We Agreed to Set Sail, but You Became the Ruler of the Deep Sea?

"Lord God Envoy!"

Not long after, Hela swam up to Xia En with a look of joy on her face and said excitedly.

"I knew you would come back."

Xia En also had some impressions of this young girl from the sea tribe, and smiled and said, "This time, I will stay in the Coral City for a while longer."

At this moment, the nearby sea tribesmen gathered scatteredly.

They all looked at Xia En with a hint of awe.

Perhaps it was the reason why the [Mysterious] attribute had been improved again, but Xia En's image in their eyes had a more inexplicable temperament than before.

After a few simple reminiscences, Xia En, led by the Hai Clan, swam towards the college where the queen was.

Soon, Xia En met the petite queen of the sea tribe, Luticia again.

However, compared to the last time they met, Luticia seemed to be shorter than last time.

There was sleepiness in her delicate brows and eyes, as if she hadn't woken up yet.

"Your Majesty the Envoy of God..."

Luticia rubbed her cheeks with her fleshy hands and said apologetically: "I'm sorry for letting you see this inappropriate appearance."

Xia En asked calmly: "Is it... a side effect of [Eternal Lingzhi]?"

Hearing this, Luticia was stunned for a moment, and then said with emotion: "As expected of Your Majesty the Divine Envoy, you have even heard of such a legendary secret treasure."

"Can you tell me what happened that year?"

Shane has always been somewhat curious about the researcher who left [Ember Sanctuary].

Now that we are talking about this topic, we might as well ask a little more about it.

Luticia looked reminiscing and said, "Actually, there was nothing special about that day."

"I am already very old, and I am taking a nap here, just like before."

"Then a man wearing a special diving suit came to me."

"He said he is willing to use [Eternal Lingzhi] in exchange for the wealth accumulated by our clan."

Luticia smiled: "After all, I am also a common person. How can I resist the temptation of immortality, so I naturally reached a deal with him."

A flash of thought flashed in Xia En's eyes: "Does he have any special characteristics, or has he said his name?"

"What are the characteristics..."

Luticia recalled: "He seemed to be wearing a special pair of monocles under his diving suit."

"When I asked what to call him, he said, just call him... [The Undertaker]."

"Monocle... [Undertaker]..."

Xia En silently noted these two characteristics, and then planned to speed through the palace dungeon.

Brushing dungeons is like playing a game. After a while, I feel itchy if I don’t flush.

At this time, Luticia reminded you: "Your Majesty the Envoy of God, there is something I want to remind you."

"During this period, the [Polluters] in the city seem to be a little restless, and some of the stronger [Polluters] have also woken up from their slumber."

"Please be careful!"

Upon hearing this, Xia En's eyes lit up slightly.

Is there such a good thing?

As the level of the ship spirit increases, the experience points given by killing low-level monsters are getting less and less.

At this time, the difficulty of the entire [Coral City] copy has increased, which actually makes up for this.

Xia En didn't hesitate and went straight to the palace.

Watching his leaving figure, several elders walked out of the darkness of the hall with strong surprise in their voices.

"We haven't seen each other for more than a month, and his aura has almost doubled?"

"This speed of improvement..."

"And, what is his secret profession... exactly? It seems to be different from any profession I know."

As second- and third-level mystics, these elders naturally have extraordinary vision.

Because of this, they were even more surprised by it.

In fact, before this, the elders still had a lot of doubts about Xia En's ability to help them regain the palace in the Coral City.

But now, most of the doubts in their hearts were cleared instantly.

"If it were him, maybe he could..."

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at the same time.

Xia En has arrived at the gate of the palace.

Looking at the familiar coral patches and ancient red brick walls, a smile appeared on his lips.

"I wonder how far I can go in the palace this time?"

As the dark figure swam into the door, ugly coral monsters suddenly woke up in the surrounding shadows.

The colorful corals on their bodies are constantly twisting and squirming, looking at this uninvited guest with malicious eyes.

In just three or four breaths, they surged up like a tide.

"Is this the long-awaited return gift package?"

"Then I'll accept it without mercy!"

Xia En pulled out the blood demon sword that was constantly wailing, and slashed it down without ceremony!

laugh!

The bloody sword light swept across like a crescent moon.

All coral monsters that came into contact with it, without exception, were split into two by the huge force wrapped around it, and quickly turned into corpses!

[Ship Soul Experience +0.5%! 】

[Ship Soul Experience +0.3%! 】

【……】

"This little experience is not enough to fill the gaps between teeth."

Xia En secretly shook his head.

Previously, he seemed to be having a hard time moving around the area outside the palace.

But now, after completing the transformation of the [Black Swan] and being promoted to the second-level Mystic Path, the surrounding mobs will not be able to pose much of a threat to him.

Although there are many enemies, I will kill them all with one sword!

Xia En's footsteps did not stay here too long, and soon came to a wide square in the palace.

And just walked into the square.

Click... click...

A sound of metal armor colliding reached Shane's ears.

He looked forward intently and saw several tall knights standing under the statues of many griffons.

There are twelve knights in total, and their armors are all decorated with golden griffins.

Even after being soaked in seawater for so many years, there is still no trace of rust.

"Gryphon Knights..."

Xia En's expression was slightly solemn.

In fact, his previous exploration of the royal palace copy stopped at the square in front of the main hall.

The reason is naturally the obstruction of these knights.

But before, there seemed to be only four or five awakened knights here, but now...

"Whoever comes, stop!"

Twelve knights stood up one after another and surrounded Xia En. The glory of the old era was revealed in their hoarse words.

"If you want to enter the royal court, you have to step over our corpses!"

Obviously, like the previous servants of the prince, they all retained a certain degree of sanity.

And the strength of each griffin knight must be higher than that of the prince's personal attendants!

During their lifetime, they were at least second-level or third-level secret path practitioners, or even higher!

Seeing this, Xia En's eyes actually showed a fighting spirit.

Although the battle with Quinn and Blood Scythe in the [Blood Moon Secret Realm] was hearty, it was after all thanks to the power of Carles.

He wanted to see where his true combat power limit was after being promoted to the second level?

Right now, it is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity!

next moment.

Xia En's figure suddenly accelerated and turned into a meteor, coming directly in front of a griffin knight.

The bloody sword fell down on his head!

clang--

Facing the menacing Xia En, the griffin knight raised the buckler on his side.

The sound of the collision of gold and stone rippled along with the water waves.

Such a powerful and heavy sword only made him take a few steps back.

"Formation!"

The griffon knight shouted, and the other knights immediately stepped forward, and an indescribable invisible bond was built between them.

The auras of the knights seemed to be integrated, affecting the whole body.

The knight in front used his shield to attack Xia En, while the knight behind him took the opportunity to draw his sword. The sword's blade was aimed at the vital parts of the human body.

Xia En's pressure suddenly increased, and several sword lights even pierced his body surface.

"The secret technique of joint attack?"

Xia En pointed to the ground and used the recoil to jump to a high place, with a smile on his lips.

"I also have exciting combos!"

"Xiao Hei!"

【Owner! 】

The resonance in his soul was completed in an instant. Xia En, who was double-blessed by the power of the ship's soul, immediately burst out with a speed that was far superior to just now, and stabbed a knight in the throat with a sword.

laugh!

The sword flashed and the knight's head fell to the ground.

From the closed helmet, a head that had mostly turned into coral fell out.

The death of their companions made the remaining gryphon knights express emotions similar to grief and anger.

But their movements didn't stop at all, and they continued to roar and attack Xia En.

"For the glory of the Griffin Knights!"

However, in front of Xia En, who started the "second stage" in advance, their speed and strength fell into a comprehensive disadvantage.

In just a moment, Xia En found an opportunity and slashed open the armor of a griffin knight again with his sword.

The power of their combined fencing array obviously weakened as the number of people decreased.

The balance of victory has naturally shifted.

It didn't take long.

With a deep sigh, the last griffin knight fell to the ground.

He looked towards the depths of the royal court and muttered to himself.

"King, please bear witness for me..."

Immediately, there was no more sound.

"He is also a loyal knight."

Xia En's expression was a little weird, and he complained in his mind: "Why do you make it seem like I am the villain?"

But he also knew that sending these knights on their way was essentially giving them relief, and there was no sense of guilt.

The power of the ship soul on the panel (53/100) also shows that this group of knights is difficult to deal with.

You know, this was even when Xia En used the "second stage", but it still consumed a huge amount of energy.

If it were Xia En who was there a month ago, he might not even be able to defeat the first Griffin Knight.

After defeating the monsters, it’s naturally a relaxing and enjoyable time to lick the bag.

[Ship Soul Level: LV3 (8%)! 】

In addition to the increase in experience points, Shane also found an ancient parchment scroll from the griffin knights.

【Gryphon Ancient Book】

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: props]

[Description: An ancient book recording the history and combat skills of the Griffin Knights. 】

[Five or more sword-wielding knights can form a sword formation according to ancient books. 】

[Swordsmen in the sword formation can slightly increase their strength, mental resistance, defense, and morale. 】

[The glory of the gryphon is engraved in your heart! 】

A trophy that's better than nothing.

Shane glanced at the description twice and quickly came to a conclusion.

For some pirate ships with a large number of people, this kind of sword formation may play a significant role in enhancing the combat power of the miscellaneous fish pirates.

But for the [Black Swan], this sword formation seems a bit useless.

With just these few crew members, they can’t even make up the number of people.

Still, some loot is better than nothing.

No matter how bad it is, you can still sell it.

Xia En put away the ancient books, walked through the square with the griffin statue, and came to a tall and magnificent palace.

This should be what the gryphon knights call the "King's Court."

It is also the core area of ​​the entire palace.

The color palette of this palace is also different from other surrounding buildings.

The colors of silver and gray are like crystal, diamond or silver.

Even though it is covered with colorful and ugly corals, there is still a glimpse of its former glory.

But correspondingly.

Xia En also sensed an extremely strong sense of crisis from this royal court.

It seemed that there were countless powerful beings hiding in the royal court, waiting for his arrival.

"This should be the most difficult area of ​​the palace dungeon."

"In other words, as long as we can sweep this area, we're not far from clearing the level!"

Xia En thought to himself, and set up a [Submarine Anchor Point] in front of the royal court gate.

When in doubt, save first!

He had no intention of letting the [Black Swan] stay on the sea surface of Coral City for too long.

After setting up the [Submarine Anchor], you can explore further sea areas while conquering the palace dungeon.

"The first exploration of the Royal Court has officially begun!"

Xia En muttered to himself as he strode into the palace.

At the same time, a silver-gray, crystal-like coral monster was casting an icy gaze from a high place...

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[The submersible is over! 】

"hiss……"

Xia En chewed on his teeth and felt his head buzzing.

Even though he had some expectations for the difficulty of the Royal Court copy, it was obvious that his expectations were not enough!

The coral monster there has a strange silver-gray color, and the hardness of its body is comparable to fine steel. Whether it is speed or intelligence, it is far from what the coral monsters in the outside world can compare with.

However, it is inevitable for your first adventure to fail.

Xia En quickly calmed down, took out the chart, and confirmed the heading and route.

"The next target is [Rusted Waste City]!"

"Xiao Hei, set sail!"

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Shane thought this voyage would be the same as before.

But on the third day of marching to the [Rusty Waste City], the [Black Swan] encountered an accident.

This was an extremely terrible storm.

The sky was gloomy and low, thick and substantial clouds covered the sky over the sea, and turbulent winds blew in waves.

The undulating sea surface caused the entire ship to sway violently.

[Master, what a big storm...]

Xiao Hei's slightly uneasy voice sounded in Xia En's heart.

"Something's wrong."

Xia En's expression turned slightly solemn.

He could feel that there seemed to be some special secret power surging at the junction of the sky and the sea.

It was this surging secret power that set off a violent storm.

In terms of the strength of the wind and waves alone, the current sea level even exceeds the situation during the promotion ritual.

Xia En has encountered several storms before, but with the performance of the Black Swan, he survived them all without any danger.

But now, this was the first time he encountered such a big storm.

Suddenly, Xia En woke up.

"Wait a minute, isn't this the effect of [Deep Sea Blessed One]?"

"What kind of blessing from the sea is this?"