The Girl in the Deep Sea

William arrived at the wooden boat. He knew perfectly well that Catherine had obviously prepared it for him, intending for him to go out to sea this way.

The moment he boarded the wooden boat, the waves seemed to possess Self-Awareness and immediately carried it out to sea.

The boat drifted very slowly, and Catherine showed no sign of appearing right away. This idle time was perfect for William to observe this oceanic pool created by Catherine.

He scooped up some seawater with his palm and held it close to his eyes for a careful examination.

The seemingly clear seawater was mixed with a huge number of microscopic Arc Bacteria of all kinds. The concentration of bacteria in every drop was even far higher than in Rat City, where he had once visited, and its foul-smelling, greenish Plague Rain.

"As expected, Catherine is connected to the 'sea' of the Old World. The books Nash prepared for me happened to contain a historical account of the Vibrio Sea. It's an extremely special region.

"It is known as the Pan-Style Source Plague Zone,

"mainly because the Vibrio Sea covers a vast area and is extraordinarily rich in species and Pathogens. In ancient times, there was more than one Plague Lord in the Vibrio Sea. Instead, three Plague Lords governed it together.

"After the war ended,

"two of the Plague Lords died one after another during the war. Only Fish Origin survived, but her personality seemed to have changed, becoming extremely violent. In addition, more than ninety-five percent of the Sick Ones in the Vibrio Sea died during the war.

"It was said that there was no longer any obvious Sick One activity in the Vibrio Sea, but something extremely deadly existed within it. Ordinary Sick Ones did not dare approach.

"According to