Lucien slowly lowered his altitude and cast Advanced Invisibility on himself. The altar of the Kuo-toans was right at the bottom of the sea.
The lower he flew, the stronger the fishy smell in the sea breeze. Lucien's Health Belt was activated, and an invisible power was flowing in it to repel the smell of filth.
Above the rippling blue sea, many gray, black and dark green bubbles appeared silently. When the bubbles expanded to a certain extent, they burst on their own and dyed the surroundings with the same color. The air was filled with the smell of evil and chaos.
"The polluted area is similar to the Dark Mountain Range. It's full of space cracks, but it's smaller and more singular. It's only connected to the Abyss. Polluted by the chaotic and evil air of the Abyss, the creatures in this area have all turned into demons. It's very dangerous. "
The information about the polluted area quickly appeared in Lucien's mind. The polluted area was far away from the Solar Islands and the Pearl Islands, and it truly belonged to the depths of the Boundless Ocean. Even though Lucien flew at full speed with Advanced Flight, it still took him several days to arrive here. Of course, Lucien found an island to rest at night to avoid excessive fatigue and crack the Sun Scepter.
Because the polluted area was so far away from the land and there were no precious minerals or special products nearby, the Congress of Magic had never paid attention to it. It was not until Lucien encountered the Kuo-toans robbing the Wave Stones that he learned of the existence of the polluted area and obtained the map that led him to this place.
At that time, Lucien was only a first-circle sorcerer, and he had no intention of taking the risk. After submitting the information to the Congress of Magic and receiving one arcana point as a reward, he forgot about it. When he accepted the mission from Rhein and read the relevant information with his right as a member of Arcana Review Board, he found that the Affair Committee had already completed the preliminary investigation of the polluted area and the Kuo-toans.
"Although the information about the polluted area was not taken seriously and I was only given one arcana point, I was the one who benefited from it in the end. Well, the Affair Committee is really efficient. The benefits of the organization are not limited to materials, magic knowledge, and safety … "
Lucien recalled the information about the altar of the Kuo-toans in the polluted area.
"… Kuo-toans, intelligent creatures. They believe in Amboula, the God of the Ocean. They have the gift of water and illusion spells. They are good at fighting underwater. They are widespread in the Storm Strait and the Boundless Ocean. They have developed from primitive tribes into countries with altars as their core. The royal family is generally located in the Heart of the Ocean Altar, five thousand kilometers northeast of the Solar Islands."
"… It's said that Amboula, the God of the Ocean had fallen into a deep sleep since ancient times, and he never responded to prayers. In the recent thousand years, the power of the priests had been taken by the royal family, and the priests had become the symbol of faith and honor. The priests were not satisfied, but they were not strong enough, so they could not resist …"
"… At the beginning of May, year 816, an altar of the Kuo-toans in the polluted area suddenly claimed that they had received an oracle from Amboula, the God of the Ocean. The oracle asked the followers of the Kuo-toans to collect a lot of materials in order to open the hidden relic under the altar and wake Amboula up … Since 'gods' were involved, the incident was reported to the Highest Council …"
"… In January, year 817, the Kuo-toans collected all the materials and started to open the relic. Lord Brook, the Emperor of Control, and Chelsea Holt, the scholar of Silver Moon, watched closely … When the relic was opened, the prince of the Kuo-toans arrived with many powerful figures and took over the control of the relic. They then led the awakening ritual …"
"The ritual failed. Amboula was not awakened, and Mr. Brook and the others did not find Amboula's body. However, the opening of the relic also increased the resistance of the altar of the God of Ocean to the pollution in the sea. Therefore, the powerful priests still had some hope that the awakening of Amboula was successful. However, the God of Ocean had not fully recovered from his long sleep, so he did not come to the God of Ocean. As long as the ritual continued, the God of Ocean would regain his ancient glory one day."
"Due to the interference of the royal family of the Kuo-toans, there are only two seven-circle high priests, two level-seven ocean warriors, a group of about a hundred Azure Guards, and thousands of devoted murlocs in the entire area."
This information made Lucien believe that the altar of the Kuo-toans was the easiest place to be. After all, when Rhein snuck in, there was a level-nine high priest, nine senior-ranks, and three groups of middle-level and low-level Azure Guards here. However, after some internal strife and the interference of the royal family, the level nine high priest and the five senior-ranks "returned" to the altar of the Heart of the Ocean, and most of the devoted murlocs and the Azure Guards moved away with the excuse that the place was too polluted for them to survive.
Another advantage was that the Kuo-toans had a huge appetite, and the creatures polluted by the aura of the Abyss were very dangerous. Every day, they needed to be led by senior-ranks to hunt for food. Most of the time, there was only one senior-rank guarding the altar. For Lucien, as long as he seized the opportunity, he could easily break in and leave.
At first, Lucien was worried that Rhein's arrangement would fail after the opening of the relic and the failure of the awakening ritual. However, Rhein told him that it would not be a problem, and that it could even strengthen his magic circle. In the end, Lucien frowned and said,
"Safety first. When you throw the tainted blood ball into the altar, you must hold the 'Pale Justice' in your hand. After all, this place is connected to the Abyss. When you activate the magic circle, you may disturb some crazy evil guys. Although they can't directly come to the main world, they can still contaminate you through the connection. Actually, Sun's Corona has a very good defensive effect, but since you're holding the 'Pale Justice', you must choose the most powerful one. "
With the positive and negative affirmation, Lucien had the idea of sneaking in directly after observing for a while.
The waves almost hit Lucien. The smell of blood was very strong. A flatfish suddenly jumped out and bit at Lucien.
This flatfish was different from normal flatfish. Its whole body was black, and its two rows of teeth were sharp. It had four pairs of baby-like arms, which were emitting blue light. It looked like a monster from a nightmare.
For a demonic creature, it was born to see through invisibility!
Lucien came back to himself and looked at the flatfish.
The demon flatfish quickly disintegrated into countless light spots in different colors and returned to the appearance of pure elements. The light spots quickly merged with the surroundings.
At the beginning of May, year 816, Amboula's oracle … Wasn't that when Maskelyne's' Grand Cross' magic circle collapsed? This place is indeed related to the World of Souls …
Holding back his questions, Lucien cast some spells on himself such as' Underwater Breathing 'and' Underwater Movement ', as well as some spells to cover his scent and trace, and then he jumped into the sea.
The seawater was coming from all directions, rippling and dreamy. According to the information and the map, Lucien quickly swam to a cave in the sea. The Kuo-toans were not deep-sea creatures. They lived in the reefs, cliffs, and seaweed dozens of meters below the sea.
Many strange-looking fish swam past Lucien, and he could see them fighting each other from time to time. Half an hour later, Lucien saw a cave guarded by two fish-headed monsters.
… …
Three days later, Lucien, who had figured out the pattern of the Kuo-toans' activities, knocked out a murloc that was hunting nearby and transformed into its appearance. Dragging a seven-section demon sea snake, Lucien directly entered the cave where both ordinary and advanced invisibility were ineffective.
As soon as he turned the corner, Lucien threw the sea snake into a spacious cave. Slightly changing the appearance of the murloc, Lucien held his Frost Longsword and snuck towards the altar.
The altar of Amboula, the God of the Ocean, was decorated with a large number of Wave Stones. Below the altar, there was a grey-colored murloc covered in grease. Its scales had lost their luster and were now pale white.
Suddenly, the tall and majestic murloc statue on the altar lit up with light blue light, illuminating the strange murloc that was quickly approaching.
"A strange murloc sneaked in? Is the royal family still trying to find the secrets of the God of Ocean? "Murloc High Priest Branhit thought to himself in anger.
Seeing that the Murlocs were close to the altar, Branhit said to the Blue Guards around him, "Don't worry.
"When he enters the cave, capture him with the help of the magic circle. I want to know what the royal family is trying to do!"
"His speed is only as fast as a level-two Ocean Warrior, but he has a lot of magic equipment. Don't be careless."
"Yes, esteemed High Priest!" More than ten Dark Blue Guards grinned as they looked at the scene. This despicable murloc who had betrayed God really didn't choose the right time. He actually chose the time when the High Priest prayed every day. Wasn't he just being discovered? When the murloc got close to the altar, it would also trigger the alarm magic circle on the altar, which would alert the High Priest, but it was still funny that the murloc walked right into the trap.
A sneaky figure sneaked into the cave. The seawater suddenly turned dark green with a strong sense of numbness, causing people to lose their strength. More than a dozen Dark Blue Guards at the level of Grand Knights and Knights surrounded the cave with hundreds of illusory Ocean Warriors created by magic arrays. They surrounded the cave so tightly that not even a drop of water could escape.
"How dare you try to sneak into the altar with your magic item!" High Priest Branhit's dark red eyes stared coldly at the fallen one who had betrayed God.
Branhit didn't move. He didn't need to do anything to deal with the murloc warrior himself, not to mention activating the altar.
Suddenly, the murloc released a layer of crystal light, and a blizzard immediately filled the cave.
Many Blue Guards were frozen on the spot. If it weren't for the murloc's natural resistance to cold, at least half of them would have died.
The frost spread quickly, and the illusionary murloc warriors were frozen into ice and collapsed on the spot. Covered by the blizzard, Branhit couldn't help but shiver. He was frozen for two seconds.
"Damn it! Could it be that the royal family sent someone to assassinate us and destroy the experts on the altar? "
A middle-rank warrior suddenly turned into a senior-rank mage. At this moment, Branhit was filled with panic and anger. How could the royal family be so crazy?
The murloc sorcerer beside him had already turned into an ice sculpture, and a blue mirror appeared on his magic robe, blocking all the frost.
"Activate the altar!"
"I'm also a senior-rank sorcerer!"
When Branhit regained his confidence and was about to fight the murloc with the help of the altar, he was shocked to see that the murloc was holding a magic staff inlaid with a sunstone.
As the light shone brightly, Branhit felt that the scene around him changed. Night fell, and the stars appeared.
"A special maze? A ninth-circle sorcerer?! "Branhit exclaimed in shock.
Maze spells were not life-threatening, and Branhit was slowed down by the frost aura for two seconds, so he didn't have time to activate most of his defensive spells.
"It's over. The altar is destroyed. The imperial family is so decisive and ruthless …"
"I'm the sinner of the God of Ocean …"
… …
The reason why Lucien exposed himself was that he wanted Branhit to be careless, and then he would be able to trap Branhit with Thanos' Maze before Branhit could get rid of the slowing effect of Frost Halo and realize what was going on.
Five minutes was more than enough for him to activate the magic circle and leave.
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