Under the surface of the sea.
It was already more than two hundred and thirty meters deep. Even for an Extraordinaire, it was almost the limit of stopping.
After all, every ten meters of water depth would increase one atmosphere of pressure. Two hundred and thirty meters plus one normal atmosphere of pressure was almost twenty-four atmospheres of pressure.
When a normal person reached this point, their heart would have been compressed to the size of a plum.
Of course, the premise was that they were not dead yet.
Gurgle gurgle …
Elvin, who was firmly locked by Reynolds Bane, was still sinking at this time.
His iron-like arms were wrapped around Elvin's body, constantly tightening and making creaking sounds. If it were an ordinary Extraordinaire, they would have been strangled into two by the terrifying force without waiting to drown or be killed by the water pressure.
Even Elvin was not feeling too good at this time. He even heard the crisp sound of his ribs cracking. Absolute violence was really somewhat incomprehensible.
Fortunately.
As they dived deeper and deeper, Reynolds Bane's originally majestic power began to weaken rapidly, allowing Elvin to take a breather.
When Reynolds Bane's power was exhausted and the two of them were only sinking slowly by their own weight, they had already reached a depth of three hundred and fifty meters.
During this process, although Elvin was unable to move, he also reconnected to the seabird's reconnaissance network and saw the situation on the battlefield.
Even if the number of casualties could not be calculated for the time being, Elvin, who saw that the overall situation was settled, finally felt relieved.
"Although the casualties are definitely not light, we still won in the end!"
In particular, Milan turned the tide at the last moment and saved most of the officers and soldiers on the ship.
As expected.
Abilities like the "Protagonist Aura" were simply unreasonable. It was simply one of the strongest forces in the universe.
Perhaps he should give Milan more opportunities to train in the future. Or perhaps if he encountered a strong enemy in the future that he could not handle, he could throw Milan out to test it out?
As for now.
The only one he needed to worry about was himself.
Uh … Maybe he did not need to worry that much.
He turned his head to look at Reynolds Bane who was locking him from behind. The one he needed to worry about was this guy.
You might ask why he still had so much energy to complain when he was about to die.
Regarding this question …
Behind him, Reynolds Bane, whose limbs had already started to stiffen and his seven orifices were bleeding non-stop, looked at Elvin, whose appearance had barely changed, and also wanted to know.
"Even if he wasn't injured, he shouldn't feel anything at this depth, right?"
The density of seawater was higher than that of a normal human body, although the two Knight's bone and muscle density were much higher than that of a normal person.
However, overcoming the buoyancy and sending two people to this depth in such a short time was already the limit of this peak-level Knight.
Because of [Profound Meaning — Burned Cinder], his body, which was originally at the peak of the Knight level, was degenerating.
Being able to stay awake under the heavy pressure of the seawater was already a display of extremely tenacious willpower.
Under such circumstances.
Bang!
With a light struggle, Elvin easily broke free from the shackles that were as hard as steel. He turned around and came face to face with Reynolds Bane, who might not even be able to feel the existence of his limbs.
More than three hundred meters underwater in the clear seawater had basically reached the limit of human perception, but it was still possible for the two Transcendents to see each other clearly.
Elvin also easily saw the message in the eyes of this tenacious Knight. "Even if you break free from the shackles, you can't escape at this depth!"
But at this moment …
Gurgle gurgle …
A long black shadow tumbled down from the top of their heads.
It was a 32-pound cannon that had been blown away from the lower deck due to Edmund's self-destruction! It weighed two and a half tons!
Elvin quickly glanced at the iron cannon, and then at Reynolds Bane, who was in extreme pain due to the combined effects of Profound Meaning and Poison. He was already twitching uncontrollably.
"Sigh!"
He sighed in his heart.
Although this was a strong enemy who wanted to kill him, Elvin decided to be a good person again so that he wouldn't have to endure so much pain.
At this moment, the seawater had indeed sealed his speech.
Otherwise, it wouldn't be difficult for him to cast an ability like [Talent Spell – Revitalizing Aura] as long as he practiced a little more. However, he hadn't obtained this spell for a long time, so he couldn't do it for now.
He had to do it himself.
Whoosh!
He tied one end of the rope to Reynolds Bane's waist as fast as he could, and then made a noose. The moment the iron cannon fell beside them, he accurately caught it.
Then, the rope was stretched and tightened.
Gurgle!
The tightened rope strangled the last breath out of Reynolds Bane's chest.
Then, he saw the iron cannon falling rapidly in the water, dragging the Knight all the way to the deep sea without stopping.
Even a peak Transcendent couldn't drag such a heavy object back to the surface of the sea when he was at his peak, let alone Reynolds Bane, who was holding on with only half a breath left, by sheer willpower.
Reynolds Bane, who noticed that he was sinking faster, still lifted his head and stared at himself as if he wanted to see his tragic end with his own eyes.
For example: Exploding on the surface of the sea?
Elvin took out something from his bosom in embarrassment and waved it at him.
In the pitch-black water, the item still shimmered with a faint blue light. Even an ordinary person could see it clearly.
If one knew a little about the Church of the Goddess of Royalty and Navigation, they would easily recognize what it was.
Elvin had received a gift from the Goddess — the Iron Cross Medal.
Effect: Blessed by the Goddess, the wearer is immune from harm from the sea.
Although the effect was simple, it was taken out on such an occasion.
It seemed … a little infuriating.
Reynolds Bane, who was sinking, clearly thought so too.
The moment he saw the item clearly, he, who had already accepted his fate of death, suddenly widened his eyes. His withered body, which was like a piece of wood, struggled again, wanting to fight Elvin to the death!
Gurgle … Gurgle …
However, how could it be so easy to break free from the iron cannon when he was firmly tied to it?
Elvin pinned the medal to the chest of his military uniform, which was still in relatively good condition. He watched as Reynolds Bane's struggles gradually weakened, and his figure became smaller before completely disappearing from his field of vision.
Helplessly, he scratched his head.
"All of you are so solemn and stirring. It makes us look like villains!"
Among the three Beyonders of Shilius, Stanley was besieged and died on the battlefield. He died for his country! Edmund sacrificed himself in a desperate situation, risking his life for justice! Reynolds Bane wanted to drag a strong enemy down with him. It was a moving story!!!
Hiss —
With this thought in mind, the scene was instantly wrong.
However …
Your hero is my foe!
No matter how noble a person is, as long as they are my enemy, it's better for them to die on the spot …
After staying at the bottom of the water for a while to confirm that Reynolds Bane had really sunk.
Elvin's heart skipped a beat.
"Crack …"
The Shadow Lizard's response came from the bottom of his heart.
Whoosh —
The boundless shadows around his body slowly surrounded him like a layer of curtains.
The next moment.
His vision changed, and Elvin had already entered the gap between the Shadow World and the material world.
A large lizard that was nearly three meters long, with a flat and smooth body about the size of an adult crocodile, was already waiting for him.
Seeing Elvin's arrival …
Just like the owl Beth, Kaka, who had obtained extremely high growth in Elvin's advancement ritual, chirped cheerfully. Its body suddenly shrank to the size of a newborn, and it climbed all the way to Elvin's shoulder along his trousers.
"Crack …"
In fact, even without the Iron Cross Medal blessed by the Goddess, Elvin would be fine. With Kaka's protection at all times, he could still slip away in time if something went wrong.
He didn't plan to stay underwater any longer.
Just like when he fought the Iron Seahorse, Elvin stepped out under Kaka's lead.
[Spell-like spell, Shadow Jump]
Whoosh —
"Huh?"
Under Kaka's guidance, Elvin should have returned to the surface of the sea, but when he opened his eyes, he found that he was still at the bottom of the dark sea.
And through his body, he felt that this position seemed to be deeper than before.
"Crack! Crack! "
"Something at the bottom of the water interfered with the Shadow Jump just now."
"Something is wrong."
In Kaka's senses, the Shadow Realm under his feet was weirdly twisted. It didn't matter if he passed through the material world, but if he passed through the Shadow Realm, his path might be twisted.
"Distortion of the Shadow Realm? Could it be that a 'black dam' had once appeared here a long time ago? "
Through the seabird's vision, he saw that the soldiers on the surface of the sea had begun to clean up the battlefield. Elvin felt that he should still have some time to find out what exactly was affecting Kaka's spell.
With the Iron Cross Medal, he was immune to the damage of the sea. Even if there was an accident, the deep sea wouldn't affect him much.
Whoosh! Whoosh!
After jumping through the gap of the Shadow Realm two more times …
Kaka began to chirp in Elvin's heart. It had discovered the target earlier than Elvin did!
"An old sunken ship?"
About six hundred meters below the surface of the sea, at the top of a high mountain, a black sunken ship was stuck here.
In the age of great voyages, sunken ships were naturally associated with all kinds of treasures and legends.
However, judging from the vague shape of the ship, it was far from the ships of modern countries. It was just like how people could tell at a glance that an ironclad was an antique.
Also, it seemed to be an ancient sunken ship from at least two or three hundred years ago.
"Strange! The explorers of Shilius first came here a hundred years ago. How can there be such an old human ship here? "
Elvin was about to swim in through the dark hatch to take a look when an idea flashed through his mind.
Back in the Land of Inheritance of the Tree of Life School, he had seen with his own eyes a large number of wizards of various schools being driven off the 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 ago. Was this also a ship that the wizards had fled on?
It was just that they had fled further than the Snake Man Hiberkrit and the others. The ending was the same.
Thinking of this, Elvin was not in a hurry to go in.
Anything related to the Adepts had to be handled with caution.
Crack! Crack!
The small lizard on his shoulder suddenly jumped out, and its body rapidly expanded into a thin shadow. Then, like a stream of water, it covered the wreckage of the ship that was about thirty meters long.
Half a minute later.
When the lizard Crack appeared on the spot again, the ship, together with the sand and seawater nearby, had all disappeared.
[Spell-Like spell, Shadow Vault!]
Strictly speaking, Shadow Jump was the instinct of all shadow creatures, and the Shadow Vault was the greatest benefit that Crack had gained from Elvin's advancement.
Although this portable space could not be kept fresh and any living things, even seeds, would be eroded by shadow energy, it was big enough.
Even though he had just awakened this ability, the Shadow Vault was already bigger than a standard basketball court.
"Crack! Good job!"
Roland encouraged inwardly.
After putting away the sunken ship, Shadow Jump was indeed no longer hindered.
A few steps later.
Elvin and Crack had successfully returned to the surface of the sea.
At this moment, the clean-up work on the surface of the sea was over.
The soldiers gathered all the captives of Shilius and the surviving warships, and the looting of the spoils of war was also done.
Seeing his return, the officers and soldiers of the two warships heaved a sigh of relief.
Elvin, the capable captain, had unknowingly become the backbone of everyone on the ship.
"Captain!"
Roland came to the deck of Storm Horn and casually took a list of spoils from Boris, who was in charge of cleaning up the battlefield.
In this battle, they had captured Shilius's level-three battleship, Starden Castle, and the last level-five battleship, Narcissus, which had its rudder damaged, as well as all the surviving Shilius soldiers on the four warships, totaling 623.
There was also a very practical treasure of the sea, the Ocean Current Horn.
As for the other two level-five battleships, due to their heavy damage, they might capsize before they could be towed back to shore. The carpenter estimated that they could only be dismantled to make materials.
These spoils of war were similar to Elvin's estimation, but he was a little puzzled. Shouldn't this work be done by First Mate Borg? He looked up and asked casually.
"Where's the First Mate?"
Boris's face darkened slightly.
"Not good …"
At the same time, he handed over another list of casualties.
At this moment, Elvin's hand flinched for a moment before he took it.
"Steering Officer Tracy, Barrow, Brown …"
Familiar names were listed one after another.
Elvin clearly remembered the appearance, name, hometown, specialty, hobbies of every person on the ship … They had followed him to the New World, but at this time, more than a third of them would never return home.
The joy of victory was instantly extinguished by this piece of paper.
This was an unprecedented number of casualties since Elvin became the captain. His strong and thick shoulders could not help but tremble as he silently turned to look at the sea.
"Phew —"
After standing there for a while, he took a deep breath, then carefully folded the paper and put it into the pocket on his left chest.
"I … will go check on the wounded."
An hour later.
"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! "
All the survivors on the two battleships fired twelve shots to pay tribute to their fallen comrades.
The two heavily damaged battleships became their coffins and were sunk into the deep sea. Among all the navies in the kingdom that held funerals in the form of sea burial, a level-five battleship was the only one.
"Phew —"
The sea breeze blew as the four battleships slowly returned.
At this moment.
The fog had completely dispersed.
Only the setting sun that seemed to have yet to set over the eternal sea … was as red as blood!
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