The opening of the New Expansion Pack set the players' hearts racing once more. As soon as maintenance ended, huge numbers of players flooded into the game.
The moment they entered the game, their view shifted to a new CG scene tied to the expansion pack.
The four dark-blue characters for "Stormy Seas" appeared on the screen. The scene then swept from the Underworld, across Liuli District, and arrived above the Underworld Sea.
The scene continued advancing. Seabirds cried overhead, while fish occasionally leaped from the water, splashing up waves. Everything seemed beautiful and peaceful.
Then the words "False Void Sea Region" appeared. Immediately afterward, a gigantic black battleship smashed through the text and slammed heavily into the sea, sending massive waves surging upward.
As the battleship appeared, lightning flashed and thunder roared across the sky. A hurricane rose, and countless Sea Monsters emerged from the water, raising their heads to howl at the battleship as they swarmed toward it.
Surrounded by sea beasts, the battleship looked as though it could be torn to pieces by the frenzied horde at any moment.
"Roar~"
At that moment, an earth-shaking roar rang out from within the ship, drowning out the Sea Monsters' howls. A massive eight-tentacled monster phantom then appeared above the hull.
"Moira! I'll leave it to you!" On the foredeck, a man in a black robe pointed at the densely packed Sea Monsters on the surface and spoke calmly.
The enormous monster phantom known as Moira turned toward the black-robed man. Its crimson-glowing pupils blinked, as if answering him. Then it detached itself from the ship and pounced toward the Sea Monsters.
The instant Moira touched the seawater, a massive whirlpool suddenly formed on the surface. All the surrounding Sea Monsters were dragged into it and torn to shreds.
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