant, Tom's expression became very colorful, ecstatic, expectant, and worried …
'Sh * t, I almost forgot that the Gilded Rose gave me a bottle of Blue Devil Potion, but I couldn't bear to use it and put it in the Healing Potion.
'The Gilded Rose's potions have always been very good, but is this Blue Devil Potion really as good as they say? Forget it, in any case, this is my last hope. I hope that the Blue Devil Potion will be effective. As long as it is as good as the Gilded Rose says, it will definitely be enough for me to cross the final stretch.'
Tom took out the Blue Magic Potion and unhesitatingly poured it into his mouth. But just as he was halfway through, he felt a powerful surge of Mana in his body. His originally exhausted Mana recovered by 30% in an instant, and in less than three seconds, his Mana soared to 80% of his total.
In an instant, the speed of the Gale Tornado's rotation sharply tripled. The cyan tornado coiled around Tom's body and started flying at a high speed. The strange fish roared as it chased after him. Waves and explosions kept appearing, but they couldn't catch up to Tom's body.
While flying at high speed, Tom felt the mana in his body continuously being consumed. However, there was actually more mana being generated. Although the amount of mana generated was decreasing, it was still enough for him to have the total amount of mana in his body at its peak.
After flying at his fastest speed for an hour, his mana was once again exhausted. After drinking the remaining half of the Blue Devil Potion, Tom didn't dare to stop and kept running. After running for another hour, he finally saw the continent not far away. As for the strange fish behind him, he didn't know where it had gone.
Ten minutes after Tom landed, rapid waves appeared on the surface of the sea. The defenses set up along the coastline detected the appearance of a powerful sea monster and immediately started displaying their might. Terrifying energy cannons, ray spells, large-scale armor-piercing ballistae, everything was released.
The strange fish withstood the attacks with its eyes wide open. It wasn't injured at all, and when it saw that there were so many prey on the shore, it didn't retreat at all. Suddenly, Extraordinary power fluctuations erupted from several places not far from the shore. Sensing these fluctuations, the strange fish suddenly calmed down. It looked at the shore fearfully, then turned and left.
As for Tom, he was sitting on the ground with a pale expression. He looked at the disappearing silhouette of the strange fish and let out a long sigh of relief. He was still tightly holding onto the Blue Devil Potion bottle. There was still a bit of potion left in the bottle, but Tom promptly covered it and put it away.
After that Heaven Rank fish-type sea monster left, someone came over to ask Tom what happened.
"Oh, damn Cowardly Tom, I didn't expect you to encounter such a powerful sea beast on your first trip to the sea. You're really unlucky. Under normal circumstances, such a powerful sea beast wouldn't appear on the sea or near the coast in this season. But how did you escape back? I remember that you've been away from the ship for eight or nine days, right?"
When the surrounding people heard this, their expressions changed as they looked at Tom. They no longer looked at him with ridicule, but with shock. There were many powerhouses going out to sea, and Heaven Rank powerhouses could occasionally be seen. But most of them were Archmages, and even 9th Rank Archmages.
This kind of 9th Rank Archmage basically didn't have much of a future. They might not be able to advance to the Heaven Rank until the end of their lives. There were also some 9th Rank Archmages who were about to reach the end of their lives. These guys were very common here.
He had been out at sea for eight or nine days, and according to normal speed, he should have already sailed a few thousand nautical miles. If he had been a bit faster, he might have even been ten thousand nautical miles away.
And now, Tom actually flew back to the continent. This meant that the ship had encountered a terrifying Heaven Rank sea beast. Escaping from such a distance wasn't something an ordinary person could do. At least, none of the few 9th Rank Archmages present had that ability.
Tom bitterly smiled as he looked at the surrounding people. There were many familiar faces here, so they naturally knew that this wasn't something he could do. Escaping from the mouth of a Heaven Rank sea beast, even flying back would be very difficult.
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