Chapter 133 A Sea of Buried Gods

The naga possess a far more comprehensive inheritance of ancient memories than humans, many of their memories passed down through their bloodlines.

Suren also learned a great deal of information from his conversation with Elder Serra.

The current Dragon Kingdom is not the ancient Dragon Kingdom on the map, but rather what it became after a certain ancient war of the gods.

It is said that countless years ago, the ancient Dragon Kingdom was a very large continent, but the war that caused even gods to fall led to almost the entire continent sinking into the sea. After countless years, the archipelago that exists today slowly emerged.

And their current location is just a remote area of the ancient Dragon Kingdom's waters.

Further to the west lies the ruins of the ancient Dragon Kingdom, also said to be where gods once fought. The further west one goes, the more powerful the creatures become.

Suren guessed that the "War of Divine Fall" Elder Serra spoke of was most likely the great war that shattered the Dawn Era plane.

After listening to those mythological stories, he also suspected that this was a sea area where gods had been buried.

Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many terrifying creatures.

...

The atmosphere of the conversation became increasingly harmonious. With the relationship between Tani and his mother, the naga no longer held any reservations towards Suren, the human.

When Elder Serra heard that Suren wanted to find the wreck of Black Sam's ship, she subtly warned, "Mr. Sam and his companions were very powerful and excellent adventurers; they could even hunt dragons. But they still didn't return from that sea area... It is very likely that Sam and his companions encountered the 'Hell Volcano' eruption season. The naga have a legend that there is a volcano in the ancient battlefield connected to the Hell dimension. Once it erupts, the 'Undead Scourge' that bursts forth will take all living beings to Hell, and countless terrifying Hell creatures will surge forth. It is an indescribable scene of great terror..."

She didn't want to see Suren and his group fall into danger, but she couldn't dissuade others from going, just like the Black Sam pirates.

Adventure seemed to be a popular activity among humans, which was somewhat incomprehensible to the naga.

Suren listened and nodded seriously, "Well, thank you for telling me, Elder."

He had no intention of acting rashly.

After hearing so much information, he had a deeper reverence for this sea area.

It not only buried the Pirate King's crew but also countless other powerful individuals.

Their Dawn Mercenary Group was nothing special.

But while this sea area was dangerous for them, it was the same for those guys from the Celestial God Plane.

Treasures wouldn't run away; they could be found slowly, there was no rush.

Only by reversing the petrification curse on Tani's mother could the Rainbow Well be sealed, completely restricting the fundamental problem of the Celestial God Plane's teleportation.

Moreover, now that he heard there was a human kingdom in this "Dragon Kingdom Sea Area," Suren felt that the situation had suddenly opened up.

Since humans could survive in this sea area, perhaps they knew some other useful information.

Elder Serra said that the human kingdom had secret recipes that could solve petrification, so he planned to look for them first.

Also, he could consider hunting dragons.

...

However, just as Suren met with the naga...

On Rainbow Island...

The mages from the Celestial God Plane were building magic towers overnight, and the magic camp was becoming increasingly fortified.

Outside the island, after the daytime bombardment, monsters had been continuously arriving to attack.

However, they were all killed by the group attack of tens of thousands of mages.

Although there were some losses, it wasn't too bad.

They were the elite mage corps of the Celestial God Plane, with rich combat experience. Even in this harsh sea area, they still had absolute and formidable strength.

However, survival was never the problem.

They were here, guided by the gods, to find the Mimir Spring.

Inside a magic tower, a mage wearing a black and white priest's robe was chanting a low and profound magic incantation.

Before him was an old parchment scroll.

The scroll depicted the head of a woman covered in snakes, terrifying and hideous; next to the scroll was a golden scepter with a snake's head, symbolizing divine authority.

As the magic incantation was chanted, the nine-pointed star array on the scroll gradually lit up. The golden scepter with the snake's head seemed to come alive, twisting its serpentine body and spitting out a scarlet snake tongue.

It seemed like an illusion, yet it also seemed that this was truly a scepter transformed from a poisonous snake.

If Suren were here, he would surely recognize that this mage was Zola Augustus, the eighth-tier paladin leading the Celestial God Plane team.

The old mage was faintly exuding the power of the gods. After reciting the incantation on the parchment scroll, he released the summoning words in a low voice, "Gorgon bloodline, heed my call, and come in accordance with the contract!"

In an instant, the magic tower acted like a signal amplifier, spreading the profound incantation.

Several hours later, the sky had already turned pale, and dawn was approaching.

But the sea was still pitch black.

The mages also noticed that the restless sea monsters near Rainbow Island had quietly calmed down without them realizing it. It was as if some great terror was slowly approaching.

Shipwreck debris floated everywhere on the sea. In the shadows, a not-so-tall figure swayed in an S-shaped trajectory, slowly gliding across the surface.

The mages seemed to have known that something would come to visit long ago, so they left a passage outside the camp.

The figure left the water, put on a black robe, and walked straight towards the tallest magic tower.

The camp was full of magic tents, and the patrolling mages had all received orders to ignore the mysterious outsider, avoiding their gaze.

She crossed the entire camp like this.

But some young mages couldn't help but be curious and took a peek.

In that instant, a look of amazement appeared on the young mage's face.

But a strange scene also occurred.

His pupils instantly lost their luster, becoming dull and white, like stone.

Then, the petrification curse quickly spread. In just two breaths, he, along with his robe and magic wand, turned completely to stone.

Losing its balance, the stone sculpture crashed to the ground, shattering into a pile of rubble.

The other mages couldn't help but swallow hard at this strange scene.

But no one dared to say anything, let alone peek at the mysterious visitor.

The cloaked figure walked all the way to the mage tower.

She lifted her cloak, her expression revealing the arrogance that a demigod bloodline should have.

In the firelight of the camp, a shadow was reflected on the magic tower.

This was a woman with a graceful figure.

But on her head, swarms of densely packed, hideous snake hair writhed, making one's scalp crawl.

This was a high-level gorgon!

She looked at the magic tower gate and said coldly, "Human, state your purpose."

At this moment, Augustus walked out holding the golden snake scepter.

He tightly closed his eyes, and only a phantom vertical pupil appeared on his forehead, staring at the gorgon and said, "I want to make a deal with the Gorgon clan using the scepter. I will give you the scepter, and you will guide us to find the Mimir Spring."

The gorgon looked at the golden snake scepter in his hand, as if extremely longing for it, and the snakes on her head instantly surged up, each opening its scarlet mouth to reveal hideous fangs.

She responded, "That is the territory of the cyclops. For the sake of the scepter, I can guide you there. But don't expect our Gorgon clan to help you fight."

Augustus spoke in a very calm tone, raised the scepter in his hand, and said firmly, "No, I need more help! If the deal is not reached, I will immediately destroy this Medusa's Snake Hair Scepter!"

The gorgon's voice suddenly became sharp and roared, "Human, you are angering me. You will send you and everyone here into hell!"

As she spoke, the snakes on their heads also roared, each curling up and struggling to pop out but being pulled back. If they weren't growing on their heads, they would have rushed out to bite the enemy in front of them.

Faced with such a terrifying scene, Augustus remained unfazed, and said, "I am guided by the great gods. You should know that I am not afraid of death!"

God?

The gorgon looked at the holy white light emerging from him and the vertical pupil in his forehead, and his face instantly darkened.

But after pondering for a moment, she also retreated and said, "I will do my best to help you get close to that island."

Augustus said coldly, "The contract is established!"

The gorgon was silent, obviously acquiescing to the deal.

A magical wave with an indescribable will permeated the air.

Looking again, on the parchment scroll in the magic tower, the new incantation had completely lit up.

The gorgon snorted coldly, took the golden scepter, turned her head and left.

...

The next morning.

Suren returned to the Evernight.

The negotiations with the naga last night were very pleasant.

Suren got various information he urgently needed.

But now the naga have few clansmen left and cannot provide combat support to the Dawn Mercenary Group.

Only the blonde girl named Tatu followed them back last night as a "guide."

The naga do not have the habit of wearing clothes, but it is not good to always be naked on a human ship, so Tatu also put on the clothes Suren gave her.

When the group of three returned to the deck, breakfast was just being served on the ship.

Suren greeted everyone on the deck and came to the restaurant.

Seeing Suren coming, the members of the Dawn Mercenary Group greeted him one after another.

But everyone's eyes were more curiously looking at the blonde girl next to Suren.

Everyone heard about what happened last night, and everyone was very interested in the legendary "mermaid."

Chiyo teased directly: "Yo, Suren, you are back? Why did you bring back a little girl?"

Suren introduced: "This is Tatu, a naga warrior. She will be the guide for our Dawn Mercenary Group in the days to come."

Tatu also knew that he was introducing her, and said in slightly clumsy Luying common language: "Hello everyone, my name is Tatu."

But being stared at by thousands of eyes, she also felt a little embarrassed.

The naga have a very strong language learning ability. Last night, listening to Suren and the elders talking, Tatu had already learned a lot of Luying common language. This time she came to be a guide because she also knew the human common language of the Dragon Kingdom.

Everyone else was a temporary partner, showing friendly smiles and shouting words of welcome.

Tatu was a little flattered and looked a little restrained.

Chiyo greeted generously: "Tatu, come and sit here."

Hearing this, Tatu glanced at Suren beside him, her eyes a little apprehensive.

Suren didn't know that she was frightened by the murderous aura on Chiyo, and introduced: "That's Sister Chiyo, the leader of our Dawn Mercenary Group. You'll know when you get to know her, she's easy to get along with."

Tatu's expression was slightly different when she heard this, but she also knew that in human etiquette, being invited was a sign of friendship.

Suren led Tatu to sit at the dining table.

This naga girl was the first time she saw such a hearty breakfast, and all kinds of exquisite dishes dazzled her. In addition to seafood, there were also fragrant roasted bread, cheese, wine, and some fruits she had never seen before. Compared to them who only ate fish, this was simply too rich.

Lolota slept too deeply last night and didn't see the scene of the naga being captured. Now she blinked and carefully looked at Tatu beside her, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Wow... Tatu, you are so beautiful."

Tatu vaguely understood and responded: "Thank you."

But she felt that she was only at the average level of the naga and not considered good-looking.

Lolota was very enthusiastic and filled Tatu's plate with various delicacies.

Everyone in the Dawn Mercenary Group was very enthusiastic, and no one treated this beautiful naga girl as an outsider, and they quickly became acquainted.

Suren also rarely had breakfast with his partners once.

He told everyone most of the information he got last night.

Chiyo, Number Nineteen, Barrett, Wordsworth, Kit, Dora... a group of Dawn Mercenary Group executives also spoke up to discuss.

They also expressed their agreement with Suren's plan.

This sea area is too dangerous, and going to the human kingdom to see the situation first is the best choice.

...

After everyone had breakfast, Lolota and Tani took Tatu on a tour of the ship.

Suren and Chiyo continued to discuss the details of the "Dragon Hunting Plan."

"I asked, except for the shallow seabed near us, further west and north are deep-sea areas. There are many deep-sea monsters there, and there are also many flying wyverns, which will attack any king's ship... Yesterday's bombardment detonated the sea area near here, and we can't sail for the time being..."

"There is a human city to the north, and we can also go to inquire about the strength of the blue dragon."

"..."

The mention of marine life is directly proportional to the depth of the sea. The deeper the sea, the bigger the sea monster.

The sea monsters in this sea area are more numerous, more powerful, and more terrifying than in the previous Evernight Sea.

The naga are very familiar with the nearby sea area and are sure that there are some deep-sea monsters in the deep-sea area whose combat power is comparable to that of dragons.

Yesterday, in order to destroy the enemy's ships, the Dawn Mercenary Group chose to bombard them.

The huge movement also caused some deep-sea monsters to move.

If they sailed rashly, the possibility of the Dawn Mercenary Group being wiped out was very high.

But this was part of the plan.

Suren wanted to use those sea monsters to cause trouble for the people of the Celestial God Plane, and even trap those guys to death on Rainbow Island.

The number of pirate ships is limited, and there are monsters lurking around, so even if those mages can gain a foothold on Rainbow Island, they would not dare to sail rashly.

Relatively speaking, the bombardment plan would restrict the Celestial God Race from sailing, but it would not restrict the Dawn Mercenary Group.

If it were an ordinary pirate group, it would really be difficult to move an inch.

But Suren can directly put the Evernight into the small void realm, teleport away from this area and then release it.

Everyone also felt that Suren's plan was completely fine.

However, just as they were talking...

Suren seemed to have discovered something strange, and suddenly let out a soft "Huh...?"

Chiyo asked, "What's wrong?"

Suren frowned and said puzzledly: "The warning I left shows that those guys from the Celestial God Plane seem to have set sail."

Hearing this, Barrett muttered in confusion: "How is that possible?"

Knowing there is a deadly danger, they still dare to set sail?

This was completely different from the situation they had discussed before.

Suren immediately teleported over to confirm the situation.

Those mages had indeed boarded ships and were preparing to sail far away.

Coming back again, Suren explained the situation and thought for a while and said: "It seems that the people of the Celestial God Plane are not completely ignorant of this sea area, and they have also mastered some methods we don't know."

This situation was very abnormal. If the other party was not going to die, there was a high probability that they really had a way to deal with it.

Wordsworth also agreed: "Since the people of the Celestial God Plane know that the Mimir Spring is in this sea area, it is reasonable to have some other methods."

However, the enemy's unconventional actions made it difficult for the Dawn Mercenary Group.

Dora analyzed: "Although the ten-thousand mage group is strong, it is not enough to run rampant in this sea area. Since those guys dare to set sail, they must have a certain degree of certainty. I think maybe they have some way to avoid or reduce sea monster attacks..."

Number Nineteen also said: "Yesterday's bombardment made them already have precautions. Maybe... they set sail to lure us into a trap. I think we must be cautious."

"Yes."

Everyone felt that it made sense and fell into contemplation.

Chasing after them was indeed not a good choice.

Suren's ability to save his life was strong, but he was not arrogant enough to dare to chase after them knowing that the other party had set a trap.

After thinking about it, Suren's expression suddenly relaxed and he said again: "Let's act according to the original plan, don't worry about them."

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

Suren explained: "Maybe it's not a trap, it's just that those guys should have received instructions from the god-level of the Celestial God Plane and must find the Mimir Spring as soon as possible. In the eyes of the gods, the lives of low-level creatures like humans are not that important anyway. There are constant supplements..."

After a pause, he added: "Moreover, those guys now have a maximum of enough ships to allow a ten-thousand mage group to set sail. It will take at least half a month to get to Horseshoe Island from here, even if everything goes smoothly. Furthermore, it is extremely dangerous over there, and this ten-thousand group may not be able to survive. We don't need to follow them."

Dora, as the technical support of the Dawn Mercenary Group, instantly thought of something and said, "Suren, are you saying, give them a few 'element-marked shells'?"

Suren smiled meaningfully and said, "Yes!"

Because of Dora's joining, the Dawn Mercenary Group now has some black technology at the level of the Mafa Laboratory, such as: radioactive element marking bombs.

With the cooperation of some special instruments, it can monitor enemy ship targets at ultra-long distances and leave traces along the way. This is not magic, nor is it alchemy, and it can almost hide from any known counter-reconnaissance methods.

They don't need to follow them at all, and they can clearly know the other party's location.

If the other party is wiped out, they can still know where the shipwreck is.

If the other party really succeeds in approaching that sea area, Suren can teleport over again.

It won't be a completely black map, and he won't teleport into a dangerous place.

Hearing this plan, everyone felt that it was feasible.

Before long, another round of shells was fired at Rainbow Island.

Although the artillery fire was strong, it never damaged the ships that were tightly protected by the mages.

But that person didn't know that some special elements mixed in the shells had already been marked on the hull.

This is black technology that even the Luying military doesn't know, let alone those pirates and the people from the Celestial God Plane.

...

According to the original plan, Suren put the Evernight into the small void realm.

Then, choosing the safe route pointed out by Tatu, he teleported hundreds of nautical miles all the way and arrived at the southernmost city of the human kingdom - Atlante City.

Legend has it that the Dragon Kingdom was once composed of nine human kingdoms, but after so many years, only three remain: Pania, Akatice, and the Silver Dragon Kingdom.

Atlante City is also the southernmost city of the Silver Dragon Kingdom, a small city with only over one hundred thousand people.

But in the words of the naga, this human city is the hunting ground for the lightning blue dragon.

Suren and the others planned to come here first to confirm the strength of the blue dragon.