He was surrounded by swaying waves of water. Strange fish swam slowly and leisurely in it. The deep blue had gradually turned into pitch black, and the sunlight that penetrated from above could not reach deeper. However, it was not completely dark here. From time to time, he could see scaleless fish that were shining all over and crab-like sea monsters that looked like they were holding two colorful lanterns. They decorated the deep sea, making it dark, mysterious, and gloomy.
After Lucien and Natasha left Doris, they dived into the depths of the ocean along a weird current that was completely different from other places. They saw the amazing scenery that was different from the shallow sea, and they felt that the water pressure around them was getting stronger and stronger, as if it was going to crush them into pieces.
Therefore, layers of rippling light appeared around Lucien, blocking the seawater and the pressure, making him seem to be in a different world.
Tiny and hideous sword auras seemed to be wandering around Natasha, cutting out a "territory" that was under her control by brute force and exchanging necessary items with the seawater around.
After diving for another hundred meters, Lucien suddenly stopped and said through the telepathic bond, "I'm going to measure all the environmental parameters in this place. Look around."
Natasha nodded her head slightly. She raised a silver longsword that did not have any patterns, and all the waves and quakes nearby immediately stopped.
At such a depth, there were no more strange sea creatures that could glow on their own. There was nothing but darkness around them, without the slightest light or sound.
In such an environment, any intelligent life with a normal mind would feel an inexplicable fear. It was as if there were sea monsters staring at them coldly in the dark seawater that brought tremendous pressure. They were waiting for an opportunity and could swim over at any time.
"Aren't we in a hurry to go to the Blue Gate?" Natasha was rather confused that Lucien was still running experiments at such a moment. "Whether or not it is really related to the weirdness deep inside the Boundless Ocean, it is at least the most important clue so far."
Lucien threw out the experiment cabin, turning it into a complete laboratory. Then, vague silver light covered it, preventing it from being corroded by the seawater.
"For me, collecting the environmental parameters is as important as exploring the Blue Gate, if not more important. In arcana studies, a lot of comparison data is the key to solving mysteries. " Lucien replied casually. Then, he moved his eyes to the experiment cabin, becoming more and more focused.
Natasha did not ask further. After all, it was not her field of expertise. At such a moment, it was her only choice to trust the authorities and the "specialists".
Holding the Sword of Truth, she swam nearby like a mermaid, in case the monsters in the deep sea suddenly attacked her.
Although she was a legendary Knight with strong willpower and keen intuition, in the deep sea where the water pressure was terrifying and the light had disappeared, her perception of the environment would be significantly reduced. She might be careless for one moment. Even though Lucien enhanced her with spells such as "Otherworld Protection Bubble", they could only protect her within a certain range and could not extend further.
In the quiet deep sea, Lucien was fully focused on his experiment. Now and then, a sea monster that sensed the intrusion of strangers would attack with its tentacles or claws, but most of them slipped away under Natasha's "watch". The few guys who were overwhelmed by the desire for slaughter, on the other hand, were cut into countless tiny pieces of meat after a silver sword, benefiting the weak fish nearby.
Just like that, Lucien moved forward along the weird undersea currents while he stopped to run experiments and collect data.
Gulu. Gulu. Natasha, who was guarding next to Lucien, suddenly sensed something. Many creatures seemed to be surging close along another current.
… …
Monsters with fish heads and human bodies covered in silver scales were moving quickly in the undersea currents, carrying elves with deep blue skin and pointy ears. With their strength, they couldn't have withstood the pressure in the deep sea, but there was a priest in the team who was holding a staff. They created an enormous bubble together and transferred the pressure to it.
"When will we reach the Blue Gate?" A Kuo-toan sahagin warrior asked the priest beside him impatiently.
As a land of miracles that was widely spread among the sea clans, the Blue Gate had been praised by generations of Kuo-toans, Gipps, sea elves, deep-sea dragons, and mutant seahorses. It was their dream home that they had been looking forward to for a long time. That was why those sea clans were so excited when they heard that they could go to the Blue Gate that had never been confirmed before.
The priest next to him was equally excited. "According to Princess Doris's description, it will take another half a day."
The Kuo-toan who asked the question glared at the sea elf captives with his glowing dead fish eyes and slapped them hard with his trident. "Swim!"
The sea elf glared at the Kuo-toan angrily, as if she were going to fight it with her life.
"What are you looking at? You are captives. I'll eat you right now! "Sea elves were unquestionably part of the Kuo-toans' diet.
The female sea elf said in a clear but furious voice, "Her Majesty will come and save us!"
"Hehe. If your queen could save you, she would've done so. Although she stopped Her Majesty with her dirty schemes, she has no strength left to save you!" The Kuo-toan couldn't have been more regretful when he remembered the battle that he almost won. How did the elven queen become so strong?
The female sea elf's eyes dimmed. She comforted herself, "Her Majesty is trying to use you to find the Blue Gate. That's why she didn't save you. Chances are that she is following you right now!"
She had been hearing those wretched murlocs talking about the Blue Gate every day. She couldn't have been more curious. If she weren't going there as a captive, she would've been very excited.
"Haha. Do you believe what you said? How could she have known that we were coming to the Blue Gate in advance? " The Kuo-toan shattered the sea elf's tiny hope. She couldn't help but think about her possible miseries. Would she be used by Harex as a material to open the Blue Gate?
Right when she was desperate, a silver brilliance suddenly popped up in the dark water up ahead.
It was clear and pure, as if "Mountain Paradise" had arrived at the bottom of the dark ocean thousands of meters deep.
"That's …" Shocked, the sea elf looked there in confusion. She could vaguely see that it was a metal house in the middle of the brilliance.
Huh? A metal house?
There was a metal house in the depths of the dark ocean?
She was suddenly filled with hope. Could it be Harex's enemy?
At this moment, a tiny silver-grey sword light was reflected in her widened eyes. It quickly grew in size and occupied her entire field of vision.
The female sea elf felt that countless sword auras that could cut everything had filled the space around her, but there was nothing but the indifferent, cold brilliance in her eyes. The bubble was broken. The Kuo-toans, the mutated seahorses, the jellyfish, and all the other sea creatures were broken.
By the time the sword auras were gone, the female sea elf discovered that all the other sea creatures had been reduced to tiny pieces of flesh except for herself and a priest. Hideous illusionary sword auras were still wandering on them.
"Are you alright?" A pleasant female voice that was mixed with care and dignity echoed in the ears of the sea elves.
The female Sea Elf recovered from her shock and saw a valiant purple-haired female knight floating in front of her with a smile and a gentle gaze.
For some reason, she felt warm in her heart. All the grievances and the infinite desperation that she had been through recently surged up. She sobbed and asked, "Are you here to save us?"
She sensed that the female Knight touched her head with her left hand that was not holding the sword. So, she shed even more tears. Had it not been for her concerns, she would've jumped into the woman's arms and cried.
"I am Natasha from the Kingdom of Holm. I am an ally of the Court of Elves. I happened to run into you." Natasha briefly introduced herself. "Can you tell me what happened to you?"
"That day, Harex, the big bad guy, ambushed the waters under our control …" The female sea elf sobbed and told the whole story.
After hearing that, Natasha said to Lucien through the telepathic bond, "It's basically the same as what Doris said, except that there are a lot more details. It can be seen that Harex was truly heavily wounded. Perhaps he brought the captives to the Blue Gate in order to recover faster?"
Lucien had received Natasha's reminder when the Kuo-toans approached, not because they were dangerous but because there might be important intelligence. At this moment, he, who had enhanced the captives with "Otherworld Protection Bubbles", nodded his head and said, "That's a possibility. Let's ask the priest again."
It was not until this moment that the female sea elf realized that there was a man in the water far away. His black double-breasted suit emitted a mysterious and gloomy feeling under the contrast of the darkness of the deep ocean and the brightness of the silver light. His handsome and gentle face was particularly familiar, too.
"Master … Master Evans?" The female sea elf suddenly remembered who he was. Although she did not know much about the things on the shore, as an elf who loved music, how could she not have heard of Lucien Evans' name and seen his portrait?
"A grand arcanist of the Congress of Magic …" She was completely relieved. She was truly saved this time. So, she cried even harder.
After asking the priest, Lucien said to the sea elves, "We'll take a look at the Blue Gate. If possible, we will rescue your compatriots."
The sea elves were about to express their gratitude in delight, when they heard Lucien say, "But until then, I hope that you can forget us."
"What?" The sea elves raised their heads, as if they had the illusion that Mr. Evans had suddenly appeared before them, allowing them to see his eyes clearly, the eyes that were as deep and peaceful as the ocean …
The sea elves left in confusion. Lucien said to Natasha, "I've collected enough data. The Blue Gate is not far away from here. Let's dive over and take a look."
"Okay. Be careful." Although Natasha was a Knight who specialized in charge, she was still very cautious before a battle.
The two of them gradually moved deeper and closer to the bottom of the ocean. Suddenly, a weird and enormous hollow appeared before them. It was a hollow that did not have a single drop of water within hundreds of kilometers.
Centered at a vague blue gate far away, the seawater around seemed to have been drained, and the seawater nearby could not enter. Only the weird reefs and loose sand proved that it was the bottom of the ocean.
"I was planning to turn into a deep-sea fish and dive over for reconnaissance. It seems that I have to find another way." Lucien became solemn.
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