Chapter 72
As the captain of the guard team returned to the entrance of the abyss, Ariel turned back as if he sensed something.
Not only him, but also the mermaids who had stronger beast instincts turned their heads involuntarily and looked towards the place they had just left.
The abyss is still the abyss.
Everything was normal, and because the distance was quite far, no sound of fighting could be heard. The abyss was extremely silent.
However, just as they were about to leave, they discovered that the abyss seemed to be shaking slightly, as if it was the embodiment of the fear that some creature was experiencing.
"What kind of love..."
The captain of the escort team blurted out in some astonishment.
Before he could finish his words, a huge bang suddenly exploded in the depths of the abyss!
"boom!!"
——Finally, a blue flame suddenly erupted in the dark abyss!
In the BOSS room, a lethal amount of blue flame shot up into the sky, directly lifting off the stone wall above, creating a shocking scene like a volcanic eruption.
Ariel, who didn't know that Su Xingyuan possessed blue flames, suddenly narrowed his eyes and rushed into the abyss without hesitation, but was grabbed by the arm by the captain of the guard.
"Calm down!" said the captain of the guard in a deep voice.
This dissuasion is of no use.
A huge fear overwhelmed Ariel. He looked back at the captain of the guard fiercely, shook off his hand, and swam straight into the depths of the abyss where the loud noise came from.
At the same time, the port of Country R, which was preparing for war, also felt this slight shock.
“…An earthquake?”
"What's going on!"
"It can't be an underwater volcanic eruption... I'm kidding."
"Could it be that there is a riot in the abyss? Report it to the superiors immediately!"
In a building near the port, Kirill rested his forehead against the French window. A slight vibration was transmitted into his body. He said dejectedly, "They all look panicked... I think something is going to happen."
Victor was most annoyed by his unfortunate assumptions: "Don't be such a pessimist."
The man glanced down at his watch.
It is said that the merman boy was given one day to see if it could kill the boss in the abyss, but there is indeed a possibility that within one day, not only would it fail, but the abyss would also immediately enter an eruption period and collapse directly.
Then... they will have to face that terrifying creature in advance.
The most troublesome thing is that up to now, they have not figured out a way to resist that kind of spiritual pollution.
It is also unrealistic to look for high-level psychic hunters from abroad to see if they can resist pollution. That is simply an experiment involving one's life.
Even if they offer a very high price, no one would be willing to come given such a huge risk. Several hunters with psychic abilities have been rejected for help.
The more he thought about it, the more headache he felt. Victor sighed. His senses were sharper than those of ordinary people, so he noticed more clearly the horrifying movements coming from the abyss.
It felt exactly the same as when the other portals were about to explode.
It seems... I have no choice but to go ahead with it.
However, before he could give the order to prepare for the attack, the voice of the front-line surveyor suddenly came through the headset.
"Report! Mr. Victor, the abyss rift is shrinking due to the vibration - it is disappearing!"
Hearing this, Victor was stunned.
He repeated in disbelief: "The abyss rift is shrinking...?"
Considering the mental pollution brought by the monster inside, he actually wanted to ask, "Are you mentally okay now? Do you need me to arrange a full checkup for you?" But with a glimmer of hope, he still let himself believe it for a moment: "Are you sure it is really shrinking and not an illusion?"
"I'm sure!" A voice gradually came from the earphone, "The concentration of magic power is also decreasing rapidly! The detector has also stopped the alarm! It has been completely shut down!!"
boom!
Victor's scalp suddenly went numb, he was blown away by the sudden surprise. He finally experienced what it felt like to be dizzy with joy.
The burly man quickly leaned his hands on the French window and looked down.
Even if the information conveyed by a person might have some errors or omissions, in the port which was under full martial law and blockade due to the Abyss incident in the past few days, every staff member began to show an expression of incredible ecstasy on his face.
Not everyone will make mistakes, or rather, the probability of this happening is extremely small.
so……
——It’s true.
The abyss is truly closed!
It's just like when you are notified at the beginning of the school year that you will have a placement test, you prepare for it for a week under tremendous psychological pressure and in pain, and finally you are notified that the test has been cancelled.
It’s this kind of huge surprise that makes people want to spin and jump!
"Kirill, come with me to the sea and take a look!"
Kirill's face suddenly fell: "I don't want to go, you..."
"Get out of here!"
Immersed in the sudden joy, Victor didn't hear what he said at all. He thought he was too slow and dragged him away.
Kirill: “…”
I hate this big guy who doesn't listen to others the most!
Along the way, Victor met many familiar hunters and took them away without saying a word. In the end, several top hunters from his own country and even other countries who were originally scheduled to participate in the abyss strategy all gathered at the place where the abyss crack appeared.
At this moment, the seabed there is harmonious, and the connection between the surface is very smooth. If not everyone had spent several days preparing for that abyss rift, people would even think that the crack that appeared here before was just a false nightmare.
After seeing the crack disappear with his own eyes, Victor finally felt the reality of the matter, and the excitement in his heart subsided a little.
He calmed down, went ashore, and was finally able to sit on the shore and look at the sea with a calm mind, instead of thinking about conquering the abyss in his mind every moment.
It was at this time that he connected the sudden closure of the abyss portal and the little mermaid who was left alone in the abyss.
He suddenly realized something.
“It was it…that saved us.”
"Who?" A hunter who didn't understand the situation turned around and asked in confusion.
Victor let out a breath.
"A mermaid."
Kirill came over and added, "A beautiful and powerful merman."
…
…
At this time, in the Abyss Boss room which was particularly smoky because of the explosion, Su Xingyuan was looking at the tumor that exploded into fireworks, and fell into deep thought.
He had never encountered such a situation before.
In the past, monsters that encountered the fire crossing would either be burned to a crisp or turned into ashes. However, this thing could actually be blown up, forming an unknown gas, which was wrapped in flames and directly broke through the top of the room.
If Su Xingyuan had not reacted in time and used the wind magic stone slab to relieve the force for himself, he would have been slammed against the wall and become the only human victim of the explosion.
However, at least the BOSS left him a trophy that he could take away.
Su Xingyuan looked at the purple-red crystal in the backpack.
[Name: Maternal and Fetal Energy Core]
[Description: A place that stores energy and nourishes the mother's womb. It contains a huge amount of filthy magic power that cannot be transformed or absorbed by humans.]
[Note: Do not allow humans to come into close contact]
This should be the thing that, while nourishing the mother's womb, continuously transports filthy magic power to the outside to infect more creatures, so that more filthy magic power is absorbed by the umbilical cord of the tumor, thus forming a virtuous cycle.
But in the hands of players, it was not known what it could be used for, so Su Xingyuan shifted his attention to the pop-up window in front of him.
[You have been upgraded!] 】
[Your current level is lv.32]
Su Xingyuan: [Allocate ten free attribute points to [Strength]. 】
[Strength: 94 (+20)]
There is a reason why we did not continue to increase intelligence but increased strength instead.
With his current magic power, and by using the title and skill combination cards, the skill Fire Crossing can probably be used twice with a large range and high lethality.
However, it takes too much mana to achieve explosive damage with Duhuo - although the damage limit is unlimited, the mana consumption limit is also unlimited. Increasing intelligence in a short period of time will not have any significant effect.
But now the strength-enhancing attribute is different.
After acquiring [Broken Moon Blade], he gradually transformed from an assassin with high burst but had to run after using a set of skills, to one who could continuously use magic to sustain his attacks. Especially when there were more enemies in a dungeon, with [Reading Lover] in one hand and [Broken Moon Slash] in the other, he could even use skills continuously, with every basic attack being a big move.
Now, the more enemies there are, the easier it is for him. The success rate and efficiency of conquering the dungeon alone are greatly improved.
In short, high agility, high endurance, plus high damage after the strength attribute is raised, this kind of opponent will be very disgusting, and probably no one wants it.
“Crack—”
A crisp sound brought Su Xingyuan back to his senses. He looked up and found that it was the sound of the stone wall at the top cracking.
This place is probably going to collapse.
The collapse often happens in an instant. Almost at the same time when Su Xingyuan raised his eyes, huge rubble began to fall from above.
The black-haired mermaid swung her tail without any hesitation, nimbly moving between the rubble and the collapsed black stone walls, and easily left the center where the collapse was fastest.
But when he arrived at the door, he was not in a hurry to leave.
The pair of emerald green eyes swept over the huge san stone door that was also cracked into several pieces. For some unknown reason, the player waved his hand and put them all into his backpack.
Then, he saw Ariel at the periphery, who was about to rush in to find him.
Su Xingyuan glanced at him, swung his tail, and pulled him out by the collar at a speed that Ariel could not react to.
When the black-haired mermaid carried the young boy out of the abyss, the dark forbidden area behind them had completely collapsed and turned into a deep pit. It no longer looked as mysterious as it did when they first saw it.
“That was a close call,” the black-haired boy turned around and said in a relaxed tone, “I was almost buried, luckily I ran fast.”
However, there was no trace of fear in his voice; one might even feel that he was eager to try it again.
Others were not as receptive to the status quo as he was.
Seeing this spectacular scene, the captain of the escort team blinked dully and just stood there in a daze.
Ariel slowly raised his head and asked, "You brought explosives?"
Su Xingyuan: “?”
Su Xingyuan made a cross and said, "I didn't, don't talk nonsense."
He said righteously: "I only set the fire, it exploded on its own!"
Guard Captain: “…”
So that terrifying blue flame rising into the sky was indeed caused by you!
The captain of the guard team didn't dare to think about how terrifying the fighting power of the black-haired boy in front of him was, as he could directly collapse the abyss. He was just glad that he had never had a conflict with the other party before.
Otherwise, the other party might really destroy both the Atlantis and the Abyss together.
Thinking of this, and meeting the mermaid's green eyes, the captain of the escort team's heart suddenly skipped a beat.
But when I thought that the biggest threat was eliminated just like that, it felt a little unreal.
This feeling of unreality reached its peak when the black-haired mermaid reported to the queen that the mission was successful.
The queen obviously did not expect that in less than a day, the abyss that had plagued the Atlantean people for many years was resolved.
According to its original expectation, this matter would take at least five days to complete, and it was simply a fantasy to resolve it within one day.
...It must be fake, right?
Are you really not teaming up with Abyss to act it out?
The queen tried her best to conceal her expression and not let her pupils shrink too obviously. She said calmly: "I need verification."
The black-haired mermaid tilted her head slightly and said with a curved lip, “Please do as you please.”
The queen nodded, then came to the dilapidated palace and took out the dragon ball that continued to work from the sculpture in the holy spring.
One second, two seconds, three seconds.
Slowly, a minute passed, and the content of filthy magic in the water did not increase at all.
"It's really... over."
The queen said softly, and then her eyes were instantly filled with great joy.
It turned around and looked at the black-haired mermaid: "You are the hero of my tribe, what do you want? Gold, silver, jewelry or a beautiful woman -"
The player put his dragon ball back into his backpack, showing an obvious expression that he didn't hear what the queen said:
"?"
…
The queen calmed down immediately.
And the black-haired mermaid seemed to know what it wanted to express.
He curved his eyes and removed the [Assimilated Fish Tail]. Then the Queen discovered that the two small moles under his eyes were moving slightly with the curve of his eyes, which greatly changed his entire temperament.
The dragon ball automatically formed a protective shield around it, allowing it to adapt to the deep sea environment.
"You should know about this, right?"
[Ding Dong!] Official adventure mission completion (1/2)]
[Task Description: 1. Explore the secrets of the abyss (completed)]
[2. Recover the stolen dragon balls for the Atlanteans (in progress)]
[Atlantis' reputation has reached [Respected]! 】
The Queen certainly knew what the price would be.
At such a price, the pearls and beauties it just mentioned are all included and not worth mentioning at all.
Not to mention, the black-haired boy can be self-sufficient in terms of beauty alone.
In fact, at the beginning, it did not expect to pay such a huge price. But when it asked the black-haired mermaid for help and looked into his eyes, it understood the reward it had to pay.
——Submit to him and recognize him as the future monarch.
Apart from offering an entire country, it has no other bargaining chips that can attract the attention of the other party.
As the queen of Atlantis, she could sense that great changes were about to take place, and her intuition told her that the person who could change everything was right in front of her.
Of course, if the black-haired boy does not have that ability, then the contract will naturally be invalid. But if he can easily do what all previous royals have been unable to do, then why not follow him from now on?
The black-haired boy wants benefits, enough benefits.
——At the same time, he is strong enough, so strong that any race that admires the strong will want to follow him involuntarily.
The queen bowed her head slightly and said, "Mr. Su Xingyuan, from this moment on, you will be the most respected human in our tribe. And on the day when you find our stolen dragon ball, the Atlantis tribe will fight for you."
Hearing this, the black-haired boy's eyes just glanced over it lightly without revealing any special emotions, as if all this was just an established fact with no other outcome.
In fact, Su Xingyuan just didn't want to go through the plot anymore.
He asked directly: "Do you have any other clues about the person who stole the Dragon Ball?"
The queen replied, "A wizard once calculated his origins. He is located in an area with a strong smell of killing. He is surrounded by blood, crime, and beauty. He is a male human."
Black-haired boy: "Oh, he's a boy."
The whole paragraph only contains one piece of confirmed information about the gender being male, and the rest is nonsense.
Queen:"……"
It tried to restore the reputation of its wizard: "There is no telling how many dungeons separate Atlantis from the human world. It is extremely difficult to track that human, not to mention that he took our dragon ball. With the blessing of the divine power, it is difficult for wizards to find his specific whereabouts."
Su Xingyuan: "Don't worry, you will meet him eventually."
Even if they don't meet them in a short period of time, players will have enough time to explore the world map inch by inch.
The mission in Atlantis has come to a temporary end. Su Xingyuan held the [Passport to the Secret Realm] and returned to the human world.
Almost the moment he appeared, he heard a surprised call:
"Savior!"
As soon as he heard the voice, Su Xingyuan knew who was coming without even looking up.
Apart from the people from the Saviour Association, he had never met any other NPC who called him that.
But the question is, he remembers that this is the base of Yinglong Guild, right?
Is it really okay to let the S-level hunters from the Savior Association come in and stay for such a long time?
"An Qian, why are you here?"
Su Xingyuan asked.
Hearing Su Xingyuan's question, An Qian immediately responded with a series of words: "I didn't deliberately try to find out the whereabouts of the Lord Savior! Do you remember that the World Hunter Exchange Conference is about to begin, and the organizer this time is Country C."
Su Xingyuan thought about it and realized that he had indeed seen the promotion about the Hunter Exchange Conference when he was running around, but he was busy at that time and didn't pay much attention to it.
An Qian continued, "I thought you would definitely come to join in the fun, but I couldn't find you anywhere. I was very worried, so I tracked you down here, QVQ."
Su Xingyuan raised his eyebrows slightly.
"Is the situation at the exchange meeting not good?"
Otherwise, Xue Yinglong would not have been so indifferent to An Qian who was staying here.
An Qian shrugged and said, "Let's put it this way. Recently, those people from Country R have been very busy with the sudden appearance of the underwater portal. I'm afraid they don't have the energy to attend the exchange meeting for the time being."
"So, the hunters who attended the exchange meeting are being targeted by other countries - especially that stupid big guy Xue Yinglong."
"There is one more thing. Ning Baiquan was stabbed two days ago and was seriously injured. We don't know who did it yet. But at this critical juncture, netizens are making associations. With the intensified conflicts, the tension at the hunter exchange meeting is as heavy as a war, and they can't wait to kill each other."
After saying all this, An Qian sighed deeply: "It's really boring, so I came here to wait for you."
When he heard the description "two days ago", Su Xingyuan realized that this trip to the secret realm might have been delayed for a bit too long.
He opened the game clock and saw that, as expected, after going through several dungeons, the flow of time in the secret realm and in reality was very different. It was now six days after he entered the secret realm.
Su Xingyuan: "I'll go see Ning Baiquan."
[Skill: Thousand Miles Sound Transmission]
[Transmission target: Ning Baiquan]
"Are you hurt?"
He asked straight to the point.
"...Su Xingyuan?"
In the heavily guarded underground base of the Hunter Association, Ning Baiquan, who was recuperating from his injuries, was caught off guard by hearing a familiar voice.
However, no matter how he called, the voice did not appear again.
...An illusion?
Ning Baiquan calmed himself down.
According to Xue Yinglong, Su Xingyuan should have entered a special underground city and had been missing for the past few days. If it weren't for the calmness of the people from the Savior Protection Association, Ning Baiquan would have almost thought that he had died.
"Missed me, Baiquan?"
A smiling voice suddenly sounded beside him.
Ning Baiquan: “…”
Ning Baiquan slowly turned his head and his eyes fell on the black-haired boy who appeared beside him as if teleporting.
He asked incomprehensibly: "How did you get in?"
Su Xingyuan: "It was called in."
Ning Baiquan: “???”
Seeing Deputy Commander Ning’s glasses almost falling off in shock while recovering from his injuries, the black-haired boy quickly comforted him, “Don’t worry, I was very careful and didn’t make any big noise.”
Ning Baiquan: "…Is this a question of whether to move or not?"
His face almost twisted when he thought about the black-haired boy's fighting ability.
At this moment, Ning Baiquan deeply realized that his six days of peace were finally over.
but……
"You came back at the right time." Ning Baiquan said.
The black-haired boy had a habitual smile on his lips, but his eyes were calm: "World Hunter Exchange Conference? I heard from An Qian. You can give me a ticket for the audience seats."
Ning Baiquan said: "I thought you would be very keen on this kind of battle between hunters."
Su Xingyuan blinked in surprise: "How could I give you such a wrong impression? I am obviously just keen on beheading people."
Thinking of the office flooded with heads, Ning Baiquan: "..."
There is 10 or even 90 percent rationality in the absurdity.
To be honest, this guy’s hobby can’t really be beheading people, right?
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