Chapter 094 Heart of the Ocean 4

When A woke up, he found that he was still holding a floating wooden board tightly in his hands.

The ocean at night was too cold. The board was not big, and most of A's body was immersed in the water. Because of the long coma and low temperature, his face turned pale and his lips were frozen purple.

There were many fragments of debris floating on the sea in the distance, and A only heard the sound of the cold wind whistling past.

The Elizabeth, just disappeared like that?

A took a deep breath and tried to let the upper part of his body float up from the cold water, but his arms were almost frozen, and his palms slipped and he almost let go of the board and fell off.

He closed his eyes, and the terrifying scene he saw before he fainted flashed through his mind.

After living on the Imperial Star for so many years, he never knew that there were such powerful creatures on the seabed.

Blue whale... can it smash the empire's strongest cruise ship with just the power of its body?

For some reason, A suddenly thought of the black-haired, black-eyed mermaid that disappeared on the seabed.

Compared with other mermaids, that mermaid was too small.

A was so small that if it weren't for the fully developed fish tail under him, he would have been mistaken for an underage mermaid.

Moreover, it was rare for creatures on the seabed to be black, and black-haired, black-eyed mermaids were unheard of. Among a sea of ​​colorful mermaids, that mermaid stood out.

But...

such a weak-looking mermaid was surrounded by other mermaids. When looking down from the boat, those mermaids seemed to be centered around that mermaid.

A thought drowsily, and moved his fingers again to pinch his palm hard.

The communicator was no longer usable because it had been immersed in low-temperature seawater for a long time. A touched the dark blue gem on his finger expressionlessly, and a thought came to his mind.

——He seemed to be dying in this sea.

The ocean at night is much more dangerous than during the day.

In addition to being much lower than the human body temperature, many predators that rest during the day will also become active at night.

The habits of marine predators are different, and their hunting methods are more cruel.

The giant octopus lurking in the deep sea ate all the fish and shrimp around it lazily, and even did not spare its peers around it.

The dark eyes rolled up, and countless tentacles surged on the seabed, reflecting the humans floating on the sea surface.

——Then it attacked fiercely.

A only felt an itch under his feet, followed by a slight tingling pain.

Because of being immersed in water for a long time, his nerves were much slower, and he didn't react to what happened underwater for a while.

When he smelled a bloody smell at the tip of his nose, A belatedly lowered his head and looked at the water surface.

His feet were tightly entangled by the black octopus, and the suction cups had torn his skin, and blood was slowly oozing out.

A held his breath, one arm tightly grasped the wooden board, and the other hand fumbled in his clothes and pressed the protective barrier switch.

If there were other humans present, they would have been extremely shocked to recognize that the protective barrier used by A was an extremely rare high-level protective gear.

In the empire, only a very small number of nobles and royal family members can own one.

The giant octopus suddenly couldn't touch the human body, and raised its tentacles in confusion. It swam around A for several circles before reluctantly leaving.

A did not open the protective barrier in order to save power, but because he was bitten by the octopus, he had to open the barrier.

Although the octopus left, the wound on his foot was still bleeding. Soaking in the cold sea water caused a burst of pain. A felt that his legs were about to lose consciousness.

The blood loss made the body lose temperature faster. A only felt that his eyes were black and his vision was blurred. He could hardly see anything.

The sunlight was faintly shining on the boundary line far away from the sea.

The sea water was rippling, and some creature was approaching. In his trance, A could only hear the sound of water moving underwater.

The sound was getting louder and louder, and it seemed to be approaching him.

A widened his eyes slightly.

Facing the sunlight that had just emerged, a gorgeous blue fish tail was looming on the water surface, and the color of the sea was reflected on each beautifully shaped scale.

The timid black-haired mermaid stopped and kept a distance from A, staring at him with her beautiful black eyes without blinking.

A looked at Yu Nu from a distance on the shaking wooden board, and his eyes fell on his wet pink lips. No one spoke for a while.

There were several mermaids following Yu Nuan, looking at the injured human in front of them with a fierce look, fearing that he would scare Yu Nuan.

A closed his eyes, swallowed the sweet taste that surged in his throat, and said to Yu Nuan in a hoarse voice:

"...save me."

A felt that this was the first time he had begged for help in such a desperate way, but facing the mermaids whose background he didn't know, he still had to bite the bullet and bow to Yu Nuan.

"I can release ten mermaids back to the sea after returning to the shore," he said with a weak breath, but his eyes never left Yu Xi, trying to make a deal with the leader of the mermaids in front of him, "... ten mermaids... I can rescue them."

The other mermaids were angry, firstly because humans actually tried to trade with them using their companions, and secondly because the damned man in front of them actually offended their king in such a tone.

Yu Xi swam over, pursed her lips and looked very serious.

——He looked a bit like the king of the sea.

"How can I believe you?" Yu Xi asked, "Ten mermaids... is not a small number."

Although mermaids are the focus of capture, only a handful of them can actually be sold to humans.

Many mermaids would rather commit suicide during transportation than fall into the hands of humans.

A looked at Yu Ling, but before he could see her for a few seconds, the other mermaids roughly pressed his head down and forced him to surrender.

He paused and said, "I am Archimonde."

Then, A raised his hand and showed the dark blue gem on his finger.

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After A woke up, he didn't see the black-haired and black-eyed mermaid again for a long time.

The mermaids roughly fed him raw gill grass, took A to Atlantis in the deep sea, and imprisoned him in a solitary cell.

What followed was endless interrogation.

Although the mermaids did not go ashore, they had a general understanding of the situation of humans on the Imperial Star.

Humans are an empire, and the royal family's surname is Archimonde.

The knowledgeable old mermaid confirmed that the dark blue gem in A's hand was one of the symbols of Archimonde, and finally dispelled the mermaids' concerns a little.

At least this human is related to Archimonde.

But when they asked A about his full name and identity, A kept silent and only said that he was a member of the royal family, and did not mention anything else.

The mermaids had no choice but to call him Archimonde. They couldn't really attack him, so they had to leave him there.

"I want to see the black-haired mermaid."

Every time the mermaids came to deliver food, Archimonde would make the same request.

He wanted to see Yu Xi.

The mermaids were still wary of Archimonde, "We haven't completely confirmed your identity yet, be honest!"

Archimonde raised his finger, "This gem can already prove my identity."

The mermaid frowned fiercely, "What if the gem in your hand is stolen?"

Archimonde was so angry that he almost laughed.

"I want to see the black-haired mermaid."

He repeated this sentence again.

Finally one day, the mermaids were annoyed by Archimonde's repeated words, and he calmed him down with just one sentence.

"The king is of noble status, how can you see him just by saying so?"

Archimonde did not speak for a moment, but he keenly caught the key words in the mermaid's words.

So... is that black-haired mermaid the king of mermaids?

The legendary and extremely powerful king of mermaids... turns out to be like this.

Archimonde thought of the strange phenomenon on the sea that day.

And Yu Nu, who was far away in the center of Atlantis, has been busy dealing with humans and garbage on the sea these days.

Don't worry about the dead humans, other creatures will automatically come and eat the corpses.

The other humans floating on the sea who are still breathing make the mermaids very upset, so Yu Nu and the blue whale used wind and waves to take these people to other seas.

All that is left is the floating marine garbage.

After touching several dolphins in a row, the mermaid finally found a chance to report to Yu Nuan about Archimonde.

"At present, we can only confirm that the gem in his hand is undoubtedly from Archimonde," the mermaid said, "but we are still unsure of this person's identity."

For the mermaid who never came into contact with humans, it was really difficult to identify whether he was really from the royal family of Archimonde.

The dolphins under her command made a urging sound of "click, click", and Yu Nuan had to touch them twice more.

Carlo, who was following Yu Nuan, had short brown hair that was slightly curly, but his facial features were cold and hard. He stood beside Yu Nuan like a demon, and scared the dolphins so much that they swam away listlessly.

Listening to the mermaid's report, Carlo pondered for a moment, and suddenly said: "Winter is about to come, and the creatures migrating south will gradually increase. Do you want to go to the 'Lost River'?"

Yu Xi was stunned, "What is the Lost River?"

"It's a place the king used to go to," Carlo explained to Yu Xi, "Every year when winter comes, the king will go to the Lost River to bless the mermaids."

After a pause, Carlo seemed a little hesitant, and after a moment he continued, "I have been fortunate enough to go there once before. The Lost River under the sea... is the deepest place in the sea. The previous generation of kings once said that there is Leviathan in the Lost River."

Leviathan, a giant sea monster. *

"Leviathan knows everything," Carlo said, "They can answer all questions... I mean, if you want to confirm whether that human is the real Archimonde, maybe you can go to the Lost River to look for Leviathan."

Yu Nu looked at the main line progress bar that had not moved for a long time and suddenly jumped to 3%.

"It sounds a bit scary," Yu Nu whispered to System 08, rubbing her hands and hesitating, "I know Leviathan, it means sea monster."

[Then don't you want to go? ]

"A little bit," Yu Nu whispered, "... But, you see the main line progress bar has moved, isn't this the main system telling me that looking for Leviathan is one of the main lines?"

"In order to pass the level, I still have to go."

System 08 didn't say anything else.

Now Yu Nu has really become brave.

After Carlo proposed to look for Leviathan, Yu Xi hesitated for less than half a day before deciding to set off for the Lost River.

But before leaving, they also took Archimonde with them.

Archimonde was rescued from the sea by the mermaids and brought to Atlantis with his eyes blindfolded. Now, the mermaids also blindfolded him with tough seaweed, and were not allowed to take it off until they were far away from the waters of Atlantis.

In order to speed up the journey, the mermaids were pulled by humpback whales to the waters of the Lost River. The humpback

whales were huge in size, and they swam over from a distance, as if a thick layer of fog had covered the entire sea surface, blocking out the sky and the sun, and dimming the vision on the bottom of the sea.

The three humpback whales that came over first rubbed Yu Nuan affectionately, and then silently allowed the other mermaids to put their hands on their pectoral and dorsal fins. After seeing Archimonde without a tail, they suddenly showed a ferocious look and swung their tails away.

Yu Nuan hurriedly comforted the humpback whales, "He is a very important person. I made a deal with him. If you don't want to take him... can you allow me to hold him and borrow your fins?"

Fearing that the humpback whales would be angry, Yu Nuan repeatedly emphasized, "I won't let him touch you."

The figure of Archimonde was reflected in the humpback whales' dark eyes.

Let Yu Nuan hold the hand of this human?

The humpback whales became even angrier.

It would be better to let him take a ride.

In the end, the humpback whales still reluctantly let Archimonde take a "ride".

Archimonde had deep eyebrows and his facial expression could not be seen in the dim light of the seabed. He turned his head slightly and asked the mermaid beside him, "Your king seems to be very popular with the creatures on the seabed."

The mermaid looked at him vigilantly, "It's none of your business."

Archimonde stopped talking.

But in the corner where the mermaids didn't notice, Archimonde's thoughtful eyes always fell on Yu Xi, and no one knew what he was thinking.

The strange phenomenon of the Elizabeth shipwreck. The

seemingly weak mermaid king.

The enthusiastic marine creatures.

Archimonde frowned.

.The

Lost River, at a depth of nearly 100,000 meters in the sea, is called the "deep sea forbidden area" by marine creatures.

Because it is too deep, at a depth of nearly 10,000 meters, few creatures can adapt to the pressure of this location. The humpback whale took the mermaids to the edge of the Lost River and left.

The edge of the Lost River is covered with black gravel, and green algae are scattered like vines.

There is silence all around, and only the faint sound of smoke lingering in the distance and gurgling in the depths can be heard.

It is an underwater volcano.

As the overlord of the ocean, the scales on the mermaids can help them adapt to the environment at any location on the seabed, and the Lost River is no exception.

Archimonde stood behind the mermaid, looking at the strange black gravel on the ground, revealing a slightly strange look.

Although the Lost River is called a forbidden area by marine creatures, mysterious and dangerous, it is also regarded as a miracle by many marine creatures.

"This is just the source of the Lost River," Carlo said. "Going further, you will pass through the black lava area, and then there will be a huge crack. Continue swimming down along the crack, and the Lost River will fall straight down like a waterfall."

"According to the legend, if you swim to the deepest point, a new huge abyss will appear, and that is the end of the Lost River."

"That is where Leviathan lives."

Yu Xi looked at the dark sea in front of her and couldn't help but feel scared.

This sea area is extremely rich in species, but there is no grass near the Lost River. Except for the strange green algae on the seabed, even tiny fish and shrimp can't be seen.

It seems that except for them, no other creatures have set foot in this area.

Carlo obviously had this concern as well, and swam back to Yu Xi's side, "In fact, the identity of this human is not a very important thing...just kill him as a liar."

Yu Xi disagreed, "But what about those ten mermaids?"

This time Carlo was silent.

In their eyes, although mermaids are extremely precious, no matter how precious they are, they are not as precious as a hair of the king.

Carlo believed that even those ten mermaids would be willing to give up their lives in exchange for Yu Xi's safety in this situation.

Yu Xi secretly glanced at Archimonde behind her.

This man did not have much emotional fluctuations from beginning to end, and every move he made revealed a bit of nobility.

- Even if it is not Archimonde, I think his background is not too bad.

"Let's go down and take a look." Yu Xi said finally.

Carlo could guess that Yu Xi was so bold because of the Heart of the Ocean, and he felt relieved when he thought of this.

Although there was another voice in his heart that kept asking: What if Leviathan is not controlled by the Heart of the Ocean?

Leviathan lives in the abyss all year round, and no existing creature has ever seen what Leviathan looks like.

Being able to live freely in the deep sea of ​​nearly 100,000 meters, no other creature can survive under such pressure. The food source of Leviathan alone is a big problem.

...If Leviathan is really not controlled by the Heart of the Ocean.

Carlo frowned tightly, and his fish tail couldn't help but tighten, but he didn't say these worrying words.

If an accident really happened, even if they resisted together, Wang should be able to leave the Lost River smoothly.

After confirming the itinerary, the mermaids quickly and orderly moved towards the black lava area.

The temperature in the black lava area is very high. Surrounding the Lost River, there are many strange swamp-like substances, bubbling.

The surroundings are filled with smoke. The mermaids are looking for cracks while always paying attention to their tails to prevent them from being burned by the high-temperature lava on the seabed.

Although Archimonde is a human, he has bionic fins on his feet. He glides shallowly behind the mermaids, and his eyes fall on Yu Nu's tail again.

It's no wonder that he is always attracted to Yu Nu, because Yu Nu is really too beautiful.

Just like before on the Elizabeth, everyone's attention will be attracted by Yu Nu even if it's just a glance from a distance.

Now that they were closer, Archimonde realized that Yu Nu's tail was also different from that of other mermaids.

Blue is not an uncommon color among mermaids, but a color as deep and bright as Yu Nu's is very rare.

The scales on the fish's tail looked like they were polished crystal, with sharp edges that slightly translucent. If you shine a light on the seabed, it will reflect a hint of sky blue. The scales on

the tail gradually become lighter as they move up along Yu Nu's waist and abdomen, gradually blending into the fair skin and disappearing.

Because the shape of the tail is very good, the waist is narrower than the hips of the fish tail, and when Yu Nu swims it's like she's shaking a part of her waist, moving forward softly.

Sensing the unfriendly looks from the mermaids around him, Archimonde lowered his head again, pretending to look for cracks and no longer looking at Yu Xi.

However, there seemed to be a thin waist swaying in front of him, which made his body slightly warm. If

Yu Xi was not a mermaid, Archimonde would really think that he was seducing people by swimming like this. As the sound of water grew louder, the mermaids swam forward along the gray Lost River and finally saw the Lost River falling in a straight line. The view in front of them suddenly opened up, and the lingering mist dissipated. All the mermaids were shocked by the scene in front of them and were speechless. The huge crack was so deep that it was estimated that even a humpback whale could swim through it. It was pitch black under the crack, as if it was not the deep sea below, but the universe. - A universe without planets.

Carlo noticed from the corner of his eye that Archimonde was bending over and touching something. He frowned and shouted, "What are you doing!"

Archimonde looked normal, with black sand still between his fingers.

"Nothing. This is the first time I know there is such a place on the seabed. I'm a little curious."

Carlo snorted and warned, "Be careful and don't move."

Archimonde nodded in agreement.

But he didn't put down the sand in his palm.

The mermaids began to swim down.

Although the area around the crack was very dark, with the little light from the sea, it was still possible to see that there was thick black sand all around, and it smelled strange.

The pressure increased as they went down, and the water temperature became lower. Archimonde opened the protective barrier.

Mermaids have a strong ability to adapt to the seawater environment. Yu Xi only felt a little uncomfortable at the beginning, but she quickly adapted.

Going down from the rift is not a straight line, but swimming diagonally towards the depths along the winding Lost River.

The surroundings are so quiet.

Yu Xi can even hear her own breathing and the slight sound of water flowing when the fish tail swims.

I don’t know how long it took, but in the only breathing and water sounds, there seemed to be some other sounds mixed in.

Yu Xi thought she had heard it wrong at first, until Carlo beside her suddenly asked in a low voice: "Did you hear any strange sounds?"

Before Yu Xi could answer, the slight sound suddenly became louder.

Carlo's tail instantly tightened, and the other mermaids almost instantly went into alert.

All the mermaids cast their eyes towards the dark abyss below them.

There was something down there.

The next moment, as Carlo suddenly grabbed Yu Nan's hand and swam upwards, shouting "Go!", a black giant suddenly emerged from the abyss with a roar, and the surroundings suddenly rang with a dripping electronic sound.

There were dozens of electronic grappling hooks hanging around the huge steel machinery, which seemed to sense the presence of the mermaids and accurately caught four mermaids.

Archimonde swam far away, quietly looking at the thing that suddenly appeared.

The speed of the electronic grappling hooks was so fast that Carlo didn't even have time to react before the grappling hook closest to Yu Zhen flashed a cold electronic beam and rushed towards him.

Yu Zhen knew what this thing was.

It was just like the offshore mining platform in the real world, except that this one also had a biological sensing grappling hook.

He hurriedly pressed "yes", intending to use the Heart of the Ocean, but the moment he pressed the system confirmation button, a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

...This is the depths of the Lost River. Apart from these mermaids, there are no other creatures.

What use is the Heart of the Ocean?

Yu Zhen, who realized this, turned pale, and closed his eyes tightly as he looked at the sensing grappling hooks rushing towards him.

There seemed to be the murmur of mermaids in his ears.

Then, the surrounding sand and gravel suddenly began to shake violently.

The roar of a giant beast came from the abyss.