Chapter 190 - Dark Veiled Sea 6 (1/2)
Aris pointed out the window in awe.
There were schools of deep-sea fish swimming nearby.
Their scales sparkled and created an abundance of colors, the reason behind Aris’ amazement.
“It's the first time I've been this deep in the sea. Everything is so mysterious.”
Brynhild’s eyes also glittered as she watched the scenery.
Suddenly, an ugly creature stuck to the window.
“Wha, what the heck is that?!”
“So gross...”
The two women turned away and covered their eyes.
When Davy Jones saw it, he pressed a certain button in the captain's room...
Bzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzt!
A strong electric current flowed on the outer layer of the Nautilus, turning the weird creature into barbecue.
“Phew... It almost scared me to death.”
“Right? I hope we don’t see more of them. They’re bad for my heart.”
Even if they were in the Nautilus, this was still an unknown sea area.
Originally, Davy Jones couldn’t approach this zone.
However, after finding the Abyssal Ship, he had decided to break the rules set by the Sea God himself.
He was about to ask Drake, the former Pirate King, to find his lover Anne Bonny.
Davy Jones thought that Drake still existing despite being dead wasn’t particularly strange, as ghost ships often appeared.
But...
'I never expected to meet people like this.'
Davy Jones scratched his head as he watched the two women chatting.
One was a red-haired Demon King from another dimension
The other was a Valkyrie (resurrected after thousands of years), said to have been exiled from the heavenly world for falling in love with a human hero.
A young man with black hair planned to challenge the power of the Demon God after sealing all 72 Demon Kings.
The other man was a descendant of the Sea God who had become the human’s vassal.
Finally, there was the troublemaking saintess and the fiery Dragon Slayer back on land...
It was a combination that he could never have imagined.
However, from now on, he would be a part of them.
Woohyuk approached him as Davy Jones thought to himself.
“How much left until we reach the seafloor?”
“We are almost there. Everything is going well.”
Lilith's Unholy Chalice was able to calm the raging Dark Veiled Sea.
Thanks to this, the underwater exploration was proceeding smoothly.
The fierce sea creatures had not attacked since the two krakens were protecting the Nautilus from both sides.
“How do you usually salvage the objects on the seabed?”
“I use the magic-engineered equipment installed outside the hull. Other times, I mobilize some marine animals.”
Davy Jones’ rank among the Sea God’s vassals was second only to Triton.
Woohyuk nodded and then turned his gaze back to the window.
As the Nautilus illuminated the seabed, the remains of the Erendia Kingdom gradually showed itself.
“That’s a familiar architectural style. It looks a lot like the ruins of the Rhine Kingdom.”
“Maybe people often traveled between Erendia and Rhine in the past? The two are geographically close.”
“Aris is right. In the past, this bad weather probably didn’t exist, so they could’ve had ships come and go between the kingdoms.”
Aris and Brynhild observed the buildings beyond the windows.
Triton, who had been silent so far, turned to Woohyuk and opened his mouth.
“My Lord, I will exit the Nautilus and take a closer look at the ruins.
”Do as you want. However, be careful not to damage the ruins even if a battle occurs.”
“I will keep that in mind.”
Triton climbed onto a magic-engineered device in the corner of the captain's room.
After a while, a blue magic circle unfolded below him and he teleported to the upper part of the Nautilus.
“I have given orders to the underwater creatures in the area to investigate. So if they find anything, they will come report.”
“How convenient, Captain. In any case, this place feels familiar for some reason.”
It wasn't just because the ruins were similar to those seen in the Rhine Kingdom.
As Woohyuk tried to find the reason, a sturgeon waved its fins and approached the window.
“It looks like they've already found something. But they seem to be joyful that you’re here, My Lord.”
“… Ah, I think I know why. I've been here before. It was in a different dimension, though.”
The Calm Sea.
The bottom of the huge lake, which was part of the tutorial stage, was directly related to the Erendia Kingdom.
Quite a surprising connection.
A series of system messages popped up before him as if the system had read Woohyuk's thoughts.
[Due to the exploration of this unknown territory, the title 'Ruler of the Calm Sea' will be renewed to 'Ruler of the Dark Veiled Sea'.]
[You can now control the natural phenomena of the Dark Veiled Sea, and you can utilize the sea creatures in the area.]
[The abilities of 'Ruler of the Calm Sea' are maintained.]
He had not expected the new title
Its utility would be tremendous.
If he could navigate through the Dark Veiled Sea, he could easily conquer the Eeth Continent.
Moreover, its marine resources could not be ignored.
While Woohyuk admired his new abilities, Davy Jones pointed out the window.
“That's what the sturgeon found.”
A tall and grand building similar to a fortress.
It was designed with magic engineering from the ground up, so it exuded a strange sense of heterogeneity.
“It seems like they have facilities prepared against intruders. Let me send the jellyfish over there first.”
Woohyuk was now the Ruler of the Dark Veiled Sea, so he was able to give orders to the animals without Davy Jones' help.
As the jellyfish approached the building, an elongated device resembling a cannon popped out of the building's surface and fired a red shell at it.
Boooooom!
The jellyfish was erased from existence without leaving behind any traces.
Aris and Brynhild stared in horror.