Chapter 1413 Fifty-five. The Disappearing Kuroshio
Chapter 1413 Fifty-five. The disappearing black tide
Midnight City.
On the eighth day after leaving, Lu Li returned here again.
The hunter's cabin on the hill overlooks the deep pit in the distance, and the black tide is still entrenched at the bottom of the pit.
After waiting for a moment, Lu Li did not sense the connection with the Ghoul King. Chai Huolan took out the alienation potion hidden by the boiler to transform himself into a rotten ghoul. Lu Li took the spiritual sculpture and approached the pit.
Until he got close to the edge, the aura of the Ghoul King still didn't appear.
His condition has become so bad that he has lost his will, or is he unaware of the outside world?
This kind of change made people uneasy. Lu Li wrapped the spiritual sculpture inside his body and squirmed towards the bottom of the pit.
A strange silence enveloped the deep pit, with no tidal-like sound of licking or spraying - Lu Li found that the black tide had solidified, covering the surface of the pit like a scab.
Lu Li came to the "lakeside", approaching the black tide, and realized that there were only lies in front of him... There was only a dry shell left in the black tide, and there was a cavity in the depths.
The sudden emergence of light tore through the cracks and spilled into the bottom of the pit shrouded in black shells - the empty pit had only one abyss leading to the dark underground.
The Black Tide and the Ghoul King disappeared.
Lu Li slid down to the bottom of the pit and peered into the central hole. It seemed that the hole in the abyss was blocked by rock and sand, only a few meters deep.
There is no doubt that this channel connects the marsh.
An unknown incident occurred, and the swamp gave up the pit. The worst of countless possibilities is undoubtedly that the Ghoul King has been eaten up by the swamp.
Lu Li left the pit, returned to the hunter's hut on the hill, and asked the businessman Anthony who was waiting here: "Is the ghoul warlock still there?"
After receiving a definite answer, Lu Li asked the Land of Light to control the ghoul and let it sense the King of Ghouls.
Soon the merchant Anthony returned and asked from the Land of Light: "What happened?"
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Princess Roland's Villa.
Some members of the tea party gathered around the round table, silent because of the news brought back by the merchant Anthony: the black tide and the ghoul king in the pit were missing.
"What would you have done before?"
The Swamp Mother wonders how humans in the old days coped with this situation.
Tesla recalled the investigator system: “First, roughly classify the incident, and then dispatch investigators of the corresponding level to investigate the incident.”
"Then what?"
"Things that cannot be dealt with or do not need to be dealt with will be marked and sealed. Those that can be dealt with or must be dealt with will gather members to resolve the incident."
"What about events that cannot be dealt with but must be dealt with?" Erin asked.
Everyone knew she was referring to the immediate crisis.
"...If it is possible to exterminate humanity, we must sacrifice everything to solve it."
Tesla's answer sparked new silence.
Finally, the Swamp Mother broke the silence, summoned the tea party members, and asked Lu Li and Claire from Ghost Town to come back.
Chris, Claire and other members from Midnight City know the swamp better.
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Gentle and warm sunshine shines into Princess Roland's villa. A cheerful stream flows through the green bank, and brightly colored flower clusters dance in the wind. In the courtyard, you can see the sparkling lake in the distance, sheltering the bright
The shade of trees on the ground, and the harbor where ships docked.
This intoxicating scene did not bring peace to people's hearts. Everyone sat at the round table, all of whom were familiar friends or companions of Lu Li.
Qiao Qiao and Mary Poppins are also there, but they are only members and do not participate in the discussion.
Chris first introduced everyone to the swamp, from its origins when it was discovered along the roots of the World Tree, to studying the swamp and classifying it as a forbidden land, and then to utilizing it - at that time the swamp was relatively docile.
"Because of the guardian of the earth."
Chris smashed the specially brought earth dweller skulls and used them as bone meal to fertilize the garden: "But we didn't expect the earth dwellers to be so heartless and crazy."
It has nothing to do with negligence. Midnight City has always been afraid of the swamp and kept a distance. They had no way of knowing, and they couldn't imagine that the earth dwellers would sneak in and capture the guardians of the earth to free the swamp...
After all, the earth dweller group is in the old sewer adjacent to the swamp. The swamp is out of control... and they are also in the predatory range.
"We'd better seize the time to suppress the growth of the swamp. Regardless of whether the Ghoul King is devoured or not, the awakened swamp will definitely encroach on Midnight City and the old sewers, and then the wasteland, and then this world will cease to exist.
"
The swamp is like a legendary whirlpool at the center of the world, swallowing the ocean day and night.
Some members of the tea party and the sleepy Hades finally realized that this was a world-ending crisis... Unlike the strange invasion, after the swamp was swallowed up, the world would return to nothingness.
"How do we do that?"
"Weakening the power of the swamp." Chris replied.
"How to weaken it?"
"It can't be weakened."
Claire's lack of focus has found its source.
"How about hiding in hell? You can also sell tickets to the boss. The price is... tentatively set at 1,000 shillings. The price will increase depending on the popularity. Anyway, we have a monopoly."
Hades' proposal was ignored.
Pusius, who was squatting on a boosted chair, asked: "It's so terrible. How can Midnight City restrict it? A guardian?"
"And the Alchemy Tower."
The guardians of the earth were skinned and boned by the earth dwellers, and only three of the five alchemy towers were left... The power that shackles the swamp itself has long since ceased to exist, leaving only the old sewers that threaten it and the monsters that occupy Midnight City.
"We want to support another ghoul king." Swamp Mother said, "Competing with the swamp for divinity and faith."
Prevent the ghoul population from suffering, and prevent them from providing power to the swamp that swallowed the ghoul king.
But this only slows down the swamp, not stopping it, nor weakening it.
"We have to do it again."
Chrissy looked at Swamp Mother, and they thought of the same thing.
"What again?" Tesla asked.
"What Lu Li did in Midnight City."
Scare monsters and make them allies.
Chris explained the pros and cons. The best case scenario is that under the leadership of the Land of Light, the weirdos can unite to resist the invasion of the swamp, re-seal it or even eliminate it.
"What's the worst case scenario?"
"Accidents. All kinds of accidents."
For example, the swamp becomes a dependent of something indescribable;
Some great being who looked at it struck it and the world to death;
The passing ancient gods conveniently settled the swamp or them.
A certain pessimistic silence fell over the tea party garden.
The rustling sound brought by the breeze dispersed the gloom, and Tesla brought the topic back to the discussion: "Then we need someone to do this."
"Considering that you want to come into contact with those weirdos, it is best for that person to be harmless and powerful, so that the weirdos can take them seriously but not resist them."
The directions for these key components are clear.
The tea party fell into an eerie silence.
"Where is Lu Li now?" Swamp Mother broke the silence and asked.
"We haven't reached the castle yet." Qiaoqiao said.
Hades looked at Tesla and then at the Swamp Mother.
"I almost feel like we are like children waiting for their father to come home."