The legend of the "North Sea Monster" has been circulating in the waters north of Luying for at least a thousand years.
Maybe it's not the current one, maybe it's this group of titan octopuses.
But Su Lun also had to admit that such a big man was really at the top of the food chain in the sea.
Fifty mechanical octopuses are enough to destroy a fleet of dozens of warships, but in the fight with this guy, they didn't get any advantage at all, and several of them were scrapped one after another. If they really want to continue to wear out the mechanical octopus army until the end,
There is also the possibility that the entire army will be annihilated.
Fortunately, the "Thief King" Merdis and Princess Stika ran away, so Suellen could free up his hands.
Together with Dr. Banks, he tried various methods including poisoning and soul attacks for quite a long time before finally trapping the big guy and then using the winches on the three battleships to pull him up, wasting all his strength.
Then it was stuffed into the "small void world".
Su Lun has always wanted to catch a giant octopus to make a super-large mechanical octopus, but the octopus sold in the market is far from meeting the demand.
This Kraken just fell asleep and hit the pillow.
It is of Titan bloodline and an overlord-level creature. Not only its size, vitality, but also its growth rate far exceed expectations.
Simply the most ideal material.
But Su Lun also has the ability to capture this giant sea monster.
Dr. Banks also has a strong interest in this ancient bloodline creature. He took a lot of blue blood and body tissue samples for research.
He said that in the future, there might be an opportunity to extract the "Titan genes" from the blood to create an [Atavism Potion], and there might be a chance to artificially cultivate this kind of "Titan Octopus".
Not necessarily as strong as this one, but at least much bigger than an ordinary octopus.
Once it can be cultivated artificially, its properties will be completely different.
Su Lun feels that the future is promising.
There really are thirty-five lucky mechanical octopuses. Not to mention the sail battleships, even the giant steel ships like Marfa are capable of fighting.
However, the unit price of a small octopus is over 100 million liso, and the cost of modifying a mechanical octopus of this size is estimated to be astronomical.
Su Lun didn't think too much about it for the time being, and just took it one step at a time.
No matter what, it can be considered a big gain.
Of course, the price paid is not small.
The few arrows that forced Princess Shuangyue away just now consumed about one-tenth of the [Sands of Time], which is of immeasurable value.
Fortunately, besides this "North Sea Monster", there are some other gains
Su Lun and some people from the Dawn Regiment were catching octopus, while people from the other two boats went to salvage the previously sunk "Pulsatilla" and the loot of several pirate groups.
Because they were covered by artillery, all five ships were beaten to pieces. There were a lot of wood chips, treasure chests, and barrels floating on the sea.
Of course, there are some survivors.
When Su Lun finished capturing the "Kraken" here, the salvage work over there was still going on.
A large amount of treasures were picked up one after another and sent back to the battleship, where they piled up on the deck.
"Hahaha, the loot this time is not lost to our rounds of artillery shells!"
"Yes. I have never seen many of these treasures before. This top-quality [seven-color gemstone], I heard in Roman was also a 'divine object' enshrined in the Agaparnon Temple. Wow, this is an eye-opener."
"Mr. Sullen, look, is this the [Hand of the Void God of Chronos] you mentioned? Wow, there are several space treasures."
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Su Lun looked at the treasures being picked up one by one, with joy on his face.
The legendary quality [Hand of the Void God of Kronos] was indeed on the ship as expected. It happened to be floating on the sea in a treasure chest, and the first batch was fished out.
Upon inspection, it turned out that this is indeed an alchemy cultivation outfit that is very compatible with Qianjou. After fusion, it can give people an extremely exaggerated ability to "penetrate both objects and demons". This is definitely a qualitative improvement in combat power for light swordsmen.
.In the future, against heavy armor professionals, the damage of slashing attacks will also be greatly increased.
There is no need to doubt the quality of the breeding equipment. Instead, we need to consider whether the curse characteristics are too strong and the fusion of thousands of strips will cause distortion.
After picking up this treasure, Su Lun breathed a sigh of relief.
This time they chased the "Pulsatilla", and their original purpose was for this treasure.
But gradually, Su Lun's eyes gradually became solemn as he looked at the increasingly exaggerated treasures piled up on the deck.
[Heroic Spirit of the Brave], [Quicksand Crystal of the Muse], [Golden Wheat Ears of Frey, the Fertility God]
These are all treasures of the same level as the [Golden Fleece] seized before, and almost every one of them is related to ancient myths.
Obviously, these are the sacrifices offered to the sea by the guys at the Temple of Agaparthenon.
But now it was intercepted and salvaged by them.
Su Lun frowned as he looked at it.
It can also be confirmed by the sacrificial objects that the standards of this sacrifice are frighteningly high.
what does it feel like
It's probably like you originally just wanted to rob the rich and give to the poor, but unexpectedly ended up robbing the emperor who was visiting privately incognito.
There are too many treasures, which makes people feel uneasy.
This made Su Lun feel more and more that there was a big problem with the sacrifice.
At this moment, Lolotta, Karma and Tani came back happily in the assault boat. From a distance, they waved their hands and shouted: "Mr. Sullen, we have captured the one you want alive."
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The three people got the person on the boat. She was a wet priestess wearing a magic-forbidden bracelet. She had blond hair, blue eyes, a high nose, and a standard romantic beauty.
Lolotta was still talking excitedly about the process of capturing the prisoner of war just now, "This person is hiding deep in the sea and keeps sinking for some reason. If it weren't for Tani, we wouldn't have been able to find her."
Tani also looked arrogant, like a child waiting to be praised.
Su Lun listened and praised the three of them: "Well, you did a good job."
Probably seeing that Su Lun was the talker of the Dawn Group, the priest raised his head and glared with vicious eyes, saying: "You outsiders have blasphemed the Poseidon and angered the Poseidon. You will be punished. You are our Romans."
enemy!"
Su Lun frowned when he heard this. Hearing this, he didn't think it was a verbal threat.
He was assassinated by the [Golden Divine Spear] in the city before, this time the "Alcatraz Treasure", and the current sacrificial activities, the Agapanaon Temple played a key role behind the scenes.
He didn't want to kill the prisoner, but it looked like he wanted to get the information he wanted from her.
Without any hesitation, Su Lun raised his hand and pulled it, and a blood line immediately appeared on the neck of the beautiful priestess in front of him.
The vitality quickly passed from her face, and the head fell to the deck with a clang, blood gushing out like a fountain.
Blood sprayed on the faces of Lolotta and the three of them. Each of them had a little doubt in their eyes. They didn't realize why Su Lun suddenly started killing people.
Su Lun didn't explain. The shadow of the God of Death appeared behind him and swallowed up the "gray mist" on the corpse.
"You stripped away the soul of 'Allun'"
"You have gained some historical secrets about the Temple of Agaparthenon."
"You have received a piece of information: half a year ago, the high priest predicted that 'there will be a foreign puppet master who will bring disaster to the Roman Kingdom.'"
"You have obtained the information: 'The Living Sea Sacrifice can bring good luck to Roman Kingdom and obtain the blessing of the sea god; no one can come out alive, they will stay in the sea ruins forever. This time it attracts those outside adventurers to hunt for treasures
, Master Neptune will definitely be very satisfied with so many fresh souls, which will bring Roman stability to the sea in the next few decades.'"
"You have obtained: '[Golden Spear] can only be used by Onis Popov. He is a handsome and charming man, a born hero. Oh, he has close relationships with other priests in the temple,
I am no exception'"
"You got the information: 'Princess Stika heard that there was a [Fragment of Ouroboros] on Alcatraz Island, and she wanted to use a sacrifice to exchange for that treasure from Sea King Drake.'"
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Searching for keywords, Su Lun instantly solved all the doubts in his mind.
Very informative!
Once digested, it made him feel very painful again.
It turns out that the person who shot him with the [Golden Divine Spear] in the city before was Oleg's second son, Onis Popov.
Similar to the erotic rumors circulating in the outside world, this guy is the son of Oleg and Helvier, the high priest of the Agapanaon Temple.
Of course, gossip like "the two spent seven days and seven nights in the temple" is not important.
What Su Lun was more concerned about was that the reason why the guy shot him was really because of an inexplicable "prophecy".
Isn't this causal relationship reversed?
You don't need to poke me with your spear, I'm too lazy to pay attention to you
This bridge has been forged.
But Su Lun felt that this female priest might not have grasped the whole truth.
The prophecy was uttered by the "high priest", and only she knew what was predicted.
Even the puppet warlock [Heart of Four Colored Elements] was deliberately spread because of this prophecy, in order to attract the prophesied puppet master to Alcatraz Island.
Naturally, the temple was behind the news of the "Alcatraz Treasure".
They want to attract outsiders and complete the "Sea Festival" that happens every few decades.
The lives of hundreds of thousands of human beings were exchanged for Roman's decades of good weather and prosperity for the country.
In Rome, there has been a tradition of using prisoners of war for sacrifice since ancient times. In the eyes of believers, being able to dedicate one's life to the gods is not only not a terrible thing, but also a very glorious thing.
Maybe those guys don't think the act of "sacrificing hundreds of thousands of people" is so bad.
But when Su Lun heard this, he immediately lost any favorable impression of this "land of war gods" and "land of heroes".
Sure enough, the ancient alchemists were right to expel these god believers.
Some fanatical believers are simply a cancer to mankind.
As for the consequences of interrupting the sacrifice, the female priest didn't know. She only knew that it would cause "horrible consequences" and that everyone in this sea area would die in the "Hai Ruins" and become sacrifices.
Including herself.
From the beginning, these female priests never thought about returning alive.
Su Lun peeled off the information, and as soon as he finished digesting it, he immediately shouted through the communicator: "Everyone, get back to the ship immediately!"
He immediately realized that there was no time to salvage the loot and they had to leave the sea immediately.
Everyone at sea was a little surprised when they heard Su Lun's order. Although it was a pity to see the treasures sinking into the sea, everyone started to rush back to the ship in assault boats.
Senjo heard Su Lun's serious tone, came back from the sea, and asked: "What's wrong?"
Su Lun frowned and replied: "There may be big changes in this sea area."
Coincidentally, as soon as he said these words, the color of the world suddenly changed.
Thunder was rolling in the sky, strong winds roared suddenly on the sea, and the waves became more and more exaggerated.
In a very short period of time, the dark clouds in the sky seemed to have formed the shape of a super giant skull. The empty eyes stared at the three battleships of the Dawn Group, as if gods were watching the world, which made everyone's hair stand on end.
Su Lun's eyes narrowed slightly.
He stared at the skull, and the identification showed [the death energy projection of Aquaman Drake], and murmured: "Aquaman?"
Tani also heard something and exclaimed: "Mr. Sullen, the fish are in panic, as if something bad is going to happen!"
The crew members reacted instantly and quickly boarded the ship one by one.
"Don't worry about the loot, come on board!"
"If you can't hold the assault boat, don't use it. Hold on to the cable!"
"Quick, pick up the brother who fell into the water"
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Fortunately, Su Lun warned the crew members at sea to prepare in advance, and after a lot of trouble, all the crew members boarded the ship without any danger.
At this time, dark clouds covered the sun and the sea was pitch black. The waves were already tens of meters high. The three warships were as small as blades, and the ships were shaking violently.
The heavy rain poured down on the deck, splash, splash, splash
The sea, which was calm and sunny before, suddenly became so terrifying.
No one has ever seen such exaggerated waves. In front of the power of nature, human power seems so insignificant. A wave of this level can make the three three-masted sailboats of the Dawn Group sink to the bottom of the sea in an instant.
In the heavy rain, Tani, the chief navigator, was commanding at the top of his lungs.
"Ship No. 2, at a 45-degree angle, activate the alchemy sail and charge into the waves at full speed!"
"Ship No. 3, fix your inboard sails, full port rudder, and follow us!"
"Ship No. 1, remove the chains that fix the cannons, let them move with the hull, and let the inertia stabilize the hull! Hurry, or your ship will be capsized by the waves!"
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This kind of wind and waves is no longer something ordinary navigators can handle. If you are not careful, everyone will be buried in the sea.
At this moment, there was only Tani's voice in the communication channel, and everyone obeyed his command.
Even Su Lun didn't say a word.
Having seen Tani's super ship control ability in an extremely severe storm before, the Dawn Group had absolute trust in him.
So even if they heard the instructions that looked like "send death", everyone completely followed them and were busy at their respective positions.
The newly-joined members of the Judgment Team are professional soldiers. They have the awareness to absolutely obey military orders. Even if they are not familiar with Tani, the "First Navigator", they will not question it.
If this were a group of ordinary pirates with no tacit understanding, the whole army would be wiped out in the first wave.
The three warships were on the waves tens of meters high, in the huge whirlpool with a diameter of several nautical miles, and the strange cliff-like trench seemed to be completely overturned by the waves many times, but they miraculously sailed out. .
One wave, another wave
Extremely thrilling.
Su Lun, Qian Jiao, and everyone on the Barrett ship looked pale.
Even Pandora, who never liked to join in the fun, appeared on the deck and looked at the skull in the sky.
Su Lun also knew very well that this was the punishment of the so-called "Sea King".
But in the eyes of alchemists, the essence of all phenomena is actually the mutual conversion of energy.
This wave is not naturally formed. It can cause such a big movement, and the energy consumed by the "Sea King" is definitely not small.
If the three ships of the Dawn Regiment cannot be sunk, there is a high probability that it will not last long.
As Su Lun expected, after more than half an hour, the terrifying storm suddenly stopped.
But the dark clouds in the sky have not dispersed, and there is only a faint blue light between the sea and the sky.
The feeling given to Su Lun was a bit like the lifeless sky in the "Land of Underworld".
The storm subsided. Except for some damage to the hull and some supplies falling into the sea, fortunately there were no casualties.
The crew became busy again.
"Engineers check the hull and repair the damage!"
"Everyone check the equipment and don't let down your guard. Sensing the team, pay attention to the situation in the sea."
"It's foggy, turn on the fog lights."
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Because of the emergency preparedness, everyone performed their duties and worked in an orderly manner.
Meanwhile, on deck.
Su Lun, Senjo, Dr. Banks and Barrett met together and had a brief meeting with serious faces.
Su Lun shared the information he had stripped with everyone.
It's so dangerous that few people think it's a big deal, it's just part of the sailing adventure.
But when they heard that the Temple of Agapanaon really wanted to sacrifice hundreds of thousands of adventurers to the sea as sacrifices, everyone's expressions turned ugly.
Senjo: "So, the Alcatraz treasure was a conspiracy from the beginning?"
"Yes."
Su Lun said, pointing to the gloomy sky and said: "The current situation is that this Alcatraz Island is actually a 'sea ruin'. The waves just brought us to this sea area. And unfortunately, we are now
Trapped here”
The Eye of Omniscient has identified it. Not long after the ghostly face appeared in the sky just now, this space was the [Hai Ruins].
"Hai Ruins" is a legendary term. In the mouths of bards, it is "the place where the sea dies" and "the place where the sea god is buried".
It sounds quite romantic.
But actually, this is a very dangerous place.
It is said that all people who die at sea will go to the "Hai Ruins", where there is a passage to the underworld and some unknown secrets are hidden there.
It's a bit like a super-large cursed space, but it's not.
Now the Dawn Group is trapped here.
Su Lun even guessed that from the beginning, the high priest of the temple probably paid this attention.
In this way, kill the person in the prophecy.
As long as you come to this sea area, you can't get out.
Su Lun added: "There is also the mysterious "Sea King". I'm not sure what kind of existence he is. He may be a false god or some kind of sea monster, but he should be very strong. The previous storm should be him."
A masterpiece. Of course, the most important problem is that we are trapped now and we have to find a way out."
As soon as these words came out, several people on the deck fell into silence.
Since no one has been to Huanhai Ruins, I naturally don’t know how to get out.
At this time, Senjo looked at the dull atmosphere and said, "Whether that "Sea King" is a monster or something else, just come and kill him."
She once saw the real gods in the ruins of Dawn, and also killed the false gods with a sword in the Underworld.
Therefore, she has no fear in her eyes, and there is nothing that can scare her.
After hearing this, Barrett also analyzed: "Indeed, just come and fight. Our Dawn Regiment is not weak now, and it is unlikely that we will encounter an invincible enemy. And the false gods also need the support of faith.
, then if "Sea King" is a false god, it won't be too strong. Otherwise, it would have taken action in the wave just now."
People who have experienced life and death hardships appear calm in the face of adversity.
After a pause, he said: "Our biggest problem now is how to get out."
Su Lun also nodded, he thought so too.
But I asked over the communicator and no one knew.
At this time, Qian Jiao suddenly said: "How about you ask Philo? She might know."
She is still used to calling Mr. Jing by this pseudonym.
When Su Lun heard this, he said, "Yes!"
My senior sister is someone who has seen a lot of things in the world, and she also has a father who has seen a lot of things in the world.
Just now I was always thinking about breaking the situation myself, and my thinking suddenly became limited.
Thinking about it, he directly dialed Mr. Jing's communication.
Barrett's eyes twitched as he heard this. He knew who Su Lun was trying to contact.
Now that he has officially joined the Dawn Regiment, he knows the true identity of Dawn's leader.
There had been countless speculations about the identity of the mysterious "Mr. Mirror" before, but he never thought that he was actually the biological daughter of Sir Isaac, the "Alchemy Demigod" from a thousand years ago!
Soon, the communicator dialed the number.
As expected, Mr. Jing knew this question!
"You are trapped in a 'Hai Ruins'? That's a bit troublesome. My father once went to a 'Hai Ruins' in the South China Sea, and he told me some experiences. To get out, you must first find the 'Hai Ruins' in the Underworld."
River', you can only come back by going upstream from that river. But you have to pay attention, there are many undead creatures in Haixu."
When Su Lun and others listened, their expressions immediately became wonderful.
The term "dead end" is also offensive.
For ordinary people, Hai Rui has no way in or out, but for a being as powerful as Sir Isaac, it probably means it is a dangerous tourist attraction?