As part of the far seas to the south, the Abyss of Arnos is not vast, and if it weren't for the violent storms and raging currents, it would take less than half a month for an ordinary three-masted schooner to cross it, but due to the bad weather, even a magical ship like the Time would have to go through a lot of trouble to reach its center. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

In the dark storm, the rain obscured everything like a gray curtain, but a huge ark with a warm white light broke through the waves and marched forward along a straight beam of light, its top swirling with dense magic runes, a gem like a small sun flowing majestic positive energy, and shooting a dazzling beam of light that pointed straight to the center of the sea.

The ark had a hundred and sixty-two weathered crew, all of whom were above the silver level, who had fought countless victorious battles against the storms of the far seas, and believed that the Church of the Seven's expedition to the Abyss of Anos was no exception.

The captain of the Time is named Derry, a sturdy old man with red hair, who can be seen from his appearance to have a certain amount of barbarian blood, but in fact he is a meticulous man like a soldier, but it is precisely because of this rigorous attitude and the strong body of the barbarian that this old man over sixty still has the ability to sail the waves and travel far away.

Derry has the strength of the silver high level, when he was young, he was close to the realm of gold, but because he could not break through that barrier and stopped at the peak of silver, now that time has passed, although his body is still strong, and his grasp of the fighting spirit is becoming more and more sophisticated, but Delhi's vitality is gradually declining, and he can no longer touch the golden realm.

At this time, the torrential rain was like a note, the huge waves crashed against the side of the ark, and the red-haired old man with a pipe in his hand stood on the side of the ship with his mouth closed, and the enchanted agate pipe was not extinguished in the water, but a wisp of white smoke floated out, and beside him, a tall man in a black coat also stood on the side of the ship, this man looked at the churning tide, as if thinking about something.

The tall men, that is, Joshua, all looked at the tide and chatted in the rainstorm.

The reason why the two chatted so closely was because of an accident - because of the shrinking size, when Hei was in human form, he would accidentally spew out dragon breath to destroy the facilities inside the ark because he couldn't control the huge fire element energy in his body, and two days ago, Hei accidentally spewed out dragon breath again, this time the power of dragon breath was a bit too much, it easily penetrated the two floors of corridors, and almost burned the red-haired old man who was smoking and resting into ashes.

Delhi didn't care about the accident, and Joshua unexpectedly discovered during his conversation that the old man's hometown was the novice village of his previous life, located in the port of Alpha in the coastal province of Ansu in the Far Southern Kingdom.

Although the red-haired old man wondered why Joshua, an imperial nobleman, was so familiar with a port city in the Far South, he didn't care about such a trivial matter, the two of them first sighed at the simple folk customs and hospitable residents of Ansu Province, and then commented on some local specialties and scenery, and after going to sea for nearly forty years, Captain Delhi, who had not returned home for a long time, did not immediately introduce the warrior as a confidant, but also had a lot of good feelings for this seemingly indifferent imperial earl.

And just as the two were talking, there was a dull roar in the sea, and the surging tide surged from the deep sea, and the waves churned in all directions, accompanied by a clearer dragon chant, two dragons, one blue and one black, broke through the sea one after another, appeared on the left and right sides of the ark, and walked side by side with the Time.

Because of the protection of the two sea dragons, the speed of the ark suddenly became faster, and seeing this, Derry shook the pipe in his hand and said goodbye with a smile: "Then, next time, Count Radcliffe, you are not like the rumors, you are a noble worthy of respect." ”

"Rumors?" Frowning slightly, Qiao Shuya, who didn't know that his reputation had been killed a long time ago, felt a little strange, but he didn't have time to pay attention to such a trivial matter, but nodded goodbye and said, "Then Captain Delhi, let's talk next time." ”

As he said this, he patted the other person on the shoulder.

On one side, the black dragon slowly approached the side of the ship, and when there was only a short distance of more than ten meters between the two, a huge round seal, about five meters high, appeared out of nowhere and jumped onto the black dragon's back.

The giant seal, which was almost round into a ball, lay quietly on the carapace of the dragon, and could see black totemic lines all over its fat body, and when the black dragon approached the ark, it simply slapped its tail, jumped up, and then turned into a human form in mid-air, and landed steadily on the deck of the Time.

This is a slender elf boy, he is delicate, his long black hair is tied into a high ponytail, draped behind him, it seems that because of strenuous exercise, the boy's wheat-colored skin is slightly red, and his face looks a little tired.

I have to say that except for the vaguely revealed totem magic pattern on his body, I can't see that he has any connection with the round seal.

"Why, Joshua, aren't you going to swim in the sea with your dragon?"

After recovering his breath, Ciel walked slowly to the warrior's side, he waved his hand at the blue dragon on the other side, and the sea stegosaurus, which had a single horn on its head and was surrounded by dazzling electric light, also nodded slightly, and then dived back into the sea.

"Nope." Joshua squinted his eyes at the elven boy who had just transformed from a seal to an adult, and said lightly, "I can't become a sea creature...... But then again, how did the seal you transform into swim in the sea when it was so round? ”

“…… This is a trick of the druid's secret story. ”

After a moment of silence, Hill stiffly ended the topic, he turned his head, looked in the direction where the red-haired captain left, and then asked with some confusion, "You just injected life into him?" ”

Although the grammar is confused, but the tone is affirmative, as the most sensitive to the vitality of the elves, and also the most sensitive to the vitality of the druid, Hill is completely sure that Joshua's pat on the shoulder just now injected a lot of vitality into Delhi, although the red-haired captain does not seem to notice this, but with the gradual improvement of this vitality, it will not be long before his gray hair will turn black again, and the strength that has fallen due to the decline of his body will also regain, Maybe you can re-touch the golden barrier and break through.

"It's just an attempt."

Joshua didn't take this little thing to heart, he looked down at the black dragon who had dived into the sea again, and his tone was quite calm: "No matter what, there is no harm in this thing of vitality. ”

Since the day he first boarded the ark, he received a lot of information about order and chaos from the Azure Orb, Joshua has gradually realized that there are many ways to manipulate this sage's inheritance, and mobilizing the life force contained in it is only one of them - before that, the warrior could only passively accept the Azure Orb's treatment of his body, but now, he can control that life force on his own, and prioritize the treatment of more critical parts.

In the Azure Orb, the vitality obtained by burning a lot of chaos is as majestic as the sea, and giving this pure vitality to others is also a method of use that Joshua has recently figured out, and it just so happens that Captain Delhi has a good conversation with him, and the warrior tries to help this friend he just met.

"Aside from that, why didn't you climb on top of my dragon instead of being with Lady Anna?"

The black dragon had completely sunk into the sea and began to dive again, and Joshua stared at the dark tide in the rainstorm and casually asked Ciel, "Not worried about Anna being jealous?" ”

"The sea next to the black is a little warmer, you know, the water in the Abyss of Anos is as cold as the ice water." The elven boy replied casually, "I didn't dive with Anna before, the current around her is too strong, and I have to stay away to avoid becoming a scorched seal." ”

It was clear that the warrior was not a talkative person, because no one took the initiative to stir up the topic, and the atmosphere on the side of the ship cooled down, and in the noise of the rainstorm, Hill couldn't help but sigh and said with some emotion: "You are really not a dragon knight. ”

To become a dragon knight, you first need to be strong in martial arts and be able to subdue your mount, but secondly, you need to have a high charisma and excellent communication skills, so that the dragons can cooperate willingly.

"It's true that I'm not a dragon knight, but my mount happens to be a dragon." Qiao Shuya, whose charm was more than two hundred, nodded, and replied patiently: "Actually, it's not convenient to ride a dragon, I haven't ridden a black to fight for a long time." ”

"Even as a fighter, you're not normal." Seriously looking at Joshua's body, Hill's eyebrows raised slightly: "Generally speaking, normal warriors will practice many special skills and specialties, otherwise their strength will not be able to keep up with other professions of the same level, but you ......"

After carefully looking at it again, the elven boy came to the conclusion: "I have only practiced one breathing method, and nothing else." ”

If it weren't for the fact that the warrior's achievements had spread outside the empire, and he had simply killed a sea abyss demon dragon, Hill might have doubted Joshua's strength because of this, you know, a warrior who has not practiced special skills and expertise, and only relies on skills and secret techniques to fight is undoubtedly incomplete, and his combat effectiveness is far weaker than that of other peers.

"There are many reasons for this." Looking at the sea, Joshua understood Ciel's doubts, he wrapped his hands around his chest, and replied flatly: "The most important point is that it is not time. ”

The warrior knew why the elven boy would say that, in fact, Loranda had asked the same question a few days ago, and he thought that it was because Joshua's father had died so early that he had lost his family heritage in this area, and the paladin even offered to give the warrior some secret secrets that the church had made public.

Joshua, of course, declined the offer.

The so-called special skills and specialties are the same as the breathing method, the [permanent buff state] that cannot be summarized by extreme intentions, and because of the limits of the body, the buff state that humans can withstand is limited, so every warrior who pursues strength will identify the expertise he needs in the future at an early stage, and then work hard to fill them.

And Joshua naturally has his own goals, as a former legendary warrior, his vision is so high that he completely disdains to learn those ordinary specialties and skills, what the warrior wants is a transcendent specialty similar to [All-Seeing Eye], [Original Human Body], [Perfect Reaction], which is at least extremely intentional.

Because he has the ultimate intent of strength, the permanent gain state that the body can carry is far more than that of ordinary people, but Joshua is not ready to change his plan because of this, to learn ordinary specialties, plus he has not long been able to advance to the abyss of Anos, so the warrior is still in a state where he has no expertise except for the steel armor breathing method.

- But it's time to prepare. Joshua nodded silently, now that he had the strength of the Extreme Intention level, and because of the huge amount of fighting energy brought by the Killing Chaos, the combat power of the warrior was a cut above his level, which was enough to meet the conditions of many transcendent specialty cultivation.

"In the last few days, it has been really peaceful, there has been no attack from the erosion sea beasts, and the storm is only of this level, and it can't threaten the Time."

On the side, Hill said to himself, "If we can get close to the central maelstrom like this, then our mission this time will be much easier." ”

Placid?

"Peaceful?"

Hearing this, Joshua couldn't help but laugh dumbly, he shook his head, and then showed a smile at the elf boy: "Mr. Ciel, do you really think so?" ”

In Hill's opinion, the warrior's smile did not have the slightest smile, but a cold feeling, and he rubbed his shoulders a little uncomfortably, and he asked suspiciously: "Isn't it peaceful?" Since encountering that abyssal demon dragon, the Time has not encountered a single sea erosion beast for several days, and although the storm is fierce, it is the normal level in the abyss of Anoth. ”

"It's hard to believe, but my friend."

At this time, a burst of thunder suddenly sounded in the sky covered by clouds, and then, dense and complex thunder like a spider's web crisscrossed the sky, and the continuous roar shook the atmosphere and the ocean, and the rain curtain that was originally as thick as a gray curtain suddenly became more dense, as if the sea water was pouring down.

Washed by the sudden heavy rain, the elven boy almost didn't choke, but the warrior's body revealed a thin black-red aura, blocking all rain and seawater.

As if he had expected this scene, Joshua raised his head, looked at the thunderous sky, and said calmly: "As long as there is a place where I am, it is absolutely impossible to be peaceful. ”

The already turbulent waves became even more terrifying under the blowing of the storm that suddenly became violent, and I saw waves of monstrous waves of more than ten meters sweeping towards the ark with an unstoppable momentum, and the entire sea seemed to be boiling.

"Damn, I haven't seen this wave in at least twenty years."

Captain Delhi, who returned to the cabin, looked at the storm outside in shock through the crystal barrier, he subconsciously cursed, and then took a puff of cigarette: "The last time I encountered it, it was the submarine volcano erupting on the other side of the headland, what the hell is the reason for this time?" ”

Although the first mate on the side was a little pale, he also beat his spirit and said: "This is the abyss of Anos, the hell of the seas, captain, you won't be afraid, right?" ”

"Fart!" Glaring angrily at the first mate, who was also forty or fifty years old, the red-haired old man said in a deep voice: "If it was the kind of broken ship in the past, I might be really afraid, but now we are driving the Ark of the Temple-even if we go to the River Styx to swim, I am not afraid, let alone this drizzle?!" ”

Having said that, everyone present did not dare to slack off, and within a few seconds, most of the crew members were back at their posts, and they were responsible for controlling most of the magic circles inside the ark to fight against the surging waves outside.

On the deck of the Time, Joshua and Ciel still hadn't returned to the cabin, the elven boy looked left and right, as if looking for something, while the warrior stared at the churning waters with a nonchalant expression.

Soon after, two huge figures broke through the waves, one blue and one black, two dragons jumped up at the same time, changed back to human form, and then landed on the deck, Fina and the black face both had a trace of inexplicability, they noticed a strange change in the current in the depths of the sea, and then immediately floated up, but they didn't expect the huge waves on the shallow sea to be monstrous, and the storm was suddenly bigger for some reason.

And just as they left the sea and came to the ship, a black tide like ink rose from the depths of the sea - although the sea area of the Abyss of Anos is called the Black Sea, but this is only because of the perennial storms, the clouds are thick, and the sea itself is still colorless, but now, because of the deep sea gushing out a large amount of black dust of unknown things, the whole sea has completely turned black.

Unlike Black, who was still a little ignorant, the blue-haired dragon girl's face was very ugly, she knew that this black wave was the strange ocean current that she and Black had noticed, and instinctively, Fina felt that this was the reason why there had been no erosion of sea beasts for several days, and she smelled the smell of conspiracy.

"Here we are."

Suddenly, Joshua whispered to herself.

And with his whispers, the huge ark that had been riding the wind and waves gradually stopped, and there were bursts of exclamations in the cabin, and the surface of the black sea water that touched the ark flowed with a blurry colored light.

"The magic is ticking!" Ciel and Fina noticed this keenly, their faces became ugly, although the Time Number belonged to the Church of the Seven Gods, but it was still powered by the magic engines of the mages, and now, the black sea water mixed with unknown substances had absorbed all the magic power of the entire sea, and all the elements in everything were silent, leaving only the holy light runes around the ark flickering, resisting the lapping of layers of huge waves.

Above the sky, a mist of black smoke gradually spread in the clouds, swallowing up the restless lightning and thunder, making the rain of rain also dark, and the entire sea area was no longer haunted by the fire brought by the Molten Core Star on the top of the Ark of Time.

The sea seems to have turned into a dark cage.