The blue is boundless, the sea is wide, at first glance, it makes people open-minded, Lucian slowly lowered the flight altitude and performed the "Advanced Stealth Technique" on himself, Kou Tao Fishman Altar is on the nearby seabed.
The further down he flew, the stronger the fishy smell in the sea breeze, even carrying a bit of a foul smell, Lucian's "Health Belt" was stressed, flowing with invisible power, repelling the filthy feeling.
On the rippling blue, many dead ash, dark, and dark green bubbles were silently bulging, and they expanded to a certain extent and then burst on their own, dyeing the surroundings the same color, full of evil and chaotic smell.
"The polluted seas, similar to the Dark Mountains, are full of space cracks, but smaller, more single, connected only to the endless abyss. Polluted by the chaotic and evil aura of the abyss for many years, the creatures in this sea have undergone demonic changes, which is quite dangerous."
Information about the polluted sea area quickly appeared in Lucian's mind, it was already far away from the Solar Islands and the Pearl Islands, and it really belonged to the depths of the endless ocean, even if Lucian flew with all his might with advanced flying techniques comparable to ordinary passenger planes on Earth, it took several days to arrive here.
It was precisely because it was so far away from the land and there were no precious minerals and specialties nearby, the Magic Council had not paid attention to this sea area, until Lucian passed through the Storm Strait and encountered the Kou Tao fishmen robbing the Hailan Stone, only to learn of the existence of the polluted sea area and obtain a map to go here.
After submitting the information to the Magic Council and getting an arcane point reward, he forgot about it, and when he accepted Rhein's task and used the rights of the Arcane Review Committee members to access relevant information, he found that the Affairs Committee had completed the preliminary investigation into the polluted sea area and the Kotao Fishman incident.
"Although the information about the 'polluted sea' was not taken seriously at the beginning and only gave me an arcane point, I was the one who benefited in the end. Well, the efficiency of the committee is really good, and the benefits of the organization's existence are not only in terms of material resources, magical knowledge, and security......"
Lucian recalled the information about the Kotao Fishman Altar in the polluted sea area:
「…… Kou Tao Fishman, intelligent creature, believes in the god of the sea Ambora, has natural spells in water and illusion, strong hand-to-hand combat ability under the sea, and is widely present in the Storm Strait and the Endless Ocean...... The royal family is generally located in the Heart of the Sea altar 5,000 kilometers northeast of the Solar Islands......"
"...... rumors of the 'god of the sea' Ambola fell into a deep sleep in ancient times, never responding to prayers, and in the last thousand years, the authority of the priests has basically been seized by the royal family, only as a symbol of faith and honor......"
「…… Around the beginning of May 816, a Kotao fish-man altar located in the polluted sea suddenly secretly claimed to have received an oracle from Ambora, the god of the sea, and asked the fish-man believers to collect a large amount of materials to open the remains hidden under the altar, awaken Ambora, and restore the majesty of divine power...... In view of the involvement of 'gods', the matter was submitted to the Supreme Council ......"
「…… In January 817, the Kou Tao fishmen in the polluted sea area collected all the resources and began to open the ruins, controlling the emperor Brooke, the silver moon scholar Chelsea Holt and other Excellency to "bystand" at close range...... When the ruins were opened, Prince Kotao Fishman led many strong people to arrive, seized control of the ruins, and they presided over the awakening ceremony......"
"The ritual failed and failed to awaken Ambora, and His Excellency Brooke and others did not find Ambora's 'corpse', but the opening of the ruins also brought about an increase in the resistance of the God of the Sea God Altar to sea pollution, so that the strong people of the priesthood still retained some hope, thinking that the awakening had actually been successful, but the years of sleep prevented the God of the Sea from recovering all its powers, so it did not come.
"Due to the interference of the Kou Tao Fishman royal family, the polluted sea altar currently has only two seven-ring level high priests, two seventh-level sea warriors, a 'blue guard' order of about a hundred people, and thousands of devout fish-man believers in the entire sea area."
After all, when Rhine infiltrated the area, there was a ninth-level divine priest, nine high-level powerhouses, and three middle and low-level "Azure Guard" orders, but after some infighting, as well as the interference and dispatch of the royal family, the ninth-level divine priests and five high-level powerhouses "returned" to the Heart of the Ocean altar, and most of the devout fishmen and the "Azure Guard" order were moved away on the pretext that the pollution was "seriously polluted and unsuitable for survival".
Another advantageous aspect is that the Kou Tao fishman has a large appetite, and the nearby creatures polluted by the endless abyss breath are quite dangerous, and they need to be led by high-level powerhouses to go out to hunt every day.
Originally, Lucian was worried that with the opening of the ruins and the failure of the awakening ceremony, Rhine's arrangement would be invalid, but Rhine said that there was no problem, but it could enhance his magic circle, but he finally frowned slightly and said:
"Safety is the most important thing, and when you throw the ball of filthy blood into the altar, you must hold on to 'Pale Justice.' After all, this place is connected to the Endless Abyss, and when the magic circle is activated, it may alarm some crazy evil guys, although they cannot directly descend to the Overworld, but they can still "contaminate" you through some of their power. In fact, the Crown of the Sun has a good defensive effect, but since you have taken Pale Justice, you must choose the most powerful one."
With both positive and negative affirmations, Lucian also had the idea of choosing an opportunity to dive directly after observing.
The waves almost hit Lucian's body, the smell of blood was strong, and a flounder suddenly jumped out and bit Lucian.
This flounder was different from normal, its whole body was black, two rows of sharp teeth, and four pairs of baby-like arms were shining blue, like a monster in a nightmare.
For demonic creatures, they are born to see through invisibility!
Lucian came back from his thoughts and turned his gaze to it.
The demon flounder had to disintegrate into countless spots of light of different colors, returning to its pure elemental appearance, and quickly merging with its surroundings.
"In early May 816, I received the oracle of Ambora, wasn't that something that had just collapsed not long after the lock of Muskillin's 'Grand Cross' collapsed? This place is indeed related to the necromancer......"
Restraining his doubts, Lucian blessed himself with magic such as "breathing in the water" and "underwater action", as well as some spells to cover up his breath and traces, and gently threw himself into the sea.
The sea water squeezed in all directions, rippling in a trance, dreamy and confusing, Lucian followed the instructions of the intelligence and the map and quickly swam towards a cave in the sea - Kou Tao fish people are not deep-sea creatures, they live on reefs, rock walls, seagrass gatherings and other places about tens of meters below the sea.
One by one, the strangely shaped fish swam past Lucian with an evil feeling, and from time to time they could be seen fighting chaotically, and half an hour later, Lucian saw a cave guarded by two fish-headed monsters.
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Three days later, Lucian, who confirmed the regular activities of Kou Tao Fishmen, stunned a fishman who was preying nearby, transformed into its form, dragged a seven-section demon sea snake, and entered the altar cave where both ordinary and high invisibility were ineffective.
Snap, just after turning the corner, Lucian threw the sea snake into an empty lair, slightly changed the appearance of the "fish-man", carried the "frost long sword", turned into an afterimage, hid, and dived in the direction of the altar "carefully and concealedly".
The altar of Ambora, the god of the sea, was decorated with a large amount of sprawl, crystal clear and extremely dreamy, and below the altar, there was a gray fishman covered in grease, its scales had lost its luster and appeared dull pale.
Suddenly, on the altar, the tall and majestic fish-man-like statue lit up with a light blue light, reflecting the "strange fish-man" that was quickly approaching.
"A strange fishman sneaked in? Isn't the royal family still thinking about exploring the secret of the god of the sea?" Murloc High Priest Blancht secretly said with strong resentment.
Seeing that the infiltrating fishman was already near the altar, Blancht ordered the dozen "dark blue guards" around him:
"When he enters this cave, I will cooperate with the magic circle to catch him, and I will carefully torture the royal family what they want to do!"
"His speed is only at the level of a second-level ocean warrior, but he has a lot of magic equipment on his body, and his level is equivalent to level five, so don't be careless."
"Yes, the honorable high priest!" More than a dozen dark blue guards looked at the scene with a fierce smile, this abominable fish-man who had turned his back on God really didn't choose a good time, and actually chose the high priest's daily prayer time. Although when he approached the altar, it would also activate the vigilance circle of the altar and alarm the high priest nearby, but it was always funny to throw himself into the trap so foolishly.
The sneaky figure sneaked into this cave, the sea water suddenly turned dark green, with a strong sense of paralysis, causing people to lose their strength, and around them more than a dozen great knights and knight-level dark blue guards, with hundreds of illusory ocean warriors shaped by magic circles, surrounded in all directions.
"What a bold man, daring to steal into the altar with stealthy magic items!" High Priest Blancht looked coldly at the fallen who had turned his back on God.
He didn't do anything, how could he take action personally to deal with a fish-man warrior of this level, let alone open the altar with all his might.
Suddenly, a crystal aura appeared on the stalker, and the snowstorm suddenly filled the cave.
One by one, the deep blue guards were frozen in place, and if it weren't for the fishmen's innate good resistance to the cold, at least half of them would have died directly.
The frost aura spread extremely quickly, and the illusory sea warriors condensed into ice and disintegrated in place. After Blancht was shrouded in a blizzard, he couldn't help but shiver, and he was stiff and slowed down for two seconds.
"Oops! Could it be that the royal family sent someone to assassinate us and destroy the strong man on the altar!"
The middle and low-level warriors suddenly turned into terrifying high-level mages, and at this moment, Blancht was full of panic and anger, had the royal family reached such a crazy level?
The fish-man mage beside him had turned into an ice sculpture, and a layer of azure mirror on top of his magic robe stood out, keeping all the frost out.
"Activate the altar immediately!"
"I am also a high-level powerhouse!"
Just as Blancht got rid of his sluggishness and regained his confidence, intending to rely on the altar to confront the raiding powerhouse, he was shocked to see that the fishman already had an additional magic staff inlaid with sun stones in his hand.
The bright light shone, and Blancht only felt the scene around him change, night fell, and the starry sky emerged!
"Special maze technique? Is it a strong man of the Nine Rings?" Blancht was horrified.
Since the maze-type spell was not directly life-threatening, and he was delayed by the frost aura for another two seconds, many defenses either did not have time to activate or had no effect.
"It's over, the altar is destroyed, the royal family is so decisive and ruthless......"
"I am a sinner of the god of the sea......"
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Lucian deliberately exposed it to paralyze Blancht and then take the initiative and trap it with Thanos' Strange Labyrinth before it can break free and react from the Frost Aura slow effect.
Five minutes was enough time to activate the magic circle by himself and leave calmly!
(End of this chapter)