Chapter 287 Sneaking into the Village
Xu Yi had never expected that the opportunity for revenge would come so quickly!
After submerging for over half an hour, they finally arrived at the seabed where a long and narrow canyon stretched out for dozens of kilometers like a scar on the ocean floor.
The canyon was extremely deep and seemed bottomless, but a blood-red glow emerged from below, as if an ancient fierce beast was opening its gaping maw.
The fissure in the canyon appeared quite "fresh" and must have formed recently, unlike other seabed canyons that had become incredibly smooth over time due to constant erosion by water currents and couldn't possibly be so rough.
Xu Yi recalled the underwater earthquake Ed had mentioned, surmising that the canyon must have been created then.
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Two chrysalis-armored figures were circling within the canyon, seemingly in search of some passage.
Xu Yi scanned the surroundings but did not spot the eight-headed sea serpent.
This was actually within his expectations; the Ring of Destruction gave him the impression that its members were all "masters" in their own right.
If not a Master of Arrays, then a Master Alchemist, and even the peripheral member Robert was a master of scientific research, evidencing the terrifying depth of the Ring of Destruction's resources.
After studying the Sun Golden Scripture, Xu Yi became particularly sensitive to arrays and soon noticed a hidden array within the seabed canyon.
Though the two chrysalis-armored figures wielded terrifying weapons, they didn't seem familiar with arrays, moving chaotically below like headless flies.
"Since you can't find the array, let me give you a hand. Who says I'm not a handsome and kind-hearted man?"
Xu Yi left the Eight Monster House, activated Dark Stealth, and sneaked over alone.@@novelbin@@
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"Colin, still no discovery?" one of the chrysalis-armored figures asked their companion.
Although their "Chrysalis Armor" covered their eyes, their vision was not obstructed, but instead their senses were greatly enhanced.
After all, this was a full-body armor crafted from the "shed skin" of a supreme being.
"Daniel, I don't understand this stuff. Should we call Tony? He is an expert in this field," the other chrysalis-armored figure said helplessly as he shook his head.
"Absolutely not! We secretly donned the Black Abyss attire without the organization's knowledge. If we're found out, we're in big trouble," the chrysalis-armored figure named Daniel quickly shook his head.
"So, what do we do now?" Colin asked, standing there, looking lost.
Just then, a blue light suddenly caught his eyes; he looked in the direction of the glow and saw something flickering in the depths of the canyon.
"Look! Could that be the entrance to Atlantis?" Colin exclaimed.
"Who cares, let's just go and find out," Daniel took the lead and swam towards the place where the blue light flickered.
At the center of the blue light was a small whirlpool, gently rotating and looking enchantingly beautiful.
Without saying a word, Daniel swam towards the whirlpool, and Colin didn't hesitate either, following close behind. Soon, both their figures vanished into the whirlpool.
Xu Yi stepped out from his hiding spot, quite taken aback.
They just went in like that?
He had triggered the array here, causing the whirlpool to appear.
The blue-light whirlpool certainly led to the ruins of Atlantis, but it was a "trap passage" specially prepared for intruders.
He had prepared a series of contingencies to lure the two men into it, but before he could use them, they had eagerly plunged in themselves.
"Could it be that the two are not right in the head?"
Xu Yi thought of how they started with trash talk upon arrival and behaved arrogantly, indeed seeming somewhat mentally unsound.
After pondering for a moment, he quickly put the matter out of his mind.
He found the key node of the array, activated it to reveal the true entrance, and a whirlpool appeared again, this time emitting red light.
Xu Yi returned to the Eight Monster House, and under the control of the Ghost Samurai, it descended into the whirlpool.
After a dizzying sensation, a sudden weightlessness struck as the Eight Monster House plummeted directly downwards—they had left the deep sea.
Tentacles danced below the Eight Monster House as it switched from "Deep Sea Mode" to "Flying Mode," drastically slowing its descent.
During his descent, Xu Yi looked out and was shaken by the scene before him.
A blue energy curtain expanded, forming an inverted bowl shape. The seawater was pushed aside by the energy curtain, with pure white light cascading down from above.
Under the glow of this light lay a massive circular city that resembled an intricate metal labyrinth, with roads crisscrossing in every direction and a colossal statue of the sea god standing at the city's center.
The once City of Water—Atlantis—must have been an extremely bustling capital, but now it had all become a thing of the past.
The statue of the sea god was broken in the middle, the central palace had collapsed, and all around the city were ruins and broken walls, the whole city covered with a thick layer of dust.
This was clearly a Different Space, where the energy curtain that pushed aside the water was neither from an Array nor some alchemical Artifact, but rather a feature of the Different Space itself.
Atlantis had "fallen" who knows how many years ago, and even if there were any powerful Arrays, they should have run out of energy long ago.
The channel Array outside was still able to maintain itself because when not activated, it would automatically enter a silent state, consuming virtually no energy.
Through the energy curtain, Xu Yi finally witnessed the legendary Ouvwah itself.
He had tried to imagine it as grandiose as possible, but he still underestimated the enormity of Ouvwah.
The creature floated above the energy curtain, obscuring half of Atlantis, and that was only a small portion of its body.
Legend had it that when Ouvwah swam directly above Atlantis, the light of the entire city would be blocked out, and darkness would fall.
When Ouvwah unfolded its body, light would once again descend.
Ouvwah governed the night and day of Atlantis.
That was just the main body of Ouvwah, not including its vast tentacles that spread out for hundreds of kilometers.
As Xu Yi gazed at Ouvwah, an involuntary sense of fear rose in his heart.
It was not because the creature was too powerful, but rather a "fear of large objects" that was rooted in human genetics.
He took a deep breath and adjusted his mentality.
Above Ouvwah, he spotted the long-lost Eight-headed Sea Serpent. It was apparently engaged in "friendly negotiations" with Ouvwah, but it seemed to be going poorly.
Ouvwah continuously attacked the Eight-headed Sea Serpent with its tentacles, but the serpent skillfully dodged each one.
The Eight Monster House descended into the ruins of Atlantis without causing any disturbance and kept its camouflage feature activated throughout.
Their plan was simple.
"Enter the village quietly, don't fire any guns."
They aimed to first find the "Royal Forge Chamber" of Atlantis. If the forging equipment inside was still usable, then they would strip it bare.
Xu Yi planned to deal with this matter before figuring out how to extract "Gluttony's" Origin.
"We'll split up and act separately, but remember to be extremely careful!"
Xu Yi glanced at the "Three Sisters." After pondering for a moment, he decided to have Lisa, Maria, and Carlyle help with the search.
As for old man Xu Changrong and Harada Mieko, they stayed in the Eight Monster House, ready to provide support at any moment.
The four set off in different directions, as they had discussed earlier. Xu Yi's target was the center of Atlantis, where the statue of the sea god stood, as that was the most likely place for the "Royal Forge Chamber" to be.
Xu Yi hurried through the ruins, and along the way, he saw many novel things, but he didn't stop for any of them.
This city had completely become a city of the dead, devoid of any trace of life, and even more eerie, not even a single bone could be found.
But he was not here to uncover the true reason behind the fall of Atlantis, so he did not get sidetracked.
Xu Yi arrived at the city center. He searched for a good half an hour, but it was all in vain.
Could it be that the Forge Chamber is not here? The thought involuntarily popped into his head.
Just as he was considering whether to change the search area, a blue ice fog suddenly burst from the southeast, rising into the sky and forming a massive "mushroom cloud."
That direction?
Xu Yi was momentarily stunned before his expression suddenly changed, as that was the area Carlyle was exploring.
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