A frogman continued to dive into the pitch-black waters of the lake, occasionally making a gurgling sound.
It was a huge and deep lake, but there were almost no living things in it. Only some small fish could be seen swimming around occasionally.
The Marsh Drake must have eaten them all.
That was what the frogman thought. Such a huge monster must have a frightening appetite.
Though it did not officially participate in the battle against the Marsh Drake, it was cheering for its master from the sidelines. That alone was enough for it to brag to Croakatoa the next time they met in the village.
And now, it was entrusted by its master to go to the bottom of the lake for an investigation mission. This made the young frogman even more excited. If it weren't for the cold lake water calming it down, it would have thought that it was going to jump out of its skin.
As a matter of fact, the Players did have diving equipment when they explored the Grey Fjord Inner Seas. Still, they clearly did not expect that they would need those items for the trip to the Seira Marshes, which was why none of them brought along those heavy and space-consuming items.
It was fortunate that some Players had contracted the frogmen after the Fishmen Island event, and could now send them to the bottom of the lake to aid in the investigation.
Brushing aside the random thoughts in its mind, the young frogman continued diving. However, the deeper it went, the stronger the water pressure became, to the point that it felt suffocating.
"Croak!"
But just as it felt that it was about to be flattened by the water pressure, white specks of light that resembled warm snow appeared in the dark waters.
Then, a gigantic altar at the bottom of the lake that looked like a divine altar appeared in front of it. At the very center of the altar, there was a gem that was shining brightly and constantly emitting white light spots, but for some reason, it looked extremely hazy. (, Domain Name (Please Remember _ 3)
Soon, the entire bottom of the lake seemed to brighten.
The bottom of the lake around the altar was filled with the twisted corpses of various creatures. There were even corpses of several Marsh Drakes that were larger than the ones the Players had killed, as well as a huge chain that was much thicker than the frogman's body and mostly rusted.
"Croak?"
For some reason, the frogman that was supposed to be naturally timid was not intimidated by the corpses strewn all over the ground.
It seemed to have forgotten its original mission and was attracted by the strange gemstone. All it wanted was to get closer to take a look.
At this moment, its expression suddenly changed from intoxicated to sober. Its master told it through the power of the contract that the mission was completed and it could go back.
Only then did the frogman's face turn green with fright at the sight of the corpses all over the ground, and he desperately swam upwards.
Naturally, it did not know that after it left, a ball of light appeared near the altar and extended its tentacles to sweep away the white gem.
That white gem was naturally the Divine Spark Fragment.
As Xi Wei thought, the Divinity Fragment did not come from the Mossland Spirit, but from a deity known as Amazon, the Rainforest Guardian who had suddenly vanished over seven hundred years ago.
It was a pity that the divinity was so badly damaged that Xi Wei couldn't tell what happened to it before it disappeared. Still, the reason behind its disappearance might not be as simple as it seemed from the fact that it was placed on such an altar.
Interestingly, after falling to the lower realm and stabilizing, this fragment regained some of the recording ability of the Godhood, allowing it to read some fragments.
However, as time passed, the Marsh Drakes were slowly eroded by the power of the divinity and eventually died at the bottom of the lake. Even so, they left behind their offspring before they died.
And due to some spell outside the altar, the offspring of the Marsh Drakes would be bound by iron chains upon hatching, replacing the dead Drakes as the next Guardian.
Even so, after generations of divine power corruption and inheritance, the current generation of Marsh Drakes gained powerful divinity. Relying on its divinity's resistance against various spells, rules and even divine arts, it forcibly broke free of the iron chains that bound the Marsh Drakes for generations.
Even so, it did not regain its freedom. Due to its excessively high divinity, its spirit was corrupted by the Divinity Fragment. Not only did it not leave the lake, it began to gather the divine energy of other living beings under the influence of the divinity, even creating a divine art that could distort living beings in an attempt to nurture a Chosen One that could inherit its power …
It should be noted that the divinity was not self-aware and manipulating the Marsh Drakes, but simply acting on instinct.
Protected by divine power, the Marsh Fishmen were no different from cultists who worshipped evil gods. Their forces expanded rapidly, wiping out almost every living being on this side of the Seira Marshes, before spreading uncontrollably beyond the Seira Marshes.
Naturally, that ended up drawing the attention of the Players, who then destroyed both the fishmen and their protectors …
While there would definitely be more Marsh Fishmen hiding in the Seira Marshes, the Players were not that interested in them. After all, fighting in the marshes was a little troublesome. Leaving everything else aside, they would definitely be reduced to mud after a battle …
Moreover, they had already finished the main course of the Marsh Drakes. Were they supposed to go back for the main course?
"Seven hundred years ago, the Divinity Fragment fell to the lower realm, and now another Divinity Fragment has fallen to the lower realm … is that a coincidence?" Xi Wei couldn't help pondering after reading the fragments recorded in the divinity.
That Divinity Altar did not look like the work of an ordinary person no matter how he looked at it. Not to mention a spell that could restrain the Marsh Drakes for seven hundred years.
"Could it be that something big happened seven hundred years ago?" Xi Wei tried to look it up, but couldn't find any relevant records in the Aquatic Lord's divinity. There was no telling if nothing had happened, or if the divinity had simply been damaged and forgotten. "I'll ask Aslan next time …"
Xi Wei scratched his head, feeling that he was worrying too much. Whether it was the serial murder of a deity every seven hundred years or a grand game of chess that had been played for seven hundred years, it was not something he could participate in at the moment.
Right now, all he had to think about was how to become stronger.
Xi Wei couldn't help firming his resolve at the thought.
"Players, your new patch is coming!"
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Chapter 176:
Divinity Altar
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